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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04

The person who attempts to victimize
one of the big express companies plays a
desperate and in the majority of instances
a losing game. This has lately been
illustrated in the cases of Mabry at Bruins
wick and Saunders at Social Circle, who
robbed the Southern Express Company of
considerable sums of money. In such
cases the company goes Systematically
patiently and persistently to work TO run
the robber down. 1t may that develop
ments come a little slowly, but they al
most inevitably come sooner or later. and
the robber goes to jail and most likely to
the penitentiary. The express companies
maintain perfect detective system, made
up of shrewd and experienced thief-catch-
ers. and in a battle of wits between them
and the thieves. the latter are pretty GER
tain to be outclassed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04
Political ROttcnness in the North
Springfield CMass) Republican Qnd).

If buying legislative votes in Ohio is
'just like buying a pair of boots" to
quote Gen. II. II. Boyce. the buying ordi-
nary votes in Connecticut ana Indiana
must be something like buying an old
pair of cotton stockings.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04

It was necessary that that 26,OOO-ounces-
to-the-ton silver deposit, reported from
Old Mexico, should be discovered. The
wonderful gold discoveries in the Klon-
dixie had begun to shake the faith of the
people in the. assertion that sixteen to one
is a "God-given ratio" and that the
metals were deposited by nature in that
proportion.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04

Blanco will have to set another date
for the pacifcation of Cuba. He said il
would be accomplished by Feb !. Posi-
ply ne had better make his next pre-
diction upon ninety-days basis.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04

1t is reported that Mr.. Flagler has
practically purchased the Island of Prov
idence, the largest of the Bahamas, from
the British government. He viii add it
to his string of winter resorts.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04

The old saying of going around the ell
bow to get to the thumb" was practically
illustrated UP North the other day dur
ing the great snow storm. The wires
between New York and Boston were all
disabled, and the only way the two cities
were able to communicate with each other
was by cable via London.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04

Senator Tlllman made a good point
against the Republican party on Wednes-
day, during the debate on the Hawaiian
treaty. He called attention to the fact
that that party is insisting upon the rati-
tication of the treaty, Notwithstanding the
fact that the Hawaiian people have not
had a chance to say whether they are
in favor of annexation or not-that, as a
matter of fact, the native Hawaiians,
composing about four-fifths of the popu-
lntion of the islands. are against it. The
Republican party, however, is willing that
the small white population, amounting 10
only a few thousand people, shall say
what the future of the Hawaiian Islands
shall be. But the Republican party is
not willing that the white population of
South Carolina shall rule that state. Be
cause the negroes have a small majority
that party thinks they ought to have every
office in the state and every federal Of
fee to which the state is entitled. Sena-
tor Tillman, in caustic language, called
attention to this inconsistency of the Re
publican party. In reconstruction times
that party was always prating about the
sacred rights of the majority and now,
when it favors the annexation of Hawaii
it sneers at the rights of the majority Of
the Hawaiians and throws all of it's infiu-
ence with the little minority.
Senator Chandler made some sneering
remarks in reply to Senator Tillman to
the effect that the latter knew how to
| secure a majority at The ballot box in
South Carolina after the war. What he
said, however, indicated very clearly that
| he realized that an argument had been
made against his party which could not
| be answered.
No sincere Republican can approve the
| position his party occupies in the Ha-
waiian business. If that party really be-
lieved in the rule of the majority, as it
processes. it would insist upon having the
question of annexation submitted to the
people of Hawaii The truth is that that
party believes in the rule of the majority
only when The majority are in harmony
with its views and policies.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04

Democracy's Gambler may be depended
upon to show that Georgia Populism is a
bad egg. (This is probably the first Cand-
Ter campaign pun. 1t Is not copyrighted)
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04

: Uncle Sam will probably not permit the
Teuton to upset his apple cart without
making a spirited resistance
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04

President Mckinley is sparing neither
pains nor (public) expense to make the peo-
pie of this country think President Dole
is our great and good friend"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04

It is said of Cashier Quinlan of the
Chemical National Bank, vino loaned $685.
600 on worthless securities, that during
the twenty years he was cashier he never
took a vacation The president of the
bank thinks he is out of his head. Posi-
bly, there is some connection between his
unremitting toll lind his mental break
down. "All work and no play makes Jack
a duh boy" An occasional vacation is a
very good thing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04

The South Carolina Legislature has kill
ed the biennial legislative session bill
When one comes TO think OF it, probably
a great many Of the laws passed in chat
stale are too bad to be permitted to re-
main unrepeaIed for two years.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04

1t is no more than right that the Car
of Russia should find soft berth for his
cousin, Prince George of Greece, and in
sist upon putting him into it. Except for
the quick wit and strong arm of George,
Nicholas would not now be the Car of
Russia. Several years ago in Japan the
Greek saved the Russian from an attack
by demented Jap by smashing the as
sailants head with a heavy walking
stick. Nicholas would be ungrateful if
he did not show his appreciation in a
practical way.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04
CURRENT COMMENT.
Lynch. J.. COncurs.
From the Washington Post Qnd).

An Ohio judge has declared the anti
lynching law of that state unconstitu-
tionaL., Judge Lynch viii concur in the
opinion
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-08-11

snake that endangered my friends
life, sub. We were in a native vii
lage called Rahmaputra, in tie noun
tains near Simla, hoping to get a
shot at snow leopard. The major
and were sitting at supper in our
tent, with couple Of natives waiting
= upon US. Wien an enormous corab
di capello crawled in and wound it.
self around one leg of the table"
! Did you both see the shaker"
interrupted the doctor.
See him, sub, of course we did"
But was there any snake, colonel?"
! Il scorn your insinuations, subj"
said the colonel. THE snake was
/ about nine feet long, and it raised its
head on level with the majors and
I fixed its glittering eyes on his. The
croba is not like the rattiesnake, and
| in a moment there sat my friend, the
major, staring into the monsters eyes
completely fascinated and unable to
move muscle,
Il was sitting across the table from
him almost paralyzed with horror, and
AFRAID to make any movement to his
rescue lest the croba strike. 1t was
growing more excited every moment,
and its headlike eyes shown like dia-
nonds. The poor major sat like
man carved in stone, wholly under the
influence of the serpants charm.
Il was about to spring to my feet
when l felt a light touch on nv
shoulder, and one of the natives
whispered in my ear:
'Sahib, please not move. Snake
come in tent for water. No rain; no
water in jungle. l will place water
upon table. Snake drink it and go
away"
Breathlessly | waited. I heard the
soft footballs of the native as he
crossed the tent. l saw him creep
noiselessly back and set a glass of
water between the croba and my
friend, the major. This is the way.
sub, Major Crackbottle was saved
from a terrible death"
"The snake drank the water, did
he?" asked the doctor.
mo, suh," said the colonel, che
did not, but my friend, Major Crack
bottle, when he saw that water
set before him gave jump, sub,
and landed about thirteen feet outside
the tent, sub. '-Deroit Free Press.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-08-11
THE NEEDS OF SOLDIERS.
Improper Equipment Of Our Army
for the Philippines.

The demand for a good. clean. and
square meal Is general, and it is an
indication Of state Of affairs that
ought to be set forth very clearly In
the interests Of the thousands Of
volunteers who are to follow this
first expedition to Manila; In the
interest of tho administration. which
is responsible for the welfare of
these volunteers, and In the interest
of the country, which both soldiers
and administration are bound to
serve.
The facts are plain to any one. 1t
Is natural. OF course, for men who
never have been used to roughing it
to find life aboard troop-ship hard
to take. Quarters are close and
cramped, food is very plain, and
there is no great variety of it. Con-
ditions generally arS unpleasant
These things the men recognize. aud
there is very little complaint about
them. But there is demand that
the food be served In proper guam
titles, that the potatoes be boiled
until they are cooked thoroughly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-08-11
WORLD-END PROPHECY.
Latest Prediction of the Austrian
Professor Falb.

Professor Falb of Vienna, whose
perennial enthusiasm as a prophet Of
woe no failures can dampen, an
nounces that the earth will be smash
ed by Temples comet on Nov. 10,
1899. Thus we have nearly two
years in which to tinker up the air
ships to carry us above the din and
disaster to some other habitable
planet. 1t is hardly conceivable that
at the very close of the century Of
science we should be unable to escape
demolition, when the conditions Of
danger are so well known.
A few years ago Professor Falb
might have frightened reasonable
people by such a prediction. He was
to- science. His ambition to shine
as an earthquake expert impaired his
influence. Not Virgins or the goose
bone man has a record of more
failures. Not that all seismic pre-
dictions are failures. A crazy soldier
forewarned London of the shock of
1851, and Milanese astrologer fore
told that at Leghorn in 1742. These,
however, were but happy guesses.
More scientific was the prediction OF
an earthquake in 1S43 by bishop of
Ischia, who had noted a change In
the qualities of mineral waters in the
neighborhood. The shock Of 1851 at
Melphi was foretold by Capuchin
fathers, who based their opinion on
the sudden turbulence Of the waters
Of a small lake. However, it Is not
on any indications that Falb rests his
G2lusive prophecies. He has revived
the old theory that earthquakes are
due to the attractions of the planets
on the fluid interior Of the earth.
| Not even in so reasonable a predic-
ton as the destruction of New York
by tidal wave has he scored a sue
cess. People have even ceased to be
disappointed.
1t is not surprising that a man
who lives within hearing of the babel
of tongues at the Austrian capital,
where the police take an active part
in legislative proceedings, should
fancy the worlds end near. 1t Is
possible and probable that his proph-
ecy of cometary smash will produce
among the ignorant at Vienna such
a panic as that which overwhelmed
the populace Of Paris less than a
century ago, when monster comet
seemed to threaten the destruction Of
the earth. One consideration that
must quiet the fears OF the intelligent
will have little influence over the
lovers of the marvellous, who are
predisposed to panic. This Is that
the calculation on which the Falbin
prophecy is based is erroneous. Herr
Bidschoff, who computed the orbit
of Temples comet, or its scattered
remnants, has found that instead Of
striking the earth, the comet at its
nearest will be 100000 kilometers
distant. This is far enough for safety.
even II comets were more substantial
than they are supposed to be-Wash-
ington Post.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-08-11
HE BROKE THE CHARM.
4 Glass OF Water in the Nick OF Time
Prevents a Snake Bite

Marrow escape my friend, Major
had said the colonel.
when we were hunting big game in
India.
Whisky give out?' asked the doc
tor.
No. returned the colonel
at didn't. We had along twJ bah'els
OF the finest kind OF liquor. Il was a
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-08-11

Hsuo, the Chinese ambassador at
Berlin, suddenly left for home, and
it Is believed that his government
was dissatisfied with the way in
which he conducted recent negotia-
tions.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-08-11

At Manchester, Eng, bailif
named Taylor fired three shots at
Judge Parry, who was discharging
him. and Inflicted severe wounds.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-08-11
THAT APPLE BLIGHT
IT INJURIES TREES BUT DOES
NOT KILL THEM.
CUT OFF THE DEAD TWlGS

That Is the First and Best Thing to
Do-The Disease Due to Bacteria
Spraying not Effective-Prof.
COTS Timely Information and
Advice.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-08-11

Red Cross Society in New York city
has ceased to send nurses to the
front.
The Eddy current., 1898-10-08

er can reduce the clods by his machine.
or II not. they will be up where nature
can gradually dissolve them boy the
action OF heat. cold and moisture.
When the soil ~ dry. or only a little
damp Just at the top, the careful farm
er does not hesitate to pasture his stalk
field. and when the soil Is In this coa-
ditlon a thin clod Is formed Just under
the Footprint, but u Is near the sur
face OF the soil. and when the soil Is
turned over with the plow this thin
clod "a turned down out of sight into
the bottom OF the furrow. and Is never
seen by the farmer again, lie makes
a perfect Eeod-bed OF tho surface OF his
freshly -plowed soil. but does not see
the clods and air spaces that rest on
the bottom OF the burrows where The
root zone is A dry pressed brick Is
made by using perfectly dry earth
pressed together by heavy pressure,
and a clod Is made the same way.
A wet or mud brick Is made by APP
plying a smaller pressure 20 a wet soil.
The difference Is not between the
ttf"f"fNtN AA AhN HHAlH NNA ~ NiNNiN n
difference OF pressure applied. hence "a
elod made In wet soil will be thicker
man one made In dry soil. and never
Is a dry soil exempt from clods except
when the pressure Is kept on, Hence,
the careful farmer makes just as many
clods as his careless neighbor The
only difference Is that ones olods are
not quito 80 thick as the others. and
that the careless man viii have his
eloda on top after plaslng. whore the
rains can dissolve them, or whore the
clod-cruahing machinery can destroy
them. while the careful man. wno
thinks he Is 80 much superior 10 his
neighbor. win have just 40 many olods
but not 30 thick ones. and he will hide
bis clods from sight and put them
down into the root zone. where thcy
will be protected from all breaking up
and they will never be destroyed By
any machinery that Il made. nor by
natures elements. until they are again
put on the surface a year later BY the
plow. Nov, which would you rather
have. the oiods on top. where they can
be broken up or down In the root zone
where they are fully protected and
where they cheat the root growth. Just
The Eddy current., 1898-10-08
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERs or INTEREST TO
AoRicULTURisTs.
sone UP-to.Date tIinu About cui.
tivation of the sou aud Yields
Thsrsof-Iiorticulturs, vluouiturs and
Fiorieuiturs
About Ctods

Clarence y, Norton, writing In the
Kansas Farmer. expresses some excel
lent thoughts on clod crushing. We
make the following extracts.
The condition OF the soil, and tho
season Of 1897 have been great fnan-
eial drawbacks TO Kansas farmers. yet,
II they study the conditions carefully.
Il may, In the future. be OF advantage
20 them. In the hrs, place the winter
was more open than usual, and the
ground did not freeze az much as us
ual, and the cattle that grazed the corn
stalk fields all winter punched up the
fresh soil IN great shape. and the com
piaint against the cloddy condition Of
the soil n general and louder than
usual All this complaint results be.
cause the cattle sink little deeper
than usual into the soil Not a single
year passes but what the cattle viii
make the same amount OF clods, only
We DO not see them. and we are una
ware OF their presence. The coming
intensive farmer will never allow any
stock. except sheep. 60 run In his stalk
neldH-in fact. there viii be no stalk
fields, % the fodder will be an cut up
and hauled on to be fed. The farmer
who thinks he is careful man. much
more careful than his nelghbor. will
not allow his cattle IN his stalk field.
except when the soil Is dry. while
his nelghbor will not allow them In
the field every day. wet or dry. and
farmer No. thinks he Is much wiser
than farmer No. 2. aud he has great
pity for his ignorant neighbcr who
feeds his stalks wet or dry, alike.
When the soil Ia wet the cattle slump
down deep into the soil. and n clod Ia
made below the bottom Of the hoof-
print, just the same as ciod Of wood
is formed In front Of the square point
OF a cut nail that Is being driven into
a board. As this clod IL punched down
deep Into the soil Il viii be- on top II
the soil just as soon as the soil IL
turned over by the plow. and the farm
The Eddy current., 1898-10-08
a Wet Counsry.

The railroad which. with rs
branches. connects Colombo. the cap
ital OF Ceylon. with the interior OF tho
island IS remarkable for the engineer
Ing skill shown IN its construction. and
for its prosperity, u makes an ascent
OF thirty-fye hundred feet by a sue
cosalon OF loops and curves. with hero
and there a tunnel. The chief dinlcul-
ty In running the railroad Is due to tho
way In which the rain comes down. A
recent book OF travel, "a Run Round
the Empire" describes what the rain
ala 10 train crawling up the noun
tainside. on December "a. 1896. eleven
and a half inches OF rain fell IN twon-
ty-four hours. The engineer OF train
saw that beyond a certain tunnel the
line was washed away, lie stopped the
train, and the passengers got out. ono
OF them, seeing stones rolling down
the mountalnslde above taem. advised
the engineer TO push for the tunnel.
Just as the train entered the tunnel,
down came a huge mass of rock. which
carried away the embankmeat. as we'll
as the last car OF the traln-a goods
van. fortunately. Close behind the
tunnel the ends Of the rail were hang
Ing free over a preclplce. and a similar
condition existed not far ahead. A
messenger came down from "A planters
bungalow above the tunnel TO say that
water was accumulating IN the cut
ting IN front. and that II Il broke
through the debris which served as a
dam Il would wash the train out OF the
tunnel. The passengers hasiened 20
leave the cars, and IN walking through
the water Ia the cutting found Il up 10
their breasts.
The Eddy current., 1898-10-08

a. much NJ II they were 10 many
stones7 The great remedy for this evil
is 20 not allow cattle TO craze the stalk
fields but when they are grazed the
surface Of the soil should be thorough
ly torn up by cutaway harrow. or re-
peatcd disking before the plow Ia used,
so that the soil that Is turned down 10
make the root zone will be perfectly
free from clods. II the careless farm
or Il satisfied he has a clod reducing
machine that will thoroughly reduce
any and all surface ciods when prop
erly used, he Ia not 20 careless a farm
er as our neighbors may. In their lg-
norance. have called him. while. on
the other hand, the man who thinks
no IA careful. Who plows clods down
deep into the soil and leaves them
there for year, IL really a very slow
emily farmer. and Is yearly cutting on
the plant food from the root zone, and
Il would be better II he never plowod
Ais land at all.
The Eddy current., 1898-10-08

mcnt reached London In good condl-
tion. the other parts being described
as irregular In condition and unsatis-
factory.
In 1859 tw3 shipments Of frozen meat
were made from New Zealand, COM
prlSlnR about 1900 carcaasea. which
reached their destination In good con-
dltlon. a small quantity Of beef and
about 10000 caFcassos OF mutton were
shipped to England from New Zealand,
while only one-half that amount was
shipped from Australia In 1889 the
entire shipment Of meats amounted 10
1907 .32S. This amount had Increased
IN 1896 10 i29 .576.5it pounds.
This whole business depends on the
cooling or freezing plants that have
been invented during the last two de-
cades. by means OF these machines
the air II reduced TO. say. 20 degrees
below zero. and at this temperature the
meat Is quickly frozen. The steamers
that carry the meats also have cool
Ing plants that enable them 10 keep
down the temperature OF the air In
the holds OF the vessels 20 n point
where the meat remains permanently
frozen. Tho possibilities OF these
plants are 20 great that a cargo OF
meats could be carried several times
around the world without detrimont
to It's quality. II will thus be seen
that the frozen meat trade OF the
countries IN the southern hemisphere
Is bound 10 develop. The hope Ia that
tho ratio OF consumption Of meats In
the European markets will continue 20
increase as rapidly as the supplies.