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4 Chc|Horiuitgllfti)s Morning News Building, Savannah. Ga. WEDNESDAY. SEPT. I t. 1887. Registered at the Past Office in Savannah. The Morning News is published every day In •be year, and is served to subscribers in the city, by newsdealers and carriers, on tbeir own ac count. at 25 cents a week. $1 00 a month, #5 00 for six months and $lO 00 for one year. The Morning News, by mail, ono month. $q 00: three months, $2 50; six months, $5 00; one year. $lO 00. The Mollnino News, by viail, six times a week (without Sunday issue!, three months, $2 00; six months. $1 (XI one year. $s 00. The Morning News. Tri Weekly. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, or Tuesdays. Thurs days and Saturdays, three months, $1 25; six months. $2 50; one year. $5 00. The St'NDAV News, by mail , one year. $2 00. The Weekly News, by mail, one year. $1 2". Subscriptions payable in advance. Remit by postal order, cheek or registered letter. Cur rency sent by mail'at risk of senders. This paper is kept on file and advertising rates may be ascertained at the office of the Ameri can Newspaper Publishers’ Association, 104 Temple Court. Now York City. Letters and telegrams should be addressed “Morning News, Savannah, oa.” Advertising rates made known on application. 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. • I jjiwiiCEfc 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. MEDICAL. 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