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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-15
A damaging Discovery.

Lewiston, Me-, March 9.-Professor
Robinson of Bowdoin college has re-
ported the analysis of bottle of whisky
which was found at the home Of George
w. Pierce. who is accused, among other
things, of sending poisoned whisky to
ex-City Marshal Teel. The whisky was
of the same brand as that sent to Mr..
Teel, and done up in a similar way, and
this led the authorities to have it an
alyzed. Professor Robinson states that
the whisky contains large quantity of
arsenic, so much that even small drink
of it would be sufficient to kill man.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-15

and quotations have ruled high in spite
of the quantity. Gloucester arrivals
have footed up 1,o74,0oO lbs of fresh
mixed fish from 16 vessels, and 245,Ooo
lbs of fresh halibut in II arrivals from
the banks.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-15

The Christian era was not introduced
as basis of reckoning time until the
sixth century.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-22
sPINNERs AND THE COTTON MAR
kET

7, an 1,to,,.iev. ,,hlisbed Yesterday. a
,.rorninenr co,,on factor of this city. threw
l.,. ,,,, ,,,,,.,.-,t.,, mat the. SINNERS with
-. 49, -. -. ~, ,-.,,- Orleans are
- o,,,r,i rho cotton situation.
~. 49,. ..,,,r,. ,,. QUINN, of tbeir mills
lam. ,.,--,..,,,,., ,.,-i,.s ana al the
.-..ir,.. -. L,,,,L down the
100,
=. 4. a,.,,,o,,, from, what Mai Gordon
- - ,,o -.,,orents in The
-, - --.,o .,t,,r hajt
49, fo.,t,e, ,,ra,,a tIire,
-, -. ,l,,tl,,, mon zen
~ o.ttr,at. ba
..,,-
- ~, o,.ro,t-
...,,.
- a,.t,r,atas
-. -. ... ,e,o, as ha is right
r., ',,o-.4-- -,,.. ~ he ,,,issad the size
80 ~, ,,.,,, - 500 l,,, , million bales. in
,te s,,,,,,rl,. ~ 1se, he n,blisbed an esti-
- tra+ NO ra,r,,, . ooo o0o out Of the
49,. - H.. -, tbo siza Of tho cron
20 tooc = 30. o. init, b,les
e,,,- 5a,.= ael, NO ,oh1i~had the circu-
NJ . Johnson If Meridian
Miss in which he took the ground that
rho orc, of the season BEGINNING with
ee,tar,her u7ouId nor he as large as that
Of the season lust about closing. We
nIhlisb today the circular of r. r. Dan
Gov & co Of Houston Tex. in which it
Il. .,air,,d ,t,t o.r-i,, 70 ,,arious reasons
an &c which have beep stated in the
- ZOO 1ooo r,,ilI to of le,st , million bales
-. 80 t,,t Of tho. s.,sor tb,t &c inst
-. o,.....- n-,,,-ft-.+o,di,,, Tho Fact
that ,ho ,,,oieht Of oninion is largely
,o,a.rst Mr. Neiu he en,bborrlv sticks TO
bis eatir,ata claiming as Mai Gordon
sa,s +hat ,,re,,ailino conditions iusiifv il
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-22
Test for Farm LANDS.

An old Illinois farmer whose extensive
domain lies not far from Chicago employs
a novel method in selecting men to help
him work his farm, says the Chicago Daily
News.
He sends each applicant out in the field
on a blazing hot day with the order 10
find a four-leaf clover. The majority hunt
about in a careless way for five or ten
minutes and then walk back 20 the barn
and say they couldn't find any"
Then the shrewd old intimate of Mother
Nature remarks, Orgy 4 guess YOU
needn't hang around here any longer I
don't want anybody to work for me who
hasn't patience enough to hunt up four
leaf cloVer.'"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-22
bright BITS.

I've come to tell you, sir that the
photographs you took of us the other day
are not al all satisfactory. Why my hus-
band looks like an aper well, madam.
you should have thought of that before
you had him taken. '-Tit-Bits.
Always in stock-"You haven't any
smokeless tobacco. have you?" asked the
smart young man. Lots of it," said the
matter-of-fact person behind the counter,
producing a bladder of snuff. How much
do you nt?"-Chicago Tribune.
-Fakir-You ought to have heard Nub-
bins laugh at joke 1 got off last even
ing
Pmmmer-Oh, I wouldn't mind that I
beard Elm laugh a Jones' great grand
father the other day a man well on to i
hundred.-Roston Transcript.
-Bobby's Mamma-Now mind, Bobby, if
they pass you the cake second time at
the party. you must say. No, thanks, I've
had plenty And don't you forget it."
Hostess (at the party)-WOn't Bobby
have some more cake?
Bobby (who hasn't forgotten)-Nope
thanks. I've had enough, an don't you
ferglt it!-Cleveland Plain-Dealer
Jim" said one of the two young men
from beyond the suburbs, who were TAX
ing their first ride on lake steamer
ard had been watching with interest the
seehsw motion of the walking-b BEAM ''Ihe
next time this end comes down grab hold
of it and stop it,
"What for?" asked Jim.
TO Ilseue the engineer. Trib-
une.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-22
SqueIching "A Singer.

Mr.. Fred Myrtle of the Press Club, is a
gentleman of most distinguished appear
ance, a baryJone voice and a fund of that
irrepressible modesty which never wants 10
be well shaken, says the San Francisco
News Letter. The gentlemen of the Press
Club were doing the bay on Capt. Scale s
steamer, and Myrtle, who has a voice,
wanted to give it an airing. He delicately
limited TO several of The gentlemen present
that he coE.d MARBLE his ever-famous
song, "Oh, Can 1t Re Possible" with even
greater sweetness afoat than ashore Fin
ally one gentleman suggested that Myrtle
sing his song. He was led to the piano
by a young lady to whom ne hummed the
tune and then the song began.
Gentlemen" said Myrtle, please join
in the chorus, "Oh, can It be possibler' y
The gentlemen assented
Il went into the lions den and pulled
his tail" but instead of the charming
words, ooh, can il be possible" there
came as a thunderclap from a clear heav-
en- the brutal refrain:
What the -- do we care?'
Myrtle has never since sung that song.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-22

A few blocks south of the Midway Plat
sance on Cottage Grove avenue stands an
ancient owl car, passing its dotage as a
pop and soda parlor," says the Chicago
Tribune. Beneath its caves is still legi-
BILE the phrase of its o.d-time route.
wentworth avenue and Clark street"
but crowding it from sight are the legends
of its present station in life: "Vsit the
Owl Car for Ice Cold Pop and Soda -
and others of a similar nature. Within
are chairs and tables for the thirsty soul
and the summer beverage. The car itself
is a dilapidated specimen of the first street
cars used in Chicago. Its wheels have
been removed, but as the barker for
the resort remarked: THAT don't freeze
the old girl; she's travelling most as fast
now as an ordinary owl car
A gripman on the Cottage Grove avenue
line gazed thoughtfuily at the Old car as
he sped past.
He's sure an old timer" he remarked.
He made his last trip nigh on ten year
ago. They took him off when the 'lectric
line was extended. Reckon that fellow
bought him for a song
why do you call the car hep asked a
passenger.
Most fellers don't. They call EN- she, .
but 'tain't proper You see, the owl cars
amt respectable; they're out all night
cavorting rOnud with gents with skates
on, an faint decent to eel 'em she "
The gripman turned from a musing gaze
full of reflection on the innocuous desue-
tude into which the car had fallen. Once
in its days of dignity it had been of the
world of real intoxicants; now it was de-
graded TO the plane of soft drinks"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-22
The infant Terrible Opce More.

There is a horror stricken household
out in the East End; all on account of a
sister who did not know when to keep
still, says the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
This young lady owns a small brother and
has good many admirers. one of them
she does not like, but whom, for various
reasons, she is polite to, nevertheless.
However, it's all over now"
The other evening he was calling, when
the petted baby came siding in, and crept
closer and closer to the young man. At
last he made a bold dash, and dropped a
warm and greasy nickel into the gentle
mans pocket.
What's that for?" queried the aston
ished visitor
For you"
But l don't want it. You'd better keep
it" The boys lip quivered.
Come here, baby. Tell me what ii is
you want" said sister sweetly, and the
little chap ran to her.
Il gave 1t to him TO make him talk" he
cried. You said the other day he was a
regular old talking machine, and l never
heard a funnygraph but once"
There was an awful silence followed by
forced mirth and excuses, but things were
not patched up. and sister, a wiser and a
sadder girl has said adieu forever to her
most ardent adorer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-22

bronze-visaged, middle-sged man
Joined the party. Several OF the group rec
ognized him as the captain of one of the
big tramp steamers which ply between
Philadelphia and foreign ports, and a place
IN the circle was at once made for Eirs.
says the Philadelphia Inquirer.
We've been killing time Jeliing stories, ~
some one explained. Suppose you turn in
your contribution
The captain thought a moment and then
smiled.
Il was thinking Of something that hap
pened on my last voyage" he finally said.
We mad on board as a cook a big colored
fellow. whose principal companion was a
little yellow cur dog. One day, while the
cook was preparing some beef for dinner
he let the heavy cleaver with which Nc
was doing the choDp-ng slip from his
grasp.
1t fell TO the floor with a thud and the
cook emitted a howl of anguish that was
heard all over the ship. The cleaver had
struck one of mis- bare feet and sliced the
big toe off as neatly as any surgeon could
have done it, Here was chance for the
yellow dog, and he seized it. Making d
dive for the severed toe. he swallowed it
in one gulp, and then made Decline for
the deck
This was more than the cook, crazel
with pain, could stand, and he hurled the
cleaver at the dog. His aim proved true
and his curshiD passed out of existence
then and there. At this juncture the ships
doctor came up to ind out what all the
row was about. When he qearned the truth
he laughed.
IN fix that for you, he exclaimed 10
the cook; wait till I get my instrument
case
Within five minutes he had held a post
mortem ON the dog, and recovered the lost
toe. Washing il with antiseptics he skill
fully stitched it back in pace again and
the cook hobbled back to his quarters mi
nus his dog, but with as many toes as he
had ever had. That's about the only story
l recall just now, gentlemen. 1t has the
merit of being true, however, and if you
don't believe it come down to the ship
any time and IN show you the eleaver.
The cook has quit the sea, and l don t
know his present address,"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-22
A RIVAL FOR SrKINLEY.

II this were the year for nominating can
didates for President it is certain that the
Republicans would nominate Mr.. McKin-
ley 1t cannot be said with certainty how
ever. that they win nominate him next
year. Mr. Mckinley is not Strengthening
his hold on his party. He was popular
when the war with Spain terminated, and
he will be popular again if the war
against the Filipinos is brought TO a sue
cessful close before the end of this year,
or even early next year. but if it drags
along throughout next summer it will be
a difficult matter for him to get a renom-
nation.
Ii is a fact that is beginning to be OBJ
served that the attention of the people of
the eastern part of the country is begin
ming to be drawn towards Gov. Roosevelt
as presidential candidate-that is, the
attention OF the Republicans. 1t is
question whether he could not get more
delegates TO the national convention Of his
party from New York and New England
if he were 10 try than the President could.
There was big collection of people at
Chautauqua. N. Y, last Saturday, and
Coy. iNOOSeNeIl lOOh Iti tltutdl HealllS "
make his presence there felt. The veterans
of the war of secession as web as SOL
diers of the war with Spain, crowded
around him and practically told him that
they hoped to see him in the White House
| He made speech, being introduced by
| bishop of the Methodist Church who took
occasion to say that while he was not a
prophet he had no doubt that the Gov
| ernor would be elected President.
Gov. Roosevelt is extremely popular with
the masses of the Republican party Of his
own state, and a great boom could easily
be worked up for him in the West The
| impression is getting abroad that the
President is lacking in independence of
| iudgment-that he is afraid 10 do anything
until he has found out. or thinks he has
! found out. what would be popular In
| several conspicuous instances he has
! shown that he is TOO much under the infu-
ence Of the big politicians of his party.
Therefore, if he does not bring the Philip
| pine war to a close before the national
! convention of his party meets the chances
will be against his getting denomination.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-22
Personal.

The stories of Wilkie Collins are well
known, but not the tragedy that marred
his life, which, by the way. ought to dis
pei the foolish notion that an author works
regardless of time or contracts. Collins
was engaged on a novel which he had
pledged his honor 10 a publisher to finish
by a certain time when news came that
his mother was dead. Distracted and
maddened by grief, he had yet to fulfill
his contract or the publisher would, he
knew. be ruined. And finish the contract
he did, To do so. however. he was com
PEELED to have recourse to morphine. And
from that time onward till his death, some
twenty years later he never shook him
self free of the drug.
As President of Peru. Eduardo Ro-
mana, who was inaugurated yesterday oc-
cupies a position of much greater relative
power than that of the President of the
United States. Nominally, Peru is a re-
public, but in reality, as in case of most
of the South American nations, the power
of the state is centered in the hands of
the chief magistrate. Congress registers
his DEGREES and the army either enforces
them of forces him to flee. The predeces-
sOr Of Romano in his office, Gen. Nicola
Pierola, carried things with a high hand
after winning his office by a good deal OF
hard fighting. While in office he never
went anywhere without at least a COM
pany of soldiers as a guard, and his pal
ace was filed with soldiers ready at any
time to prevent an assassination. There
has been no revolution in Peru for sew
eral years, and the country seems destin-
ed to become as prosperous as Chile
While he was President, Pierola amassed
a fortune from his interest in concessions
given for public and private works, and
this was regarded as a legitimate means
Of enrichment for statesmen in Peru.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-22

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-22
A NE sr THAT HrRTs.

Every home i'm which meat is eaten IS
beginning TO feel that there is such a
thing as a beef trust It Is asserted by
! those who have made the matter a subject
! OF investIg cation that the price OF beef has
been advanced within the last few weeks
as much as thirty per cent That is an
enormous advance and yet it is asserted
chat the price of cattle has not advanced.
The beef trust is composed of four firms
and 1T has such enormous power that ii
controls not only the price of beef. but
also the prices OF cattle, hogs and sheep
II says TO the cattle raiser that it viii
pay only so much for cattle and the cat
tie raiser has to take what IS offered or
keep his stock. There are no other buy
ers. The trust dominates the market. II
also says TO the wholesale dealer in meat
that he must pay certain prices for meats.
There is no use for the dealer to grumble
II he doesn't want TO pay the price he
needn't But he will have TO 90 out Of
business He can't get meat except from
the trust The trust. therefore. can fix
IT'S own profit. 1t fixes the prices for the
raw material and also for its products. It
as easy to see why it is that its chief
men are mulu-mllionaires.
The statement is made and we have
not seen it denied, that the trust is sell
ing meat i'm the London market at a less
price than it is receiving in the markets
of this country. The reason given for this
extraordinary policy is that the trust
wants TO drive Australian meat out of
lat
for itseif-and it is compelling the Amer
lean people TO help it accomplish its OBJ
ject. 1t has been said in defense of the
standard oil trust and the sugar trust
that they have lowered the prices of their
respective products. and that therefore
the people have no very good ground TO
complain of them, but that argument can
not be used in support of the meat trust.
If the trust continues to increase the
price of meat it win not be long before
meat will not be seen on the tables of
poor people. They will not be able to
purchase such a luxury. The recent rise
of thirty per cent. in the price of meat
isn't the only rise that has taken place
in the price of that commodity in recent
years 1t is asserted that within the last
four years there has been rise of sixty
per cent
It is evident that the people are not
going to stand such exactions of a trust
They have not been saying much about
trusts; they have been letting the news
papers and the politicians do all the talk
ing, but they have been doing a good
deal of thinking When the time comes
for action il viii be found that they are
ready to grant all the power necessary
to destroy trusts. They will put into Of
fee men who will enforce the laws against
trusts. and if the laws are inadequate
they viii send to the legislatures of the
states and to Congress men who viii make
laws that viii release the people from the
grasp of the greedy monopoles.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-22
WHY Is SAVANNAH OvERLOOKEDs

Does it not seem little remarkable that
neither the war department nor the Gov
ernor of this state has given Savannah any
recognition in the appointment of officers
for the ten regiments of volunteers which
were called for sometime ago or the ten
regiments which were called for recently?
If Savannah had been at all backward in
furnishing volunteers for the war against
Spain there would be some reason for ig-
noring her in the appointment of officers
in the regiments which are being pre-.
pared for the Philippines. But Savan-
nah was particularly prompt and liberal
in meeting the cali for volunteers for the
war with Spain. Indeed, it can be said
that she furnished more soldiers for that
war than any other city of her class in
the country 1t is certain that she fur
nished many more soldiers than any other
city in this state. Under the circum-
stances why should all of the officers al
lotted to this state be given to Northern
and Middle Georgia?
II cannot be said that there were no ap-
pHcants from this city. Neither can il
be said that the Governor has no friends
in this part of the state. Some good men
have applied for places which the Governor
has in his gift, and they have been wei
indorsed. The Governor has every rea-
son to think that he has plenty of friends
in this city. But even if he had but
few friends here. the fact that this city
responded so promptly and literally when
the call for volunteers for the war with
Spain was issued is sufficient to justify
the expectation that both he and the Sec
rotary of War would remember Savannah
in distributing the commissions allotted
10 this state.
Il is probable that as far as the Score
tary of War is concerned he depended up
on the senators and representatives of the
state to inform him as to those they de
sired to have appointed. 1t may be that
the senators favored the middle and upper
part Of the state, but it seems to us that
the governor might have given at least
one of the places at his disposal to this
city.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-22

The English authorities will not hest
tate at any measure which may be deem
ed necessary to prevent the bubonic
plague from reaching the British Isles.
The mere thought of it almost terrorizes
London, the East End of which, as well
as sections Of many other cities in Eng
land has such bad sanitary arrangements
that once there the chances are the dis
ease would spread like wild fire, just as
was the case in Hong Kong England.
however. apprehends greater danger in
the event the plague should reach the Bal
tic or the Black sea than from Por-
tusal, against which drastic measures
have already been taken. with her ex-
tensive commerce II is quite natural that
England should feel that she is confront
ed by dreadful menace.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-22

In column apology for William wal
dorf Aston IN the London Times Mr.
Smaley is quoted as saying, we are
sorry to lose Mr.. Aston. We pretend not
10 care. but We do care" BY what au-
thorily Mir. smalley speaks for the Amer
icau people is not any more apparent than
the question OF his identity. SO FAR as
the American public is concerned Astor
has gone. and under such conditions az
make IL matter OF thorough indifference
on the part OF his e1-counuymcn.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-22

The pan of the postoffice department
for the registration Of letters at the homes
of the patrons of the postohice, is meet
ing with general favor in all the large
cities. 1t promises to result in a great
saving of time and trouble, and IL will
no doubt be followed by further improve
mouts along the same line. However
perfect the postal service may seem, it is
one that never reaches perfection, for ad-
duonal facilities for the benefit Of the
public are constantly being added and the
chances are that such will continue to be
the case for good many years to come.
The use of automobile postal wagons for
the collection of mail in the large cities is
now under consideration. and this may
ultimately lead TO their use for its dis
tribution as well
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-22

There is no end TO the variety of specu-
laton as TO the outcome of the trial of
Capt. Dreyfus Positive predictions of
conviction or acqu5ttal are made accord
ing 10 the side with which the prognosd-
Gator happens to d. allied. and they even
come from those VINO have comparatively
no feeling one way or another, beyond,
perhaps one of synpa ny for the unfor-
tunate prisoner The New York Tribune 5
correspondent now asserts that he has il
from the highest authority that Dreyfus'
sentence has already been decided upon.
According TO this he viii be found guilty
of disciplinary indiscretions." for which
he will be sentenced 10 five years impris-
onment, and that he has already served.
The practical result of such a course
would be that he would 90 free, though
any career IN the active army would be
closed TO him. Strangely enough the hope
OF a fun acquittal seems 70 have been al
most abandoned by some of Dreyfus'
friends, and on the face of it the forego-
ing prediction does not look unreasonable,
though If Dreyfus be innocent, of which
there seems to be no doubt, such a find
ing would be Iutle better for him than a
return to the Island of Devils.