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Meetings—Georgia Historical Society; Hibernian Society; DeKalk Lodge No. 9, I. O. O. F.; Meeting of the Bar. Amusements—Fanny Davenport at the Theatre. Spkci At, Notices—As to Bills against Br. Steamship Ashdell; as to Crew of Br Steam ship Kmhleton. Legal Notices—Application to Sell. Great Clearance sale—Gray A O'Brien. V Publication—" Miss Churchill.” a New L* Novel, D. Appleton A Cos.. Publishers, r SteaxiSlmp Schedules —Balt.morc Steam ship Cos.; General Transatlantic Cos. Displat of Novelties—Daniel Hogan, ■fan? Column advertisements—Km- tv anted; Miscellaneous. In Atlanta, just now, there is a sub picious silence on the subject of prohibi tion. Congressmen will now begin their tampaigns of handshaking and expiana • Mon. In many Georgia towns .Memorial day fcas ceased to be observed. “How toon are we forgot'.” It looks as if the Mexicans will never be satisfied until the l.'nited States give them another whipping. There i an awful rumor to the eft'ecl that John E. Bryant will act as John Bhermau’s guide during the latter’s Southern tour. By-the-way, while President Cleveland is resting, why shouldn’t he come South and vet acquainted with the best part of liU constituency. How sweet would be the peace of the country if all the State Legislatures had adjourned sine die when the Forty-ninth -Congress took its departure! The*\>apers report the formation of a large number of land companies in Geor gia, but, singularly enough, jgttener than otherwise they deal only in Alabama lands. k Having ridiculed Janies Russell Lowell Until he begins to think that he himself iwrote Richard 111., Chicago feels that obe has gotten even with Boston for buy ing Baseballist Kelly. The owner of the Coronet thinks his vessel will be ready to begin the great ocean race with the l)auntless on Maroh 30. In the meantime, the bets on the re sult are largely increasing in number. • Friends of the condemned Chicago An archists are lustily calling for more jponey, but it comes in slowly. Perhaps is because it is known that the Jriends are m greater need than the An archists. “.Negrowump” is a word recently eoined to characterize the negroes who Support President Cleveland. About the time of the next electiou for President the country will be full of “Negro yvumps.” Ex-Senator Van Wjrck is reported to be in the sulks because the Senate did not adopt resolutions of regret on account of the expiration of his term. Au ex-Sena tor, Use a dead lion, it ol very little Im portance. Senator Ingalls has invited W. D. How ells to go to Washington aud write “The .American Novel.” The Senator doubt less wishes to figure as the hero, but iiow alls would be alraid to put suen a roarer In a novel. Harvard College, it is said, will expend |230,U00 in taking astronomical observa tions in tbe South. Heretofore such ob servations In tbe South have been taken by spoony young couples who never j,hought it necessary to expend more than The price of a few plates ol ioe eream. Piesident Cleveland has been treated to a novel serenade. A negro band went to che W bite House aud played four times Jn succession, “There’s a New Coon* in 'own To-day.” The serenade was given on the day Trotter was appointed Re corder of Heeds for ths District of Co lumbia. The Atlanta Evening Capitol asks: •‘Does tbe Morning News expect that -we would give up half the city tor one school?” No, not “free of cost.” But there Is no telling what Atlanta wouldn’t give up, when there is a “surplus not otherwise appropriated” in the Stale Congress ought to make a change in Its method of dealing with tbe appropria tions Dills. They should be passed early in the session, so as to allow tbe I’rosi (WgU plenty of time to examine and sign, They are of too much im pomNfckr the country to be postponed until of tbe session. A judge at Akron, 0., In speaking of the Salvation Army, said recently that he considered It fully as demoralizing to the joung as tbe skating rink. Ham Jones doesn’t agree with him, for be thinks the Balvation Army is what the Melhcdist Cburob was one hundred years ago. It f Js generally agreed, however, that Sam Jones Is not always right. George M. Pullman, tbs millionaire car builder, has been knighted by King Hum bert, or Italy. Tbe order of knighthood, a formal dooument In Italian with an English translation, was received by Mr. {Pullman a few days ago. Tbe taut is very surprising. If King Humbert had i knighted one of Pullman’s porters uo s body would bavs wondered. Take Down rho Fences. There is a growing sentiment lu this j county in favor of doing away with leuces. It is probable that if the ques tion o! "tenoe” or “no fence” were sub mitted to the people tbe majority would be found in favor of “no fence.” The cost of fencing land is very great,so great indeed that It prevents a great deal of laud iti thia county from being cultivated that is well adapted for planting pur poses. fn other pails of this State and in other State* the adoption of the “no fence” law lias resulted ;n a rapid increase in the cultivated araa. There is another thing whtoh follows the adoption of the “no feuce” law. It is tbe improvement of live stock. The poor, scianny cattle and razor-back hogs disappear, and in their stead are found well-fed, sleek-looking and profit yielding animals. The increased area placed under cultivation furnishes an ample surplus to keep the stock in good condition, lu this county, as a rule, cows which are kept for their milk are confined in pastures, and the compara tively worthless aud hall-starved animals are permitted to run at large to pick up food wherever they can find it. I’revious to the adoption of the “no fence” law in a majority of the counties of this State, it was estimated that the cost ol the fences was greater than the value of the cultivated land. AVhilethe fences in this county are not worth more than the land that is tilled, they are a heavy tax upon the farmers and gardeners. They only serve one pur pose, and that is to protect the growing crops from the half-starved cattle which are straying about. The burden of main taining fences has to be borne for tiie ben efit ol the owners of cattle, which would be much more valuable if confined in pas lures aud properly fed and cared lor. The citizens of Savannah are interested in having every bit of the tillable land of the county put under cultivation. The great increase in farm and garden pro ducts which would follow would benefit tbe city in many ways. The adoption of the “no fence” law would quickly double the number cf (arms and gardens in the county, would relieve the farmers and gardeners of a great expense, and would give an impetus to agriculture that noth ing else could. Will not the farmers aud gardeners take hold of this matter? It is well worth their attention. Themoney that is now spent for new fences and in repairing old ones could be used to great advantage in opening new lands and im proving farm buildings. Open tillage tueaus better farms and more of them, and better and more profitable cattle. The I’resident’s Mistake. The New York Times commends the President for relusing to sign the river and harbor bill. It points out that on Nov. 1 last there was on hand for work and harbors *16,636,362, and argues that there was not. therefore, any necessity for the $10,300,0(X) more which the defeated bill carried. Clearly the Times doesn’t know what it is talking about. Take the Savannah harbor for instance. The unexpended appropriation will be exhausted by next July or August, and there Is no probabil ity that there Will be another appropria tion made within a year from that time. Work on tbe harbor improvement will, therefore, be suspended for a whole year or more. In that time the improvement will suffer great damage, and tbe com merce of tbe port will be obstructed. The cost of repairing the damage will doubtless amount to as much as the cost of completing the improvement. It is probable that the same condition of affairs, to some extent, exists in other narbors. Perhaps the President and the Times consider this eoonomy. Does not the President know that suspending work on public Improvements does not lessen tbe cdst ol them? It increases the cost, anil that, too, largely. The govern ment engineers are not going to waste the appropriations. If au appropriation Is larger for any river and harbor in any year than is needed it will not be wasted. It will be used the following year. The Presidout clearly made a mistake in re fusing to sign the river and harbor bill. A Few Dissenters. There are n few of Thomasville’s citi zens it seems who are opposed to proposed railroads from their city to Monticello and Tallahassee. They are afraid Thom asvllle will lose a little of her trade and some of her winter visitors If tbe roads are built. They are certainly short sighted persons. The more railroad con nections Thomasville has tbe greater will be her trade, aud her attractions as a winter resort will be increased. She is just as likely to draw trado from Monti oello and Tallahassee as either ol those towns is to draw trade Irom her. The development of the country round about her will go Thomasville an immense amount of good. As tbe surrounding country improves her trade will improve. Her lino climate will always insure her a reasonable share ot tbe winter visitors to the South, and will also recommend her as an excellent location for certain kinds of manufactories. Instead of opposing tbe projected rail roads sba ought to be gratified at tbe prospect of getting them. They will not cost her a cent, and they are certain to Increase her importance and prosperity. It is probable that the number of ber citi zens who fail to ses the advantage tbe proposed roads will- be to ber is small. It Is noticeable that both Tallahassee and Montioello regard them with great favor, even though they will bs at considerable expense to get tbem. They bave goue to work energetically to raise tbe necessary money for the grading required of thorn. Grand Master Workman Fowderiy oc cupies a luxurious mansion on Broad street, Philadelphia. He was found there the other day by a reporter, who asked him a question about a matter that was disturbing the public mind, lie replied: *'l must admit that 1 have not read tho papers and know nothing about it.” This places nira in anew and un pleasant light. It is not much of a man, these days, who doesn’t read the papers. When the new capitol Is ilnisbed it is not improbable that the opera house rookery in Atlanta may bo converted in to a dime museum. It would be just, the plaoo to exhibit a wax figure of Develop, er Kimball, standing on a miniature mountain, with his right foretlnger point ing to tbe paper railroads which make the map of Georgia reaomble a gridiron. SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: MONDAY. MARCH T. 1887. Business and Suicide. While suicides ' (ire frequent, it is not often even in a country as large as this that three are reported on the same day. On one day of this week three persons died by their own hands. Tne first, Annie Maria Barker, whose horns was in Jeffer sonville, Ind., killed herself because she was disappointed iu love. The second, George Symouds, a carpenter, whose home was in Omaha, Neb., killed himeelf in a fitol despondency. Tne third, A. O. Payne, a traveling salesman, whoss home was in Conneaut, 0., killed himself on ac count of financial troubles. The history of suicides shows that they are much more frequent In cities than in the country. The victims, it is held, are either sacrifices to bad habits, or are driven to madness by the bewildering whirl of city life. A distinguished physician, who has given much study to the causes of suicides, declares that the larger numberof them results fromliving too fast. He does not mean too fast in the sense of dissipation, but In that of working all the time at high pressure aDd without needed rest. Tbe danger ol such a life has often been pointed out by physicians, and the press has repeatedly uttered uords o f warning on the subject, but with apparently little effect. It Is a well-known fact that busi ness men in this country, of all classes, are at work too many hours out ol the twenty-four. Not only is this true, but in many cases tbev do not give enough time to their meals. A traveling sales man,whose home is in Savannah, said, the other day, that he frequently misses two meals eaqji day from Monday morning until Saturday night, when he is on the road. In addition to this hurtful prac tice, he does not know what it is to have regular hours lor sleeping. Sometimes he sleeps eight hours in a night, some times three, and sometimes none. When becomes home for his Sunday rest, he is worn out, and generally spends the en tire day In bed. In such a life there is no satisfaction, and, if It does not result in madness or suicide, it is almost certain to result in il! health that lasts until death comes as a relief. It is argued that there is no help for it, that the demands of business re quire that the laws of nature shall be de fied, nnd that if one refuses to undergo the hardships of such a life another may bo easily found who will not refuse. Doubtless tbe argument is founded upon facts, but there ought to be some remedy. “Do thyself no barm” is a command meant as well for the physical as the spiritual life of men. Those who direcc the busi ness of the country are responsible, and they ought to manage so that life shall not be so needlessly sacrificed. License to Marry. The other day the Morning News an nounced the marriage of Janisb, the ac tress, and George W. Moore, a member of her company. The announcement was based upon a telegram to a New York pa per, but it seems that the marriage did not take place. Another telegram ex plains that while Janish was conversing with Moore at Danville, Va., on the subject of marriage he told her that in the United States a license authorizing marriage was very easily obtained. She expressed surprise, and doubted his ability to prove his as sertion. Whereupon he went to the proper officer and obtained a license per mitting himself and Janish to marry. He showed it to her, and it is needless to say that she was convinced, in accordance with the law the license was recorded. A reporter saw the record, and very natur ally supposed that Janish had become Mrs. Moore. The case is interesting because it sug gests possibilities not at all pleasant. It any man, not known to the proper officer, can obtain a license to marry any woman whom he mav mention, it is easy to see that many unpleasant complications might result. Suppose, for instance, that to gratify his ill-feeling toward a success ful rival a man should obtain a license to marry the lady who had rejected him. To cause endless gossio of the most un pleasant nature, it would then only be necessary for him to show the license to a reporter, or to a talkative friend. Anotnor complication, still more un pleasant, might be brought about by some one’s obtaining a license for the marriage of parties entirely innocent of any intention to unite their destinies. A case which happened in this State, some years ago, will illustrate. A mischievous young man went to the Ordinary of a mountain county and obtained a license authorizing a friend of nis and a young lady, both of whom lived in another county, to marry. Tba fact that the license had been issued was mentioned in the county paper, and in this way it was made known in the county in which the victims of the joke lived. They were surprised and distressed. Their friends received their explanations with doubt. The male victim found it impossible to satisfy tbe young lady whom he was about to marry, and the result was that she nover became bis wife. Uri der the present practice, almost any young man or young woman might oe subjected to a similar unpleasant expe rience. The subject Is one for the attention of legislators. Cases like those that bave been mentioned are rare, but that Is no reason why they should not be rendered impossible. Marriage is too sacred a tiling to be made a joke of, or to be trifled with to the discomfort and injury ot the unsuspecting. Ex-Senator Jones, of Florida, it is said, will seek re-election by the Florida Leg islature m April, in doing this it is also said that he will exp lain to that body the true reason for bis long absence from Wasnington, which, he claims, will not only vindicate his course, but will oreatc a national sensation on accouut of tbo charges he will make agaluet certain statesmen of high standing. For the present be declines to say what is tbo na ture of tbe charges, but it is believed tbat be will try to show that he has been made tne vlollm ot a conspiracy. Mrs. James Brown Totter has Anally announced her intention of going on tbe stage. She will make her first appear ance in London sometime soon. The l’rluoe and Princess of Wales have as sured her that going on the stage will make no difference in their friendship for her. Of course tbe condescension of the Prince and Priuces will be very gratify ing to Mrs. Potter’s friends lu her own country. CURRENT COMMENT. Not Entirely Insane. Pram the It ire uri Republican (Dem.) .^, th , fraeh men inthe Senate as tbe Hoars, the Us es, ibeonly possible Dawes, aDd other survivals of the paleozic period. Kiddle oerger s call for a chestnut bell shows thst he is capable of an occasional gleam of sanity. Syuipatliy of .Justice. from the Cleveland PI liudealer (/tan.) How public opinion differs. One leading newspaper terms tne hanging of Mrs. Druse a judicial murder, while another calls it the flanging of a monster. 8} inpathy is too often ooufounded with justice, if justice was al ways permitted to lake its course the crimi nal ranks would be considerably lessened. The Vice Presidential Bird. Pram the Raehville American (Rem,) President making alwavs begins early, but the V ice Presidential bird is not an early hus l*er for the worm. The reas m for this is that all Vice Presidential possibilities are general ly candidates for the Presidential nomination and the former office must wait and seek a man among the defeated aspirants for the first place on the ticket. Gov. Foraksr’i Size. From the Chattanooga Timee (Dem.) Gov. Foraker, of Ohio, never gets on his feet that he fails to sneer at the South as “the section we had to whip and which Is now thankful to us for whipping it.” This is the tone of a tuppenny small fellow, the language of a petty demagogue. It has more of the swagger of the coward about it than the style cf a brave and generous American citizen. Foraker is probably honest, as politicians go, but he sems to be a mean-spirited little thing. BRIGHT BITS. After debating along time astotheproper inscription to pnt on the gravestone of a man who was blown to pieces by a powder mill his friends decided on the following; "He was a man of excellent parts.— liurlinyU.n Free Pre*K. In the Court of Assizes: “Prisoner, yon have lieen accused of murdering your wife. What baveyou to sav?” “Your honor, my life with her had become insupportable.” "But you could have asked for a separation or divorce.” "Impossible. I had sworn never to leave her until death parted us.”— hTench Paper. “These strikers are all alike,” said Blun derborc; “my daughter was reading last night about one of them. Mark O’Bozzaris was his name; evidently of Irish extraction. Well this fellow made a speech to his district as-ombly, and called upon his knightly com pamo is in strike to the death, and wound up ov telling them to strike, for t heir native land. They merely wanted the earth, you know; they didn't care a copper w hether it was fenced in or not.”—Button Trmn.cr.pt. "What’s the reason Charlotte doesn’t come to school?” asked the teacher of a little tow headed boy Monday morning. “I dunno,” replied tiie boy, as he nearly ruined his hat by pulling it instead of lifting it off his head, "but I guess it’s on account of her beau.” “Isshe going to get married?” “ w ell, the acts like it. I saw her pull her beau’s hair last night, and that’sthe way mn treats pa. I guess sis is practicin’ for the wedilin’.” —A eten n Independent. Young J.apy (A. D. 1900—How much is that chignon? Ilair Store Man—l can let vou have that for ioo. "Can you add a little to it to make it stand alittle higher?” “I can make it three feet high if yon wish.” “Oh! how becoming it will be iben. Can you have it built by to-morrow night?” “Easily.” “Well, don’t forget it, because I bave an en gagement, and you know it is against the rule to wear bonnets at the theatre now.— Omaha World . “How did your suit progress last night? D.d you sing sweet songs in the pale moon light? Did she sit by your side in the evening hush? Did she breathe in your cars tbe softest gusli? Did the world teem fair, aud the earth all bright? How did your suit progress last night?” “With some other fellow she went to the show. And yet my progress was far from slow: But such progress as that will by no means suit, When ’tie helped along by the old man’s boot.” — Guodall't bun. Anxious Mother—l do wish yon would talk to Ethel about marrying Mr.Moneybags. 1 am sure it will be better for her to be an old man's darling than a young man’s slave. Anxious Father—l have, but it’ uo use. •* w hat did she say?” “She said if ] didn’t shut up she’d puli my whiskers.” “Yes.” “And slap my face.” “Yes.” • ‘And hit me with the poker “Yes.” “And burn the house down and—” “Poor child, 1 fear she Is fated to be a young man’s slave.” —Omaha World. PERSONAL. One of Allan G. Thurman’s hoobics is the culture of fancy chickens. Congressman 8. S. Cox’s book on Constan tinople is to be published this spring. The President finds leisure at present to take a short drive every day with his wife. In addition to writing a comic oners, Ella Wheeler Wilcox is going to write a biood aud-thunder play. Vito Ckbcolone. who died recently at Milan, has left by will his entire fortune, amounting toSPiO.OOO, to King Humbert. Tamagno, the leading tenor in Verdi’s “Otello,” gets 8700 a night; Maurel, the bari tone, gets s'-oi;and Mine. I’antaleoni, the •‘ideal Dostiemona,” gets only SIOO. In composing comic operas Sir Arthur Sul llvan often works from noon to daylight the next morning without a break. Mr. Gilbert usually works from 11 p. m. to 2 or 3 a. m. Clara Barton, President of the American National Red Cross, .is now in Albany, Tex., administenqg to the wanes of tbo sufferers bv the recent flood aud storm in that section of the country. Prince Louis Napoleon, who recently asked to go to Massowah. as his tinforluuale cousin asked to go to Zululand, in order "to tight barbarism in the interest of civiliza tion.” now elects to stay at home. Capt. John Fricsson, the great naval in ventor. works ten hours per day. Some of the young inen who are opposed to the ten hour system should drop in after hours and lake a look at the venerable toiler. Thomas M. Gkuelle is the very appropri ate name of the Chairman of tne Executive Committee of the new misfit party lateiy horn at Cincinnati. The official pap of the infant is likely to bo very thin for several years. Gsn. Boulanger, the bellicose French Min ister, when engaged in debate, drinks only sugared water. Bismarck drinks brandy and ivaier. But Boulanger, on being recently questioned on his taste, answered that one can keep a cooler head on sugar than on brandy. Since April 18 Henry E. Abbey has travel ed more than 6U.C09 miles. lie has been across the North Atlantic four times, to nnd from Now York to Liverpool twice, aud from Bor dea ix to Buenos Ayres and return. He has also been across the continent three times and to Mexico. . CitAio Tolliver, the Rowan county, Ky., desperado, lias been in Cincinnati purchasing drv good* to the amount of $2,000. He is now a Deputy fita-riff -f the county he has terror Izcd, is a peaceful and law-abiding citizen, and has a successful business. He nover drinks whisky aad has given up carrying a revolver. It has been discovered that Surgeon Gen eral Fox and Gen. Horne were the staff offi cers whom Gov. Loun burv cautioned about drinking punch. What the Governor of Con necticut said to his staff is destined to be come as renowned as the romnrk the Gover nor of Norih Carolina made to the Governor of South Carolina. Col. W. H. Bolton, who achieved fame as a volunteer artillery officer and has been con victed of embezzling post office moneys, is dying in the Chicago county jail of general urosi ration. "I’m dying.” he said to a re porter on Monday. ”l)ou’l say anything more unkind of me, please, on my wife’s ac count. as she reads the papers.” M. andMmk. Munkacksy recently enter tained nt dinner in Paris Mine. Minnie Han* aud her husband, the Chevalier H'esse-War togg. ft Is made known that M. Munkaeksy is presently to paint a life-size portrait of \liiu. 11 auk. drp.etlng her in a walking co -and wearing a broad "Gainsborough” hat. M. and Mme. Munkacksy are shout to visit Vienna, where the eminent artist is to decorate the ceilings of the now Court Mu seum. CHAMPAGNE FRAPPK. How it Wa* tJod to Make a Waiter SbiTtr. A famous millionaire sat on the edge of a table in the Casino at Newport one night, and stared at his boots in dismay, writes Btakely Hall in the New York World **Yaw !” he yawned in an excess of bore dom, as he raised his eyebrows and rammed his hands deep into his pockets, “'lt’s alow; monstrously slow.’" Apparently it wa*. One or two men in faultless attire smoked near a window. Others sprawled in languid desperation in the deep arm-chairs, and an eminent stock specu lator added drowsiness to it all by snoring with subtle, but penetrating, regularity in the corner. It was a sultry night, and the negro waiters mopped their hlact faces as they whispered together in the corridor. The ennuied millionaire could almost hear the lap ping of the water in the harbor against tne sides of his beautiful steam vacht. His horses moved uneasily in the heat without, and rat tled the big pole chain imp&iientiy. It was nearly midnight in the queen of American watering places, and nothing was going on. The millionaire kicked his heels peevishly against the table and motioned to one of the waiters. Tliev all scrambled for ward in such hasiethat the oldest one slipped and almost fell. The great man smiled, whereat a wave of joy passed over the dusky group, and all but one retired with teeth in full review. AVho is unhappy when a million aire smiles, "Is the champagne well iced?” asked the man of means, good-naturedly “It is, indeed, sah. De las’ bottle wuz froze dead hard." “Bring me some.” When the waiter poured it out it was so cold that it dribbled slowly into the glass and sent up a milk white mist almost, as thick as the foam that raced to the top of the glass, while the dew gathered in heads on the bot tle. The millionaire smiled gently as he gazed at the champagne, and then he glanced at the panting waiter. “Would you liko to shiver, Thomas?” ho asked solemnly. "Me, sah!” said the waiter with a chuckle. “Dere aintnot’in’ dis heah wuld ud make me sliivah t’night, sah—no’n’ deedy.” “Oh. yes, there is.” “Squese me. sail. but I'm roastin’. I am, ’n 1 dim’ h’leve I'll evar be col’ again.” "I’ll make you shiver in two minutes by the watch, or I'll give you $50.” “Go ahead, sah!” Withont more ado the millionaire took the champagne bottle from the other’s hand, turned it upside down, thrust it calmly down the back of the darav’sneck and left it there, while the champagne dripped gently down the waiter’s spine. Then, watch in band, he waited, while the loungers sat up and the waiters moved in from the corridors with their eyes fairly starting from their heads. ’•Don’ you shivah, you fool niggah!”said the foremost ot them in a hoarse whisper to Thomas. “’F y’ do I’ll—l’ll kick yo' head offen y’ body, shuh. Y’ got a chance f’ ter pay me dem seviug dollars now, au’ if y’ miss it I’ll lam y’—l will fer a far’.” Meanwhile, the waiter stood there, with pursed lips, staring eves and clenched fists. His head was bent forward and his legs spread apart, while ills breath came in mighty snorts. The loungers were crowning around with their watches in their hands, making bets rapidly, while the time wore slowly a av. Present.lv the millionaire shouted: “One minute!” “Oh. Lordy.” moaned Thomas, in a voice like the soulful roar of a cavern by the sea, “I'm a-gnin’. I’m a-goin’.” “Remember dem seving dollyahs.” There was an awful hush, the sound of the grinding of African teeth, a Wild “Huh-wu wu-woooo!” followed by helpless chattering, and Thomas stood shaking like an aspen leaf, witli one eye turned appealingly on the $7 man. while’the other sought the face of the millionaire. One after another the waiters essayed the tost, and for two hours the Casino was the liveliest spot in America. Then tne famous millionaire climbed contentedly to the seat of Ink cart, knd murmured, as he drove home in the moonlight: “It wasn’t so monstrously slow, after all.” Boulanger and the Sneak Tlilef. From. the Philadelphia Inquirer. The interest attaching to the recent actions of the French Minister of War, M. Boulanger, recalls an experience that official ha 1 with a thief while sojourning in this city during the Yorktowu celebration in 1831. M. Boulanger was at the time a guest at the Continental Hotel, and one night awakened to find a thief in the act of securing his watch from the bu reau. The General lost no time, bnt jumping from the bed and seizing his ssbre held the intruder at hay while calling loudly for a “gendarme.” The regular officer of the home was sent up by the clerk, but as he was not in full uniform M. Boulanger re fused to surrender his nrisoner to him. A patrolman was sent for, and upon his arrival the thief was delivered into custody. He was eicortcd to headquarters, given a hearing, and immediately sent into court, where, before noon, he had been tried, convicted and sentenced to five years in the Eastern penitentiary- M. Boulanger was astonished at ihe rapidity with wnieh the officials of America in cities dealt with their criminal classes. He intended sailing for home the day following the attempted theft, hut hail concluded to miss one steamer rather than have the thief escape punishment, aud the promptness with which the fellow was railroaded formed the subject of a letter of thanks to the Chief of Police from the Min ister. The. fellow served his full term, less the usual commutation on account of good behavior while in prison. Clara Foltz. Attorney at Lv. frt m the Kaneue City Tione. One of the passengers on the incoming San ta Fe train from ihe Pacific slope last even ing was a i oung lady. She was remarkably pretty. aud on that account the natural in terst always shown by other passengers in a young girl traveling alone was in no degree lessened in this instance. On arriving here she declined the proffered escort of a gentle man and lady to a hotel, and, gathering her bundles, she packed them into the arms of the porter and under his direction went to the Blossom House. Dismissing the hoy, she rang the hell in the parlor, and when it was res|indect toshe sent her card to the clerk. It read: “Miss Clara Foltz,, Attorney at Law, San Francisco.” The olerk was astonished, and thought the young lady had sent ttie wrong card by mis take. He had met oae lady lawyer, Mrs, Bel va Lockwood, of Washington, and Belva’s maka-up was hardly like that ot the young girl in the parlor. It proved true, however, that the young lady is a disciple of Black stone, aud the first lady lawyer on the Paci fic slooe. She comes to Kansas City to take part in an Important land suit in the United States Court. Miss Foltz, has been practicing in the California courts for some time and has worked up a fine paying practice. She is said to bo an excellent criminal lawyer, aud can bring a jury to tears as easily as Clara Morris does a ladies’ matinee. A Miner Millionaire. From the fait Lake Tribune. A miller in Leadvillo, Col., who crd neither read nor write, is worth to-day at least $.'{,000,000. Four years ago he hadn’t a penny, except what he earned from day to day as a miner. His name is. John L. Morris sey. He Is a young man. not more than 32 or 8. The Crown Point mine,like Tom Brown’s Golcouda, was just about paving expenses. Her owners offered to sell her for *40,000. Morrissey went to Chicago and Interested Diamond Joe Reynolds lu the matter. Rey nolds knew that Morrissey was an authority on ll lie couldn’t write lus name. He tlmiliv t^,e Crown Point, agree ing to give Morrissey a half interest after the original sum was repaid. Within thirty days they struck a vein of high-ciass ore that has yielded them a monthly income of *IB,OOO apiece ever since. There is said io bo *5,000,- Ouo worth of ore in eight. Morrissey cannot even tell the tune of day. Ills a stock joke among the hoys, if you ask Morrissey what o’clock it is, for him to pull from bia fob a *SOO watch, and, with a ooudeoseending air. tell you to "luk for yerself ami then ye’ll know 1 am not lying to yes.” A Litrty’ii lint. /'rum Bt'iiravia. Woven, plaited, shaped by fashion's Kimd and unbroken laws, A lady’s hat is like her passions, Keith and fancies—built on strnws. But beautiful with silk and laco, Nature It o’erlald by art, Just as her coquettish (trace Conceals from men the woman’s heart, Feathers curling white and gracious. What sweet virtues emblemed there! Hath not innocence, nil precious, Like those plumes, full need of caret If you say that I am stupid. Mad. perchance, as any hatter! Well. I’ll laugu like nymph-caught Uupiil, And say. as he did—Bali! what matter? “What did you learn at sonool to-day. my little lad?” “1 learned what ‘feminine’ means; mamma Is feminine•' •’And what are you?” “Masculine.” “And papa?” “Singular— mamma said K,-frsnah fun. ITEMS OF INTEREST. Wine (nearly 500 gallons) that left Jerusa lem Dec# 15 has been received in Chicago, where it is to be used for Pas.-over purposes. Tne First Xatioual bank of Helena, Mon., has on exhibition *4,700 in Cccur d’Alene gold that was oounded out in mortars by two men in two weeks It includes two nuggets worth *350 each, A vessel with a cargo of forty-four os triches arrived recently at Galveston, Tex, This is the second cargo within twelve months. The birds are for ostrich farms in California, and came from Natal. A fourteen-ye ar-Oi.d scholar in the dis trict school near Yandalia, 111., took a swal low from his ink bottle the other day to see how it would taste. The next morning he died. His physician said that the ink con tained a deadly poison. A letter from the Indian Territory has been received at the Interior Departmental Washington addressed to the “Hon. Robert McClelland. Secretary of the Interior Depart ment.” Mr. McClelland was Secretary un der President Pierce, from 1853 to 1857. Little Belle McNichol, of St. Louis, playing with her pet Scotch terrier, accident ally locked herself in a small and nearly air tight closet The dog at once ran down stairs, an l by his actions induced a servant to follow him to the closet, where she found the child unconscious. Belle would have died in a few minutes more but for the ter rier. A YOUNG lad in Kingston, N. Y.. Is the pos sessor of a tame pigeon, which follows him wherever he goes. On Tuesday it followed him on his way to school. As soon as he saw it he carried it back to the house. After he had been in school some time the teacher saw the pigeoD making its way into the school-room, and the boy had to carry the bird home a second time. There are three counties in lowa where women have been elected, and to-day are dis charging the duties of County Recorders. These counties are Madison, Warren and Cerro Gordo. There are also ten counties which have elected women as county school superintendents. It seems that according to the .State laws women can be elected to any office, except that ot legislator. SIX-YEAR-OLD HERBERT ANTHONY, of Reading, Pa., has a pet terrapin that has a decided love for music. At the sound of any music it wadd’ea toward the source, sticking its head and neck out of its shell iust as far as possible. It lias its own particular corner of the kitchen, and insists upon staying there. It drinks a little water every other day aud eats a little raw beet every third day. An actor, who “is only awaiting the offer of a desired site” on which to erect a theatre n Boston, spoke of his prospective enterprise to a Pittsburg reporter the other day and said, in answer to the query, “Will It be a stock theatre or a combination house?” “A combi nation theatre, certainly. There are only about four stock theatres in the United States now. All the rest have gone forever.” A young woman, a graduate at Smith’s College, Northampton, Mass., and afterward at Oxford, England, tells us that at the latter inditutionof learning she was asked by a young English woman whether she “came over in a Pullman?” The venerable Lord Crewe asked a Bo;tonian recently about to sail for home "whether he stopped any where on the way.” Such little mistakes are natural—to some. A prominent Boston artist who died many years ago became in his latter days a broken down drunkard. He used to go around beg ging from his friends, and to facilitate his work had the printed request “Lend me a quarter’' pasted in nig hat. Then when making a call be would take off his hat, and there was the mute appeal before the eyes of his in tended victim. The scheme worked well for years. Recently the Cardinal Prefect of the Prop aganda laid at the feet of the Pope 70,000 lire Peter’s pence from the Archbishop of New York. On the same occasion the rector of the North American College, Dr. O’Connell, pre sent and 9.000 lire Peter’s pence from the diocese of Buffalo. 553 lire from the diocese of Kansas CRY. ami 506 lire from Bishop Glorieux. vicar-apostolic of Idaho, the last named sum being the first collection of Peter's pence from the new vicariate. The remark is current that “Judge Rea gan, of Texas, will he the only farmer in the Senate,” but its propriety is most doubtful. There are numerous other Senators who have farms. They do not work them personally, nor depend upon them for a living, nor vet de rive any especial pecuniary profit from them. But then neither does Mr. Reagan. His wife runs the farm and says they lose money' on it; for the Boil is too sandy to raise any crops, and the sand is too poor to matte into glass. Frank M. Gray, editor of the Lincoln County (W, TANARUS.) Times, is a stanch Republi can, while his wife is a dyed-in-the-wood Democrat. This explanation is all that is necessary to introduce the following an nouncement, found in the last issue of the above mentioned paper: “The editor hereof has left for points on the railroad, hence the Democratic editor and devil are in charge. Bring on vour Democratic editorial now n<i we’ll fix the Republican head of this concern too plenty.” The Biddle House, the largest hotel m De troit, covers an acre of ground, nag six acres of floor, and Is worih *SOO 000. Luther Beech er, who owns it, has had trouble for twenty years in renting the property, and now pro poses to give it to ihe public. If he can sell it lie will give *5f0.000 to a fund for the charita ble institutions in the city. If he can rent it at $50,000 a year he will apply the rental to the same purpose. If he can neither 6ell nor rent, he will cut up the big building and de vote it to charitable purposes. Fifty-three Years ago Isaac Sinstiaugh and Lydia Colton were 10-year-old school children near Wayneshurg, I’a., snd very much attached to each other. Lydia’s parents moved West and tlie children were separated, •In time Isaac married and reared a large fam ily. and about ten vears ago his wife died. He then lived at Palaskaia. O. About a year ago he decided that he’d try and find Lydia, of whom he had lost all trace; and after'long trying he found i hat she was a widow in st. Ixiuis. He wroe to her and she wrote to him, and the other dav he sent her some money and she started for Ohio, where she was met by Isaau who married her then and there. Says the Syracuse (N. Y.) Standard: One dav some five years ago John , a pro fane carpenter who oscillates between Water ville and Sherburne villages, In the Chenago Valley, in the prosecution of his trade, while very angry with one of Ins men for spoiling some work, started to utter an oath, hut in stantly became speechless Less swearing was done in the valley on this account for a long while, and the story ran far and wide. John shortly joined the church, but his voice did not come back until a year ago, when, becoming very angry again and forgetting that he was soeecli'ess, he started to swear— and did, to his own utter amazement and thutof all in hearing, lie has since used his voice without difficulty. In a committee room of the Senate six Sen ators met the other day to celebrate a joyful event whioh occurred affecting one of the number. A splendid lunch was spread, and It included an abundance of champagne, the popular beverage in Washington. To the amazement of the host four of the six turned down the glasses and refused to drink even to his health. He swallowed his chagrin with his wine, anil finally sough; to cheer his tem perate guests wilh cigars. Although the finest brands were at haml only two of the party smoked, and Ihe host was constrained to re mark: “Genilemen. I beseech of von to never say anything about this exhibition of tem perance.” “Why," asked one of the parly. "Because,” he replied, “my constituent* would believe it was a lie and that all of us got drunk,” The Novoe Vremya.of St, Petersburg,states that Iskander Khan, a relativo of Abdurrah man, the Afghan Amir, now in the service of Persia, has requested permission tore-enter the Russian army, with his former rank or Lieutenant Colonel. This Afghan prlnceleft Afghanistan about twenty years ago with his followers, and attached himself to the Krair of Bokhara. Ho soon deserted the Emir for the Ru-siane, and took part with the latter in rapturing Samaroand. He then entered a Uu-etan Hussar regiment at Nt. Petersburg, hut one of his men in tho imperial escort be ing struck hy Ihe eomninmlrr, Iskand-r In sulted that officer and left Russia to reside in Ktiglsml. He now reappears an a Persian General desirous of being replaced In the Itus.ian Guards, hut It Is not stated whether or not hi, request is tu he grimiest. Waiting JJmodrr. fra 1 ® 1 MOW JltM Flavors 11 | MOSTPERFECT MADE: Prepared with strictregard to Purity. Strength and Healthfulness. Dr. Price’s Baking Powder contains no Ammonia.Llme.Ahim or Phosphates. Dr. Price* Extracts, Vanilla, Lemon, etc., flavor deliciously. PRICE BAKING POWDER CO. Chisago and St Lait Dental Cream. MRS. GENERAL LOGAN'S DENTIST. TWO DISTINGUISHED CHEMIST* Prominent Ladiee and Four Dentists ol Balti more Agree upon one Thing. A discussion recently arose among some prominent ladies of Washington and Balti more, relative to the chemical neutrally Cand solubility of Zonweiss Cream for the teeth,which was referred to Dr. E. S. Carrol] of Washington (Mrs. General Logan’s Dentist), and four of the leading Dentists of Balti more, for whom the article was analyzed by two well known Chemists, Prof. J. Morrison of Washington, and Prof. P. B. Wilson of Balti more, both of whom pro nounced it soluble and free from anything injurious to the teeth. Dr. Carroll says it is the most perfect " dentifrice he has ever I seen. Zonweiss is a white A Tv?i'" Cream, put up in a neat /[ \ J /-d. jar, and applied to the ’sggJjf /Aj brush with a celluloid cy ivory spoon. It is very, very far superior to any other dentifrice the World has ever known. Price, 35 cts, SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. JOHNSON & JOHNSON, Operative Chemists, *3 Cedar St.. Heir York. For sale by LIPPMAN BROS., Lippman’i Block, Savannah. Sljoro. W. L. DOUGLAS The leading: ®3. Shoe £ of the world. Made of toe.,. ...■?■ j —& Best material, perfect fit an S Jf superior to shoes usually sold^fo / for $5 and |d Every oair warranted. Con* Sf/df .1 rress,Button ALaCO S2y\ f 4y ill styles of toe. xO ./-<?/ s3xfei LJ!best TAMN^* pk The great demand for this shoe hos been aanfft '.lent guarantee of its reliability; to make the pnb ic still better satisfied, we have made such improve nents that there can be no quest ion to our claim ol nakingffte beet S3 Shop, in the world* W. L. 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Clear the Skin. lon, the Nerves. ■ fe Vigor to the system. Done iON l. )M# ■ w them once and you will new nducrolets ‘ M I 4ce, 26 cents per bottle. Sold hv I I edlclne Dealer* generslly. Sent on rvr ■ ■ice In stamps, postpaid, lo any address. ■ J.F. SMITH & CO; „„ ■ anuiaclurers and Sni-'®. ou .‘.ik. I LIPPMAN BROB-. Sara"" ■ f CURE FiTSJI THvm Iny ruie luo nut m* l r | ni” 3 " *ipi B * iltno .nJ limn liuve t..-ru return •'“’ of r iT<. ■ ca] oui*. I hv* the | on * ft ! .r.PHV or FALL INO BICRNUK* * '! A’ftrrunt mf Teuiedv to ruro U . pf „r rr^ 1 , •tlipf® have UIIM 1* no n-oaon for n Ik’D'* °. 4 ■ore. Hen• l at ouce for * tiratise •*”* .office. 14 nfelllbl# remedy. Olva MproM •* u H lelUiUf lor e Irtal, eti.l I will ruro . c * . Xp* Addroae be. H. —* J tfigitro. ' B •MIUKKN OF -MFRA-’’ Him■ r-iioF TDK gUKKN ,|vg _ 1 ..Dll sold to date. 1 n .*11 ktioivlcilgo'l a* the bee', 10-ccutU I *' 9 market, eoW ever*whore- 9