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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-05-30
A Etiuev Landlord.

s'Weil. yes" said the Colone gssing
nieditatively in the fire, ''tske him all
in all, Dick Crawford was about the
clevercst fellow / ever knew. Forty
years ago. when Dick md ! were Young
fellows. practicing law on this side the
mountains. things had different hook
altogether than they bear uowaalava
The men rode, hunted. fought. and
made love harder than they seem 70 do
now. and there was more liro and rret-
gy about them. We used to ride forty
or fifty miles TO attend court. and aftei
business was over meet IN ono of the
old tayerns for a jovial supper. The
only tavern at Grecnbrief Court Hotise
IN those days was kept BY = man named
Gill. q paIavering knnvc, ~ stingy ~
the dickens. lie had q monopoly. ant
~ he used to scrimp bis meals. The
food was generally good. hut never
enough Of It. He knew this WIS the
only tavern for miles. Dick Crawford
was big. strong. fellow. who liked his
three square meals day, and many .
time he sworc he'd get even with old
Gin for half starving him. Ons day =
large crowd was assembled at Green
brier Court. There was murder tfial
going on, and tho whole county turned
out In consequences. At dinner time
we all went across the green to tho tav-
ern, and - usual found old Gill pro
siding with smiling cOuntenancg over
table with very little on Il save thu
dishes. Cfswsord surveyed the festise
board with iifesfasbihE eye. sAsk Z
blessing. Crawford" called ont one d
the young men At the far end q the
table. Quick ~ thought Crawfori
glanced around 70 ses that everybody
Was attending, then bent his heads fold.
Cd bis hands. and saia. In Z losds dis
tinct voice:
..Ob, Thou, VIA rite the ioates ind 6shn
lOO4 Down upon these empty eishcss
| 0ay'st Thou these elnpty dishes l5tl.
Blees an OF tls And d - old Gil"
The roar al iauEhser tiat followed
shook the houss, and Gill's fnce wAS !
study BnriinytOn HaUkeySs
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-05-30
The Dice Saved Them.
An Incid.n, in Il. rru..ian Military s.rv,

An Incident in the Prussian Military Service
This story il found in the memoirs Of
. Prussian officer of distinction. He
WAS a. the time on the staff of Gen.
Winterfield, one Of the most skillful and
competent captains of his day, and
Winterlicld was the gencralin command
at the time spoken Of.
Two soldiers had been condemned to
death. In drunken condition ut night
they had assaulted an officer Ct the line,
and one Of them had drawn knife up
on him, but he could not positively say
which of the twain held 1t. And tho
men themselves did not know. Neither
Of them remembered anything about it.
So both of them were condemned 70 be
shot.
They we're both excellent soldiers
and only one had been guilty OF using
. weapon.
The officers Of tho division. including
him who had bceu assaulted, asked that
the men might bc pardomc,l. At length
Winterlield said he would pardon one
OF them. Only one had held knife,
and only that one ought to die. He
would pardon ono and the Men must
decide " which Of them should be shot.
'.l4ct us shake the dicc," said one oi
the condemned
And tho other agreed to 1t. And 4
was agreed TO BY all interested. The
two men took their places by the side
| of a big drum and were to throw the
| dice upon its head. Two dice were
given them and \ proper box for shak'
| ing.
| The frst man threw two sixcA III
groaued in agony. He felt that he had
consigned his comrAde to death.
But when the second came to throw
he also threw tw0sixes. ''Wundcrful!''
cried the lockers on. They were or
dered N ahake and throw again.
This time tho second man thrcw frs
aud threw two aces. Good! I.d vii
live. Peter. But when Peter carnc h
throw. tho dsce presented two aces
And now tho beh0ldcrs were wonder
| stricken indeed.
| Another th-ow was ordered and Pete
threw 3 i've and = deuce. The othe
threw--fve- deuce. After the excite
mrnt had again subsided the men sho0i
once more. The Iirst threw Two fours
s.Oh, now throw Ewes and save your
seif, Peter" Peter thrsw-two fours
| At this point the colonel ordered then
to stop. He went and reported th
marvellous result to Wintertield. Sal,
he: ''Clearly, eestlemsn, providence
will have those two men to b. saved.
| And saved they were. The genera
cared not to oppose the wonderful fat
Of The dice. It did seem proyiticntiAl
| and ~, ha accented It
! Aud tho redeemed soldiers lived ;
prove that the saving fate had give
back to Prussia two 0f the very best IN
brhvest of her sons.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-05-30

The origin Of the term 'scatch-penny
"a said to be that after the execution in
London of one Weare for murder, >
publisher named Catchpin printed .
penny ballad entitled. I'VE are alive
ayain." When cried on the streets y
sold to the extent Of 1850. COO copies,
The persons buying supposing from the
sound the ballad had references 70
Weave. Il came therefore 10 b spoken
II s. ! .scatch-penny aflaiF.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-05-30

ssAre those cakes new maple sweAfr
ne asked, as be hsltsd before : stand on
Wall street.
..They are, sfr.
..Made tlris Minterl''
EYES, sfr. .
..From the pure sape'
s..The pure sap. sir
.sAud not adulteratedf" s.
.Not ID the least How fnasy viii
you haves''
ssNot one, / am looking for soree
cahes Of old maple sugar Some atleAse
: year Old. ! think nsw sugar ~
healthy. !"
ssI1f teil you whAk ~" I'D ~
keeper of the stand, - hsease IL volCs
confdehtial pitch. ~ Y0o went ~
cakes % iire cents eachs TII adnA tha1
/ Iied abUht II, ard thntt NJ = olA s1Gs
poiiSSed up viii I - c. ~
pasrontzela toor hps atesJy j - ~
~ dtr1es - So n
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-05-30
Hsd SEQ ID a Ii tie.

About the time that Daniel Drew be.
gan his Wall street career he was up
the country one time to visit some
friends. and two farmers called upon
him to decide case. One had sold the
other five bushels of wheat. and pro-
posed to measure it in hale b,sheI,
and sweep the top Of the measure with
a stick. The other objected, aud Uucle
Daniel was asked to decide.
"Well, legally speaking, a bushel is
Only bushel, he answered.
"And can the measure be swept oflp''
II Think it can"
..What with?"
"Well. if Twas selling wheat should
probably use half the head of flour
barrel"
(which edge OF it?'
..Gentlemen. that is point cannot
now decide on sighed the old man.
| "If was selling TO a widow or preach
| CIR am certain that should sweep the
measure with the straight edge, but If
was selling to man who pastures his
cows in the road and bis pigs in his
! neighbours corn. I'm afraid should use
the circular side, and scoop little TO
boot. ~ Val Street Daily NeWs.
/ r. ID. CUEtis writes as follows to the
Cult,uator and Country Gentleman con-
cerning seed corn: A friend a few years
ago undertook to improve his corn crop
BY planting all kinds mixed together.
| He conf .sed his plan was failure, =
be got no improved variety. but mixed.
up lot. just what the offspring would be
from . mongrel sire, illustrating still
further the similarity in the naturs
(breeding) Of corn and animals. A
great many farmers comfort thcmselve.
with tile notion that il they change seq.
with some other farmer they are doing
biz thing. This Is = mistaken idea
Seed shonld be improved and taken from
the farm where it is grown, and +
a which it has adapted itself. AZ home i
the place for improvement. The idea
thst the little germ of q seed can carr,
lhe qualities Of a good farm with i an
ridiculous, but 1t can carry with Y peca
! iiarities in its nature (gr,wth And ma
turisy) acquired IN ono placs, which VI
Is unsuitcsl tn AnDth1F.
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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-05-30

esvn0 bssr fee ueasiy three ysArs Receiver
u D. .. L,ud Osc :, At vermillirp, sna becsu
saQ1a,nt-o with the ocat aud qua ny OF
0rv. rum. 1T lans beoush VI the 1tIIinry of 4.
t.sA, b. vail 'f N tiy snssef MI eiters CT 4,
arsrfvS relative 80 lie Der rf scg hwy ti'fr
Gov r1uenr ssnds undsr thc sw- Il tha Unii
SUSIE. Also viii s'ieui promptly TO tLe canfe
SfsD 81 DAc ststofy ate teH : aud tiDBi" lead ~
ts.~s Q. on iands that have bren abt,'d.r .i
prep re Testimony tor with seea In case OF f
BOD W hotues eA,i~. In'nU; d om stead Z
tiss AID -sup ION eil'ns. Also parties dssi
n to As as T. m tors Or ter ,sn4 I'm ~ u
Q0,n, ~. sd bei cSb through hi rEce sitt
~ p~rsonAi susads"es u the i..cal land O6tcs
A-sass
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-19

Nobby Clothing. Where? At Appel Bros
New Scarfs, Collars and Guns,
And Celluloid Goods, at LaFar's.-Adc.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-19

The town talk is the reduction in thu
prices of Clothing at Leyy's.--AdU.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-19
A Pleasing Episode.

A pleasing incident in the visit of Gov.
Stephens to Savannah was enacted in his
apartments at the Screyen House Satur-
day morning.
At that hour a number of ladies and
gentlemen invaded the Governors room
and cordially paid their respects to him,
At the same moment the Governors aides.
de-camp surrounded their Chief, and one
of them, Col. j. f. Burke, presented to
His Excellency, in behalf of his brother
officers. unique and handsomely carved
orange stick which they had selected in
Florida.
The Governor pleasantly thanked his
aides for their considerable care of him
during his s0jOurn on the trip, and said
that while he had no use for stick, he
accepted the gift as token Of the kind
ness and good feeling OF the gentlemen
with whom he had been so pleasantly ass
ISOLATED socially and officially.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-19
The Influences of the sesqui.'

Interpreting the influences of the Ses-
qui-Centennial and in commenting on the
great success of the event and the recep-
ton Savannah accorded to the people of
the State, the Constitution, of Atlanta,
says:
'sThe Forest City fairly surpassed eX-
pectatiOn in the heartiness OF its hospital
ity, the detail and comprehension. of its
programme and the ease and courtesy
with which il handled and entertained the
great crowd that surged within its gates.
The testimony, as universal as it is pleas
ing. is that nothing in the State has here
tOfOre equalled it, and nothing that comes
after it will be likely to surpass it.
THE best result of the celebration is
that it has gone very far toward breaking
down a misunderstanding, a GOODNESS, a
prejudice (call it what you Will, that
has for some years existed between the
up-cOuntry and the coast people, and more
especially between the people OF SaYan-
nah and those of the upper towns and
cities of the State: Whether with or
without cause, this feeling has existed,
and has tended to estrange, or at least
prevent from becoming thoroughly en-
rapport, two peoples who are really one
people. After the determination of this
week there can be no more prejudice or
eSJfdngene0I. l0eT6 can Dc nO AlOIS
thoughts that the Savannahians are re-
served or Indifferent. They showed them
| selves the big-hearted, whole-sOuled, hos
| pitable people we have always known
| them to be. and it is not too much to say
that their reception and treatment Of the
| centennial sitOrs was revelation to
| thousands of up-cOuntrymen. Already
our streets are ringing with praise Of the
| Forest City and its brave and generous
| citizens. and the artificial GOODNESS that
| has existed has melted away in the gen.
| eral enthusiasm.
''In addition to this Savannah will re-
| ceiye vast commercial benefit from this
| celebration. There was little conception
| of the yastness of her trade-her immense
| facilities-the dispatch and accuracy
with which she handled an enormous vol
ume of business, Her most enlightened
visitors were amazed at the huge docks
and ships of the Central Railroad, and at
the fleets in her harbOr. Scores Of mer-
| chants have within our hearing confessed
/ their surprise and avowed their pride at
/ what they saw at the Central docks. Sa-
vannah will profit very largely thereby.
Altogether there is every reason, SEN
/ timental and commercial, for cOngratula-
/ tiOns TO Georgia and to Savannah on
! her Sesqui-Centennial celebration, and on
| the happy effect that is sure to follow its
| conclusion
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-19
The Governor Homeward Bound.

Governor stephens, accompanied by the
members of his staff from the interior and
northern part of the State, left Saturday
night at S O'Clock, by the fast mail on the
Central Railroad for Atlanta. The party,
to AVOID being the object OF
any public demonstration, quietly
loft the EeFeFen House at six
o,clock and drove to the depot, where
thew entered ssnecial car and awaited
the departure Of the train The endur =, tss
of the week told on the heaI,.1 VI tne
Governor, who replied just before
leaving the hotel, to an inquiry
as to how he felt, that
he was completely worn out with sayah-
nah's hospitality and he wanted rest. The
entire party gratefully acknowledged
the cordial reception that had been ac-
corded to them, and left with pleasant re-
membranes of their visit TO the City by
the Sea.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-19
A Burglars Ruse.

The bold robbery of Thomas Brothers
jewelry store, in Charleston a few weeks
ago. is still remembered by our readers.
The circumstances of the robbery and the
holiness with which it was accomplished
were commented upon at the time. and il
was believed by many to have been CON-
mitted by the same parties who were con-
cerned in the burglary of DesbOuillOns'
store in this city on the 18th Of January.
During the past few days the affair has
been recalled by a singular advertisement
which appeared in the personal column
Of the New York Herald Of last Wednes-
day: parties who visited Thomas jew
elry store, Charleston, 5. c., February 3,
iss2. can do better by communicating
with sFaith,' box COL, post office, New
York"
1t was supposed at first to have been a
ruse adopted by detectives 10 hunt down
the robbers. but the firm disciaims all
knowledge Of the advertisement. In an
inter- lev, one Of the members said to a
reporter tHat he had no idea what il
meant. and looked upOn it as being prob
ably a dodge on the part Of some fence
70 get the plumber and resell it to che firm.
Ii is probable nothing will ever be heard
of the burglars. and the twin rObberies in
Charleston aud Savannah Will remain
recorded as unsOlYed mysteries.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-19
The ROYAL Baker and Pastry Cook

A royal addition to the kitchen library.
1t contains over seven hundred receipts
pertaining to every branch of the culinary
department, including baking, roasting,
preserving, soups, cakes, jellies, pastry,
and all kinds of sweetmeats, including re-
eeipts tor the most delicious candies, cor
dials, beverages, and all other necessary
knowledge for the chef dc cuisine Of the
most eXacting epicure, as well as for the
mor.l modest housewife, who desires to
nrepare for her lord and master a repast
that shall be both Wholesome and eco
nomical. With each receipt is given
full and explicit objections for
putting together, manipulating, shaping,
baking, and kind of utensil to be used, so
that novice can go through the opera
ton with success; while a special and i'm
pOrtant feature is made of the mode of
preparing all kinds of food and delicacies
for the sick, The book has been prepared
under the direction of Professor Rudmani.
late chef of the New York Cooking school,
and is the most valuable of the recent
editions upon the subject of cookery that
has come to our notice. 1t is gotten up in
the highest style of the printers art, on
tinted paper, with deliberately illuminated
covers, etc, We are assured that every
can of the "ROYal Baking Powder" con-
tains an order for one of these valuable
books.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-19
RIOT IN YAMAcRAw.
A Mob of Drunken Negroes Resist the
Police in the Arrest of One OF Their
Gang

A Mob of Drunken Negroes Resist the
Police in the Arrest of One OF Theh
Gang.
About ten O'Clock Saturday night
a big. muscular negro weighing about 2oO
mounds. while under the influence OF
Yamacraw gin, was raylng ABOUT ana
making night hideous in the vicinity OF
Farm street with his disorderly and bois-
ferrous demonstrations. Oficer Floyd, who
was patrolling the beat in that
ant fellow and attempted TO
demonstrate with him. but instead of
quieting down he turned upon the ofncer
and a desperate struggle ensued, the ne
gro attempting TO seize the officer by the
throat. Mr.. FlOyd was about to use his
club in defense when a crowd OF anna
craws interfered and said: "Don-t MT the
man. but take him i'm Oficer Floyd re-
piled: .sThen. il you don't want the
man hurt. some of you help me
take him IN OF keep him quiet" Several
of the crowd said: "DOn't do 1T; don't
help him ? This and other remarks OF a
similar import embOldened the culprlt,
who was clinging TO a railing, IN resist
ance to the officers attempt to drag him
out of the street. At this juncture ofhceT
Fleming arrived on tn scene ana assisted
in keeping the mob back that was aiding
and abetting the negro in custody. In the
affrav officer FLOYD was struck by a
club on the arm and in the head,
when the prisoner. breaking loose from
the officers grasp, with some Of his assO-
ciaties ran toward the river, closely pur-
sued by the two policemen, and was finally
captured, together with four others, who
had thrown rocks and otherwise made an
attack on the officers. The affair
created considerable excitement in the
streets. and there is no doubt that the
quintette will have their cases fully in
Vestigated and be meted out just judg
mpnt on MayOr Testers bench.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-19
Ano,ber attempt at burglary.

Yesterday morning about half past one
O'Clock an attempt was made &c burglar
ize the store of Mr.. John A. Douglass,
No. 157 BrOughtOn street, between Whit
aker and Barnard streets. The wOuld-be
invaders of the premises removed the
shutters from one Of the rear windows
looking into BroughtOn street lane,
by Withdrawing the staple and hooks by
which the blinds were secured.
One Of the burglar alarm force fOrtu-
nately passed i'm the immediate vicinity of
the premises and saw the blinds out of
their place, and soon after the matter was
reported TO Mr.. Douglass, when Officer
Carroll Of the police was detailed
to guard the building until he was re-
lieved. When the window was first dis
covered without its blinds two negroes
were seen at a gate on the opposite side of
the lane. and when asked what they were
doing there replied that they were waiting
to get in. No further clue was obtained.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-19
The Scottish Games.

The Scottish Champion Athletes, whose
appearance in Savannah tomorrow
hasI already been announced, will arrive
from Florida to-day. The details Of
the games have been given before
and will constitute a series of interesting
muscular exhibitions. These games have
never been given in savannah, and the
managers of the affair are to be con-
graduated on the success Of theeffOrts
they have made in bringing here the
champion wrestler of the world with two
sucn men as Captain Daily and Professor
ChristOl, accompanied by the best Scot
fish bag-piper in America, DIR. John Nc.
Innis.
The games will be given in Base Ball
Park tomorrow afternoon, and an OPP
portunity will be afforded to everybody to
witness the great contests between the
giants of the athletic field.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-19
Glorious FINN.

OF all the shows of the Sesqqi-Centenr
NAL the biggest sight was TO see the crowd
grabbing clothing thrown from the roof Of
the Famous New York Clothing House
Some thought our advertisement was a
hoax and stayed away, thereby missing
the greatest sight of the Centennial. The
most cOmical minstrel performance is'nOi
to be compared. with it. Men laughed
until they couldn't laugh any more. The
righteousness of the scene can hardly be
described. One lady declared that she
laughed so much that it cured her dys.
pepsia.
The next sensation by the Famous
VIII be announced shortly, In the mean:
time we have plenty Of good clothing left
which we offer so very cheap that it is al.
most like giving them away, Famous
New York clothing house, 40 Congress
street.-AdU.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-19
savapDab's Achievements.

savannah has scored big thing by
that Sesqui-Centennial," said an Atlanta
citizen yesterday. "And it ranks in i'm
pOrtance as a great celebration OF
Georgia's Historical Association above
anything we have yet had. Our EXPOSE
ton placed before the world our natural
resources and industrial progress; the
Sesaui-C centennial illustrated our career
from a feeble colony TO a mighty state;
both combined have given Georgia q place
in our Union which she never held be
fore. and proved to our brethren of the
North that the south, though laying in
ruin and ashes twenty years ago, IS now
in the front rank as II section OF wealth.
and development
There can be no doubt that these tEo
great cOnYOcatiOns Of all sections to wit
ness the growth and prosperity of Georgia
have given the state name that could
not have been acquired in any other way.
Atlanta POSf-dDDedi.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-19

There was a sudden change in the
weather yesterday afternoon and lively
squau from the west, followed by rain,
caused a rapid falling in the temperature.
At o'clock the squall reached Tybee and
the wind was blowing fifty-fve miles an
hour. At o'clock it was blowing at the
rate forty miles and the gale was subsid-
ing. Rain continued 70 fall in the city
during the evening. and at II o'clock the
barometer registered 3O.40. There was no
area Of low barometer in this section, and
no indications Of anything more than a
local storm.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-19
Che salurnins 9ews.



Meeting Of Clinton Lodge.
Meeting of Tattnall Council.
Weetin0 German Friendly Society.
Workingmeu's Benevolent Association.
RAILROAD Mutual Loan Association
Rates on Fresh Vegetables.
To build a house.
savannah Theatre-Art Lectures.
Valuable prOpertv-C. Fl. Dorsett.
Property near Battery PARK.
WashingtOn's Birthday at ihundeIIoi'-
Little Habaua Lottery.
Cement-C. l. Gilbert X Co
Coincidence Cards-DaYls BROS; .,7
Estate Jeremiah McCronan' uece.lS
Observation-Disclosures Mani. COMPANY
Potato barrels-L. L. Randall
Ready penman wanted
STniries M auctiOn-C. II. DOrsett.
TOf for sale. II. DOrsett-
ocean Steamship Company.
Inside Route-Steamer Clarendon.
The Sesaui-Gray & O'Brien.
Upholstery gOOd-A. J. Miller X Co.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-19
Nnfhinp Like IL.

No medicine has evOr been known in the
South so effectual i'm the cure of all those
diseases arising from an impure condition
of the blood as ROsadalis, the great South
ern Remedy for the cure of Scrofula,
White Swellings, rheumatism, Pimples,
Blotches, Eruptions, Fenereal Sores and
Diseases, Consumption, GrOitre, Boils,
Cancers, and all kindred diseases. Rosa
dalis purifies the system, brings color to
the cheeks and restores the sufferer to a
normal condition of health and vigOr.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-19
Rureiars mai Were Not BureIars

Last night one of the police, when pass
ing the jewelry store of MIR. A. F. Flint,
on Congress street, noticed three men in
side at work ON the safe. The officer
promptly sounded his whistle and was
speedily reinforced, when an investiga-
ton showed that the supposed burglars
were employees Of the Burglar Alarm and
District Telegraph Company, who were
making. the burglar alarm connection
with the safe and store Of the jewelry es-
adjustment referred to.
The blue coated guardians Of peace and
property retired upon this discovery, it
NAV be said. without making any arrests.
The vigilance displayed, however, was a
compliment 10 the prOmptness and eff
cheney of the Police Department..