Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-28

the latter will almost certainly come. About
900 Will be at the dinner-l50 subscribers ana
80 by invitation"
The Times Of India gives IN account Of a
native cure of snake bite at Walkeshwur. a
HiudoO woman having been bit ten on the
ankle, her husband applied q bandage above
the wound, and sent for a famous indian
specialist in such matters. The man recon-
mended the chicken cure. Twelve live chick
ems were brought TO the house and applied to
the wound one after the other. All OF them
died from the effects Of the poison. and Two
more were sent for: these two lived. AMI the
patient was declared cured. The matter haF-
ing been reported 20 the police, the woman
was removed to a hospital, but at the end OF
i've hours the doctors found no signs OF pol
sOning, and permitted her to walk home.
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THERE has been much betting by govern
ment employees, who, as a general thing, are
losers. The aggregate amount Of department
| stakes is very considerable, for the gambling
has been reckless. II naturally would be
there. No thunderclap ever was so startling
as Blaine's defeat. not only to the gamblers,
| but - government employees IN general. As
| "A rule thOse who have bet are not prepared 10
| nav their losses without inconvenience. An
unsusDected number OF department clerks.
male and female, are IN debt. some are nope
lesslv in the hands Of the 10 per cent. sharp
ers. A number borrowed money az eAtoF-
tionate rates to bet with. Not a lew VINO
have been long in the service find that Their
latter end is going to be more deploraO than
their first. A squandered life is the expert
ence of the larger part Of those VINO OBTAIN
clerkships, They manage to live and tnai
is all.
JUDGE ISAAC ATwATER, of Minneapolis, in
responding to the toast, THE old settlers" al
the opening Of the West Hotel. IN Minueapo-
lis. recently, related how. in 1919. he was Of
fered the land upon which the city of Mime
aDOlis is now located for $50, but declined INC
investment. Two years after WardsJudg Al
water took up a claim Of 100 acres, comprising
the present site Of the city. and constructed
u1Oa it a house that cost him So. Then h1
man lived west of the Mississippi save the
venerable patriarch, J. IL. stevens. ASIDE
from the garrison at Fort Sneulng, lot hu1-
drrds of miles above and below this point, nc
tree or stone or blade of grass had been dis
turbed. But the Judge soon found hlms2li
unable to live on his claim or to sell 1T. ana Il
was accordingly sold at Sherif's sale for $50
judge Atwater being too poor TO purchase IT,
ing the site of what, a few years afterwards
isa great and prosperous city.