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WEDNESDAY. SEPT. I t. 1887.
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INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Meetings - The Merchants and Mechanics'
loan Association; Pulaski Loan Association;
Golden Rule Lodge No. 12. I. 0. O. F.
Special Notices —Notice, Kli/nbeth Mordick;
Notice to Delinquent Water Takers; Notice of
Dissolution. Mell & Harris; Congregation Mickva
Israel; As to Crew of Rr. Steamship Ashfleld.
CheapColiun Advertisements- Help Want
-9) For Kent; For Rale; Boarding; Miscellaneous
Amusements—“ Better Than Gold.” by the
Janies Neill Dramatic Club at Yonge's New
Hall.
Steamship Schjcdcle -Ocean Steamship Cos.
Legal Notices— Libel for Divorce.
Blinds, Sasiies. Etc. — J. Mclaughlin & Son.
Educational The Oglethorpe Seminary for
Young Ladies and Children
Those of Mr. Randall's followers who aro
said to lie oonspiriiig with the Republicans
to defeat Mr. Carlisle for the Speakership
may find it impossible hereafter to pose as
Democrats.
The Indianapolis people who are quarrel
ing oyer the honor of entertaining the
President would be more profitably engaged
in making preparations to give him the
rousing welcome he deserves.
Gen. Hawley, just from the European
conferences, said to a reporter: “I thiuk we
will win next year, but I (tin always an op
timist,” which was a very nice way to say
that he hopes without reason.
The Cuban filibusters seem to have learned
a trick or two from the Anarchists. A
small party of them were attacked a few
days since by Spanish soldiers, and forced
them to retreat by the use of bombs.
Base ball players are bought and sold, but
the members of the St. Louis club have
just shown they still have a little will of
their own. They have refused to play with
the Cuban Giants, a negro organization.
Dr. McGlynn is showing in politics the
value of a church training. A great fair is
to be held in New York to raise money for
the campaign expenses of the United Lalxir
party. This is a shrewd scheme to get help
from the enemy.
Gen. Hawley, who has just returned from
Europe, says that he ran away from the
Republican party for nine weeks. He no
doubt feels a groat deal better, even after so
short a rest from its burdens. The whole
party needs a change of air.
It seems almost a settled thing that the
Republican convention, which meets at
Baratoga to-day, will nominate F. D. Grant
for Secretary of State of New York. It is
probably intended as an experiment to test
the power of a great name with the people.
If he is elected the probability of a Lin
coln and Grant ticket next year is strength
ened.
An Atlanta dispatch to the New York
Tribune says that Gov. Gordon is anxious
that the Glenn bill, in its modified form,
•hall pass, in order that he may veto it. In
view of the fact that the introduction of
the bill was to a certain degree a response
to a passage in the Governor’s message, it is
probable it meets his views. At any rate it
does those of the people who elected him.
Guatemala has sent a Minister to Wash
ington for the first time in several yeai*s,
and he comes with a special mission. He
wants the United States to prevent Mexico
from attacking Guatemala, which she threat
ens to do, and aid in re-establishing Guate
mala’s finances on a firm basis. Here may tie
an opening to advance profitably American
trade and influence in a province rich in
natural resources.
An application for a receivor for the Cin
cinnati, Hamilton and railroad
brings out the fact that C. C. Waite, who
is second Vice-President of the road, had
his salary increased three times during the
year he has been in office, from $6,000 to
$25,000 a year. This looks like a bribe from
Ives and Staynor. The road soems to lie
completely wrecked, with little prosjiect of
punishing the men who were so faithless to
their trust.
The New York Times devotes most of its
Wall street column in Monday’s issue to
Interviews with business men just returned
from tours of observation through the min
eral regions of the South. Their reports
are in every instance cheering, particularly
as to Birmingham. This is good news, and
of special interest to Oav&nnnh, as the com
pletion of the Good water extension of the
Centra] road will no doubt bring to this
port, for shipment east, large quantities of
Birmingham's iron product.
A special to the New York Tribune
credits Mr. Randall with this remark:
“They must have my help in organizing
the House, and I will trust them to take
nny step they see fit toward formulating 11
plan for tariff reduction without consulting
me.” This looks as if Mr. Randall was
not pleased at not being invited to the ( )ak
View conference, and that he proposes to
show fight if any attempt is made to ignore
him. Mr. Randall appears to be controlled
by the rule or ruin spirit.
The first of the trial races between the
Volunteer and Mayflower, to determine
which of these shall defend the America's
cup against the Thistle,was a failure, there
not being enough wind to enable the yachts
to go over the course in the specified time.
The Thistle followed the Volunteer ami
Mayflower, and surprised ail who saw tier
with her ability to make good lime iu a
light wind. It is alleg'd that It was with
dMScuity that she could be kept from run
ning ahead of the contesting yachts. This
doss not look encouraging for retaining the
(tup m this country.
The Betterment Issue.
Representative Glenn’s resolution relative
to the claim of the lessees of the Western
and Atlantic railroad for compensation for
betterments ought to be disposed of by the
present legislature. Of course the Legi-' la
! ture can make no settlement of the claim
that is not acceptable to the lessees, but it
can say whether the State will consent to
any port of it, and, if so, what part. If no
compromise is agreed upon the courts will
have to settle it.
The resolution of Representative Glenn
provides that the lessees shall not be
allowed anything for improvements they
have made to the road in the shape of cul
verts, side-tracks, bridges, etc., and that they
shall {>ay the State the appraised value of
the rolling stock of the road at the time
they' took possession of it. It declares, how
ever, that the State has no claim to any of
the rollingstock purchased by the lessees and
now in use on the road.
It is, of course, impossible to predict how
the courts would interpret the lease of the
road if they should be required to do so, but
there is good ground for thinking that
wholly disinterested arbitrators would say,
without much hesitation, that the road and
all its rolling stock should pass into the pos
session of the State, free from any claim
whatever, at the expiration of the lease.
The lessees secured the road at a low rental,
knowing that it was out of order, and that
its rolling stock was not sufficient
for the road’s business. They also
knew that the business of the road would
increase, and that additional rolling stock
would be necessary. They did not expect
to run the road during the entire period of
their lease with the rolling stock turned over
to them by the State. If they intended to
make a claim for betterments at the expira
tion of their leas*', it is reasonable to suppose
that they would have had that intention
clearly expressed in their lease. The ab
sence of any such intention in that docu
ment is pretty good evidence that the claim
for betterments was an afterthought.
But although the Legislature cannot defi
nitely settle the betterment issue unless it
grants the claim of the lessees, or agrees to
a compromise, it ought to say at once what
the intention of the State is with regard to
the claim. The Finance Committee has
agreed to report a resolution providing for
the sale or lease of the road which, in all
probability, will bo adopted. It is evident,
however, that the betterment question must
be definitely settled before any one
can bid intelligently for either the
road or the lease of it. The question
whether the road shall be leased or sold
may be put off until the meeting of the
next Legislature, but it is plain that it will
not be advisable to dispose of the better
ment question in that way.
The Glenn resolution should be acted
upon by this Legislature, so that if the State
and the lessees cannot agree respecting the
claim for betterments, the courts can settle
it before bids for the purchase or lease of
the road are advertised for.
Hon. Patrick Walsh and His Enemies.
Hon. Patrick Walsh, editor of the Au
gusta Chronicle, published an open letter on
Sunduy, in his paper, which is attracting a
good deal of attention. Mr. Walsh, itseems,
has some enemies in Augusta, who control
the Gazette, a lately established journal.
According to Mr. Walsh's statement they
have been attacking him through the col
umns of their paper in ways which are
not legitimate Ho declares that he does
not object to honest criticism of his public
acts, hut he does object to the course of the
Gazette with regard to him. It seems that,
according to what Mr. Walsh says, the Ga
zette has indirectly, and by insinuation, con
nected him with laud sales,” a
“fraudulent insurance compauy,” with “op
pressive monopolies,” with “dishonest
rings,” with “injustice to his employes” and
other things.
Mr. Walsh defends himself vigorously,
whiejf he is quite capublo of doing. Ho
doesn't seek a quarrel, but when he gets
into one he is geuerally the last to leave the
field. With reference to the charges he re
plies as follows:
Each and ’every charge is false, and you
in your own hearts must have known them
to be so when published in your paper; but
up to the present you have permitted these
calumnies to go uncorrected.
Mr. Walsh doesn’t content himself with
simply assuming l a position of defense. He
intimates that he proposes to carry the war
into the (amp of his enemies. He says:
You know, in your hearts, that your in
sinuations and charges against my integrity
are absolutely without the shadow of foun
dation, and that they were conceived in
malice aud uttered with the hope of preju
dicing the people against me.
Mr. Walsh closes his rather remarkable
letter with this very manly and straight
forward statement of his position and pur
poses;
Your paper has spoken slanderously
about me, and, while comparisons are
odious, I hope it will not be out of taste to
compare my business methods with yours,
and to ask a conversant and impartial pub
lic to judge us. The Chronicle has never
uttered an unkind or on ungenerous word
about you and your business misfortunes,
while your paper has not hesitated to mis
represent me timl my business matters by
insinuations and false ehargos.
I <lo not fear impartial criticism of my
acts. I invito fair, honest, manly competi
tion in any field of public duty or business.
No man "will go farther than I to extend
both courtesy and encouragement to any
and every movement or enterprise that un
dertakes by fair anil honorable means to
promote the general good of my follow-citi
zens and advance the public welfare.
But when you. whose names appear at
the head of this letter, undertake, through
your paper, to place me and my business in
a false light before this community, I fed
called upon to direct the attention of the
public to your, unfair and unscrupulous
methods.
I inherited an honest name, and no man
or combination of men shall take it from
me as long as I have the sense and the
strength to defend it.
It can be very truthfully said that Mr.
Walsh enjoys tho respect of good men in
all parts of tho State. He has risen to his
presout prominence by his own efforts, and
ho has tho reputation of being au honest
and upright gentleman who aims to live
close up to the golden rule. He is a public
spirited citizen who has done much for his
city aud the State, and regret j that he has
not been able to do more.
The New York Herald is still agitating
the question of making a park of Governor's
Island, aud has secured an ally in Gen.
Newton, late Engiueer-in-Chiof of the
Army. Gen. Newton thinks the island
could be turned into n park without at all
interfering with Its necessary use for defen
sive works. Gen. Newton is now Comutia- I
slonerof I’ublic Works, of New York, and,
if the proposed plan should bo adopted,
would Imve charge of the work of trans
forming the island from n military station
into a pleasure ground. This fact may have
luUuolietsi his judgment.
THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1887.
Text Books for Schools.
In nearly all parts of the country there is
I constant trouble about text-l>ook.s in the
j public schools. New text-books are all the
1 time being published, and publishers, of
I course, make every exertion to have them
adopted. In some respects the latest ones
I issued may be superior to those in use, hut
j such is not always the case.
School Commissioners and Superintend
ents are approached by smooth-talking
agents who frequently succeed in convinc
ing them that a change in some particular
text-book or books would be for the best in
terest of the schools under their direction.
The new books are adopted, and then comes
trouble with the parents who, in many in
stances, cannot be made to see that the new
books are better than the old ones, and in
other instances are not financially able to
boar the expense which the change involves.
It is too often the case that changes in
text books are brought nbout by rings which
manage, somehow or other, to control the
school authorities whoare authorized to pass
upon the text book question. A statement
was published in a Cleveland, 0., paper a
few days ago that the school book agents
had influenced the school board of that city
in the matter of making changes in text
books to such an extent that the teachers
did not know what books they were required
to use, and were in doubt whether they
were using those authorized by law.
Frequent changes of text books not only
impose a very considerable additional ex
jM>nse upon parents, but confuse the school
children and retard, rather than accelerate,
their progress in their studies. There is occa
sion, of course, for changes; but they would
not lie made so often as they are if it were
not for the urging of text-book agents and
the rings which profit by them.
A change that would be a very satisfac
tory one at the South would be the substi
tution of text books by Southern authors
for those by Northern authors which relate
to the war of secession and the causes which
led to it. Those written from a Northern
standpoint, however great the effort may
have lieen to render them absolutely color
less, do not give the history of the matters
referred to as it is understood at the South.
If Southern children get their impressions of
the great civil strife from text liooks writ
ten by Northern authors they will not sym
pathize very strongly with the cause for
which their fathers sacrificed so much.
An Obstinate City Council.
The citizens of Richmond, Va., are indig
nant, and justly so, because the City Coun
cil has refused to appropriate $15,000 to de
fray the expenses of laying the corner stone
of the Lee monument. If there were no
precedent for making appropriations for ob
jects outside of the regular departments of
the city goveftinent, the indignation would
be less pronounced, but when it is remein
bered that 911,000 was appropriated for the
henefit. of the sufferers in the great Chicago
fire, it would seem as if the claim for assis
tance in the matter of this Lee monument
ought to be recognized.
The fact is the City Council is made up of
men who do not sympathize greatly with
the monument movement It is largely
composed of Reformers, kicking Democrats
and Republicans. The excuses they offer
for refusing the appropriation are rather
curious. Some say they have not received
cards of invitation to the ceremonies, others
that none of their number has been selected
to represent the city at the corner-stone lay
ing, and still others that the proposed pa
geant is intended for the benefit of the up
per classes.
Of course none of the excuses is valid.
What hurts the Richmond jieople is that
each of several small towns of the State
says that it will donate all tho money
needed for a site for the monument and the
laying of the corner-stone, provided the
monument is placed in its limits. If Rich
mond keeps the monument, and carries out
her programme relative to the corner-stone,
her wealthy citizens will have to open their
pocketbooks.
The New York World is nothing if not
enterprising—so enterprising that its enter
prise is sometimes rather questionable. Sun
day’s issue contained tho outlines of the
Scotch yacht Thistle, drawn from alleged
measurements made by a diver, whom the
World employed, doubtless at groat ex
pense, to examine the vessel’s bottom in the
night time, while she wus anchored in fifty
feet of water. The story of this great feat
is told in graphic style, with every air of
truth and numerous illustrations. The ef
fect of the story on the Scotch designer of
the craft was peculiar. It has been said
that it is rather difficult to get a Scotchman
t > understand a joke, and the jinor fellow,
not knowing a joke when he sees it, thought
this must lie one. He enjoyed it greatly,
bought a dozen copies of the World to send
homo as fine specimens of an American
comic paper, and was justly indignant
when told that the story was not a joke, but
an example of newspaper enterprise. As
the World is great on affidavits, it ought to
get the affidavit of the diver who examined
the Thistle’s bottom. It would be interest
ing to know just how the diver did the job.
The newspaper correspondents persistently
refuse to Ixdiove that Assistant Secretary
of State Porter resigned for the reason he
has given, viz: that his private business de
mands his whole time. The impression ap
pears to be that he did not get along
smoothly with Secretary Bayard, though it
has thus far baen impossible to verify it.
Senator-elect Bate, of Tennessee, was at the
White House the other day, and it was re
ported that lie expressed himself pretty
strongly to tho President with regard to the
alleged friction between Mr. Bayard and
Mr. Porter. He says, however, that the re
port is erroneous. He says also that in his
talk with the President-no reference was
made to the Porter resignation. It begins
to look as if tho explanation given by Mr.
Porter would have to be accepted as the
true one, although it is asserted quite posi
tively that Mr. Porter couldn’t get along
with Mr. Bayard.
Tho Duke of Marlborough announces that
ho will have a selection of the choicest
news|>apor criticisms of his character which
have recently been printed in this country,
framed and exhibited to the thousand or
more American tourists who visit his coun
try house in England every year. Hadn’t
he better paste them in his Hotel took, Glut
be may lx frequently reminded of the fact
that, in this age and country n man of even
his exulted rank must liven decent life if he
wishes the proper reapert shown him.
The Spanish minister to Guatemala ha*
Ixs'ii challenged by the director of the mili
tary academy of that country, and has
written to his government for permission to
accept. Tile gallant Don shows his wisdom
in trusting In the irregularities of tbs mails
aud the southing effort of time.
CURRENT COMMENT.
The Higginses C n’t Carry New York.
From the New York World <Dem.)
A “well known Democratic politician" is said
to have declared, “in most emphatic and un
mistakable language." that the Democratic
party will “need the servicesof all the Higginses
and Cracrofts it can find to carry New York
at tlie next national election.” But if it de
iiends on men like these it will not carry New
York.
The Republicans Have No Small Task.
From the Providence Journal ( Rep.)
It is going to be no child's play for the Re
publican party to defeat this gentleman (Cleve
land) next year, part ieularly if he can harmon
ize the discordaiitaplemeiits (# his own party on
tariff and civil sen-ice reform. Those who have
the best interests of the Republican party at
heurt cannot realize the difficulties of the situa
tion too soon. Mere rant and appeal to narrow
prejudices are not the weapons to use now.
Despotism In Ireland Imperils English
Rights.
Prom the New York Star (Dem.)
When brutal and unprovoked oppression is
resorted to there is au end to ail pretense of
government otherwise than by absolute despot
ism. No English constituency would be ex
peeted to endure such despotic measures with
out resistance to the death. The question now
is how long it will be before the masses in Eng
land realize that causeless cruelty in Ireland im
perils their own rights and liberties.
Randall’s Uncomfortablo Position.
From the New York Herald (Ind.)
Mr. Randall should have a larger measure of
sympathy than Col. Wattcrson accords him.
lie, is politically on the fence, and his seat is
mighty uncertain and mighty uncomfortable.
A Democrat iu name, a Republican in principle,
evidently seeing with his Democratic eye that
tht\ revenue must is* cut down, and seeing also
with his Republican eye that if he says a word
about reduction his Republican followers will
desert hftn and leave him as forlorn as a clam
at low tide, he is compelled to assume the
ridiculous role of the. man who "was in favor of
the law, but agin’ its execution.”
BRIGHT BITS.
A clergyman on a sultry afternoon paused in
his sermon and said: I saw an advertisement
for 500 sleepers for a railroad. I think I could
supply at least fitly and recommend them as
good and sound!”— Jewish Messenger.
What makes the goat butt Mary so?
The eager children cry.
Because it s butt-a goat you know,
The teacher did reply.
—Duluth Paragrapher.
Proper Food for a Contortionist—“l'm
going to be a contortionist when I grow up,"
said little Johnny, proudly. "I'm in training
now. s > I want you to tell me v. hit is the best
thing for me to eat." “Green apples, my boy,"
chuckled the old man .—The Judge.
What he would say: “What would you say.
voung man" said an eminent Prohibitionist,
“if I were to teli you that I never entered a
whisky saloon in my life?”
‘‘What, would I say, "repeated the young man.
slowly and thoughtfully. “Well, sir, 1 would
say that the drug stores in your vicinity have
been playing in big luck.”— New York Sun.
First Scotch Citizen—Did ye hear tell, Tam,
that the Thuzzle had come owre the grup yon
America cup ?
"Wull there be onything in that cup, think
ye; onything strong ?"
"Shouldna wun’ner. ’
"Then ye mark nia words, Geordie; the Thuz
zle’sgawri tae grup it.”—(Veto York Journal.
It has been discovered that the average length
of time that the $12,000 a year clergyman is
able to work wit hunt liecoming a physical wreck
and having to he sent abroad is seven months.
The SIO,OOO man can stand it eight months; he
who receives $7,000 nine months, the $5,000
preacher, ten months -and so on* but the man
on a SSOO salary works right along all the year
round and don’t breakdown. Who can explain
this?—7Yd-Bif.
"The times are sadly- changed,” said a gentle
man not long ago, who felt that everything was
going wrong and that he himself in'particular
was being sadly neglected
"In what respect do you find them changed
m ist?" he was asked by a friend.
“oh, that is plain." he said; “no regard is
paid nowadays to yeiple of quality.’
"Well, to be sure,” said the friend, “it isn't so
much the people of quality that we pay atten
tion to nowadays as it is the quality of people."
Youth's Companion.
A committee recently requested a gentleman
to name a suitable person for an important po
sition. He suggested a man of unexceptionable
character and great ability*. The reply was;
“He is all that you say, but he has some sharp
corners." * r
“Oh, yes,” said the gentleman; “but wofild
that be an objection ?”
“Certainly,"’ said the committee.
“Well, then what you want is a cipher; a ci
pher liAs no corners, aud yon can find ciphers
without coming to ine for help.— Christian Ad
vocate.
A Welcome to Pa—What yer all dressed up
fur ?" queried a newsboy as he halted a lad of
his acquaintance coining out of the post office.
“On father's account."
"What about your father ?”
“Coming out of the workhouse to-day, and we
have all dressed up to meet him.
"I shouldn't go into a picnic over that."
“You wouldn’t, hey! If you'd been there and
seen the Judge hesitate whether to give him
sixty days or hold him over for State prison,
you and feel like holding an icecream festival.”—
Detroit Free Press.
PERSONAL.
Ayoi-b Khan, the African pretender, who re
cently escaped from Teheran, is a musician and
poet of marked ability.
Carter H. Harrison, ex-Mayor of Chicago,
has left British Columbia and is now on ship
board bound for the land of the Mikado.
Gen. Fontana, a distinguished Italian gen
eral, was killed by a kick from his horse wliild
attending tlie recent military inancuvres near
Rome.
Gen. Butler heads the list of money making
lawyers of the country. His fortune is eUl
ulated at $■(,500,000, and his annual practice nets
him SIOO,OOO.
Johann Strauss, the waltz king, at present
residing in Coburg, is busy writing his new
operetta, "Simplicius,” for which Victor LeoD
has written the text.
Doorkeeper McKenna, of Troy, who lias
charge of tlie White House ushers, was at one
time Superintendent of Police in Troy. He
started out ill life ns a blacksmith, arid brought
up a large family in the practice of his trade.
An instance of the pro. alence of the mining
craze in St. Louis is shown by the estate of the
late Cant. Silas Bent, of that eity. Of $400,000
iu stocks and bonds belongin' to the estate
$208,000 represented mining properties, face
value.
Kino Umberto, of Italy, has a taste for
precious stones that once seemed likely to de
velop into monomania He used to carry hand
fuls of them in his pockets, and offered them,
on occasion, as old gentlemen used to offer a
pinch of snuff.
Thf. subscription for the Walt Whitman cot
tage has lieen successfully carried through. The
sum required, $BOll, has been raised and for
warded to the poet, who will follow his own in
clination in the choice of a site and design, and
will himself stqiervise the building.
Robert Loris Stevenson, who has just
reached this country, is a thorough Scotchman
iu sjieech and appearance. Ilis clear-cut fea
tures are pleasing in their make up. but his pale
cheeks an* sunken, and his face shows marks of
111 health and hard work His eyes are dark,
hi* eyebrows black. His black hair is brushed
straight back from Lin forehead mid is worn
long liehind so tlm! it clusters on his shoulders.
Mr. Stevenson is devoted to cigarette smoking.
Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin, who has just
returned from Egro]ie. says: "Tlie entire
French nation thinks only of revenge on U*r
mniip, aud dreams of nothing but recapturing
A1 sics* and Izirralne, Boulanger lias lost Ids
position of the popular Mol through too much
tlanjb iyancy. He made himself a laughing
stock almost before ho reached the pinnacle uf
a popular idol. The Germans are a* full of the
war spirit as the French, and a collision is inevi
table in the near future.”
Pol. .lokn Ritchik. the well-known Kansas
pioneer who died a few days ago at Topeka, left
property veined ut J'i'iO.OO i, most of winch is in
city lots that are a part of his original claim.
"In early days." says the Topeka Common
tnnlf/i, "lie tmd an earnest nesirv to see every
man < >wn a home, unit, following out tin idea, he
gave away a large nmulier of lots to those who
wore ii'iHhle to buy. It is estimated that the
property once lylonglng to Col. Ritchie in this
city is now worth SVjO.oiio."
Alphonsk HaUDirr is working in Ilia vUla at
Champrosay on three new looks, one of whjeh.
“I,'lliimonel," IS asutire upon the Academic
tuns M. Daudet is 11 • louger In good health
From a slrong, athletic man, a lover of out
door reerealion and spun, lie lias gradually he-
Voine morose, anxious. des|nindent. a slave to
strained nervea. He used to gel up at iln the
tnoriihig and do his Is*! work In the eold Now
l* writes when he can lie roads no books,
open* no letters, and husbands Ida falling
•tieugtli with the most lender care.
A MILLIONAIRE'S CHILD.
How One of William K. Vanderbilt’s
Little Children is Brought Up.
From the New York Journal.
Confiuelo, the eldest, is a slender little maiden
of some 8 or 0 years, with pleading dark-gray
eyes and a profusion of darlc -brown hair, which
curls most naturally over her shoulders. She
has very aristocratic little hands and feet, a fine
skin and a dimpled chin, and promises to be a
beauty, as well as a great heiress, (k>me day.
She lias her own little suite of apartments
connecting with the school room, and day nurs
ery on the third floor of h<*r father's white mar
ble mansion, and has occupied them since the
tender age off.. when she was given a maid’s
service .and emancipated from the nursery.
This includes a bedroom with a sunny window,
set with beautiful stained glass, an iniaid floor
with fine Persian rugs, a little bras ; bedstead,
all trimmed in pure white, with droop
ing white curtains; a little inlaid ward
robe, where she keeps all her gowns;
two or three rockers and chairs of white
enamel wood, dainty footrests and two dear lit
tle birds warbling at the windows, besides a
•number of rare little water color paintings and
engravings. This little maiden .has no idea of
her father s wealth, although she must know of
poverty, liecause she belongs to several little
s<K-u*t es for the relief of the poor. She has an
allowance of $5 a week for pin-money, and out
<f this she must buy any little toy or book she
may desire, fihe is not allowed candy except a
little of the best, served after the midday din
ner. She has to practice on the piano two hours
every day, excepting Sunday, and studies
French, German, and Italian, besides all the
common English branches. Next to the bed
room is a dress.ng-ronm. all in blue pink, with a
1 on? mirror, a quaint little Louis XVI. dressing
table, covered with brushes, ivory combs, and a.
real gold little manicure set, and this pretty
room leads into a little bath-room, all of white
marble, where Miss Consitelo takes her eold
wnt'T hath each morning. Site has never had a
silk dress, but wears fine merinos and soft mus
lins in summer, and velvet, gowns in winter, a.id
all her underwear is made perfectly plain, al
though of the finest linen, hem-stitched and em
broidered wit h her monogram.
WOMEN AT A DINNER.
A Gourmet Insists That They do not
Appreciate Good Dishes.
From the Ho lel Gazette.
“Who are the best companions at a dinner
“Women are almost in variably good company,
but you should remem tier never to waste
dinner on a woman. They have absolutely no
idea of the delicacies and beauties of a
thoroughly balanced dinner, and the younger
they are the less able are they to appreciate the
work of an accompli .bed chef. There is scarcely
a woman in Nmv York who would not rather put
on anew "own and eat a wretched dinner amid
the solendor of Delraonico's or the Brunswick
than e;t a capital dinner at a lowly restaurant.
"A man, on the other hand, liud rather eat a
good dinner in a hovel than a had one in a
palace. What the women like is a lot of tinsel,
gold. cut {class, colored lights, gorgeous ices,
graceful champagne glasses and strains of
music. Give them these things and they don't
give a rap for the rest. If you take a stupid
friend to dinner you stand a very fair chance of
having your meal spoiled unless he is a very old
friend. If you know him very well you may
indulge in long periods of silence—the privilege
of old friendships—and devote your entire at
tention to the dinner. In this case, a stupid
friend is often a blessing in disguise, for it is
very annoying at times to be obliged to keep up
a running fire of small talk when there is more
important bustness on hand.”
‘Volapuk” at tha Table.
From the New York Herald.
A dinner served up in "Volapuk” is an epicu
rean delight that even a New York cafe cannot
furnish.
"Volapuk,” as every one knows, of course, is
the international language that was born some
time ago. It means world language and is
meant to draw into tb“ chains of a common vo
cabulary the native of Central Africa and the
Labrador Esquimau
They will never get loose again if Volapuk
once does get its grip on them. The words in
that vocabulary are not the kind that a fellow
can escape from on a railroad train.
Fortunately the language is intended to be
used more as a means of commercial corres
spondence between different nations than as a
form of speech That is a great consideration
for the human jaws at large on the part of the
inventor.
At the “Igisarn Valikodit," a big meeting held
in Munich recently, a banquet was served in
solid Volapuk. Among the courses served were
the following toothsome delicacies:
"Zebusup. Fitamayoned. Hubaloet ko potets e
fidaplan yulibik. Loets gana e koka ko salad u
pom pekukol svidiko. Zib svidik."
“Zebasup” did not prove to be a circus curi
osity, but just barley soup. "Fitamayoned’.'
was a mayonnaise offish, and bore mild sue
gestions of a slugging match.
Men who can eat sweetbreads, potatoes and
hide plant diagnosed as "Bubaloet ko potetdjj
fidaplan yulibik," and not be eternally trans
fixed with dyspepsia, are certaiply marvels and
the deadly enemies of all doctors
The next course can only bp written with a
stub pen and spoken through afire trumpet.
Over it bangs a halo of mince pie dreams and
undigested welch rarebits. That’s the way it
looks at long range through a telescope, but on
one’s plate it is only roast goose and duck, with
salads and apple sweets
"Zib svidik.” tliat everybody insists on trans
lating, "Let her go, Gallagher,” was the sweet
meats that the lady members sneaked into their
pockets.
Mr. C. E. Sprague, of this city, was present
and elected a member of the Volapuk Academy.
He is now at home and laboring on a Volapuk
text book, and seems to be happy.
Only a Woman After All,
From the Bouton Courier .
I met her at a country place,
Where she was spending her vacation,
And much admired tier form and face.
Likewise her sparkling conversation.
She was a Boston girl, but wore
Nor spectacles nor goggle glasses,
Though she of learning had a store
As rich as other Boston lassies.
The maiden was of beauty rare.
CTis that, not learning, that doth sway us.)
As Aphrodite silt' was [air.
Or Helen, spouse of Menelaus,
But colder than Diana far,
Who made a stag of poor Actseon,
And distant as the farthest star
That glitters in the empyrean.
I loved her, and I think she knew
That much from my admiring glances.
For she, as we acquainted grew,
Somewhat unbent to ray advances.
But when my love I would have told,
I felt a dread, a terror seize me;
I feared if 1 became so bold,
The maiden with a look would freeze me.
At length a firm resolve I made—
For I waa hord’ring on disl ruction—
That the proposal, long delayed.
I’d make, whate’er might be her action.
And having thus made up my mind.
That evening when alone I found tier,
Before she my intent divined.
I boldly threw ray arms around her.
I felt her tresses brush my face.
Their faint, sweet perfume thrilled my senses,
I clasped her in a fond embrace.
Regardless of the consequences;
I kissed her lips -oh. honeyed bliss!
I gave her baud u thousand squeezes,
And all she said to me was this:
“John, are you sure that no one sees us?”
The Lady and the Hats.
From the New York Truth.
They tell a story at a leading Catskili hotel of
the wife of a very prominent New York law
yer, who has develo|ed a most reinurkutilc ut
tack of kleptomania. She pockets anything
from the mutches on the hotel counter to other
people’s clothes. One day last week four gen
tlemen. when they came out of the dining-room
after dinner, missed their hats. After a search
they wore found under the mattress in this
lady’s room. It is needless to say that they
were completely spoiled, but the husband very
graciously insisted upon giving each of the gen
tlemen in question an order on his hatter for a
new hat apiece. Avery pleaaant-foced maid
has been engaged to keep on eye on the klepto
maniac. and as fast as she “nabs" anything she
replaces it or returns it to the person to whom
it belongs.
The Drummer’s Revenge
hrum the Chicago Neioe.
A drummer had a spite til a bond in Palest ine,
Tex . and resolved on a terrible revenge, Ho.
when he went to Galveston, he "bagged'' i lot
ol tbe eockroneboH, for which the Island City Is
celebrated Bringing a hit of tbe largest spec!
mens, commonly nulled hy native OuivestoniariH
"dlggrrloogers, the drummer took them to the
hotel and turned them loose in the Imlle and
corridors. In about two weeks the hotel wus
swarming with them, ami they got in the soups, j
preserves. Jams, molasses. In the milk every
where. and worked hard all day, ami sat up at
night to help tlutt drummer gvt oven, Tlmy
huve filled the hotel and gone to work on the
private hollars, ami now Palestine Is accursed 1
witii them.
When taken with crumps In the stomach, re- j
lief may lie found at none by the use of frail
Brown * Jamaica Ulngei I
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Fleas, one who has tried it asserts, may be
driven away by scattering flour of sulphur lib
erally about.
Brighton, Eng-, is the largest summer resort
in the world. Its real season is in September
and October.
Fireflies and katydids are articles of trade
in oriental countries. They are sold in Japan
in little bamboo cages for 2c.
The customs revenues of all the nations of the
world in 1881 amounted to £110,695,000, of which
Enrol*' contributed £68,020,000 and the United
States £26,030,000.
The principals of schools in Germany and
Switzerland are required to dismiss their pupils
at noon every day on which the thermometer at
10 o'clock registers 77°.
A Peohian has collected 4.400 empty paper
coffee packages of a New York firm and sent
them east with the expectation of securing one
of the prizes offered by the company.
Color blindness is twice as common among
Quakers as it is among the rest of the commu
nity. owing to their having dressed in drab for
generations, and thus disused the color sense.
A carrier-pigeon flew into a carpenter shop
in Johnstown, lowa, the other day, and to its
leg was attached a paper saying: "If shot or
caught, please send number to E. E. Starr, No.
78 Cortland street, New York. ”
A think west over the Michigan Central rail
road recently on which was printed: "Carrie
Crittendon. BlonAand fire! Salvation Army.
God is Love. He pent or Perish!” It is needless
to say that Miss Carrie is a shining light in the
army.
A iiorse, “Prince,” that was presented to
Gen. Kimball by citizens of Fitchburg, Mass.,
in 1862, and used by him all through the Louisi
ana campaign of 1863, was ridden by the Gen
eral at tlie annual reunion of the veterans of
the Fifty-third Regiment of Massachusetts Vol
unteers, at Fitchburg, last week. "Prince” is
now 28 years old and in good conoition.
The Philadelphia News estimates that there
will be 250,000 strangers in that city during the
Centennial. It further estimates that 30,000 of
the 270,000 houses in Philadelphia can accommo
date an average of seven boarders each, whicl
disposes of 210,000 of the visitors. There art
170 hotels, which can accommodate 10,000 more
and 20,000 will be quartered on their friends,
This leaves but 5,000 to shift for themselves as
best they can.
The gondoliers of Venice have struck against
the competition of the steamers, which have
been fast taking their place on the canals. AI
few years ago they numbered as many as 2,000,
out of a population of 120,000. Since the steam !
launches have been introduced the number has
been greatly reduced. The little monopoly they
possessed was after sunset, when the steamers
were not allowed to ply. The municipality re
moved this prohibition, and the poor gondoliers
struck.
Mr. Eric Bruce, who has worked out the idea?
of signaling at night by aeaptive balloon lighted;!
inside by electric incandescent lamps, has just;!
completed one for the Belgian government. S
Mr. Bruce's latest balloon is fifteen feet in di-1
ameter and 2.000 cubic feet in capacity. It is '
made of varnished cambric, and is translucent.
Six Edison and Swan-lamps of eight to ten can
dle power are mounted inside, and the current
is supplied by an E. P. S. accumulator of twen
ty-five cells of the eleven 8 type in teak-boxes.
When the Emperor Charles V. of Spain re
tired to the monastery of St. Yuste he took with
him Torriano. his clock-maker, in order to while
away the time by constructing the movements
of clocks. So wonderful were some of the
pieces of work which they made that the monks
could not believe any one except the devil had a
hand in them until the machinery was shown to
them by the ex-Kmperor. It was ordered by
Charles that when he shoidd die all of these
clocks should cease running, and it is said to be
a fact that his orders were obeyed.
The Royal Meteorological Society is desirous
of obtaining photographs of flashes of lightning,
as it is believed that a great deal of research on
this subject can only be pursued by means of
the camera If a rapid dry plate and an ordi
nary rapid doublet with full aperture be left un
covered at night during a thunder storm for a
short time, flashes of light will, after develop
ment. be found in some cases to have impressed
themselves upon the plate. The only difficulty
is the uncertainty whether any particular flash
will happen to have been in the field of view.
Newport, Ky., now claims to have the finest
stock of carrier pigeons in the country. Three
of those birds belonging to Mr. F. Brassinet, of
that city, whose sire won the match from Rome.
Italy, to Brussels, in 1880, and captured the 5,000
francs prize, were liberated at Little Rock, Ark.,
Friday morning last and reached home in the
evening, in just eleven hours and five minutes.
The distance, in a direct line, between the two
{joints is between 450 and 500 miles. There was
>ut twenty minutes difference between the ar
rn al of the first and last of the three flyers. Mr.
Brassinet stands ready to match his birds
against all comers.
Thirteen consumptive patients in Albany, N.
Y.,haveleen treated after Bergeon's method
without success Two physicians, in reporting
the case for Medical Annals, state that after a
fair trial, lasting from a fortnight to a month,
the treatment was abandoned. No good results
followed, and the patients suffered so much
from the gaseous emanata that they begged for
the discontinuance of the treatment. The Ber
freon method is most emphatically condemned
>y these physicians, who seem to nave made an
honest effort to test its efficiency. This will be
bad news for consumptives, who were hoping
that a permanent cure for phthisis had been
discovered.
A young man at Fort Popham, Me, the other
day caught a cod which weighed probably thirty
pounds, ami which he placed in a large hogs
head and so kept it alive. When the party went
into the water the young man harnessed up the
cod with stout twine and placed him in the
water. He had a great deal .pf sport, and
finally, after considerable persuasion, allowed a
young lady to try his sea-horse. A life preserver
was procured and fastened on her, and she
grasped the reins holding the large cod. The
fish struck’out for deep water at a rapid pace.
The young lady, becoming uneasy, dropped the
reins, but they caught in her feet, and if a party
had not gone to her rescue iu a sailboat the re
sult would have been disastrous.
A pew days since a gentleman of Cumlrerland
county, Va., near Boswell’s depot, on the Rich
mond and Alleghany railroad, missed a cow. He
searched for her, and when lie found her she
had given birth to what should have been a calf,
and yet with all other formations of such, from
the shoulder out was to b • seen the neck and
head of a woman with all the symmetry thereof,
and, furthermore, the hair on this strange head
was parted, or had gracefully fallen back on
each side as ladies usu lyjiart theirs. The nose,
eyes and other features or' its face were as clear
ly and beautifully developed as those of a
woman. In a word, from the shoulder out was
human in form und tbe body that of a beast.
The creature was dead, hut the truth of this
statement can be verilied by gentlemen of
veracity.
Contribution boxes placed at various points
in the Colonial Exhibition in aid of the London
hospital received, ail told, £lOl, which sum con
sisted of a few gold coins, a larger number of
silver, but mostly of |iennies, half pennies and
farthings; gK7 old or defaced British coins; 423
foreign coins- Indian, Egyptian, French, Bel
gian, Swiss, Grand Duchy of Luxemburg,
Canadian, German, Austrian. Italian, Dutch,
Htraits Settlements, Spanish, Portuguese,
American, Jersey, East India Company: one
counterfeit florin; 11 metal tokens; 1,8 buttons
of various patterns and substances; 30 disks re
sembling coins in shape made of metals, bone,
india-rubber, card board. mother-of-pearl,
chalk, sugar and glass, including three snectoele
glasses and one lens; two rings, three links and
many pieces of folded paper.
Tits annual report to the government of
George R. Tingle, Treasury Agent in charge of
the Aluskan Seal Islands, says that the estimate
made lust spring placed the number of seals on
St. Paul and St George Islands nt 11./V57.780
which he thinks was too great by one-fourth!
Itiseertain (hat I his vast number of animals
is still on the increase. “The department," tbe
agent say i, "cannot place too high un estimate
on the value of this seal property, and the gov
ernment, 1 am Mire, will not yield to any de
mands which would muke it possible to accom
plish the destruction of seal n-ekehei and seal
life, which, under judicious management and
protected hy law. may Is- perpetuated in
definitely.’’ He suggests the advisability of
providing a small steam yacht or 1 with a
rifled cannon, as schismers were killing sea) In
plain view of Ht. Paul Island while toe K u h
was protecting Ht. George Island. He sums up
the depredation* of marauding M-ah-rs, and
estimates that fI.SOO skins have been taken by
them during the season
OMAHA invalid O. dear, so the doctor has
sent me some more pills.
ItuMiund Pills?
*ts; didn’t li“ teli you what they were? I'm
sure by tbeir links they are blue muss pills, ton
Hut how big they are “
“(ires! Kaeulaplua! Are you talking strait
tliecontents of that bmp I sent you that my
self. They are mg pills, they are new peaches.’'
-Umuha World.
BAKING PIWDER.
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CREAM
£akiN£
PjjWQ Eft
Used by the United St es Government. En
dorsed by the heads of tj s Great Universities as
the Strongest, Purest an most Healthful. Dr.
Price’s the only Baking 'owder that does not
contain Ammonia, Limepr Alum. Sold only in
Cans.
PRICE BAKING POWDER CO.
NEW YORK. OHK'jOQ. ST. LOUIS.
DRY GOODS, ETC.
Exceptional Reductions
—ij—
Summer Goods
AT
tola & Doom's.
>
SUCCESSORS TO
B. F. McKenna & Cos.,
137 BROI'GHTON STREET.
FID BATISTE CLOTHS.
TRyill close out the remainder of our stool
’ ' these fine goods, formerly sold at 18c.
a yard, tow reduced to 12Lk;.
25 P| e< % Figured Lawns, 33 inches wide, regu
lar price a yard; now B)^c.
75 pieceK’igured I .awns, choice styles, at 3ijjc.
50 pieeet \Vtde Width Lawns, regular price
10c. a yardjpow 6^c.
One lot_ tfinkled Seersuckers, regula rice
15c. and 17c., yard; now 12V£c.
One lot oi Dress Ginghams, choice styles
regular priceta$ c . a yard; now 10c.
36 Imported jarseilles Quilts, slightly soiled,
formerly sold A S3. We will close the lot out
at Si 85 each.
Hosiery md Underwear.
1 1
100 dozen Unbleacjfd Black and Colorfri Hose,
regular price
A mixed lot of Mtaes' Fine English Hose,
Ribbed, Plain and Sillyllocked, regular price of
these goods from aoc. 50c. We will close tha
lot oui at 17c. apair.
50 dozen Ladies' Gatfe Undervests, regular
prices 25c. and 85c.; now 9c. each.
35 dozen I .allies' extra t n e quality Gauze Un
dervests, regular prices S(V, 65c., 75c. and 85c.
We will offer the lot at tte extraordinary low
price of 47c. each.
Onr SI Unlaundried Shirts Reduced to 90a
75 dozen Gentlemen's Unlatndried Shirts, re
inforced back and bosoms, he test $1 Shirt
manufactured. In order to nduce our large
stock we will offer them at 90c. etch.
CROHAN & DOONF.R.
SHOES.
Ask your Retailer for the ORKJINAL $3 SHOE.
Beware of Imitations.
None Genuine unless bearing the Stamp
J ames Means 5
$3 SHOE.
A Made in Button Congress <6
M Lace, Best Calf Skin Un
\ fe B excelled in Durability, Com-
K 11 ' ort and Appearance. A
Cf VW % postal card sint to us will
0 V. Ik tiring you information how
m \y qg to get this Shoe in
m V ... any State or Territory
MEANS * CO,
This Shoe stands higher in the estimating <4
wearers than any other in the world. Thousand*
who wear it will tell you the reason it yxJU Kslt
them. For sale by
A.. S. Nichols,
las Broughton street, Savannah, Oa.
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The merchant planning husinesM schemes;
The preacher struggling through his themes;
The statesman in assembly balls;
The broker wild with "puts and calls,”
To cool the IJloorl and brace the mind,
Will T A RIIA XT’s kELTIE R safest find.
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