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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-08
weather ProbabiIities.

The weather lore of country folks is a
fascinating field for observation, and much
as its accuracy may be called in question
by more pretentious students of meteoro-
losy it can, on many occasions, be depend
ed upon with certainty, says the Phila-
delphia Record. Curious phenomena in the
stir and peculiarities of animal life have
long been known to indicate a change in
the weather. The celebrated DR.. Jenuer,
an earnest believer in rural weather lore,
embodied it's leading points in the following
lines, which cover nearly all that is known
to-day upon that branch of the subject:
The hollow winds begin to blow;
The clouds look black, the glass is low;
The SCOT falls down; the spaniels sleep,
And spiders from their cobwebs peep,
Last night the sun went pale to bed,
The moon in halo hides her head;
The anxious shepherd heaves sigh
For, see, rainbow spans the sky.
The walls are damp, the bitches swell;
Closed is the pink-eyed pimferneI.
Hank! how the chairs and tables crack,
Old Betsy's joints are on the rack.
Loud quacks the ducks. the peafowls cry
The distant hills are looking nigh.
How restless are the snorting swine!
The busy flies disturb the kline
Low Ger the grass the swallow wings,
The cricket, too, how shrill he sings.
Puss, on the hearth, with velvet paws,
Sits, wiDing DER her whiskered jaws,
Through the clear stream the fishes rise
And nimbly catch the uncautious flies;
The glow worms numerous and bright,
Illumined the dewy dell last night.
Al dusk the squalid toad was seen
Hopping and crawling DER the green.
The whirling dust the wind obeys
And in a rapid eddy plays.
The frog has changed his yellow vest
He now in russell coat is dressed.
Look out. the air is cold and still!
The blackbird's mellow voice is shrill
The dog, so altered in his taste
Quits mutton bones, on grass to feast,
And see yon crows. how odd their fight,
They initiate the gliding kite
And seem precipitate to fall,
AS if they felt the passing ball
Twill surely rain.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-08
The Nan,ing of Ladysmith.

There has been a great deal of joking
says the Philadelphia Press, about the
odd name of the place where Sir WiEam
Whites English troops have been doing
battle As a matter of fact, Ladysmitn
did get lis name from a woman. This
was the wife of Gen. Sir Harry Smith,
whose marriage, by the way, was one of
the romances of the Peninsu,ar war. Al
that time Two young British officers in
Spanish town, which had just been occu-
pied by an English force, were surprised
by visit from two very young and beau
tful Spanish girls OF the better class.
These fair callers begged lection in
the alarm ng circumstances in which they
had been p aced by the occupation of the
tougher soldiery. Their request was, of
course, CALAMITY granted, and in a short
time enc OF the officers, Capt. Smith, found
himself desperately in love. In due time
he married The woman whom he had pro-
tected. The marriage proved happy
ore"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-08
THE ELECTIONS.

The returns OF the elections came IN
slowly, so slowly that it was not until ]
o'clock this morning that enough Of them
were received from any one Of the states.
about which there had been doubt, 20
form an intelligent opinion of the result.
There does not seem to be any question
that in Nebraska the fusion ticket has
been elected by a majority Of from 1000
10 ID. go, and that IN Ohio the Republicans
were successful by a majority of from To-
coo 10 5000 In Ohio the vote of Jones,
the Independent candidate for Governor,
was larger than his opponents expected It
would be in cities where there are many
factories, but in the country districts It
was surprisingly small. 1t is probable
that his total vote win fail below what
his opponents allowed him in their esti-
mates.
Iowa has undoubtedly gone Republican.
There was no doubt that it would. The
only question was the size Of the major
ity Maryland is conceded to the Demo-
Gratis II is a question if the Republicans
had any confidence in Their ability to car
~ that state They claimed it. but as a
Ault tlity ttaltu ever NtUlHB D1LoIt ltit CIV
ton. The Republicans are claiming Ken
lucky by a majority of 10000 but it is
very doubtful if their majority wn be any
where near so large, it, i'm fact, they have
carried the state at all. However, it must
not be overlooked that he Democrats had
not only the Republicans to beat, but al so
a large faction Of boilers from their own
party.
There was not much question as to what
the result would be in other states in which
elections were held. In New York city the
Democrats were quite successful in eject
ing assembiymen. Mazet, the chairman Of
the Republican investigating committee,
was beaten. and that is a source of sails
faction. II is probable however, that the
Republicans elected enough members in
the country districts to give them a ma
jorty in the Legislature.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-08

The forthcoming report Of the First As
slstant Postmaster General viii show that
the free rural delivery postal service, since
it's Inauguration little more than three
years ago by Postmaster General Wilson.
has had a most remarkable growth. 1t is
now regarded as no longer an experiment.
When il was proposed it was thought it
would be so costly that it would not be
continued very long. Now. however, there
is no doubt that 1t viii ultimately be eX-
tended over the entire country and II Is
becoming evident that the burden that il
VIII impose on the postofce department
viii not be very great. Indeed, it is said
that many of the routes now are moie than
self sustaining, because of the increase
they cause in the business Of the depart
ment. 1t is found that the people along
the routes write more letters and take
more newspapers and magazines. There
are now in successful operation sS3 ser
vices in 40 states and territory. and the
service is being steadily increased.
The benefits of the service are very
many. Not only are the sons and daugh-
ters of the farmers more willing to remain
on the farms, but the value of farm lands
along the postal routes has increased from
81 to So per acre. Another great benefit is
better roads the service has brought about,
and with better roads the farmers find it
less expensive to get the products of their
farms to market. Having the advantage
of a daily paper delivered promptly they
are able to keep in touch with the mar
kets, and hence know what prices to ex-
poet for their products. Instances are Civ
en- in the report of the First Assistant
Postmaster General where the farmers of
a community have taxed themselves thou
sands of dollars for road building in order
to have he benefit of the free delivery sys-
tenn.
II was proposed to begin the service in
this state about the time there was so
much excitement growing out of assaults
on white women in the rural districts by
negroes. 1t was objected to unless the de-
partment would agree 10 appoint white
men only as mail carriers. The department
would not enter into any such agreement.
Therefore the matter was dropped. Ii is
not improbable that it win be taken up
again when the conditions are more Ia
vorable. In South Carolina there are p
of these services, and, as no Complaints,
as far as known, have been made against
the carriers, the presumption is that the
system IS giving satisfaction in that state.
The system is undoubtedly a good one.
The great majority of farmers do not take
a daily paper because they cannot spare
the time to go TO the postofice to get it.
BY the rural delivery system, however, it
is brought 10 them along with other mail
matter, without cost 10 them. The com
fort a daily paper is to the household of a
farmer, living miles away from any cen
Ter of intelligence, is very great. The
time is not distant when the free rural
delivery postal service will be regarded by
the country people as one of the best in
stitutions of the government.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-08
4 TROUBLESOME QUESTION SET


The announcement that Germany. Eng
aand and the United States have reached
an agreement in respect to the Samoan
islands will be received with satisfaction.
II is to be hoped that nothing will occur
before the agreement is prepared for sig
nature that will disturb the settlement
II is announced that this country gets
Tutuila island That is all it wanted ana
all it asked for. Apparently neither Eng
land nor Germany had any objection to
granting its claim at once. There was
some difficulty experienced in reaching a
satisfactory arrangement between Eng
land and Germany
At one time, a few months ago. it look
ed very much as if the Samoan islands
would cause serious trouble between this
country and Germany. Happily, however,
wise counsels prevailed, and the threatened
difficulty was averted. If either country
had been disposed to be ugly in reference
to occurances on the island a war would
have resulted that would have cost hun
dred times as much as an of the islands
are worth.
1t was a great mistake for the three
tCWeIS 70 JOINTLY attempt 10 govern tue
islands. 1t was almost certain that their
representatives, would not get along to-
gether. Jealouses and MISUNDERSTANDING
were bound 10 arise among them.
1t was about certain that when
differences arose among the natives
these representatives. of the Pow
ers would take sides with the factions,
The United States are well out of the
whole business, and their experience with
the Samoan islands ought to teach them
never again TO become involved in such
complication. The wonder is that the
three Powers got along as well as they
did for so long a period If their repre-
sentatives in the islands had got into a
quarrel with each other much sooner il
would not have been surprising.
The island which has been set aparl
for the United States will give them the
harbor and coaling station they want in
that part of the Pacific. The natives will
no doubt be properly cared for and will
be satisfied TO be under American protect
ion No doubt efforts will be made to ad-
vance them in civilization-for the better
ment of their moral material and intel
lpctual condition.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-08

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-08

Brunswick is preparing to hold from
Nov. q to Dec. 2, inclusive, one of the
greatest inter-county fairs ever attempt
ed in the southwestern section of the state.
1t viii be made up of cooperative ex-
hibits of Glynn, Camden, Mcintosh and
Wayne counties, besides other exhibits
from other sections of the state, and of
leading manufacturing companies OF the
country. A department of fish and game,
something of novelty in fairs, has been
added TO the Brunswick show.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-08
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meeting-Cnnton Lodge, No. s. f. and
A. NJ.
Special Notices-Fancy and Repressed
Brick, Savannah Building Supply Com
pany; Ship Notice, Barnard q Co.. Con-
signees; State and County Taxes, 1899;
Closing Out Mems Furnishing Depart
ment, at Gutmans; Mems Melton Over
coats, Leopold Adler Ship Notice, w w.
Wilson. Agent, Consignee; Silva's Clearing
Out Sale; Meeting Committee of the Whole
City Council; Notice of Copartnership,
Clark & Coburn: Annual Bah Savannah
Council No /, Order American Firemen,
Old Fellows Hall, Nov. s; Notice to Ball
Committee Savannah Council No. /, o. A.
F.. Confederate Veterans Uniform Coats,
Il. H. Levy & Bro.
Business Notice-Lillian Russell CHARS.
None Such-As Those at The Grand.
Steamship Schedule-Ocean Steamship
Company.
Auction sale-"Old Hoss" Sale, Central
OF Georgia Railway Company and Ocean
Steamship Company.
Ladies. Meet Meat Levys.
Sc Buys Gas Range-Mutual Gas Light
Company.
Amusements-"The Real Widow
Brown" at Theater, Nov. 10-11
Legal Notices-Cnations from the Clerk
of the Court of Ordinary of Chatham
County; Notices to Debtors and Creditors
Etsate Clinton o. Anderson, Samuel p.
Hamilton, Peter H. Ward and William
Ncyle Habersham, Deceased.
Sauce-Lea & Perrins' Worcestershire
Sauce.
Beef-Liebig's Extract of Beef.
Columbus, Ga, Street Fair-Via Georgia
and Alabama Railway.
t-Nutrine-Anheuser- Busch Brewing
Association.
Whiskey-Old Grow Rye Whiskey.
Postum Coffee-Postum Cereal Company
Mineral Water-Hunyadi Janos.
Medical-Radway's Pills; Lydia Pink
hams Vegetable Pills; Mothers Friend;
Horsfords Acid Phosphate; Warmers Safe
Cure; Munyon's Kidney Cure.
Cheap Column Advertisements Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-08

Well the off-year political battles have
been fought and the victories have been
won and lost. Each party will now de-
vote itself for the next few weeks TO tell
ing how the outcome presages it's own
overwhelming success in the next Dresi-
dental election
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-08

The Mole ST. Nicholas correspondent.
after some months OF retirement. has de-
veloped a dual personality and lele-
graphing TO the papers from Havana and
Santiago de Cuba. From the first place
he sends word that one of The men who
blew up the Maine has made a confession,
or has offered to make a confession upon
the payment of several thousand dollars,
and from Santiago he wires that the Girls
tobal Colon, late of Admira! Cervera's
fleet. can be raised and added to the
American navy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-08

Gen Wheeler may experience some DIFF
ficulty in taking his seat in the next Con-
gress, as he has announced it to be his
intention to do. His status now is not
radically different from what 1t was dur
ing the last Congress, when Speaker Reed
refused to recognize him as a member of
the House. Still, it may be that the new
speaker will not take il upon himself to
determine whether or not the General is
member, but will permit the House it.
self to settle the question.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-08

Congressman James Hamilton Lewis
of Washington has returned from London,
whittier he went as the attorney of some
Alaskan miners to present a claim for $685.
10000 against the British government. Mr..
Lewis did not bring back the millions.
but he. did bring some rather startling
ideas Of European politics. He looks for
ward to general unheaval in Europe.
during the course of which Germany will
absorb Austria and Holland, Russia will
grab Bohemia and Finland and Germany
and England will fight for the possession
of Constantinople. He looks to see revo-
lutions in Spain and Italy and the es-
enlistment of republics in those coun-
tries. following which there will be formed
an alliance between those countries and
! France against the German empire.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-08

Lieut.. Gov. Woodruff of New York is
said to harbor vice presidential aspira-
tons. The vice presidential office, it is
true, is rather ornamental than useful;
still the nation will demand that the man
who holds it have a reputation for some
thing besides The number, cut and color
of his Waistcoats
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-08

An evolution in farm transportation
seems to be going on in some parts of
the state. Our correspondent al Wrights-
vile writes that a few days ago "a man
came to town in a horse-cart. the first
cart that has been seen here in many
months. There are now probably not more
than two carts in the county" Ii is adj
ded that the cart has given way to the
wagon, for either one or two horses. Five
or six years ago, it is safe to say, the
cart was the common vehicle in Johnson
county. as pretty much everywhere else
exception. The change from the two
wheeled vehicle to that of four wheels
marks distinct advance. The cart is the
vehicle for small loads and bad roads. 1t
is the most costly of all methods of trans
portation. Three or four hundred pounds
is about the limit Of its burden carrying
capacity. One bale of cotton is the ex-
treme limit of load for a cart. On the
other hand the light wagon, when the
roads are fair, can easily take two bales,
hardened highways even heavier loads
may be carried, with one horse. We take
the disappearance of The cart and the
general appearance of the wagon in John
son county to mean that the farmers are
giving more attention TO their roads, and
that they have more to haul now than
they had a few years ago
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-08

Marconi wireless telegraph instruments,
it is said have been sent to South At
RIGA to be tested during the Boer war
Had the system been in use at Ladysmith
it might have been possible to prevent the
loss of those two regiments of British
troops captured by the Beers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-08
NOTICE.

Mr.. II. c. Faulkner has been appointed
Eastern Manager of the Morning News to
succeed his father. the late c. s. Faulkner,
Esq. The office viii be at the same place
as heretofore, % Park Row. New York.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-08

If Admiral Dewey lives up to his repu-
tation for taking people by surprise, the
papers will announce some morning be-
fore a great while that his marriage has
occurred. No date for the event has been
set and Dewey has way of bringing
things about ahead of expectations.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-08
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Columbia Is. c. State Dem) saws:
1.-THE rainy season in the Philippines is
practically over and the time is at hand
for the American campaign to begin in
earnest. We have little doubt that the
Manila-Dagupan railway-or what the Fill
ipinos have left Of twill be taken accord
ing TO programme. But after that? If il is
TO lie held, the hcFiing viii require a good
many thousand troops and it will be fire.
Quently cut even then. Otis viii violate
his rule, however, if he holds it. He be-
lieves in a war of raids. Aguinaldo will
not like, of course, to move his capital out
into the woods, but he can doubtless keep
it moving ali right without injury Fill
Pine capitals do not count for as much as
American or European"
The Washington Post Qnd) says: Mr..
Cookers bright young press agent fixed
up an interview for his employer the 9TH
er day, in which Mr.. Quigg was ruthless.v
denominated cube of vacuum" Mr..
Croker stood for the interview all right.
and seeminfy enjoyed il until a newspaper
man caught him out of range of his press
agent and asked him what cube of a
vacuum meant. For time the Tammany
boss was sorely perplexed, but finally pro
nounced Il a habit characteristic Of mule
All of which goes to show that, in case Of
doubt. it is safe 10 fall back on any old
thing"
The Philadelphia Ledger Ind.) says:
Instead of tightening the war taxes, as
was expected when it was found that the
revenues of the government were likely to
exceed its expenditures this year, recent
treasury decision are in the way of increas-
ing them. Thus il has besn decided that a.
loan by bank on specified securities must
be taxed and stamped, and as the rate Is
high. p cents on each $500 after the first
$780, this viii form no small addition to
the income of the government"
The New York Press (Rep) says: THE
people of the United States have nothing
but admiration and love for Miss Helen
Could but many of us dislike to see a
rich, handsome, womanly woman, utterly
ignorant of the joys OF matrimony, dedi-
Gated TO a life of cold celibacy, calmly ask
irg her re-imental prote ges 10 vote against
the thrice-wivcd Roberts If Mormon wives
be true 10 the best interests of their hus-
bands, two OF the Mrs. Robertses should
resign"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-08

Lady Randolph Churchill. who is fitting
out a hospital ship for British wounded
in the Transvaal war, seems to be very
successful in raising money for the char
ity. She IS said 10 have received about
$4,000 in two days, with the stream of
money pouring steadily into her Golfers
But Mrs. o. II. T. Belmont of New York,
who was invited to contribute, wouldn't
give a cent. Mrs Belmont says she does
not feel that the American people should
show sympathy against free people fight
ing for their rights and country; and
furthermore, IL there are Americans who
feel that it is their duty to contribute to-
wards the ameloraton of the condition
of soldiers, they should remember their
own men, who are fighting in the Philip
pines.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-08

any degree Of certainty Much wiz de-
pend on the progress of The war. If the
British should be successful from this
time onward 81 would probably wholly dis
appear, but il they should have other and
even more serious disasters in the near
future there would be a coed deal of poh-
tics in England in connection with the
war
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-08

lima, according TO the Raleigh Morning
Post, is $4,000 bales. The Post adds that
the states cotton mill capacity is now
about 100000 bales, leaving only 100000
bales to be marketed in a raw state Mills
TO consume these 100000 bales, however,
will shortly be in operation in North Car
DINA. South Carolina, also, has about
mills enough to consume all of her cotton.
We hope to see Georgia placed in the same
category before many years
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-08

An Illinois court decided recently that
a person has no proprietary right in the
picture of his or her face. and that such
picture may be used by persons or firms
for advertising purposes with or without
the consent of the original of the portrait
The portrait of a Chicago society woman
is being used on the label of a brand of
gin. She has pettioned the Circuit Court
to enjoin the dealers who are putting the
gin on the market from using her pic
ture. IL really seems as though her re-
quest should be granted, but in order to
grant it The court will have TO reverse OF
modify the opinion referred to above
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-08

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