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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-22
WHAT SWEARING COST.
Curses and Oaths Used to BE n COST
Iy Luxury.

From the Gentleman's Magazine.
In 1923 it was enacted that any who curs-
ed or swore should be fined p pence, or,
on non-payment, be set In the stocks for
twelve hours or, II under twelve years
of age, should be whipped In 1894 another
act was passed fixing gradations Of punish
ment, and directing that young offenders
up TO sixteen should be whipped and this
law was, up to 1923, read publicly in parish
churches. after morning prayer, four times
a year. In 17l5 there was new statute by
which a kind of swear-scale was estab-
lished, whereupon day laborer, a common
soldier or sailor or seaman might utter one
oath for shilling; person under the de-
gree of gentleman for two shilllngs;
person of or above that degree for five
shill.ngs, and the penalties were doubled
after one conviction, and thereafter treb-
led. Nor were these enactments altogether
idle. Thus in 1861 one John Mason Scott
a mealman of Winslow Bucks, did pro-
fauely curse one pTofane curse" in given
words twenty several times repeated"
and 1t cost him two and half guineas;
two sovereigns for the curses, at a form
apiece, and twelve and sixpence for the
prosecutor, James hlHB. moreover, the
conviction was held good by Justices
Wightman and Blackburn.
Sir John Strange reports a case whence
1t appears that William Collier came before
the justices and complained that James
Sparkling, a leather dresser, of the parish
of ST. James, CSerkenwell-a district not
altogether free from the offense to-day
had profanely sworn ffty-four oaths. and
profanely cursed one hundred and sixty
curses. contra formam statutl, and the
leather dresser was adjudged guilty and to
pay twenty-one pounds eight shillings We
regret. however TO add that this decision
was reversed, though only on the technical
ground that the oaths and curses ought to
have been set out. the lord chief justice.
Sir John Pratt. Sir Littleton Powys Sir
Robert Eyre and Sir John Fortescue Aland
being of opinion that IL was not for a Wit
ness to determine what was an oath--"to
swear the law" as Il was quantity put
since IL is a matter of great dispute
amongst the learned what are oaths and
what curses
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-22
FINANCIAL.

Money-Market steady.
Foreign Exchange-The market Is
strong. The following are the Savannah
quotations: Commercial demand, $fS5K
sixty days, $4.s3; ninety days, $4Sgh; ;
francs, Paris and Havre, sixty days, 52i7a:
Swiss, sixty days. 5.27h; marks, sixty
days. 9ih.
Domestic Exchange-Steady; banks are
buying at par and selling as follows:
Amounts up to S25 10 cents; SIS to $50 Is
cents; $50 to 800 20 cents $500 to $50, a
Der cent. premium, $500 10 $1,000 at X per
cent. premium; $1,000 and over, 81 PER
81 900
securities-An active demand for the se-
curities of the Central of Georgia at adj
vancing prices.
Stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-GeofaIa
sih per cent bonds of 1890; 1l3 bid, 116 ask
cd; Georgia Siz per cent. due 1915, 10
bid. 49, asked Georgia AZ per cent. bonds.
1915. l22ik bid, 123 asked; Georgia 4 per
cent. due 1920, l20 bid, l2i asked; South
Carolina, 4lls, lis bid. 11B asked.
City Bonds--Atlanta AZ per cent, 1923,
1O6 bid, asked; Augusta 3Iss, 1928 iOiH
bid. 1902 asked; Augusta 4l3s, 1925, 1O7 bid,
1OS asked; Augusta per cent, Ill bid. l12
asked; Augusta per cent, III bid, 113
asked; Columbus per cent. 1O7 bid, 1Os
asked; Macon 8 per cent, 115 bid, ask
ed; Macon 4IAs, 1926, 1O5 bid, asked sa-
vannah per cent. quarterly April cou-
pons, 1l215 bid, ll3 asked; Savannah g. per
cent. quarterly May coupons. liz bid, ll2M
asked; Charleston 4. 101A bid. 1924 asked;
Railroad Bonds-Savananh Florida and
Western Railroad general mortgage bonds
6 per cent. interest coupons, 12l bid, 1875
asked Savannah, Florida and Western
first mortgage per cent. gold bonds, due
1924, 113 bid, 1l5 asked; Central Railroad
and Banking Company collaterals IS, SO
bid, 81 asked; Central Of Georgia Railway
first mortgage S., 50-year gold bonds. lis
bid, 119 asked; Central Of Georgia Railway
first consolidated mortgage IS. 96% BID,
971k asked; Central of Georgia Railway
first preferred incomes. "a bid, Is asked;
Central Of Georgia Railway second pre-
ferred incomes, IA bid, Is asked: Cen
trail of Georgia Railway third preferred
incomes 61z bid IA asked; Georgia Railroad
es 1910 1854 bid, III asked: Charlotte, Co
lumbla and Augusta first IS, JOG bid, 107
asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
second mortgage Is, iis bid, 12l asked;
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-22

the season ends Yet the foreign con-
tingeut showed a retreating attitude and
remained decidedly bearlsh. The market
improved rapidly In the afternoon, being
stimulated by a demand from shorts fol-
lowing Washington forecasts Cor rain dur
ing the next twenty-eour hours over the
eastern section of the cotton belt. AT the
best point of the day the market showed
an advance of SQ0 points, and was finally
steady. 1 higher TO lower, having gone
a, the close under a squirt of realizing.
New York. Feb. 81. noon.-Cotton futures
opened steady at the decline; February,
6.2Sci March 6.22c; April, 6l9c; Nav, 6.22c;
June. G2lc; July, 6.22c; August. 626c; Sep
TENDER and October 6.l4c; November, 6.lSc;
December, else; January, 6.l9c.
y. MIXTURES closed steady; F'ebru-
any. 625c; March. 6.26c; April 6.23c; May.
6.25c; June 623c; July, 6.24c; August, 6.26c;
September, 614c; October, 6l5c Novem-
Der. G,12c; December, 6.l6c; January, Gle
New Orleans. Feb I.-COtton futures
quiet and steady; February, 5Sic: March,
5SSd5.S5c; April, 5.S6d5.SSc; May, 5.90Qn
5.9lc; June. 5.9iG5. 92c; July. 5.93a5,9lc
August, 5,90d5.91 September, 5.SlQ5.S2c
October 5.Sld5S2c: November, 5. S2m5.S3o
December, 5 SSQ5.Sic.
New York, Feb. 2l.-Hubhard Bros. &
Co say of cotton; European spinners
are encouraged IN their belleI IN a larger
yield by the offers which have been made
to them from the South during the past
two days. Their withdrawal from the Liz
erpool market to-day is accepted as show
ing this view Our market, however. be-
lieyos they are wrong in looking for n
large movement after the roads become
passable, and the decline of the market
was quickly recovered. This was partly
due to the approaching holiday, but Il rep
resents the strength of the outside conf
dence IN their position as TO further ad-
vance. There are none here willing to
concede more than a temporary decline
which will be quickly recovered when
spinners realize the crop has been over
estimated. Strength In March was shown
apparently to draw stock here. The close
was steady, with the trade bullish and
looking for better foreign advices to-mor-
row during our holiday"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-22
DRY GOODS.

New York, Feb. 2l.--There has been a
further advance in the price OF print
cloths, regulars marked up to "a, and
other goods TO relative basis. The market
for cotton goods here continues strong,
with upward tendency In all directions
Various advances quoted in brown sheet
ings, bleached cottons. prints and glnghams
and business comes forward unchecked
thereby. The demand is firm and comes
upon market bare of ready supplies of
all leading lines of cotton goods
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-22
GEORGIA AND o
~ o FLORIDA.

him' and commanded him to stop. Friends
rushed up and separated the two combat
ants before any blood was shed, however
Mr. Farkas at once swore out warrants
Tor Mr.. Durham before Justice deGraffen-
reid, charging him with carrying conceal
ed weapons and pointing a pistol at an
other. The warrants were served, but Mr.
Durham gave bond for $50 and was re-
leased.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-22
WORKING ONES PASSAGE.
A VOYAGE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
AS 4 STOCK-HANDLER.

Seasickness and Misery-A stowa-
ways OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES POta-
tOes-Caring for the AnimaIs-Land
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-22

Charleston, s. c., Feb 21.-Turpentlne,
market steady 44c; sales none. Rosin
steady and unchanged; sales none.
Wilmington, N. c.. Feb 2i.-Splrits tur-
pcntine firm al 43izd44c; receipts, casks
Rosin firm at SOC and 95c; receipts, Sos.
Crude turpentine steady at $t.s5 and $40;
receipts, IL. Tar steady at s1.0O; receipts.
$50.
New York, Feb 21.-Rosin steady. Tur-
pentine firm.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-22
A DROP IN SPIRITS.
THE MARKET DOWN TO 43Ia CENTS
A GALLON.

Fair Demand at the Decline with
Light oAerings-BOsin Firm and
Unchanged-Cotton at n Decline OF
1IO Cent-Other Markets quiet
ana steady.
Savannah. Feb. Alt was a quiet day
in all departments of trade. Cotton de-
chued Lice; spirits turpentine dropped nc
and rosin was firm and unchanged. but
with no sales reported
The exchanges throughout the country
viii be closed tomorrow Washington >
birthday, and no market reports will be
received. The following resume of the
different markets win show the tone and
the quotations at the close to-day:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-22
NAVAL STORES.

Spirits Turpentne-There was a drop in
the price Of spirits turpentine to-day. Buy
ers declined to pay yesterdays price, and
were bidding re lower. At the first call
at the Board Of Trade, the market was
bulletined firm at 431ac with sales OF AGA
casks. At the last call the market closed
firm at 431zc, with sales OF II casks.
Rosin-There were no sales reported at
the Board of Trade to-day. The market,
however, remained firm and unchanged.
The ouofaffone tyara nc foiInvvs.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-22
-Though % years Of &c "Unele DIel

Though 90 years of age "Uncle Dick
Thompson Of Terre Haute, Ind, once sec
rotary of the navy and long time a con-
eresssman, Is still wonderfully hale,
though his form is slightly bent. Mr..
Thompson served In Congress With John
Quincy Adams with Lincoln. Webster,
Calhoun and Clay. Of recent years he has
become an inveterate smoker.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-22
COTTON.

The local market declined 1-16c to-day.
Futures dropped a few points, and Mr..
Nenls reiterated estimate of a crop reach
ing H. $50, coo bales, had a depressing effect
on the market. The sales for the day
were $3.50 bales At the Cotton Exchange.
al the first call, the market was bulletin
ed quiet and unchanged, with no sales.
At the second cali it was at decline Of
Lice, with sales of 315 bales. At the last
call the market closed quiet and unchang-
ed, with further sales of as bales
The following were the official spot QUO
tatlons at the close of the market, at the
n. 10
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-02

"the forest" and part two Is to be de-
voted 10 practical forestry"
H.
FICTION.
Volume III OF the handsome new IL
brary edition OF the collected works OF
Rev. Edward Everett Hale, TO be COM
pleted in ten volumes, is at hand from
Little Brown and Company. The new
volume contains "Ten Times one -
Ten Neither Scrip nor Money,
stand and Wait" "Hepsibahs lur-
keys" and "Our New Crusade lhe
initial story is recalled as the lhsplra,,
tion OF the many 'Nen times one, .
lend hand associations ana cluDs OF
such common purpose organized ior .ns
object or helping others as contIahteu
with organizations for "mutudl lIh-
provement.' IL Us one of the Haze Class-
les, the influence OF which endures w "
THIS day and Will always endure, lhese
month un'
the ten are compieted I'm thelr gllt
adorned covers and beautiful letter
press they make veSy attractive So
rles and what they contain lhcluues 70
much that is recognized as sLandaru III
American literature. For Dr. Hales pen
mas not alone been prolific IN hsnlS
readable. stories Representative OF AM
el1can life in it's best endeaVor put
these nave been marvelousy trultIu III
many directions. What 'the Man NIlh-
OUT a Country" did 70 inculcate patIlot-
ism, Tor instance, ''Ten Times Ohe ac-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-02
{ IEp.

DROwN-In ths. city, 29th ult.. Adaline
E.. wife of Jesse X. Drown, and
daugh | r of the late Hiram and Eme-
line Drown of harrington.
I.EE-In Johnston, 1st inst, Naomi A.,
widow OF Deacon Newell Lee Of Paw
tuxet aged 96 years.
IIJBY-In this city, 1st inst, Helen
Grace. infant daughter of Michael j.
and Bridget A. Luby, aged months,
2S days.
NARVEIs-In Rehoboth. Mass. 29th
nm. Frances A., wife Of John c. Mar
vel.
MELoDY--In East Providence. SOth
nit. Michael Melody.
RypER-In this cfty. Soth ult., Hattie
A Ryder. wife of ]. Frank Ryder
aged Ss years.
sUORT-In Warren. 30th ult., Luther
cole Short. aged 96 years.
sNITH-In this city. 30th ult.. Mary A..
infant daughter of Frederick r.. and
Annie VI. Smith aged year and n
days.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-02
ODD FELLOWS AT CHURCH.
Members Of Manchester Unity Alend Services in
The fenaflcent Congrsga lona Church.

The annual service OF the Independ-
ent Order of Odd Fellows. Manchester
Unity. was held at 4 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon at the Beneficent Congrega-
tional church. and was very largely at
tended. representatives from nearly
every lodge i'm the state being present.
Before going to the church the odd
Fellows made a parade. marching up
Westminster street. through Fenner
and down Broad street To- the church.
headed bv HudsOn's band. There were
about 800 men in line and they present
ed a splendid appearance in full regalia.
Il. G.. NJ. George Birchell was in charge
accompanied by several of the grand
officers.
At the church the pastor. Rev. James
G.. Noce. -. D.. preached a sermon ap-
proprfate to the occasion and special
musical program was rendered.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-02

THE News acknowledges the receipt
of an invitation TO attend an exhibition
and sale OF new hats aud b0nnets 90 be
held at the pariors of the Narragansett
Hotel on Monday next, under the direc-
ton OF the Audubon Society of Rhode
Island. The object of the exhibition is
to demonstrate that hats and bonnets
may be fashionable as well as beautiful
without The use OF the plumage OF wild
bift4s-a4aa- u announced that many
OF our leading milllners will be repre-
sented with carefully selected speci-
mems of the latest foreign styles. A
committee of ju -ges composed OF Mrs.
William Ames. Mrs. Walter A. Peck
Mrs. Elisha II. Howard. Mrs. Roscoe
s. Washburn and Mrs. Henry +. Lip
pitt will award prizes, and the patron
age OF the public is requested in fun
confidence that a humane regard for
the birds viii not i'm the least place the
wearer of the Audubon hat or bonnet at
any disadvantage by comparison with
less considerate followers of dame
fashion. The invitation contains "a list
OF the names OF patronesses whose po-
sition as gentlewomen of our best soci-
ETY. is perfectly we'll established, and
thus confirms the idea that one need
not fear to be otherwise than fashion
able in following their leadership in the
matter OF millinery, and Indicates how
well advanced is the movement for the
protection OF the birds. Ii was only tn,
other day that tne News was moved tC
remark from the evidence OF th'
fashion plates, that bird plumage was
TO be more than ever the fashion this
season. But there is evidence that th'
protest against IL is a mighty one, ant
If the birds in other communities have
supporters of the number and characte
that they find here in Rhode Island tn,
milllners who oppose the sentiment o
the Audobons will at no early day b'
compelled 10 reform or go out of busi
ness.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-02

FOLKS who were not in New York
last week and even those who We're
there, are under obligations to The sun.
The magnitude OF the Dewey celebra-
tion was beyond the power of pencil,
picture and type TO express IL. In the
attempt the bin poster headline and the
imaginings OF the freak reporter. sue
cessful in making imposing the trivial
incidents OF the ordinary day, were
made 10 look like thirty cents. There
was. OF course. only one way to treat
the subject. and that was TO write ft
down as IL came along and leave it to
proyide it's own bigness. as IL was quite
big enough 20 do. No report0rial or
editorial frills can contribute 20 make
a really impressive thing more i'm
nressive. ON the contrary they can
only serve 10 belittle IL for the reader.
or rather 10 reduce the act OF writing
20 a plcayune performance. In these
days OF the elevation of the ins' guih
cant and the magnifying OF the micro
xcoplc by modern Journalism the
Dewey festivities came as a sockdola-
ger. The three days story Of The sun
accordingly rose supreme from the
swamp Of newspaper ticdouloureuN or
the fairer field OF honest. II less talent
ed effort To record the doings The
suns's story was microscopic IN its ef-
fectivencss.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-02

TOMORROW the first of the Amen-
cas- cup races between Columbia and
Shamrock Will be sailed over a fifteen
mile course to windward. or leeward,
and return. 1t is safe TO say that every
American will breathe easier AZ the Co.
lumbia is first at the finish tomorrow
afternoon and be correspondingly des-
pondent II Shamrock fetcbes the line
i'm the lead. For there seems 10 be no
doubt now. IL there has ever been any.
that sir Thomas Lipton's boat IS a
powerful craft and almost If not quite
as beautiful and smooth I'm her lines as
the pet Of Bristol. The experts who
have examined both boats I'm dry dock
are pretty well agreed that Shamrock
is a brute bv contrast to Columbia and
i'm a stiff breeze and sea ought TO win
while it is not so sure that she will
follow far behind Columbia in any sort
OF weather likely to be encountered.
This is not at all reassuring. but IL is
lust as well To fear the worst. Few
Rhode Islanders. OF course. will be pre-
pared 10 believe that anybody can beat
Herreshoff until they see IL done, how
ever the experts may figure it out. BY
tomorrow at this time we shall know
something certain. If Columbia wins
the first heat we Won't worry about
the other two And II she doesn't we
shall not give up until the cup Is lost.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-02
b.H.G|0dd1g2C0.
THEIR millinery
OPENING

was an unprecedented success
the difference in the style and
quality of the Pattern Hats, Bon
nets and Toques as compared with
those generally shown, was the
subject of many high compliments.
The exhibition is continued with
many dainty Millinery Novelties
in Plumes, Wings, Birds Of Para
disc, Ribbons, Chiffons and ex-
quisite Flowers.
Fine Dress Hats are much in
evidence, simply trimmed with
Flowers or Ostrich Plumes with
touch of velvet or fancy ornament
"
for finish.
Hats for Misses and Children
are a specially, and designed with
great care by experts i'll the busi-
ness.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-02

THE case of capt. Oberlin M. Carter Of
the Engineers corps, u. s. Army. is
brought to a head at last with the di-
rection by the President that the sem
tence of the court martial which tried
and found him guilty be executed. Ex-
cept the sentence Of death Carter's Is
the most severe that can be passed on
an officer OF the army or navy. IL is
known in army language as dismissal
with ignominy and is i'm the class with
the degradation ordered upon Dreyfus by
the first court martial in his case. Capt.
Carter, a West Pointer and "A brilliant
engineer officer was found guilty OF
fraud on. the government i'm the con-
tracts for improving the harbor of Sa-
vannah, and the sums he Illegally OBJ
tanned thereby ran into the millions. Tie
was tried nearly a year and "A half ago
and since then high military. political
and legal influences have been drawn
u II ss4
cure a remission OF some part Of the
sentence. These appeals have been lis
ned TO patiently by the President, the
| Judge advocate general OF the army and
| the attorney general in the executive
| cabinet. They have been poYerless ITO
| save the criminal. Capt. Carter will
| serve "a term of five years at hard labor
IN the military penitentiary at For
| Leavenworth. Kansas, pay fine Of
| five thousand dollars. be dismissed from
the army and his disgrace will be Off
| cially published i'm his home papers.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-02
NEW Books.

In a handsome volume published by
the J. b. Iipplncott Company. Wiliiam
NJ. Mcigs furnishesan analytical history
OF "The Growth OF the Constitution IN
the Federal Convention OF 1881" The
work is written in response To de-
mand for an accurate history OF the
development of the great fundamensal
instrument OF our government an thS
convention that granted II and, CLAUSE
by clause. traces il from the earliest
suggestion i'm the convention to the
form finally adopted. IL appears thae
no work OF the sort has ever been at
tempted I'm anything like q thorough
fashion, although, as researches nave
demonstrated. the material was uNall-
able II widely scattered ana cpisluvI-
ably confused. So this book Is unique
as furnishing an accurate history 90
how the various parts OF the Cohsu,
uition were originated, perfected ana
assembled what motives lnsplreu
them. what compromises and orislhai
propOsiuOns were necessary TO lhelr
being and the whole instrument is
rounded up with painstaking compete
ness. one may easily believe uhat the
task which the AulnoF Ol lhlS N"i =.
set for himself was no light one anu
that he met discouragement and DIM
culties at many steps. The accomplish
ment strikes one indeed as almost her
culean. The volume contains rae
simile OF a heretofore unpublished
nanuscrpf OF the first draft of the IN
strument made for the use of the COM
mittee OF detail in the handwriting OK
Randolph OF Virginia and besides
there are published in am appendix a
number Of the most interesting ana
curious propositions which for one rea-
SON or another were rejected bythe con-
venlion. The work is supplemental. or
rather is a natural sequel To tnsher
Evolution OF the Constitution pub
lished by the same house which pro-
vides the history OF the earlier sources,
forms OF government or ideals, 10 which
the instrument MAY be traced i'm many
of its features. the Meigs work treat
ing exclusively OF the proceedings with
i'm the convention itself up ~ which
Mr.. Fishers study is brought, as here
tof0re reviewed in the columns OF the
News.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-02
It'd BITS.

New York plasterers want $3.50 day.
There are 2S,1sO steamers and sailing
ships.
New York has a Hebrew painters
union.
London brlcklayers get nineteen cents
per hour.
Dundee street car men want the eight
hour day.
North Carolina is to have an ingram
carpet mill.
Rouen dock laborers struck for the
ten-hour day.
Missouri sold S22iii7 worth Of corn
cob pipes last year
The Congo region exports about g.
100000 walking sticks year
OF thousand persons only one
reaches the age of hundred years.
S50o.O00 sugar beet factory has
been offered Fort Dodge 10 sufficient
beets arc guaranteed
4 black enamel brooch containing a
lock VI Oliver Golismith's hair for
which his coffin was specially opeucd
was sold Tor tru gulntas. .at Chriere'e
in London. recently
Among the latest collecting fad is
search after odd trade signs ana ar
cuiars The collectors declare hsre ie
more FUN in 30 than anything i'm the
collection lire yet attempted
English Meth0jlsts intend 20 cele.
brate the advent OF the -wentleth con.
tury BY raising million guin.a fund
for their church. ana are likely TO SUI.
cecd. as 100000 guineas have been sub.
scribcd already.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-02

IN the retirement Of Reed Of Maine
his home constituents have lost a big
representative butt when his former
elected 10 succeed him the old Reed dis
trict will get into line with the greater
part of the rest of the country as q
supporter of the national adminis;ra-
tion in it's policy regarding the Philip
pines which MIR. Reed had never openly
consented to do.