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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-29
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Mr.. C. NJ Reynolds of Chicago drew
the attention of the recent convention Of
bankers at Denver to the desirability,
from the standpoint Of the business CON-
munity, of uniformity of law and practice
in the matter of legal holidays and grace
days. There are no less than twenty-six
secular days during the year which are
legal holidays in various states, besides
which in several states, notably New
York and Massachusetts, there is by
law a half-holiday each Saturday. The
observance Of the holidays is not the same
in all of the states. Some states keep
nearly the whole number while others
keep only a few. The handler Of COM
mercial paper must keep in mind contin-
ually the holidays of the various section
of the country; and not only that, but he
must also remember the fact that the
laws governing the payment Of papers
falling due on legal holidays vary in diff
ferent states. Added to this is the further
fact that IN some states there are still
grace days, while in other states those
concessions to the debtor have been abol
shed BY law. Beyond this again, in GER
tain Of the stales when the last grace
day falls on holiday it is the law that
The bin shall be paid the day preceding,
while in other states it is the law that
The payment shall not be exacted until
the next BUSINESS day succeeding.
Thus it wiz be seen that the banker
doing an interstate business must have
He must keep track of the various holt
days in the several states, of the states
which still cling TO days of grace, and of
the laws which govern when the date
of maturity falls on a legal holiday. 1t
would probably not be practicable to get
all of the states to adopt the same holi-
days, but it seems that there ought to
be no insuperable objection in the way of
securing uniformity of law and practice
respecting grace days and the payment of
bills which fall due on a holiday. Nearly
if not quite all business men are in favor
of the abolition of grace days. The lead
ing commercial states have wiped them
out as useless relics of the days before
fast mails, telegraphs and telephones,
when travel was slow and communication
uncertain. In other states, however, and
Georgia among them, the effort to dispense
with grace days has not been successful.
Certain politicians have professed to see
IN the proposed abolition an attempt on
the part Of creditors to squeeze the poor
debtors. and on that ground have been
able to prevent the passage Of the neces-
sary law. 1t is not unreasonable to think,
however, that If a concerted movement
were made to secure uniformity of legisla-
ton on this matter, Georgia would join
with her sister states.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-29
HIS SocinI EnnnI.

A delegate from the far West to the re-
cent educational convention told an incl
dent that happened to him some years
ago, when he was making a trip on
pioneer stage, says the New York Trib-
une. All one-half the first day he sat
beside the driver and endeavored to en-
gage him in conversation. The driver was
not to be engaged. He was not exactly
surly, but he was cold. He was distant,
he wouldn't talk. and he evidently didn't
care to be talked to- The stage stopped
for dinner at a little eating house, and
when it rolled away again the driver
seemed like another man. He talked, he
told stories he was the soul of affability
Later he explained the matter to the teach
er. Il didn't take a shine to you nohow
this morning." he said. Il thought you
was one of these here psalm-singing gos-
pei fellows, and l amt got no use for that
kind. But when I see you setting there
and a-eating pie with a fork 1 changed
my mind. l knowed right away you was
a gambler"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-29
Curiosity.

A man in a light check suit stopped at
the corner and looked intently upward,
says Tit-Bits.
His gaze appeared to be directed at the
roof of a tail building directly opposite.
Two men stopped and began to look in
the same direction.
A moment later several others Joined
them.
Business men hurrying along the road
on the way to their offices were seized
with like curiosity, and stopped short TO
gaze with the others.
whats the matter?"
"What is it?"
whats the excitement"
These questions flew from lip to lip, but
nobody seemed able to answer.
''Move on, therew exclaimed a police
man. What are you blocking up the
road for?"
But the crowd was too big to be dis
persed by a single policeman.
Il say" asked the policeman, forcing
his way TO the center of the throng, and
grabbing the man in the light check suit,
what are you all lookin' at?"
I'm not looking at anything" replied
the other, without lowering his mead.
'I've stiff neck and always carry my
head this way. I stopped TO rest a min
u;e. 1 don't know what these chumps are
doing here"
And the crowd melted silently away.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-29
PER SONAL.

Mother Krugermann, Berlins senior
artists model, is dead at the age of 80
years. Her husband fought in the battles
Of Leipzig against Napoleon l. She was
peddling in the streets when an artist
took her up over thirty years ago, and
Thumann used her as the model for Afro
pos with The shears in her well known
painting The Fates."
Diego De Viyo, the old-time impre-
sario, who died in New York the other
day, was instrumental in introducing to
the American public Gettschalk and Car
lotta Patti the sister OF Adelina. He
brought Salvini to this country and was
the manager of Perepa Rosa, of Wachtel
the great German tenor, and of Anton
Rubinstein. Mr.. De Vivo introduced
Emma Abbott 10 the New York public in
1877 and also brought out Sgnor Brgnoh
the operate tenor.
The English noblemen whom Mr.. Hoo
ley the notorious promoter, alleged to
have cost him 30 dear are both young
men. Lord De la War; was born in 1869
and only succeeded his father two years
ago. In consequence of the title of Sack
Vile having been recently created, the old
SackVille estate of KnOle was diverted
from the carbon of De la War;, and
this, together with the depreciation of
land, made the late earl very poor man
for his position. Both he and his son
have done their best to improve their DO
sition by creating the watering place of
Bexhill. Lord Albermarle is just 40 and is
married to the only child OK Lord Egerton
of Tatton, a very wealthy peer. Lord De
la War; married daughter of Ee4d Bras
sey.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-29
His Grievons Sin.

A well known society man in town made
one of his very rare slips the other night,
to the delight of group of younger and
less famous gailants, says the Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
He had been sitting by a rather unat-
tractive lady for some time and it was be-
ginning to tell on him. He was undeniably
sleepy and, moreover, could think of
nothing whatever 10 say.
A dreadful silence had fallen for a min
ute, when suddenly he pulled himself to-
gether and sprang calamity into the
breach with the first remark that came
10 him.
what a particularly homely lady that
is over there he remarked, confidential
ly; "the one in green you know. She looks
exactly like an owl, doesn't she?"
But to his horror his companion drew
herself up stiffly and remarked in freez-
ing tones: Excuse me, sir, but chat
lady is my sister,"
And for an instant the gentleman was
nonplussed. Then, gathering himself
bravely together, he gasped out: ooh, of
course, 1 meant a very superior OWL -
and then fed And he can't understand
why his friends refuse to acknowledge
that he got out of il with ease and grace.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-29
The Jannnene IdenL

An advertisement which appeared in a
recent edition Of a japanese paper publish
ed at Waisan, Korea, deserves to be res
cued from oblivion. 1t ran as follows:
A bachelor twenty-seven years old, with
out wealth, of quiet disposition. living on
a reasonable monthly income and having
but little parental restrictions, desires 10
be married to a lady possessed of the fol-
lowing qualifications:
l. She must be twenty-one years of age
and of good health.
2. OF more than average beauty.
3. A working knowledge in arithmetic.
4. A working knowledge In sewing.
8. Not given to much talk,
6. Possessed Of some property.
Z Nirtuous.
s. Haired of liquors.
9. Have little or no parental restrictions.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-29

From the Baltimore American.
Do you know Blinkins? Dingdest galk
AT ever started in to talk!
No matter what the question be
He never gifts it right-not he.
He's dumber en- my garden hoe;
But when the facts is settled, though,
He's first to say II tolt you so!''
Do you know Blinkins?
He SEE, seq he, NO war you'll sect
'Tain't never comm siri" SEE he:
But when them guns begun to boom
En- Spanish tyrunts met thar doom,
He ups en- starts right in to blSw,
You'd think he wuz the hun dern show
Do you know Bllnkins?
When them thar Spanish came acrost
He give this kentry up fer lost;
JUS loafed aroun' behind the shed
A 'countin' on hisself fer dead;
But when our navy laid EN- low
He nmbered up enought to go
En- screech right out. II tOlt you so!'>
DO you know Blinlzins?
En-, Furthermore, he don't know beans;
Fer 'uinstance take them Phillerpeens!
He seq SEE he. "They's situate
Near Zanzybar. l calculator
We got the jograffy TO show u
Theys out near Archipelago, ME-
En- then SEE he. 81 tolt you sou ME
Do you know Blinkins? t'
I reckon when he's done down here
En- trots off to another sphere.
Hen start fight fer the golden gate
Whar only good folks set en- wait;
En- when Saint Peter seq, you go
To that thar place ats down beloww
He'll wink en- say. u ;oit you sou
DO YOU know Blinklns2
George Hobart.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-29
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Neeting-M Members of the Board Of
Trade Interested in the Opening Up Of
Trade With Porto Rico, Cuba, Etc.
Business Notices-Kennedy's Crackers
and Cakes, Henry Solomon & Son, Dis
tributng Agents; Superior Whistles in
Glass at Wholesale, at Henry Solomon &
Son.
Steamship Schedules-Ocean Steamship
Company; Compagnie Generate Transat-
aantique
We Are Fishing for Your Patronage
Byck Bros.
Medical Cuticura Remedies; Hoods
pills; Castoria; Bradfeids Female Regu-
lator.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-29
VIII There he "a Rise in the Price OF
Wheatg

The wheat farmers of the West are hop
ing that another man like Letter of Chi
cago viii come to the front, and, by
means of a bold speculative movement,
carry the price of wheat up to the point
it reached last year. 1t is now only about
what it was at this time of the year in
1856 cents a bushel in Chicago and 10
cents in New York. Last year at this
time it was SO cents in Chicago and 81 in
New York
The Financial Chronicle does not believe,
however, that it would be possible for any
one at the present time to run the price
of wheat up to what it was last year The
reason it gives for this belief is that the
ability of the masses of the people of Eu-
rope to buy bread at a high price was
practically exhausted last year by the
high price which prevailed then. At the
present time, if Europe is to be a large
consumer of American wheat, the price
of that article must be low. The position
which the Financial Chronicle takes
seems to be a reasonable one. Even last
year there were bread riots in some parts
of Europe. Many people were without the
means to buy bread. That being the case.
it is reasonable TO suppose that it would
be a much more difficult matter this year
than it was last TO unload a big crop of
wheat on Europe at a high price.
There is no other reason, apparently,
than the one given why the price of wheat
could not be forced by speculation to ae
high a price this year as it was last The
amount of wheat on hand in this country
is reported TO be small, and il is estimated
that the worlds stock now is nearly So
100000 bushels less than It was at this time
in 1896.
The wheat crop this year was a large
one, and the wheat farmers will probably
make little money out of It, but they
are not going to feel as rich as they did
last year after they have sold their crop.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-29

Hobson's head was not turned by the
hurrahs of the people. He did not care
to be transferred to the line of the navy,
Notwithstanding the glamor of its dramat-
ic possibilities, but preferred to remain IN
the more prosy but not less useful work
of naval construction which he had chosen
for his profession. A less well-balanced
young man would almost certainly have
chosen the spectacular branch of the serv-
ice. 1t may depended upon that The coun-
try and the navy have not yet heard the
last OF Eobson.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-29
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-29

The sentence of five years Imprisonment
Imposed on Capt. Duncan of the Twenty
second Kansas by the court-martial for
desecrating the graves of ex-Confederate
soldiers, VIII meet with universal approx
al. Duncan has now learned that the
United States Army is not the place for
human hyenas. 1t is now to be hoped that
no executive pardon will interfere with
the carrying out of the full sentence of
abe court
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-29

The gubernatorial primary election in
South Carolina viii be held tomorrow.
The outlook is stnl clouded with doubt
Friends of each of the several candidates
are hopeful. There win be no opposition
to the candidate selected by the Demo-
Gratis, hence the candidate chosen at the
primary will have a walk-over in the reg
MAR election.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-29

Sam Jones has ideas respecting the man
ner in which the United States will give
Cuba a stable government. He thinks this
government viii hold her hand upon Cuba
with a sort of provisional government for
twelve or eighteen months, and by that
time we will have imported into Cuba
enough Americans to outvote the whole
gang and Cuba win be voted into the
United States overwhelmingly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-29

Did the war wipe out prejudices against
rich men? New York may have an op-
portunity to answer the question during
the coming fall There is talk there of
cunning Col. John Jacob Astor for Con-
gress. He is Republican. 1t must be
conceded that ne performed his duties as
an American soldier nobly in Cuba be-
sides spending his money literally to raise
ano equip a battery Of artillery which is
now on duty al Manila.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-29

During the fiscal year ending on June 80,
last the United States sold to foreign
countries, in value, more bicycles than
they did of sewing machines, and scientific
and electrical instruments. The foreigners
took nearly 100000 worth of American
wheels during the twelve months.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-29
Hard to please some People.

From the Wilmington IN. CO Star Qnd).
1t is hard for William J. Bryan to
please the Republican papers. Some time
ago they We're scolding him because he
talked and now they are criticising him
because he doesn't talk He is just simply
attending to his business, and it isn't his
business TO talk while he is On duty as
soldier.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-29

Mr.. WanamalSer Is once more leading a
hot attack upon Senator Quay. whom he
hopes TO defeat for reelection and whose
hold upon the Republican machine OF
Pennsylvania he desires to break. The ex-
Postmaster General does not hesitate TO
charge the senator's political faction with
oil manner Of corruption and jobbery, and
even with crime. II Is strongly minated
by Mr. WanamaEer, as well as by Dr.
Swallow who rs running independently
ior the govenorship on the platform
'Ihou shall not steal" and that the state
house which was burned some time ago
WIS seq on Gre by members OF the Quay
iAst'on for The purpose of Destroying oyi-
nsnce which would conviel them OF crime.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-29
SOuth's Commercial Progress.
From the New York Commercial Qnd).

The Commercial commends the energy
OF the South. The Southern ports have
secured some Of the commerce that our
Northern ports have lost, and they de-
serve IL. because of the Industrious af-
forts and the willing sacrifices they have
made and are willing 10 make TO secure
H. We sincerely hope that the south VIII
continue to profit by ihe fruits of North
ern Indifference 40 commercial growth
just as long as Northern apathy exists.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-29

1t should not be forgotten that Congress
is largely to blame for many of the mis-
fortunes of the war Liberal approprla-
tons were made when the war was at
hand, 1t is true, but money and men are
not everything that is needed in the pros
ecution Of a war 1t takes equipments,
supplies and organization, and these mat
tiers must be looked after a considerable
time in advance of the fighting. For years
Congress persistently declined to believe
war probable, or to make appropriations
in anticipation of one; and then finally it
precipitated a war when the nation was
wholly unprepared for it. There may be
room for severe criticisms upon the war
department, but it cannot be held that
Congress itself is blameless
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-29

The Populists of Floyd county, Indiana,
at a macs meeting the other day, nomi-
mated Lieut. Hobson for President in 1900.
While Hobson may be The Populsts
choice, populism is probably not Hobson's
phOfce
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-29

plan for the enlargement of the rev.
enue cutter service has been presented TO
the President. II is proposed that number
Of the converted yachts now held by the
navy shah be transferred to the cutter
service. Probably the better solution of
the matter would be 10 transfer the cut
ter service 10 the navy, and do away with
the Inferior naval establishment which we
have heretofore maintained. The revenue
marine should be- part OF the navy. and
= training school for officers Of war ships.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-29

rada, the Daunt4ess ana the Three
Friends viii be prosecuted notWith-
Standing the occurrence and con-
clusion Of the war since the time the in
dietments were brought against the hnbus-
tiers. It seems little rough that these
boats and their commanders should be
tried, and perhaps punished, for doing pre-
cisely what the United States government
Itself did only a short time after the cases
against The defendants We're made out.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-29

Sir Thomas Upton. the wealthy Irish
man who is the challenger for the Ameri-
cas- cup, has made a contribution of &c.,
900 for the benefit of the sick and wounded
american soldiers,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-29
The Cost of Occupation.
Springfield (Mass) Republican Qnd.,

Whether the Cuban revenues shall be
diverted TO meet the costs of maintain
ing the United States garrlsons there dur
ing the time of occupation is a nice ques-
ton. 1t was The Spanish way, and the
Cuban financial gain from the change
would be less considerable than had APP
peared
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-29
CURRENT COMMENT.
Legislature Must Answer.
From the Atlanta Journal (Dem.)

The Georgia newspapers are speaking
out for reform in our methods of taxa
ton. What will the legislature do?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-29
Jay GOuId's Daughter.
from the washington Post QndO.

Where Is there a more noble type of
American woman than Helen Gould? Let
the Populst cranks of all kinds and word
mongers rave, the true American will
never forget the conduct of this woman
when her country was in peril.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-29

The Spaniards will by and by learn that
we were never more their friends than
when we relieved them of the responsible
ity of misgoverning Cuba.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-29

Secretary OF State sherman was from
ohio. Secretary Of state Day was from
Ohio. and Secretary Of State Hay. who
will shortly take Office, is an Ohio man.
n This sort Of thing keeps up much longer
people wiz begin TO suspect that the Pres
Iaenl bias Q WeaLness Cor Ohio.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-29

Really Their Good Friends.
From the New York Herald Qnd.).