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4 C|f'^,lcrßing|lelus N*wn ltuil<iui£, >;\anuah. ti ksdu. \ititvr ;u. i*s>7. KvgisiereU a; the post• -I r, • i: Savannah. The MOKNING NL \VS t üb.is nod every day iu the year, and i.-> served to subscribers in tL *‘iiy, or •• **t hy mail. At SI.OO a rnoilt. . tor bix nioin and JIO.OU for one y- .ir. Tup UOHMIXC. NEWS by mail, si? times a Ut-u (.wnnout Sunday issuer, three months, 4- ai; s.x mourns, $4.0 ; , one } t*ur, sb.uo. The WEEKLY NEWS, 2 issues a week, Monday and Thursday, by uiaii, one year, lI.VJ. Subs ription-' payable in advance. lie mit by postal cider, check or rc. e j;steiu* J leper. Currency sent by man 1 a risk or senders. Transient advertisements, other than special i o.umn, local or rending no:u is, Amusement and chtap or wai column, lo cents a line. Fourteen lines of agate type —equal to one inch square in depth—in the Manlard of measurement. C* ntract rates and discounts made known on ap plication at business office. Orders for delivery of the MORNING NEWS to either reside nee or pi a- e of bus iness may be made by postal curd or through telephone No. 210. Any irregu larity in delivery should be immediately reported to the office of publication. Letters and telegrams should bo ad dressed "MORNING NEWS,’’ Savannah, Ga EASTERN OFFICE, 23 Park Row, New York city, C. S. Faulkner, Manager. \mi TO MW ADVERTISEMENTS. Special Notices—E. & W. laundry; A Hint, Belsinser & Cos.; Ret urn of Dr. J. J.awton Hiers. Cheaper Than Barc-lliad- -1!. H. I.t-vy A Cos. Bicycles—Rambler Bicycles. Hotel—The Planter's Hotel, George W. I.vons, Manager, Savannah, Ga. Our September Clearance Sale—Chas. Marks. White. Black and Colored Wash t>rcss Goods—Leopold A lb r. The Sale of Handkerchiefs— Falk Cloth ing Company. Hides—R. Kirkland. Financial—Haight & Freese, Bankers and Commission Merchants. New York. Medical—World's Dispensary Prepara tions; Erie Medical Company; Ayer's Hair Vigor; Cutieura Remedies; Hood's Sarsa parilla; S. S. S.; Castoria. Cheap Column Advertisements—Help Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent; 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 * |m ua j Him I tin i' fitrt in v% *on 1 n**m**, to*#i uiUfite.ii ( | 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.