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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31
PERSONAL.

"A particularly daring young London
matron recently asked the Prince of
Wales whether it was really true that
ne mad fallen out with Mr.. Aston" my
dear madam" the Prince is said to have
replied, Il really think you had better
ask Mr.. Astor about that"
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland is pre-
surnably fond of the military element.
From quite "a small child she has been
clever at painting, and laSterly her chief
models from life" have been the guards
on sentry at her own palace. From one
OF the windows these are easily sketched
and, being on duty, they are, of course,
conveniently posed in readiness.
The Princess of Monaco is unique in
that she is the first Hebrew to sit on a
European throne She was a Miss Heine.
ana was first married 10 the Duke of
Richelieu. Her present husband has also
been twice married, and his first wife
was Lady Mary Hamilton. When the
cares OF state do not demand his pres
ence in the principahty Prince Albert is
generally on his yacht. which has been
specially constructed for the purpose OF
the study of marine biology
In the last five years that he has been
in office Lord Salisbury has created thir-
ty-six new peers, and of these ten have
been taken from the ranks of the lawyers
They are Lord James of Hereford Wis
count LANDAU Oh. Matthew'S, Lord
Baltimore Cd. X. Plunkett), Lord Kinnear
Ia Scotch judge, Lord Ludlow (the late
Lord Justice Lopes). Lord Brampton (Sir
Henry Hawkins), Sir r. Webster, Sir p
O. Brien and Lord Morris, an. ex-lord Of
appeal, who is now made peer in the
United Kingdom.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31
INDEX TO new ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings-Forest City Independent Club.
Special Notices-Notice 10 Superior
Court Jurors; Flats and Houses For
Rent; Estate Solomon Cohen; Houses 10
Rent; Estate Solomon Cohen; What Mr..
W. j. Lindsay Says of Suwanee Springs
Water; Doors, Sash, Blinds, Andrew Han
ley Company; Fancy and Re-pressed
Brick, Savannah Building and Supply
Company: Dissolution of Copartnership,
Strauss & Co.; Teas of Merit. A NJ. &
c. W. West; Levans Table d'Hote; Re-
moval Notice, DIR. j. F. Former.
Business Notlces-Harvard Beer at
Royal Music Hall; $500 For a Lot, c. H.
Van Keuren.
Auction Sale-Administrator's Sale, by
j. Mclaughlin & Son. Auctioneers.
Whisky-old Crow Rye Whisky.
Diamond B Goods-The 5. w. Branch
Company.
Do You Know It?-Palmer Hardware
Company
Legal Sales-Chatham Sheriffs Sale For
State and County Taxes
Runabouts- Cohen Kulman Carriage and
Wagon Company.
Observation-Disclosures Military Academy,
Virginia.
misunderstanding House of G. Over
ton Paine, New York; Incomes Grow, c.
E. Mackey G. Co. New York.
Salt-The Favorlte Table Salt.
cheroots-Old Virginia Cheroots-
Medical-Pond Extract; Lydia Pink
hams Vegetable Pills; Castoria; Worlds
Dispensary Preparations; Hoods Sarsa-
parilla; Coke Dandruff Cure; 8. s. s.;
Mothers Friend; Horsfords Acid Phos-
phate; TUFTS Pills: Bar-Ben.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted: Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost, Personal; Miscellaneous.
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BRIGHT BITS.

The Gold One.-Huskinby-'I tell We, I
don't believe Hiram Grabail wuz ever in
New York in his hull life" Hayrake-
But he wuz; he showed me the brick!'
Puck
-Explained.-'"Th British nation seems
to be taking the Pekin horror in rather
stoical fashion" Yes. They are afraid
OF stirring up Alfred Austin. "-Cleveland
Plain-Dealer.
In the Luuatic Asylum.-K eeper-"This
poor fellow used TO be a famous musician"
Visitor-"Ah! and now he's a wandering
minstrel. "-Philadelphia Evening Bule-
tin.
Cyril (aged fve)-"I shall never get
married, mammal" Mamma-"But 1
thought you were so fond of Ethel?"
Cyrii-"Yes;but she believes in fairies, and
| don't!"-Punch.
Mr. Gump 90 teacher)-"No. I don't
want you to teach my son any grammar
Not bit of it," Observation-Disclosures
this is unusual sir. May | inquire your
reasons?' Mr.. Gump-"I intend that he
shall be writer of popular songs. Bal
timore American.
This letter of the Emperorlof China 10
President Mckinley" began the Observ-
ant Boarder. 81 have read it," replied
the cross-Eyed Boarder. Wasn't it writ
ten by the monarch who had been killed
several times?' Yes" How do Won ac-
count for it?' There is quite a demand
for posthumous literary works nowadays"
-Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph
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..SavinR the NaarIk.v

IT notice" said an old editor. according
to the Youths Companion, looking over
the manuscript Of a new man on the staff,
you use the phrase. Heaven save the
mark Do you know exactly what that
means?"
No, SIR" answered the new reporter,
although I have a general idea of the
meaning I intend 1t to convey
1T may be remarked, in the first place,
that the correct form of the expression
is God save the mark But do you know
what the mark ISL"
mo, sir"
do you know what you want it saved
from?"
''N-no, sir; not exactly"
DO you know why heaven should be
caned upon to save a mark you know
nothing about from some calamity or
danger of which You are equally igno-
rant?"
II do not"
Then let us not use the phrase" said
the old editor, drawing his pencil through
it-and this reporter never used II again.
But within a few days another reporter
brought in an article which, singulariy
enough, contained the expression, God
save the mark" The editor, after looking
over the manuscript, called in this repor-
ter in his turn and interrogated him:
do you know exactly what that phrase
means?"
II think do, sir" answered the re-
porter
''Ah? And what is the mark then?"
1T is an object or target aimed at, ns
in archery.
But what do you want it saved from ?"
From an arrow, sir. God save the
mark! is an ejaculatory phrase express
sive Of irony or humorous sense of the
extraordinary. When an archer shot we'll
he was accustomed to say, God save
the mark! meaning to express a desire
that the mark should not be hit and his
arrow displaced by some one coming after
him. Ironically, it was said TO a novice
whose arrow falls wide of the mark. In
this case it Signifies
That will do" said the old editor. 81
see you have been reading Brewer. In
consideration of the fact that you fully
understand the expression we will use il
this once
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31
TONNES REMAND

Until II is determined whether Mr.
Towne the Populfst candidate for Vice
President, is to withdraw or not there will
be all sorts Of rumors respecting the mat
ter. 1t is a question whether Mr. Towne
himself knows at this time whether he
will withdraw or not. 1t is certain that
he is willing TO do what the Democratic
and Popuiist leaders think it advisable
for him to do. He is not anxious to retain
the place he has on the Populist ticket,
but he will retain it If it is the opinion
of the managers of the fusion ticket that
he should do so.
Soon after the Kansas City Convention
1t was the understanding that he would
Withdraw. Then il appeared that many
Popuiists were dissatisfied with Mr. Stew
enson and threatened to support the tick
ct of the Middle of-the-Road PopulIsts A
report was current that 10 satisfy these
Populists MIR. Towne would remain on the
ticket. No doubt il will be determined in
the near future whether he is to remain
a candidate or not.
in its Saturdays issue that Mr.. Towne
had decided to withdraw, and that he had
been promised cabinet position in the
event of the election of Mr.. Bryan If
that paper had contented itself with say
ing that Mr.. Towne would withdraw, its
statement might have been very generally
accepted, but its assertion that he has
been promised a cabinet position in the
event of a certain happening, throws
doubt on its entire statement. Those who
know Mr.. Bryan are satisfied that he is
not making the mistake this early In the
campaign of promising cabinet positions.
No doubt Mr.. Towne will play very
conspicuous part in the campaign. He is
a high-grade public speaker, and will be
in demand. The only danger in giving him
free rein is his inclination to talk about
nothing but silver. He understands. how
ever, that the paramount issue is anti
Imperialism, and 1t is probable that he
can talk as well on that subject as on the
tiresome one of silver
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31

The story which comes from Shanghai.
to the effect that an American intrigue
has been revealed by which 1t was hoped
to place the Chinese maritime customs in
the hands OF an American missionary
named Ferguson, who is alleged TO be IAN
active ally OF Sheng ia the latters en-
deavors TO hoodwink the world with re-
gard to events in Pekln," is probably not
worthy of credence. IN the first place II
may be doubted that this government
would at this time consent to the appoint
ment OF an American as inspector general
of the customs. In the second place II is
most highly improbable that an American
missionary would cooperate with sheng
to conceal atrocities practiced upon his
own countrymen and upon converts to his
own religion. 1t must be borne in mind
that the Chinese are not the only prevarl-
Gators who are working the wires out OF
Shanghai.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31

There is said to be little Bryan money
TO be found in New York by those who
want TO bet on the election of Mckinley;
but there seems to be some of it out
West. A Chicago man has made a bet
Of $1,000. even money. that on the pop
ular vote in November. Bryan will have
plurality of Ssi,7OO votes over McKin-
ley. Some large real estate owners of
Indiana have placed a number of acres
of land with a firm, to be bet on the
election in a novel manner. Deeds for
certain lots of land are TO be made out
and placed in envelopes. The person who
takes the other side of the bet is to
put up the market value of the land in
money, which will be placed in the en-
velope containing the deed 10 the lot Sc
lected. The envelopes will be then lock-
ed in the vault of a bank. If Bryan wins
the deed goes to the purchaser, and the
money to the former owner of the land.
II Mckinley wins both deed and money
go to the purchaser. In other words
If Bryan wins, land sale will be effected:
while If Mckinley wins, the land will be
given away.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31
NO EXPLANATION OF THE MYSTERY.

There is no explanation yet of the Pekln
mystery. The viceroys protest against
the movement of the allied armies on Pc
kin, and yet they refuse to furnish the
information that would at once check the
movement. There is some ground now
for thinking that the ministers are alive.
The Chinese government sends messages
40 Its representatives in other countries.
that they are alive, and from private
sources there come confrmatory state
ments. Why is it then that the Chinese
government will not permit the ministers
TO communicate directly with their re-
spective governments? That is something
that the representative al Washington of
the Chinese government and the Chinese
ministers at the capitals of Europe can
not or will not explain.
It has been said that it Is the inten-
tfon OF the Chinese government 10 hold
the ministers rs hostages-that, in fact,
II has already removed them from Pc
kin TO a point far in the interior. But.
assuming that its purpose is to hold
them as hostages, hoping by that policy
TO be able 10 secure a settlement with
the Powers much more favorable than
It could without such means at It's COM
mand, what objection can there be to
letting the world know. by means that
would be satisfactory that the ministers
have not been murdered, and that they are
well and safe? By pursuing such a
course II would come much nearer getting
favorable terms than by the course IL is
pursuing. -
The Powers will not accept the state
ing the ministers. Unless they receive
communications from the ministers them
selves their armies, which are now ga TIL
ering at Ten Tsin. will march on Pc
kin. That the Chinese understand the
situation there can be no doubt Why
then will they permit the start for Pc
pin to be made? They know that if they
offer resistance bloody battles will be
fought, because the allies will not permit
ordinary obstacles to obstruct their prog
ress.
Can ID be that the Chinese government
listers? Are the ministers under the con-
troll of the Boxers, who are so strong
that the government is not master of
the situation? Is this the situation or
are the ministers dead? And yet, If they
are dead, how can a government that has
any respect for itself. continue TO assert
officially to other governments that the
ministers are alive? Not only has II as
serted that they are alive. but that they
were on their way to Tien Tsin, under
an escort of imperial troops. There has
been time for the arrival of the minis
ters at Tfen Tsin since that assertion was
made, but there has been no announce
ment of their arrival. The allied troops
will begin the movement on Pekin within
very few days unless in the meantime
this Chinese puzzle is solved.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31
A Street Car Incident.

A portly, well-dresesd man, carrying a
small package. boarded Thirteenth street
summer car at Walnut street yesterday
afternoon and settled back comfortably
on one of the front seats" says the Phil
adelphia Record. AS the car bowled rap
idly along cool breezes famed his heated
brow, and before long the portly man was
nodding. A few more blocks and he was
fast asleep. Then weird sound came from
the package. ''B-r-r-r-bling-a-li ng=zip--
bling-a-ling- ling ling-ling - B-r-r-r-r-r!"
The portly man awoke with a start. and
hurled the package into the street. IL hit
the pavement, burst open. and an alarm
clock was disclosed. "B-r-r-!' called the
clock after the car. Very red in the face,
the portly man made a flying leap from
the car. Go ahead, conductor" he called
over his shoulder ut was my street, any
howr'
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31

A notable function occurred in London
on last Friday, the occasion being the en-
tertainment of about fifty leading mem
bers of the legal profession in the United
States by the Judges and lawyers %
England. The banquet was served in
Middle Temple Hall. and was attended by
all of the luminsries of the British bar
with the single exception of the Lord
Chief Justice, who was too i'll to be pres
ent. Among the guests was Justice Lump
kin of Georgia. Col. p. w. Meldrim and
Col. A. r. Lawton of this city were
among those who received invitations 10
attend the meeting and banquet Am
bassadOr Choate, after the conclusion of
the festivities, said the occasion was one
of the greatest compliments ever paid the
American bar.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31
THE STREET CAR SERVICE.

The proposition of the street railway
company to improve its transportation ia
cilities has the hearty Endorsement OF all
who patronize the street cars, but especial
ly those who live considerable distance
from the business center of the city and
to whom rapid transit is a necessity.
Although the street car service, since
the consolidation. has been greatly inn
proved in some respects, the people feel
that the facilities for getting TO some
parts of the city are not as good as they
were when there were three street railway
companies competing for patronage.
In remodelling the street car system
and consolidating the several lines
changes were made which are not 10 the
best interests OF the railway company,
though they may have appeared 10 be so
at the time and in some cases they are
certainly detrimental to those who are
obliged to use. the street cars. 1t is pro-
posed now to remedy some of the defects
OF the system by double-tracking Barnard
street and making that line a double belt
in connection with the Abercorn street
tracks. Also to put in switches on Whit
aker street and run cars north and south
as was done before the consolidation.
II was claimed at the time the change
was made on Whitaker street that II
would be beneficial to that thoroughfare.
1t is now generally conceded that while the
switches might have been Objectionable 10
a few, the present plan of running cars
only southwark on that street is an incon-
venience to hundreds of regular patrons of
the road.
1t will be a source of general satisfac-
ton to see the proposed changes made. and
the only condition that should be imposed
by the city council. IL any, In granting
these privileges. is that the improvements
should be made without delay.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31

The young Duke of Marlborough. who
IS only a few days back in London from
South Africa. is being lionized more than
any of the commanders, with the proba-
bic exception of Lord Roberts, will be
when they get back Marlborough never
did anything of any moment in South
Africa; never missed a meal. and came
through without a scratch or a days ILL.,
ness. Nevertheless his title and the fact
that he went to war are all sufficient to
set the swells bowling, and the bowls
swelling.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31

Gen. Joseph Wheelers daughters Annie
and Carrie are at present in Paris. The
other day they were the guests of honor
at an entertainment, given by the royal
Prince Suriyea of Siam. 1t is alleged
that the Prince has been paying many
attentions 70 Miss Annie Wheeler recent
~. and some of the writers for American
newspapers have been making foolish
paragraphs about the possibility of the
little woman wearing a coronet. But the
writers of such stuff evidently know very
little about the Wheelers of Alabama. No
daughter of Joe" Wheeler would marry
man not of her own race. even if he
ruled half the world. and had diamonds
to throw al the birds
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31
The Shirt Waist Man

From the New York Sun.
Behold me,
Coatless and cool;
am the shirt waist man
And II | don't
Take the rag off the bush
take the coat
Off my back
And fling it
In the face of conventionality
What do I care
If Fashion
Piles the perspiration =
Up knee deep
On the backs
OF coated men?
1t doesn't monkey with me.
For / yank off my coat
And Fashion
Chases itself out Of my
Neighborhood,
And leaves me
Cool
AS a cucumber.
OF course,
My shirt waist
Isn't cut according
To the pattern
or the lady shirt waist
And IL lacks
Fluff and puff
And furbelow
And has
Superiority Of narrative
Perhaps.
But it gets there
Just the same.
And ] am comfortable
While those,
Coated with conventionality,
Sweat and swear
And kick holes
In the Weather Bureau
And lose their tempers
In an overflow of temperature.
The shirt waist man
Isn't a recognized institution
Just yet.
But he's the coming man
And the hot weather
Brings him out
As IL dofs the tassels
On field OF corn,
Ard soon the streets
VIII blossom with him,
Not altogether
A thing Of beauty,
But verify a JOY
During the heated term.
That's me,
The shirt waist man,
And as Icing
As / keep cool
Conventionality
May so to thunder, w. ]. L.
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use your weapons" said Emperor
William 10 his soldiers, 80 that for a
thousand years hence no Chinsman will
dare look aslance at any German" That
will be rather rough ON the Celestials.
Does the Emperor mean 20 Kill every
Chinaman who dares to look at a Ger
man? For they cannot look otherwise
than askance, out of their oblique eyes,
can they? II is no fault Of theirs that
their eyes are not fashioned after the
same full round plan of the Teutonic
eye Not even an expert oculist would be
able TO take the askant look out of a
Chinapsn's eye.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31

II seems to be Baden-Powelrs fortune
10 be shut up in towns and besieged by
the Beers He is now in Rustenburg with
strong force of the enemy surrounding
him 1t would be hard fate if. after his
brilliant defense of Mafeking. Baden
Fo"el should have TO give up to the
Beers who are now pressing him.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31

It is now saia TO be an open secret that
decoration Of the Legion Of Honor before
she leaves Paris to return TO her home in
\ hicago Mrs. Palmer bases her claim on
Ehat she has accomplished for the expo
|sition. The French government seldom
admits women into the Legion, Florence
Nightingale and Rosa Bonheur being the
notable exceptions. The other women of
the United States contingent at the expo
sition will endeavor 10 prevent Mrs. Pal
mer from securing the coveted decoration;
but when handsome brainy American
woman with millions OF dollars makes up
her mind that she wants a certain thing
she is mighty apt to get IL.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31

There is some little speculation as to
whether the lady will now sign herself
Mrs. Churchill CORVALLIS West, or
whether she will drop all of the hyphenat-
ed part of the name and sign plain Mrs.
George West. However, that query is not
go interesting as what the style of her
name will be after the divorce.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31

In Reading Pa. the girls have an cold
Maids Club and the young men have
a Bachelor Club" Recently the bach
elors have been attracting more atten-
ton than the "old maids which has
made the latter real angry. The other
day. therefore, the "old Maids Club
held a meeting and adopted the follow
ing: Resolved. that the bachelors are
the meanest things on earth" The vote
was unanimous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31
The Weather.

The indications for Georgia to-day are
for showers on the coast. with light 10
fresh south 10 east winds; and for East
ern Florida, local rains in northern por-
lions, and light to fresh southeasterly
winds
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31

Senator Clark Of Montana, with charac-
teristic frankness, admits that he has sent
100000 TO the Democratic National Com
mittee to be used in the campaign. II
contributed to the Democratic campaign
fund" he said, because l think that the
election OF Bryan and Stevenson would be
a great benefit to the country. The cam
paign committee will need funds for print
ing and circulating literature" II is said
that. in addition to his contribution to the
National Committee. Senator Clark has
agreed to furnish all the money the Mon
tana State Committee may need. His
friends say that he would be willing TO
put up $4,000 II by doing 30 he could pre-
vent the electoral vote OF Montana going
to Mckinley and Roosevelt.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31
SUMMER RESORTS.
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Located in the Hveliest and most inter-
esting part of the city; twenty principal
places of amusement within five minutes
walk of the hotel
CHARLES A. ATKINS & co.
Summer Resort-Ocean Eotel Asbury
Park, N. ]. GEO. L. ATKINS & SONS