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The House committee on elections might
do a good thing if it were to postpone the
Watson-Black election case until the last
day of the current session, and then leave
It on the table as unfinished business.
There isn’t a great deal of use of fighting
over a seat which is shortly to be occu
pied by a third man, anyway.
There are whisperings up the state to
the effect that when Mr. Watson comes
again to take up the reins of populist par
ty government, he will find that they are
in the hands of Yancy Carter of Hart.
Whether or not Senator Carter has any
ambition in the direction of leadership,
they are talking about him in some of the
populist strongholds as a good man to
lead a fight.
There is an epidemic of grip In some
Kentucky towns. A water curist has
sent word to the Kentuckians that ice
w’ater is the greatest remedy in the
world for the complaint. “Drink, drink,
drink ice water," say the directions, “con
vert yourself Into an Ice water tank, and
all will go well." It is strongly suspected
that the party sending such directions to
Kentucky Is a Joker.
There is a proposition before congress
looking to doing Justice to the private sec
retary to the President, dt Is proposed
ihat the word "private" 6hall be lopped
off. leaving the title simply “secretary to
the President," which Is more dignified
than “private secretary," etc. It is point
ed out that the secretary Is no longer
mdrely an amanuensis, but is an execu
tive clerk, having charge of a corps of
clerks, and being really an assistant to
the President. Asa matter of fact, the
President's correspondence—so much of it
as he attends to personally—!a dictated
to a stenographer, and not to the private
secretary.
The city chamberlain of Glasgow, Scot
land, has written a letter denying the cor
rectness of the report, published in the
dispatches a short while ago, that during
the current year Glasgow would be a city
without taxes. It was said that the city’s
administration of certain monopolies—
street railways, gas, water, electric lights,
etc.—had been found so profitable that
It would be possible this year to relieve
the citizens of all taxes. The city cham
berlain says the several monopolies have
been undertaken by the city, and that
(heir operation has been eminently suc
cessful, but the time has not yet come
when citizens can be relieved from all
taxes.
A Washington letter In the Chicago
Record says the Russian government has
"not abandoned Its effort to secure a
conference of delegates of the wheat,
growing nations for the purpose of fixing
a permanent price for that staple by In
ternational agreement." The letter goes
on to say that the Russian ambassador
has several times approached Secretary
Olney with regard to the matter, and has
by him been referred to Secretary Morton,
who is Inclined to treat the whole subject
as a Joke. Secretary Morton, however, Is
reported to have said to the Russian that
he considered It Just as possible to fix the
price of wheat by agreement as to fix
the price of silver by agreement.
Tillman's Dispensary System.
The end of Tillman’s dispensary system
in South Carolina Is In sight. The sys
tem is not popular, and it is a qtr-sUon
whether it has reduced liquor drinking
to any appreciable extent. It is a fact
that liquor is sold freely in ail parts of
the state outside of the dispensaries. The
places in which it is thus sold are called
blind tigers, but, as a matter of fact,
there is very little effort made to conceal
them. These places will increase in num
ber in proportion as the unpopularity of
the dispensary system increases, and |t
will not be long before the number of
blind tigers will be as great as the num
ber of saloons was before the adoption
of the dispensary system.
The I'nited States supreme court on
Monday decided that the part of the dis
pensary law which prohibits liquor from
being brought into the state by a person
for his own use is unconstitutional. That
decision knocks a strong prop from under
the dispensary system. The Jug trade
will now flourish In South Carolina. Every
man who wants whisky or beer and
doesn't care to patronize the dispensary
will have his wants supplied from points
outside of the state.
The impression has got abroad that the
aispensary sells a poor article at a high
price. In future therefore much of the
whisky and beer consumed in the state
will besupplied by dealers outside of the
state. Thus the downfall of the dispen
sary system will be hastened. The out
side dealers and the blind tigers will take
the bulk of the patronage from the dis
pensary. As soon as the dispensary fails
to be self-sustaining It will cease to be a
South Carolina institution.
Senator Tiilman thinks it still has a
future. It is natural for him to take that
view. He made the dispensary and It
put him In the Senate. He is losing his
grip and so is the dispensary.
Every county and every town used to
get a big revenue from liquor business.
Now they get practically nothing. The
people see that liquor is being sold freely,
and they argue that if it is to be sold
there ought to be some revenue derived
from it. The fact that there is? none is
another reason why the dispensary sys
tem is becoming unpopular. This legis
lature may not abolish the system. If
It doesn't the next, one will, in all prob
ability. It is a failure. The, people ad
mit that it is. About the only question
In connection with tt is, how long will It
be before it will be abolished? The best
way, the only successful way, to deal with
the liquor evil Is local option.
South Cnrolltia’s flew Governor.
William H. Kllerbee, the new governor
of South Carolina, goes Into office under
auspices which augur well for Ills admin
istration and the state. He belongs to tlte
Tillmanite faction of the democratic par
ty, but he Is not a radical partisan. On
the other hand, he is said to be broad
minded, brainy, scrupulously Just, and
liberal to his political opponents. He is
conservative In his opinions, and has the
confidence of the people of the whole state.
The full measure of his ability Is as yet
unknown. He held the office of controller
general for several years, and made an
excellent record. But the office is not one
to bring out the strength of one's execu
tive ability. It is confidently expected,
however, that Gov. Ellerbee will make bis
administration clean, strong and prosper
ous. The newspapers of the state hail his
accession to the office with pleasure, as
probably marking anew era, In which the
divisions of the people will be healed, and
In which the people will once more move
forward hopeful of individual and general
prosperity.
Gov. Ellerbee’s Inaugural address was a
strong paper. It wasted no words, but
marked out a line of policy which will
commend Itself to the thoughtful people
of the state. It should particularly Im
press the members of the legislature,
which body Is in session. It should also
reassure home-seekers and Investors, as
It declares against disturbing legitimate
investments, in the state by unwise legis
lation. It Is the governor’s policy to build
up, not to tear down. He would havo
taxes reduced by increasing taxable val
ues. Every legitimate means should be
employed to build up the taxable, prop
erty, he says, and especial pains should
be taken to induce worthy immigrants to
settle in the state. Industries already es
tablished and Investments already made
should be given the most ample protection,
and encouragement should be given to
prospective Investors, and to the people of
the state to extend and diversify their in
dustrial enterprises. The governor Is a
strong advocate and defender of law and
order. Violators of the law will find him
active to uphold the good name of the
state.
The address is In line with the best and
most progressive sentiment of the south.
It gives emphatic denial to the socialistic
theories which some people affect to be
lieve are on the increase In some of the
southern states. It is a paper which holds
out promises of an improved political sen
timent In the state, and a state govern
ment of which every South Curolinlan can
feel proud. It Is sincerely to be hoped
that Mr. Ellerbee will prove himself as
big a man as his friends claim he is, and
as his Inaugural would Indicate him to be.
The republican national platform last
adopted contains the declaration: "We be
lieve the repeal of the reciprocity arrange
ments negotiated by the last republican
administration was a national calamily,
and we demand their renewal and exten
sion " The other day the Hon. Juilus
Caesar Burrows of Michigan, after a con
ference with President-elect McKinley
and Senator Sherman at Canton, ‘de
clared: "I do not think the next tariff
law will embrace a reciprocity provision.’’
Thus we have the republican platform
and a recognized republican leader, fresh
from a conference with the head of the
forthcoming administration, diametrically
at variance with each other.
The Evening Constitution, of Atlanta,
whlchTtuute its appearance on Monday, is a
lusty and promising Infant. It is in the
hands of an adequate force of competent
newspaper men, who are determined that
It shall be as newsy and progressive as
the morning edition. In appearance the
new paper is attractive, and In contents
it is clean and bright.
THE MORNING NEWS; WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1897.
Senator Carter Not Satisfied.
Senator Carter, it seems, Is not satisfied
with the conclusion reached by the com
mittee appointed to examine the charges
which he made against Judges Reese and
Sweat. It Is but natural that he should
take the view that the testimony he pro
duced to sustain the charges justified im
peachment proceedings. He became so
thoroughly interested in his effort to sus
tain the charges that the evidence seemed
to him to be stronger than it did to the
members of the committee. The fact that
the finding of the committee was unani
mous—that tlfe two populist members
agreed with the other members of the
commitlee—ought to satisfy him that he
failed to show satisfactory reasons for
impeaching the accused judges. It was
apparent to those who read the testimony
long before the hearing was concluded,
that there would not be any impeach
ment proceedings. The committee would
have subjected itself to public censure
if it had recommended impeachment when
it was clear that the charges of wrong
dying couK not be sustained.
We do not think there will be any dis
position to condemn Senator Carter for
making the charges. The reports which
reflected seriously upon two of the judges
of the state have been shown to be with
out substantial foundation. Although it
has cost the state about $3,000 to show
what ground there was for the reports,
it was worth fully that amount, and more,
to remove from the public mind an im
pression thut was calculated to weaken
confidence in the courts. If the reports
had remained uncontradicted evil-dispos
ed persons would have made them an ex
cuse for still further questioning the mor
ality of the judiciary, and might hefve
endeavored to raise doubts as to integrity
of the judges. If Senator Carter had not
believed the reports were true he would
not have spoken as he did in the Senate
and would not have made charges against
the two Judges who have Just been exon
erated. Asa matter of fact, he gave the
two judges a chance to set at rest reports
which were very injurious to them, and
his charges forced the state to show that
its Judges are entitled to the confidence
of the people. Therefore, the $3,000 spent
in the investigation was not thrown away
Another thought In this connection is
that the Judges are now warned that they
must avoid even the appearance of wrong
doing. Drinking to excess or any other
conduct calculated to provoke public crit
icism will not be tolerated. The judges
must respect an enlightened public senti
ment or they will be marked for disgrace.
There is one feature of the matter that
is likely to be the cause of further In
quiry. It Is that relating to Judge Gober.
Senator Carter says he made charges
against him, but for some reason or other
they did not reach the House and, there
fore, they were not Included in the reso
lution anthorlzing an investigation. Sen
ator Carter Is determined to find out why
the charges against Judge Gober were
not sent to the House. It will be found,
probably, that the failure to send them
was an oversight . It is hardly probable
that an investigation of them will be in
sisted upon. In view of the outcome! of
the Investigation that has Just ended, it
would be well for Senator Carter to And
out exactly what evidence there is to
sustain his charges against Judge Gober
before demanding an investigation.
A bill has been introduced Into the South
Carolina legislature designed for the pur
pose of regulating if not suppressing the
practice of carrying concealed deadly
weapons. The bill provides that the clerk
of the court of any county may issue a
license to carry deadly weapons upon the
payment of $lO fee, the license to be good
In that county only, and to be of
force for one year. Any person who Is
discovered carrying a concealed deadly
weapon without a license is to be liable,
upon conviction, to a fine of not less than
SSO and Imprisonment for not less than
six months. Licenses Issued are to be ad
vertised in the newspapers of the county
for three Nveeks. Almost anything that
would tend to reduce the number of pis
tol-toters is to be commended; still it may
bo doubted that this bill would reach the
evil. It Is now against the law to carry
concealed weapons, yet people “take
chances" and carry them anyway; and
they would probably continue to do so un
der the proposed law. What is needed is
not so much Increased penalties as a strict
administration of the laws now on the
books.
According to the Havana. dispatches, the
Cubans have demonstrated that anchored
torpedoes are very effective weapons of
harbor defense. With torpedoes they were
able to win a brilliant victory in the Rio
Cauto, sending one Spanish warship to the
bottom and causing another to skeedaddle
away as fast as she could. The Rio Cauto
is one of the most important rivers of the
island, draining a large proportion of the
province of Santiago de Cuba, which lies
at the extreme eastern end of the island.
The river runs west and enters the Gulf
of Guaeanayabo a few miles to the north
of Manzanillo. It is probable that the rtver
is pretty well filled with torpedoes, await
ing the contact of a Spanish keel to prove
to the world that Santiago de Cuba is not
"pacified," as has been alleged more than
once in the dispatches from Havana. Of
iato pretty mu* all of the activity of the
war has been in the western provinces of
Dinar del lUo and Havana.
Mrs. Stephens, the wife of the new gov
ernor of Missouri, has announced a social
ruling which has been received with ap
proval by members of the legislature. It
is to the effect that people need not wear
full dress suits at the governor's recep
tions it they do not feel like It. Legis
lators from the back counties have never
been able to feel quite at ease while
attending a function at the executive
mansion attired in swallow-tail and pat
ent leathers. Now, however, they have
authority to wear their short Jackets anj
every-duy shoes, and are Immensely
pleased.
It is announced that the Cramps, ship
builders of Philadelphia, will establish at
Rockford, 111., a factory for the manu
facture of celulose packing for ships'
sides out of cornstalk. It is thought n
considerable proportion of the cornstalk
crop of the state will be absorbed by the
factory.
PEHSOA'AI..
—When Joaquin Miller was in Seattle
recently, a man stopped him in the street,
and, lifting up his beard and examining
his neck, remarked: "Yes. you are Joa
quin Miller.'' The stranger then remind
ed MJiier that over forty years ago he
had pulled a poisoned arrow from Mil
ler's neck and sucked the venom from the
wound.
—Addressing women who are wives, the
other day, in Tremont temple, Boston,
Mr. Moody told them that if they have
Just complaint against their husbands
they should seek divorce. Anticipating
the objection that such advice would
break up homes, he declared that he gave
it for the upbuilding of the home and the
defense of the family honor.
—Mascagni, the composer of "Cavelle
ria Rusticana,” is reported to be growing
extravagant in dress and manners. His
cravats, the cut of Ids coats, the color of
his socks, are constantly varied, each'be
ing more extraordinary than the last.
One of his crazes is the collection of
clocks and watches of all kinds, from an
English gold lever to a cheap nickel time
keeper.
—The Emperor of Japan grinds out
poetry by the yard. The Japan Mail of
Y'okohama says: "The emperor stems to
be a very prolilie poet, for we are told
by the chuo that during the last ten
years Baron Takasakl, who may be con
sidered to occupy the poslton of poet lau
reate in Japan, has seen more than 25.000
couplets composed by the sovereign. His
majesty has penned 4,200 couplets in the
course of this year.”
—The most remarkable centenarian in
France is Mme. Carlier of Lille, w ho, in
all her life, in a nation of wine and cof
fee-drinkers, has never touched these bev
erages. For ninety years she has not been
ill. The venerable widow had an inter
esting ancestor—a Lille merchant, known
as "Father Forty-two,” because of the
number of his children. When Louis XV
visited Lille he sent for this prize parent,
complimented him on his patriotism and
exempted him from all tons and taxes.
BRIGHT BITS.
—Female Book Agent—" You seem much
absorbed by that paper.” Patient Vic
tim—“ Yes. It is a blotting paper.” Exit
agent.—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
—“No, Mr. Coolhand,” she said kindly,
“I am sure I could never learn to love
you.” “Oh, perhaps you could,” rejoined
Coolhand cheeringiy “Never too old to
learn, you know.”—Tit-Bits.
—Fashionable Doctor—" John, try and
And out from Baroness Landrath’s ser
vants what summer resort she would like
to go to next summer, so I may know
what to prescribe for her.—Fliegende
Blatter.
—Domestic Cruelty—“l saw Mrs. Higby
standing at the window weeping.” "I
don’t blame her; Mr. Higby was clean
ing the pavement with that hand-painted
snow-shovel she gave him Christmas.”—
Chicago Record.
—The Humanly Feminine—“ Yes,” ex
claimed the Elephant, bitterly, "they have
gone and educated my wife to almost hu
man intelligence, and now she doesn’t
know how to get along with one trunk
any more.”—Detroit Journal.
—Tuffold Knutt—"You're always talkin’
about-hard4uck. If you had a million dol
lars you wouldn’t know what to do with
it.” Mosely Wraggs—“Yes, I would. I’d
be a tlivoi'derift' tefght more select about
the company I keep than I am now!''—
Chicago Tribune.
—Yabsiey—“There comes Mudge. Let’s
run.’’ Wickwire—“What is the matter
with Mudge that we should flee?" Yabs
iey—"Haven’t you heard? He has got so
that every time he has eight or ten drinks
he wants to give reciiations In Scotch dia
lect.”—lndianapolis Journal.
—Legal Precocity—A farmer’s son up In
the country conceived a desire to shine
as a member of the legal profession and
undertook a clerkship in the office of the
village pettifogger at nothing a week. At
the end of the first day’s study the young
man returned home. “Well, Tobe, how
d’yer like the law?” was the first paternal
inquiry “Tain't what it’s cracked up to
be.” replied Tobe. “Sorry I learnt it.”—
Harlem Life.
CURRENT COMMENT.
As to Punishment of Crime.
’ From Louisville Courier Journal (Dem.).
In some parts of Louisiana, as in some
parts of this state, it is considered un
necessary to have any proof against an
accused person. On the other hand, when
one is regularly proved guilty of murder
He is usually acquitted.
To Expedite tlie Exodus.
From, the Columbia (S.C.) Slate (Dem.).
The colored member from Georgetown
who offers a bill to repeal the prohibitive
license tax on emigration agents does
something practical to expedite the exodus
of the negroes. Advocates of a white
majority in South Carolina will show
their sincerity by voting for his measure.
Currency Reform.
From the Baltimore Sun (Dem.).
The subject has been so long and (to
thoroughly discussed that, when reduced
to a matter of detail, the great underly
ing principles of reform being settled, as
at Indianapolis, the result of the commis
sion’s work ought to be soon forthcoming.
It is in congress that the real trouble,
the serious obstacles and delays will have
to be encountered and overcome.
The Sultan nnd the Dbn.
From the Philadelphia Record (Dem.).
The sultan has ordered seed wheat and
certain amnesties and gratuities to be
distributed among the Armenians who
are still left alive in his empire. And the
Spanish government has begun to seri
ously consider administrative reforms
which it will grant to Cubans who have
not been shot, bunished or so impover
ished that they have nothing left to live
for. Are these things the prelude to
peace or new atrocities? Sometimes the
Turk and Spaniard are most dangerous
when they are most smooth and velvety.
Must Have the Pilots.
From the Philadelphia Ledger (Ind.).
It has been discovered that the acci
dent to the cruiser Montgomery was
caused by scraping on a rocky reef off
Governor’s Island, to which the set of the
tide carried her. Her commander was on
the bridge at the time and she had no
pilot on board. The occurrence shows the
.folly of taking these costly vessels In and
out of harbors without employing local
pilots. It is all very well in theory to re
quire naval officers to know their harbor
charts thoroughly, but local conditions
are constantly changing and only the
men whose business it Is to navigate ships
through them every day can be expected
to know them so well as to take large
vessels in and out without danger.
For the Inauguration.
Washington hotel keepers are preparing
to reap a rich harvest at inauguration
time, and judging from the rates some of
them are asking they will not be disap
pointed, says the Washington correspond
ence of the New York Sun. The first-class
hotels, such as the Arlington, where
Chairman Hanna and other notables will
have their headquarters; the Shoreham
and the Ebbltt, where the President and
his party w ill stop, are reasonable enough,
arid are disposed, moreover, to be accom
modating and courteous to all
their guests. With regard to
some of the smaller places
tin case is different, and the proprietors
evidently regard inauguration week sole
ly as a time for extending to strangers the
smallest possible amount of consideration
and comfort for the largest possible
amount of money. A conversation that
took place yesterday between the keeper
of a small hotel on Fifteenth street that
was famous for many years, but which
has sadly deteriorated of late, and a
gentleman seeking accommodations for
two friehds at inauguration time well
illustrates the truth of this statement:
“I called,” said the gentleman, "to see
about some rooms for Inauguration
week.”
"What sort of rooms do you want?”
asked the clerk. *
"Well, probably one good-sized bedroom,
with two beds, a sitting room, and bath
room would do,” the gentleman replied.
“I don’t think we are making any more
inauguration contracts,” said the clerk,
“but here is the proprietor; let's ask
him.”
“How many rooms do you want?”
quickly blurted out the lordly proprietor,
with the manner of a purse-proud aristo
crat talking to a street beggar.
"A bedroom, sitting room, and bath
room, as I just told the clerk,” timidly
said the intruder.
"Well, I can't do anything less than $25
a day," was the reply in an "I guess that
will settle you” tone.
“But I didn’t ask the price,” suggested
the gentleman. “I wanted to secure the
rooms first.”
"All right,” snapped the landlord with
an imperious wave of the hand. “If you
don't want to talk business I've no time
to waste,” and he disappeared through
a side door.
New Yorkers who are contemplating a
vist to the capitol to see Maj. McKinley
inaugurated would do well to bear in mind
that the prices above quoted referred only
to rooms, with no provision for meals or
polite treatment.
It will cost $1 to get supper at the in
augural ball, in addition to the $5 that
must be paid by everybody except Pres
ident McKinley or Vice President Hobart
an l the ladies of their families for a ticket
of admission. The contract for furn
ishing the supper has been given to a
Philadelphia caterer, who pays the in
augural committee a percentage of his
gross receipts. This, as well as the re
ceipts from the sale of ball tickets,
will be devoted to the payment of the ex
penses of the inauguration. A guarantee
fund of $50,000 is subscribed by the citizens
of Washington, and the cash is paid in In
order that all bills for the preparations
for inaugural day may be met promptly.
Then the receipts of the ball are divided
among the subscribers to the guarantee
fund, as far as they will go. Four years
ago the expenses of the inauguration were
about $30,000, which were all covered by
the receipts at the ball, and a little over
was given to the charities of this city.
This year the arrangements are on a
larger scale, and It Is intended to expend
about $50,000. A temporary kitchen will
be built in the form of a “lean-to” in the
rear of the pension office. Thirty cooks
and 200 waiters will be brought from Phil
adelphia on Inauguration day, with all
the china, silverware, linen, kitchen uten
sils and the food prepared as far as possi
ble in advance. The caterer has arranged
for a special train on the Pennsylvania
railroad. His plans and preparations are
all under the supervision of the commit
tee on banquet, of which Gen. George B.
Williams of this city is the chairman, and
(heir estimates requires him to furnish
10,000 assorted sandwiches, 8.000 chicken
cutlets, 7,000 sweetbread patties, 300 gal
lons of consomme soup, 300 gallons of ter
rapin, 300 gallons of chicken salad, 200 gal
lons of crab salad, 200 gallons of lobster
salad, 250 hams, 80,000 oysters, 200 tongues,
180 boned turkeys, 1,800 quarts of ice
cream, 100 gallons of Roman punch, 250
pounds of cake, 100 pounds of game patties,
an l 200 gallons of coffee. This is supposed
to be sufficient to feed 10,000 people, which
is the minimum attendance expected.
The Subject of Ills Lecture.
Some of the best stories that are told at
Lotos Club dinners reach only the small
audience that gathers in the cafe down
stairs, after the toasts have been spoken
to, for a more informal entertainment as
a conclusion, says the New York Sun. To
such an audience a lew evenings ago Dr.
Depew, in speaking of the many requests
that he received for passes, said: “A man
whom I have not seen since we were
boys together called on me this morning
and introduced himself. He looked rather
seedy, and he told me he wasn't prosper
ous. We talked about the days when we
were boys together, and the little red
school house, and how the years had dealt
with each of us. ’I am glad to see you
are getting along nicely, Chauncey,’ he
said. ‘Thank you,’ I replied, ’and how have
you prospered?’ ‘I have not prospered at
all,’ he said, ’but I am on the eve of suc
cess if you will give me a little aid.’ ’What
can I do for you?’
“ Well, Chauncey, I-gtant a-*wss to Wap
pinger’s Falls.’
" ‘What are you going to do there to
bring you success?' I asked.
’’ ‘l'm going to deliver a lecture. It’s a
good lecture, and It will bring me fame
and money.’
" ‘And what are you going to lecture
about?’ I asked.
“ ’l’ll tell you, Chauncey, after I get the
pass.’
"I Wanted to aid my old friend, and I
had a pass made out for him. Giving it to
him, I said with some curiosity:
" ‘Now, John, what is the subject of this
lecture of yours?’
"John braced up, threw back his shoul
ders, and proudly answered:
" I am going to lecture on how to make
money.’ ”
A Desperate Situation..
Once whein the Pensacola was coming up
to San Francisco from the South seas,
somewhere off Honolulu, she met a gale
that almost'.aid her down, says the Argo
naut. Carpenter McGloin, a privileged
character, who invariably became seasick
in heavy weather, promptly went to bed.
Finally it was reported to the captain that
something was wrong with the foretop
niast. The captain staggered on deck.
“Get up there,” commanded the captain,
"and see what's the matter at the foretop. ’’
"Up that mast?” gasped McGloin. The
proposition so dazed him that he lost his
breath.
“Up that mast,” reiterated the captain,
“and find out what’s he matter at the
foretop ’’
‘‘Captain,’’ said McGloin. in a last de
spairing protest, "do you really moan that
you want me to go up that mast in this
storm, with this ship going this way, and
see what's wrong with that foretop?"
"You beard what I said," exclaimed the
captain, losing patience at last; "now get
up that mast, aad be quick about it, too."
"Captain,” said McGloin solemnly, "if
there was a four-inch plank from here
to Brooklyn, I'd walk home.”
—Maude—"Miriam is trying to keep her
engagement a secret.” Martha—" How do
you know?’’ "She told me so.’’—Yonkers
Statesman.
Terrible Condition of a Baby from
a Scaly Skin Humor.
Our baby boy was born July 1,1894. In the
fall his legs became rough, from some skin
trouble, from his knees down to his toes, also
his arms, breast, and abdomen. We tried a
great many different kinds of remedies, but
without success. In the summer of 1895 it be
came a little better, but in the fall, and all win
ter, it was a sight to behold. He had scales
on his body and arms like a fish, and almost
black. In fact we were ashamed w ith it, but
could not help it. We were almost in despair
until we had used Coticcra Remedies for
about four days, when we noticed an im
provement. Every time my wife washed him,
her apron became covered with a scale-like
skin. To-day it is gone, his skin is as smooth
as any child, and we owe it, with the blessings
of God, to Cuticura Remedies. If you can
use this testimony-, we give our full consent.
GEO. HL YSKEN & WIFE,
375 Maple Street, Detroit, Mich.
Tn *ll th* world there i. no other tirntmcut *o pure, in
sweet, to speedily effective as Ccticcra, greatest of
skin cures, blood purifiers, and humor remedies. Ccti
cl't* Kemkpifs daily perform more great cures of tor
turing, disfiguring, humiliating skin, scnlp, and blood
diseases than ail other blood and akin remedies combined.
A warm bath with CITirCRA Soar,gentle applications
of CuxtccßA (ointment), and mild doses of Ccticcra
Resolveht, greatest of blood purifiers and humor cures,
constitute the only un (kiting external and internal treat
ment for all forms ofskm.acalp, and blood humor known.
Sold throughout the world. Pottbr DSC. Conn. Sole
Props., Boston. " How to Cure Every Baby Humor," free.
PIMPLY FACEST PUr CI?n*CURA'*SOAK bjr
Capes
Cut
ToSlimFigures
So close, to, that actual New
York cost is not visible. Think of
it-%>lenty of winter ahead and
i
Capes at sucih prices as we name
below.
Will offer on MONDAY and dur
ing 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 $23.00.
Cloth Capes, braid and fur trimming,
from $1 to $5.
Cloth Capes, Empire style, trimmed In
buttons, $7.50; worth $9.00.
Jackets from $2.50 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,
1214 c.
DANIEL HOGAN,
The corner Broughton and Barnard sts.
Crimson Clover Seed,
GEORGIA RI'ST PROOF OATS,
SEED RYE,
ALU varieties of field seeds.
HAT, GRAIN, BRAN.
COTTON SEED MEAL, ETC.
T. J. DAVIS,
Grata Dealer and Seedsman,
•Phone 223. 1M Bay street
PLUMBING. STEAM AND 6AS FlTTitt
By Competent Workmen at Reasonable
Figures.
l. a. McCarthy.
All work done under my supervision. A
lull supply of Globes, Chandeliers, Steam
and Gas Fittings of all the latest styles,
at 46 DRAYTON STREET.
TERNE PLATES
FOR SALE BY
C. M- Gilbert & Cos.,
IMPORTERS.
PROPOSALS WASTED.
V. S. ENGINEER OFFICE, ST.
Augustine, Fla., Jan. 16, 1897.—Pro
posals for building gun and mortar bat
teries at Key West Fla., will Ire received
until 2 p. m.. Jan. , 1897, and then public
ly opened. For Information apply to W.
H. E. Benyaurd, Lieut. Col., Engineers.
CRAY MBBSmm
f oV ® r Bhl<l Spot*, stop* Dandruff! Hair
f aUinpr. Scalp !>)•** . K> n *t Stain Skin or Linen
UAIK UHowEK Drewiug. M ItoTUSL^S!
W. F. REID and SAMUEL SOLOMONS,
Druggist, Savannah. ,
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY
-FOR-
New York,Boston
—AND
PHILADELPHIA.
SPEED —COMFORT AND SAFETY.
spVay^afhs 6 Electric fe°”
excelled table. enufafinn ’ n '
sanitary plumbing v a ventllat l°n and
nah. central (90th) mekiiaiAime. a s V: £
TO NEW YORK
STEERAGE, 570.90. * luo
L fon G ?L^D E gfc
c a a vT taa
™AS CITY, Capt. Fisher, SATI'R.
DAY, Jan. 23, at 7:90 p. m.
c apt. Burg
TUESDAY, Jan. 26, at 12 noon. 8 ’
TO BOSTON.
sssfetaggsss •-*;
STEERAGE JIT73 - “ Vw
“ C . o< £l E V,r **. "-USUAI.
C H?T r ? HO 2 CHEB - C W- IAMA FBI.
day, Jan. 22. at 7 p. m.
*>*•
TO PHILADELPHIA.
CABIN.. SI7.SOjEXCURSION ...S2B M
Intermediate.... 12.50 j EXCURSION
STEERAGE $3.0).
°dav ** <*** Go °S ins . WEDNES
DAY, Jan. 20, at 7:00 p. m.
CITY OF MACON. Capt. Savage WFn
NESDAY. Jan. 20, 7 p m. ED '
'J h rough bills of lading given tn ii
eastern and northwestern point " and to
the principal ports of Europe ’ 3 1
f or freight and passage apply to
C. G. ANDERSON, Agent
Pier %, Nor S th R Rl^|S a fS!!
MERCHANTS AND MINERS'
TRANSPORTATION CO.
RATES OF PASSAGE.
TO NEW YORK-Steamer and n,ti
Hed‘ n ’*Ai , m ted F days '< ,18 a); cahln m.lm.
clat's, $14.75. EXCUrSi ° n ’ ,32 '°°; ® ec °nd
TO BOSTON—Steamer and Rail—Cabir
dSysTwV 22 ' 001 SeC ° nd cltts ”limited*
TO BOSTON—Steamer—Cabin, limited
10 days, $20.00; excursion. $36.00; second
class, limited 10 days, $15.00. 1
TO 'WASHINGTON—Steamer and Rail-
Cabin, $16.20; second class, $11.20.
TO PHILADELPHIA—Steamer anl
Rail—Cabin, $17.80; second class, $12.50.
TO PHILADELPHIA—;Steamer—Cabin
$lo.00; second class, $11.50.
TO BALTIMORE—Cabin, $15.00; excur
sion, $2o.OO; second class, SIO.OO.
The steamships of this company are ap
pointed to sail from Savannah for Balti
more as follows (Standard time):
BERKSHIRE, Capt. Kirwan, WED
NESDAY, Jan. 20, at 7:30 p. m.
WM. LAWRENCE, Capt. Peters, SAT
URDAY, Jan. 23, at 10 p. m.
D. H. MILLER, Capt. Billups, WED
NESDAY", Jan. 27, at 1:30 p. tn.
And from Baltimore every TUESDAY
and FRIDAY.
J. J. CAROLAN, Agent.
Savannah, Ga.
W. F. TURNER, G. P. A„
A. D. STEVENS, A. T. M.
J. C. WHITNEY, Traffic Manager.
General Offices, Baltimore, Md.
FOR BEAUFORT AND BLUFFTON
Steamer GOV. SAFFORD will leave Sa
vannah for Beaufort, Port Royal Naval
Station and way landings at 10 a. m. Sun
days, Tuesdays and Thursdays, returning
next day.
Steamer STAR will leave Bluffton daily
(except Sunday) at 7 a. m.; returning,
leave Savannah at 3 p. m. Telephone 7 20.
Southern Railway
PEIDMONT AIR LINE.
THE GREAT SOUTHERN SYSTEM.
The route of the famous “Vestibuled
Limited,” and the United States Fast
Mail Trains, and the New York and Flor
ida Short Line Limited.
Schedules effective Jan. 19, 1897.
By 90th meridian time.
{ No r . p
Trains Leave Cen-|D’ly exj No. 3s[ No 16
tral Railroad Depot|Sunday| Daily | Daily
Lv Savannah | 2 44pm|12 26pm 11 20pm
Ar Columbia j 6 44pmi 4 18pm| 355 am
Lv Columbia -]- .. | 7 54pm] 5 23pm; 510 am
Ar Charlotte |lO 50pmj 8 20pm 9 3>am
Ar Greensboro ... | 118amll0 48pm|12 05pm
Ar Danville | 2 30am|12 OOn’tj 1 30rm
Ar Lynchburg .... j 4 45am] 158amj 335 pm
Ar Charlotteville ~| 6 25am] 3 35am] 5 45pm
Ar Washington ... | 9 45am] 6 42ami 9 40pni
Ar Baltimore ill 08amj 8 00am 1135 pm
Ar Philadelphia .. | 1 08pm;l0 15am] 3 OParn
Ar New York .... ( 3 53pm]12 43pm] 6 23am
Lv Danvttt# ....... 02 StemllSOpin
Ar Richmond | | 6,00 am! 6 40pni
Lv^Savannah* .... ju 20p®
Lv Columbia -|- ..j | | 8 30am
Ar Spartanburg .. j | |ll2sam
Ar Hendersonville ,j j | 1 43pm
Ar Asheville | | | 2 40pm
Ar Cincinnati | | | 715 am
Lv Savannah ] | 1120 pm
Lv Columbia |.... 1100 am
Ar Anderson I.i 335 pm
Ar Pendleton | 4 40pm
Ar Seneca 1 560 pm
Ar Walhalla j 6 15pm
Ar Greenville ~.| .... 6 30pm
Note—• Central Time.
-]-Eastern Time.
PULLMAN SERVICE.
No. 32, New York and Florida Short
Line Limited, solid vestibule, to New
York, consisting of Pullman D. R. Sleep
ers. Compartment, Observation and Din
ing cars.
Pullman vestibuled sleepers from Sa
vannah to New York, Savannah to C’in
cinnati via Asheville, Columbia to Ricn
mond.
For detailed Information, reservations,
etc., apply to any agent of the Southern
railway or connections.
W. H. ORENN, General Superintendent.
J. M. CULP, Traffic Manager.
W. A. TURK, G. P. A., Washington. D < •
S. H. HARDWICK, A.G.P. A..Atlanta, Ga-
R. W. HUNT, T. P. A., Augusta, Ga.
Lovelu
Rlnwapc Beautiful designs,soinus’-i
r luwers plants, aol oat ilows s
Leave orders at Itoaenfeld * Murray's,
)V hitaker su, or Teloptton* 44tl *41.-’“* ' *
Take Belt Lina railway tor aursory oa ,vui
Bluff roAd.