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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-03
PROGRESS OF CREMATION.
some Interesting Facts from the Orga
of the Berlin Snciety

Some Interesting Facts from the Organ
of the Berlin Society.
Die FIamnle is monthly paper pub
lished in Berlin and devoted to the advo-
cacy Of cremation at home and abroad.
Its July number gives a brief summary
of the progress made by the CrematiOnists
in America and Europe. The Paris Gre
nation Society was founded in 1880 and
approved by the Prefect of Police on De-
cember % Ct the same year. The third
annual meeting took place on January 9,
1884, and was presided over by the Mayor
Of the Seventh reimbursement, Mr.. KOech-
lin Schwartz, who called the attention of
those present to the dangers that would
attend the present form Of burial in case
of an epidemic disease making its appear
ance. The chairman was commissioned
to apply to the police authorities for per-
mission tO3 build several crematOries in
each cemetery of the capital, since both
above and below sthe ground a corpse is
the source Of emanatiOn, poisoning the
atmosphere, tor which evil cremation is
the only remedy. The dead after a battle
should he disposed of in the same manner,
as a vast number OF rOtting cOrpses in
narrow space are almost sure to breed
disease. A bill providing for the erection
! of creUlatOries, brought before the French
Chamber of Deputies, was supported by
Z the itlustriOus Gambetta, Casimir Perier
/ and Paul Bert, but a measure Of this kind
| takes time before it becomes a law and,
/ in view of the possible appearance Of the
/ cholera, the society desire to have q ere
I matOry erected as soon as possible, The
Z principal opponent OF the plan Is the Ia
nous DR.. BrOuardel. The Paris society
numbers five hundred and seventy MEM
+ jers.
/ In Denmark few of the cemeteries COM
ply with sanitary demands. DR.. LeTisOn,
Z of Copenhagen, has collected statistics in
one thousand six hundred and Etty-tWO
I villages and one hundred towns. Nearly
all the burial places are in the immediate
/ neighbOrhOOd Of dwelling houses, IN some
/ cases only fifteen yards away. Now and
/ again the drinking water in the neighbOr-
| hood has been poisoned by this contact.
The London Cremation Society was
I founded in 1873. It's President is Sir
| Henry Thomson. The society purchased
/ in 1873 an estate at St. John, IL the county
! Of Surrey, where crematory has recently
] been erected.
I The Philadelphia correspondent assures
| Die FiGWHje that cremation in that city
/ struggles against an ignorance and mar
/ rOw-minded prejudice that must be seen
/ to be appreciated. "NOt only are the
ministers of the gospel opposed to US al
most to a man." writes this gentleman,
''but also those who in any way derive a
| livelihood from contact with the dead
managers OF cemeteries, undertakers and
I bOdy-snatchers, who derive a princely in
come from the sale of cOrpses, our medi-
cal colleges often purchasing as many as
thirtY-siK il a week. The san Francisco
crematlOnlsts are trying to raise $25, 600
to build an oven, and the New Orleans
Society hopes to be able to have one in
working order next year.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-03
Microbes in Fever and Ague.

HftS -AoFHt@y ~ cetss
NJ. Layerau. a medical director in the
French army. chief of service at the
Hospital of eros Gallon. has made an
important discOyery-that of micrObe
which is the cause Of fever and ague, and
he has addressed a report on the subject
50 the Academic de Medicine. This mi
cTObe is easily visible under an ordinary
micrOScOpe-One which magnifes about
$50 times-and takes upon itself success
siVely three different forms, or. as NJ.
LaVerau expresses il. is converted into
four several bodies. Body No. has the
form of an arc, on the surface of which
appear little whitish circles, hardly Visi-
Die; membrane, also scarcely visible
connects the two eXtremities Of the mi
crobe, like the chord Of the are. Body Nc.
, Is round, and the small whitish circles
appear on its back, but assuming in their
turn the form Of other circles. From the
first part Of the exterior circle emerge
also feelers, four membranes. bearing at
their ends a new circle. In BODY No. 3
the membranes and their accessories dis
appear; the micrObe is then more easily
than ever cOnfOunded with the corpuscles
Of the blood. DR.. Laverau is of the opin-
ion that the four feelers detatch them
selves from body No. , and scatter them
selves through the blood. to become them
selves in turn four separate bodies OF the
type OF No. /, and so on successfully in
indefinite standardization
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-03
A POPULAR PHILADELPHIA
MALADY.
The Cool Way in which it was Treated.


Philadelphia Times.
The gatekeeper of the German Hospital
swabbed his brow with his coat cuff as
the ambulance drove up at $3.50 last
night.
"Dot storm made it holder" he remark
ed, sententiously.
"Was is't?'' he asked of the driver as
the ambulance ratified through.
''FrOze his feet" was the answer.
''DOt AMERICAN was too fresh,' grum-
bled the gatekeeper as he closed the bar
rier.
Nevertheless Henry Leith, aged 81
years, of No. 1249 fancy street, was
brought into the German Hospital last
night with frozen feet. So the doctors pro-
nOunced after an examination which re-
solved them upon the promptest measures
in order to save amputation. Leith's sim
gular accident was the result of an effort
to cure himself OF a very common hot
weather malady. All summer long he
has been extremely footsofe, the skin
pealing off his pedal eXtremities a good
deal faster during the day than it would
grow again at night. For this he tried q
cold water remedy, but with no success.
The cuticle continued to slough off with
the same regularity as before. He still
had faith in hydropathy and believed that
the secret of the cure was to get the
water cold enough. Accordingly he stayed
at home for week, with his feet soused
in a bucket of well water, which was re-
newed every half hour. He event happily
forth at the end of the week, but his soles
came back in as raw state as ever.
''Put 'em in an ice cream freezer" said
one friend.
'EDrive an ice wagon" said another.
'Imagine they're dead and send for an
undertaken to put 'em on ice," suggested
a third.
Mr.. Leith adopted the latter plan with
modification. He tried another week at
home. At first he only put in enough ice
to bring the temperature of the water to
that of railway drinking water. The next
day he brought it down to the level of
boarding house tea and then to that of
Schuetzen Park lager. In four days he
was able to keep his feet for minute and
a half on a cake of ice. Gradually he
managed to leave them there till cast
was taken. By this time his feet were
quite insensible to cold. He was, as he
expressed it, can EsquimauX up to the
ankles" and propounded to his wife as he
sat over his tub a theory for hardening
cavalry officers for Arctic service.
A little before O'Clock last night his
wife, who was down stairs, heard fright
ful shrieks issuing from her husbands
room. She rushed up stairs to find him
still sitting over his tub. His feet, how
ever, had entirely disappeared. "Cut 'em
out! Cut 'em outl' yelled Mr.. Leith.
His wife looked at the tub and saw two
huge cakes of ice upon which her hus-
bands feet had been placed. He had gone
to sleep and his feet had melted complete
" through the cakes. After few futile
attempts to liberate her husbands under
standing with darning needle and the
back Of a hairbrush, Mrs. Leith bethought
herself Of the iPp.niOK This snQpdilV aQ-
complished the desired purpose, but Mr..
Leith's feet were found to be IN the cOndi-
ton which the German Hospital doctors
are trying to alter.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-03

as still to be hoodwinked by this Dishonest
old humbug after witnessing bi2 effort re-
corded just above.
1t must not be.presumed that majority
Of the inhabitants Of the mountain cOun-
ties Of Alabama are as unenlightened as
the Shermanites. ON the contrary, some of
the most intelligent and successful farm
ers in the State are to be found living in
that section; and to them is due the credit
Of inaugurating the mild crusade against
the ShermaHites, which has had the effect
Of checking the growth of that so-cailed
church, and as soon as knowledge Of the
perniciolEs habits of these misguided peo-
pie becomes more widely disseminated,
doubt net but that these virtuOus farmers
will be aided by the strong arm Of the law
in celebrating this foul blot upon ciyiliza-
ton
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-03
urounaaIn.
Proposals for Improving Rivers and
HarbOrs.

UNITED STATES ENGINEER OFFICE.
ARMY BUILDING, NEW YORK, july PC. 1884
GEALED PROPOSALS, in triplicate, to be
- opened at u O'Clock. noon, on the 18th day
ton of Jetties at Charleston Harbor. :. q.
and at the mouth of St. Johns river. Florida.
and also for the construction Of Wing Dams
ana framing Walls IN Savannah Harbor
georgia. The proposals for each of the
several works viii be separate, and the in
dofsement on the envelope must indicate the
work for which the proposal Is offered. A
DldQer may propose for one or more of the
works at his option. Specifications. instruc-
tons to bidders, and blank forms for pro
posals may be obtained at this office.
q. A. GILMORE.
Colonel Of Engineers, Bvt. Mai. Gen. Z "a.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-03
GOOD LORD, DELIVER Us.

z v-aut to church and with my aunt
K1elt where the richest people kneeIedi
listened 20 the rectOr's chant
on broken as the organ pealed--
"Good Lord, deliver ".
stained glass. and gilt, and velvet stools
With many saint Iu frescO WORK
q -sr-. and thought 20 fool of fools.
81 our plain, Whitewashed village kirk
.G00i Lord, deliver u.s.
s-rrf-uered. 'syvh0 is yOnder man
.--tr-haIrei and praying - uevoutD
l..a- glanced my aunt, as women can,
trf -ati. scarce turning head about.
"G5uJ Lord, deliver u.s.
..r.rs-t1r-blnk." she whispered me;
III. luI-aI--mIIiIOn dollars, Gear
Reals every public charity
rr.--cle.i ms purse and Casped In fear,
"GlgI Lgri deliver u.s.
-E-. he. lear auuty, over there,
WHO rvor-l.us with such pl0us look;
T.eur wtl apostolic arr,
WHO chants 80 -WeEtlF IRON MS DOCK
-ga.i Lord deliver US
---H-l broker. I0ve--a Cru-sus too
Appropriated funds, they say
u. make splendid catch for YOU
mT country face Co pray,
"D0Ji Lord. deliver u.s.
Glanced around. There must d. orc
GOOD man amongst these WIcke men
Spray. what has that poor Chr .stian GCfe.i'
III such face knows LIlcEIug; then
"G1oI Lord, deliver u.s.
-Is's no one. pet I'm 4alf afraid
Tire fe. low keeps a bucket hop
q. last, Iu9th l. Ian none st Trade.
sIrauIt quite out of piac let drgp.
-5113 Lori. deliver : i"
IS. con- ~ F9ster ia Life.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-03
CHASING RAILWAY PRESIDENT.
How Charles Francis Adams Dodged
an Officer.


an officer.
Charles Francis Adams, President of
the Union Pacific, who is now making
temporary headquarters in Denver while
looking over the Western branches of the
road, says the Denver Republican. had a
peculiar experience with a Deputy United
States Marshal while en- route to Denver.
The little affair occurred at Kansas City,
and perhaps the railway magnate now
wishes he had taken route so as to leave
out Kansas City from his Western trip.
A suit involving $250,000 in money was
some time ago entered in the courts of
Kansas City against President Adams,
but the suits were never pushed. The
trouble has been to get service on Mr..
Adams, and for that reason litigation has
been held in allegiance. The railroad mag
maze had a way of dropping into Kansas
City on Sunday and getting OF again be-
fore Monday, making it impossible to give
him the legal notice. A few days ago in
formation was received that Mr.. Adams
and a Boston party would reach there on
a week day. The depot was watched but
no special car came in. At length, three
or four hours after the arrival, it was
learned that the official coach had been
side-tracked in the suburbs, and that the
party; among them +. L. Ames, II. II.
Clark and others, had gone into the city
in carriages. The Deputy Marshal was
put into a hack and for six hours he trav-
eled over the hills looking for Adams, get
ting on the trail occasionally, but never
near enough to sight the game. The officer
learned that the visitors were to take sup
per at the Coates, and there he went and
waited. Mr.. Adams did not come. Along
in the evening it was ascertained that he
was meeting a select gathering Of gentle
men at the club house. The Marshal,
thoroughly desperate, went to the club
house, passed the swallow-tailed major
dOmO on the plea of a very important
message for Mr.. Adams, and found him
self at last in the magnate's presence.
The papers were finally served and now
the suits arc to be pushed.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-03
RAILROAD SANITATION.
A Good Example Set by the Chicago and
Alton.


The Chicago and Alton Railroad Com
pany have taken initiatory sanitary meas
ures in case of a visitation to this country
of the cholera. The example is a good
one and will doubtless be followed by other
railroads. A circular, of which the fol-
lowing is a copy, explains fully what
steps have been taken: ''The heads of
departments and officers of the Chicago
and Alton Railroad Company in charge of
property, Will, upon the receipt of this no.
tice, have a thorough inspection made of
all buildings, Out-hOuses and grounds adj
joining buildings at or between stations,
looking first to the condition and quality
of the water supply; second, as to the dis
position made of night soil, garbage and
sewage; third, as to the general sanitation
of every building and its surroundings.
The General Manager desires that the
grounds about stations and section
houses be at once placed in the best at
tainable sanitary condition, with special
reference to the character Of the water
supply for the use of passengers and en-
plOyes, the condition of all repositories of
Otfal, garbage and eXcrement, and the sani-
tary condition of all surroundings upon
the grounds Of the company and adjOin-
ing. To this end you will at once take the
necessary action with reference to the
property of this company, and call the at
tentiOn of the proper authorities to any
unhealthy conditions existing upon prop
erty adjoining that owned by the COM
pany."
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-03

MRS. WINsLOw's SOOTHING SYRUP
should always be used when children are
cutting teeth. 1t relieves the little suf-
sIeep bv relieving the child from main and
the little cherub awakes as bright as a
button" 1t is very pleasant to taste. 1t
soothes the child. sOftens the gums, al
lays all pain, relieves wind, regulates
the bowels, and is the best known remedy
for diarrhea, whether arising from teeth
inv or other causes. % cents bottle.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-03
LFnaI SaIFn.

CITY SHERIFE's SALE OF CATDTFS-
FRUITS, FANCY GROCERIES, ETC.
/ INDER and by virtue Of an order granted
- by Hon. VIM. d. Harden. Judge of the
CITY Court Of Savannah, / will proceed to
cry, on the premises at Nos Il21% and ia
Broughton street, Savannah, on FRIDAY,
Aug. $, 1881, beginning at IL O'Clock A. NJ,
All the stock of goods, wares and merchan-
disc contained in the stores of PaYlo PIANO.
at l125z and III BroughtOn street, consisting
Of candies, fruits, fancy groceries, baskets
cages, birds, canned goods, jellies and other
desirable goods.
a full inventory OF same may be seen by
applying to the undersigned. Terms cash.
DAVID BAILEY.
Sheriff City Court Savannah.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-03
BURNETT,s CoCOAINE-

Promotes the Growth of the Hair.
And renders it dark and glossy. 1t holds.
in liquid form, large proportion of de-
odorized COCOANUT OIL, prepared ex-
pressly for this purpose. No other COM
pound possesses the peculiar properties
which so exactly suit the various condi-
lions of the human hair.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-03

To solder feFrules for tool handles lap a
small piece of brass wire around the joint
ing, wet the ferrule, spread boraX on the
joint, put it on the end of an iron wire and
hold in the fire until the brass wire fuses.
1t will ill the joining ana form perfect
solder,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-03
A Span of Pink Horses.

V9uFVVVVVV 1VFVTV'I n 7IVVF 0VEVIV'
A pair of pink horses attached to a
hack, were seen standing in front of the
Maxwell House the most of the day, yes
terday, and caused considerable inquiry
among the pedestrians as to how they
came to be so highly colOred. The hack
man who drove them explained to about
100 people, but was asked the question so
many times that he came over to the
american office and got sheet of paper
he pasted on the side of his coach:
"Them bosses got pinked by bein' left
in the rains with red fly nets on. 1t amt
no use askin' more kestiOns about it,"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-03
Advice TO GIorners.

A floral prayer book to be carried to the
altar is one of the novelties of the day.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-03

tl5ltsee from the exchange extended an invita-
10 Sioa 10 The association 70 attend meeting Of
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-03

The Gallant Young Soldier of CObb's
LesiOn-HOw "He" Fought Like a
TIger-HOw She Wept Like a Woman,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-03

7 Kent TO church and with my aunt
E0elt where the richest people kneeiedi
Z listened 20 the rectOr's chant
0ft broken as the organ pealed--
s.Go0d Lord. deliver Us.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-06-05

TIE teachers institute for this district assemblies at Morrilton on tue 9th inst, and we arc informed a large attendance is expected. Nc teacher within the district ought to miss it, and he who does so out tol carelessness or indifference, is the very one who should be emphatical ly set down upon. These occasions are arranged and conducted with the sole view of developing the very best methods of teaching, and there is no teacher so perfect but what lie will derive improvement from his contact of ideas and methods with those of others. We hope to hear ol large and enthusiastic institute and we urge every teacher in Pope county especially, to attend.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-06-05

question, and forced it out Of Osceo- Ia, and Mississippi county, ard re- deemed that county from the sway of the worst influences and placed it in the list as one of the most orderly counties in the state and that too with the negro population largely in the ma. jority. His course in the legislature showed him to be one of the ablest and safest men in the state. The state will be in safe hands with him as Attorney-gencral.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-06-05

WHAT Morrillton's business mer did recently. would be wise thing for Russellville business men to do namely: to hold meeting and ascer tain what it would cost to build { warehouse at Noiristown and pur chase boat to put in the trade or the Arkansas river, for the purpose of contracting freight rates to reas enable figure. If Morrillton' has : right to complain, Russellville has : greater. for she pays higher rate even from Van Buren.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-06-05

As for ourself we fave no hesitan cy in saying, that with the lights be fore us, we are decidedly not in favor of changing our system of nominat. ing county officers for the next cleo ton anyway. As far as we have been able to get an expression, this is the sentiment of a vast majority of the party. The greatest trouble we have ever heard and the ono which has been urged against the primary election with the greatest force, perhaps, is the fact that ir some instances republicans and greenbackers have vote,l in them This can easily be guarded against and was perhaps the result of the large liberality of the democratic party in the absence of any formld- able opposition. We remember to have seen the same thing in conven- tons, but not to such an extent in either as to tell upon general results. at the forthcoming primary election, if that should be decided upon, we would suggest the adoption by the county convention of rule that will prevent the abuse or imposition practiced upon the primaries by un- principled republicans and green packers, and, if they have no more regard for themselves, or the ordina- " principles of propriety than to un dertake to thrust themselves upon a democratic family matter, then let democrats have regard for them selves, and teach them that dem ocratic primaries are for those who aut with the democratic party and vote the democratic ticket, and them only, and republicans and green packers must expect to find their privileges in the limits Of their own camps.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-06-05

IT is ouly those people who are ready to perceive, and wise to choose those to place in public position who have not only the elements, but all the elements of fitness and greatness who really rise to the full apprecia tion of the opportunities of theii own reputation and greatness. When men like Judge Mansfield are called 10 the front, their constituents never fail to rise in the scale of whatever is of worth among mankind. Judge Mansfield's great abilities and moral force would assert themselves ir the high position of Senator in such g way as to cover the name of the great state of Arkansas with glory and bring pride to the heart of hel citizens. He stands without an equal in the State for the position o Senator.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-06-05


 IT was a revelation to us, sad one though, to look on while a prominent Professor in the A. I. U. swigged his champagne and red wine, and joined heartily in the revelries around the banquet table at Fayetteville. A Professor with such morals, notwlth standing a no ble pair of side whis. kers, ought to be in some other insti tuition than the Arkansas Industrial University. The causes which lead to the resignation of Gen. D. H. Hill are the very worst features in the history of the University. Inas much as they operated to deprive the University of it's noble President, we are of opinion that they should also operate to cleaning out of large part of the faculty.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-06-05

Ar Indianapolis on the 29th o last month, the National greenbacb convention nominated Gen. B. F Butler of Massachusetts for presi dent, and Gen. A. NJ. West of Mis sissippi, for vice president. We sup pose as soon as the grecnback hosts of these parts, in connection witl their natural allies, the republicans get through their little job of con structing B. of F. ticket, that then they will beat round for their usua amount of campaign moonshiDe and gush.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-06-05

(which be f said to the neeting's credit, did not appear to be at all overwhelming us 1t did not by any means prevail to carry out his wish
 es, to put ticket in the field to an. tagonize the democratic party, he brandished this same claim that he was democrat. Well. ifaman will look at Webster's definition of hy- pocricy and find that it does not GOV CT this case, we will give it up. And since we come to think about 1t, thls recent action of his makes oul question as to his political antece- dents in Prairie county doubly ap- propriate. This treachery to the party is bad enough, being the first otfense, but, If 1t IS natural with him and in the line of his accustom
 ed habit. what is to be thought ot him, indeed! We wonder, moreover
 if his connection with rings and his
 acquaintance with their methods
 and his repentance for the same, as
 related pathetically to his brethrer
 at Centre Valley, aroused any great
 degree of admiration for the mora
 qualities of this ex-ringster?