The morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, November 23, 1887, Page 4, Image 4

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4 Cbtlflonung Hctos Morning News Building, Savannah, Ga. XVSDKKSDAY. NOVKMBEK 88, IHK7. Registered at the Post Office in Savannah. The Morning News is published every day in rhe year, and is served to subscribers t'n the city. by newsdealers and carriers, on their 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, one month. $1 00; three months, $2 50; six mouths, $5 00; one year. $lO 00. Tl.e Morning News, by mail, six times a week (without Sunday issue), three months, $2 00; six months, $t 00 one year. $3 00. The Morning News, Tri-Weekly, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, or Tours days and Saturdays, three months, $1 26; six months, $2 50; one year. $6 00 The Sunday News, by mail, one year, J. on The Weekly News, by mail, one year. $1 25. Subscriptions payable in advance. Remit by postal order, check or registered letter. Cur rency sent by mail at, risk of senders. This paper is kept on tile and adveilislnßraT.es mav be ascertained at the office of the Ameri can Newspaper Publisher*’ Association, 104 Temple Court, New York City. Letters and telegrams should be addressed “Morning News, Savannah, Ga." Advertising rates made known on application KDEI TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.’ Meetings—Golden Rule Lodge No. 12, I. O. O. F. (special Notices— Turkeys and Beef, Central Market; Thanksgiving Day Schedule on the City and Suburban Railway; Bills Against the British Bark I'nicon; Telephone Subscribers of Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Ex change; To the President, etc.. Continental Life Insurance Company, of Hartford, Conn.; Tur keys, etc,, John Lyons & Cos.; Variety Bakery, JohnDerst; State and County Taxes, 1881'; No tice, H. C. Carr & Cos.; Chocolates and Cocoas, L. C. Strong. Steamship Schedules—Ocean Steamship Company; Baltimore Steamship Company. Turkeys, Kto.—Adams <fc Flemiug. To Sportsmen—Palmer Bros. Cheap Column Advertisements— Help Want ed: F.mployment Wanted; For Rent; For Sale; Miscellaneous. For Charleston Beaufort and Port Royal— Steamer Pilot Boy. Auction Sale—Santa Claus, by D. R. Ken nedy. Thanksgiving Day at Tybef. Island-John Wright, Proprietor. Boynton Heaters—Cornwell <fc Chipman The apology of the Chattanooga Times is accepted. • The cotton fires at Memphis and Little Hock have contributed a good deal toward making the cotton crop a short one. Poor, foolish Nina Van Zandt! It is al leged that she has lost her mind, and it may be that she will have to be sent to an insane asylum. The impression is getting abroad that, though the Atlanta Constitution is neither a wet nor a dry journal, it is very, very thrifty, The story that Secretary Whitney has had a few unpleasant words with the Presi dent, and that he is having a fit of sulks in New York must be an invention Of an enemy. The experiment of heating trains by steam supplied from the locomotives is being extensively made in the North, and on the New York Central road it is reported to be successful. There is an impression that there are several aspirants for Congressional honors Iki this district. If that be the case there may be a very interesting contest for the nomination next fall. A New York editor thinks a woman of 21 unfit for such a position as school Commis sioner by reason of inexperience. Now, if that editor would only marry a girl of 31 he would soon change his opinion. It is asserted that work on the Panama canal has actually cesaed. Is this assertion true, or is it only intended to injure the credit of the Canal Company in order to help forward the Nicaragua scheme? The Princess of W ales on her return from Denmark to London did not receive the •welcome recently extended J. Lawrence Sullivan, although befoit- John’s appearance she was the most popu*.*,-person in England. The “greatest show on earth’’ was the burning of the winter quarters of Bamuni’s circus at Bridgeport. The big showman never gave a more interesting or novel ex hibition in all his long and varied ex perience. The Clerkship of the Superior Court is a very nice office, and it affords a very- pretty income. There may be others than those whose names are mentioned in connection ftith it who have a covetous feeling with regard to it. It seems as if no man were so repulsive os not to attract some woman. It is stated that so unclean and repulsive an object as the Anarchist Most has quite a number of admirers among the gentler sex. It is pos sible that the most of these admirers would not command much attention from the aver age man. The Hon. Samuel J. Randall has written to the Hon. John G. Carlisle asking him if he stated that he believed that he, Sam J. Randall, was assisting Mr. Thoebe in his contest against him, Mr. Carlisle: and the Hon. John G. Carlisle has written to the Hon. Samuel J. Randall that ho never made such a statement, and no w all is serene again between these eminent statesmen. President Cleveland is not a gift taker. Some parties in St. Paul sent him a deed to a comer lot and he quietly returned them a quit claim deed with a note stating that he appreciated their kindness, but that he was not an object of charity. What the Presi dent mpaut probably was that he was able to earn his living and did not propose to be used to advertise anybody’s property. The proclamation issued by Gov. Oglesby, of Illinois, calling ujkiii the people of the State to observe Thanksgiving day’, is prob ably the shortest on record. It merely designates the day and asks the people to “appropriately observe the occasion with all humility, benevolence and charity. ” It is probable that the Governor at the time did not know that the State would be free of the raving Anarchists who had created so much trouble. The “wet” element in Atlanta recently took a novel way of showing that “prohibi tion does not prohibit.” Five negroes, it is said, were token by the leaders of the move ment and filled with fighting whisky. When they hail become beastly drunk they were paraded through the principle streets. Such an exhibition, it seems, should tend to pro mote the cause of prohibition and make thinking men insist that tho prohibitory measures already adopted be strictly iu foroed. Republicans in Doubt. The belief that Mr. Blaine will be tho Republican candidate for President is not as strong ks it was a few weeks ago. He will not accept the nomination unless he thinks he can be elected. He has had ex jierience enough as an unsuccessful candi date. But if he is not to be the candidate who is? None of the Republican leaders feels competent to answer that question. The fact that there is no strong and agres sive demand for anyone of the Presidential aspirants indicates that there is very grave doubt in the Republican mind whether any Republican can be elected. A day or two ago a little effort was made to bring Mr. Roscoe Conkling forward as a candidate. It met with poor success. It is quite certain that he could not carry New York. Ho is popular with one faction of tho Republicans of that State and hated by another. No man who cannot poll the whole strength of his party can carry the State, and Mr. Conkling cannot do that. He is not as strong in Now York as Mr. Blaine, and Mr. Blaine lias friends there who would rather see the party defeated ttian to see Mr. Conkling carry the State. They believe that he defeated Mr. Blaine in 1884 by influencing his friends to remain away from the polls. Mr. Conkling may not have done anything of the kind, but they believe he did, and they would like the opportunity of having revenge. If the Republicans are wise they will not nominate Mr. Conkling. The latest suggestion is that the ticket shall be Blaine and Sherman. It would take a great deal of coaxing to get Mr. Sherman to accept tho second place on a ticket with Mr. Blaine. The promise of the first place in 1893 might induce him to ac cept it. It is understood that a promise of that kind was made to Gen. Logan, and if lie were alive lie would be recognized as be ing entitled to the nomination. But would Mr. Sherman add any strength to a ticket headed by Mr. Blaine ? It is doubtful if the ticket would carry a single State that Mr. Blaine could not carry with out him. It is true that it is asserted in be half of a ticket composed of Mr. Bi&ine and Mr. Sherman that tho latter would have the Wall street influence, which Mr. Blaine could not get, and that together they might carry New York and thus be elected. Mr. Sher man has a strong hold upon Wall street, but the business men of that street, as well as of the entire city of New York, are pretty well satisfied with Mr. Cleveland. They ha,v-e discovered that he is a safe man, and that is tho kind of a man they want. They know that Mr. Blaine is a very unsafe man, and as he, and not Mr. Sherman, would be President they would hardly support a ticket on which Mr. Sherman occupied the second place, however friendly they might be to him. The indications now are that either Sena tor Allison or Senator Hawley will be the Republican candidate for President. They are botli able men, and both arc popular and conservative. But even they may not bo anxious for the empty honor of a nomi nation. The National Conventions. The national conventions of the two great political parties will not be held for several inontbs, but there is a very brisk discussion going on respecting the ad vantages offered by the different cities which are seeking to have them hold within their respective limits. The leading Republican journals say that their convention will, in all probability, be held in either Philadelphia or Chicago, and the Republican journals of the former city insist that as no national convention of their party has been held in the East since 1872, and as two have lieen held in Chicago since that time, tlie convention next year should be held in Philadelphia. There is no doubt that Philadelphia has ample accommodations in the way of hotels and a hall. It also has many attractions which would interest the thousands of visi tors that are certain to be present in what ever city the convention is held. Chicago, however, has all the advantages which Philadelphia has, and its attractions are not inferior. It has, besides, one thing in its favor that will go a long way toward making it the choice, and that is its central location. Delegates don’t want to incur any more expense nor lose any more time than they can possibly help, and the Western delegates will object to going to Philadel phia, when the Eastern delegates will be so close to their homes that they can almost go to them at night and return to the Convention the following morning by the time it is ready to begin the day’s busi ness. The Democratic Convention may be held in any one of half a dozen cities that are contending for it. San Fran cisco, Cincinnati, Chicago, St. Louis, Saratoga and New York are all de sirous of having it. San Francisco has sent a committee to Washington to pre sent her advantages, and tho other cities may do the same thing later on. A 5-ery strong effort is boing made to have New York selected, and it is pretty safe to say that either that city or Chicago will lie chosen. Of course Chicago has the advant age of position, but there are some reasons urged in of New York that are very strong, and may be considered weighty enough to settle the matter. The chances, however, that the Democratic party will be victorious in tlie next national campaign are so great that it is not neces sary for it to consider in selecting a place for its convention which one will contribute the most toward its success. Judge Van Brunt, of the General Term of the Supreme Court of New York, has an nounced his decision not to admit to prac tice Hong Yen Chang, the young China man who recently passed a satisfactory ex amination. He is a graduate of Yale Col lege and the Columbia Law School, and lias boon denied naturalization by the United States Court. The Legislature passed un act for his relief last May, authorizing the court to waive alienage. Justice Daniels agrees with Judge Van Brunt, but Justice Brady differed with them. In the case of William Lane O'Neill, a British subject who was debarred in 1881 by the General Term, the Court of Appeals held that while the court had power to debar an alien, the Legislature had authority to pass an act permitting his admission. The case is at tracting considerable attention in legal circles. Anarchists will learn in time that they cannot threaten people with impunity. A New York reporter who was “warned” im mediately caused the arrest of tlie blatant scoundrel who interfered with him, and a police justice thinking it liigh time to put a stop to tho nonsense of Herr Most’s follow ers imposed sentence of six months’ im prisonment in default of SI,OOO bail for l£‘xs\ behavior. THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1887. A Man With an Imagination. It is the general impression that Mr. Don M. Dickinson, of Detroit, Mich., will be PostmastertGeneral in the near future. It has been quite positively stated that he has consented to accept the position as soon as Mr. Lamar is appointed to the Supreme bench and Mr. Vilas is transferred to the Interior Department. Mr. Dickinson is already having more newspaper notoriety than he likes, and more, in fact, than is good for him. A De troit paper published an editorial a day or so ago. in which it stated that Mr. Dickin son was going to become a member of Mr. Cleveland’s Cabinet in order to furnish it with a policy. The following is a part of what the Detroit paper said: “Mr. Cleve land will have in his new Postmaster Gen eral a man who has grown up with the country, and who does not shiver with alarm when he hears anew idea advanced. It is in this latter respect that Mr. Dickin son will be most valuable to the administra tion, which, thus far, has been one of mere routine. Mr. Cleveland, himself, has no more imagination than a clam, and his con stitutional advisers ore very much the same sort of men. The result of this combination has been an administration without a pol icy, for certainly no one will call the civil service business a policy. It may have been well enough that the Cabinet was formed of such men in the beginning, but it is now time to show the country that the party is capable of something more than routine." This was telegraphed all over the country as the utterance of a journal whose editor was a warm personal friend of Mr. Dickin son. It was even stated that the article was inspired by Mr. Dickinson. When the President saw it he wondered whether he hadn't made a big mistake in asking Mr Dickinson to become a member of his offi cial household. The second sober thought, however, convinced him that Mr. Dickin son couldn’t have had anything io do with the article, and Mr. Dickinson himself soon after satisfied him that it was the work of a political enemy and that no attention should be paid to it. Nevertheless, it is not improbable that when Mr. Dickinson becomes Postmaster General the President will watch for evi dences of that exuberant imagination which the Detroit editor says he possesses, and it may be that it will be quite a while before the President will cease to suspect that every suggestion of his Postmaster Genera’ is due to his imagination rather than hi reason, and will weigh his suggestions care fully with the view of determining whether or not they possess any of the gravity which is supposed to be characteristic of anew policy. The Next Congress. The Fiftieth Congress will meet in less than a month from now. On account of tlie questions which it will be called upon to settle it is the most important which has been elected in several years, and by reason of certain peculiarities of its composition its action upon them is so uncertain as to arouse much interest and cause considerable anxiety. The House is not only divided upon party lines, but upon questions of fiscal policy—the opposing forces being nearly equal in each division. Of the 325 members of the House 168 will lie Democrats, 153 Republicans and 4 Inde pendents —three of the latter with Republi can antecedents. It will be seen that tin Democrats have a clear majority of only 11. It will require a discipline stricter and more exacting than has been en forced of late years by the Democratic cau eus to make so 6lim a majority always effective. On a division upon a question affecting the principle of protection by ex cessively high tariff duties, as now prac ticed, the count would perhaps be as close as upon party lines, though there is no way to determine this positively. A small num ber of Democrats might, on such a question, vote with their party enemies, while, per haps, an equal number of Republicans would support a Democratic motion to re duce the tariff taxes. In the Senate tho weight of the opposing parties is even more nearly balanced than in the House, there being thirty-nine Re publicans and thirty-seven Democrats. Among the Republicans, however, is count ed Mr. Riddleberger, whose conduct has been so eccentric and animosity toward cer tain leading Republican Senators so great, that they cannot with any certainty depend upon his vote. Among the Democrats, on the other hand, are counted the Senatsors eleet from Indiana and West Virginia, about whose certificates there are irregular! ties which the Republicans may seize upon as a sufficient pretext to exclude them from their seats. It is hardly probable they will be so bold, but they may venture upon such action in order to retain undisputed control. It will be seen that the parties are so nearly equal in both branches of Congress that any bill representing party policy will meet with strong, and unless discipline is strictly maintained, successful opposition. The question of first importance which will come before this Congress is the aboli tion oft unnecessary taxation. Tlie piling up in the Treasury of an immense surplus has already alarmed the business commu nity to the verge of panic, and it has been neoesary to resort to expedients, which would bo open to criticism were the circum stances less urgent, to keep tlie millions un necessarily collected within reach of trade demands. The future policy of tlie govern ment is involved in the sottiemont of this question, which can no longer be deferred. Another great question which will come before this Congress, and which may be said to in some degree hinge upon the dis position made of the surplus problem, is the demand so loudly made for largely increased pensions to ex-Union soldiers. The Repub licans would no doubt be willing to con tinue the (ftllection of $100,000,006 above the needs of the Treasury aiinuuljy, and divide it with liberal hand among pension ers. This policy would obviate the neces sity of tariff reform. In the pension ques tion the South is peculiarly interested, as, though it pays its full share of tiie taxes, none of the money comes back. It is both absolutely and relatively weakened by the drain. These are only two of tho many impor tant subjects which will come up for discus sion and action, and it is to be regretted that the Democratic party in Congress is so hampered that it may find it impossible to enforce its policy in its entirety. There was never a time in the party’s history when it more needed firm, but conservative, leader ship. Carter Harrison, who is at present travelling in Japan, writes from Hiogo that “there is no suck thing as conventional de cency” in the Mikado’s domain. Iftheex- Mayor of Chicago possesses the enterprising Yankee spirit with which he is credited he wiil be l uluiH the town shortly. CURRENT COMMENT. Shameless Exposure. From the Boston Globe (Dem.) The attention of Mr. Anthony Comstock is re spectfully called to the fact that tho trees on the Commons are all tore. One of the Earmarks. From the St. lx>uis Post-Dispatch (Dem.) Foraker is disclaiming all desire for the Presi dency. This indicates that the Foraker boom is preparing to expand itself The Ohio plan of managing a boons is peculiar. Making a Distinction. From the Philadelphia Record (Dem.) While the vigilant police will Sunday watch the back doors of obscure saloons for thirsty souls in quest of a furtive glass of lieer, the front doors of spacious club houses will tie wide open and their sleek and aristocratic visitors will have no difficulty in obtaining limitless dunks at their- unlicensed bars. Civil Service and the Tat iff. From the Boston Traveler (Rep). It is the true policy all round to have an open fight on the principle of protection, and let the best side win. Should the next canvass be con fined mainly to the civil service issue and the tariff, without reservation or dodging on either side, it would do much to lift the controversy of 1888 away from sectional lines, and make it more national than it has been for fifty years. The President Liked Terre Haute Best. From the Cincinnati Enquirer (Dem.) The President, in conversation with a promi nent Indiana Democrat who called at the White House yesterday, said, in alluding to his recent trip through the West and South, that the re ception accorded him at Terre Haute afforded him more satisfaction than he received at any of the other points visited. He says that the Terre Haute reception was the nicest and most cordial of all others on his trip. BRIGHT BITS. So you are the friend of the workingman ?” “Yes, sir, I am. I clip off coupons to encour age the poor men who work their lives away making shears.”— Chicago News. First Burglar—Wot’ll I do with this burglar alarm. Bill, take it along? Second Burglar-Yes, slip it in the bag. We can get something for it.— New York Sun. Why is ft that a man who would scorn to steal even an umbrella will, without a qualm of eon science, walk off with the editor s lead-pencil and paralyze the power of the press for fifteen or twenty sulphurous minutes’— Washington Critic. “Clawexce. what does the expwession ‘with out whyme or weason’ mean?" "Don’t you knaw. deah boy?" “I don’t, woolly.” “Why, it wefers to blank verse."— Merchant Traveler. "Has your husband gone to the meeting of the United Sons of Toil?” "He has, sor." "Was lie delegated!” “If that's a high toned word for dhrunk, be wor.”— Washington Critic. Chicago and Atlanta, acting conjointly, have struck a great business scheme. Atlanta makes cotton seed oil out of lard, and Chicago makes lard out of cotton seed oil. The possibilities of ttiis scheme in the way of “furnishing employ •nent" to labor are absolutely unlimited.—Bos ton Globe. Baltimore girl do young Mr Wal 10, of Bos ton) —Are you addicted to the habit of cigarette smoking, Mr. Waldo? "Well—er—really. Miss Terrapin, I ah—am ashamed to say that Ido occasionally, only oc casionally, you know, smoke them.” Baltimore Girl—Well. I wish you would give me one. My case is quite empty.— The Epoch. A female servant sweeping out a totchelor’s room found a four-penny piece on the carpet, which she carried to the owner. "You may keep it for your honesty,” said he. A short time afterward he missed his gold pencil-case, and inquired of the girl if she had seen it. "Yes, sir,” was tto reply. “And whut did yft do with it?" “Kept it for my honesty.”—Pori's Figaro. “Gentlemen,” said the Judge of an Arkansas court to the attorneys during a trial, “I don’t mind your shooting at each other occasionally if the circumstances seem to justify it, but I see that one of your bullets has nit an overcoat be longing to the court and broken a quart flask in the inside pocket. I wish it to be distinctly un derstood that if there is any more such careless shooting in this court I'll lift the scalp of the galoot that does it. Now go ahead with the case.' '—Chicago News. An old gentleman of Detroit was passing through the ceremony of taking his fourth wife the other day. At the impressive climax of the good preacherman’s part in the per formance somebody was heard sobbing in an adjoining room. "My goodness'." exclaimed one of the guests in a dramatic whispqr, “who on earth is crying on this festive occasion?" "That?" replied a mischievous member of the experienced bridegroom’s family—“tliat’s no bodj’ but Em. She always hohooes when pa’s getting married. ” — Detroit Free Press. •-sT<viv " ssid August?!*, as he carefullv spread his hemstitched handkerchief on the floor a i,i i.eiiou n it nis luol s leel—"Mamie, i would die for you; yes, 1 would even be crema ted for your sake.” “Ah, Augustus, dear, 1 know you would," an swered Mamie, tremulously, “but I will not ask so much. 1 will only ask you. Augustus, to go down town and buy uie a yard and an eighth of brocaded satin cut on tho bias, just the color of this sample," and she handed him a sliver of skv-blue gros-grain ribbon. But Augustus wilted and declared he would rather die any day than undertake such a task, and now Augustus kneels no more on his hemstitched handkerchief at Mamie’s feet.— Buffalo Courier. PERSONAL. Lady Mandevillb enjoys the distinction of being the most popular American in London. Miss Cleveland, a second cousin of the Pres ident. is the author of "See-Saw, by One of Ein.” Kino Milan, of Servia, is writing a history of l <• onnaign against ex-Prince Alexander, of Bulgaria. "Phil” Armour, the Chicago millionaire, gets to his office before his clerks, and is in bed by 9 every night. Walter M. Gibson, King Kalaultau’* former Minister of Foreign Affairs, has been beaten in a breach of promise case. Mrs. Henry Fawcett, widow of the blind Postmaster General of England, contemplates a lecture tour in this country. Emperor William has conferred the Order of the Black Eagle upon Count Schouvalolf, the Russian Ambassador at Berlin. Congressman Scott, of Pennsylvania, is re ported to have spent $50,000 in a social way in Washington last season, and will expend the same amount this winter. Prince Alexander, of Battenburg, it is ru mored is to marry the Princess Louise of Wales. Queen Victoria, in order to obtain the consent of her father, had to promise to endow the bride with $1,000,000. Samuel J. Randall's Washington house is bis borne, it is a plain, but substantial, brick i.uild lug, with an L at the rear, where the Congress man lias his study or work room. The only books in the room are "Congressional Records.” Rev. Dr. Howard Crosby has bepn the pastor of the Fourth Avenue Presbyterian church, New York, for twenty-live years. Dr. Crosby comes of an old and wealthy Knickerbocker family, and was bom in New York sixty-one years ago. Senator Standford. of California, has about twenty jockeys at his Palo Alto farm and nearly !00 stable employes. He has recently estab lished a uight school for their benefit, at which Mrs. Standford herself frequently gives instructions. Marland Cogswell Honns, of the Harvard 14w School, has beeu awarded the Summer Prize of SIOO. This prize, which is now given for the llrsl time, is the gift of the late Charles Summer. It calls for a dissertation on “Uni versal Peace.” Two ex-ITesidents of Yale are still living—Drs. Woolsey and Porter. Of the two. Dr. Woolsey lias the greater power of recollecting the unmes and faces of Yale graduates. His memory is wonderful, aud he otten astonishes an alumnus by reoailiugsoino trivial detail of the past,which had entirely passed from the mind of the young er man. Among the women doing good newspaper work are Mrs. Joy, A M. B. Ellis and Miss Josephine Jenkins, of the Boston Herald; Miss Utaee Sotier. of the Boston Journal; Miss Mi nerva Smith, of the Boston Advertiser; Mrs. Washburn and .Miss Hatch, of the Boston Globe; Alice Stone Blackwell, editor of Woman's Jour, nal; Miss Lilian Whiting, of the Boston Trawl- Ur; Katherine Conway, of the /'dot; Mrs. Col by, of the Woman's Tribune (Nebraska); Mrs. Underwood, of the Often Court ; Miss Fell, of the New Orleans Times- Democrat, aud Miss Louisa Knapp, of the Home Journal. Scores of other uames might be properly added to this 11*1, showing that women are making their way in this Held shoulder to shoulder with the sterner sox. An Astonished Literary Critic. From the Pittsburg Dispatch. A novel writer of my acquaintance Fome years ago was writing short stories for a New York magazine, and was on very intimate terms with its owner and editor. The latter was a bright, enterprising fellow, somewhat conceited and imbued with the belief that he was torn to shine in the literary firmament. One day he handed a manuscript to the novelist with the re mark that it was the first production of a be ginner in story-writing and he should like an impartial opinion on its merits The novelist took it and read It, though it was very tough reading. He returned it to the editor, saying: “It is a very crude affair, not worth printing, in my judgment, but there are gleams of reason in it at rare intervals. I should say that the au thor might lie declared sane, though I have iny doubts even about that.” A month later "the very crude" affair 'appeared in the New York magazine, subscribed with the name of the editor and proprietor. But he was generous; he never mentioned the subject to his crude critic, but treated him even more kindly than before. In the Toy-Shop. From Longman's Magazine. The child had longings all unspoken— She was a naughty child. She had a "will that must he broken;” Her brothers drove her wild. She read the tale, but skipped the moral, She thought "One might be good, If one could never scream and quarrel If oue were only wood?” Meanwhile the Doll; “Ah, fatal chasm Although I’ve real curls I am not made of protoplasm, Like other little girls. You see on every wooden feature My animation's nil. How nice to be a human creature, Get cross, and have a will!" And what may be the real issue There’s none hath understood; But some of us are nervous tissue, And some of us are wood. And some to suffering, striving wildly, Are never quite resigned, AVhile we of wood yet murmur mildly At being left behind. The Three Met Again. From the Chicago Tribune. During the triennial conclave in Chicago near ly eight rears ago, two men stood in front of the Loland Hotel. A third man approached them with an armful of pamphlets, and offered them for sale. One of the men first mentioned was a New Yorker, the other was at home. They took a book, and after scanning it over, the New York man said: “This book is rapk treason, and you ought to be locked up for hawking it on the street,” The Chicago man said to the peddler: “You ought to to hung forffrying to sell such a book as that.” The man o. the pamphlets passed on, and the New Yorker and Chicago man soon separated. They never met again until last Friday, and both were witnesses to the hanging in the county jail. The New York mar. said to his Chicago friend: “There is a man on the scaffold whoml have seen tofore. Where was it?" indicating his felon. The Chicago man replied: “That is Parsons, the Anarchist. He is the man who met you and I seven years ago in front of the to Land Hotel. He was hawking his pamphlets then. You said he ought to be lock ed up, and I said he ought to be hung. The drinks are on you.” The New York man opened a bottle after the hanging. London Fog Insurance. London Cor. Few York Sun. Twice this week London has been shrouded in a fog of unprecedented density. Sir Charles Warren, fearing the roughs would utilize the darkness, hod a couple of thousand of police in reserve at Scotland Y'ard, with numerous ve hicles ready horsed, to take them to any part of the metropolis, as the railroads were blocked and signals invisible. Brokers in London were equally nervous. Wednesday, when the fog was thickest and nastiest, was the last day. It was the Stock Exchange fortnightly settlement, and known as pay day, whereon bonds, etc., to a fabulous amount, change hands. Brokers had grounds for nervousness, for a fortnight ago a clerk was stopped and robbed in broad daylight of a big bagful of bonds. Therefore clerks on Wednesday groped their way through the streets cautiously, armed with revolvers, with bags fastened to their sides by steel chains. The day passed without robbery, but the scare set smart people thinking, with the result that a scheme is is now iu operation whereby nervous brokers may insure bonds in transit through streets at a premium of 10s. per £IOO per an num. maximum individual insurance £20.000. The risk covers the transit of bonds from the sender’s doorway until it is duly delivered. How Some Men Write. Font the Philadelphia Press. Bancroft uses a typewriter and stenographer, but he thinks 290 words a good day's w ork, and James (i. Blaine thought he was doing well when he accomplished 1.500 words of a morning. One of the fastest writers among the public men of to-day is Admiral Porter, whose brain works like the wheel of a dynamo throwing off snarks at eTery turn, and whose pencil rushes across the paper at almost a telegraphic speed. Ad miral Porter wrote bis history of the United States Navy in eleven months, and during this time his average was at least 75,000 words a month, or nearly 2.500 words a day, including Sundays. The book is as big as a dictionary and it contains from 700,000 to 800,000 words. During many of these days he did not write at all, and his average during his working period ran as high as 5,000 words a day. Admiral Por ter is fond of writing. He never uses anything now but a lead pencil, and he says he cannot think well without he has his pencil in bis hand. He had a slight attack of pen paralysis once, and his bund refuses to act whenever his finger touches the steel of the pen. He began his novel writing for amusement, and he wrote “Allan Dare” without any idea that it would be published, much less dramatized. He stands up while writing, and, when he becomes interested, he works right along for hours at a stretch. George Bancroft works only in the morning. Blaine did his best work before noon and Logan worked both morning and evening. What Woman’s Big Hand Did. From the Few York Sun. Roseoe Conkling sat in a theatre the other evening. A hand was laid on his shoulder from behind. It belonged to a certain highly fash ionable matron of his acquaintance, but it was a large organ, notwithstanding i lint it had never done any labor. “Yes, sir,’' said Conkling, mis taking it for the hand of a man. Then his eyes toll on the feminine sleeve attached to it, and he confusedly murmured, “I beg your par don" “Ob, no offense, I assure you,” the lady good humoredly responded. Mr. Conkling then said: “This reminds me of an actual case in w liich a mistake in the gender of a hand brought about a divorce suit. A wife had a large hand, and it happened one evening that sho sat with her husband and several others on a rural veranda. The husband was smoking a cigarette, and us it was very dark indeed, the wife took it from him for a surteptitious whiff. Now. right along side the couple ait a flirtatious gill. She and the man were on sentimental terms, but until now quite unknown to the woman. The well-developed hand of the wife, with the cigarette, chanced to swing into con tact with that of the girl, who took hold of it, thought from its size that it was the husband s, felt convinced of it by the cigarette, apd there upon pressed it to her lips, rapturously boliev ing that, she was biking a safe opportunity of the darkness. The eyes of the wife w ere ojiened, metaphorically if not physically; sho watched the pair for a few days, and action for divorce was soon instituted.” How Conkling was Chosen. Front the Washington Post. Col. John Scott. of Farquhar county, who is one of the petitioners iu the Virginia habeas cor pus casps now pending for decision tofore the Uniteu States Supreme Court, says: “In order to take off the Southern edge from the ease it seemed to me desirable that we should have on our side some Northern lawyer of ability and reputation, and Mr. Conkling, in my opinion, complied best with that demand. Without consulting any oueat all, but feeling that I was authorized to act alone on account of the deep stake whirl as a party, I held in the ease. I requested the editor of the Richmond Dispatch to introduce the subject to the public. He did so in an excellent manner, and as soon ns 1 saw it in (lie columns of the Dispatch I went to the Capitol 1 in order to prefer my request and make my recommendation to the Indemnity Board of the State. Fortunately I found the board in session in the office of the Attorney General, and lat once brought the subject to their attention. I urged very warmiy, as a party in the case, and then recently a prisoner, that Mr. Conkling should lie re tained. After some conversation the board consented and sent one of their number to con fer with the Governor on the subject. The latter was found reaily for the pr oposition, his attention having been called to It, us 1 after ward learned, by a correspondent from Fau quier county, to whom the propriety of the step bad also occurred. The result was that Mr. Conkling was communicated with by telegraph and consented to to retained. There may have been auxiliary agencies at work. I give only those of which 1 have positive knowledge.” “Did you hear Mr. Conkdiig s speech and what did you think of It? Were you disap pointed with his effort?” ”1 did hear Mr. Conkllug's speech from be ginning to end. and only regretted that there was not more or It. I thought it a very able s|ech, and war satisfied that ir the points which Mr. Conkling urged were successful in convincing the opinion at the court that the case tvouil V> rai-.til ” ITEMS OF INTEREST. There are (5,692 boys taking lessons in military matters from army officers serving as teachers in the colleges. A Wellsvi lle, 0., boy took his first chew of ■tobacco, became dizzy, an 4 fell over a bank, breaking an arm and receiving other injuries. A Lowell (Mass.) woman investigated a blast ing cartridge brought home by a child, using a hair pin for the purpose, and lost two fingers in consequence. The Pennsylvania railroad made hash of a carload of Chicago dressed beef near Tyrone last Tuesday, for which impromptu cooking lesson the company must pay in the neighbor hood of $10,090. It is estimated that the pine trees on the Menominee reservation, in Wisconsin, where 1.500 Indians sre quartered, would yield 350.000,- 000 feet of marketable lumber. This lumber is worth $5 per 1,000 feet standing. The scientific boring in the soil of the Nile Delta has reached a depth of over 308 feet with out finding the rock. A 4 inch layer of blue clay has just been penetrated, the overlaying soil from a depth of 100 feet being sand. In Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, a man was imprisoned 298 days to insure his presence as a witness at a murder trial, and when be put in a bill of $1 a day for bis time the bill was not only disallowed but the man was charged $2 a week for board. Cases of piracy still occur on the Mediter ranean sea. The Italian schooner Pepino Salvo was boarded near Gallipia, on the Tunisian coast, and robbed of a sum of about $1,750. Several similar cases have lately occurred in the neighborhood. It is reported that during the war there were 178,957 negro soldiers enrolled in the United States volunteer army—99,337 by the authority of the national got ernment and 79,638 by the several States ana Territories—and of this num ber 36,847 died in service. At one time 56-pound raiis were considered very heavy and costly on American railroads. The New York Central has for quite awhile been putting down those of 80 pounds to the lineal yard, and the Pennsylvania road has undertaken to put down 90-pounders. The big locomotives can soon hammer away to their full bent. Ir is getting to be the fashion now in the up per circles of Chicago society to name children before they are born. Engraved cards are sent to friends the instant the new baby makes its advent into the world, and to guard against any mistake in prognostievtion two sets of cards are printed, one bearing a masculine and the other a feminine name. Whenever a prominent man has two given names, the English papers seem to take an in tense pleasure in dropping the first and using the second in full, in accordance with this practice, a provincial English paper recently in -1 formed its readers that “Mr. Marshal! De Pew, who has for some time been the efficient Presi dent of the Central New York State, is now un derstood to be a prominent candidate for the Presidency of all the other United States of the American government.” Dn. G. H. Martin, one of the men who caused the revolution in the Hawaiian kingdom and practically overthrew King Kalakaua’s govern ment, said in regard to the story that Claus Spreekels had quarreled with King Kalakaua: “When Spreekels found that he could not rule all of the other planters in the kingdom he left Honolulu. He lias not returned, and is not wanted. He cannot run the island. Beet sugar is not as sweet or profitable as cane sugar and cannot compete with it.” ThE pedal zither, a development of the ordi nary zither, is eoming into favor among the few who know of this new instrument. The charac ter of its sounds is inor decided, it is easier of comprehension, and can be more readily fin gered, its possibilities of perfection in harmony are larger, and altogether it affords greater scope for executing musical compositions As its name obviously suggests, its marked feature of superiority over the ordinary zither consists in the facility w ith which effect can be given to the harmonic chords. By the way, a decree has gone forth from the highest authority in these matters that soiled and wrinkled gloves, which hail their origin in Sara Bernhardt's ”go-a you-please’, style, are no longer good form. The present fashion of trim and dainty skirts and a partial return to the time of the Directoire in ladies’ dress de mands a fresh, well-fitting glove, or the whole significance of the costume is lost. The reap pearance of the neat, closely buttoned glove, which outlines a pretty hand to becomingly, will to welc med by all who value finish and completeness in a lady’s evening toilet. At Vienna, Austria, the club of tourists es tablished at the beginning of last year a weather station for the purpose of making prognostica tions of the weather. The forecasts are limited to Saturday, the evening papers of which day report the probabilities for the next day, Sun- 1 day. in order to enable the Viennese to make their preparations for their Sunday excursions, The Vienna papers report t hat out of nearly one hundred forecasts hithertogiven there were eighty exactly correct, as verified by the facts, 10 per cent, just available but not quite correct, and only 10 per cent., or one tenth of the proph ecies, were failures. Dr. Ernest Besiner lately made a report to the French Academy upon the reappearance of leprosy in Europe. The disease, he says, has had a disquieting development in Spain, chiefly in the province of Valencia, w hence large quan tities of fruit and greens go to Paris and other French cities. But the disease, he maintains, can only be transmitted from man to man di rectly ; it does not either travel by the ground or by water or by air. Neither is it hereditary. The bacillus of the disease is similar to that of tuberculosis: it may even be the same species. The tost means to prevent infection consists in proper attention to hygiene, cleanliness and careful diet. The Sultan of Turkey is at present in a highly virtuous state of mind. He has apparently only just heard of what all the rest of the world has known for centuries, that a brisk trade in male and female slaves, chiefly the latter, is con ducted by so-called pilgrims to and from Mecca. 3he Sultan has prohibited the traffic, and or dered an inquiry, but the trade goes on as usual, thanks to the wealth of the slave dealers, ena bling them to heavily bribe the officials, whose salaries, small enough in themselves, are gen erally two or three years in arrears. The Sul tau was recently' engaged in trying to raise a loan wher w ith to pay his long-suffering ser vants a week or two of these arrears, but he failed dismally, and so the sufferers returned to their blackmailing with the energy of despair. A legal verdict against a dead man is causing a good deal of gossip at the city of Lomberg, Austria. The dead man concerned is no less a person than the Duke de Ohambord, former pre tender to the crown of France. The court of the little city of Tmca gave a decision against one Henri Count de Chambord, “w'hose wherea bouts are unknown to the court,” or against his heirs-at-law, “equally unknown.” to the effect that certain parts of the estate of Lomna, re ported to he the property of Chambord, should be handed over to Salomon, Abraham, and Naphtali Hirt. One lawyer, Constantine Teii szevski. of Turca, was appointed care-taker of the Chambord estate until the lawful proprie tor should come forward and take charge or ap point some other representative. The brothers Hirt were quickly satisfied regarding their claims, and Chamliord’s heirs have not yet put in an appearance. Music has been invaded by a sporting spirit, and we are likely to have in the future any num ber of contests for the testing of the endurance and skill of rival players on various instruments. The first important event in musical sport has taken place in F.nglund where a pianist named Napoleon Bird hasbeeu making and breaking the record for long-time, piano playing. IBs latest accomplishment was I lie playing of a pi ano for tliirt v-six and a quarter hours without stopping. His best previous record was tw enty five consecutive hours. It is said that during the last hour or two of this extraordinary feat he was much troubled by sleepiness but that ho roused all his energies at the final moment and concluded his performance by singing “Rule Brittania” to liis own accompaniment. No one has yet appeared in England to rival thiss|>ons man at the piano, but it. is quite possible that some enterprising American may step into the field before long. The drought in the central portions of the Mississippi valley has become very severe. Over a large area there has been little or no rain since the beginning of July. The Mississippi river at Vicksburg is 3L6 feet lower than the lowest water known since any systematic gauging of t lie Western rivers was commenced, and the Ohio is no nearly dry that navigation, except for the smallest classes of boats w hich are ordinarily used on the small tributaries, is practically suspended. All the States on the upper Mississippi and along the Ohio river are suffering. The ordinary crops were much cur tailed. and the supplies of drinking water for man mid toast are in many places entirely ex hausted. At Cincinnati an epidemic of typhoid fever prevails, attributed to the unwholesome water in the depleted river, aud the medical men have strictly impressed upon the people the importance of boiling alh w ater and milk before being used as beverages, so as to de stroy the germs q{ disease they may be sup noned to contain. * BAKINS POWDER. CHEIS Its superior excellence proven in millions of homes for more than a quarter of a century it i used by the United States Government In lorsed by the heads of the Great Fuiversities as : he Strongest, Purest aud most Healthful Dr Price’s the only Baking Powder that does not contain Ammonia, Lime or Aium. Sold only ia Ans. PRICE BAKING POWDER CO. NEW YORK. CHICAGO. ST. LOTUS A. R. ALTMAYER <fc CO. A.l Altar I Cos, (i * Public Benefactors. Observer E. A. Banner, of the U. S. Sig nal Service, says there is every indication of cold weather for next week. This means a big demand for Boys’ Clothing, Blankets, Wraps, Cloaks, etc., etc. The house that can show the most reliable value in these goods is the one that’s going to sell the big gest share of ’em. Try us. You take no chances. We are here for success aud tv stay. Here’s a few hummers for you to gaze on, only a few of the thousand iu vincible bargains to he found iu this the largest establishment of its kind in the South. Blankets are our hobby; here’s ona from 150 bargains in this department: 100 Pairs 6 1-2 lb. White All Wool 12-4 Blankets, Conceded by Wholesale Dealers to be Cheap at $6 50; We’ll Sell 100 Pairs This Week for $4 a Pair. Purchase a pair; you’ll need ’em; then step to counter directly opposite and ex amine sample of 100 Dozen Ladies’ All Wool Undervests, Guaranteed Medicated Wool Scarlet, were Considered Cheap Last Week at $1 50; This Week We’ll Run ’em at sl. You MUST have a Muff? Well, here’s 1,000 elegant Black Fur ones we’re running off at 50c.; $2 50 is their value. How are you off for Wraps? Didn’t get one of the 75 we sold last week ? Well, here’s •a chance: $25, $35 aud S4O Imported Plush Satin-lined Short Wraps have TAKEN A TUMBLE for this week only to sl7 08. Two bales Heavy Canton Flannel was sel ling last week at 10c.; this week’s price 6; ,c. Come and see the quotations in our pet department (Dress Goods); see the unap proachable bargains on centre Dress Goods counter. The small fry will now stand aghast and cry “a bait, a bait,” acting on the principle that “good wine needs no bush.” We respectfully solicit an inspection of the above and ask you to kindly be the judge as to the genuineness of these invin cible bargains. A. R. ALTMAYER k CO. Broughton and Bull Sts. ZOXWEISS CREAM. ZONWEISS CREAM FOR THE TEETH ft matte from Fnc Materials, contains no Aeidh Bard ant. or injurious matter It is Rube, Refined, Perfect. Nothing Like It Ever Known. From Senator CoeEeaball.—' ”l takepleje ore In recommending Zonweiss on account o. its e!Bccy and purity.” From !Urs. Gen. I.oran’a Dentist* Br ]E. is. Carroll, Washington, D. C.-“I hare tad Zon welss analyzed. It Is the mott perfect denti frice I have ever Been.” From Hon. Clin*. P. Johnson. Gov. of >lo. -“Zou welss cleanses the teeth thor* is delicate, convenient, very pleasant, ana leaves no after taste. Isold bt all druggists* Price, 35 cents. Johnson & Johnson, 23 Cedar St., N. T. Fcr sale by LIPPMAN BROS., Lippman' Block, Savannah. _______ FOOD PRODUCTS. test Citj Ills W E arc making an extra quality of GRUS and MEAL, and can recommend it to the trad* as superior to any iu this market. Would W pleased to give special prices on application. We have ou hand a choice lot of SACKS, which we are selling cheap. tBOND, HAYNES & EL-TON