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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-02-25

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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-02-25

Billy-Does your mother give you any
thing if you take your medicine without
crying? Bobby-No; but she gives me
something if don't.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-02-25

The new hired girl was as Creep as
spinach in it's first bloom. One day tho
mistress asked her to make escalloped
oysters for the dinner. At dinner the
girl brought the oysters on the plate.
Why, Jane, told you to scallop
them!"
"Ycs, ma'am, but Hi couldn't find the
scolloper.'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-17
Personal.

Rev. Minot Savage of New YORK IN
recent sermon defended agnosticism and
said that more than half the pulpits in
that city were filed by agnosuc clergy
men.
-Francis c. Koehler of Cherry Hill. N.
J., was just p years old when, on March
H. he was elected justice of the peace
for the borough of Riverside and is be-
loved to be the youngest magistrate In
the country.
Few more splendid types of the Amer
lean girl can be found than Miss Cockreu,
daughter of the Missouri senator, who has
been chosen to christen the new battle
ship Missouri. She is tall and statuesque.
with a handsome and animated face, a
sweet voice and manners fitted to grace
the most elegant society.
in his youth Senator Hoar, studying
law, dreamed of the time when he should
occupy a seat on the bench. SO hard did
he study with this end in view that after
his law practice became somewhat con-
siderable he was compelled 20 abandon 1t
in 1868 and go to Europe for his health.
On the eve of his departure some friends
induced him 20 run for Congress. He con-
sented was elected on his return, and
thereupon began his career as a national
legislator
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-17
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, APRIL II. 1890

It is probable that Gov. Lee of South
Dakota thought he was playing good poll
Tics when he asked that the volunteers
from his state in the Philippines be
brought home and mustered out, now that
the war for which they enlisted is ended.
But 1t is an open question whether the vol
unteers would chose to come home just
at this time, If they were offered the op-
portunity of doing so. Gen. Otis, who is
evidently we'll Informed respecting their
wishes. says that the volunteers do not de-
sire to return until better condition pre-
walls" There are opportunities now for
military glory; for active operations; for
excitement-and the volunteers are not
averse TO being at the front when the ex-
element is going on. This being the case
1t is likely that the South Dakota Nolun-
teers actively engaged in the campaign
would not be profoundly grateful to Gov
Lee for trying to remove them from the
scenes of strife in the Far East.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-17
.MADE IN THE UNITED STATES"

only short time ago English manufac-
turers were much agitated because of an
invaT;on OF their territory by articles bear
ing the mark, Made in Germany" Ii
was believed to be imperatively necessary
that some way should be found to shut out
The German-made articles. Now, however,
il appears that IN manufactures the United
States are giving Great Britain more con-
Germ than Germany. The Teuton is max
ing the doll-heads and the painted toys
for the world at "ruinous" prices; but
the Yankee is making railway locomotives,
and steel bridges, and lathes for turning
iron, and structural iron and STEEL
and pig iron, and tools, at prices
which seem to defy European COM
petition. These are articles which
represent big trade. One locomotive bought
from the United States represents in value
a whole ira inload of Christmas toys bought
from Germany. It is the American compe-
titlon, therefore which the Englishman
has most to fear
And of late the Americans have sue.
ceeded in capturing from British compa-
tition a considerable amount of trade IN
lines which the British have believed
themselves able to control absolutely. Not
only are American goods going to coun-
tries formerly supplied by British firms,
but they are actually going into the Brit
ish Isles in competition with local manu-
features. We recorded not long ago the
receipt by an Alabama firm of "a large or
der for iron pipe, to be delivered in a
Scotch city. Ordinarily that pipe should
have been supplied by the Birmingham in
Warwick, and not the Birmingham in AL
ALBANIA. And then we have noted. from
time to time, the shipment of locomotives
to England from Philadelphia. Only a
few weeks ago a Philadelphia firm booked
large order for engines for the Great
Eastern Railroad, of England. which hal
been secured in competition with leading
English firms. The Americans had agreed
to build and deliver the engines in about
one-fourth the length of time that the
English firm required. Only a day or two
ago we told of how an American company
had completed a contract for a large steel
bridge for the British government, to be
erected in Egypt, in five weeks, when the
best time that an English firm could do
the job in was one year. Many of the tin
plate works in Wales. which were once
running day and night, are now shut down,
and the tin plate is being made in America.
These are all straws showing which way
the wind is blowing. We are beating our
friends, the British. in Manufacturing We
are taking trade from their very doors.
As competitors. they have US to fear.
rather than the Germans 1t is to be hoped
that the rivalry will continue to be, as
Lord Beresford said the other day, a
friendly one
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-17
After a Definition

Mamma" said the little girl who was
studying her Sunday school lesson, accord
ing to the Chicago Post, what does
'atonement mean?"
Tell her how to look It up" advised
the little girls father, he being a man
who believed such methods impressed the
result on the memory better than a direct
answer.
The mother, however, thought of the va
rious heads and subheads that come after
a word of that Importance in an I'M
abridged dictionary, SO she considerably
remarked:
There's small school dictionary in my
room that will tell you all about It, I'll
find the place for you"
The book was brought and the place
found, and the book then turned over to
the child without further comment
For several minutes there was silence,
and then came the agonized inquiry.
Mamma, what does 'ree-ree-pay-ray-
ay-shun' mean?"
Whats that. dear?" inquired her
mother.
"Oh, I can't pronounce it." answered the
child. cts spelled re rec, pa pay, ra-a
ray, t-i-o-n, shun. reepayraytion."
"Oh. 'reparationp exclaimed the moth
err What do you want to know about
that?''
why, this book says that is the mean
ing of 'atonement,' was the reply. Now,
1 want to know what that means?"
Doesn't 1t say anything else?"
Yes. Look at it yourself"
AS the child evidently had made up her
mind that she was not going to struggle
with anything else in the line of a defni-
ton, the mother took The book and found
that the two other things that had tripped
the youngster up were reconciliation and
restoration of friendly relations" Since
that time questions of children have been
answered in that family without any at
tempt to impress the facts upon them by
sending them to reference books, not that
the informa ton is not to be had in the
books. but that it is too much trouble to
explain it after it Is found. Giving defini-
tons of definitions is one of the most
thankless tasks that mortal ever under
took
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-17
THE MONEY QUESTION.

The Republicans are saying that next
winter Congress viii settle the money
question. The Republican party has not
done anything yet 10 redeem that portion
of its last national platform which deals
with that question. The chances are that
it VIII do nothing until after the next ma
tional election. If then, for two reasons.
one Is there are wide differences Of opin-
ion among Republicans as to the kind Of
financial legislation which would come
nearest TO meeting the wants of the coun-
try, and the other IS that the Republican
leaders are afraid that any financial leg
islation at this time would hurt the
chances of their party in the next pres
dental election. They are going to make
a showing OF doing something, however,
and a bill will be introduced into Con-
gress at the beginning of the next session,
which will offer remedies for some of the
financial evils complained of. The COM
mittee appointed by the Republican eau
Gus of the House to frame a financial bill
will meet at Atlantic City for that pur-
pose to-day. 1t is understood that
the committee is in favor Of the recon-
mendation made by the President i'm his
message. namely that when gold is paid
by the treasury for greenbacks the green
backs shall not be paid out again except
for gold. In that way it is hoped to get
rid of what is called the endless chain.
There is one thing the committee ought
to put in its bill, and that is a provision
by which the country could get more pa
per currency when il is needed. Recent
ly there has been great dearth of cur
rency of that kind. Another thing it
should do is to provide for an evener dis
tribution of money. That can be done
probably by providing fer banks having
a smaller capital than is now permitted
TO national banks. There are sections of
country where there is very little money
and where 1t is impossible to borrow 1t
on good security, even when high rates
of interest are offered.
The time is hardly ripe yet for radical
currency reform bill, aud, therefore, the
passage of a bill of that kind need not
be looked for at the coming session of
Congress, but reform currency legislation
cannot be delayed very long. The de-
mand for IL is steadily growing stronger,
and party leaders recognize the fact that
it Is a question of only very short time
when something will have to be done.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-17
Leland stanford.s Trial.

Speaking about mules remarked Col.
George Layton. the Oldest man in the
crowd, and one who saw more OF the flush
mining days in the era of the forty-niners
in the diggings along the river banks than
any one else in RandSburg. according to
the Philadelphia Times, reminds me of
the time that Leland Stanford was tried
for killing the best mule in Placer county.
l remember it as wen as if it happened
yesterday. 1t must have been along about
1851. Stanford was then young strip of
a fellow with an awfully pretty girl wife
out from Wisconsin. He had some money,
and he saw he couldn't make a cent at
running a law shop, because the miners
made their own law, and book law WASH
worth cent there. So Stanford bought
wagon load of bacon, flour, molasses, beans
and dried apples at Sacramento hauled
them up to Michigan Bluffs, in Placer
county, made tent out of his wagon
cover, and opened a store. There wasnt
much doing during the day, so Stanford
used to lie down in his tent and go to
sleep until some customer woke him up.
for it was immediate hanging for any one
20 get caught stealing in those days, when
any one could make $40 a day by a lit
tie Industry in panning out the gold. One
day fellow struck camp on the finest
burro that had been seen at the Bluffs in
weeks Inc Fellow unpacked his belong
ings and turned the burro loose TO pick
up whatever he could find in the way of
grub. The straw around young Stanford
tent attracted his attention first, and then
ne commenced nosing around inside. 1t
wasn't three minutes until he had his nose
in the dried apple barrel. After eating
all he could get away with he sauntered
Off down TO the creek and took a good
drink of water. In an hour there was a
dead burro.
The owner Of the jack wanted STAN
1ord 90 pay for him. and Stanford got
MAD and demanded. pay for his dried an
pies After wrangling over it ali the at
ternoon, they agreed to leave it to a Jury.
First the stranger was tried for stealing
the dried apples, and acquitted on the
ground that man was not criminaIIy
liable for the acts of his burro Then
stanford was tried for killing the lack
ana acquitted on the ground that he was
not criminally responsible for the swell
ing proportions of the dried apples. Then
they tried the damage case each had
against the other. and the jury reached
the conclusion that it was a split and fined
them both the drinks for the court.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-17
He Found Her Cat.

One of the wealthy women on the South
Side teaches a Sunday school class compos-
ed of street urchins, says the Chicago In
ter Ocean. She lost an Angora kitten last
week, and on Sunday told her class that
she would give a reward to any boy who
would find it, The next day small red
headed boy rang the front door bell and
was ushered into the presence of the Sun
day school teacher. The boy carried a
dirty bundle done up in piece of burlap.
"Hereth thoo thitten," he said, holding
out the parcel
The woman did not understand the
tonguetied remark and drew back from the
untidy bundle.
My child, 1 don't know what you are
talking about" she said, in tone of Of
Tended dignity.
"Hereth thoo thitten. thaw him thkip-
pin up the theet, replied the boy.
81 don't understand you" declared the
woman. Don't try to give me that hor-
riblelooking bundle, for l don't want it."
The boy gave her one keen look Then
he seemed to be carefully framing a SEN
tence.
"Hereth thoo tam old tat" he said; "the
thratched me, and l want the money!
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-17

The Russian government, anxious to fin
ish it's Siberian railroad In the shortest
possible time, has ordered large quanti-
ties of steel rails from an American CON-
pany. The Chinese Imperial Railroad,
which is an extension of the Russian line
into China, has placed an extensive order
for rails and equipments In the United
States Both lines. it is understood, have
adopted the American air brake. and a
large number of the apparatus will short
ly be shipped from an American port. But
among all of these shipments there viii
be not one of them in a vessel flying the
American flag. Why? Because the Ameri-
can deep sea carrying trade has been
protected out of possible competition
with foreigners, who are able to purchase
their ships In the cheapest markets. The
American ship owner must pay a big
bonus for the benefit of few persons in
New England or Pennsylvania, or mas
querade as part owner under a foreign
flag.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-17
Changed since His Day.

1t was in Malta harbor on a sultry day
that a four-foot-eIght midshipman came
to join his first sea-going ship, relates the
Cornhill Magazine. Having duly reported
himself to the captain-an officer of some
six feet two inches-the latter literally
looking down upon the boy, said:
well, youngster, so you've come 20 Join
-eh?"
Yes, If you please. sir" meekly re-
sponded the midshipman.
What is b-same old yarn, sent the fool
of the family to sea-eh?"
mo, sir" ingeniously replied the young
ster; 'oh, no, things have altered since
your time, sir"
Go away!" roared the captain, and the
MILDLY flew as fast as his little legs could
Garry him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-17

Following the recent oppressive ukase of
the Gar of Russia respecting Finland, II
is announced that there has been started
a great movement of Fins towards the
United States Nearly 600 men have taken
passage for the states from Hull within
a few days Not only is the Cars order
respecting Finland distasteful TO the ma
tives, but a second ukase has been issued
prohibiting even a criticism of 1t. The
original order has for it's purpose the
thorough Russianizing of the country. The
Russian language is made obligatory at
the national university, the Finnish coin
age is all called in, and Russian money
substituted, and the native professors in
the leading schools have been replaced by
Russians. In short, Finland is 10 be prac-
tically wiped out of existence and succeed
ed by Russia. The Firms are not in a posi-
ton to fight. or otherwise resist the ag-
gression of the Great Bear. The best that
can be done therefore, is for as many as
can to get ont of the country: and a great
many of them seem to be doing II.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-17
INDEX 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meeting-Clinton Lodge No. "a. F. and
A. NJ.
Special Notices-La Unica Cigars. Ed L.
Byck, Sole Agent.
Business Notices-Smoke Artie Cigars.
The Place for Furniture. Carpets, Etc
Is Lindsay & Morgan's.
Bicycles-Nonarch Bicycles.
t-Nutrine-Anheuser-B Busch Brewing
Association.
Steamship Schedules-Ocean Steamship
Company; Merchants and Miners Trans
portation Company; French Line. Com
pagnie Generate Transatlantique.
Postum Cereal Food-Postum Cereal
Company.
Pearline-James Pyle & Son. New York.
Medical-Brown's Bronchial Troches;
Hoods Pills: Castoria; Ayers Hair Wig
or; Cuticura Remedies; Mothers Friend.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-17
A RAILROAD BUILDING YEAR.

The indications are that during the cur
rent year we shall see a sharp revival In
railway building. 1t is not likely, of
course, that there will be anything like the
great boom days of railroads, when eight
to ten thousand miles of track were con-
structed in year. Such activity in rail-
road construction will probably never
again be seen in this country, for the very
excellent and governing reason that there
is no demand for so much new trackage.
At the present time the demand seems to
be for connecting links in great systems
An example In illustration Is to be seen in
the cases of the Georgia and Alabama,
and the Southern, which systems find it
necessary to build considerable mileages
of new road In order to complete their
connections.
While no great trunk lines are in pros
pect for the year, the probabilities are that
1899 will witness the greatest amount of
railroad building of any year in the past
ten For five years. up TO 1898, the aver
age amount of new track laid down in the
United States Was about 1900 miles. Ac-
cording to the figures of the Railway Age,
careful and conservative trade paper of
Chicago, the mileage to be built during
the present year will not fall short of 5000
miles The Ages records show that at
the present time over 4,O00 miles are I'M
der contract or actually under construc-
ton, and that IL is practically assured
that another 1000 miles will be contracted
For ,rs,, ~ Ind Nf fba
The Southern section of the country. as
might be natural to suppose, is In the lead
in new mileage. In the New England and
the Northwestern states there is but little
activity in railroad construction; but in
the South and the Southwest the project
ed mileage IS large. OF the South At
lantic states, for instance there is hardly
one of them but has under contract or
construction at present a mileage of less
than 100 miles. while the average for them
all IS above $50 miles. Georgia has under
contract 146 miles. Florida 1853 miles. Ala
bama 100 miles, North Carolina 1872 miles,
and Virginia 100 miles. These figures
mean contract mileage, not miles of road
projected. OF the projected mileage there
is not less than $3.50 in the six states
| classed as South Atlantic: and there are
reasons for thinking that at least half of
| 1t viii be contracted for before the end Of
| the year.
| II Is clear therefore, that there has been
revival of railway building, indicating
return of confidence on the part of in
vestors and condition of greater or less
prosperity i'm the sections of country
through WHICH the new lines are to run.
The building of this new mileage of rail-
roads win mean much for the various In
dustries engaged in manufacturing rail-
road supplies, as well as for the sections
through which the road will pass. A
| great deal of money will be distributed
among the laboring people engaged In the
construction of the road and great deal
more paid 10 the manufacturers of rails
and equipments. The revival of railway
construction is one of the gratifying signs
of the times.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-17
BRIGHT BITS.

when was beef highest2'' when the
COW jumped over the moon" Stupid! 1t
was when they got the covers off the en-
balmed cans."-Cleyeland Plain Dealer.
My husband tells all his friends that
he drew a prize in the matrimonial lot
terry" she said proudly. HE probably
refers to your bank account" returned
her dearest friend.-Chicago Evening
Post.
Weak Advice.-"Aim, high" cried the
clerical visitor, as he eudeavored to rouse
the moral ambition of the brIght-faced
Sunday school lads and assies before him.
Aim highr' mot much" interrupted
small boy on the front BENCH that's
what tn Spaniards did. an see what hap
pened to them!'-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
THE editor Of the Weekly Culverin
appears to be a man who takes things
as they come" remarked the tourist.
Jaw, yes replied the landlord of the Oc-
cidental Hotel, at Boomopolis, Oklahoma,
THE other day an irate subscriber bulg-
ed into the printin' office an announced
In a blood shot voice that he had come
the clean out the place; the editor ca mly
slapped a gun against his head an made
him do it."-Puck.
So Different.-Ana old Scotchwoman
was walking to church with her family
The Aud Kirk minister rode past at a ire
mendous rate, and the old lady said to
her children: ''Siccan wey TO be ridin,
and this the Sawbath day. Aweel, aweel
a guide man is marcifu to his beast!'
Shortly afterwards her own minister rode
past just as furiously, and the worthy old
wife cried: "Ah, there he goes! The
Lord bless him, puir man! His heart s
In his wark an he's eager to be at it,
Peoples Friend