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The morning news., 1899-04-19
aueer Sort of Feiicitations.

Some of the French cures. or parish
clergymen, are in the habit of giving very
frank advice to those who come to be mar
ried, says the Baltimore News. One of
these clerics thus addressed the bride and
bridegroom:
1T is from the bottom of my heart JOS
eph that 1 congratulate you upon the great
step you are taking. 1t was, indeed, sad
to see you wasting your youth in a life
of disgusting drunkenness. However, alPs
weil that ends well; and it pleases me to
think that you have said good-by for
ever to the wineshop. AS to you, my
poor Catherine, thank heaven heartily that
you have been able, ugly as you are, to
find a husband. Never forget that you
ought, by an Interchangeable sweetness and
a devotion without bounds, to try to OBJ
tain pardon for your physical imperfec-
ton, for, 1 repeat, you are a real blum
der of nature. Now, my dear children,
I join you in the holy bonds of matri-
mOQV.'
The morning news., 1899-04-19
The Next Door Nuisance.

. Families living next door TO a vacant
house are often asked for Information by
prospective tenants. The Rochester Her
aid tells of such a family in Rochester
that is protecting itself from the annoy
ance by displaying the following placard
on the front door,
1--WE haven't the keys to the house next
door, nor do we get the first weeks rent.
Haven't the slightest idea why the last
family moved out
Sc week.
''The place may be full of bedbugs for
all we know.
There is a place to hang out washing
on the roof.
I'VE don't know anything about the
moral character of the people next door,
but can furnish reference ourselves.
For further particulars, please don't
ring our doorbell."
The morning news., 1899-04-19

Gen. Shafter has again expressed himself
respecting the Cubans 1t is not so warm
statement as that made by him in this
city when he was here with the presiden-
tial party some months ago, but it is
quite interesting. AT Detroit the other
day he said: 1.-THE Cubans did not in
spire respect They are dirty lot. Why,
ed to the Cuban. They are incapable of
governing themselves. and if the United
States take care of them until they are
they will be under the United States FOR
a great many years to come"
The morning news., 1899-04-19
NOT FRIENDS APPARENTLY.

The declaration of Mr.. Croker on the
witness stand that about all of the corrup-
tion in municipal affairs in New York
city is traceable to Mr.. Plat, the Repub-
lican boss of New York, and his request
that Mr.. Platt shall be put on the wit
ness stand can hardly be ignored by the
Investigating committee. MIR. Croker prac-
ticany accused Mr.. Platt of being at the
bottom of all of the municipal wicked
ness in New York city.
Holding the prominent position which
Mr.. Croker does it is difficult to see how
the investigating committee can refuse 10
notice the charge which he has made
more It the effect of the investigation
would be lost even if the testimony should
show that Tammany is guilty of the great
er part of the charges brought against it,
Now while Investigations are in order let
the boss of the Republicans, as well as
the boss of the Democrats, be put on the
inqusitorial rack.
There are grounds for thinking that
there is foundation for the charges which
Mr.. Croker made against Mr.. Platt 1t
would not be surprising If Mr.. Platt
suggested the appointment of a COM
mittee TO investigate Mr.. Croker for
the purpose of hiding some of his
own schemes. Before the investigation
is ended there may be revelations
which viii afford as much satisfaction to
the Democrats as the questioning of Mr..
Croker and his lieutenants has furnished
the Republicans.
The morning news., 1899-04-19
THE SAMOAN PROBLEM.

The commissioners of the three Powers
interested in the Samoan Islands will leave
San Francisco for the islands within a
few days, and the very general desire in
this country is that the difficulties exist
ing there shall be promptly settled. 1t
would be better for the samoans and for
the Powers interested to divide the islands,
each of the Powers taking part
1t is doubtful If the Powers will ever
succeed in getting along together The
officials made up of representatives of the
three Powers, are certain to be jealous of
each other. and 1t Is about impossible TO
prevent them from getting into trouble
and drawing the nations which they repre-
sent into their ouarrels.
What the United States want is a COAX
ing station in the islands. They have no
interest in them for any other reason. They
could get along very well with the natives
of the island on which theT station of
Pago Pago is situated. They might have
trouble now and then with the natives, but
they would always have force enough at
the station to protect their interests. The
natives cannot be civilized-at least it
would take generations to civilze them
and there would be collisions doubtless
once in a while between them and the
force which the United States would have
10 maintain at the station. Gradually.
however the native population would dis
appear just as the Indians in this country
are disappearing. Some few might be-
come civilized but the number would be
small
The instructions which the President will
give our commissioner will not of course
be made public before the commission
reaches its post OF duty. He will not
make mistake however, If he instructs
him TO use his best endeavors to. have the
commission make a REPORT in favor of di-
viding the islands into three parts. each of
the treaty Powers taking a part There
is no doubt of our ability to get along with
the natives OF the part which would fan
| TO our share. II we stay in the comblna-
ton there viii be the ever present fear Of
| trouble with the natives growing out OF
| the incompetency or jealousies of the rep
resentatives OF the treaty Powers. II we
80 out of the combination we shall be free
| 10 manage our own share of the Islands
as we see proper. and that we can man
age It successfully there is no doubt
The morning news., 1899-04-19
bright BITS.

-"Our Treasury" said the chief finan-
cier, sis suffering from an overplus of
drafts" mo wonder exclaimed the Chi
nese Emperor, with considerable petu-
lance; Just think of all the open doors. ="
indianapolis Journal.
q wonder" said the library editor,
''why some of those Wall street chromos
are called securities" 1T is on the same
principle" replied the dramatic critic,
that plays which won't draw are called
attractions "-Pittsburg Chronicle Tele-
graph.
The Stern Parent-"Mabel tells me that
you have proposed to her. is it proper for
me to ask If you are in a position to mar
ry?
The Suitor-Oh, you needn't be worried
about that. / am in position where moth
ing short of matrimony will get me out
of lt.-Boston Transcript.
The morning news., 1899-04-19

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The morning news., 1899-04-19
PathOs Mingled With Love.

A love story comes from romantic Rou-
mania, says an exchange. 1t all happen
ed in the little village of Vacresti de Rast-
vaca, near Bucharest. A young peasant,
Damian Valda, loved a beautiful young
person, whose parents, at least, did not
''reciprocate his affection"
Valda was denied the house, but he re-
membered that the little god laughs at
bolts and bars, and took comfort. The
girl apprJ 'ed of a plan which he devised
He 0rocG,ed a covered wagon and a
dozen frisnds, drove up one night and
rushed the house. The girl, already
muffied, was bIodght out and, Damian in
dustriously plying the whip, away they
tore to his home
He lifted down his precious burden and
gently Drew Tie veil from her face The
features were those of the girls mother.
The morning news., 1899-04-19
A Fable Revised.

A grasshopper wasted all the frosty days
of winter in gayly skating Ger the frozen
lake. while prudent ant improved eacn
gloomy hour$by cutting ice and storing it
away, says Life.
When the summer was come and the
thermometer registered 10S degrees in the
shade, the grasshopper approached the ant
for loan of 50. But the ant, who loaned
money only on good security, said What
were you doing all last winter?"
"Skating!'
'Ah, well! Pitch hay now"
So the hungry grasshopper went to the
hayfield, where he dropped dead from a
sunstroke, while the ant sat on the shady
side of his house, drinking ice-cold lem
onade and reading French novels.
Moral Cut ice in the dark cold DAYS of
winter or you will have to make hay while
the sun shines.
The morning news., 1899-04-19

Our old friend, Gen. Linares, of the San
tiago campaign, is in trouble again. He
is now military governor of the province
of Madrid. 1t seems he was called upon
in his official capacity to decide some
question of property in which the church
was interested. He decided against the
church; whereupon the archbishop in
formed him that unless he reversed his lie
cision he would be communicated. Ii
mares is considering what he will do about
it
The morning news., 1899-04-19
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetngs-Confederat Veterans Asso-
citation; Georgia Chapter No. 8, r. A. NJ.
Special Notices-Groceries at Cost,
Shearouse, Hutchinson & Co; The Best
There Is, Spring Lamb, NJ. S. Gardner;
The Most Popular Cafe, j. II. Helmken
Meats and Vegetables, S. Martin; Groce-
Jries Good, S. L. Newton; Special Meat No
tice, Spring Lamb, VIM f. Rendant Spe-
cial Sale of Dinner and Toilet Ware. at
Silva s; 149th Anniversary of Union Society
at the Bethesda Orphan House, April 25.
Business Notices-CoaI Oil Johnny Soap.
Financial-stocks, Bonds. Wheat A. r.
Myres, New York city.
Auction iSale-Stock of Merchants and
Mechanics Land Company. by R. H. Ta-
tenn Auctioneer.
New Departure-Leopold Adler.
Handsome Assortment Latest Ladies'
Buckles, Etc. at Gardner's Bazaar.
Come to Mem S. Brown, the Clothier.
That Hot Water Heater-Mutual Gas
Light Company.
sauce-Lea & Perrins Worcestershire
Sauce.
Steamship Schedule-Merchants' and Mi
ners' Transportation Company.
A Lost Life. Rubbers-Byck Bros.
Malt-Nutrine-Anheus Busch Brewing
Association.
Mineral Water-Hunyadi Janos.
Extract of Beef-Liebig's.
Medical-Paine's Celery Compound; Gu
tlcura Remedies; Lydia Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Pills; Browns Bronchial Troches;
Bradfeld's Female Regulator; Munyon's S
Cure for Rheumatism; Castoria; Railway s
Pills; DIR. Kennedys Favorite Remedy;
Sloats Vegetable Bitters; Ayers Cherry
PectoTal; Hoods Pills.
Cheap Column Advertisements-He
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news., 1899-04-19

''The Chicago Platform Democracy" has
come into existence in Chicago, under the
leadership of John p. Altgeld. A per-
nanent organization has been formed. and
It is proposed that delegates shall be cleo
ted by it TO the Democratic national con-
vention. Before the convention the claim
will be made that the Chicago Platform
Democracy is the real thing, while the
other Democracy, which recently elected
Garter Harrison to the mayorahy, is a
bogus article.
The morning news., 1899-04-19

We congratulate Charleston that the
Raleigh is 90 attend the Confederate re
union. The ship will prove a great draw
ing card. Having demonstrated that she
is one of the smartest and best fighting
machines to her inches anoat. she is
worth going miles to see" And we con-
gratulate the Raleigh upon the fact that
while she will attend the reunion. she will
not have to stop at hotel, and send the
money a month in advance in order to se-
cure accommodations.
The morning news., 1899-04-19

A Nebraska man not long ago fell in
love with a voice. Il came to him over
iong distance telephone line The man
was the manager of the telephone Office at
Midyale; the owner of THE voice was man
ager al Acadia, miles and miles away.
From time 10 time the voice came, soft.
fiute-like and enhancing. over the wires
from Acadia. The man at Midvale was
absolutely sure that voice so heavenly
must be accompanied by youth and beau
~. He proposed, and was accepted Ana
then he took the train down 10 Acadln.
once there, he found that instead Of the
houri that he had dreamed Of. he had
been talking 10 IAN ugly old maid" lie
fettsed 70 keep the compact Of naarriage
Ana the owner OF the aute-like voice Is
no" suing him for breach OF promise.
The morning news., 1899-04-19

Elsie is 8 years old and attends No.
school, says the Rochester Herald. The
other day her teacher told her to write
a fifteen-word composition in which should
appear the word delight"
Elsie went home that night and man.
aged to lie awake most of the night think.
ing of the composition she was expected
to hand into her teacher in the morning
After much hard work the little tot com.
pleted the task, but only after fashion
This is what she submitted to her teacher
when asked for the composition:
Jimmie is my bruthr He amt a weary
gud boy cause the udder day mama tole
him to shut the dore he didn't do 1t and dc
wind blue out delight"
The morning news., 1899-04-19
No Green Hand nt "scrnppina. ,,

The Emporia CKan.) Gazette is authority
for the statement that a damage sui,
which grew out Of the "scrappy" nature OF
Col. Fred Funston Is still pending in the
Supreme Court OF Kansas Something
more than ten yoars age Funston was 4
train colle,tor on the Santa Fe. "Once .
says the Gazette, "he took a CONVEY q
gun from him. pounded him up with Il. M,
him or the train, etOpTed The train ana
chased the cowboy for half mile down
the track throwing rock ballast az him -
u was out OF this affair that the damage
suit grew.
The morning news., 1899-04-19

The Pennsylvania legislative investgat-
ing committee has succeeded in driving
the bribers into a corner and tearing the
masks from their faces. 1t now remains
TO be seen whether the courts will send
them TO the penitenuary, or whether the
bribery was attempted will be able to save
them from the punishment which they
merit. However, the clean-cut and direct
report which the committee has made will
have salutary effect, as it will be warn
ing to wou.d-be bribers that they cannot
engage in that sort of business with i'm
punity.
The morning news., 1899-04-19
sore AIMED
WITH ECZEMA
Baby's Skin Red and Raw. Doo.
tors Medicine was Painful and
Useless. A Stranger Advised
CUTICURA. Cured in a Month
with Skin Smooth and Fair.

My little daughter, when six months ola
broke out with Eczema. took her to 6joctot,
and he pronounced it Moist Eczema - o0s
prescribed for her. She screamed when NM
the medicine on her, and i stopped using il
1t was indeedwery painful. Her skin was an
red and ravs and moisture coming from itan
the time. perfect str@hger to me advised
me to use oUTIoURA remedies. got Ctr.
cURA SOAP and CUTIoURA (ointmepn ana
they entirely cured her soithin a month Sbs
is twenty-three months old to-day, and bes
skin is like piece of silk, and fair as Hlv
Mrs. e. j. KANE, s15 Ohio Ave,
Oct. 7, 1898. Kansas CITY, Kan
The morning news., 1899-04-19

By making their trip to the Klondike in
June, Senator Bacon and his friends viii
strike the country just between the chill
blain season and the mosquito season, and
about the time that the white residents
are preparing to take their annual spring
bath and shave.
The morning news., 1899-04-19

An order has been issued by the Nor
wegian government 90 the effect that here
after no Swedish officers shall be permit
ted to inspect forts In Norway This IS
taken to mean that there will be war be-
tween the Two countries II separation
cannot be brought about in some other
way
The morning news., 1899-04-19

The Car of Russia called the peace con-
ference. 1t viii meet at The Hague. Hol-
land. The Czar will get the credit for
having promoted one OF the grandest
movement OF the age, while Queen VIII
helmina VIII be called upon 70 foot the
bib for the "sio' tea. prunes and nut
cake for The entertaipment Of the dele
ga
The morning news., 1899-04-19

Spain has been notified that this govern
ment stands ready to pay over that S20,-
100000 fund provided for in the Paris
treaty, to any person whom Spain may
specify and furnish with the proper Gre
dentials. The only stipulation this gov
be made at the sub-treasury in New York.
The money will be handed out in gold
coins or bullion, at the option of Spain.
The treasury warrant that will be used
in making the payment will be precisely
similar to those used in making $lO or
even 81, payments in the ordinary course
of business.
The morning news., 1899-04-19

florida Is TO be congratulated upon the
record that is being made by her legisla-
ture Our information is to the effect that
the body is doing its work in clean, con-
else. business-like manner in which pub
lie interest has the call. There is a min
imum of log-rolling. and none of the ques-
tionable sort of politics which has been
so conspicuous IN various other legisla-
lures during the past few months. The
contests are spirited but open and fair.
No sore spots will be left when the session
is ended. II II continues as it has begun.
We hope that all factional differences will
be completely wiped out by the time of
the adjournment, and that the Democratic
party will be welded into a compact whole
for the advancement Of the state. And we
wish that all other Southern states could
have such luck as Florida had in the cleo
ton of her present legislators
The morning news., 1899-04-19
DE SOTO HOTEL.

First-class accommodations for 500 guests
Among the improvements the past summer 50
new bath rooms were added Tourists find
Savannah The most interesting city in the
South. An ideal winter resort Snecial rates
for families remaining week or more
The morning news., 1899-04-19
PlMPLES oVBFO n CUTICURa snap

commenced to get pimples and black.
heads when was fifteen years old. NY faoa
was covered. 1 spent about ten dollars sor
soaps, medicine, ETC., but they never did ma
any good. 1 used CUTIcURA SOAP for two
weeks, the pimples and blackheads began IN
disappear, and it only took three cakes of Cr.
TIoURA SOAP to cure my face of those homelv
pimples. JOSEPH B. CLAMER,
Sept. 21, 9s. 327 Court St., Elizabeth. r
The morning news., 1899-04-19
CURRENT COMMENT.

The ST. Louis Globe-Democrat (Rep)
says: THE fact that the German press
has no fault to find with the attitude of
the United States in the Samoan Issue is
significant All the German hostility is
directed against England. The United
States. Notwithstanding the veiled hostl-
ity and the open distrust which was ex-
pressed for it in continental Europe, in the
early days of the Spanish war, has no
enemies anywhere in Europe now. Even
Spain is friendly. Probably in the coming
days Spain will be more friendly towar
this country than it has been at any time
in the past hundred years. The United
States is. at this moment. among the rest
of the great countries, the most popular
nation in the world"
The Philadelphia Ledger Qnd) says
THE proposition of the Belgian consul at
Manila that the United States should pay
Aguinaldo to quit may be a good one from
a commercial point of view; ii would prob
ably cost less than to keep up the war un-
iii the last Filipino surernders; but what
guarantee should we have that the crafty
leader would not start up another war
when he happened 10 want more cash9
The Spanish bought him off once, and had
cause 10 repent of their bargain"
The Nashville American (Dem) says
"Mr. Bryan of course had nothing to do
with the matter, and probably would not
have lnterfered with the arrangement OF
The committee had he been consulted but
the attendance of negro men and women
at Democratic banquet is not a circum-
stance which viii arouse Southern Demo-
Gratis TO increased enthusiasm.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer (Dem) says:
1T is understood that Aguinaldo is at
tending strictly to civil affairs, while some
body else does tho fighting. In this he
shows a painful disregard for the feelings
OF the American friends who have dubbed
him the second Washington"
The morning news., 1899-04-19

My face was covered with a pimply. run.
tured, and itching skin. After using CuTr.
CURA SOAP for six weeks, all the pimpies went
away, my skin getting as soft as velvet.
H. CROME, 223 Melrose ST., Chicago. III.
Sept, 2l, 1898.
The morning news., 1899-04-19

The Illinois Legislature proposes that
81 600 900 monument to Lincoln shall be
erected at Springfield. According to the
plan of the promoters Of the scheme, the
state of Illinois is TO give $4,000, volun-
tary subscribers are TO give 100000, and
the national government is to be called
upon to give $500O00 1t may be doubted
that Congress will !ake kindly to the sus-
geston. Once the federal government be
gan setting up monuments to great men In
the various states, there would be no end
of the business. If Illinois got a monu-
ment to Lincoln, Virginia would want one
TO Washington, Massachusetts would want
one TO Webster, South Carolina would
want one TO Calhoun, and so on.
The morning news., 1899-04-19
A QUESTION OF IMPORTANCE.

Is it a fact that the electric lighting con-
duit or the new telephone conduit in any
of the lanes or streets is so located as
to prevent connection being made between
buildings and the new house drainage sys-
TEN which the city is putting down at
such great expense? The question is
very important one, and it seems TO us
that there ought to be no ground for
hesitating to answer it-that is, that the
ordinance permitting the electric lighting
company and the telephone company to
lay conduits ought to have been drawn
SO that it would not have been possible
to obstruct the costly house drainage sys-
tenn.
And even after the work of putting in
the conduits was begun, either the engi-
neer's department or the public works de-
partment ought to have had such an over
sight of the work that there would have
been no interference with the new house
drainage system.
We do not know that tho new house
drainage system is being obstructed, but
it is claimed by well-known civil engi-
neeE Oi the city tidt IL iSb anu tHS street
and lane committee, 1t is said, is looking
into the matter. The matter ought
to have been looked into before the work
was begun, and If it wasn't, no
time ought to be wasted in looking
into it now The city cannot afford to give
away franchises-valuable franchises
and then have its public works damaged
| to the extent of thousands of dollars by
those TO whom the franchises are given.
The morning news., 1899-04-19

Itching humors torturing, dishguring eczemas. sna
every species of itching, burning scay crusted ana
pmply skin and scalp diseases with dry thin and far
ing hair, instantly relieved by warm baths with CUr
cURA SOAP, gentle anointings with CUTIcURA purestof
emollent skin cures, and mild doses of CUTIcuRA RV
SOLVENT greatest Of blood purifiers and humor ours.
when oil else fails.
The morning news., 1899-04-19

Sold throughoutth the world. PoTTER DRuG AND CHIN.
N9"~ Sole Props Boston. "AIl About the Skin. y fres