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4 Ck|ponungsjcliis Morning News Building, Savannah, Ga. FRIDAY, 1>1.( KMBKR 10. 1887. Registered at the Post Office in Savannah. Tlic Morning News is published every day In the year. and is served to subscribers in the city, by newsdealers and carriers, on their own ae eount, at 35 cents a week. $1 00 a month, $i 00 for six months and $lO 00 for one year The Morning News, bu mail, one month, $1 00; three months, $3 DO; six months, $5 00: pee year. $lO 00. " The Morning News, by matt, six times a week (without Sunday Issue), three months, $2 00; six months. $4 O 0 one year, $8 00. The Morning News, Tri-Weekly, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, or Tuesdays. Tim ra ds vs and Saturdays, three months, £l 35; six months, $2 50; one year. $5 00. The Sunday News, by mail, one year, $2 00. _ The Weekly News, by mad. one year. $1 25. Subscriptions pavahlc in advance. Remit by postal order, cheek or registered letter. Cur renrv sent by mail at risk of senders. 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None hut competent carriers will bo employed, and every attention will be given to make the delivery satisfactory to the readers of the Morning News in whatever part of the City they may reside. The terms for the Daily, delivered every day, in any part of the City, are as follows: For one week 25c For two weeks 50c For one month . • . . $ 1 00 For throe mouths. 2 50 For six months 5 00 For twelve m * i-.ths 10 00 AH subscript ons payable in advance, and no paper will be delivered beyond the time paid for. Sp-cial attention will be given to Weekly and Monthly Subscriptions, and subscribers o i *ak j arrangements, if they desire, to pay sub eriptions at their resi dences, avoiding the inconvenience of call ing at the Business Office. INDKX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS Meetings—Pulaski Council No. 153, R. A.; Myrtle Lodge. No. fi, K. P.; United Hydraulic Cotton Press Cos .; Landrum Lodge, No. 48, F. & A.M. Special Notices— Bananat and Cocoanuts, J. S Collins & Cos. Steamship Schedule—Ocean Steamship Cos. Steinway Pian Se-reiaer’a Music House. Christmas Periodicals—At Estill’s News Depot. Brickyard For Salk—Macon Brick Cos. Apples—C. M. Gilbert & Cos. Auction Salks—The Norwegian Brij Amy kos, two mules, by J. McLaughlin & Son. Firearms and Ammunition —G. S. McAlpin. Cheap Column Advertisements Help Wanted: Employment Wanted: For Rent; For Sale: Personal; Photography; Found; Miscella neous. Mr. Randall is showing signs of renewing work as an obstructionist. Mayor Hewitt is making a record as the veto Mayor. The other day he vetoed four teen resolutions, and he is pretty apt to have been right. It has been stated that Senator Riddle berger’s term expires next March. Asa matter of fact, it does not expire until March 4. 1889, at which time Virginia will begin to be represented by two good Demo cratic workers. Mr. Chauncey M. Depew said a few months ago that steam heating on railroads was impracticable, but his road, the New Yoik Central, now has a number of trains on which the new method has been adopted. It may be that tho days of the “deadly car stoye” are numbered. Another aspirant for Mr. Beck’s seat, who has recently come forward, is Mr. Buck, the present American Minister to Peru.' He is now in this country looking after his “fences ” The change from Beck to Buck involves the substitution of only one letter, but it would be a mighty big change for the woi-se if it were made. Protectionists speak of keeping up the faction in order that the Democrats may again carry New York. They forget that (Samuel J. Tilden carried New York as far hack as 1870 by something like 95,000, on a tariff reform platform, and that protection theories have lieen growing more unpopular every succeeding year. A Washington correspondent attempts to show that the Senate cannot be called a rich body. This may be true, and it may not. There, are about a dozen millionaires in the Senate, and pioverty does not appear to be staring anyone of its members in tho fare. Men who are not weli-off cannot afford to go to the Senate. Mr. Moody says the man who steals a dollar is as big a thief as the man who steals a thousand. From a standpoint of morality hi r. Moody is right, hut as a matter of fact in this country the man whq steals a dollar is put on the chain-gang, while the man who steals a thousand and upwards has a good time spending it in Canada. Senator Ingalls and Mr. Lamar have long been unfriendly. They frequently clashed M hen Mr. Lamar was in the Senate. Their last quarrel was just, before Mr. Lamar went into the Cabinet, the question at point being the controversy at that time between Gen. Sherman and Mr. Davis. Ingalls thinks he has a chance to pay off old scores, but he will have to nurse his revenge a lit tle while longer. Anew member of the Houso, from Ten nessee, is already in the field with a resolu tion to abolish the Congressional Record. The resolution will not meet with much favor among Congressmen who depend on the Record for having spieeches that were never delivered disseminated among their constituents; and if Congressmen will take their cue from the President's message, the Record will be worth reading this session. Limiting Immigration. The prospect that this Congress will regu late immigration to this country is very promising. Both political parties are in favor of legislation of that kind. They have so expressed themselves in their re spective platforms, and it is certain that they express public sentiment with regard to the matter. There is no intention of shutting the doors of the i ation ag'uust immigrants who are healthy, capable of taking care of them selves and disposed to respect the laws. The purpose is to keep out of the country pau pers, criminals, cripples and agitators who want to overthrow olir institutions and establish society in accordance with some crude notions of their own. The measures which Senators Morrill arid Reagan, the former a Republican and the latter a Democrat, have introduced into the Senate to regulate immigration will doubt less be approved in the main. AVhen they are discussed it will become apparent wherein they can be improved. It may be deemed advisable to make very stringent regulations witli regard to Anarchists. They appear to Vie increasing in number, and they do not make desirable citizens. They are not only troublesome, but dangerous. The experience that was had with those at Chicago isn’t of a kind that would be pleas ant to have repeated there or in any other part of the couulry. As Anarchists are not producers, hut destroyers of what others have produced, their presence is objection able, and they should not be received. The nation can assimilate good citizens of foreign birth, but not bad ones. It will continue to welcome those who are prepared to put their adopted before their native country, but it owes it to itself not to en danger the prosperity and happiness of those who are loyal to it, and who are working honestly and earnestly to promote the pros perity of its institutions. It will lie rather troublesome of course to keep out of th^ country all of those who aro not wanted. A rigid system of inspec tion will have to bo adopted and enforced in foreign as well as in home ports The trans portation companies will have to lie held responsible for bringiug to the country any who are prohibited by law from coming. We are in a position to pick our company, and if we don’t do it the fault is our own. There are other immigrants who should not lie admitted to our shores. They are those who come from localities in which infec tious and contagious diseases are prevailing. Many hundreds have come to this country this year from places where cholera was ep ideni ic. They were the source of a great deal of trouble and expense. We shall be fortunate if they don’t plant the cholera here. There was no good reason why they should havo been permitted to land. They are not worth the risk that has been taken in their behalf. Congress should place au thority somewhere, even if it does not pass an immigration bill, to prevent ships convey ing pestilence from entering our harbors. Cowden’s Scheme Fobs Up. Senator Butler, of South Carolina, has apparently taken up Capt. Cowden’s scheme to solve the Mississippi! river problem by cutting a canal into Lake Borgne, and thus providing an outlet into the Mississippi sound. The Senator may not be an en thusiastic supporter of the scheme, but the fact that he has introduced into Congress a bill making an appropriation for it would seem to justify the statement that he be lieves that it is a good thing, and has, there fore, determined to advocate it. Several Congresses have gotten tired of Capt. Cowden and liis scheme. For about t n years th? indefatigable Ca tair has been a familiar figure in the lobbies of the Capi t.L, and the average Cong-essman who knows him would rather have a touch of the gout than to be forced to lister, to him explain the merits of his scheme. As far as the public knows no engineer approves the scheme, and what the Capita in knows about it relates probably to the ap propriation which he hopies to get rather than to the effect which a canal to Lake Borgne would have upion the river. A few years ago there was a crevasse in the levee above New Orleans known as Bonne Carrie. It admitted more water into Lake Ponctmrtrain. and thence into Missis sippi Sound, than any canal which Capit. Cowden would likely build to Lake Borgne if his scheme should be approved by Con gress. The crevasse, however, didn’t pre vent the river from escaping from its banks in times of freshets, and it didn’t benefit the river’s channel; and it isn’t probable that an outlet into Lake Borgne would bonoftt anybody but those who got the contract for digging the canal from the river to the lake. The Captain’s scheme should be per mitted to be forgotten. The Jacksonville Muddle. The newly elected officials of Jacksonville have got their certificates of election, but they are not sure that they are going to get tho offices to which they were elected. The opinion is strong that the city hail no au thority to hold an election, and the question whether it had or not will doubtless lie pire sented to the Supreme Court of the Stab it once in the shape of an effort by the newly elected officials to get possession of the offices. The Supreme Court will probably pass upon the question at the earliest possible moment, in order that the city may not suf fer to any great extent from the existing uncertainty as to who her lawful authorities are, or whether, in fact, she have any author ities. If it isdeclared that the newly elected officers have no right to the offices, the ques tion may arise whether the old officers have a right to retain office until their lawful successors are qualified, or whether the offices being vacant will have to be filled by the Governor. The situation is certainly a rather complicated one. The blame for Mr. Blaine’s defeat has often been laid on Dr. Burchard, and it may be that the Dm'tor served his country a good turn by influencing a few votes; but tiie Now York Evening Post has been in quiring around and states that nobody has ever turned up who claimed that his vote was changed by Dr. Burchunl’s utterances. The Post says that the Blaine managers in New York pai l John J. O’Brien a large sum of money to secure the Irish Catholic vote. O’Brien got a good deal of this vote, but used too much of the money on himself, and as a consequence the Irish Catholics failed to materialize as fully as was confi dently expected. The Republicans were so astounded that for a while they could not hit upon an excuse for their defeat, but finally agreed to give the honor of that event to Dr. Burchard, thinking that he would make a good scapegoat. Gen. Mahone is reported to have been snubbed by the Republican National Cotn- I mittee. He wanted to run matters in the I interest of (Senator (Sherman. THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1887. Tho Adjutant General’s Recommenda tion. The Savannah Volunteer Guards have been very prompt in approving the recom mendation of the Adjutant General of the arm}’ that army officers shall be detailed every winter to instruct volunteer forces throughout tho country. They want tho Congressmen from this State to use their in fluence to secure the legislation that is necessary to give effect to the recommenda tion. It is probable that other volunteer organ zations throughout this State will follow tho lead of the Guards in this matter. The Adjutant General’s recommendation is cer tainly a good one. If army officers were detailed for two or three months each year to instruct volunteer military organizations in different parts of the country, tho inter est in such organizations would lie much greater than it is, and their efficiency would be greatly increased. The army officers could have no objection to such work. The most of them doubtless would rather like it than otherwise. It would bring them in contact with agreea ble people, and would be a relief from the monotony of their lives in the cases of some of them. The military organizations doubtless would gladly welcome instructors from the regular army, and would exert themselves to profit by tbeir instruction. There would be at once a revival of the military spirit, and prize drills would occur more fre quently than they now do. There is another thing in connection with this subject that is worth considering. It is that if the Adjutant-General’s recommen dation is adopted Congress will take more interest in the militia, and will, in all prob ability, make more liberal appropriations for its support. In many of the States the volunteer companies get very little assist ance, and the annual appropriation by Con gress for the militia is remarkably small. The members of the volunteer forces bave to almost wholly bear their own expenses. This is unjust. The national government and the State governments ought to be more liberal in providing support for the militia than they are. More help cau be expected from the national government, however, if army officers become instructors of vol unteer forces. The Brunswick and Western Purchase. The Brunswick and Western railroad, which has just been purchased by the Savannah, Florida and Western railway, was built with State aid during the Bullock administration. It was so heavily bonded that it has never been equipped sufficiently to meet all the demands upon it. It passed into the hands of its German bondholders several years ago, and since that time has been on tho market. About three years ago the Central and the Savannah, Florida and Western bar gained for it, and supposed that they had secured it. The announcement was made that they had, but the sale was not com pleted. owing to certain conditions which were attached to it. The German bondholders have been run ning the road since they have been in pos session of it, but they have not regarded it in the light of a permanent investment. They were constantly looking for a pur chaser. It is doubtless fortunate for the people along the road that it has fallen into the hands of the Savannah, Florida and West ern. It will now be thoroughly equipped and run as a part of that system. It will receive the benefit of that system’s intelli gent management. The business of the road will, of course, greatly increase, because of the increased facilities for doing business that will be provided. On that account, if for no other, the cities of Brunswick, Albany and Savan nah will have reason for rejoicing. The road is the shortest rail route from the West into South Georgia and Florida, and also the shortest route from Albany and Southwest Georgia to Savannah. It could tie made, at a small expense, a part of a line that would be the shortest and most direct route between the Alabama iron and coal fields and the Atlantic seaboard. There are great possibilities in the Brunswick and Western. New York wants the Democratic Nomi nating Convention, and the Herald makes a bold bid for it. It says that in Chicago there is more square-toed ruffianism to the square inch than in any other American city, and that a convention held there will be dominated by a nfbb, as was the G irfie'd convention. “However,” says the Herald, “our Republican friends inav like to trans act business surrounded by a menacing mob, but we see no reason why the Demo crats should follow their example, when they have New York with a thousand times as many attractions, not to speak of the comforts and conveniences of civilization which no one supposes to exist in Chicago.” The Wonder of the West will squirm under this lashing, and may be expected to make some reply equally as amiable. For many years New York has been talk ing of an underground railway, and she has now determined to have a four-track tunnel extending from the City Hall to Forty second street, by which a person can go from the City Hall to the Grand Central station in seven minutes. Broadway is not to lie disturbed, the route being along Elm street and Fourth avenue. The tunnel will at all times be lighted by the best electric lights, and the engines will be run either with tireless steam or electricity. The en tire cost will be about $2,000,(XX). Two of the Republican members of the Elections Committee are Messrs. Lodge, of Massachusetts, and Houk, of Tennessee. Mr. liodge is from Boston, and his nasal twang, precise grammar and suave manners, indicate that he is a true soil of the city of culture and pugilists. Mr. Houk is a rough, uncouth man, addicted to coarse language and tobacco juice, and has long been known in Tennessee and the South as a disciple of Parson Brownlow. The contrast between the two is very striking, but they vote the same way. The Michigan farmer who offered to give Henry lieorge twenty acres of fine land if the apostle of Anti-Poverty would come out there and bo his neighbor, probably mis takes the ambition of his proposed I'enofl eiary. Mr. George will, no doubt, be glad to got the land if the gentleman will give it to him unconditionally, but he doesn’t think he was cut out for a twenty-acre farmer. It may lie that Senator Turpie. who is an nounced as the coming Senatorial orator, will not shine in the Senate as be did at home. Such is the case with a great many people. There is a vast difference between achieving success at the bar or on the stump and making a mark in Congress. Men of fine talents often fail when they go to Washington. PRES3 COMMENTS. It May Be Mr. Bayard. From the Louisville Courier-Journal (Dem.) The Governor of Delaware owns eleven farms in that State. The name of tho owner of the other farm is not given. Despite Storms and Earthquakes. Prom the Memphis Avalanche (Dem.) In the two most disastrous years of her his tory yearsof earthquake and cyclone Charles ton has gaiuerl 3000 in population. The shaking up seems to iiave done the old city good. Lingering Census Debts. From the. Philadelphia ledger find.) Right on the heels of Mr. Cox’s resolution to provide for the eleventh census comes a request from the Secretary of the Interior for an ap propriation of $?7,45 to wind tip the work of seeing how many of us there were in IHBO. The Increase of Em! lbs. P'rom the Chicago Mail (Rep.) As though the Smith family were not already numerous enough, two married ladies of that name, living in Georgia, have been increasing the tribe at a fearful rate. One of t hem was guilty of twins and the other of triplets. At this rate it may become necessary to reverse the custom of paying bounties on Infantile products in twos, threes and upward, and im pose a prohibitory tax on Smiths. BRIGHT BITS. An old motto says, “Seeing is believing.” That lacks confirmation. Seeing EH Perkins or Ig. Donnelly is not believing them.—Pica yune. “Did you know that Algernon Fitzpercy is n connoisseur in philately?" asked the high school girl. “No, I didn’t,” replied Amy, "but I knew he was a crank on collecting postage stamps." —Pittsburg Chronicle. “My little cat” is a favorite term of endear ment with the Frenchmen. A Frenchman, however, who applied it to his Yankee sweet heart found that he had stroked the fur the wrong way.— Boston Transcript. Father—Come, Bobby, you are all tired out; SO hurry off to bed. Bobby (with a slow and reluctant movement ) Pa, you oughtn't to tell a boy to hurry up when he’s all tired cmt.—PhiUulclphia Forth Ameri can. Old Lady, (sharply, to boy ill drug store)—l’ve been waitin’ foy some time to be waited on, boy. Bov (meekly)—Yes 11111; wot kin I do fer you? Ola Lady—l want a two-cent stamp. Boy (auxious to please)—Yes’um. Will you have it licked?— New York Sun. “Why, Pat, for heaven's sake what’s the mat ter?” “Well, sorr, I swaliied a pertater hug, and although, sorr, I took some parrus green w idin five minutes after ter kill th’ tiaste, shtill he's just raisin' th’ divil inside o’ me, sorr.”— Life. “You say you are starving," said a Magistrate to one of the unemployed, “and yet the Ser geant here says you keep a dog.” "The Sergeant ain’t speaking the truth,” re plied the tatterdemalion, the dorg’s been keep ing me.” “How?" asked his worship. “Why, I takes him out and sells 'im for five boh or so. ami he alius comes back—that's 'ow." — Judy. , “Joseph,” said Ihe merchant to the bright young man with the best of references, "the bookkeeper tells me you have lost the key of the safe, and he cannot get at his books.” "Yes, sir, one of them; you gave me tw•, you remember." “Yes, I had duplicates made in case of acci dent. And the otherone?” ‘‘Oh. sir, I took care of that. I was afraid I might lose one of them, you know.” "And the other all right?” "Yes, sir. I put it where there was no danger of its being lost. It is in the safe, sir.” —Boston Transcript. “Oh, woman, woman!” shrieked an orator in a speech the other night, “thou art the light, the life, the salvation of the world' I shudder when 1 think of what this world would he w ithout thy gentle, refining, ennobling influence. I bow at thy shrine, acknowledging thy purity and truth. There is nothing, no nothing so beautiful, so true, so perfect as a woman i I reverence and bow down before them!” And when he went home he said to the woman who was so unfortu nate as to he his wife: "What did you let the fire get so low for? You knew I’d come half froze. You're just like the rest of the women you haven't a thought beyond your nose. Stir around and get me a cup of hot tea, can’t you? See if you can do much for a fellow. I’d just like to know- w hat you women think you’re good for, anyhow!”— Tin-Bits. PERSONAL. Explorer Greelv does not believe that the North Pole will ever be reached except by bal loon. .1. S. Lamont, the father of the President’s private secretary, has been the leading mer chant of McGrawviUe, N. Y., for the past twenty-five real's. The Countess of March, wife of the eldest son of the Duke of Richmond, died the other day from typhoid fever, caught through sleeping in a bedroom adjoining a bathroom. Senator Frye, of slaine, is in line health and spirits, and prepared to twist the tail of the British lion with vigor should occasion arise during the present session of Congress. Miss Helen C. Smith, daughter of Ex-Gov. Smith, of Vermont, lias taken the degree of M. P. at the St. Albans Cooking College. M. P. in this case is said to stand for Master of Pies. The fund as a testimonial to Edward Burgess, designer of the Volunteer, has increased to iii'ie than SIO,OOO. Mr. Burgess will not have to pay a cent o' board out of his own pocket for some time. Ex-Commissioner and Mrs. Lori ng have com menced their dinner giving in Washington by a chorgnng gathering about their board. They will resume their Saturday night receptions during next month. Mlle Caklina Patti, the niece whom Mine. Patti adopted as a daughter during her last visit to America, lias been so seriously ill that her medical attendants express little hopes of her complete recovery. She is scarcely more than a child having just entered her 17th year. “Ex Postmaster General Thomas L. J ames,” says the New York Sun, "is as successful m banking as he was in politics. His son-in-law runs the New York postoffice, while he is at the head of the Lincoln National Hank, which has the Vanderbilt and New York Central back ing." Congressman John E. Russell, of Massachu setts, has made a sensation in Washington by appearing in u bluish-gray overcoat made of wool which grew on lus own sheep at Worcester farm. It is a remarkable garment, but Russell does not look at all :heopish on account of the attention he attracts when wearing it. Mormon Bishop McKnioht, of Salt Lake City, is a well preserved man 55 years of age. He spent the years of liis boyhood in Cleveland. O , where he learned to stick type. It was while working on the Plain Dealer Unit he became a convert to Mormonism. He says polygamy is "a divine injunction and cannot he crushed out by law.” Washington Is • great book-buying centre. In a bookstore in that city one afternoon recent ly the following well-known persons were gath ered at the same moment; Mrs. Cleveland, Jus tices Gray, Matthews und Harlan, several mem beni of the Cbineso Legation. Secretaries Bay ard and Whitney, Congressmen French and West and Seuutors Stockbridge and Edmunds. Thk Queen ok Spain has fallen in love with the art of song, and is taking lessons from the baritone, Napoleone Verger, who sixteen years ago was a member of tlie concei t troupe that visited America, with Mlle. Christine Nilsson. About thirty years ago Queen Isubella developed a taste* for piano playing, amt her instructor was Herr Louis Engel, now a w-riter on musical topics in London. Herr Engle was in America during ttie Titieus season, but he never becamo acclimatized, Two distinguished belles put themselves con spicuously liefore the New York public last week One was Miss Minnie Selignum, of the socially and financially foremost Seligmans, who made tier debut as n professional actress. Her role was small in “Elaine, "but she was a wonder for cool self-possession. The other was Elsie de Wolfe, the swell amateur, who is expected to follow* Mrs. Potter to Wie regular stage. She played in “The School for Scandal" at a charity matinee She is not a superlative beauty, and her talent is not remarkable, but she i* in fash ionable vogue. Meanwhile, Mrs. Potter now goes into a spell of one-night towns in Pennsyl vania. w here she may run across much disen chantment. Senator Davis, of Minnesota, one of the brightest of the new Senators, has been suffer ing agonies for more than a year with a terribly painful eye. Something was the matter with it, but no one seemed to know what, although one distinguished oculist after another examined it. But it actually stood out of its socket, and it tortured him so that he could not sleep nights nor work days. At times he could not bear to see any human face but his wife’s. One of the Washington physicians, not a special oculist, discovered the other day an abscess liehind the painful eye, and soon reduced the swelling and restored the eye to its place. The Senator is de lighted. and is planning a handsome Christmas 1 gift for the doctor. DEAD LETTER OFFICE SALE. Buying Packages Without Seeing What They Contain. From the Washington Post. Tile sale of unclaimed matter in the Dead letter Office was begun Monday at Dowling's auction rooms, and a large crowd of bidders thronged the rooms, eager to purchase the mysterious packages which were ranged along the shelves and tables. The sale partakes of the uuture of a lottery, for although all the articles are catalogued and sold according to their numbers, still it is impossible to guess at the value until they areopened and the contents examined. The interest, therefore, never flags, and the surprises received by the purchasers are frequeut and often ludicrous. Tlie packages were sold at the rates of four a minute, and the prices ranged from lc. to $3. Everything goes and the auctioneer accepts whatever is offered, no matter how small the amount. There are 5,368 packages to be sold and the sale will probably not close before Friday. The numlfcr of packages is not as large as usual, as it represents only the accumulations of six months, instead of a year, as is generally the case. The variety of articles is infinite, and e verything from a stocking to a gold watch is to be found in the catalogue. A Firm Believer in His State. From the Washington Critic. Congressman Dougherty, of Florida, is a firm believer in the superior attractions of his State, as the following true story will testify: On one occasion a Massachusetts man was his guest, and the Congressman took him around, show ing him the charms nature had so lavishly be stowed upon the favored section. “See,” said Col. Dougherty, rapturously, “the beautiful flowers, the luscious fruits, the soft blue sky, the birds of brilliant plumage, the gentle undulations of the land." “Oh, yes, I seel” replied the practical Yankee, slapping his face and hands, “I see, but thes ■ infernal mosquitoes ruin the prospect.” “Why, my dear sir,” expostulated Dough erty. “there are no mosquitoes here. You are totally mistaken. You only think so." The visitor wouldn't be persuaded, however, and after an argument, emphasized by slaps, he accepted a bet of §SO from his host that he (the host) would take off all his clothes and lie on his face in the sand for ten minutes and not be disturbed by the mosquitoes, nor show the slightest sign of discomfort. The Congressman peeled down to the skin, prostrated himself, and the visitor stood over him holding a natch with one hand aud fighting the pests with the other. For five, six, seven minutes Dougherty lay there, covered with mosquitoes, but betraying not the slightest emotion. The visitor by this time thought he was going to lose his fifty, and with great sagacity, took a sun glass from bis pocket and focused the rays on the tlon gressman's back. For a quarter of a minute Dougherty never flinched, then he began to squirm. The Yankee kept perfectly still. In three-quarters of a minute Dougherty was con torting like a man in agony, and stretching back one hand appealingly to the visitor he called out: v “Say, Boston, if you'll let me kill that d —d yellow jacket. I'll go you SSO more on the mos quitoes.” A Diminutive Missouri Belle. Paris (Mo.) Letter to the St. Louis Republican. There resides in this city a pretty little lady— Miss Nellie Branham. She was born in Paris twenty years ago, and has resided here all her life. She is 50 inches high, measures 14 inches around the waist and 87 around the bust: weight 57 pounds. Her form is perfect. She has a pretty eye, beautiful hand and foot, an easy carriage, bright and vivacious in con versa tion, and is popular with ail, both old and young. She has quite a number of admirers among tbe young gentlemen. Her father and mother were of normal size, her father weigh ing 180 pounds. She is quite pretty, and is ac complished in manners and education. In our literary societies she takes part, sometimes iu recitations and occasionally in character parts, and her intellect is bright and active. To see her walking upon the streets one's first impression is that some large doll has strayed away from a shop window. In her personal ap pearance she is as neat as anew pin, always bright and cheerful, and it is a real pleasure to be with her. She can converse upon any sub ject, as the saying goes, with ease and grace. She is the idol of Paris, and wherever she goes she attracts the special attention of all be holders. She lias rejected all propositions to travel w ith circuses or place herself on exhibition ill any manner. Much Needed “Don’ts” for Women. From the Neio York Graphic. If you are lantern-jawed don't wear a sailor hat. You are certain to want to, but take warn ing by the awful examples you see of doleful old girls that have yielded to the temptation. If people stare at you don't plume yourself and simper; it may he because you have a |>aper pinned on your hack or a streak of smut on your nose. Again, if you are stared at don't flounce and frown; it don't do any good and makes you con spicuous. Besides you are probably imagining the attention anyway Dou't wear a bustle as big as a bay window, unless you have some way to lasli it securely to your spine, and you are sure your spine is in the middle of you: a big bustle on the left hipis noCfasbionable as often as you see it. Don't think all the men you know- are in love with you. and that only various secondary mo tives restrain most of them from declaring their passion. It is likely that very few of those that do declare it tell the truth. Don't run down prettier women to men. Your motives are certain to be impugned. Don't estimate yourself by the most extrava gant compliments paid you: rememlier you hear inevitably a great deal more from the people that admire you than from that perhaps equally large constituency that don't. The Shadow of the War. From the Boston Daily Advertiser . We will not slur the glory. Nor let the cry of pa n Drown out the triumph music That celebrates earth's gain; For still does history repeat Man's forward march on bloody feet! 'Twas two ideals in conflict, And one must throttle one; And all man's weal was waiting Until the tight was done; And from the struggle with its foes A nobler human hope arose! But now, to-day, while with us Within the shadow wait The widowed, orphaned, homeless, The sick, the desolate; Although we ne'er can pay the debt, We’ll show them we do not forget! Remember then the glorjr; But oh, remember, too, Th£ broken lives, O brothers, Whose pain is borne for you; And let each veteran feel we know The worth of gratitude we owe! Why They Admired Each Other. From the Birmingham Herald. “Have you read any of the Russian novelists?” asked a society man of a fashionable young lady. "O, yes; they are splendid,’' said she. “What do you think of them?” “Think they are splendid.” “So life like." “Splendid. True to nature.” “Splendid.” “Nothing overdrawn.” “Nothing. Splendid. I think.” “She'H one of the brightest women I ever saw (addressing someone else and nodding to ward the young lady to whom he had been talk ing). Knows all about Russian literature, don’t you understand.” “Don't know when I’ve enjoyed conversation so much,” said she. turning to someone else. “He has got all the Russian novelists at his very tongue’s end.” For the New York Press. From the Chico yo Tiibune. “You say you want my daughter,” said the proprietor of a New York newspaper to a young man who was sitting nervously on the edge of a chair, and wiping his feverish brow with a trembling handkerchief. “Y-yes, sir.” "Have you spoken to her on this matter?” “Bhe -she referred me to you, sir." “Is your affection for her deep and sincere?" “Sincere!" gasped the young man. “I pledge you my word I haven’t slept a wink nor eaten a mouthful of victuals for six whole weeks for thinking of her." “George,” said the father, after looking at him a moment reflectively, “1 Hunk you mav come Into the family. I need a young man of your capabilities to swear to the circulation of the paper " Partisan in a New Light. From the Boston Traveler. Mrs. Cleveland is an ardent admirer of Gen. A. W. Greely, the Arctic hero. They are very close friends. The other evening at the White House the fail' young mistress was discussing the General with a number of her lady friends She praised him without stint, when the Presi dent quietly looked tip from his papers and re marked : “My dear. 1 am afraid I shall be obliged to discharge Gen. Greely on the ground of of fensive partisanship.” Mrs. Cleveland is not afraid of spy such nuhpp to her friend. ITEMS OF INTEREST. It is estimated that the ice industry in Maine this season will aggregate SBOO,OOO. J. 8. Marshall, of Garrison, Butler county, lowa, has an old "bull's-eye” watch of the vin tage of 1060. Great excitement prevails at Bismarck, D. TANARUS., over the killing of one of the largest pan thers ever seen in that country. It measured 8 feet from tip of nose to tip of tail. All the Territorial Governors of Wisconsin are dead. Nelson Dewey, the first State Gover nor, is still living, as are also ex-Govs. Farwell, Salomon, Lewis, Fairchild, Taylor and Lading ton. The Boston women appear to be losing interest in their elective franchise. The number registered to vote at the school electious this year is only 837, as against 1,193 last year and 8,833 ill 1885. The largest electric light in the world is in the lighthouse at Sydney, Australia. It has the power of 180,OiX) candles, and can be seen at sea fifty miles distant. America's largest light, 81,000 candle-power, is at San Jose, Cal. The first merchandise that crossed the new bridge at Dubuque was nine barrels of whisky from Illinois into prohibition lowa. The first person to cross the ice bridge between Lyons and Fulton carried two jugs of whisky. Public, meetings in favor of early closing are being held in London. It is alleged tljat the average hours of English shop girls and clerks are from thirteen to fourteen a day. There is an early-closing bill now before Parliament. London Truth , describing a loud young American girl who has been shopping considera bly in London recently, says that there is some fun in her recent remark to a very lazy sales woman. ‘'Look here,” said the American, “are you above your place, or have you got a tooth ache.” Gen. Thomas, who rented the country resi dence of the late Henry Ward Beecher at Pecks kill recently vacated this delightful homestead, finding Hudson river country life uusuitefl to his taste. This mansion and the broad acres about it have not been sold as was once re ported. An artist of Boston gives receptions at which two small white cats are permitted to be present. Each, with a scarlet ribbon bow and collar, is the object of much attention, and the istir make a lively addition to the company. One of the little cats performs a variety of tricks, and is as sociable as lie is bright. Women are steadily forcing their way in the industrial world. The South Brooklyn Ferry Compnuy has substituted women for men as collectors on both sides of the river. They work ten hours a day and receive a salary of SOO per month. They haye not only proved themselves as efficient as men, but more honest. j While tin* Queen’s hounds recently were chasing a deer in England, the animal took to a railroad track, and presently rounded a curve right in the face of an express going forty-five miles an hour. The deer swerved in time to save its life, but the pack following close behind ran square, into the locomotive, and several of them were cut to pieces. English custom officers are puzzled what to do about goods made in Germany and France, with English marks put on them, sent to En gland, and then reshipped to other countries as English goods. If they permit the goods to pass through discredit is cast upon English manufac tures, and if they stop them English vessels lose the job of carrying the goods. The latest explanation of the way in which the ancient Egyptians erected their enormous monoliths ami obelisks is that inclosures were were made around the huge stones as they lay horizontally on the ground, floats were attached to the upner ends .of Ihe stones, water was then introduced into the inclosures and the monoliths were floated into an upright posi tion. Jacksonville, 111., has been sued by a man who seeks to recover damages caused by a run away horse, which, be says, was frightened by a bicycle. He claims that the city was guilty of neglect in not preventing the use'of bicycles on the streets. The City Attorney is iu consulta tion with leading wheelmen and officials of the Wheelmen's League, who are giviug him points for the defense. There is on exhibition in a Pittsburg show w indow an image which w as dug up by a farm er. who was plowing, near Montgomery, Ala. It has a human head upon a bird-like body, with a fantail, and is carved in stone The face is purely Egyptian, and across the head is some thing resembling an amice, placed in such a manner as to leave the entire forehead revealed. The figure is linches Wng and 9% inches high and weighs twenty-one pounds. Of the Davy family, of Rochester, the eldest girl is in the w orkhouse as incorrigible, the father is jailed as a drunkard, and Esau, the eldest son. aged 9, being left at home in charge of his three sisters, aged 5,6 and 8, took them to a cburch.where the whole party loaded up with Billies, hymn Ixioks and fans, and got well away before they were overhauled by a policeman and taken to the station. There three silver watches were found in Esau’s pockets. He and his sisters were sent to a charitable institution. An experienced journalist publishes his con viction that some people cannot learn to sited, no matter how much pains they take. It is a constitutional defect, he thinks. In some in stances it seems to depend upon the health. A man who knows how to spell Wednesday when he is in good condition, iapses into “Wensdy” when he has the headache; and a boy who can spell down a whole school in the morning will make forty mistakes in writing a short note w hen he is sleepy in the evening, Shakespeare evidently had these facts in view when he made Dogberry declare that "reading and writing come by nature.” The Galician frontier of Austria is a long, round curve hemmed in by Russia and practi cally undefended by strong fortifications; nor do the dispositions of the peace establishment of the Austrian army give it full protection. No natural line of defense exists until the Carpa thians are reached, and the first act of Russia if ever war comes would lie to spread a cloud of cavalry Cossacks and mounted infantry over the plains of Galicia, destroying Austrian lines of communication and preventing mobilization. This weak point renders Austria sensitive to every gathering of Russian troops upon her frontier, aud while it is difficult to believe that Russia can mean war by her concentration of troops, the detense of Austria is sufficiently precarious at this point to make military pre cautions ready at every threat of Russia. Edward Weston, the electrician, says: ‘lt is well known that tbe nitrate of amyl possesses the power of causing insensibility very quickly in a human being breathing its fumes. The effect is equivalent temporarily to a paralytic stroke. Now, nitrate of amyl is very cheap and plentiful. I propose to fire shells filled with this chemical instead of gunpowder. It will not be necessary to penetrate a ship. A few gallons of this nitrate dashed on the deck of a war ship would soon render her crew helpless. The most powerful iron clads would be even more vulner able than the light cruisers, for they would be sucking down light draughts of air through Iheir artificial ventilators, and the odor would thus rapidly permeate the whole ship. The whole crew being rendered helpless for an hour or two, the ship could, of course, be towed into a safe spot, while the captors ventilated her and removed the insensible men,” The formal announcement by China of Ihe independence of Corea is an act of statesman ship that se ts at rest a possible source of trouble on the eastern coast of Asia, anJ enables foreign countries to deal freely with what was not long ago 'the hermit kingdom.” It may be said that China, in this case, made a virtue of necessity That, however, is not so clear. Compared with lier vast military and naval power, modernized asit has been of late by the Introduction of Ku ropean methods and inventions, the resources of the peninsula would soon lie exhausted. It is true that the suzeraint y claimed by the Middle Kingdom over her nomiual dependency of Corea has long been of a very shadowy sort, but it is at least as substantial as that for which ninny e European counti-y has gone to war. There is something odd in the frank announcement of Chinese diplomacy that the reason why ,orea is declared independent is that she has refused to pay any further tribute. There is under way in Baltimore a stupendous electrical enterprise that will, if mechanically successful, as it promises to be, revolutionize the common carriage business of the entire world, and bring about anew era that will stamp the present as an age of electricity, if there lie any doubts of that at present. The enterprise is nothing more nor less than the construction of an elevated framework, the main features of which are two narrow rails, upon which shall run a vessel or carriage capable of holding ex press or mail matter, newspapers, baggage or freight of any kind. Above these rails and equidistant from them is to run a third rail or copper conductor cable, through which the electricity will pass and propel the vehicle. It is stated that the freight cartridge, filled with newspajiers in Baltimore, would land them in New York in little over an hour and a quar ter. Ihuspapais going to press at 8 o'clock in the morning would be in New York shortly after 4 o clock. J BAKING POWDER. /^uuwi PURE CREAM Its superior excellence proven in miltionsnf Homes for more than a quarter of a century. It Is "sed by the United States Government. In lorsed by the heads of the Great Universities as 'he Strongest, Purest and most Healthful. l)r. Price’s the only Baking Powder that does not .•ontain Ammonia, Lime or Amin. Sold only in 1 Ana PRICE BAKING POWDER CO. sew YORK. CHICAGO, ST. LOOTS. A. R. AI.TIIAYER & CO. A. H. Altmayer & Cos. --——i Our great sale Hanan & Son Gents of Ladies’Plush Hand-Sewed Shoes Sacques, Wraps la Gents Patent- Cloth Raglans Leather Dress Shoes and Newmark- W 98. ets has been a magnificent and an astound- ALTMAYER’S!™V u aay Ce for four weeks past & although the COTfMERMm) season hashard- Gloves. ly commenced 3-lnltm Tan, l 'S 5-buttoo Tan. SI 23. t huHofi hl’k SI s^ i-s e t tm S o-buttiw 01 k, 1 o.tl, vfvoma i 7 low _ We ask of those who wish to avail themselves of the phe nomenal bargains in the above department to make their visit as early as possible. We par ticularly wish to bring to your notice the fact that we have the most extensive line oi’Boys’ Clothing ever shown in this city. We have everything from the very cheapest to the extreme finest, and we sruar antee our prices are much lower than any house in the State of Georgia. We invite you specially to examine the goods and prices here before you make your purchases. Boys’ good eve.yday Suits $ 1 50 and upward. Boys’ neat Dress Suits $4 and up ward. We’ll sell the greater portion of our HOLI DAY GOODS between now and Christmas. The dullness in the money market has given our Northern buyers the golden opportunity of pur chasing goods at prices never liefore heard of. Holiday Goods of sound sterling merit that are useful, artistic and ornamental. Flegant Plush Dressing Sets. Satin lined. Celluloid Comb, Brush and Mirror #1 95,a lieautlfulnrtieleandextreme ly cheap. A Lady's Walnut Writing Desk, 18 inches long and 12 wide, oulv 99c.; very cheap. A 14 inch Indestructible Doll, Lid body, real hair and bisque head, just thick, only 49c. A 27-inch Wax Doll, real hair, etc., the largest, prettiest and cheapest Doll in the city, only 75c. A 9-inch Glass Night Lamp, all complete, filled with XXX Cologne, only 35c. Full lines of Toilet Cases, Ornaments, Faacy Boxes, articles of every de scription, and all at prices that will attract economical people ana shrewd buyers. Mail orders receive careful ami prompt attention. HT-STORE OPEN UNTIL 8 P. M. ZON WEISS CREAM. ZONWKI.I C..AB FOR THE TEETH Tsmartefrom Fern Materials, contains no Add), Hard Urrt, or injurious matter It ts Pure, Kbfined. Perfect. Notitino Kike It Ever Known. From Senator Ootireeh all.--"! take plea,- “Jjf a recommending Zonweiss on account of iti efficacy and purity.” Fr°m Mri, Gen. T.osrnn’s Demist. Dr. r.. Carroll. Washington, 1). C\-**l have had Zonwelna analyzed. It la the moat perfect denti frice I have ever seen.” hrom lion. ('has. P. John.on. Ex. Lt. *®V; of Mo.—"Zonwela* rlusn.r. the teeth thor oughly, is delicate, convenient, very pleasant, ana leaves no after taste. Sold ht all delOGlst., I’riCc, SB centa. Joiin.on & Johnson, 23 dedar St., N. T. TT-eiiihiihi Hii iiaiinm i nil mu l—n— For sale by IJFPMAN BROS., I.ipprnan’* Block, Savannah. HARDWARB. EDWARD LOVELL k SOW, DEALERS IN Parker and Colt’s Breecli Loading Gruns. Brass and Paper Shells. Hunting Coats, etc. Chamb erlin Loaded Shells*