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pany.
Steamship Schedules—American Line;
Tied Star Line.
Railroad Schedules—Plant System; Flor
ida Central and Peninsular Railroad.
I Mineral Water—Apenta.
9 Medical—Carlsbad Sprudel Salt; Hood's
Sarsaparilla; Cuticura Remedies; S. S. S.;
Dr. Abbo; Dr. Krumm.
Cheap Column Advertisements—Help
■Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
It is reported that Gen. Weyler is in
dustriously seeking Maximo Gomez in the
province of Matanzas. If he is, he Is
probably fervently praying that he may
not find what he seeks.
It is clearly incorrect to say that Gen.
Weyler is a heartless butcher. Indeed,
it appears that he is a very merciful man;
for according to his own testimony he
has had the insurrection upon the point
of extermination for six months or more,
and as yet he has not delivered the fatal
blow. He hesitates in mercy, of course.
The dispatches state that an Inventor
who lives in Minnesota has received *6,-
700,000 for a patent on a wonderful rotary
engine. He evolved a brilliant idea, per
fected it and sold it for a good price.
There are certain economists of the popu
listic school who declare that it is im
possible for a man to acquire as much as
*1,000,000 honestly. It would be interesting
io have some of them point out an ele
ment of dishonesty In this Minnesota
man's acquisition of more than six mil
lions and a half.
It is reported in Washington that cer
tain friends of Consul General Fitzhugh
Lee are moving to induce Maj. McKinley
upon his accession to the presidency, to
keep him in Havana as the American
representative, upon the ground that Gen.
Lee Is a poor man with a large family,
and needs the salary. It may be doubted
that Gen. Lee knows anything of such a
movement, or that he would sanction It.
He is a poor man, but he is a man of
spirit and independence. He would not
accept the office as a charity. He has a
email farm in Virginia, and he would re
turn to It and go to plowing if It were
not perfectly clear to him that he held
the office upon his merits.
New York is going to spend another mil
lion dollars on Its water supply, which
must be enlarged and Improved. Chicago
needs to do something In the same direc
tion. but it is hard to decide what Is the
best thing to be done in Chicago's case.
The city has about come to the conclusion
that a supply of pure water can never
be secured as long as the practlco of
emptying sewage into the lake and draw
ing the water supply from the same lake
Is continued. The in-take pipes of the
water works are now several miles out
Into the lake, but the water Is so filthy
that is has become necessary to atop
school children from drinking it until
It has been treated for microbes. A
city which, like Savannah. Is supplied
with an abundance of pure water is
blessed.
On Jan. 19, ninety years ago. was born
that idol of the south, the great field mar
shal, Robert E. Lee. The anniversary of
the event will be celebrated In nearly all
of the southern states to-day, with mili
tary parades, banquets and other func
tions. In this city the parade of troops
will be the feature of the day. In New
Orleans and Richmond there will be pa
rades and banquets, and the occasion will
partake of the nature of a tribute to the
memories of both Lee and Stonewall Jack
son; for It will be remembered that Jack
son's birthday occurred on Jan. 21, and
It has become the custom In certain cities
to oelebratn both anniversaries at the
seme time. Leo and Jackson were Illus
trious and beloved commanders whose
Memory freshen* with the flight of tlmo.
Machine Politics.
Members of legislatures, as a rule, are
creatures of practical politics. The mem
ber who Ignores the machine and wes in
accordance with his Judgment has not
much influence and accomplishes very lit
tle for his constituents. The power of the
machine is particularly noticeable in the
election of United States senators anl
other officials who are chosen by legisla
tures.
A few day? ago the republican caucus
of the New York legislature nominated
Mr. Platt for United States senator to suc
ceed Senator Hill. He will be elected. In
the caucus he received all but seven votes
—the seven going to Mr. Choate, who was
Mr. Piatt's only opponent.
It is admitted that in many respects Mr.
Choate would make a more acceptable
senator than Mr. Platt. Intellectually he
is a much abler man, and, besides, he was
the choice of the better element of the
New Y'ork republicans. Why was It, then,
that he, received only seven votes out of
one hundred and forty-nine? The answer
Is that Mr. Platt controls the republican
political machine in New York state, and
it was well understood that those republi
cans who voted against him would not
stand a chance of getting any bills through
the legislature.
One member, writing to a constituent in
respect to the senatorial contest, said: "I
am uncertain what to do. I have various
important measures which I desire to in
troduce into the assembly, and if I do not
vote for Platt none of them will go
through.”
It is apparent from the foregoing that
at least one of those who voted for Mr.
Platt did not do so because he thought
he would make a better senator than Mr.
Choate. Ho did so because He believed
he would not get any of his hills through
the legislature unless ho voted for him.
How many more were there who believed
that Mr. Platt controlled the legislature
and that they w’ould be punished by hav
ing their usefulness to their constituents
destroyed if they opposed him? That
question cannot be answered, hut It is
safe to say there were very many. There
may have been enough to defeat Mr.
Platt. They were afraid of the machine
which Mr. Plait controlled absolutely. It
is by means of machine politics that many
men reach high positions.
We do not wish to be understood as say
ing that Mr. Platt is not a man of ability.
He is an able man, and doubtless will
make an influential senator. The charge
to which he is open is that he will use his
power as a political boss to gratify his
ambition and advance his own political
schemes rather than promote the public
welfare. He will insist that lie shall name
the federal officials in New York, and ho
will take care to name those who will
strengthen his political machine lather
than those best qualified to serve the pub
lic.
In other states the political machine
plays an important part in politics. In Il
linois the candidate of the republican po
litical machine for senator was a man
named Madden. He was totally unfit for
the position, but he would have been
chosen. In all probability. If the newspa
pers and the public had not opposed him
so strongly. He was forced to step aside,
and the machine Is now being used In be
half of another man who Is even more
objectionable tlran Madden was.
The Tampu Convention.
There does not seem to be any doubt
that the Tampa coast defense conven
tion will have considerable Influence, up
on legislation In behalf of coast fortifica
tions. The Indications are that it will be
a large gathering of Influential men from
nearly all parts of the country.
It Is the understanding In Washington
that the appropriation at this session of
congress for coast fortifications will be
between *5,000,000 and *6,000,000. At the
last session it was $11,000,000. The action
of the Tampa convention may have the
effect of making the appropriation consid
erably larger than Is at present contem
plated.
Most of the money that has thus far
been appropriated for const defenses has
been expended in the making of guns
and for fortifications on the North At
lantic coast. Comparatively little has
been spent on the South Atlantic coast.
The Tampa convention will certainly call
attention to the fact that the South At
lantic coast has not received the atten
tion to which it is entitled.
A great many guns are now ready to
be mounted. What are needed are emplace
ments for them. The money to lie appro
priated this year will lie almost wholly
devoted to the construction of emplace
ments.
It is well understood that it would not
be wise to go to extremes in the matter
of coast defenses. By this is meant that
it would be a waste *>f money to mount
more guns at any one point than Is act
ually necessary for defense at that point.
Improvements in. guns and emplace
ments are being made all the time. Forti
fications constructed now may be practi
cally useless ten years hence. Therefore,
the defense works will be erected with
the idea that they may undergo radical
changes in the near future.
We have no doubt that the Tampa con
vention will keep in view the conditions
under which the coast defense work Is
being prosecuted, and that Its recommen
dations will be so reasonable and just
that they will meet with hearty approval
from congress.
The democratic minority In the Illinois
legislature is to give ex-Gov. Altgeld a
complimentary vote for United States sen
ator. The complimentary vote was to
have been given to somebody else, prob
ably "Buck” Hinrichsen, but since the re
publicans snubbed the ex-governor the
other day, by shutting off his speech at the
Inauguration of his successor, the demo
crats think they owe him a vote of respect
and confidence.
The President has approved the act of
congress abolishing the death penalty un
der federal laws except for convictions of
treason and under the articles of war, and
for the crimes of murder and rape. For
the latter crimes, however, the Jury may
qualify the verdict by adding “without
capital punishment,” which will have the
effect of mitigating the sentence to life
Imprisonment.
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1897.
Complaint of the Railroad*.
We published a communication yester- j
day in which the complaint Is made that
the railroads are not allowed a living
chance—that their rates are being cut all
the time by the railroad commissions, the
commissions seeming to think that when
they are cutting rates they are not hurt
ing anybody, when, as a matter of fact,
the railroads are the property of the peo
ple, and the values of the roads depend
upon their net incomes.
The writer of the communication sug
gests that the banks be attacked as the
railroads are. and that they be wrecked,
as many railroads have been. Hie sugges
tion means, if it means anything, that it
is no longer safe to Invest money in cor
porate. enterprises, because it seems to be
the purpose to practically confiscate the
property of corporations.
It Is difficult to see why there should be
so much hostility to corporations. They
are Just as much the property of the peo
ple as are houses and lands. Besides, cor
porations are the means by which great
enterprises are carried on. Without them
business would come almost to a stand
still.
Hon. William J. Stone, although noto
rious for his attacks upon trusts and his
condemnation of what is called plutoc
racy. made some remarks the other day,
on his retirement from the governorship
of Missouri, which some legislators and
railroad commissioners might study with
profit. Among other things, he said:
"Ail legislation should be along high
lines and characterized by wise conserva
tism and the. spirit of absolute justice. The
state cannot afford to make a war on any
‘legitimate interest, for war means to tear
down and destroy, not to create and build
up. The property of corporations is the
property of the citizen. It is entitled to
tin same measure of protection according
to the possessions of others, and should be
required to bear only Its just and equal
proportion of the public burdens. Just
laws for the government of corporations
should exist, but no law which unfairly
discriminates against them should he en
acted. No Important legislation should
be attempted until the situation it. deals
with Is fully understood and the effect of
the legislation thoroughly weighed. The
thing I counsel is moderation; the thing
1 advise against Is injustice. A spirit of
resentment should never give direction to
public policy nor wield an influence over
those charged with public functions.”
Of course, corporations want all they
can get, and they will take all they can
get. Nevertheless they should be
treated with absolute justice. When those
who make or administer the laws are in
fluenced by resentment in the discharge of
their duties or seek to win public favor
by dealing unjustly with great public in
terests which happen for the time being
to be unpopular they are not only unfit for
the positions they occupy, but they are
enemies of society.
Sherman** Inconsistency.
When Senator Sherman's name was first
mentioned for Secretary of State it was
said by those thoroughly acquainted with
him that, although a man of very great
ability, he was not qualified for the posi
tion. Ho has never made a study of ques
tions affecting our relations with foreign,
governments, and he lacks the tact and
patience required In diplomatic matters.
It has only been announced that he will
bo in the cabinet, and yet he has got him
self into trouble about the Cuban war.
It is stated that at. Pittsburg last Fri
day he declared in t.n interview that the
policy of the McKinley administration in
respect to Cuba would be the same as
that of the Cleveland administration, ex
cept that the negotiations for a settlement
of the trouble which Secretary Olney has
been conducting with the Spanish minis
ter, De Lome, would be discontinued.
When Mr. Sherman arrived in Washing
ton he declared he had not been Inter
viewed at Pittsburg. He said he had not
discussed the Cuban situation for publi
cation, and did not Intend to do so outside
of the Senate.
There does not seem to be any doubt,
however, that what he is reported as hav
ing said at Pittsburg expresses the views
of Mr. McKinley in respect to the Cuban
trouble. It Is known that Mr. McKinley
does not want to involve the country in a
war at the very beginning of his admin
istration. In fact, he doesn't want war at
all. His purpose is to keep the country
at peace with all the world and give every
possible encouragement to business.
The fact that Senator Sherman began
talking about the Cuban policy of the
next administration within twenty-four
hours after he had decided to accept the
offer of Secretary of State leads some of
his friends to doubt whether he will be
as great a success as a diplomatist as they
hope he will. If he finds it necessary to
deny his utterances before taking office,
what will he do when he is actually at the
head of the state department?
It appears from a dispatch In the Chi
cago Tribune that the person who lost
money by that now famous mortgage on
Mrs. Lease's home was not Mrs. Lease
herself, but the person who loaned the
money. And It appears further that the
lender was not one of the hated money
sharks of the east, but a resident of Kan
sas City. The amount advanced to the
female apostle of populism was *1,400.
When the debt became due, she made no
movement to pay it, or to pay the inter
est, or to secure an extension. "She had
no desire to pay *1,400 • • on property
worth only *500,” says the dispatch. That
apparently accounts for the foreclosure of
the mortgage. The woman had secured
the lender's money, and had made use of
It; the security she had given was not
worth the sum borrowed, so she let him
take the property, and pocket his loss.
That is how the “money power” throt
tled Mrs. Lease.
Mile, Couedon, the Paris seeress who al
leges that she receives inspiration from
the, angel Gabriel, and makes prophecies
touching upon almost everything under
the sun, has startled Taris by announcing
that the days of the French republic are
numbered, and that the monarchy is to
lie re-cstab.ished with a Bourbon prince
upon the throne. She says there is to be
u great deal of lighting before the republic
is overthrown, but does not state when it Is
to begin, or what place Is to be the scene
of the conflict. Four great powers,she says,
are to be Involved in the conflict. Queer
as tt may seem, there are many people of
prominence and importance who are more
than half inclined to accept her statements
as really inspired and prophetic.
If President-elect McKinley had only the
politicians to dodge, he would probably
find life much easier. Being a politician
himself, he knows how to deal with poli
ticians. But there are lots of other peo
ple after him. Half a dozen or so preach
ers of Washington are after him to ac
cept pews in their churches, and as many
artists and sculptors are trying to get sit
tings from him for portraits, busts and
the like. Mr. Bryan probably reads the
dispatches about the hunters and the
hunted, and congratulates himself upon
having escaped many trials.
A Mississippi congressman wishes to have
this country purchase Cuba for *200,000,000.
He runs the risk of being warmly received
by his constituents upon his return home,
for he is against the issuing of bonds In
times of peace, yet wants the United
States to issue bonds to pay for the un
happy island's release from Spanish bond
age. However, the Mississippi congress
man may be able to show his constituents
that it is his purpose to make the bonds
payable in silver at 16 to 1. Anything
with “16 to 1” stamped on it “goes” in
Mississippi.
Senator Sherman's colleagues in the up
per house are said to be discussing with a
good deal of acrimony his apointment to
the state portfolio by the President-elect.
The senators do not think Sherman is a
good man for the place. They lack con
fidence in him. He Is forgetful, and is
likely to change his mind in a few days
upon the most vital matters, they say. He
has also become petulant, imperious and
otherwise disagreeable, according to the
Statement of senators seen by the Wash
ington correspondent of the New Y'ork
Evening Post.
The announcement is made that Terry S.
Heath has been selected by President-elect
McKinley as his private secretary. Mr.
Heath Is a newspaper man, and has for
some time been connected with the Wash
ington bureau of the United Associated
Presses. Presidents-elect seem to have
a weakness for trained newspaper men as
private secretaries.
PE Ft SO Y \l„
—Byron wrote his celebrated poem of
"The Bride of Abydos,” in one night, and
without mending his pen. The pen is
still preserved in the British museum.
—A fund is to he raised by eminent
Englishmen, Including Mr. Gladstone, for
the painting of a. portrait of Herbert Spen
cer for tho British nation.
—Johanna Ambroslus was a few years
ago a poor German peasant woman, who
had to work in the fields with her hands
in order to keep soul and body together.
—Representative Messenger, who repre
sents New Hartford in the Connecticut
legislature, is the largest man ever a
member of that body. Ho weighs 230
pounds.
—Gen. G. W. C. Lee, who has just re
signed the presidency of Washington and
Lee University, was the eldest soil of R.
E. Lee, and through his mother, was a
direct descendant of George Washington's
father. </ i ■ ,
□ RIGHT HITS.
—Doctor (to Irish patient)—“Do you sleep
with your mouth open?” Irish Patient—
“Shure, Ol don't know, doctor. Give
never seen myself whin Oi've been aslape,
but Ot'll have a look to-night.' —Tit-Bits.
—Trustworthy Guarantee—Customer (at
the livery stable)—"He's perfectly safe, is
he? I don't want a skittish animal.” New
Stable Boy—“ All t know about 'im is that
ho used to lie a Philadelphy car horse."—
Chicago Tribune.
—The Only Drawback—Visitor—“There is
a panel in my new dining loom that
would just fit.” Hungry Artist—'‘Most
happy. I'm sure.” Visitor—" Only when
the room Is paid for I shall have no money
for pictures.”—Harper’s Bazar.
—"lt's hard,” remarked the man who
was trying to write a letter, “to realize
that it ts ' '97' and not * '96.* “That's so.”
replied the friend with knotty legs and a
downy mustache; "the bicycle makers
don't give us nearly the difference in style
from year to year that they used to."—
Washington Star.
CT RHE.YT COMMENT,
It Cannot Work Both Ways.
From Louisville Courier-Journal (Derm).
The party that claims to be able to ben
efit the farmers by protective tariffs is
simply trying “to get some of the farmers'
votes” through deception. The very party
that tells the farmers that protection will
put up prices tells the people who buy the
farmers' products that protection will put
down prices.
Mr. Carnegie'* Compliment*.
From the New Orleans States (Dem ).
Mr. Andrew Carnegie has ordered a fine
oil painting of Maj. McKinley, which, as
a matter of course, will be presented to
the original. This will be the first slap on
the back, and the chances are the usual
barrel of old Scotch whisky will follow.
This is the tribute Carnegie always pays
to anew republican president, and which
was made notorious shortly after the In
auguration of Benjamin Harrison in 1888.
The South'* Export*.
From the Birmingham News (Dem.).
The total value of breadstuff exports for
the year was *176,027,595. as compared to
*121.571,552 for 1*95. The gain from the en
tire country was *54,500,000, the south hav
ing a little more than one-half of the total
Increase from the United States. The
south made a great leap forward In its ex
port business last year. These figures only
Include food articles. If Iron, coal, cot
ton and other products and manufactur
ed articles were included tho showing
would be much more striking. The
growth of tho south's foreign trade is a
matter for gratification.
1 lie Key to .Sneer**.
From the Galveston News (Dem.).
The key to success lies in the hand of the
planter. He must diversify his crops. He
must double his chances by doubling his
means of Independence and success. Ho
should not depend wholly on any one
thing. Ho should not give all his land
to cotton. He should not give It all to
corn, or to oats, wheat, potatoes, pea
nuts. Let him try crops of different kinds
and thus provide for his homo and for the
natural demand of the market for agribul
tural products. To do this is especially
necessary this year because of the mislead
ing estimates regarding the cotton crop of
1896, which the sure to be used against the
man with cotton to sell next fall and win
ter. and by which the prices are liable to
be materially affected.
His Irreparable Loan.
He entered the cable car and slowly
counted out, one by one, five pennies and
handed them to the conductor with such a.
deep, heartrending sigh that we all knew
he must be a very rich man, says a writer
in Judge. While carefully putting his
purse in his pocket another penny rolled
down to the floor and disappeared from
view. The wretched man groaned at this
as if the basis of his soul had been rent
in twain, and we,all knew that the poor
man must be a millionaire. "
The car was crowded, but the millionaire
asked us if we wouldn’t squeeze up fur
ther toward the front and permit him to
hunt for his cent. We all did as he
requested, for we pitied the poor man, anil
knew that his sou! was passing through
ail hour of deep agony,
"Will you please shake your overcoat?”
he said to me.
X took off my coat and shook is vigor
ously, for it it not in my heart to witness
human torture without making an at
tempt to alleviate it.
"Pardon me, ladies,” he said, as tear
after tear coursed down his cheeks, “but
will you all carefully shake your skirts,
and perhaps my cent will drop out.”
A sob choked his utterance as he spoke,
and we all knew that he was worth $2,000,-
000. The ladies all arose and shook their
skirts, for all their hearts were touched
by the abject misery of the man.
“Conductor,” he said at length, and a
shadow of almost hopeless agony over
spread his face, "will you permit me to
ride to the stable and carefully examine
the floor of this car when we get to the
end of the route?”
".Most certainly, sir,” replied the conduc
tor, for he was a very tender-hearted man,
and he now felt certain that the passenger
must he worth at least $10,000,000, and that
his sufferings were consequently beyond
human comprehension.
The multi-millionaire rode to the stable
arid very carefully pried into every crack
in the floor, and his burning tears oozed
down through each crack as he searched.
At length every craek and cranny was
examined, and—l shudder to relate the
tragic sequel—the cent was not found!
The man's head fell upon his breast and
he groaned aloud.
”1 shall never smile again,” he said.
"Let me go home and die.” And he reeled
out of our sight into the darkness.
"That man.” said the conductor, "must
be worth at least $100,000,000.”
Hook. Agent Left Beaten.
A Woburn book agent had an experience
tne other day with a Winchester farmer,
says the Boston Herald. This agent dis
tribues a high price volume concerning a
defunct statesman. His scale of prices is
away up. and none but tlhe better fixed
people of the community can afford to
own the book. In other words, the me
moirs do not circulate when money is
tight. The agent went to wealthy Win
chester, and after some futile soliciting he
espied one of the bowbaek farmers who
have become rich by cultivating a life
time’s acquaintance with bits of the face
of the earth.
He at once removed the green felt cover
from the memoirs and went at the granger
with a'l the energy of a hot air blower.
The farmer said he had no money, and
therefore could not contract for so nice a
work. The agent asked him if he had any
squashes and cabbages in his cellar. The
reply was affirmative, and the farmer be
came interested at this question. He saw
an opportunity to drive a good bargain.
"What are the squashes worth?” asked
the agent.
"Three dollars a barrel," was the reply.
“And cabbages?”
“You can have, the best at $3.50.”
The agent Is not a married man, and has
never shuddered at the monthly influx of
his bills from the huteher, baker, candle
stick maker and others.
“Well,” continued the agent. “I’ll let you
have this line $5.30 morocco binding, large
type, fine paper and perfect cuts for a bar
rel of squashes and a barrel of cabbages,
you to deliter them at my home in Wo
burn.” *
"All right,” said the farmer, as he did
up the beautiful book in a horse blanket
and chirruped to his mare.
When the agent got among his personal
friends he thought the joke on the farmer
was too good to preserve, so he told how
he had swapped the book for the boiled
dinner necessities. Somebody snickered
when the agent mentioned the very low
price of the vegetables.
"Why,” said the fellow who works in a
provision store, "we can sell you the best
squashes for sl, and cabbages for 60 cents
a barrel.”
The person who makes mention of Win
chester farmefs to this book agent had
better prepare for his finish before he be
gins to broach the subject.
My Sweetheart's Fan.
Maibelle Justice, in Leslie’s Weekly.
A fan of perfumed feathers.
With Cupid in its down.
My sweetheart held before her face
To hide a darkened frown.
A frown—yes, ’twas a mighty one—
Eyes all flecked with tire;
A bosom heaving ’mid its lace—
A passion to admire.
The cause? ’Twas but a trifle, too—
My sweetheart thought it not—
Hut what’s the dif—a lover's tiff
Counts but a tiny dot.
We'd danced to Nanon’s waltzes.
Then stole out in the night—
The seat we took was all alone
But—’ncath a Chinese light!
The air was suave with summer,
More suasive Dora’s eyes—
Such eyes that fall to drooping.
At first, at love’s surprise.
She held the fan—’twas just In time—
Whan, at the feather’s beck,
And Cupid’s smile, I only kissed
My sweetheart on the neck!
The Witness Spoke I p.
"Now I hope we shall have no difficulty
in getting you to speak up.” said the law
yer, in a very loud, commanding voice,
reports the Texas Siftings.
“X hope not. sir," shouted the witness at
the top of his Jungs.
"llow dare you speak to me in that
way?” angrily asked the lawyer.
"Because I can't speak no louder, sir,”
said the hostler.
"Have you been drinking?”
“Yes, sir.”
"I should Infer so from your conduct.
What have you been drinking?”
"Coffee,” hoarsely vociferated the knight
of the stable.
“Something stronger than coffee, sir, you
have been drinking. Don't look at me
like that, sir!" furiously. "Look at the
Jury. sir!. Did you have something In your
coffee, sir?”
"Yes. sir."
"What was it?”
"Sugar."
“This man is no fool—he Is worse!”
stormed the counsel.
"Now, sir,” turning to the witness, "look
at me. What, besides sugar, did you take
in your coffee this morning?"
The hostler collected his forces, drew a
deep breath, and In a voice that could
have been heard half a mile away, bellow
ed out:
"A spune! a spune! an' nuthln' else!”
—A Dead Shot—Algernon (who has Invit
ed himself down for a day’s shooting—
" Hullo, Tom, what are those tickets tied
on the dogs' collars for?" Keeper—“ Well,
you see. the squire remembers your
last day’s shootln'. and thought you had
better know the valley of the dogs before
hand to save future unpleasantness.”—
Fun,
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
—ln West Virginia Mrs. Susan Smith,
daughter of a sheriff, has been regularly
sworn in as his deputy, to assist in all
his official duties.
—Gen. Felix Agnus,-.the proprietor d>f the
Baltimore American, has been obliged
again to deny the story that when he
came to this country he began his car* er
as a barber in this city. "I came to this
country,” he says, "under engagement as
a chaser and sculptor to the great firm
of Tiffany & Cos. of New York, from which
establishment I went direct to the ranks
as a private soldier, though not speaking
a word of the English language.”
—The power of man over the lower ani
mals is sometimes exceedingly marked
and hard to account for, says the Lowell
Star. There is in Lowell a boy, differing
In no respect from his companions, who
has this power in a marked degree. Every
stray dog or cat in the neighborhood
knows him and loves to be in his com
pany. A vicious horse which the stable
men can handle with difficulty, will stand
like a lamb while he harnesses and un
harnesses him; and in the .woods the wild
birds apparently regard him as a friend
and ally. The most remarkable exhibi
tion of his power, which has long been
known and commented on by his friends,
was given the other day. A large and
vicious rat was captured in the stable in
one of those traps which permit of easy
ingress and no egress. The men who were
looking at the animal were afraid to go
near the trap, the animal showed such
terror, but the boy, when he beheld the
imprisoned creature, fearlessly put out
his finger and stroked its head, the rat
manifesting as much pleasure as would
a cat or dog. Several days have passed
since then, and the stablemen are still
afraid of their capture, but he has grown
so tame and familiar with the boy as to
allow him to take him out and put him
in the trap, will come at his whistle, and
manifests every appearance of joy at
his presence. There seems to be no ques
tion that the boy could train that rat to
perform almost any feat within the power
of such an animal.
—According to Prof. Allen, says the Med
ical Times, we should drink from one
third to two-fifths as many ounces of
water as we weigh in pounds. Therefore
for a man weighing 168 pounds, there would
be required from 56 to 64 ounces daily, or
from one and one-half to four pints. This
the Journal of Hygiene regards as a very
indefinite answer. The amount of water
required depends on the season of the
year, the amount of work done ahd the
kind of food eaten. In hot weather we
require moye than in cold, because of the
greater loss through the skin, though this
is in part made up by the lesser amount
passed away through the kidneys. If a
man labors very hard he requires more
than if his labor is light. A man work
ing in a foundery, where the temperature
is high and the perspiration profuse, not
infrequently drinks three of four gallons
daily. If the food is stimulating and salty,
more water is required than if it is bland.
Vegetarians and those who use much fruit
require less water than those who eat salt
fish and pork, and often get along on none
except what is in their food. In most
cases our instincts tell us how much water
to drink far better than any hard or fixed
rule. For ages they have been acquiring
a knowledge of how much to drink, and
transmitting that knowledge to descend
ants, and if we follow them we shall not
go far out of the way. It is of more use
to us to know that pure water is essential,
and that impure water is one of the most
dangerous of drinks, than to know how
much of it is required daily. If one lives
in a region where the water is bad. it
should be boiled and put away in bottles
well corked in an ico chest, and in addi
tion, one should eat all the fruit one can,
if fruit agrees. Fruits contain not only
pure water, but salts which are needed to
carry on healthflly the functions of life.
—Quite a cry of alarm is being raised,
says a Paris letter. Paris and the Paris
ians are menaced with destruction by rats,
which are honey-combing the city, and
will soon start on an organized raid, with
a view to devouring its inhabitants. The
municipal council is invoked to avert the
impending catastrophe, and it is suggest
ed that a substantial reward might be of
fered to anyone who could invent some
practical process whereby these horrid
creatures might be improved off the face
or, rather, the depths of the earth ere
worse befall. Setting manifest exaggera
tion aside, it must be admitted that never
has this nuisance assumed more formida
ble proportions than at the present date.
Never before have the rats, within the
bounds of the fortifications, increased and
multiplied to such a disagreeable extent.
They teem everywhere, and the recent
floods and rains have rendered them par
ticularly active. They emerge in their
thousands from the drains, and in out-of
the-way districts scour the streets in
gangs, affording fine sport to the police
men on duty there at night, who pursue
them with their sword bayonets, commit
ting veritable massacres. It is. however,
in the neighborhood of the central mar
kets and the Palias Royal that they most
do congregate, as well as in the slaughter
houses. Vendors at the Halles do not
know where to stow their goods for
greater security, and at the abattoirs
havoc is played by the rats with the car
casses which come ready to their teeth.
The demolition of old houses, large sta
bles and the like, for building purposes,
has deprived myriads of their former
means of subsistence and has turned them
loose on society. That something must be
done to keep this nuisance within certain
limits at least is a necessity which seems
to be generally recognized, but nobody ap
pears to be, as yet,-ready with a plan of
campaign.
—The Smithsonian Institution during
the past week has mounted the rarest bird
specimen in this country. The new acqui
sition is an extinct parrot from Philip Isl
and, a little spot of land between Austra
lia and New Zealand, says the St. Louis
Globe-Democrat. Nestor, as he is called
from his gray head, has been extinct for
fuily half a century. The Smithsonian
specimen, which is the only one known in
this country, was hurled for many years
in a garret down in Southern New Mex
ico. During the worst of the hard times,
when there seemed a possibility of Bryan’s
election. Nestor’s owner, a Mr. Hoopes,
of Organ City, bethought him to realize
on his worldly possessions while he could
still sell them for gold and know what he
was getting. He sent his rare parrot,
which then looked a little the worse for
wear and tear, to the Smithsonian, but.
disheveled as the bird was. the institution
could not raise the price. The deal might
have fallen through, but Just before the
election Dr. W. L. Ralph of Utica, N. Y.,
a wealthy private collector, and a very
good friend of the institution, came
through Washington, and, hearing of the
Smithsonian’s desire, bought the speci
men and presented it to the institution.
Just what he paid for it does not matter.
It was a bargain. Great auks sell as high
as $1,500. Suffice It to say that McKinley
was elected, and now Mr. Hoopes of Ore
gon City Is kicking himself for his lack
of political faith and wishing he had held
on to hie curiosity until the restoration
of good limes. Nestor productus, which
is the rare parrot's proper name. Is an
inoffensive-looking bird, olive gray as to
back and wings, with a pale vermilion
necktie and a red and yellow waistcoat.
The most remarkable thing about him is
a long cruel-looking heak, which le one
sign of his close relationship to the fam
ous sheep-killing parrot of the Alps. Like
the great auk, this unfortunate fowl owe*
Its extinction to the sailors, who hunted
its whole family to death.
SALT
RHEUM
Most torturing and disfiguring of itching,
burning, scaly skin and scalp humors is in!
stantly relieved by a warm bath with Ccti
ccka Soap, a single application of Ctmcca*
(ointment), the great skin cure, and a full dess
of Cuticuka Resolvent, greatest of blood
purifiers and humor cures, when all else fails.
(peura
I* told throTJjrhoutth® world. Pottm Drttoajtd Cttim.
Co*p., Prop*., Boston. 44 How to Cure Salt Rhaum, 4 ’ frea.
FALLING HAIR Cured by Clticlba Soat***
Capes
Cut
ToSlimFigures
So close, too, that actual New
York cost Is not visible. Think of
It—plenty of winter ahead and
Capes at such prices as we name
below.
Will offer on MONDAY and dur*
lng the week—
Plush Capes, fur trimming, $3.00; worth
$4.00.
Plush Capes, jet and braid trimming,
$4.50; worth $6.00.
Plush Capes, handsomely braided, also
silk lined, at $8.00; worth SIO.OO.
Plush Capes, with jet trimming, beau
tifully lined, $18.00; worth $22.00.
Cloth Capes, braid and fur trimming,
from $1 to $5.
Cloth Capes, Empire style, trimmed in
buttons, $7.50; worth $9.00.
Jackets from $2.60 to $16.00.
A line of Children's and Misses’ Jack
ets from SI.OO to $12.50.
An elegant line of Laces and Embroid
eries just received.
Cloaking Velvet, 32-inch wide, full, re
duced from $4.00 to $2.50.
All fall and winter Dress Goods to be
closed at HALF PRICE, with a view of
making room for spring goods.
50 pieces French Percales just received,
121-oC.
DANIEL HOGAN,
The corner Broughton and Barnard sta
Southern Railway
PIEDMONT AIR LINE.
THE GREAT SOUTHERN SYSTEM.
The only line in the South operating
every day in the year solid Pullman ves
tibuled limited trains between Jackson
ville, Charlotte and Washington and New
York.
Schedules effective Nov. 16, 1896.
' f. c. a p7~r7~r~ j TnoTm
All Trains Run Daily j No. 38 | Fast.
By 90 Meridian. j | Mail.
Lv Savannah |l2 26pm |ll 20pm
Ar Columbia j 4 18pm] 355 am
Lv Columbia -|- | 5 28pm 5 00am
Ar Charlotte | 8 20pm 8 50am
Ar Greensboro jlO 48pm 12 05pm
Ar Danville |l2 00n’t 1 30pm
Ar Lynchburg 158 am 3 35pra
Ar Charlottesville 335 am 5 45pra
Ar Washington 6 42am 9 40pm
Ar Baltimore 8 00am 1135 pm
Ar Philadelphia 10 15am 300 am
Ar New York 12 43pm 6 23am
Lv~Danville 12 30am| 150 pm
Ar Richmond 6 00am| 6 40pm
Lv - Savannah* 1120 pm
Lv Columbia -|- 1 55am
Ar Spartanburg 11 45am
Ar Hendersonville 145 pm
Ar Asheville 2 40pm
Lv Savannah 11 20pra
Lv Columbia 11 00am
Ar Anderson 335 pm
Ar Pendleton 4 40pm
Ar Seneca ' 5 50pm
Ar Walhalla 6 45pm
Ar Greenville 4 20pra
“Note— I 'Central Time.
-|-Eastern Time.
PULLMAN SERVICE.
Pullman vestibuled sleepers from Sa
vannah to New York, Savannah to Cincin
nati via Asheville, Columbia to Richmond.
For detailed information, reservations,
etc., apply to any agent of the Southern
railway or connections.
W. H. GREEN, General Superintendent.
J. M. CULP, Traffic Manager.
W. A. Turk, G. P. A., Washington, D. C.
S. H. HARDWICK,A.Q.P.A.,AtIanta,Ga.
R. W. HUNT, T. P. A., Augusta, Ga.
TERNE PLATES
FOR SALE BY
C. M- Gilbert Cos.,
IMPORTERS.
PROPOSALS WASTED.
t T . S. ENGINEER OFFICE. ST.
Augustine, Fla., Jan. 1(5, 1897.—Pro
posals for building gun and mortar bat
teries at Key West. Fla., will be receirrd
until 2 p. m., Jan. 30, 1897, and then public
ly opened. For Information apply to W,
H. H. Benyaurd, Lieut. Col., Engineers.
LOYBiU
F IfIWOPC- B “ uU,ul <J®lirM,t>ouqu3t.
I lUu and out Oowsrs
Lease orders at Koeenleld Murray's, J.
Whitaker su, or Telepnous 2ia
Take Belt Lius railway lor aurssry oa (Vaßs
UluD road.