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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-07
Paying old Scores.

Il don't know who proposed the thing"
said the young man who was telling the
story" according TO The Detroit Free
Press, but that doesn't matter. There
were six. of us together one night last
week, and when some one suggested that
we go and call upon a certain young lady
the idea took
I'VE elaborated The plan somewhat on
our way there. We agreed to 60 in one by
one, and while there 10 look upon the
another not only as strangers, bur inter
iopers as well 1t was vi.lanous thing
10 do. but the girl is somewhat of Joker
herself, and We all had an old score to
pay off.
I'VE carried out the idea to perfection.
I was the first to call, and the girl said
she was glad 20 see me. Before she had
time to say anything else another young
man was ushered in. She was glad to see
him, too But when the third young man
arrived she was somewhat confused and
stammered ltle over her welcome.
THE bell rang at intervals, and each
time young man was ushered in by the
grinning maid.
'To cap the climax a strange young
man, who knew nothing of the plot,
CHANGED to call.
Then the fun began. We sat around
the room and glared at one another as
much as to say: What the dickens are
you doing here
THE strange young man stood it ex-
actly ten minutes Then he fed, with the
excuse that he had suddenly remembered
an important engagement.
The conversation was short and dis
jointed. We addressed all our remarks
to the young lady, who got red and white
by turns, as she endeavored to keep six
conversations going at one time, for not
by word or sign did any one let on that
he was aware that any one was in the
room but the young lady and himself
when we had stood II as long as we
could without laughing we solemnly took
our leave one by one, with a parting
glare at those remaining.
Since then the young lady has been
doing a good deal of thinking. But I I'M
derstand that she is unable to make up
her mind whether il was a joke or only a
strange coincidence.
But the strange young man, who has
failed to call again, is no joke"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-07
Personal.

Senator Plat carries a small watch
which, besides being a most accurate time
keeper, strikes the hours. BY pulling out
small lever the senator can also make
IL strike the minutes and seconds. Mr..
Plat sleeps almost at will, and when he
wakes in the night can, by using his
watch, tell the time to minute.
"A bit of society gossip in New York
is to the effect that Biltmore, the famous
Vanderbilt place in North Carolina, is to
be closed and abandoned for all time by
the Vanderbilts, and may be turned over
to the state for a museum of some sort
This is because Mrs. Vanderbilt finds it
too gloomy and prefers a French chateau
An American just returned from Eu-
rope says that when Richard Croker was
in Paris last fall distinguished French
man asked the Tammany chief to define
a mugwump. Croker answered: He is a
chap who subscribes in a general way to
the doctrines of the Republican party. but
votes for Democratic candidates occasion
ally" Then said the Frenchman.
what do you call a Democrat who be-
heves in his party principles. but votes
for Republican candida tes?' Croker an
swered bluntly: If there Is any such
man, l should call him a damn fool"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-07
stories Of the Joneses.

Sam Jones says that he has engage
ments ahead that wiz keep him lecturing
for five years five nights a week, says a
writer in the New York Press. He is max
ing that precarious calling pay. He can fill
the house every time everywhere. yet in
reply TO critics who maintain that he has
laid away Of this worlds goods at least
$4,000 he says that his entire possessions
VIII not exceed $4,000 This does not go
down with me Sam has said repeatedly
that he owns more real estate in Kentucky
than he does in Georgia, and I know that
he has considerable valuable property in
Atlanta. If he IS worth only $4,000 he must
have settled the rest of his 5000 600 on his
wife and children The other Sam-Sam
Small-lives up to his name.
Bob Jones is Sans noble son. He told
his father that certain estimable citizen
of Sans town had invited him into his
rear office to take drink of whisky. Sam
cut loose the following Sunday with
roaring sermon, of which misleading
boy was the text He said: The man VINO
tempted my boy 10 drink must leave this
town. If he win not go peaceably ne will
go at the muZzle of my shotgun. l am
ready to go before my Maker with a record
of having shot scoundref who led my
same sort, only hotter, and Sam fairly
foamed at the mouth with threatenings.
The whole congregation got excited. The
excitement spread through the town, and
every one was asking his neighbor, who
can be the MANI" One of the good women
called Bob into her house and asked who
had persuaded him to drink Bob laughed
why, it amt nobody" he said. It just
told pa that lie TO give him something TO
preach about, and didn't the old man
ho=!"'
Bob Jones has brother Paul, younger
and buster. "How is Paul dOing?'' friend
of the family asked. "Paul's got one of the
biggest jobs in the county" Bob answer
Cd, and the friend was delighted to hear
that the chip of the old block was doing
We'll Curiosity led him to inquire further.
What is this big job? What line of bust
ness is Pau in?' Shifting the tobacco he
once asked his father to pray for, Bob re-
piled: He's undertook 10 get drunk with
out the old man findin' it out" Sam ask
ed Paul to go to the war. and Paul de-
clined. Thinking this might be perversity,
he insisted that Paul should not go. forcing
upon him countless arguments in favor of
remaining al home, and, to his amazement
and despair, the boy took the matter TO
heart and refused to enlist.
Sam Jones is HANDLED by Louisville
syndicate, and l think it is the same that
employs the gifted John Temple Graves.
Both are making big money Sam gives
dinners to legislatures, railroad companies
and commercial syndcates. He pays no at
tention 10 Christmas. 81 don't enjoy
Christmas any more, he says. 1T is too
lonesome. Since / quit drinking
Christmas is not different from any other
day. Christmas is no fun unless you get
drunk"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-07

The legislature of North Carolina will
make mistake if it passes the pending
bin providing that~the state school fund
shall be distributed among the whites and
blacks in proportion 20 the amount of
school tax which each race pays. If the
bin should become law the negro schools
would have TO be closed. because The nc
groes do not pay enough to the school
fund to keep the negro schools open for
month in a year.
There is no argument which would jusu-
fly distributing the school fund according
10 co.or. Il ia true that tho negroes pay
very little OF the school tax, but it must
not be forgotten that a majority, prob
ably, Of the white people pay very little
of the tax. If the only argument for dis
tributing the school fund according 10 the
amount paid in by each race is that the
negroes pay very little to the school fund
the same argument would shut out a very
large portion of the white children from
the benefits Of that fund.
Although The negroes pay only small
fraction OF the school taxes, it is a fact
that their tabor enables the wealthy and
well-to-do white people to pay the tax
which benefits the rich and poor alike.
Take the black labor out of the state and
there would, for a time at least, be an
enormous shrinkage in the school fund.
The factories might not stop running but
the agricultural interests of the state
would suffer from paralysis, and agricul-
ture is the real basis of the states pros
perity.
If the purpose of the legislature is 10
drive most of the negroes out of
the state and reduce those who
remain to a tower plane of intel
ligence il could not adopt better
plan TO accomplish those objects than to
shut the schools to the negroes. The race
feeling in that state is bad enough now,
but it is mild in comparison TO what il
would be if the proposed legislation should
be enacted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-07
A soCIALIsTIC MAYOR.

On Monday, John C Chase, a socialist,
was inaugurated Mayor of Haverhill,
Mass. In his inaugural address he an
nouneed that as far as he could he in
tended to introduce socialistc principles
in the government of the city. He in
tends that the city shall own the electric
light plants, the street railroads. and in
fact. everything for which a city fran
chse is necessary. The employees of
these various plants are to be chosen by
the people, who in turn are to choose their
their superior officers. 1t is apparent
that the employees will have an interest
ing time in compelling obedience to their
orders. And if they succeed in getting
a full days work from 10 per cent of the
employees they will be fortunate. But it
is probable that where all have a voice in
the new way of doing things, the chief
aim will be not to see how much can be
done in the eight hours which the social
istic toiers are permitted to labor but
to what extent the tax payers can be
gouged.
This soclahstic Mayors platform also
each laborer, without regard to what his
work may be or what his capacity for
work is. In other words, the earnest and
capable laborer is 10 carry the incapable
and lazy one. But il does not make much
difference whether a man is a good laborer
or not in the estimation of these social
lists, for their scheme is that children who
are not provided with shoes and stock
ings so that they can go to school, shall
be provided with them by the city; and the
city also is TO provide laborers with work
when they allege that they cannot find
work elsewhere. In short. the city is to
take care of those who think the world
owes them living, and who are disposed
TO do just as little es possible for the
money they receive. Most people would
think that Haverhill is a good place to
move from.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-07
1t Was Hard ON His Nerves.

The old proof reader, who had been for
more than a score of years correcting the
thousand and one minor errors which the
haste of newspaper-making allows to creep
into copy" before it reaches the print
ers hands. was a most methodical man. as
proof readers are likely to be- He came TO
work at the same hour and minute every
evening. worked in the same methodicaI
way and knocked off at the same time
starting Immediately for home with one
particular chum. But one night he made a
change in his mode of procedure. which
was the more remarkable coming from
him.
1t was the end of the week and like all
weE-regulated printers, he borrowed his
weekly dollar and started for home. But
instead of taking the nearest road he
struck off on a roundabout course
What's the natter" inquired his part
ner, why don't you go down Twelfth
street tonight instead of taking this long
ropte?"
The proof reader hesitated a moment and
then said:
We'll I'll tell you. I'm getting so I
can't bear Twelfth street any more. the
signs over the stores are so badly spelled
and punctuated.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-07

Everything seems TO be running to
trusts. That is because Of our high tariff.
Such tariff breeds trusts; and the high
er the tariff, the more trusts there viii be
The process Is simple. High prices. made
possible because foreign competition is
prohibited BY the tariff, induce the build
ing of new mills untiI there are more mills
than there is legitimate room for. Com
petition sets in, and prices are cut for a
time. But the price-cutiing does not con-
tinue long. The owners of the connecting
mills get together and form a combination,
otherwise trust. To make an excuse for
advancing prices the actual capital Of the
combination is multiplied by five, ten. nj
teen or twentys aa.ifhe trust is capitalized
on paper, for that amount. The trust
points out that it has>so many millions Of
capital, and that it Is compelled 10 earn
interest on that amount, therefore it must
put up prices and reduce wages. The pub
lie IS compelled to pay for the water in
the trust stock The trusts hsve never
been more fourishing than since the enact
ment of the Dingley tariff law Almost
every day the information comes of new
trust formed. The Sherman antitrust law
is apparently dead letter upon the stat
ute books. The corporations go on pour
ing waller into their stocks, and the people
have to put their hands in their pockets
to pay for it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-07
EVILS or OVER LEGISLATION.

In his message TO the legislature the
other day Gov. Roosevelt OF New York
commented at length on the evils Of over
legislation. Among other things he said:
The tendency 10 pass laws which are
utterly unnecessary. even when not per
nici0us or which are enacted purely 10
favor certain private interests. seem 20
grow instead OF to diminish. The state suf-
fers very much more from over legis-
lation than it does from lack Of legisla-
ton. one partial remedy for the evil
would be to amend the constitution so rs
TO provide for biennial sessions of the leg
islature"
We quote Gov. Roosevelt in this matter
because. during the last campaign in this
state, we persistently urged the importance
for providing for biennial sessions Of the
legislature. After the legislature met we
urged the Governor 10 recommend con-
sdtutional amendment making the sessions
Of the legislature biennial. and We brought
the matter TO the attention of the legis-
lature time and time again. Neither the
Governor nor the legislature would take
any notice of it. The Governor
and the reformers Of the legislature, how
ever, made frantic efforts TO find ways in
which the tax rate could be reduced Not
withstanding the fact that biennial sessions
would save the state $4,000 a year they
were against biennial sessions. though
they did not advance a single argument 10
show that annual sessions are necessary
or of greater benefit than biennial ses-
sions. The only reason that was advanced
for annual sessions was that the pol
ticians liked to meet in Atlanta once
year to discuss politics. In other words,
he men who were so anxious to cut down
the tax rate are willing to tax the people
$4,000 a year in order that politicians may
have the opportunity OF meeting at the cap
ital every year ana discussing politics.
II is apparent that unless the people take
this matter in hand and instruct their
representatives. in favor of biennial ses-
sions, the opportunity the poltieians now
have of meeting at the state capital once
a year, to discuss politics and fix up polit-
ical states, will be continued at a cost of
$4,000 year.
Il is within the bounds of reason to say
that more than half of the bills which are
passed at a session of the legislature are
either of no account, or else they are in
tended to promote private interests. Why
waste both time and money in passing
such bills? Gov. Roosevelt doesn't think
there as any use. Hence, he advises that
the legislature of his state meet only once
in two years. Pretty nearly all of the
states have adopted the biennial system
Is it the purpose of Georgia to continue in
the old ruts? Do her people want to pay
$4,000 a year 10 have worthless and bad
bills passed and to give her politicians
chance to meet at the state capital once
year to arrange for picking political
plums?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-07
BRIGHT BITS.

Positively Insulhng-'I know the
pumpkin pie was rather thin as to filing. -
said the landlady. almost crying. but I
don't think he had any right to say what
he did" What did he say?'' asked the
second table-boarder. He asked me if d!
didn't think that the piecrust would be
improved If ii had another coat of paint. ="
Indianapolis Journal
Circumstances Alter Cases-"NTy
friend" said the clerical-looking passen-
ger to the travelling man in the next seat.
do you ever drink" rs that an invita-
ton or only a question:" asked the willy
drummer Merely a question pertaining
to your future welfare" replied the C. l.
p. Then" observed the other, 81 never
drink, sir, never. Chicago News
Sufficient Unto the Day.-"But," said
the superintendent of construction, "how
are we, in building this pyramid 90 get
such enormous masses of stone up to such
a hight without somewhat primitive appli-
ances?"
What difference does that make?'' re.
piled the immortal Cheops Go ahead ana
do the job, and let future historians invent
a method for us"-Puck
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-07
Where oliver Twist Got His Name

Two new anecdotes of Dickens have re-
Gently come to light, says the Pan Mall
Gazette. The first is as follows: He ore
day related how the title of "Oliver Twist"
had suggested itself. The author had long
puzzled his brains to know what name to
bestow on the youthful parish founding
when one day getting into one of Shiui-
beers omnibuses, then not long estab-
iished,, the conductor slammed the door
and shouted out 10 the driver, Go on. OH
YER Twist" The singularity of the cog
nomen struck me" said Dickens, land
said to myself, That's the name for INV
new hero. " Upon another occasion Dick
ems asked friend II he knew what a
cornwall glass of por, wine" was. be-
cause, said he. Samuel Carter Hall has
just written asking II ! will go and take
one with him."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-07
lNDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetings-Young Mems Hebrew Assocl-
alton.
Special Notices-Resumption of Prac-
tice, Dr. G. H. Stone; City Bonds Wanted,
Isaac f. Haas, Secretary Sinking Fund
Commission Van Horns Supply Depot,
G. S. Van Horn; Dissolution Notice,
Cooper & sullwell; State Specific Taxes,
1899; Our Price List for To-day, c. A.
Drayton Grocery Company; Electric Cali
fornia Fruits, Etc, Abercorn Grocery Com
pany; Notice of Appointment of Commit
tee of Liberal Club; Ladies on Wheels, r.
d. & VIM. baltimore.
Business Notices-Show Cases, Henry
Solomon & Son.
Legal Notices-Notce to Debtors and
Creditors Estate of Catherine Waldner,
Deceased; Citation from the Clerk of the
Court of Ordinary of Chatham County.
Love Apples-C. A. Munster.
Doings at the Big Store To-day-B. II.
Levy & Bro.
But One Week More-Leopold Adler.
Prices Torn Asunder-M. S. Brown.
Amusements-Wo Woodward Warren Com
pany in Matinee and Night at Theater.
Condensed Miik-Borden's Condensed
Milk
Railroad Schedule-Plant System.
Mineral Water-IIunyadi Janos.
Medical-Dr. Williams Pink Pills; DR.
Kennedy's Favorite Remedy; Cuticua
Remedies; Erie Medical Company; Hoods
Sarsaparilla Bradfields Female Regula-
tor
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted: Employment Wanted For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-07

The Southern Railway is very anxious
TO turn loose a little railway of thirty-six
miles, up in Virginia, which it has been
operating at loss for some time. II is
probable that there are good many sim
liar little lines in various parts of the
country that the operators would like TO
turn loose If they could find way to do
go without sacrificing the whole of the
cost of them. Many such lines were built
because OF temporary local enthusiasm
rather than because of any good business
reason. 1t is probable that railroad build
ing in this country has seen its most
fiourishing days, at least for many years
20 come. There will have to be large in
crease in population before there Will be
a demand for a great deal more of rail-
road building.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-07

Senator Jones of Nevada, who is reput-
ed to be the richest man in the Senate. is
perpetually annoyed by persons who want
some of his money; and it seems that a
great many of them have succeeded in get
ting some Of it, The other day he showed
a Washington correspondent great batch
of promissory notes in a private drawer,
which he said represented not less than ST.
500 900, which he had loaned to various per.
sons. Most of this money" he said.
was given in small lots-tens, twenties.
ffties and hundreds"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-07
CHANGES WHICH POLITICS MAKES


In the campaign of 1895 the wage earn
ers and the employers of labor were. as
general thing, against Col. Bryan. But now
the wage earners and some of the great
est employers of labor are in entire harmo-
ny with him in his position against
the policy of Imperialism. Many of the
labor organizations have adopted resolu-
the Philippines or of holding them as col
onies. Mr.. Carnegie is one of the greatest
employers of labor in the country, and he
is so strongly opposed to the administra-
tons course in respect to ihe Philippines
that he threatens to leave the Republican
party. In fact, it has been stated that
in a conversation with Cot. Bryan recent
ly he said that the latter would have his
support in the campaign of 1900. if the
Republican party persisted in holding the
Philippine Islands against the will of the
people of the islands
Wage earners and their employers sell
dom get together on any question of i'm
portance, but they seem 10 be of one mind
on this question of the disposition of the
Philippines. on that question they seem
to think that their interests are alike.
Providing that Col. Bryan can hold the
elements of the people that seem to be sup
porting him now until the next national
campaign, and succeeds in getting the
presidential nomination of the Democratic
party again, he will stand a much better
chance of being elected than he did in
1909
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-07

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-07

The New York yellow journal that
charged some of the Seventy-firsts men
with cowardice and other shortcomings.
is probably sorry now that it recanted
and crawled on its knees for forgiveness.
The original story, it seems, was so nearly
true that Gov: Roosevelt is going to make
an official investigation into the stories
about the regiment with a view to having
punished those who were recreant to their
duties.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-07

The New York House of Representatives
the other day paid a splendid and deserved
tribute TO Miss Helen Gould. BY unani-
nous, rising vote, and amid the cheers
of the spectators, it passed a resolution
thanking Miss Gould for her care of the
sick and wounded soldiers during the war.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-07

Maceo was lucky in his death. He viii
be remembered as one of the greatest
characters of the Cuban Instruction. If
he had lived, he might have dwindled in
TO comparative insignificance, as il ap-
pears that old man Maxine Gomez is fast
doing
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-07

Gen Miles has given the embalmed beef
a hot roast, at all events. And he says
that he wants to so before the commission
again before the hearing is ended and give
At another turn.