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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-08

William R. Walters, who is serving in
the Philippines, tells this story in the
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Some
very amusing affairs take place between
our soldiers and the Chinese merchants
owing 10 the inability of the Americans
to 'sabee' the Orientals' language. Dur
ing that part of the fighting which is
known in our ranks as the loot of Tondo'
l saw corporal of the Twenty-third
Regulars rake a small safe out of some
ruins after a fire. Finding it to be emp
ty. he started away with it under his
arm Before he had gone very far he met
a Chinese merchant, to whom he under
took to sell the purloiued safe
'Lookee here, John. How muchee you
give for safee? Belize niece. MuchO wano
safee?" says the corporal, with much ges-
ticulation and contortion.
" really don't need a safe" quietly
replied the benighted Chinaman, but 1
suppose you boys need some beer money,
so what do you say to 81 for it?'
This was said in the purest English.
The corporal almost dropped his safe with
establishment but he took the dollar, and
amid the laughter of the company, va
moosed. Some of these Chinese mer-
chants, indeed, speak English with pur-
ity and fiuency that are remarkable"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-08
nANGERoIs OILS

The report of the state chemist on the
Illuminating oils offered for sale in this
state is a startling one 1t shows that the
lives and the property of the people are
in great danger from oils which are freely
sold and used.
II seems that Of thirty specimens of oils
which were analyized by the state chemist
only a few stood the test. Some of them
he characterizes as highly dangerous. For
this condition of affairs the inspectors are
not to blame-at least the state chemist
says they are not, He points out that the
law Is defective, and that the instrument
with which the inspectors make tests is
not only out of date, but doesn't disclose
the truth in regard 10 the oils Inspected
The state chemist is of the opinion that
the statute providing for the testing of
oils must have been drawn by some one
who was wholly unacquainted with the
subject, or who was misled as to the
kind of law which the public needed for its
protection.
1t is fortunate that the state chemist
took up this matter when he did. And the
Commissioner of Agriculture gave him
every possible encouragement when the
question of the ACCESSIBILITY of making an
analysis of the oils was brought to his
attention. According to what the state
chemist says the law ought to be changed
as soon as possible after the meeting of the
legislature. A law for the inspection of OILS
like that in New York should be enacted.
Under that law II what the state chemist
says is correct, very few of the oils now
offered for sale in this state could be sold
here. There IS no reason why the law in
Georgia for testing oils shouldn't be just
as stringent as the law in New York. There
is no reason why the people of Georgia
should be exposed to greater danger from
Illuminating oils than the people of New
York.
The duty of the Commissioner of Agricul-
tune is plain. He ought to see 10 it at
once that all oil that does not bear the
test now provided by law is forced off the
market, and he ought at once to furnish
The inspectors with the kind of an instru-
ment for testing oils that is in use in
New York. Having done that he ought to
get ready to carry the matter before the
legislature for the purpose of having d law
for inspecting OILS similar to the New
York law adopted. This is a matter of too
much Importance 10 permit of any great
er delay than is actually necessary.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-08
He knew the Type.

Both of the young women in the second
seat of the trolley car on the return trip
from a suburban resort rather late, had
their back hair done up in that peculiar
waterfall style called the "Tottie twist'
or the "back-row roll" says the Washing
ton Post. Their manner was glad. A Httle
boy of about 25 or 50 was along with them.
They guyed him good deal and talked
back and forth considerably, and hummed
little dittes. Every once in a while they
reached back and adjusted the wire hair
pins in their tumbIng rolls of hair.
III bet you $40 10 49," said a short,
chunky man three seats behind the young
women. addressing his companion. that
if l whistle four bars of The Amazon
March and then clap my hands together
once, both of those girls'n rubberneck
around. Got enough sporting blood TO take
me?'
You're on" said his companion. 4
guess you're right, and it's taking chance
but I like the odds You're on"
The short, chunky man puckered his
lips and began to whistle The Amazon
March" When he had shrilled out three
bars of the tune he gave a sharp clap of
his hands The girls ears could be seen
and when the handicap sounded out both
their heads twisted around as if they were
on wires. They looked highly affronted.
The shoemakers!' they shifted
you win" said the short, chunky mans
companion, counting out the S..
Il didn't spend two months in a theat-
rical boarding-hous without getting next
to the types" remarked the short, chunky
man.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-08
DEMEY.Is ON RECORD.

How much truth is there IN the state
ment made by the Rev Clay McCauley
of Boston that Admiral Dewey said to
him at Manila that rather than make
war on the Filipinos l would up anchor
and sail out Of the harbor," and that
Gen. Otis said 20 him, 4 was ordered
here from San Francisco. did no. be-
Heve in the annexation of these islands
when I came here nor do 1 believe in
their annexation now"
The Rev. Mr.. McCauley was al Manila
when he wrote the letter to the Boston
Transcript which contains the foregoing
extracts. No doubt he had some sort Of
conversation with both Gen. Otis and
Admiral Dewey. and they may have said
something to him which seemed to him
to justify him in attributing to them the
statement which he quotes them as max
ing, but the statement may have been
made before the Fiipinos attacked our
army, and before it was apparent what
the situation was going to develop.
The statement made by the Rev. Mr.
McCauley is calculated to leave the i'm
preston that both Cen. Otis and Admiral
ADNfFN5 ait Cbl'CfNA " 'AiC VI al anu
TO holding on TO the Philippines. As
matter of fact Admiral Dewey is on
record as having advised the government
to hold on TO the Philippines. He has
been quoted as saying that under no cir
cumstances would he give them up. We
do not recall any published expression Of
opinion by Gen. Otis in respect to the mat
TO. lint fe fo 10 he
not in sympathy with the war he wouldn't
be in the position he occupies. The gov
eminent wouldn't retain for a moment a
man at the head of the army in the Phil
ippines who was known not to be in SYM
pathy with the war
1t is fair to presume, therefore, that
there is some explanation of the state
ment which the Rev Mr.. McCauley has
given to The country through the Boston
Transcript There have been many state
ments published as coming from persons
in Manila respecting the situation there.
some of which no doubt contained much
truth, but the most of them contained
very little truth. 1t is no more easy TO
get the actual facts pertaining to public
affairs there than it Is to get in Washing
ton the truth about public matters and it
is well known how much there is that
is not true in the dispatches and letters
which appear in the newspapers from
Washington. There is generally a great
deal of guessing and speculation before
the facts are obtained. 1t wouldn't be
safe to accept all that appears in print
from Manila as being true.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-08
Can't. sicshec,r sneech.

In an address at Fall River Wednesday
night, says the Boston Globe, Capt. Sigs-
bee of the Texas told the following story
illustrative of the fact that naval men
made no pretense at being orators
1T is a very difficult situation for me, -
said Capt. Sigsbee, Ito be required to
make a speech, and 1 am in the situation
of the old sailor who was very fond of
tea, and was devoted TO the people who
served it. But this old sailor had no So
ciety manners, and had never attended an
afternoon tea. He was afraid of the la
dies, but in some way he was forced to
an afternoon tea. He went almost in de
spair. and when he got back to his ship
his mates said:
Brown, did you go to the tea?
81 did
How did you feel there?'
g felt like sperm whale doing GRO
Chef work" daughter and applause)
Nevertheless, Capt. Sigsbee makes a
very able address.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-08
THE FARMERS OF GEORGIA.


! About the only thing the farmers OF
Georgia are complaining Of is the low
/ price Of cotton II the price of cotton
were good, say : cents q pound. they would
consider themselves in a very prosperous
| condition. We can speak only in general
terms of the farmers of the northern part
of the state but of those Of the southern
| part We have reports which justify us
in saying that they are in a very hopeful
frame Of mind.
! They have not painted cotton this year
| so extensively as they did last year In
| fact. for the last three or four years they
have been gradually reducing their cotton
! acreage, and they have been giving more
attention to food crops, and to fruit ami
stock. They have no reason to regret
the policy of diversifying their crops In
! deed, they are confident that they have
acted wisely in giving up the al-couon
system Of farming.
And they are living economically. It is
matter Of remark throughout South
Georgia that the farmers are not going
into debt this year as much as formerly.
Consequently the whole proceeds of their
years work will not so to pay store
debts They are living at home, as ii
were and wearing their old clothes. There
is therefore good reason for their cheer
fulness and hopefulness.
There is no more depressing burden than
debt If the farmers can manage to keep
out of debt they are pretty certain 20 have
a fair degree Of prosperity even if the
price of cotton continue low. A farmer
who buys on credit pays more-a
great deal more-for what he gets than
one who buys for cash, and the one who
pays cash is, as a rule, more economical
than the one who buys on credit. Let our
farmers once get on a cash basis and
nothing can prevent them from becom-
ing prosperous. With money in the bank
they can afford to begin buying blooded
cattle, hogs and sheep, and TO make ex-
perments in raising stock, poultry, fruits
and food crops. and in supplying the mar
kets of the state with butter, cheese and
eggs. The farmers of South Georgia
should supply the market of this city with
pretty much everything it needs in the way
of meats, fruits and dairy products. Now
most of these things are brought here
from other states
And the farmers Of South Georgia should
refuse to vote for any man for the legisla-
ture who will not pledge himself to work
and vote for a dog law. Wool is now sell
ing at 20 cents or more a pound
At that price there is money in
sheep raising. Every South Geor-
gia farmer should have few
bo J. -
for the worthless dogs which roam about
the country and make war on sheep. The
farmers have it in their power to rid
themselves of the dog nuisance
South Georgia Is great and rich section
Of country. 1t is adapted to cattle and
corn, cotton and tobacco, fruits and dairy
products, and, In fact. almost everything
that can be produced in other parts of the
country. Let it's farmers do more think
ing and experimenting and in the course
Of a few years they viii be the most pros
porous farmers in the world.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-08

An impractical newspaper contempor-
airy. which is printed in South Carolina,
near the Isle of Palms, discusses the
preservation Of Florida orange trees from
frost, and concludes: The best plan, of
course is not to plant trees that Will be
affected by frost, but to buy what fruit
you need" That is to say. the people
of South Florida should not take chances
of the cold in culuvating paying crop.
but should buy what oranges they need
from tae West Indies or California This
''dont take chances but buy what YOU
need policy has done incalculabIe harm
to the South.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-08

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-08

The pineapple season is now practically
closed. The New York Journal of Com
mercc reports that il has not been a, all
satisfactory, on account of the ra her poor
qualify Of the fruit. both domestic and
imported. The Florida crop IS believed to
have been considerably short of the crop
cf iust year, on account OF the cold wealth
e. ia the peninsular during The spring. 1t
appears. by the way, that The Florida pine.
epnia IS gaining recognition as the finest
fruli OF its kind thai goes 20 market. lust
as the Florida orange has won its way 10
the front A leading New York dealer a cay
or two ago said that, owing TO the scare
iiy Of the Florida pines he believed a
large quantity Of Bahama pines had found
their way into the country through Miami
and been shipped TO ali parts Of the coun nv
and readily disposed of as FLORIDA pines. -
Since limitation is the sincerost nalter,-,.
tlis is an acknowledgment that Florida
produces the best Of pines, as wen as the
most delicious Of oranges
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-08
An Excellent Combination

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-08

One of the most pathetic, tender soulful
stories of the meeting of Capt. Dreyfus
and his wife was that written by James
Creelman. The meeting was in private.
and locks, bars. stone walls and guards
of soldiers and police were between the
captain and wife and the correspondent.
But little thing like that did not bother
Creelman. He just turned his x-ray i'm
sgination upon the scene. and wrote it
up fine.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-08

The automobile win not get frightened at
a railway train, or bot al the explosion
OF a tirecracker but experience has shown
that it VIII sometimes run away and throw
its rider This was demonstrated at New
port the other day, and young w. X. Van
derbilt was the victim. lie was running an
impromptu automobile race with a friend
when his machine capsized. The probabili.
ties are that it was not the fault of The
machine, but that the young man got rat
lied and did not manage it properly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-08

The two factions of the Populist party
seem determined to wage a warm fight
for hindermost place in the next presiden-
ual campaign. one of the factions is 60
ing to hold a national convention a month
IN advance of either the Democrats or the
Republicans and make nominations. The
other faction has had its candidates
Wharton Barker and Ignaiius Donnelly-
in the field for about year. It is a mat
ter of little moment which faction it is
that is going TO nominate, and which it is
that has already nominated.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-08
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Special Notices-Dr. c. w Mayhugh;
Fancy Groceries. Abercorn Grocery Com
pany; Special Notice, c. A. Drayton Gro
Gerry Company; Fine Fruits, Extra Heavy
Syrup, a. NJ. & c. W. West; Mems SILK
Front Neglisee Shirts, Leopold Adler;
Mems Madras Pajamas, Leopold Adler;
Your Choice. Hotchkiss & NeviIl; The san
Francisco Restaurant; The Old Reliable j.
J. Joyce; / Lead To-day, NJ. S. Gardner;
Grand Opening, Mr.. George Birle.
Business Nodces-Ye Yellow Leaf Tobacco.
Steamship Observation-Disclosures and
Miners Transportation Company.
Mineral Water-Crab Orchard Water
Clothing Clearing Sale-LeopoTd Adler.
Aliens Foot-Ease-Allen S Olmsted, lie
Roy N. Y.
One Week of Cut Price SALEM. S.
Brows.
Ladies, Turn On the Light and Think
b. II. Levy & Bro
Coffee-Lion Coffee.
Iotel-Hotel Empire, New York.
Note and Profit by lib. H. Levy &
Bro.
Legal Sales-City sherif's Sales.
Proposals-For Dredging in Brunswick
and Darien Harbors
An Agent or Branch Management Want
ed-Hunter Tailoring Company, Cincinnati,
OHIO.
Legal Naturalization From the Clerk
of The Court of Ordinary Of Chatham. Coun-
ty; Notice to Debtors and Creditors Estate
AdoFphus ". Manucy, Deceased; AppIica-
ton TO Sell Real Estate L. n. FalHgant,
Deceased.
Wash Waists and Wash skirts-Leopold
Adler
Medical-Erie Medical Company.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost. Personal; Miscellaneous
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-08
SOME ANNEXATION QUESTIONS.

Mr.. Robert Porter, who seems to have
big hold on the administration for some
reason or other, and who is being sent
from one part of the earth to another on
government errands, says that the only
hope for Cuba and Porto Rico is annexa-
ton. MI Porter may be right in the view
which he takes, but would annexation be
the best thing for this country, so far
as the islands are concerned? That is a
question, it seems to us, which is deserv-
ing of the most careful consideration.
Let US look, for instance at the ques-
ton of sugar At present we produce con-
siderable sugar in this country. Louisiana
produces cane sugar, and New York, Ne
braska and several other states produce
beet sugar. A pretty high tariff makes the
production of this sugar possible. If we
should annex Cuba and Porto Rico those
islands together with Hawaii would in
all probability, soon produce all the sugar
needed to supply the demands of our mar
ket Ii would be put upon ne market free
of duty. TIE cane sugar industry of Louis
lana and the growing beet sugar indus
try would therefore be practically des-
troyed
Again we should lose the very great
customs revenue we now collect from Gu
ban and Porto Rican sugar Just what this
revenue amounts to we do not know, but
it win amount TO many millions of dollars
annually just as soon as Cuban lands are
placed under cultivation. II is true that
we would collect revenue at Cuban and
Forto Rcan ports in the event of annexa-
ton, bat it is doubtful il this revenue
would amount 10 as much as Cuba's de-
mand on the national treasury for i'm
provements would be- We should lose the
whole revenue from sugar which amounts
10 about So 100000 a year, if Cuba, Porto
Rico and Hawaii should produce enough
to supply our market. We are not taking
position against annexation We are
simply calling attention TO the fact that
in considering the question of annexation
we should not think only of what would
benefit Cuba and Porto Rico.
Again vegetables can be grown in Cuba
and Porto Rico an the year around If
these islands were annexed their
vegetable products would come into
out market free of tariff charges.
and as they could be put into
Northern markets about as cheaply as
the vegetables of Florida, South Georgia
and South Carolina, the vegetable business
of these states would be seriously inter
fered with if not ruined. 1t is apparent,
therefore, that in discussing the annexa-
ton question Cuba and Porto Rico are
not the only factors in the problem.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-08

The rise in the price of copper threatens
TO upset the Chinese monetary system. Al
present the face value of copper taeI
is less than the market value of the metal
in H. This situation ought to make the
occasion for some Chinese statesmen to
demand the monetization of iron and the
establishing of legal ratio between that
metal and copper, with unlimited free
coinage for each.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-08
Good Fresh whisky.

Two negro laborers who had been at
work all the morning carrying bricks and
mortar TO the workmen on a new building
In South Washington were overhead re-
Gently discussing the important matter OF
locating the best whisky, says the Wash
ington Post. They sat in their dusty over
ais putting their Dipes at the end of the
midday meal.
Brother Simon" said one in medita-
tive tone, ''whar does yo' usually git your
dram?"
We'll Brother Rastus, most in gener-
ally l buys my liquor at Mistah Dan
Jones. Why does you ak me that ques-
tion?"
Cos I gifts mine at Mister Bill Carbey's.
I wouldn't drink none O that ole stale
whisky of Mister Jones' Mr.. Carbey he
makes his fresh every day, and il buhns as
it goes. Yo' can ta'se il all de way"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-08

About an that will be regretted in con-
neclion with the unsuccessful attempt up
on the life of ex-King Milan is that il was
unlawful and unsuccessful. Milan is one
OF the most disreputable royal rascals that
Europe ever produced; and that is saying
a great deal.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-08

The idea seems to have gotten abroad
that the National Export Exposition, whtch
is 10 be opened in Philadelphia next fall,
is local enterprise, for the benefit of the
city in which il is 10 be held. Such, how
ever is not the case. II is to be national
an character, and every state in the union
is invited to make exhibits All that IS re-
quired for entry is that the articles 10 be
displayed shall be American made SO far.
it seems, The exposition has attracted but
little attention in the South. 1t is 10 be
hoped that Georgia will take steps to be
represented. She has variety of manufac>
turing industries and could no doubt make
a very creditable show. The commercial
bodies of the various cities of the state
would do well TO look into the matter with
a view TO having the state take a promi-
nent place in the picture.