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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-14
willing to sacriace himself.

IF you don't mind my mentioning it,"
remarked the cheerful passenger who was
holding on to a strap, as he leaned down
TO speak to a young man comfortably
seated near the car stove, according to
the Chicago Tribune, you have a very
remarkable mustache."
Hey? What's that?" growled the young
man, looking up at him sidewlse.
4 say YOU have remarkably peculiar
mustache"
Just let it a,one, will you?'
Yes, I'll let il alone. I'm not a bar
Der, you know. Still, there can't be any
harm in telling a man, when he's got
mustache like yours, that it's something
worth looking at. You'll pardon me for
calling your attention to the fact that it
grows straight out from your lip for about
an inch at a right angie. and then most
OF the hairs turn directly up, while the
others turn directly down. That shows
IL s natural 1t couldn't be wax
ed so as to stand out that
way. It's like the long arm of the letter
f. A man couldn't train it in that shape
IN million years. l don't suppose, now.
you ever took two looking-g.asses and
stood so as to get a side view of that
mustache, did you?'
None of your business!' angriIy re-
to attend to your own affairs, If you have
any, and let mine alone
JUST SO, placidly replied the other
some people like TO have their peculiarf-
ties pointed out to them and some don't.
1t all in the way you look at it. You
are not asking my advice, of course, but
II We're IN your place l should trim that
lhlcket, that cnaparral, that cheval-de-
Irlse as we would say in French, close
nd
general attention. Most men, I dare say,
look better with a mustache, but that's
PROBABLY because ii hides their mouths. In
your case, now, 1t doesn't hide the mouth
at ALL 1t runs right away from it, It's
out of the question to
Say, if you don't want to get your head
punched you shut ur! You've got more
blamed gall than any man 1 ever saw
Mind your own businessv'
Certainly, certainly That's all the
thanks man ever gets for trying to be
an altruist in his own way. I remember
L once called a fellows attention to a wig
he was wearir 3. l told him it was all
right, considered as a wig, but he needn't
think 1t fooled anybody. 1t was so pal
psbly a wig that 1t gave itself away as
soon as you looked at it, could see that
he thought It was a perfect imitation of
the natural hair bat it wasn't, and some
body ought to tell him it wasn't. That
was the position I took. He got angry,
just as you're doing, but 1 didn't mind
that. I'm always getting people down on
me when I'm trying to do them a favor
1 don't let it bother me as much as I
used 20. Still, young man, would advise
you not to go punching heads, you know. &"
why not, sir?" demanded the owner
of the bristling mustache, belligerently.
What would you DOR
Nothing. Nothing. But some of these
women who are standing up might slip
into your seat
Then the man who was trying to benefit
his fellowman Strengthened up, grasped
the strap still more firmly, and during
the remainder of the ride, said nothing,
and merely looked Pleasantly at the young
man, or rather through him, without see
ing him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-14
CURRENT COMMENT.

military" necessities and imperative"
necessities continue to arise and confront
us and Congress appears to be disposed
10 appropriate money for the purpose. The
Pittsburg Dispatch (Rep) says: Tine
present rate of expenditure is close upon
stO ner CAPITA For the average bread
winner of a family of five, $50 of his
earnings must pay the national bill. But
what is $50 from a workngman's wages
I'm conparison with the glories of spend
ing hundreds of millions for Imperialism"
The Birmingham News Dem.) says:
THE Hanna-Payne subsidy bill is mon
strous effort at paternalsm and repre-
sents the worst form of high protection.
Chairman Cannon of the House appropri-
ations committee said two days ago that
the government could not at this time
comply with the provisions of such a law
without the issue of bonds. This fact alone
should deter even high tariff Republicans
from placing an act of this character upon
the statute books"
The Philadelphia Record Dem) says:
DO we need a permanent army of 10000
regular troops? Maj. Gen. Miles is of
opinion that a force of 5000 would be am
ply sufficient-25OO0 in the Philippines,
Is 900 in Cuba, 5000 in Porto Rico and the
remainder in the United States and
Hawaii. The people will not tolerate the
souandering of from SIS 900 to $4,000 600
annually on a mere surplus military force,
kept under arms to furnish fat places for
political pets or to subserve the selfish in
terests of lingo party leaders,
The Springfield Republican Qnd) says:
.'Mr. Cannon's warning in the House
seems to have fallen on deaf ears. He
said among other things that the Mica
ragua canal project could not be pressed
at present without threatening the sta
bility of the treasury's minimum gold re-
serve Nevertheless the motive given by
MIR. Hepburn of the foreign commerce
committee that he would offer the canal
bill as an amendment to the sundry civil
bill was greeted with applause. Impe-
ralism is plainly in the saddle at Wash
ington, and canrot be checked by such
contemplate matters as financial ways
and means"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-14
Savannah, Feb. 10, 1899.
Rudyard KipIing as Rcnou.o.

see the papers are Ieviving the story
of Rudyard Kipling's San Francisco Az
perience in Journalism" remarked a writ
er on the New Orleans rImes-Democrat
who is familiar with the traditions of the
coast, but they have 1t all wrong The
facts were simply these: Kipling str,,cl,
Frisco when he was overburdened with
neither money nor fame, and annlied a.
one OF the morning papers for a iob The
city editor was not much impressed with
his appearance, but he happened N need
help, and he gave him a chance on tha
force. The first assignment he got was
to Write up a mercantile failure which
he did in his own peculiar style. He made
no reference to the assets or liabilities
or any Of the other essential facts hut
confined himself chiefly to striking pen
portrait of the bankrupt, whom he denict-
ed as an oleaginous rascal ripe for a cell
When the city editor read the copv he
came near having a fit. Here. Won man
with spectacles! he bawled whoever toId
you you was a journalist must have been
joking. Go and try shoemakingp That
was the way the creator of Mulvanev
came to be fired, and / was never aIla
10 see where the joke came in. There
are plenty of great literary artists Who
wouldn't be worth their salt on daiIv
paper, and Kipling belongs to that cafe
CORY. Heswas bounced, and ought to bava
been bounced, and would be bounced again
if he turned up 'lncog' and took staff
assignment Robert Louis Stevenson had
almost the same experience in San Fran
cisco in his youthful days He sent some
of his manuscript 20 one of the papers
and it was promptly turned down as I'm.
mitigated rot. He used to say afterward
that the episode gave him great respect
for the sagacity Of California editors
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-14

a good many persons are kicking vigor-
ously because of the strict applica ton at
New York and elsewhere of the new Gus
toms inspection law under which the bag
gage Of travellers returning from abroad
is eviscerated and the owner charged duty
on everything therein over and above the
value Of 500. But why should these people
Kick and howl? Is not this proceeding
strictly in the line Of protection? Was not
the law adopted for the protection Of
American merchants? As the New York
Times puts it, "the man who keeps a dog
that habituany howls, and then beats. the
animal for bowling, is a most unreasonable
being" So long as we have the protection
policy We must expect TO be annoyed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-14

Henry Labouchere of London Truth is
a cynic; still he often shoots so straight
towards the bullseyes as to make the bell
ring. Did he or not ring the bell in his
parody of Kiphng's The White Mans
Burden?" Labouchere says:
Pile on the brown mans burden
To crafty your greed;
Go clear away the niggers
Who progress would impede.
The screaming of your eagle
VIII drown the victims sob;
Go on through fire and slaughter
There's dollars in the iobl
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-14

Representative Barrows, of Massachu-
setts is said to be on the slate for libra
rian of the congressional library, in sue
cession to the late John Russell Young.
It is claimed that the appointment is not
for political reasons. but for the fact that
Mr.. Barrows is a student and a scholar,
and is eminentfy qualified to discharge the
functions of the position.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-14

With the mercury trying to crawl into
the bulb, and the news dispatches bring
ing stories of suffering and death from
cold, there is some sort of comfort in hav-
ing the assurance of the health officials
of Chicago that fewer persons die from
cold than from the effects of heat. The
human being is so constituted that intense
cold is borne better than excessive heat
according to DR.. Reynolds, of the Chi
cago health board.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-14
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetings-CathOhc Library Association;
Ancient Landmark Lodge, No. 231 f. & A
Al; Savannah Lodge, NO. 1873, B. P. o.
EIks
Special Notices-Liquor Licenses; Notice
TO Superior Court Jurors.
Business Notices-E. & w. Laundry.
Hides, Wax, ETA Ehrllch & Bro.
Artistic Valentines, Mems Overcoats
Etc.-Leopold Adler.
Insurance Statement-Forty-S Seventh An
nual Report of the Massachusetts Mutual
Life Insurance Company.
A Phenomenal Sale of Overcoats Yester-
uay-B H. Levy & Bro.
Lap Robes, Horse Blankets, Etc.-Leo
Frank
Mineral Water-A pollinaris.
Condensed Mlk-Gan Borders Con-
densed Milk.
Don't Get Caught Again-M. S. Brown.
N edical-Cuticura Remedies; Worlds
Dispensary Preparations; Hoods Sarsa-
parilla; Castoria; Erie Medical Company;
Bradfeld's Female Regulator; Ayers
Cherry Pectoral; Aliens Foot-Ease; ALI
gator Liniment
Cheap Column Advertisements-He
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-14

A bill has been introduced into Con-
gress to carry out the scheme of a syndi-
cate of Iowa capitalists for a subsidy of
$4,000 a mile for a railway and telegraph
line to the Klondike. 1t is rather hard to
figure out whether this is another of those
military necessities or just an ordinary.
everyday Imperative" necessity.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-14

In Chicago a pretty servant girl is suing
her former employer for $4,000 damages.
the price she claims for a purloined kiss
If she could get about three kisses at that
price, she could retire in affiuence.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-14

Ambassador to England Choate has been
laid up with Swelling in his right foot"
Gout is a very fashionable English COM
plant. The ambassador appears to have
begun early to fan into English ways.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-14

Tomorrow is the anniversary of the de-
Etruction Of the battleship Maine in Ha-
vaha harbor. Tomorrow, if things work
smoothly, the keel Of the new Maine will
be laid, and one year from that date, 1t is
hoped, the ship VIII be launched. And
by the time of the next recurrence of the
anniversary, the ship may be put into
commission.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-14

William Dean Howells predicts the ex-
tlnction of the letter r in American
speech. Since he has mentioned ID, OF
what good is the letter r anyhow? 1t
does not occur in William Dean How
els and in American literature he is
the whole thing. But then. if the r must
go. what are we going to do for oysters2
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-14

Some time ago Dewey said he claimed
jurisdiction in the Philippines as far as
his "fadrons" could throw a shen Otis
can claim jurisdiction 1000 yards in ad-
vance of his Krag-Jorgensens, which are
being pushed further and further across
Luzon. But when will American au-
thority be recognized beyond the range of
The guns2
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-14

1t isn't whitewash. say the war investi-
eating commissioners; we know it isn't,
they say, because we wrote it ourselves.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-14

Senator Quay has probably been less
concerned about his orange trees in Flor
Ida than about his plum tree in Pennsyl-
wanna.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-14

Should st. Valentine start Cupid out To-
day in his ordinary uniform. he would get
frost-bitten
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-14

Times and men may change, but comic
valentines, never! The pictures and the
verses are the same now that they were a
quarter OF century ago.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-14

These are good days to remind the peo-
pie that there is a tariff duty of an aver
age of about 100 per cent. on wooden cloth
tng
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-14

the warm wave is to the mint julep-an
excuse.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-14

10000, and the shipping in prospect would
swell the amount TO S40O,OO00o0. to be paid
IN twenty years.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-14
DE SOTO HOTEL

Ffrst-class accommodations for 500 guests
Among the improvements the past summer %
new bath rooms we're added. Tourists find
savannah The most interesting city in the
south. AID ideal winter resort. Special rates
for families remaining week or more.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-14

Gov. Roosevelt is very democratic in
his ideas, to be a Republican. He does
not like the word mansion" as designat-
ing the residence Of the Governor. He
says Governors residence" would suit
him much better. And then he does not
like to be addressed as your excellency,"
or anything of that sort. once in Wash
ington he heard a lady introduced as
Mrs. ex-Third Assistant Deputy Secre-
tary of Agriculture" and he says there
was just about as much sense TO it as
to a great many of the meaningless titles
that we give to our public men. And he
is about right.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-14

dinner to Admiral Dewey. in New York,
upon his prospective return on leave of
absence in the spring. will probably not
materialize. The admiral will be given a
fine banquet, to be sure, but it win not be
a Observation-Disclosures affair. 1t is said
that every prominent man approached for
subscription, while expressing a willing
ness to contribute to Dewey banquet
fund. declared the sumptuousness aimed
at was altogether too rich and that none
would be more quick to resent it than Ad-
miral Dewey himself. who is rather an
unassuming and modest man.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-14

Letters and kilograms should be ad-
dressed MORNING NEWS" Savannah.
Ca.
EASTERN OFFICE, % Park Row. New
York city. C. S. Faulkner. Manager.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-14

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Registered at the postoiHce in Savannah
The Yale expositor., 1899-07-14
CroD EeDort.

The weekly crop bulletin says that
the weather conditions for the past
week have been very favorable for
crop growth and harvest work. Hay
ing has continued with very little in
terruption and large part of the hay
crop is now secured in stack and barn;
the yield from old meadows has been
light but from new ones a moderately
heavy cut has been secured. Wheat
and rye harvest has begun in the eX-
treme southern part of the state.
Wheat has ripcned very fast and still
continues to show considerable rust
and many fields are full of chess. Rye
is moderate good crop. Corn has
made splendid advancement; the fields
are clean and the crop looks strong
and healthy Showers have improved
the condition of oats, but were insult
ficient. Early potatoes are ripening
and are being quite generally dug in
the southern counties. Late potatoes
are about all planted and are coming
up nicely. In southern counties pas
lures are brown and need rain badly.
Beans and sugar beets are being Guilt
waited and are making good progress.
The Yale expositor., 1899-07-14
NEWS FOR MICHGANDERS.
IA Whole Regiment of News Items
From Michigan Towns
CAPTURED FOR BRIEF READING.
Factories has Been Completely De-
stroyed by Fire-A Bank at Niles
Forced to Close It's Doors.

I,3OS Patients at the kalamazoo Asylum.
The annual meeting of the board of
trustees of the Michigan asylum was
held on the 9th. The seport of Medi-
cal Superintendent Edwards showed
the number of patients in the institu-
ton on July 1, 1898, to be 1875; admit
ted during the year, 319; total number
treated, 1894; discharged, ESQ; remain
ing in the institution June 30, 1899,
1908. The expenses of the institut on
amounted to S2l4. s55. 92; total receipts,
$2I4.6l3.69; divided as follows: From
AIS. 200 days board furnished patients
at AZ cents per day, 500 5S7.7s; cloth
ing, S12, 26i. %; miscellaneous, 81, zee. 02.
The matter of new building author
lied by the Legislature was considered.
The sum Of SPA, sos was appropriated
for the purpose, but will not be avail
able until February.
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exercises.
G. E. Notes.

Secretary Miss Parsons, OF Michigan,
presented her report which shows that
there are now SO county unions in the
state. During the year "A new socie-
ties were organized; SO being senior
societies, 90 junior and 10 intermediate.
The total number of senior societies is
JOY; junior, 31l; intermediate, "a, max
ing a grand total of 1.442 societies in
this state with membership of so, 40
seniors and 1915 juniors, or a grand
total of 1854 members.
Many of the delega ions that were
supposed 20 bring with them bands of
people to evangelize the city of De-
troit, did not prepare for the work.
and in consequence several of the
places for the noon meetings have
been neglected.
Fully 1000 young women and men
of the c. L. society met at Belle Isle
on the afternoon of the Sth TO attend
the peace jubilee. Rain in the early
part of the afternoon kept many from
attending, but those who did attend
felt fully repaid for their trouble.
The army canteen was denounced in
a powerful address by Mr.. Wilson, of
Rochester, n. y. at Tent Williston,
on the 10th. He holds that the can
teen lis throwing the dews OF hell
down the threats of the boys in blue"
The Rev. c. NJ. Sheldon, who was as
signed to one of the pulpits in the out
skirts of the city on the 9th, carried
out his threat that he would not pat
ronize a street car on the Sabbath,
and walked the entire distance.
The total number of c. +. organiza-
tions in the world is 10000 with q
membership of over 2,50O,O 00 In for
eign lands there are over Ii, 1000 So
cieties with nearly 1000, 600 members.
Rev. Elwood G. Tewksbury, mem
Der of the faculty of the North China
college, at Tung Che, near Pellin. told
of the good that is being accomplished
by the c. Z. s in that country.
The treasurer's report showed that
the total receipts from all sources for
the year were 50 9l2 %; expenses for the
year, S9.67S64, leaving cash balance
on hand June /, 1899, of $3.50 92.
The numerous showers during the
C. +. convention caused some to sug-
gest that it should have been called
the "Rainmaker Convention"
The trustees of the Union Society of
Christian Endeavor passed resolutions
expressing their views on Sunday clos
ing.
At the peace jubilee, held on Belle
Isle, peace memorial to congress, en-
dorsed by the c. e. societies, was read
The hospital corps have thus far had
an easy time of it, as most of the En-
deavorers seem healthy.
Cincinnati delegates has a pledge of
S27.O if it is given the convention
in 1901.
Many pocketbooks have been re-
ported lost by the lady delegates.
The Yale expositor., 1899-07-14
Disastrous Fire at Pontiac.

The most disastrous fire which has
ever visited Pontiac occurred shortly
after 0 o'clock on the evening of the
10Th in the factory of the Pontiac
spring and wagon works The fire
started in the engine room and was
discovered by the watchman while on
his rounds The local fire department
responded promptly to an alarm, but
were entirely unable to cope with n
fire of such magnitude. The building
which was valued at 5000 and the
stock at between $50 900 and $40 900
was entirely destroyed. The insur-
ance was less than $1,000 i he works
was one of the busiest of the Pontiac
factories and its loss is blow to the
city as well as the owners, and as men
are thrown out of employment.
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Y. p. S. C. E.
Convention not as Largely Attended as
was Expected.

The Christian Endeavor delegates to
the national convention at Detroit
commenced arriving on the 4th, but
the bulk of the $4,000 did not reach
the city until late on the 5th. The re-
ception committee were on hand at the
depots and wharfs to meet all incom-
ing trains and boats. The system
used by the committee in handling the
large delegation is an excellent one,
and done away with much of the con-
fusion usually attendant upon the car
ing for such vast crowd.
A brief song service opened the big
meeting on the evening of the 5th. 1t
was sort of an informal service, and
the two or three songs were led by
Rev. w. ii. Clark, who has trained the
big choir for the convention. After
the last of The songs an exrectant hush
settled over the throng of people, and
President Il. +. Clark cended the
platform and stretched out his hands
for silence. In a moment his voice
sounded clear and distinct, even to the
remotest edges of the large tent: Il
want you to give cheer" he cried, as
he held up a little dark wood gavel,
"a cheer for the gavel with which this,
the 18th annual convention of our SC
ciety is now called to order 1t was
made for us by the members of the
Christian Endeavor society in Jackson
prison. l want to tell you, too, that
a member of that society never went
out of Jackson prison who went
back again. Now want you to cheer
for our comrades who are in prison. !"
The first cheer was not satisfactory to
Mr.. Clark and he called for n second,
which was responded to in an able
manner, after which Rev. j. G. Butler
of the Luther Memorial church of
Washington, ID. c., led the devotional
exercises
The Yale expositor., 1899-07-14
Had To Close Its Doors.

The doors of the Citizens National
bank of Niles, were closed on the sth
by National Bank Examiner Joseph
w. Selden, who was appointed tempo
rary receiver of the bank by the comp
troller of the currency. The cause of
the failure of the bank is poor loans
which have been made, to meet which
the comptroller levied an assessment
upon the capital stock of the bank.
The stockholders failed to meet this
assessment, and the receiver was APP
pointed in consequence. The last
statement of the Citizens National
bank showed loans and discounts
amounting to Sl69 500; surplus, So 600;
capital, $4,000 An effort will be
made TO reopen shortly.