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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-23

He keeps a stenographer constantly with
him at his house and at his committee
room; and he dictates Internationally as
the occasion arises, going from one thing
10 another In a bewildering way.
lie reads two or three daily newspa-
pers carefully, and watches closely for
anything that is said of him, whether in
praise or denunciation. He keeps a Sc
ries of scrap books in which all these
things are carefully preserved, and his
future biographer Will have ready at hand
an unbiased collection of contemporary
opinion.
He loves the fields and the woods. lie
has a country place at Asnebumsk kit. just
outside OF Worcester, where lie spends
many days Of the summer. An eagle
which hovers over this spot he has come
10 regard as almost his personal property
1t was he who secured legislation for the
protection of song birds from the Massa-
chusetts Legislature.
Senator Hoar's traits have come down
to him from the sturdiest New England
ancestors. He IS the grandson of Roger
Sherman, who signed the Declaration of
Independence. He is proud of his ances-
try, proud of his state, and imbued with
the traditions of both.
He is one Of those who grows old grace
fully. He is fond of abiding in a half
jestfl'l way TO the passing years.
l.. A. Coolidge,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-23

Do you cough?
Do your lungs pain you?
Is your throat sore and nhamed?
Do you spit up phlegm1
Does your head ache?
Is your appetite bad?
Are your lungs delcateI
Are you losing flesh?
Are you pale and thin?
Do you lack stamina?
These symptoms are proof that you
have in your body the seeds OF the most
dangerous malady that has ever devas-
tated the earth--consumpt
Consumption, the bane of those who
have been brought up in the old-fash-
Toned beliefs that this disease was hered-
itary, that it was fatal, that none could
recover who were once firmly clasped in
its relentless grip.
But now known to be curable made
so by the world-stirring discoveries of
that man whose name has been given
to this new system of treatment.
Now known to be preventable and
durable by following and practising his
hygienic teachings.
The new system OF treatment will cure
you OF consumption and OF all diseases
which can be traced back to weak lungs
as a foundation.
1t is not a drug system, but system
of germ destruction and body building
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-23

Not guesswork but science.
Not step backward, but stride out
Of the old ruts.
Made possible only by Pasteurs,
Virohows, Metchnikof's and Slocum's
latest discoveries in bacteriology, hy-
giene and therapeutics.
In plain English, system OF modern
scientific disease curing.
The System consists OF Four Prep
arations which act simultaneously and
supplement each others curative action.
You are invited to test what this sys-
tenn will do for you, If you are sick. by
writing for free treatment 10 the Slo-
cum Laboratories, New York City.
WRITE TO THE DOCTOR.
Send your name and full express and
postoflice address to the Slocum Labor
atories, % Pine street, New York, and
mention this paper, and the -Four Free
Preparations OF medicine will be for
warded you.
The system is positive cure for con-
sumption, that most insidous disease,
and for all lung troubles and disorders
complicated by loss of flesh, Coughs,
Catarrh, Asthma, Bronchitis etc,
Thin, pale, weak people become fat
and hearty by its use. a
The test is to try it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-23
ORIGIN OF The MENU.
An Old Fashioned Custom to Aid the
Appetite.

An Old Fashioned Custom to Aid the
Appetite.
It was the Duke Henry of Brunswick
who was first observed r. the intervals of
a banquet, to scan carefully long strip of
paper by the side Of his plate; and when
the curious guests ventured TO inquire into
the nature of his studies, he explained that
il was a sort of programme of the dishes
which he had commanded from the cook
10 the intent that if some delicacy which
especially appealed to him were marked
for a late stage ins the repast, he might
carefully reserve his appetite for 1t.
The simplicity and excellence of the idea
instantly appealed 10 the good dukes
guests. and the menu card from that mo-
ment became an institution. In its old
fashioned form the bill was usually writ
ten large on cards of such dimensions that
room for only one could be found at each
board. This was in 1900; and this aid to
selection must have been boon, for the
medieval dinner was mine of surprises.
II was divided into courses; but whereas
NOWADAYS the diner has a general idea
that fish will follow soup, and that the
entree will be succeeded by roast or its
equivalent, there was no knowing what
was going to happen at an early English
dinner. or In what order IL would be
carved
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-23
ROCK OF AGES.

IophHuy was inspired to Write His
Hymn After Taking Refuge From
storm Between Two Piers of
Rock.
In a recent letter, written to Dean Le-
Froy by Sir William Henry Willis, MEM
Der of Parliament for Bristol, he made a
very curious statement, which has natur-
ally excited a great deal of interest in the
ecclesiastical world. Sir Williams writing
was in relation to the strange circum-
stance connected with the first inspiration
OF the famous hymn Rock of Ages Cleft
Tor Me-" which Is generally beloved by
churchmen in every part of the world and
sung in places of worship of every de-
nomination with equal admiration and ap-
probation.
The story which has just been brought
out by Sir William in his own words, is as
follows: During the reading of some old
documents recently, came across a state
ment in regard to Toplady's inspiration for
his famous hymn which seem to prove that
the original Rock of Ages is in Bur-
rington Combe, which is on the edge of my
place. and after a careful investigation
OF the matter, am satisfied that the story
is true In every particular. 1t appears
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-23

From the London News
Berlin, March lG.-It often happens that
wealthy people leave their fortunes to
charitable institutions without any regard
for relations who live In poor circum-
stances. The Emperor William Is decided
ly opposed to such legacies. Only lately
IN a special cabinet order he laid great
stress on the necessity Of an adequate sum
being paid TO poor relations who had been
passed over. while Institutions and corpor-
ations had received large sums. As the
Emperors consent has always to be sought
before such legacies can be accepted. In flu
ture a change in favor Of the persons so
passed over Will most likely be made A
case of this sort is the followng Herr
Meyer, owner of a brewery at Johannes
burg; left 10 the town OF Settin f15O00 to
build a museum. The municipal corpora
ton, however, on presenting the usual Pc
tition. was Informed by the minister Of
the interior that the Emperor refused his
consent for the present, as the will violated
a moral duty toward INDECENT relations,
who had been excluded from all benefits. by
the Will OF the testator. The town was,
therefore, called upon by the minister irst
TO indemnify the needy relations Of the de-
ceased
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-23
GENUINE BEAUTY SLEEP.
A Hard bed Tends TO Make the Flesh
Firm.


New York, April 2i-"Women nowadays
lie on beds that are so soft, surround
themselves with so many cushions and
pile so much covering on them" said an
eminent physician, that the body gains
no centfation whatever. High pillows
throw the head forward and interfere with
healthful breathing. while all sorts Of po-
sitions are taken with regard only to get
ting comfortable.
"A hard bed Is the best thing In the
world for making the flesh firm. l have
known patients to apparently reduce their
weight twenty or thirty pounds after
sleeping so for several months, but on
being weighed they would find that no
flesh had been lost: II had simply hard
ened and lost rs fiabbpess.
sleeping on the back is not hcalthful.
Ii results in a gravitatlon OF blood TO the
brain. Persons who dream much and have
nightmare, usually sleep IN this position.
II also has a tendency 10 throw the pail
ate back, causing mouth breathing which
In as turn h a frequent cause Of throat
trouble. az the air reaches the lungs with
out being purified and molstened b. pass
ing through the nose.
Lying on the left side. with the arm
thrown behind. 81 che best position for
both giving a fine figure and promoting
health. All animals sleep upon the chest
90 nearly as possible with the back 40.
ana they know pretty wen che beat meth
ods IA these matters. II viii be found
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-23
ne PARHOT AND THE WATCH.
S'"rE OF Real People and a Bird
mat Is Strange in n MILD WAY.

II story of Real PeopIe and n Rird
mat Is Strange in a Mild Way.
.''iies Z. Howard, a New York manu-
'''er' hVIng in Greenville, N. j., before
'.''s lor his place of business one morn
last summer, placed his watch, a valu-
0'e with long, think gold chain at
-''eu' on his dining room table and re-
a. ms wife to send il to the ieweler
no p9f' parrot was in the room al
IT, ,''"e' and after MIR. Towards depart
servant opened lis cage door and,
L., 80 Her custom, gave Polly the free
knga.S, me dining room while she was
kre 80. III cleaning its domlcile Return
be s 'o'ii a tour of the kitchen little later
|wlfh 't sau' was Mortified to see the parrot
|srror,' ',e watch chain twisted round its
h. M FAX and the bird using its claws
Elange,o,saeh IT, in such a way as TO en-
POS , we wholeness of the time keeper
|ard a. ~ wicked Polly? cried Mrs. How
|tendtnNo entered the room Just then, ex-
/ blsf- ter arms and rushing at the mis-
|galCb :" Ner' You bad Polly. give me that
boon 'eIl'hl and irrated, flew round the
apsl,saa a." times, knocking the watch
scsnir,, Az manner OF things, and finally
/ efug@ through an open window took
|qer5,,. tall, thlckly foliaged maple
i oioo,et7 .',s the roadway Mrs. Howard
|saro5 INC, nller ana found u high up on a
t,o lying desperately 20 dlvesi itself
4 nsn .'l,fing chain, which by this time
I Wa d,.,', 10 get round one CT he legs.
d ri. eI...I 20 the DioadinRs OF Mrs. How
4 fher srH ' Gown on the contrary IL went
..sres ~.fd turned back 10 the house
us ~. some one who could climb
Wv "Afn she returned thu bird was
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-23

that one day the distinguished author was
caught in a heavy thunder storm in Bar
rington Coombe, and there taking shelter,
between two massive piers Of our native
limestone rock, he penned his famous
hymn that has immortalzed him."
In all England there is probably no more
beautiful, weird or romantic spot than
burlington Coembe--a- deep indenture in
the dark, swelling hill known as Black
Down, which rising to the hight of !, 100
feet, forms the summit of The Mendlp
range. The place is within easy reach of
Blagdon Parish Church, over which DR..
Toplady presided, and the restored tower
of which bears witness 10 Sir W. II. VIII
lis solcitude for objects of archeaologi-
cal interest
The road winds through Darlington
Coombe between lofty, and in some places,
preciptous slopes, where the gray rock
shows boldly among the bracken. At one
point there is a conspicuous crag of noun
tain limestone seventy or eighty feet in
hight a prominent object on the right
hand to anyone approaching from Blagdon
road. Right down the center of this mass
of stone IS a deep tissue, in the recesses
of which grow many fern, whose stunted
growth and wind-worn appearance tell of
the scanty soil and the exposed situation.
This was the tissue in which Toplady
took refuge, and it was this cleft and
this rock, which suggested the central
idea Of his beautiful hymn.
This is the beginning of the hymn as
Toplady wrote It, and in connection with
the above history, il can be read with
added intelligence, and understanding:
Rock of Ages cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in thee.
Let the water and the blood,
From thy side a healing flood,
Be of sin, the double cure,
Save from wrath and keep me pure"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-23

Modern scientific discoveries seem 10 be
OF the greatest use in running down Grim
inals. German diplomat was telling me
the other day OF a curious use Of the mi
croscope for this purpose recently made In
Prussia. A barrel OF specie sent from the
frontier 10 Berlin was robbed and filed
with sand. This was supposed 20 have
been done on the way 10 Berlin. An emf
mont chemist obtained samples OF an the
sand near the stations through which the
barrel passed. ana by means OF blowppe
and microscope found sand OF the station
az which Il had been emptled and filled,
and from this circumstance the thief w0s
discovered and arrested
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-23

A student OF Spanish history has added
an interesting chapter 20 the history Of
prices by revealing from his studies IN the
archives OF the Escuriai what il cost to
discover The new world. The stipends OF
the discoveries certainly amounted 10 very
little The pay Of an able seaman was
only, Il seems. $3.50 a month. while the
captain drew only about SIC a month. As
for chrlstopher Columbus himself his
caruTnes were al The rate Of $50 a year.
Marion Dcpew
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-23
MARKING TIME.
How Done Before the Invention of
Clocks and watches.

How Done Beiore ihe AhNehNioh VI
Clocks and Watches.
1t is very easy for us who have watches
and clocks 90 tell the time Of day or to
note the passage OF the minutes; but in
the olden-time before the invention Of
clocks and watches there were others
lust as important to their owners II not
quite 80 accurate as ours Al first the
ancients had sun-dials by which Il was
easy to tell the hour Of the day by the
shadow that they cast. In the night
time this was impossible, ana 90 water
clocks and sand clocks were invented.
The water clock was nothing more than
vessel OF water with small hole in the
bottom through which The water leaked
away. An upright rod IN che vessel was
marked BY the hours registered on the
sun dial 10 such way thet ~ che water
flowed out che figures remaining above
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-23
SULPHUME BATHS

Every well regulated household should have
bottle of SULPHUME and SULPhUME SOAP
in their bath room. for those who have taken Sui
plume Baths find their medicinal properties
superior to the most famous sulphur springs
and can be made any desired strength.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-23
Bio Old
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The age-herald., 1899-07-18
MIR. BRYAN'S VIEWS

From the Atlanta Constitution.
 Humphrey, Neb., July 15.-My views upon the Philippine question have been made public over and over again. The treaty should have provided for the independence of the Philippine islands, as it did for the independence of Cuba, but{ thought it bet ter to ratify the treaty and declare the na- ton's policy by resolution than reject the treaty.
 l favored the Bacon resolution, which promised the Flipinos independence as soon as a stable government could be estab- lished. I believe, further, that our nation should protect the Filipino republic from outside interference while it works out it's own destinations: in other words, believe we should treat the Filipinos as we have promised to treat the Cubans, and as we have treated the people of Mexico and the people of South and Central America. Monarchies are founded upon force, but republics are founded upon consent
 The declaration of independence asserts that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed. If the declaration is sound, we cannot rightfully acquire title by conquest or by purchase from an alien monarch, whose title we dis puted when we furnished arms to the Finpnos.
 If the administration had given to the Filipinos the assurance of independence, which was given to the Cubans there would have been no bloodshd. If that assurance is given now hostilties will cease. No one proposes to yWhdraw the soldiers ufltff a stable government is established, but 1t will be easy to establish a stable government when it is known that our occupation of the Philippine islands is only temporary.
 "Forcible annexation would be criminal and contrary to our code of morality"
 W. J. BRYAN.
The age-herald., 1899-07-18
EUBsCRIPTIoN RATES.
MT. Bryan's Philippine Policy.

Senator Morgan is certainly unjust to MT. Bryan if he means to say that he fayors an immediate withdrawal of troops from that island. or any cessation of operations against the forces under Agunaldo. He has said nothing that shows any desire on his part of a withdrawal under fire, or short of entire conquest of the archipelago, and the full assertion of American sover- eighty. He has said nothing that calls for less vigor on the part of the administration in the Philippines. On the contrary he writes thus to the Atlanta Constitution, the letter being dated July b:
 If the administration had given to the
 Filpinos the assurance of independence
 which was given to the Cubans there
 would have been no bloodshed. No one
 proposes to withdraw the soldiers until
 a stable government is established, but
 1t will be easy to establish a stable gov
 ernment when it is known that our oc-
 equation of the Philippine islands is only
 temporary. Forcible annexation would
 be criminal and contrary to our code of
 morality.
 MT Bryan may be mistaken as to the effect that present assurances of indepen- dence would have, but he desires in any event to have a stable government estab- 1ished before the troops are withdrawn, and in this respect Senator Morgan has certainly done MT. Bryan injustice. The injustice was beyond all doubt uninten- tional. MT. Bryan does not ask or expect congress to order the withdrawal of the troops from the Philippines until "a stable government is established" and that event will certainly not occur very soon, and it may not occur in lifetime A stable gov- ernment in that part of the world is quite a rare quantity.
The age-herald., 1899-07-18

throw a still greater burden upon this country.
 MT. Jeans attributes the present unpre- cedented demand for iron,and steel to the opening up of new countries, the develop ment of the worlds mercantile marine, and war fleets, and to the general revival of industry and commerce after a long pe- riod of depression. All three are cooper atfng in creating an immense demand in all parts of the world for the chief metal of commerce.
 Mr. Jeans reviews carefully the condi- tions and possible prices of English iron makers He believes that the outlook is exceptionally promising the world over, suggesting the likelihood of a continuance of activity in most branches of the iron trade
 MT. James P. Witherow of Pittsburg, who was the contracting engineer of the steel plant at Middlesborough, Kentucky shows how the south gained it's command ing position in the iron trade. It came about by early use of the superheated blast in the Whitwell stoves, and afterwards through determined effort to sell iron in the very centers of European trade. The third step will soon be taken at Ensiey, where southern iron will be turned into steel. From the beginning says MT. Witherow, "it is easy to forecast that the south in a few years will be making into steel billets and commercial steel fully one half of the output of her furnaces, and will be able to produce the same from three to five dollars ton cheaper than the Pittsburg district; besides, her cheaper and more stable labor, forbidding ffuctua- tions in the raw materiaI, must give the south a commanding position in the trade its most sanguine friends and admirers have never dreamed"
 In other words, MT. Jeans foresees larger outputs each year in the United States, and Mr. Witherow predicts great future for the south in the iron industry. Both seem to think that the period of activity will be prolonged, and MT. Witherow at least anticipates the making of cheap steel in the south. These critics, it will be re- membered, live the one in England and the other in Pittsburg.
The age-herald., 1899-07-18
The Outlook in the Iron Trade

The Manufacturers Record contains two interesting papers concerning the iron trade of the future-one written by an English man and one by an American, both being sanguine of long period of activity, par ticuarly in this district.
 MT. J. stephen Jeans, secretary of the British Iron Trade association, and editor of the Iron and Coal Trades Review surveys the worlds iron industry. He puts the increase of production in 1898 at 2,5oO,o0O tons over the production of the previous year, and nearly every ton of the increase was produced in the United States and Germany. He estimates that the increase of 1899 will be 4.5OO,O0O tons, one half of which will be furnished by the United States. The retrenchment of ore and coke supplies in Great Britain and Germany may