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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11
when pa Beglns to shave.
From Puck

From GuCh.
When Sunday mornin' comes around
NV pa hangs up his strop,
An takes his razor out an makes
1t go c'flop c'fop!
An then he gifts his mug an brush
An wells t me, "Behaver'
I tell y'u things is mighty still
When pa begins t shave.
Then pa he stirs his brush around
An makes tn soapsuds fly;
An sometimes, when he stirs too hard,
He gifts some in his eye.
1 tell y'u, but it's funny Their
To see pa stamp and rave;
But y'u mustn't git ketched laffin'-
When pa begins t shave.
TIL hired hand he dassent talk,
An even mas afeard,
An y'u can hear tn razor click
A-cuttin' through pas beard!
An then my Uncle Bin he laffs
An says: Gosh! John, you're brave"
An pa he swears an ma jest smiles
When pa begins t. shave.
When pa gifts done a-shavin' of
His face, he turns around,
An Uncle Bill says: '''Why, John,
Yu'r chin looks like plowed groundv'
An then he laffs-jest laffs an laffs,
But 1 got E behave,
Cos things IS apt t. happen quick
When pa begins t. shave.
Harry Douglas Robins.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11
REEDS ARBITRARY ACT.

Mr. Reed, while speaker, was so accus-
toned to do as he pleased and to have
his acts sustained, that he became ex-
tremely arbitrary. It was a very arbI-
trary act on his part TO refuse to certify
to that portion of the congressional pay
roll containing the names of Gen. Wheeler
of Alabama, Col. Campbell of Illinois, Col
Colson of Kentucky and Col Robbins of
Pennsylvania All of these men served
in the war with Spain, and all of them
drew their salaries as congressman for
the months they were in the army pre-
ceding the meeting of Congress, on the
certificate of Chief Clerk Mcdowell, but
for the four months during which Con-
gress was in session, it was necessary that
Mr.. Reed should certify to the pay roll
1t is a well-known fact that Gen. Wheel
er, although he drew his salary for the
months of the recess of Congress- tugped
the money back into the treasury, and
it was no doubt his intention to do the
same thing with the amount due him for
the four months that Congress was in ses-
sion. He simply meant to draw the money
so as to make the record clear When
he went into the army he elected to ac-
cept pay as an officer of the army, instead
of as congressman.
But what right had MIR. Reed to assume
that these congressman who served in the
army should not have their salaries as
congressman? The House had the matter
before it and refused to act upon it, Its
refusal to do so amounted, practically, TO
a decision that it wanted the congressman
in question to have their salaries.
1t is true that the judiciary committee
decided that they could not draw two sal
aries-that they ceased to be congressman
when they became soldiers-but the House
did not sustain the committee. Mr.. Reed
took it upon himself to do what the House
refused to do. II may be the law that
they ceased TO be members of the House
when they accepted commissions in the
army, but it was not Mr.. Reeds place
to do what the House refused to do.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11
NOT A PROPHET.

We are glad that some Of the leading
newspapers are devoting space to showing
that Mr.. Henry NELL of New Orleans is
not a prophet, but only an ordinary guess
er in the matter OF the cotton crop. He
has done incalculable damage to the cot
ton growers for several years, by predict
ing early in the season an enormous cot
ton crop. Once or twice he guessed very
near the mark, and the foreign spinners
came to the conclusion that ne had some
means for knowing what the size of the
cotton crop would be that were vastly su-
perior to the means of all other cotton
men who pretended to have some infor-
nation respecting the growing crop, and
so they pinned their faith to him, and re-
fused to buy cotton except at their own
price. Very naturally there was great de-
preston in the price Of cotton, and cotton
growers fearful that they would not get
enough for their cotton to pay for haul
ing il to market FASTENED to sell their
crops The dumping of vast quantities of
cotton on the market early in the season
helped to confirm The impression that the
crop was an enormous one. and to still
further depress the price
At the beginning of the season of 1885.
for instance, Mr.. Nell came out with a
statement that the crop would be a much
larger one than was that of The season
just closed. His estimate was II ,75O. 900. and
perhaps 100000 bales A little further
along in the season he put out another
statement. In which he said that if the
winter weather was fine the crop would
probably reach u, l25 900 bales. The conse-
quence was, as the Sun of New York
points out, the farmers of the cotton grow
ing section We're SO anxious TO get their
cotton to market and sold, before cotton
became practically worthless that the
price of cotton sank in New York to prac-
ucally four cents, and the bulk of the crop
was marketed by the middle of Deem
Der.
If it had not been for Mr.. Nelrs reputa-
lion as prophet It is pretty certain that
cotton would not have been rushed 10
market and the farmers would have got
probably cent a pound more for their
cotton. As a matter of fact there will not
be a 120OO,O00-bale crop. 1t is the very
general opinion among well Informed cot
ton men that the crop will not go above
10,500.OOO bales. That is far below the Nern
estimate If it had been estimated in The
beginning of the season that the crop
would not exceed that number of bales.
and if the extraordinary demand for cot
ton goods which has sprung up within the
last month could have been foreseen. the
South would have got at least $50, 900 900
more for her cotton crop of the season
that is now practically over.
There is this satisfaction, however. to
be obtained from Mr.. NeiITs estimate for
the crop of 1S9S-99, and that is that foreign
buyers will not again put the confidence
in his estimates which they have hereto.
fore. They know now that he has no
sources of Information about the cotton
crop which are not accessible 10 other
cotton men and that at best he is only a
guesser
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11
One Of Fredertc.s Stories.

This story was favorite of Harold
Frederic: "A man entered a restaurant
and sat down to eat He waded PunctiE-
ously through the menu from the outset
attracting the amused gaze of the walters
and customers. Presently he came TO the
last item-spuddngs which there were
four-lemon pudding, ice pudding, plum
pudding and custard pudding. The guest
summoned a waiter. / WA have says
he, slowly, and with a reluctant sigh
some lemon pudding, waiter, and some
ice pudding and some--some-yes, some
plum pudding, Why, said the waiter,
what's the matter with custard pud-
ding?" The Englishman who tells this
story plaintiveIy adds, with the accent on
the was" Now, sir, would you believe
that Mr. Frederic never would tell me
what was the matter with the custard pud-
dingw
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11
PERSONAL.

Robert Barr, the novelist, says that he
will wager he can step off a train at any
village in England and at two out of every
three houses receive an affirmative an
swer TO the question, Have you any rel
atives in America
George Thayer, a once famous aboIi-
zionist and the father of Samuel R. Thay-
eff of Minneapolis minister to the Neither
lands under President Harrison, has just
celebrated his ninety-second birthday in
Rochester N Y.
The memorial to the late Principal
Card is to take the form of stained
glass window in the Butte Hall, Glasgow
The design which has the approval of
Mrs. Card and the master of Balliol, con-
sists of twelve hgures-four philosophers,
four theologians and four allegoricaI fig
ureS
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetings-Young Mems Hebrew Associ-
alton: Workingmen's Benevolent Associa-
ton
Special Notices-Bids Wanted for Police
Uniforms. william P. Bailey, Clerk of
Couneil; Specials, Eggs and Game, at NJ.
S. Gardner's; What You Want at c. II.
Aionsees'; A Sample of Forest City Soap
Free at Advertising and Exhibiting Com
pany's Office; Sterling Bicycles. r. D. &;
VIM. baltimore; Fresh Country Eggs,
Drayton Grocery Company; Special. Aber-
corn Grocery Company; Capturing Trade
by the Carload. John T. Evans & Co.;
Van Horns Supply Depot, G. S. Van
Horn; Spring Lap Robes. Leo Frank; Ship
Notice. Strachan & Co. Consiguees; Eggs,
Eggs. John Sullivan, Live Grocer.
Business Notices-E & w. Laundry
To Begin the Day Right-C. A. Munster
Rubber Betting, Packing and Hose-J
d. Weed & Co.
Legal Notices-Citations From the Clerk
of the Court of Ordinary of Chatham
County; Application to Sell Rea; Estate OF
Joshua L. Zeigler, Deceased; Notice to
0tptCES anu 1ItulAOASs IsAtdlC odAhu II.
Ashby, Deceased; Application to Sell Es-
cate, Susan H. Zeigler
Mems Boys and Childrens Department
Leopold Adler.
Beers-Anheuser-B Busch Brewing Associ-
alton.
Condensed Mnk-Borden's Condensed
Milk.
It's Getting Therein. S. Brown.
Mineral Waters-Buffa.o Llthia Water;
Hunyadi Janos.
Medcal-Hood's Sarsaparlla; Dr. Will
hams Pink Pills; Erie Medical Company;
Cudcura Remedies; Ayers Sarsaparilla;
S. S. S. Dr. Kennedy's Favorite Rene
dies Sulphume
VIII Move to No. Broughton Street.
West-Metropolitan Clothing Company.
Cheap Column Advertisements-He
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent:
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11

If what the New York World says is
true, it seems that somebody ought to
turn away from "embalmed beer for a
while and pay attention to some of the
meat that is being served to New Workers
and others. According to the World. dis
eased horsefesh is being turned into sau.
sages and "corned beer within few
miles of Manhattan. With respect TO the
horses the World says that many of them
are old, sick and broken-down hacks
which are sold at auction for 50 cents
apiece and are led off to the sausage fac
tories. las matter of fact" says the
story these poor animals are usually in
the last stages of disease. and sometimes
drop in the streets"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11

From the Louisville Times.

From the Louisville Times.
My name is Virus:
Do you see the ''point?'
l am a potentate,
And all classes come under my merciful
sceptre,
From the editor to the poet
I'm not a broker
For 1 believe not in pits"
I'm not a union man,
For l work with nothing but "scabs:''
But l am the real thing
Just the same,
And my services are daily REQUIRED
Fencing the hoi polloi
Away from the pest house.
King Virus;
That's me.
Whoop, hooray,
What a business 1 am doing these DAYS!
From humble environments, l have arisen
To occupy
A position among the most recherche.
From herding with the stupid kline
I. with one bound,
Sprang into society's arms
And other limbs.
] am a king,
"A rebel,
a SOCIALIST, Ntffea
And a life-saN err
All coons look alike to me.
| am President
OF the Workingmen's Loafing Society,
And also of
The Young Ladies Anu-Hugging Club.
I'm better man than Dewey.
And Fitzs!mmons is afraid of me
I'm rip-roaring, fire-snorting monarch
And my name is
King Virus
Do you take" my drift?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11
WHY senator Hoar FIed.

The entrance to Senator Hoar's commit
tee room is near one of the Senate eleva-
tors. The passengers recently witnessed a
funny incident which centered around the
venerable Massachusetts, statesman. He
was observed to emerge from his room and
close the doors softly He then looked
around in a self-frightened way and made
a dive for the elevator, and when the lift
came in sight called out to the operator,
Hurry up, hurry up" The elevator man
hurried, and when he reached the floor
where the senator was standing met with
this appeal: Open that door and let me
in! Let me in lightning auckland get
away from herer' The elevator had gone
only few feet when the door of the COM
rnittee room opened and out stepped DIR.
Mary Walker. The reason of the senator's
perturbation became apparent. There are
worse things in Senator Hears estima-
ton. than Philippine annexation. One Of
these things is DIR. Mary Walker She
has earned the distinction of being one of
the most dreadful bores that ever infested
the capital.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11

The proposed congressional junket to the
West Indies on the dispatch boat Dol
phin has been abandoned. Fear of news
paper criticism says dispatch from
Washington to the Philadelphia Ledger.
VIII prevent the Senate and House com
mittees from going to Cuba" This. then
is the second official junket TO Cuba. at
public expense, which has been knocked
on the head by the newspapers within
two weeks.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11

Overhead electric wires in large num-
bers in city are not only unsightly. but
are menace TO property and life. 1t is
understood that The new telephone com
p4ny is willing to comply with the re-
quirement of City Council and put its
wires IN the business part of the city I'M
foreground Why would it not be good
idea to get al of the wires in che bust
ness section. including those of the DO
nee and fire departments, Underground as
quickly as possible? There would be no
difficulty about making arrangements 10
put the eity's wires into the telephone
donduits.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11

After long fight in the courts. the CHI
dren of the late Jay Gould have succeed
ed in clearing his name of blot that
some INSCRIPTIONS persons put upon it
as part Of an effort 10 blackmail his
family Jay Gould was not a man who
inspired love or great deal of respect
on the part of the public; but he was far
from being as bad as a great many per-
sons have tried to make him appear, And
since his death his children have done a
great deal toward softening the harsh
opinions formerly held by the public of
their father one of them. indeed. has
made the name of Gould synonymous with
the most broad and liberal charity.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11

A New York dispatch says that syn-
dictate with a capital Of 100000 has been
formed for the purpose of developing in
dustries in the Philippines The syndicate
win build railroads. deal in lumber and
timber and engage in agricultural and
manufacturing pursuits. Cooley labor is
plentiful. and extremely cheap in the
Philippines, hence the syndicate will prob
ably make money in sugar, rice, and. DOS.
sibiy, cotton growing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11

The ergograph Is being used in the
public schools of Chicago TO test the
nerve strength of children. The inventor
of the apparatus ought now to perfect
some doube-rveted. copper-fastened sort
of an instrument for testing the nerve
of the Chicago aldermen
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11

Speaker Reed finds Gen. shafter a good
broad mark for his shafts of wit and sar-
casm. The other day, just after the Eagan
sentence was promulgated. a FRIEND called
Reeds attention to some of Skaters re-
marks Representing the speaker as being
opposed to the policies Of the administra-
ton. Il suppose" said Reed in reply
shat Gen Shafter is looking for fur
Tough on full pay"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11

The treasury department has made a
new ruling to the effect that the mere
fact of birth in this country does not make
one citizen. Children who are born in
the United States of unnaturalized par
ents andswho are taken by their parents
abroad in their minority, according 10 the
new rule, must be treated on their return
10 this country as aliens under the immi-
grafton laws
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11

If the President had the authority to do
so and desired TO enlist an army of l00,-
OOO lieutenants, he could probably secure
the fun number inside of twenty-four
hours. There have already been 1000
applications for the lieutenancies to be
filled under the new army law. OF that
number 22000 applicants asked TO be made
second heutenants. of which there are
only l0l 70 be Appointed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11

The legislature of Pennsylvania will. It
is understood, appropriate nearly 81 1000 900
for the state militia, to be expended IN
two years The liberality of PennsyI-
vania towards her citizen soldiers ap-
pears magnificent when It is contrasted
with the sum that the Georgia legislature
appropriated for the military at It's e
cent session. Georgia. of course, has not
so much money as Pennsylvania from
which to make liberal appropriations; but
if Georgia would adopt biennial sessions
of the legislature, and give the sum that
would be thus saved to the state troops.
the people would be pleased and benefited.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11

The late Congressman Dingley was a
temperance man; nevertheless it appears
that the usual congressional funeral
amount of whisky, wine and beer was taxi
en- along on the train which carried mis- re-
mains and the official mourners from
Washington to Maine.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11

Monroe L. Hayward, who has been elect
ed as United States senator in Nebraska
TO succeed Senator Allen, is described
as "a square-toed gold-standard Repubn
can
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11

Through some unaccountable oversight
on the part of the magazines, the litera-
ture of the war has not yet been enriched
with articles by the Chinaman who
washes Dewey's shirts and the cabin boy
who polishes his shoes
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11
DE SOTO HOTEL

First-class accommodations for 800 guest.
Among the improvements the past summsr "a
new bath rooms were added. Tourists ga
Savannah the most interesting civ in nv
South. An ideal winter resort. Special rates
for families remaining week or more.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11

Lately there has been considerable i'm
provement of sidewalks in the business
section of the city. Some of the worst
walks have been replaced with very good
and enduring ones. 1t is TO be hoped that
the good work will go on. There are many
other sidewalks that need atten-
ton; and some of the property owners
seem to care very little whether they are
ever attended to or not The city ordi-
nances make 1t the duty of persons own
ing property to provide good walks along
the street front of it for the accommo1a-
ton of their fellow citizens. Some own
ers obey the law; others do not. If the po-
lice are not now reporting bad sidewalks,
it would be good idea for the superin-
tendent of the force 10 instruct them re-
specting the matter. The information that
would be gathered by the policemen would
be of value to the department of public
works; and that department might be able
to spur neglectful property owners to
performance of their duties
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11

1t took years OF hard work to have the
Office of plumbing inspector created. There
is real need for such an official. There is
no private work in which the public has
more interest than in plumbing, and
no work respecting which the average
householder mas less knowledge. Almost
any smart and dishonest plumber can fool
the most careful layman respecting water
and drainage pipes and connections. For
Individual and public protection, there
fore, it is necessary to have such work
inspected by a competent and faithful
public official. The city is soon to have
a thorough system of house drainage. I'm
less there is some competent person, with
authority to say how house Plumbing
shall be done, and see that it is so done.
the efficiency Of the new drainage system
may be greatly impaired. Indeed, the
system might become menace to public
health, instead of a safeguard against dis
case There should be no possibility of
any such thing occurring. The way to
avoid it is to have only gooC and reliable
plumbing done. The duty of the inspec-
tor IS to see that only such work is done
Plumbers who purpose doing good work
should not oppose the plumbing ordinance
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11

registered al lhe postohee in savannah.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-10-16
FiRIO US ITEM S.

William J. Atwater is erecting two more houses on Mechanic street.
 The c. D. Kinney company of this city has been awarded the contract for the mason work for the handsome $20, 900 residence which Henry A. Taylor, jr,, of Milford, is to erect at Burns Point.
 w. H. Hackett of the Hillhouse high school has been appointed principal of the evening school at the Hillhouse high school, and H. E. Gregory will be priil- cipal of the evening school at Board- man school
 The Rev. J. Logan Tomlinson of Sims bury has come to New Haven for the winter.
 The Rev. John Brown of Bedford, England, preached in Battell chapel yesterday morning. The Rev. MT Brown has as his charge the old John Bunyan church, in which the great re- former at one time preached.
 At the Church of the Messiah last evening the discussion Men in the Church. was resumed. The Rev MT. Dickerman read several letters received in regard to the argument and answered them in order. There were about half a dozen people who spoke, one of whom argued with much force that the church should champion the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-10-16
COUNTRY CLUB TOURNAMENT.

f Opened Saturday~-Tos Continue All This Week-The Yale Tournament.
 The annual golf tournament of the New Haven Country club opened Sat urday. A large number of contestants entered the preliminary matches. Of these eight in each class-A, B and C. qualified. Medals were awarded to the player making the best score in each class. The recipients were: Class AR. White, IS holes in 91.
 Class BIZ. F. Beach IS holes in 10S
 Glass C--C. E. Rice, IS holes in 113
 The tournament will continue all this week, those who qualified on Saturday striving for the honor of competing in the finals, The finals in each class will be for 36 holes and will played off next Saturday,
 The senni-f1nals in the Yale golf tour nament at the New Haven Golf club will be played this afternoon. Robinson will play Cheney, the state champion, and Byers will play Hitchcock, broth CT of the winner at Narragansett. The finals will be played on Tuesday. Fol- lowing them the regular club tourna- ment will be played.