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SMALL GENEROSITY.
JOHN JACOB ASTOS’S MEAGER
PUBLIC BEQUESTS.
Ee Would Not Take the Chance to
Immortal *9 the Family Name No
Thought for the Cathedral.
TV, rn the Boston Advertiser.
New York, March 6.— The Astor will
was a grea disappointment. The richest
man in the city left it ith such a meager
recognition of the people's claim upon him
as a fellow citizen that it was almost worse
than no remembrance at all. There are
but two estates in New York that really
dazzle the city and inflame its imagination.
One is the Vanderbilts’ ad the other is the
Asters’. In both the public sees an oppor
tunity for charities which would make all
previous benefactions puny and dull. Both
W. H. Vanderbilt and John Jacob Astor
have missed their chance to immortalize
themselves in the annals of public spirit, and
to mark the beginning of anew era and
Bet anew unit of benevolei.ee.
It lay within the power of either of these
men to n ake the bene/ae lons of I’eab dy
and his class of philanthropists mere com
rr.onpare. Either of them could have
written in a section in 1 is will that w uld
have made the now unparalleled gift of
Senator Sta ford meager, and still have
left to his natural heirs a fortune p actically
undiminislud. Not to speak of nobler
motives, what a world-wide and magnifi
cent tame would have attended the be
stowal of a r und $1u0,000,0. | 0 to one noble
object or group of objects' What an im
perial distinction sncti an act would have
Lave forever conferred on tiie fain ly? And
this might have bee i it no m either case
without reducing ti e share of tho natural
kin below the line of the must opulent
wealth.
To be a little more specific. The whole
Episcopal church in this country is looking
to see arise ere long in this city a Protes
tant cathedral that s all rank in majesty
with an-, temple of worship in the world.
A superb rite has bee i purchased at an
expense of nearly £1,000,000, aiu% the best
architects all over the world ure studying
out designs that shall be accepted as worthy
of the place and the theme The Astor
family were supposed to be deeply inter
ested in this subject. It had a voice in the
board of trustees and the site was
chosen according to report largely under
the Astor influence. John Jacob Astor lias
always been a very good strict churchman.
And what, then, did this richest Episoopa
]:a i in the world, unless we except one or
two of the British dukes, give as he left
the world for this great temple, the build
ing of wnich he had so much at heart?
Not a cent, not the few cents which mauy
a poor Catholic servant girl gives to the
building of the new church in her par.sb,
Iq othev directions of charity, how tar
did the richest man in New York recognize
the existence of misery, ign< ranee, and de
pravity to be helped? Well, he gave St.
Luke’s hospital £IOO,OOO, which ought to do
£IOO,OOO w orth of good. He gave $450,000
to the Astor library, which was very well
so far as it goes, and it will go a great way
in educating, gratifying and bettering the
community. He gave the Metropolitan
Museum of Art $50,000, which will
buv a good picture or a few
vases or a few cabinets of bric-a-brac. He
gave $30,000 to a friend who was already
dead, and SBO,OOO to a cousin, and that com
pleted the ines-age of remembrance or love
that he had to tne world in general. The
rest of his money he left just where the law
would have sent it without any instructions
from him. Even the ordinary ties of blood
w ere ignored, not a dollar, not a relic or
picture or best bedstead goes to brother or
sister or nephew or niece or any kith or kin.
The first gift which Wiliam Waldorf
Astor made out of his increased possessions
was one of $5,000 to the p lice pension fund
in eck owledgment of the service ren
dered by the police at his father’s funeral.
On this occasion the neighborhood looked
ns if it might be the scene of an expected
riot, so numerous and alert were the police
men in attendance. The owner of 3.1)00
houses evidently desires to be on good
terms with the constabulary, and with
Btr.aii wonder. The question now is what
will the heir do with his money? Will he
amply continue to serve as the nucleus of a
vast landlordism, or will he be disposed to
use his possessions as a lever to social or
political ambition? He has given indication
cf a broader mental horizon than his lather.
He filled the dignified and important office
of minister to Italy with a respectable de
gree of ability, and his literary perform
ances have also been of respectable merit.
Either in diplomacy or literature the ac
tivities of the richest man in Atnerioi
would be apt to And full appreciation. He
certainly will not have to cultivate either
on a little oatmeal.
THOMASVILLE TOPICS.
The Officers of the New Cavalry Com
pany-Personal Points.
Thomasville, Ga., March 9.—At a
meating of the cavalry company Friday
night the following officers were elected:
K. T. McLain, captain; W. R. Mclntyre,
first lieutenant; J. W. Mitchell, second lieu
tenant; J. G. Hopkins, third lieutenant; R.
R. Evans, orderly sergeant; IV. F.
man, second sergeant. The name of t *
comoany was changed from Jeff Davis
Hussars' to Thomas Hussars.
The Georgia Southern and Florida rail
road has located its terminus in this city on
t e line of the Savannah, Florida and
Western railroad, west of the Piney Woods
hotel. Work may be expected to begin on
this new line to Thomasville at an early
day.
Misses Maggie Bibb and Annie Lester are
visiting Trie us in Metcalfe.
Miss Alice Wakely, after spending some
time here, has gone to Tallahassee.
Lieut. Waler Taylor, of the Twentieth
United States infantry, is on a visit to
friends in this city. Lieut. Taylor, whose
command is now in Montana, is au old
Tbomasvil e boy and his old friends are all
gia 1 to see him.
Miss Jennie Whitehead of Hardeeville, 8.
C., is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Col. A. P.
Wright.
The State Sunday School Association
will meet in Thomasville on April 29 next.
Capt. Charles P. Hansell is chairman of the
c inmittee on arrangements. All delegates
expecting to attend are requested to notify
Capt. Hanseli as early as convenient.
THE B-iIDEGROOM LAY DEAD.
Erlde and Quests at a Wedding Party
in . nine terribly Shocxed.
Portland, Me., March 9.—George H.
Watkins of the publishing firm of Brown,
Thurs:on & Cos., of this city, was found
dead in bed at the United States hotel last
evening. He was to have been married
last evening to Miss Mary Bain, and the
guests were assembled to witness the cere
mony, when they were informed that Mr.
Watkins was ill, and a postponement would
be necessary.
Liter the fact of Mr. Watkins’death was
made known to Miss Bain and the guests.
Ihe lady was prostrated by the shock. Mr.
W atkius’ death was by hemorrhage of the
lungs or stomach. He was apparently in
bis usual health Wednesday, lie was not
seen yesterday, but his friends supposed
that he was somewhere alsout town, and no
alarm was felt until last n ght, when the
room was entered and it was found that
Mr. Watkins was dead. It is thought he
died Wednesday nignt.
The Moat Fflective lonic
In Ia Grlpi e or Influenza is bucru't Ali
mentary Elixir. Thu prejiarutlo i sti ike*
at tbs seat >f t ie evil, by restoring quickly
and effectlalljr the nutritive functions of
theuehni a >*d sjoujui. Drnio'K Ai.ime.n
•rwav Elixir m invaluable in rest-ring
normal app. UP* and aiding tne aeslmlla-
Uoii of food,— Adv.
ALL ROAD3 LEAD TO SAVANNAH.
The Union Point and White Plains
Line Headed This Way.
Greensboro, Ga., March 9. —Unless all
signs fail, Greene county will be an import
ant railr wd center within the next few
years, and Union Point will hold tho key to
the situation.
Briefly, there is strong reason to believe
that the Union Point and White Plains rail
road will be vigorously pushed to Sanders
villo via Sparta, and there be urgel to the
city of Savannah. Pres.dent Hart of tho
Union Point and Wi ite P.ains railroad is
in earnest about it, and the pro
posed route would oven to your
city the richest bel. of Middle Georgia.
Then, also, tne route would give the short
ed line from Athens, Charlotte, and points
north and east toNavannih Labor. This
connecting link of a few doz <n miles woul i
practically save hundreds in the distance
from Mi idle Georgia to the Atlantic sea
board, and would make a similar saving to
points i evoud and on tho G.orga, the
Richmond and Danville and connecting
branches. Pres,dent Hart will also urge
the building of a line from Union Point
throu.h the counties of Greene, Oglethorpe
and Eibeit, to tap tne G., C and N. at
Elbert n, and open up still more territory
through Middle GeoYgia for Savannah
business men and shippers.
BOTH LINKS WELL BACKED.
President Hart is giving his undivided
time to those two schemes, and lam re
liably informed that there is a strong (lack
ing for the two new lines. Savannah should
foel an interest in the proposed route, as it
will open to her business men a ricu and
prosperous territory in Bermuda grass
Ge rgia. Surveying on the extension has
already commenced under Civil Engineer
McPherson, and, I am told, that it will le
but a few months until active work will be
commenced.
POLITICAL SKIRMISHING.
While a great amount of political skir
mishing is going on in a slick kind of way,
no candidates in Greene county have f r
moily announced themselves as yet. W ith
the coming of court next week, however, it
is reasonable to infer that those who have
an eye to legislative honors will come
squat ely before the people.
Court this week promises to be short. Tho
only criminal of importance is that of
Henry Mapp, charged with murder. The
evidence is strong against him, and he will
probably be convicted.
IN FEMALE ATTIRE.
A Young Man Disguised aa a Woman,
Bella Corsets toßordentown Ladies.
Bordentown, N. J., March 9. —A young
mau disguised as a woman aud representing
himself to be agent for a corset and ladies’
underwear firm has been canvassing in this
neighborhood for some weeks past. His sox
was not discovered until to-day. When
threatened with arrest he adini ted that he
had been making a liveliho id in this man
ner for some time. Ladies in the town
from whom he received orders are very
indignant about the matter. He left town
as soon as discovered.
DeFunlak Chautauqua.
DeFuniak Springs, Fla., March 9.
The third week of the Florida Chautauqua
closed with Children’s day. Seventeen
hundred children from the schools in West
ern Florida bad a grand mudeal festivil
yesterday. Among the prominent lecturers
for this week are J. A. Green of Cincinnati,
Dr. J. M. Potts of Detroit, Dr. C. E.
Dargan of Charleston and Dr. M. M. Park
hurst of Indiana.
Fell Into the Fire.
Irwinton, Ga., March 9.—Miss Looie
Lindsey, daughter of Mr. Green Lindsey, a
valuable citizen of the community, i arne
near being the victim of a serious accident.
Hhe bad been feeling ill for sever 1 days,
and while standing near the fire fainted
and fell into it. Her sister, wuo was stand
ing near, helped her out. She was burned
siightly. ___
A ROMANCE OF THE WAR.
Years of Faithful Waiting Rewarded
at Last by a Wedding.
From the Washington Critic.
All the world loves a lover, and every
woman enjoys reading a real romance. Oue
that is worth mentioning culminated in
Washington just a weak or two ago. Way
back iu the days when tho yanks and the
Johnnies fought for precedence in the
Shenandoah Valley, about tho time the gal
lant Sheridan took his famous ride, there
lived in Winchester town a hospitable fam
ily of good, royal “rebels” by the name of
Chapman. The Chapman house during the
season of com; arntive peace entertained
the boys from both sides of the divided
house. Among those who were recoived
and cared for was a dangerously sick boy, a
Yankee, and so it chanced that tiie maiden
landlady took upon herself the entire
weight of the nursing. Though the sick
soldier was a mere lad, and ha idsome Julia
Chapman was even then beyond the early
bloom of her girlhood, tho old story was
repeated, and the invalid fell madly in love
with the charming nurse.
But the wooing did not go smoothly, for
the lady, sensible as well as competent,
brought him out of the dangerous fever,
but she gave the suit no further encourage
ment. The soldier r< ported for duty, the
air grew black with smoke of battle, the
fortu .es of war soon separated the pair, and
the struggle ended in defeat of the south.
Among tne many southern women who
were left dependent were the Cnapman sis
ters. The elder sister finally secured the po
sition of housekeeper at the Ebbit house
wherr, for twenty-five years, she has served
the public aud her employer faithfully aud
weiL The younger, Julia, the heroine, re
mained at home until six years ago, when
she joined her sis.er at the hotel and supple
mented her work as director of kitchen and
scrubbing maids.
Aud where was the soldier lover? This is
the romance of it. Though duty and her
refusal had separated them, it did not
weaken the soldiers love. He wrote to her
frequently and fervently, and she, while
still obdurate, was touched by his faithlul
ness and continued to read and responded
to his letters. She war ended, the soldier
remained in the service. He had oihing to
bring him back. The years r lied ou until
twenty-five bad been set down to .he credit
of the still waiting knight.
One day not many weeks ago the lad y re
lented. Who wiii ever know why, or be
able to understand a woman’s argument in
such a case? The excuses she ga e him for
delay, the excuses she mado to herself for
her final weakness, no one may conjecture.
But wuatever form of rec mciliution or
compromise was effected, a few w eeks ago it
is said that an army officer suddenly re
signed in the West, and immediately after
a handsome man, with soldierly bearing,
with silvered hair, but youthfully-beamiug
face, reached Washington.
A few days more a,d Miss Chapman’s
little circle of friends and acquaintances
wore astonished and rejoiced to learn that
not sevon but nearly twcnty-seve.i years of
service bad i oen rewarded. Even people
who regard marriage as a failure must ac
knowledge the success of some courtships,
and, however skeptical and cral>l>**d, one
could not butc mgratulatc Mr.andMrs. John
Ton ■iic I iff**, and hope teat the happiness so
long do..led may all I* crowded into the
remaiuiug years of married life.
Important to Flor da Tourists.
Hotel l’laclde, Jacksonville, Fla., entirely new.
Most elaborately furnished, best * quipped and
most modern hotel in the city. American and
Kurotmau plan; rooms an suite. Pa.ganger
elevator and complete appointments. Most
■-mural location m tie city; omnllniSios meet
all lram>. Hates ya tojlpr duy. buro!*au
plan fl ami upward per day. r. M. Kotina*,
Mauag. r.—Adi
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1890.
KNOWTH2 MAN YOU MARRY.
Very Hard for a Girl to Find Out About
a Man Until She is Married to Him.
From the Washington Star.
“You may tain about the difficulties that
lie in the wav of a man’s knowing a girl be
fore he marries her,” said a young matron
of the fashionable set a day or two ago,
“but pray consider the other side of the
question, which seems to me very much
more striking. How much does a girl
know—indeed, how much can she know —
about the man she marries until after the
wadding? Wny, notnmg at all, or almost
nothing. Aud it is u> that very fact that I
attribute the failure of most unsuccessful
marriages Tee young woman simply
doesn’t become acquainted with her hus
band until after the knot has been tied. Is
it astonishing, under such circumstances,
that 3’ue should frequently be disappointed
in him afterward?”
“I will venture to say.” she con'inued,
“that in a maj. nty of instances the young
wife is considerably disappointed after mar
riage in t e man she uasch >sen. How can
it be otherwise? Often the idol must be
altogether shattered; but if this is not the
case, happily, the idea she has formed of
i.im usually has to be reconstructed more or
less. Remaps he may oe s:a ufactory iu his
new aspect and pernaps not. At all events
he is not at ull likely to appear the same
man he did
WHILE SHE WAS ENGAGED TO HIM.
During that period he was on his very best
behavior, and you know what that signifies
with a young bachelor. I have lea tied a
good deal ab iut sucli things from w hat my
ow n husband has told me—it is astonishing
how precious green I used to be. He is per
fect. of course; but then I believe him to be
altogether an exception.”
“Surely your husband has not boon guilty
of the crime of giving his o in sex away?”
“Not intentionally; but certain remarks
of his, made from time to time, have en
lightened me considerably. As well as I can
make out, the typical y ung gentleman
whom one meets in society leads a sort ot
double life all the time. He is like a cat,
which is gentle and sleek, snoozing peacea
bly by the hearth during the day, but at
night fights aud caterwauls on the back
fences. So it is with the agreeable young
bachelor. He. too, is as sleek and gentle and
nurring a* possi le on all occasions when
le is in the society of ladies. One meets
him at parties and finds him always weii
bied and delightful. He comes to call and
makes himself charming. One encounters
him on the street and, he is
PLEASING AND WELL-MANNERED AS EVER.
He is the sort of a man whom the mammas
look upon, maybe, with a favoring eye, and
ho is seen everywhere, always the personi
fication of evorytning that is c mine and faut.
Very likely he locks as innocent as a baby;
no one would imagine from his apoearance
that he ever did anything wrong. And yet
how more than probable it is that he is
wicked as wicked can be. It is ten to one
that he has all sorts of vices. You will find
him in his club pursuing a select few of
them—drinking, smoking, pla .ing poker or
seven-up for money an i telling naughty
stories. O, I know something about these
things now myself. And those bad nractic >s
1 have men loned are presumably only
the beginning. What doe3 he do outside of
his club? Goodness only knows. Cer
tainly he is not always be aving himself
in a manner that he would like to have re
ported in detail to the young ladies whom
he calls u ion and dances with. In their
society he is one person, in the company of
otuer men he is altogether another. The
man the girl who is engaged to him kno,s
as her fiance, is not the real man at all, but
a creature entirely artificial. In the lower
walks of life this is not nearly so much the
case; but iu tho fashionable world every
one wears a mask.”
“But women, I have always understood,
don’t object to men being a trifle wicked.”
WOMEN ARE CHARITABLE.
“There is some truth in that, I admit.
IV omen have grown accustomed to the
n tion that you g men must sow a few wild
oats and they aro also aware of the fact that
it i n't quite a healthy symptom for a youth
to be too good. Their idea of what men’s
indiscretions consist in are exceedingly
vague, but they are apt to think that such
indiscretions, whatever they are, must be
awfully jolly, and even to say that if they
had been boro to pantaloons instead of pet
ticoats they would be wicked too. So, as a
rule, they don’t blame the men. I don’t
myself so very much. The trouble is that a
man may have vices of serious permanence
without its being kuown to the girl who pro
poses to marry him. However, what I have
meant all along is thjjt a young woman under
such circumstances does not- obtain any
knowledge of the character in a general
way of the man she accepts until he has
been made her hu band. As for a moderate
degree of wiidne3s, ante-matrimonial
women are usually indifferent to that.
They rather like to feel that they arc help
ing a man out of what he has been before
into something better, nor are they disposed
to be jealous of the past, unlike men.”
brothers’ advice useless.
“Girls’ brothers will generally tell them
if they don’t think this or that man desir
able matrimonially.”
“Yes; but what does that amount to? A
girl, if she likes a man, is not going to
listen very readily to anything her brother
has to say against him. A brother, though
he may u-t be very devoted to his sister,
alway, thinks that no man is good enough
to marry, her. If he says anything against
the fellow she fancies it is rather apt than
not to help things along. As for the fat her,
lie is not in the least likely to know any
thing worth mentioning, that is to tho young
man’s discredit, however much may exist.
He is not acquainted with the younger
set, presumably; does not belong to
the same club, and has no sources
for information of tho kind, unless
someone should come to him and
toll him, as a matter of friendship, that Mr.
Snooks is a mauvais sujet. But such a
thi ig as that, for obvious reasons, is rarely
done. Even if it did occur tho daughter
would have a fair show of reason for de
clai iitg it pure malice, and she would at
once begin to regard tbe objectionable
youth an a martyr and a victim to persecu
tion, w: ich is tho last thing to be desired.
No, you can’t very well Keep young gentle
men of objectionable morals and caa acirr
out of your house altogether, and if the
young ladies of the family happen to take a
liking to them, getting rid of them is al
most an impossibility. Thus you see that
the girl
MUST ALMOST INEVITABLT MARRY
without being really acquainted to any ex
tent with her husband Beforehand. The
usual course of events is that she meets him
at a party, he is granted permission to call,
and witniu a few months or even weeks
she announces to her more or less surprised
parents that she has accepted an offer of
marria e and is engaged. And Dually,
without having had any actual experience
or knowledge of the man, she marries him.
There is ore thing to be said t iat is in the
girl’s favor—namely, that whatever may
be*s id to the contrary, women are much
better judges of men than men are of
women; they ate not nearly so apt to be
fulled and tnk n in. There never w is a man,
do beliove, who could not be made a fool
of by women."
“And after marriage?”
“All that it occurs to mo to say as to that
part of the business is that I don’t wonder
women nre indisposed to encourage their
husbands’ bachelor acquaintance. For
really t e bacnelor friendi of a married
man rarely come to se him unless with a
view to dragging him off and keeping him
ns long as possible away from horn**. If
they c mid, 1 am sure that they would lea 1
him back Into his old bachelor wavs.
Therefore 1 am disposed to look askance
upon these premarital intimacies."
Et. e uguetlne's Ball Reason.
St. Auouhtimk, Fla., March 9. —Presi
dent Byrne, at the Brooklyn league ball
c.ub, arrived to-day. He has mad** ai range
men is with Anson to keep the Chicago*
here till March ‘Ju.
DINNER PARTIE3.
What George W. Childs Bays About
Them.
From Good Housekeeping.
On the evening m question the guests
should make it a point ot nonor to be panc
tual. In Philadelphia, where, if anj-where,
dining is a fine art, this injunction is sure
be followed, if, as usual, the hour is set
for 7 i ’ clock, all tie guests are certain to be
assembled with their Lost up>u the stroke
of the hour. No dilatory i erson should be
wa ted for more than ten or hft eti minutes.
In New York and also in va ashington, on
account of the p assure cf business, there is
often delay, so that in these two cities at
least 7 or 8 o’cl ck means a quarter past.
“Ladi s attend dinner parties in trained
dresses and with waists either decollete or
with square or poi .ted front*. A maid is
always iu attendance in the dressing room
for the lad.es. on the see ni fl or. Before
the gentlemen leave tueir dressing ro ni
the servant iu charge gives to each an envel
ope containing a card ou which is written
under his own name that of the lady whom
he is des.guated to escort to the unde. At
tiie door of tne ladies' dressing room Le
meets th© lady woo has accompanied him
to the house, and bath descend to the draw
ing-room. Iu parsing and nvn the staircase
the gentleman e.lher takes the side next the
balustrade or preoenes the lady. Gentle
men do no: wear gloves, but full dress is
always considered access .ry, tho only vari
nti u being, il t e gentleman is iu mourn
ing, he wears a black instead of a white
necktie.
"Meanwhile host and hstsss wait near
the door of ths drawing-room in order to
welcome the coming g ierta In entering
this room or the dining-room, the lady may
take either the lef: arm f her escort or the
right, though to me it seems natural that
u on most era-ions the left arm should be
given to ala ty. the old, chtvalric spirit
■ f leaving t..e right arm free for defense is
a custom which ought still to be maintained.
“It is frequently necessary to introduce a
gentleman to the lady whom he is to escort
to the table, ail l at small dinner parties the
e nvelope coat lining names of those who are
to sit side by side is nutted. Iu that case a
word from the host to each ge.it.eman is
sufficient.
“The custom of ‘roof introductions,’ as
they are termed, has been instituted in this
country, but to rny mi id thty are an inade
quate species of hospitality. Ihera is no
reason why all who as embla at the same
time und piace stn.u and not know each other.
Intimacy is another and different tbing;but
Christian courtesy teaches that introduc
tions are incumbent on those who would
entertain at their best.
"Why do we invite people to our homes?
Surely in order to give them pleasure. Aud
wbat pleasure can it be to converse with a
fellow -guest concerning whose name, tastes,
habits and interests we may possibly know
nothing? In those old countries where class
lir.es are strongly marked it may be thought
best to be conservative in these respects,
but in our republic such social restrictions
are needless.
“When dinner is announced by the butler
to the host, that gentleman leads the way
to the dining-room, in company with the
most notable or the eldest lady present, the
rear being brought up by the hostess on
the arm of the most prominent gentleman.
It goes without saying that the host and
hostess sit opposite each other in the canter,
or at the extremities of the dining-table,
with the honored guests at the right of
each. In Phi ladelplii i tho order of prece
dence is not as strongly marked as in Wash
ington. In dinners given to gentlemen ex
clusively, the host esc >rts tne chief guest to
the seat on his right, and each one’s place
is designated by his name on a card at the
plate.
“Menus are out of date except at large
dinners. Two or three conies of the menu,
written on porcelain tablets, are sometimes
passed from hand to ha id.
“Anew custom is now growing preva
lent in Philadelphia ot serving the grape
fruit as a preliminary course. It is cooled
on Ice, cut in half at the equator, sprinkled
with sugar and a trills of good sherry, and
served on a desert plate with the cut side
uppermost. The juice obtained by the help
of a teaspoon is a welcome appetizer, pre
ceding the oysters. Half of a large grape
fruit is enough for each cover.
"There i as also been introduced a fashion
wuich gives quite a variety to the enter
tainment. When the dinner is partly over
and during tho removal of the places of any
special course, at a signal from the host a
gentleman may change his seat with an
other, either near him or at a little distance.
This breaks up monotony aud promotes
social converse."
“In this city there is little use made either
of tabie-scarfs of richly decora: ed linen,
satin or velvet, or of drawn-work showing
colors underneath. We cling to tine white
napery, whie i always serves as an effective
background for a brilliant table service and
flower decorations. But there is a growing
tendency toward the finest porcelain and
the ricuest repousse silver that can be ob
tained. Somo dinner givers are beginning
to use gold instead of silver for knives,
forks, spoons and eutree dishes. A few
affect evou soup-plates of gold, but these
seem out of place. The result is too much
like taking soup from a tin ba3in.
"All carving is done in tho butler’s pan
try, and in serving there should be at least
one waiter for every three or four guests.
In England the hostess frequeu ly carves.
In this country she neither carves nor
serves any portion of the dessert. When a
particularly rare fish, saddle of mutton or
piece of game is to be served it is often
first passed around the table for inspection.
Each course is offered at the left of the
guest, beginning with the lady at the right
of the host, aud is offered only once.
“Bonbons, fruits, giace, etc., in fancy
gold, silver, and crystal glass dishes are on
the tab'e throughout the dinner, which
should be brought to a close within the
space of two hoars from the beginning. As
far as my influence extends, it is toward
the simplification of the menu, and a service
so regulated as to havo only brief pauses be
tween the courses. After two hours, guests
grow restloss and weary. In Baltimore,
where menus a'e length}-, there are some
times as many as live or six courses of
sweets, and guests remain at table till 11 or
12 o’clock.
“Flowers are always used as a decoration,
both in masses, in corsage bouquets for
ladies, an I boutonnieres for gentlemen.
“I.i re tard to wine, it is a truth that
more Americans than English are addicted
to its use at diuuer. In England frequently
not more than two-thir.ls of those at table
take mns, while at home it is seldom re
fused. Those few who, like myself, are
abstainers, are s mistimes putin embarrass
ing 1 ositioas by h iving tneir glasses filled
dun g the dinner, aHhougi they never
even Took upon the wine cup when it is
red.’ I dispose of the matter expeditiously
and without verbal explanations by turning
down the glasses at my plate.”
Who Capt. McCalia Is.
Boston I'ranscript's Washington Letter.
There is more army and navy to the
square inch in Washington than in any
otuer town in this country, and conse
quently there is a tremendous stir over the
state of affairs on the corvette Enterprise.
Capt. McCall a was on duty iu Washington
for several years before being ordered to
tiie command of tbe Enterprise, and is one
of the Lest kuown men about town. He
and his wife were great s iciety people, and
Capt. McCalia was a j rominent clubman.
Army and iavy men are as mute as mice
about the affair; but, although nobody is
disposed to take snap judgment ou the cap
tain, his own account of his cutting the
drunken sailor with his sword, and the sur
geo i’s certificate that the wound was au
inch and a half long, has produced a very
bad impression. The idea of the captain
of a ship perfuming the police duty which
pro;erly belong, to the marines it rather
dninuging to the officer so doing. Capt.
McCalia is a very pollened man 111 his man
ners on shore, but ho and *<*u’t seem to have
been vary polls ed at s- a. It is report***l
that the men intend sending a round-robin
to tin* navy department, which is a most
unusual, it not unprecedented, thing in tbe
A mat lean navy.
UNPROFITABLE BUGAB.
Wholesale Grocers Formulate a Plan
to Correct an Abuse.
Philadelphia, March9.—The announce
ment of the adoption by the Wholesale
Grocers’ National Association of a rebate
plan for the maintenance of a uniform
price on refined sugars has aroused con
siderable discussion among those interested
in the trade.
Jobbers, without exception, consider the
innovation a go and idea for all concerned.
They contend that it will lead to the break
ing up of the existing practice of sellin g
sugar merely as a “leader,” and it will,
among other manifold advantages, place
them in a position in which they may
secure a fair margin of profit on that staple
as well as on others. It is a fact i hat the
great majority of jobbers handle the sweet
necessity at a loss.
The new plan is already operated with
success in New Y rk and New England,
minus the telegraph system. Its present
agitation is largely confined to New York
city, but will ultimately embrace the whole
country.
WHAT THE PLAN IS.
The plan whioh it is hoped to p"rfect, and
which would prove of incalculable benefit
to wholesale handlers of sugar, provides
substantially for the fixing by the refiners of
a daily schedule of prices, at which jobbers
are authorized to sell during the ensuing
twenty-four hours. This schedule will be
sent out daily to all the firms in the United
States by telegraph. The wholesalers agree
to stick to this schedule and not to undersell
each other, so that the practical effect will
be that sugar will be sold everywhere at a
uniform rate.
Jobbers who maintain the official figures
and do not attempt to undersell will be al
lowed a rebate from the refiners of % cent
per pound on all the sugar they buy, this
rebate to be paid at staled intervals. The
guarantee of the rebate it is also expected
will put a stop to the hahit of discounts for
cash, which will prove a standing financial
relief to the wholesalers.
The question of freight charges will be
taken into consideration in fixing the rates
of sale for various parts of the union, so
that there will be a slight variation in the
price at which sugar is sold in different
Elects. To obviate the possibility of any
ouse “cutting,” a stringent rule is made
whereby the backslider will be charged the
retail price.
RETAILERS NOT AFFECTED
No attempt will be mad eto regulate the
retail prices. It is understood that the
co-operation of the New York refiners, both
trust and anti-trust firms, has been secured,
and the new plan will be carried out, not
only among the members of the association,
but among those wno are not members. It
is argued by the jobbers that the change
which has taken place in the sugar trade
demands new methods. Twenty years ago
over 60 per cent, of the entire amount con
sumed was soft sugars, and the many grades
afforded opportunity for a fair profit, while
the almost uniform character of hard
sugars, which are now most used, operates
in just a reverse way.
AN OLD BODY WITH A NEW FACE.
Philadelphia's wholesale grocers are by
no means ignorant of this important move,
and are fully alive to its possibilities. It is
in some respects an old body with anew
face, for the subject was fairly discussed
several months ago, when the proposition
provided for a general advance of one
fourth of a ceut per pound in rates.
Through the dissension of a few the scheme
fell through, and now the prese it project is
welcomed with open arms.
A. E. Hess, a member of the firm of
Coyle, McCandlish & Cos., of 615 Market
street, said that efforts in the direction of
the new cheme had frequently been thought
of by the firm, who are large handlers of
sugar, and he declared its adoption would
be of inestimable benefit to them, “Wo
are heartily in favor of it,” he said, “and
would assist it in every way. We are sell
ing sugar at cost, and the handling of it is
accompanied by a loss of interest on money
invested. I think its adoption would leave
a small margin of profit and prevent the
cutting evil. We must sell sugar for the
obvious reason that we may loge a whole
order of other staples by a failure to keep it
in stock. No, Ido not think the consumers
will suffer; we are now selling sugar at
cents for which we should be getting 8 ”
MEDICAL.
Bip
COMPOUND EKTfttCTyV'^N*
fW.
pHll
The importance of purifying the blood can
not be overestimated, for without pure
blood you cannot enjoy good health.
At this season nearly every one needs a
good medicine to purify, vitalize, and enrich
the blood, and Hood’s Sarsaparilla is worthy
your confidence. It is peculiar in that it
strengthens and builds up the system, creates
an appetite, and tones the digestion, while
it eradicates disease. Give it a trial.
Hood’s Sarsaparilla is sold by all druggists.
Prepared by C. I. Hood & Cos., Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
SPECIAL NOTICES.
I
1 PILSEHBEE3R |
THE SAVANNAH BREWING COMPANY
Beg to inform the public that on and after
MONDAY, !th inst.,
ALL LEADING GROCERS AND DEALERS
Of this city will attend to and promptly fill ell
order* f. .r family use of the Savanuah Brewing
Company*
EXTRA PILBEN BEER,
7NCHENER HOFBRAU BEER,
A pure and unadulterated brand of choicest
Bavarian Hope of our own importation.
THE SAVANNAH BREWING COMPANY
Will discontinue the direct delivery from that
date.
MEETINGS. !
CLINTON LODGE NO. 31. f' A A. M.
A regular communication of this lodge will be
held at Masonic Temple THIS (Monday)
EVENING, March 10th, at 8 o'clock. The j
M. M. degree will be conferred. Members of
sister lodges and visiting brethren are cordially
invited to meet with us.
FRANK H. MORSE, W. M.
Waring Russell, Jr.. Secretary.
DeKALB LODGE NO. 9. I. O. O. F.
A regular meeting will he held THIS (Monday)
EVENING at 8 o'clock, sun time. Metropolitan i
Hall, corner Wnitaker and President Streets.
The initiatory degree will be coni erred.
Mtrnlers ot other fynlge* and visiting brothers
are cordially invited to attend.
By or.ijr of J. D. GOODMAN, N. G.
John Riley. Secretary.
GERMAN FRIENDLY SOCIETY.
The regular monthly meeting of this society
will be held THIS (M mday) EVENING, at 7:30
o'clock p. m., in Knights of Pythias hall.
WM. SCHEMING, President.
A. Heller. Secretary.
GROUND RENT LOT HOLDERS.
The advisory committee notify me of their
readiness to report. A meeting of Ground Kent
IjOI Holders is therefore called at Masouic Hall,
Tl'E DAY, March 11. Bp. M. AU Ground Rent
Lot Holders are urged to attend.
ISAAC G. HAAS, Chairman.
MILITARY ORDERS.
SAVANNAH VOLUNTEER GUARDS.
Headquarters Battalion )
Savannah Volunteer Guards. V
Savannah, Ga. , March. 4, 1590.1
General Order No. 14.
The regular monthly meeting of the Guards
will be held at the armory on MONDAY,
March 10, at 8:15 o'clock p. m. By order of
LIEUT COL. GARRARD,
Commanding.
Wm. P. Hunter, First Lieut, and Adjutant.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
On and after Feb. 1, 1890, the basis of meas
urement of all advertisiaq in the Morning
News will be agate, or at the rate of $1 40 an
inch for the first insertion.
SIC YNNAH BRANCH.
ATTENTION, MEMBERS!
Invitation cards for Mer- ns,
chants' Week are now at the V-T’
disposal of all members in j
good standing this date. | v jl
Apply to Secretary Mer- fiujjSaL
chants’ Week, care of Trav
elers’ Exchange, from which
office all invitations will be
issued or mailed to you,
R. L. COLDING,
Secretary Savannah Branch.
—AM I CORRECT!
This business has been a life-time
study: lias gradually grown around rue,
so that it has bee i necessary to enlarge
all of the many departments.
Competent hea ls are in charge of each
and my experience b -speaks continued
success for all this combined energy.
You will agree that I have been bene
fited by all the years devoted ti this
business and must recognize the advan
tages I offer you in the purchase of
Builders’ Materials.
There are several profits in little
hardware, such as Locks. Knobs, Hinges
and Fittings. I am prepared to give you
short cuts in prices. Of course, I am
likewise headquarters for regular Build
ers’ Supplies, Doors, Sashes, Blinds,
Paints and Oils, Cements. Country
orders promptly filled. Estimates fur
nished.
A . HANLEY,
Southern Builders’ Supply Depot.
[Will soon occupy my new building.]
MUST PEAS AND BEAN’S.
Just arrived and still coming In, large quanti
ties Buist Premium Peas, Philadelphia Extra
Early, Black Eye, Marrowfat and all other
varieties at lowest market price. Call and see
me. Yours, E. J. KIEFFER,
Corner West Broad and Btewart Streets.
A RICH DRESSING
For the hair is had in
BUTLER’S COMPOUND QUININE HAIR
TONIC.
It prevents the hair from dropping out, thor
oughly eradicates dandruff and keeps the scalp
clean and in a healthy condition. Asa toilet
dressing for the hair and mustache it is un
equaled. Only at
BUTLER’S PHARMACY,
Cor. Bull and Congress Sts.
PI.ARTKO.
Plastico is properly Anti-Kalsomine and
Anti-Wall Paper. It possesses advantages over
paper and kalsomines that it ought to displace
them entirely, both for plain, cheap work and
the most elaborate, as it will keep buildings in
better repair a; a lass cost, and much less, if
the cost and inconvenience of removing old
coats of kalsomine and wall paper is consid
ered, and the same material is adapted to
HEAVY RIJLIEF WORK, Modeling, Combing,
stippling, Blending, et •. It produces any de
gree of this work in solid tints, the outer color
being maintained all the way through to the
wall or base, through the blended portions aud
all, so that any abrasions are the same color as
the surface. Sets slowly, and yet harder than
the wall itself, and hardens with age. Call and
examine specimen of work.
LLOYD & ADAMS, Sole Agents.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
Ocean Steamship Company op Savannah, I
Savannah, Ga., Feb. 28, 1890. f
Shippers of Fre9h Vegetables wishing to pro
cure the benefit of the special contract rates
will call at the office and sign the contract.
C. G. ANDERSON, Agent.
MONEY TO LOAN.
Liberal loans made on Diamonds, Gold and
Silver Watches, Jewelry, .Clocks, Silverware,
Guns, Pistols, Clothing, Tools, and on almost
anything of value, at the old reliable Pawn
broker House, 179 Congress street.
F. MURLBERG, Manager.
Highest prices paid for old Gold and Silver.
FOR SALE.
TUFT'S IMPROVED STERLING GENERATOR
ALo three fountains in good condition.
A BARGAIN.
central pharmacy,
Corner South Broad and Jefferson Streets.
WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD.
It is a broad assertion, but nevertheless true,
that Ulmer's "Liver Corrector,” a faultless
family medicine, is worth its weight in gold.
Prominent medical men indorse it, and thou
sands of citizens who have used it bear willing
and cheerful testimony to the above assertion.
Silver medal and diploma awarded over com
petitors. Prepared by
B. F. ULMER, M. D., Pharmacist,
Savannah. Oa.
Price. One Dollar Per Bottle.
if you cannot obtain the "Corrector" from
your dru .'gist, send your orders direct and It
will be forwurdisl by express, freight paid.
NOTICE.
Neither the Captain nor Consignee* of the
SjianUh brig PORVENIR will be responsible for
any debts contracted by the crew,
CIUBUSS GREEN'S SON A Go.
REAL ESTATE.
Midi!
THROW OUT OF THE
WM!
On and after March 10th, all Lots at Sack
ville, Without Regard to Location,
will Advance in Prices from
20 to 40 Per Cent
'T'HE REMAINDER ot lots in Middle ward
- 1 and East ward will be sold (after the above
date) at prices ranging from $35 (thirty-five dot
lars) to SSO (fifty dollars) per lot. Monthly pay
ments of $1 (one dollar), without other ex
penses; while some lots in West ward may be
obtained, ranging from $55 (sixty-five dollars)
to $75 (seventy-five dollars).
HENRY SACK.
Parties willing to dispose of Lots already
bought will please notify or communicate with
me before March 6th. H. S.
FURNISHING GOODS.
FINE GOODS
For Gentlemen's Wear,
AND
Dunlap’s and Nascimento’s Hati
leflini-Weigit Uiflerw ear
SUITABLE FOR OUR CLIMATE.
MEN’S “FULL DRESS” SHIRTS and VESTS
in White, Marseilles, and Black Silk.
WHITE LAWN BOWS, and BLACK SATIN
TIES and BOWS for evening.
PERRIN'S KID and DRIVING GLOVES,
Evening Shades, and for street wear.
FINE UMBRELLAS, SILK HANDKER
CHIEFS, and MUFFLERS.
CHEST PROTECTORS of Block Silk, Quilted.
MACKINTOSH COATS, Water-Proof, aud
Light Weight.
Men’s Underwear and Fine Goods Generally
AT
LaFAR’S,
27 Bull Street.
ROOFING.
THE GREAT IMPROVEMENT IN
ROO FI N Or .
TTTE are now ready to supply the product of
▼ 1 entirely new machinery and processes just
completed, by w'hich we not only have
greatly improved the strength and durability of
our well known Asbestos ofinjr, but have
also secured a degree of uniformity never lie
lore attained in any similar fabric. We ofT-*r
this as tbe perfected form of the portable
Hooting which we have manufactured with con
tinued improvements during the past thirty
years, and as the most desirable Rooting for
general purposes.
The importatr features of our recent improve
ments, for which patents have been allowed
in this country and in Europe, are described
in our new circular, which, with samples, will
be sent free by mail.
Our Asbestos Roofing is now in uso upon Fac
tories, Foundries, Cotton Gins, Chemical Works,
Railroad Bridges, Cars, Steamboat Decks, etc.,
in all parts of the world.
It is supplied, ready for use, in rolls of
200 square feet, and 'weighs, with Asbestos
Roof Coating, ready for shipment, about 85
pounds to 100 squai e feet.
It is adanted for steep or flat roofs in all cli
mates, and can be readily applied by unskilled
workmen.
are inferior imitations of our As
bestos Roofing. Purchasers are cautioned.
Samples and Descriptive Price List Free by Mail
IL W. JOHNS MANUFACTURING CO.,
SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF
IT. W. Johns' Asbestos Liquid Paints. Fire Proof
Taints, Building Felt, Steam-Pipe and Boiler
Coverings, Asbestos Steam Pack
ings. Caskets, Etc., Vulcabeston,
Moulded Rings, Washers, Etc.
87 Malden Lane, New York.
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HAVE A FULL STOCK OF
Builders’ Hardware,
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS,
CLARK’S CUTAWAY HARROWS,
RUBBER AND LEATHER BELTING.
CARPENTERS’ TOOLS OF ALL KINDS,
FISHING TACKLE, RODS AND REELS,
RAILROAD AND MILL SUPPLIES,
GUNS, RIFLES AND AMMUNITION,
Tinware, Wooden ware, etc
Prices as low as any bouse in the South.
Savannah, Georgia.
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