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ing Company.
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For Sale; 1-ost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
It is announced on what is called "un
impeachable authority" that Tom Walson
will soon sell his paper to a western poli
tician and retire forever from the field
of polities. Now let hint fall tai and vote
with the democrats.
Within ten days the stock of the Oceanic
Steamship Company, the Sprockets line,
has risen from fit) to $36 a share, owing to
the 10 p* r cent, discriminating duty in
the Dingie.v tariff bill. This is one of
tie circumstances that was no doubt
foreseen when Section was spirited Into
the bill.
"The muster roll of the Grand Army of
the Republic gives renewed evidence,” says
the Philadelphia Press, “of the steady
inroad death is making on the me mbership
of the organization." Therein it is remark,
ably different from the government pen
sion rolls to which every death appears to
add a dozen names.
The war department has Issued orders
prohibiting anyone except those connect
ed with the army from visiting and in
specting the neiv lake and coast fortifica
tions, a policy which will no doubt lie con
sidered a wise one, especially while those
works art 1 in the process of construction.
It Is particularly desirous that publicity
should not be given to the details of such
works, and the department w ill undoubted
ly be Justified in taking steps to prevent It.
Employes of the government geological
department have made a union.- discovery
out in Oregon, namely, the fact that Bake
Chelan is it hast the third deep. si body
of water In the world. They have been
unable us y. t to find the bottom of t lie
lake and are In hopes of beating the
Caspian sea's record, w hich Just now holds
the palm for being the second deepest U sly
of water with th. exception of course* of
the oceans. It still remains to lie seen
wnat they are going to do with the hot
torn of Bake Chelan when they llml it.
A form, r telegraph operator named
Troll hHs devi-.d a system of telegraph
ing from a train in motion which Is ex
pect, and to revolutionize railway service. It
Is so const fueled that every train on the
line is in constant communication with the
station n.xt a . .. I, and when desired, with
the Iran di-[x.teller or any public tele
graph station. The y.-tem has 1... n lest-
I su. ,-sfuliy an I tite J’.-nnsy vanm rail
road wli! soon put It into practical in**,
Block tt. k.-is w .11 doubtless l*. the next
fvatur. of the up-to-date train, tin.l tin
fin tr.jpolitah broker will Is- alia to take
a brief trip without closing up Ids shop.
Thus we piocr. ss.
It Is to l- hoped that public ..ailment
tn all th. slates of Ha uni.m . .in be . '
. a ted up to th*- jsimt of securing th# pi--
Hut of th* lull recently pi. pared by Hie
. ommisstan on tin- iihlloiinuv of i.uv, m
SI don at Clew ,111.1, tl , w heh has in
Vi.-w the obj.s-l of providing a uniform
divorce law in all tie an.-. Th. tun. iy
In divorce laws In different states In th.
Union Ims la* it th. .-am. of fret h ...a
fusion, all of which might Is- done nway
twt'h by a iimtoibi statute on the subject.
Tin* great ortll illy to In- . neouniei. t (a
In the two eztretu.-s, Koala Csrohni,
where diver • Is not r■ ogtitaid at n'i
at.d MU. tl sfat.s ... I tie Jrng.t 1 where ill.
Vor.es lent Is. bat almost for lit* asking
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|m ua j Him I tin i' fitrt in v% *on
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The .South < iirnlinn lCleetion.
South Carolina wli! to-day, hy primary
e.ection, a United States senator to
succeed the Lite Joseph H. Earle. This
"•11 he the state’s second effort in the ex
periment of choosing federal senators hy
popular election, the first having taken
i- a year ago, with thf* gratifying r. -
salt mat (Jen. Earle was selected over
John G. Evans, Senator Tillman's favor
ite and political pupil. There is not a ques
tion hut that had the old method of selec
tion le# n adhered to Evans would have
! r u sent to the Senate, auainst th. will
of he majority of the people, as was prov
en at the polls.
Evans is a train i candidate, but the sit
uation has somewhat changed. He is not
now reeeiving the open support of Senator
Ti.lman, who is believed to favor McLau
rin, the incumbent. Just why Tillman
s; otmi favor MrLaurin, except it l>e he
c-iust' of the fai t that he looks like a
win o r. is a little difficult to understand.
M Locor i- • man .if o'lS'-b r ihi.- aliiii
ty. and is disposed to think and act for
iiimst’f. Now, th* senior senator likes to
do the thinking and directing for the
whole and legation. On the other ham). Mc-
L . inn’ opponents. < x-F* nator Ir -y and
• x-C >v. Kv ms w* r formerly Tillman’s
liiick-and-thin friends. It was through
the former that Tillman got his first foot
hold in South Carolina polities. Irby has
recently declared upon the stump that ho
"cheated in’’ the political scheme by w hich
Tillrn in secured his first nomination,
which Irby “pres nted to him • . a silver
waiter.’’ It was through Irby that Till
man secured rapid advancement to the
Senate, and through Evans that he contin
ued to rule tin state after he had removed
his residence from Columbia to Washing
ton. It would seem that the senior sena
tor’s friendship should have been given to
one of his old lieutenants; htit such has
not been the ease, and the old lieutenants
have been accusing him >f base ingrati
tude.
Mr. Mi Laurin, who at this writing ap
!*■ rs to be the winning man. belongs to
the "reform ’ faction of tin South Caroli
ta democracy. Ifo is a b*b*vor in the
free, independent and unlimited coinage
of silver hy thi. country at the ratio of
lfi to 1, and is a protectionist in a modi
fied sense. He voted for certain para
graphs in the Dlngley bill, on the ground
that the rates were necessary to equalize
the tariff in its hearings upon the various
parts of the country. Senator Tillman,
it will be remembered, favored similar
measures on the ground that "if there was
to be any stealing going on’’ he wattle 1
his state to "have her share."
Of the three candidates before the peo
ple. John L. M< Laurin, John Gary Evans
and John L. .\i. Irby, there can be little
question that MrLaurin is the beat man;
and he will probably be nominated to-day.
Giihernntorial Politics.
There were recently some suggestions
that there would be no candidate from
Upper Georgia or the upper part of M.i
dle Georgia, for the governorship. There
was apparently an entire absence of in
terest in politics in those usually very
active sections. It seems, however, that
observers at a distance were mistaken.
What they thought to be a phemonenal
state of political quietude in the upper
part of the .state was something else. The
observers were shortsighted, or didn’t see
straight. It appears now that, so far
froip there being no candidates in Upper
and Middle Georgia, the woods are full of
candidates. They have be*n simply sav
ing their breath, while aspirants in other
parts of th#* state .are beginning to tire al
ready. It is said that the "capitol ring ’
is coaching as a candidate one of the
present cccuimnts of a capitol office, and
he is a very strong man. not only political
ly. but otherwise, lb* did good work for
the present incumbent of the gubernato
rial chair, and as "turn about is fair
play," he is receiving the strong support
of that able politician.
The nomination. If reports are correct.
Is to be secured as it were, by a house
to-house canvass among local politicians
In the counties, and by liberal promises
of good things to those who help, nnd ot
condign punishment to those who fail to
fall down and worship. It Is the old com
bination over again, with anew ring-mas
ter. However, it Is but Just to the gen
tleman who Is mentioned to state th.u he
is huili on a much broader gauge than the
pr. sent executive of the state.
There are a few aspirants for the high
office of governor in every pari of the
taih, and they are as a rule able men;
but they do not know how to "work the
machine.” l'osstbly some may accident
ally break Into the charmed circle, though
at present their chances of doing so seem
to lie in danger. It is too quiet In the camp
of the ring to suit those outside of it.
H would >■ well for democrats through
out tli" slate who wish lo have t voice
In the nominations not to let this quiet
ness lull them to sloop. It may be as It
has In en on one or more occasions before,
that while they are doting a few well
tralned henchnu n may selm the camp.
There Is a remarkable difference of opin
ion tu t ween l'rime Minister Azi arraga of
Spain and Senor Hagasta the liberal leader.
U Ink tlie prime minister Is confident that
111" insurii ' tlon in Cuba is or* in i
close, and goes -o fur as to threaten the
t’lilted States, should they make any de
monstration In the m alter, the liherul
h id* r says that affairs In Cuba are going
from bail lo worse and thai the scheme of
■ übmoiny ought to l>e applied forthwith.
Cntd Spain finds some popular policy
upon which all of her great men can
untie the is c.nqg lo experience a great
and. si ..! trouble 111 establishing in r old lime
pir uig. . Spain appears to lie ad, lining
nation.
luspah hr a to northern pap. rs announce
that there will la- a meeting of prominent
mgi s from a I parts of in l fitted States
h< uded by Itlsliop (Irani, in Atlanta in xt
ill" ar fo the purp of protes'lng
•ga.ust lyi" hln* Thell ino ohji- uion
lo tie -r entering u prole t, and n s.rottg
o'", tun bin It Is illltb ull to see what It
wni i- litnpltsh. Thu-e pr >mliicnt negroes
houl 1 to •ui-i.g tlwrtr s pt •ind
Ilk to idu e • hetn ||, a (mini where
• riu . a that .hi lyi hlng will not
eominbn - A i> in ilk * ffiau in tots
■lit. iioi. would tmdouiil' liy an omp.iah
luulw Ilian a duarli pioti.ia.
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1897.
\m to Holding C otton.
About this lime every season the farm
ers are advised to hold their cotton. We
note from day to lay the headline over
editorial articles in Georgia newspapers:
"Hold Your Colton. ’’ We doubt the wis
dom of the advice. There !s not a farmer
in the state of any considerable experience
but ha.- at some time or other paid atten
tion to such advice and held his cotton,
only to seM for a lower price chan he
would hove obtained had he followed his
own better judgment.
T’n*' current cotton crop has been raised
and will lie* harvert* 1 upon a basis of cost
calculated to make present prices remun
erative. If the crop were all sold ut rul
ing prices there would be nothing like the
"Dutchman’s one per cent." of profits, to
I>* sure, but the producers would take fair
profits u|kh their investments of capital
and labor. Ji would be better, of course,
if the farmers could force the market
higher by holding back a part of their
crop; we would all like to see cotton go to
ten cents a pound. Hut the chances of
success in a movement of the kind are
not greater than one in a hundred, as lias
been demonstrated over and often. Prices
are based upon the size of the crop nd
the demand. It is not practicable to keep
the size of the crop a secret. The gov
ernment agricultural department and
dozens of cotton firms have systematized
sources of information for the collection
of data with regard to the crop. By the
time the actual cotton has reached the
IMirt or counting point its effect upon me
market has long since liven felt one way
or the other. Tn holding cotton, there
fore. the farmer most often not only fails
to assist in strengthening the present mar
ket, but weakens that of the future by
carrying over staple to be counted in the
.‘-lock on hand at the end of the season.
At ruling prices, there is some profit
in cotton to farmers. 'Phis being the case,
to hold the cotton hack, it seems to us,
would be like risking the substance to
grasp at tic* shadow of the possibility of
higher prices.
Are T'heir Eye* Open f
Once upon a time there was a politi
cian. and he wanted an office. The decla
ration may sound strange, but it is true.
To the end of securing his office the pol
ilii lan w-ent around making speeches and
button-holing individuals, telling all that
he knew, and a great deal that he did
not know. Through his assurance, elo
quence and ability to misrepresent the
position of his opponents, he made some
converts; a few people believed what he
said. One day he was surprised, and
possibly disgusted, to find that a promi
nent convert of his had, to employ the
vernacular, "gone back on him,” and he
asked the aforesaid prominent convert
why he had changed his opinions and de
serted to the opposition. The converted
convert replied: "When you talked to
me I was a new-born political kitten, but
I am now nine days old, and my eyes are
open.” The moral of this story is that
a blind kitten is excusable for making
mistakes through Its inability to see.
The members of the grand jury, who
voted for the majority- report of the spe
cial committee on drainage doubtless now
see that they made a mistake. They
thought till majority of the special com
mittee was right, or partly so, and they
acted in accordance with the lights be
fore them. The special committee made
a very good report. It reads well, and
there are some good points in it; but in
the matter of the real issue liefore the
people, namely, should Buckhalter swamp
be drained while the canals and ditches
in the sections contiguous to the city are
left to care for themselves? the majori
ty of the special committee made an er
ror. It reported in favor of the drainage
of the Huckhalter region, seven to eight
miles from the city, which Is equivalent
to a report against improving the sani
tary condition of the section of the coun
ty nearest to the city, and thereby pro
tecting the health of the members of the
special committee and their families and
friends, and the taxpayers who are foot
ing tlie bills for county works. Since the
report.of the special committee was sub
mitted, facts have been made public with
rt gard to tlie bad condition of the drain
age near and around th? city which have
convinced everybody, with the possible ex
ception of the majority of the special
committee of the grand Jury and certain
members of the board of county commis
sioners, that the people's money and the
labor of the chain-gang should not tie
wasted in Bu<kh..lter. but employed to
the advancement of the health ot the oily
111 putting (he outskirts in good sanitary
condition.
it appears now that laird Kelvin's Ideas
as to a practical disposition of garbage
so that it may tie made to yield power,
will lie put into effect in this country
within a very short time. A company has
been organised under the laws of the state
o-f New Jersey with a capital slixk of
lil.iliiiiai, and sub-companies will lie
formed In all the large cities with a view
to obtaining contracts for disposing of
their garbage by a process it has been
engaged for come lime In perfecting. By
this pro.ess the company’ expect* to ex
tra. i from len lons of garhage an amount
of energy equal to that produced by the
burning of . ton of coal, and this energy
w.' 1" turned to practical account. The
question suggest* .;■**,?, however, as lo
why t ie iminlcipaillic* themseivtw .ndd
not take chaige of this work. It would
In a top toward economy and In the In
terests of tlie |MM>ple which will ai least
bear careful investigation.
Emperor William of Germany will not
tom' to America on the big steamer
Kiiicrr Wi'hi-lm d"i Gro*M. In a.cordane
with an Invitation rxiended him, but he
liis Inen greatly interested in the new
trnns-Atiaiill-' liner and ho| to sec her
break ih. record at an early dan Km
pi-ror William, perhaps, would hardly like
to gi t out ul comniunkatmg dlatanci wiih
It. ijiii. us then is no telling what France
might tin If he were euilghl napping.
A prominent bank official of Montreal,
Can wa very !n>atly taken In by a couple
•if m*hl brick awimllrra me other day. and
i-, .id I-) have t sti' I 112. WM for hta etpet!
•n- . When in- faund out he ha-l luught
i l.rii-k of to.iss lie very properly and
promptly r<aiam-.l lu. position. lb ought
i to go to farming uvw and work his way
I op again.
The great English strike appears to be
nbout as serious a mat r .is the strike of
the miners in ini- country. Thousands of
engineers and alii 1 tradesmen are out.
and as yet there is no <gn to indicate that
the strike is coming t > nn end. The Eng
lish strikers are, however, in a better po
sition to enforce their demands since they
have about 12,000 1 -• aid by to keep them
going.
Senator Chanda i of N. vv Hampshire
says he hopes to Ik* forgiven by his con
stituents for allow l.g tb it ten per cent,
discriminating duty to slip into th*- tariff
bill, but he will never forgive himself.
The senator hel *-1 cut the cap for his
constituents, and now it looks a* if they
will have to wear it.
ii;it*o\ %■#.
—Lord Frederb k Roberts of Kandahar
was installed a Kniirht of St. Patrick at
the same time with his royal highness the
Duke of York.
—ltaly and Spain seem unable to ex
press the depth of their admiration for
a young actress cignora Vitaliani. who
is none other than the cousin of Eleanora
Duse. Vitaliani i ntly finished a tour in
South America, whi h is said to have been
a series of trlump! • for her from begin
ning to end. The parts in which she has
been most succ f ~ fu> arc those of Mar
guerite Gautier and Fedora. "Mme.
Duse," sayr the Gaulois, "has a successor
already pointed <
—The owrner of Popocatepetl, Gen. Gas
per Sanchez Och . expects within three
or four months’ time to complete a cable
line to the crater. 'Hie line will be used
for the transportation of the sulphur to
be prepared for ihe market. It will be
made strong enough, however, to carry a
limited number of passengers. As soon
a s comp let < and it >le to lea v<
i
morning and be back at ♦> o'clock in the
evening, and yet spend a couple of hours
at the summit of the groat, volcano.
—Mr. James Reynolds, known ns “Catal
pa Jim," died in New Haven, Coup.., Sun
day, aged 67. H* was one of the leading
spirits in the old Fenian brotherhood, and
his fitting out of the Catalpa expedition
made his name widely known throughout
the country, H< was 17 years old when
became to this country from Ireland, fif
ty years ago. NY hen the Fenian move
ment was organized he became one of its
conspicuous supporters. He was made
national treasurer, and was active in this
position in raising money cikl sending men
to aid in the invasion of Canada in 1856.
HllitdlT HITS.
—First Delegaii : Hello, Sprockets. Not
going home so soon? What's the matter?
Second Delegu ": Punctured my pocket
book.—Philadelphia Beeord.
—Effective Plea -'Till, my friends!” ex
claimed the walking delegate who had
turned evangelise "let me entreat you to
shun the raging lire* of lull! There isn’t
a pound of honest, union-made brimstone
burnt in satan's entire kingdom.”—Chica
go Tribune.
—“Yes," said Jiggers, as he looked wise,
"I have just discovered a way to keep fish
from smelling in hot weather.”
Seven men of- a inflict as one man
and united in tin chorus. How ?”
"Simply by cutting off the nose of the
fish."—Philadelphia Inquirer.
—Miss De Style—What? Going to cut the
De Goode gir.s?
Mrs. De Style—Why, yes, ma—l have
to at this season of the year. They have
skins that never tan, and guests will
think we associate with people w'ho stay
in town aii summer,—New York Weekly.
—One day. al the late Dean of Ely’s ta
ble, a legal gentleman was lam-nting the
gaps which death had recently made in his
profession. "We have lost,” he said sol
emnly, "not less than six eminent law
yers in as many months.” The dean, who
was quite deaf, at once rose and repeated
grace: "For this and all His mercies,”
etc.—Tit-Bits.
Cl IIKI-AT CO AIM EXT.
\n state Hegieetni.
From the Philadelphia Record (Dem).
Prosperity is evidently not neglecting a
single slate of the union this y. ar. Not
only has she trailed her garments across
the great wheat fields and the cotton belt,
but news comes that Kansas is raising
the biggest corn crop in her history; and
Florida is going to gather the largest to
bacco crop in her annals.
Some Hope let.
From the Springfield Republican (Ind.).
A professional ball player in Washington
the other day was ask, Ia question of fa"t
by the umpire, and the player told the
truth, notwithstanding that a lie would
have helped Ills side. The leading edito
rials In honor of this extraordinary event
that apiieared in tlie its.,! newspapers
were abundantly Justified. Tin* in idem
lilis the lias,, ball world with iioiie.
Ton Muny l.nivn.
From the New York Times (Dem.).
We have too many laws. We are suf
fering from overproduction of the excuses
for litigation. That the public recognises
this fact Is evidenced by the tendency to
limit legislative sessions and by tile adop
tion of biennial in place of annual ses
sions. It will Ik- renumbered that the
governor of Texas not long ago created a
sensation by vetoing nearly every meas
ure passed by the legislature, declaring
that there was no Jusi provocation lor
any of them. It would is- well if the
governor of Texas had an aggressive nnd
Industrious imitator In every stab.
Expenses Musi He Kept I |>.
From the Milwaukee Journal (Ind.).
So soon * ii appear* that the pension
i;*e *• likely to fall off another scheme for
pensions will <r.r on hand. An expense
which mskes large revenues a necessity
must not lie allow,-1 to laps,-. Ii is due
to protection that mean* be found to k--ep
exi>en*es up to the highest notch. The
ex-slaves are now out for "relief." It
was not enough to give lb, in their free
dom at the cost of a terrible war. but
now they must have pensions. Whai a
ffel I ll would open for tlie eialin ag,ni.
Klondike mines would fade into Insignld
dance Ixsidu a iwnslon for ex-slan-s.
Unit n IHIIIon lo spenal.
From the Boston Post (1 km I.
With Imlf a million tnot,- mom y to spend
• his year than they hud to spend last
year, the farmers t the l ult,.| fftatis
are musters of the situation. Plainly, they
are the rulers of llils land. It Is at lh< Ir
it.iit,is that we shall receive prosperity. If
ill all, As they pay off their IDoetgag,
Improve thrr farms, buy new bools for
themselves, new <ites,S lor lhr,l Wives
id.inoa uu I htcycl,* "r Itieir ,li islil,ii
and an <s , uton ii gold brh-k fi m the
••a-A 11. MM eu.ntor they will r, I ft, w ,is
of industry In motion all our tin ,-ouii.
try lo supply itu is w wants w.iKli xi,.,u
• is ti< man l.
% \ flcntion Epicure.
Two weeks ago a very queer stranger
appeared at one of the beach hotels on ihe
south side, says the Chicago Record. He
was well dressed, wa ll fed, and he brought
/i very assuring quantity of baggage, with
him. He was intelligent, genial and hos
pitable. too, for on several occasions he
had friends come to dine with him.
Rut he was queer.
"Call me u 6 o'clock, sharp," he said 10
the clerk, on registering. "Have the boy
see to it that I am wide awake before he
stops kno'king."
The clerk assured him that he wouldn’t
be able to sleep after that boy got his
knuekb s against the door panels.
And he didn’t. Every night for two
whole weeks the stranger insisted on a 6
o’c lock call, with the urgent provision that
he be awakened thoroughly. Every morn
ing tiie boy pounded until his knuckles
must have been sore.
At the first rat-tat the man in No. 212
would grunt, groan and flop over.
After fifteen seconds he would sigh and
mumble: "U-um?"
Then he would sigh, kick out with both
feet and call:
"Tha’s all ri’; ’m ’wake."
But the boy would hammer away until
an explosive voice exclaimed:
"Good heavens! Let up, will you? I've
been awake for an hour and a half!"
But the stranger, in all those two weeks,
n< v* r once came downstairs before 8:30
o’clock.
The bell hoy began to wonder at first.
Then wonderment spread in the dining
t oom and out to the clerk. Finally the
stranger was stared at on all sides. But
while he was awakened every morning at
6 o’clock, he always ate a 9 o’clock break
fast.
The other night he paid his final bill.
He was so pleasant over it that the
clerk’s curiosity took rein.
"Do you know," said the clerk, "you are
a sort of nine-days’ wonder here?"
"You don’t say!"
"And I’ve shared in it," h** continued;
"may I ask you a question?"
"Sure; fire away."
“Well, why the devil have you had us
calling you every morning at 6 o'clock
when you never got up till about 9?"
"Oh!" and the stranger’s face lighted up.
"Say, that’s the greatest scheme! I’m on
vn ation, you know, and I’ve been spend
ing it in Chicago. At horn**, you know,
I’m called every morning at 6, so as to get
down to work. And say—you haven’t any
id a what a pleasure it is to he called at
when you don’t have to get up till 9!
That tailing business every morning was
the very richest part of all my vacation."
Well, I’ll be-"
And to this day the clerk hasn’t got any
further wan that sentence.
Hud to .lug to .Jog Memory.
A good story concerning the effect of
alcohol on the human mind was told by
a statesman from Jefferson City, Mo.,
lately, says the Chicago Chronicle. A
stenographer employed in an official ca
pacity at the state capitol was sent away
from town to secure shorthand notes of
an important nature. Before commenc
ing work he imbibed a large quantity
of whisky, but he completed the task aft
er a fashion and returned to the capital.
Some days later he was called upon to
translate the notes, and soon discovered
that he could not read them. He re
called the condition he was In when he
took the notes and decided that if he
would acquire anew Jag of exactly the
same proportions everything would be
perfectly plgjn to him. Straightway he
purchased a quart of whisky and com
menced putting himself through a course
of training. When he concluded that this
jag had reached the proper dimensions he
resumed a study of his notes, and, won
derful to relate, he experienced no diffi
culty in reading them. From time to time
he took copies draughts of Jefferson City
firewater and completed his task in a
highly satisfactory manner. There may
be temperance advocates who will doubt
this story, but the statements can be
substantiated that the stenographer was
drunk when he took his original notes;
that he afterward claimed that he could
not read his notes unless he acquired a
similar jag and that while drunk the sec
ond time he did correctly interpret every
one of his shorthand characters.
\ Couple.
Tommy was told that “couple” was sin
gular, and, to make him remember it, he
had to write an essay about "A Couple.”
Tommy went into his study corner, was
quiet a half hour, except once, when he
demanded the proper orthography of one
or two big words, and this is what he
handed his mother when it was oil done,
says the Detroit Free l’ress.
"A Couple.—There was a couple that
went fishing. One-half of it was a man;
the second half was a woman. It went in
a rowboat with a pair of oars, which was
also a couple So that there was a couple
of couples. The woman half of the first
couple caught a couple of fish. Then there
was three couples. Said the man part of
the first couple;
“ '\Ve has caught enough fish.’
"Then it sat down together, and it put
its arms around ii and said:
" 'Oh, my. don't!'
“But it didn't act as if it cared much.
Just then the boat rm into a stump nnd
stopped. This couple was very singular
for a while, but finally she said to it:
" ’George, my dear, doesn't it think it is
time I,i go home?'
“H looked at its watch and said: ‘Yes,
<i, r, ii is!'
"Then tills couple was plural, while one
of ii rowed home.
S" ooaupc ,;lnxgre eU:tlwhil T.t W'DOW
”S a couple Is both singular and plural,
just the' same.”
The Very Same.
Two men. evidently acquaintances, were
simng together on one of the seats along
the boulevard, while their bicycles lay
on the grass in front of them, says the
Cleveland Deader.
"I had some bad luck the other day—
or. r.ith,-r, my wife did,” said one of
them.
"Ilow was that?" the other askel.
"She lo t ii diamond pin that 1 paid $l5O
for. ”
"You don't say so? By the way, was it
a single diamond?”
"Yes."
"Ret in rather old-fashioned style?”
"Yes, yes."
"The stone was what is known as a blue
diamond, wasn't It?”
“That's It— that's the very one!”
“And she lost it somewhere on the bou
levard between the parks?”
"Vo* By George, this is lucky! Did
you find tl. or was it somebody you know
that picked H up?"
"No, I didn't find it. 1 was Just won
dering if that w.is your advertisement t
saw tn Sunday's paper."
They pirted a minute later, riding away
In opposite directions.
Tlie I iinirnilesliip ot Miners.
A touching Incident I* reported Imm the
Australian province of Victoria, say* the
I’lli.burg Dispatch. A miner met with
an accllent and broke Ills leg. The near
est doctor was at Orboat, ihltly-eight mile*
away. He was sent fur. but could not
have til" township Where oey, rat Serious
aara claimed Ills atl* mtuit. The miner's
mat’s thereupon decided Cos carry Hie suf
fer, r to itrbosi, an,l thirty-two of them,
having Improvised a rough stn trher. car.
Mi l th, ,„>or man there In a day and a
half. They had 1,1 Haieroe the roughest
ountry lit froagtflgtdand and to cross ~
tiier ait,! two creaks, ail of whirl! were lit
flood. They goi llieir male Into th, do, •
1 tor a hands in thnv to aava hi# .de.
BABY
Instant relief for skin-tortured babies and
rest for tired mothers in a warm hath with
Cuticura SOAP, and a single application of
Ct’TicrßA (ointment), the great skin cure.
The only speedy and economical treatment
itching, burning, bleeding, scab*, and
pimply humors of the 3kin, scalp, ami blood.
(uticura
Is sold throughout th# wor!l. Pott** D*uo and Chkm
icai. CoKPORATior*. So!** Proprietors, Bouton,
ttjr “ tlow to Cure Every Beby Humor,” mailed free.
BABY BLEMISHES 1 "JimCUKA < BoAp br
AUGUST
AND
SEPTEMBER
Meet This Week,
Vnd We Continue the Same Pro
gramme of Last Week.
STANDARD GOODS.
QUITE UP TO THE MARK
in Every Way, ut Prices So Attrac
tively Cheap hn to Make Them
Hure ItargoliiN. You Won’t He
Able hi Duplicate Thc*e Prices*.
All Good* Are Advancing, and the
Time In llii > i%
NOW.
A BIG THING IN HOSE.
Ladies’ Richelieu Ribbed Black Lisle
Hose, white heel and too, at 20c the pair;
former price 37* 2 c.
Ladies’ Richelieu Ribbed Black Lisle
Hose, white heel and toe, at 49c; former
price 50c and 60c a pair.
Ladies’ Black Lisle Hose reduced from
33c and 40c the pair to 23c.
Ladles’ Assorted Colored Lisle Hose re
duced from 35c and 40c the pair to 25e.
Ladies’ F:ne Black cotton Hose former
ly sold at 25c the pa r, now 17c.
Ladies’ Fine Cotton Hose, black boor,
colored top. formerly 25c the pair, now 17.
SMALLER THINGS IN HOSE.
For Misses and Boys we keep the finest
line of Hosiery in the city at 23c the pair.
WHAT S THE MATTER
WITH THIS?
If you notice we are r.or making trade
lively by offerings of antique, not wanted
articles. Our bargains are the things al
ways wanted in every household. Every
day use makes them necessary, and at the
prices this week your pocketbook will be
assisted and the dollar have an extra
value.
HANDKERCHIEFS.
For children at any price from 2c to 10c
each. Special inducements in Bailies'
Handkerchiefs at prices ranging from 10c
each to Me.
Gentlemen's Handkerchiefs in like man
ner at similar reductions.
GIVE THE BABY A CHANCE.
A full tine Baby Caps Just received, con
sequently fresh and clean; prices ranging
from lac each to $2.50 and $3.
LAST CALL OF THE SEASON.
The season's late and the balance of our
stock of Shirt Waists must go. About 50
cents on the dollar of cost is what we
have priced them for this week. If you
need Shirt Waists here Is the place to get
them.
SUNDRIES WAY DOWN.
Tar Soap 18c, Cuticura 17c, Cashmere
Boquot 23c, Copco sc, Sheffield’s Tooth
Powder 19c, Murray & Lanman Florida
Water 38c.Best Florida Water 22c, Michal
son’s West India Bay Rum 22c, Michal
son'S Double Distilled Pint Bottles 58c.
Daniel Hogan,
The corner Broughton and Barnard sts.
“18 Year Old”
bicycles
AT NEXT YEAR’S PRICES.
| It ha* become an **Btabli?hc*i rule In the hlcrcle
1 buKines* that all wheels carried over from otic season
1 to the next mu't la* told then
AT A RI DICED PRICE.
1 Rather'than carry over 1897 Rambler*, which we
• Khali continue to manufacture tn order to keep our
i mechanics busy until we atari *n IKWB Kamhler-, wc
, will, while they la*;, sell JHB7 Kaiubleta at next year s
j reduced price.
> Former Price, SHo.
i v _. v ( Singles, $65.00
1 PRICE: "{ No. 21 (special), $75.00
| ( Tandems (all styles), SIIO.OO
I GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. CO.
WASHINGTON, D. C.
FRED MYERS, JR.,
SAVANNAH. GA. 7
HARDWARE.
Tinware.
Naval Stores
Supplies.
Iron--Steel.
Waflon Material.
[DM lOVELLS SONS.
113 Broughton .met, *rai.
JAMES F. BLTLkIi,
House, sm i Ofnoraoma: Mm
Graining, KaUominiiUf,
Paper Hing.nj and Picture Mould i^.
‘l'kwav . *. <OU W. lowgrras.
J. M. Egan, Vice Pres. E. H. Hinton T M
Savannah. Savannah.' ‘ '
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY
—FOE—
NEW YORK,
Forming direct connection v.
BOSTON
PHILADELPHIA.
AND ThG EASr.
SPEED —COMFORT AND SAFETY.
Unsurpassed cabin accommodation*
spray baths; electric lights all night’ „n
excelled tables; improved ventilation'and
sanitary plumbing. a
The express steamships of this line art
appointed to sail from Savannah
TO NEW YORK.
As follows (Central 90th meridian time).
GATE CITY, Capt. Googins, TUESDAY
Aug. 31, ut 7 p. m.
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Cant. Em-
WEDNESDAY, Sept.l, at 11 a. m.
NACOOCHEE, Capt. Smith, FRIDAY
Sept. 3, at 11:30 a. m. Ar *
TAUUAHASSEE, Capt. Askins, SATUR
U-AU, Sept. I, at 12:30 p. m.
KANSAS CITY, Capt. Fisher, MONDAY
St*n t>, a I 3 p. m.
C S‘tv T a HOOCrHKE ’ apt - Ucwis, TUL3*
DAY, Sept. 7, at 4 p. m.
FARE TO NEW YORK.
Cabin.., S2O 00 | Intermediate..sK! r*
Excursion 32 00 j Excursion 34
Steerage, 10.00.
FARE TO BOSTON.
Via New York and Fall River Bine.
Excursion 36 00 | Excursion 28
Steerage, $11.75.
FARE TO PHILADELPHIA.
Via New York and Rail.
Cabin.... $22 00 | Intermediate..sl7 0)
Excursion 35 00 j Excursion 27 uj
Steerage, $12.00.
Through tickets and bills of lading toalj
eastern and northwestern points, and 10
the principal ports of Europe.
For information, apply to
W. G. BREWER, E. W. SMITH,
Ticket Agent. Contracting Freight Aet
39 Bull Street. 13 Bay Street, East.
R. G. TREZEVANT. Agent, Savannah, Ga
MERCHANTS AND MINERS’
TRANSPORTATION CO.
H ATES OF PASSAGE.
TO NEW YORK—Steamer and rail—
Cabin, limited 4 days, $18.30. Cabin, un
limited, $20.30. Excursion. limited l
months, $32. Second class, limited 4 davs.
$14.75.
TO BOSTON—Steamer— Cabin, limited 3
days, $24. Excursion, limited 6 months, S4O.
Second class, limited 8 days, sl9.
TO WASHINGTON— Steamer and ra !
Cabin. unlimited. $16.20. Second class,
limited 5 days, $11.20.
TO PHILADELPHIA— Steamer and rail
—Cabin, unlimited $17.80. Excursion, lim
ited 6 months, $29.00. Second class, limi.
ted 4 days, $12.50.
TO PHILADELPHIA—Steamer—Cabin,
unlimited. sl7. Second class, limited 4
days, $11.50.
TO BALTIMORE—Cabin. sls. Excursion
limited 6 months, $25. Second class, $lO.
The steamships of this company are ap
pointed to sail from Savannah to Balti
more as follows (Standard time):
D. H. MILLER, Capt. Billups. WED
NESDAY, Sept. 1, at 9 p. m.
ITASCA, Capt. James, SATURDAY, Sept.
4, at 10 p. m.
BERKSHIRE. Capt. Kirwan, WEDNES
DAY, Sept. 8, at 4 p. m.
And from Baltimore every TUESDAY
and FRIDAY.
J. J. CAROLAN, Agent.
Savannah, Ga.
W. F. TURNER, O. P. A ,
A. D. STEBBINS, A T. M.
•J- P■ WHITNEY. Traffic Manager.
General Offices, Baltimore, Ml.
AMERICAN LINE.
NEW YORK—SOUTHAMPTON (Lou
don—Pa ris).
Sailing every Wednesday at 10 ,r m.
ST. LOUIS.. .Sept. IST. LOUIS.. S. pi ;J
PARIS S,pt. SPARIS Sept. ~i
ST. PAUL...Sept. 15 ST. PAUL Oct. i
RED STAR LINE.
N KW YORK—ANTWERP.
NOORDLAND, Wednesday, Sept. 1, men.
FRIESLAND. Wednesday. Sept. 8, noon.
KENSINGTON.Wednesday, Sept.
WESTERNLAND,Wednesday,Sept. 22,: a
Inf e run f ionn I hit vlfialloti Company.
Piers li and 15 North River. Office i
Howling Green. Now York. Whitehead*
Cos.. A. E. Horn* ks, Savannah. Ga.
FOR BEAUFORT AND BLUFFTON'
Steamer Clifton leaves foot Bull street
at 8:30 a. tn. Monday, Wednesday n:,>i
Friday. Stopping at Bluff ton on Friday.
Returning via Biuffton on Monday.
11. S. WEBTCOTT, Agent.
CITY AND SUBURBAN RAILWAY
AND SA VAN \ AH, TMI fffDEKUULT X
ISLE OF HOPE RAILWAY,
Leave | Leava |
I From || isle of | Into
City | || Hope. |
f, fo ,m Ito!tot, it, •; no am Bolton 01
700 anvßolton St. i| 710 a.n;Bolton Si.
9 00 am Second Ave.jl $ 10 am Second Ail.
10 37 am Bolton St. || 45 am Ballon 8;
3 3o pm Second Ave.l| 1 Oo pm Second Ave.
4 00 pm Hoi,on St. 4 00 pm Bolton St.
600 pm Bolton Bt. j| 500 pm Bolton St
615 pm S*cond Ave.ll 8 4t> pm Second A,a.
600 pm Bolton St. || 60 pm’Holtnn S
8 15 pm Second Ave. | 8 45 pm Second A is.
100 pm Ballot, St. |t 700 pm Bolton St.
780 pm Second Ave Ban pm Bolton St.
*SO pm Bolton St (| 'J h) pm Bolton St
930 pm Bolton Si. , 10 JJ pm Second Ava.
~o,turd.iy night only, 11, from Boil,*
• tieet.
Car* leaving Bolton aired and return’
Ing into Bolton itreat, change at Thun
derbolt.
For Montgomery 10:87 n. m . I 30 ar.l
0:15 p. m L*gVl Montgomery, 7:30 a. m,
12 JO p. m. and 5:50 p. m
For Thunderbolt—Caro leave Bolt’*
atreet deiwt on every hour and half hoof
during the day and evening.
PLUMBING. STEAM AID 6AS FITTING
By l’m |*rlent Workmen at Reaoona •
Fig urea.
l. a. McCarthy.
All vt*eii loup un<l r my n *
A lull or Olobfi, r*h*ii , **J** *•
Mnim nn<l Uai Kittiruf* of *ll ih* !•
At MMAYToN MTHI.I r
OLU s kvvHf*ai'ick*. m tor He*u. *
Uy*Uw uAk Muffling Ncwa.