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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-22
A wOULD-BE PENsIoNER.
Pension SwindIers Exposed.
The Century for .TlsEg,


At a club dinner in New York recently,
an examining surgeon related the follow
ing incident, showing how the arrears act
developed pensioners out of sound and
undeserVing men. During the war he
was surgeon of an infantry regiment.
When theregiment first went into battle
he observed, sitting behind a big tree, at
a safe distance from the fighting line, the
captain of one of the companies.
dWhat are you doing here, Captain 20
asked the doctor.
Tim not feeling well," replied the Off
Ger, in doleful voice.
The surgeon was too busy looking after
the wounded to stop and inquire as TO his
complaint. a. few weeks later the regi-
ment again got under fire, and the sur
geon found the same Captain skulking be-
hind a barn.
ssHeIlol sick again?'' he exclaimed.
"WeH, the fact is, doctor, Pm not ex-
actly sick. may as well own up that
Pm a coward. There's no help for it. 1t
must be constitutional. Now, doctor,
what's the use of my staying in the army
Won't you help me get dischargew
The surgeon thought he was doing the
country 8 service when, few days after
ward, he recommended that the man be
discharged on the ground of general dis
ability. He heard nothing of the Captain
until sixteen years later, when he received
a letter from the Pension Office informing
him that Captain Blank had applied for a
pension from the date of his muster-out,
and that as he, as surgeon of the regi-
ment, had certified to the disability,
would he kindly inform the government
as to the nature of the disease from
which the officer suffered The
surgeon replied that the Captains
complaint was chronic and incurable
eowardiee, not contracted in the line OF
his duty, but constitutional. The Cap
tain's name did not 90 upon the roll, and
his plan for getting some four thousand
dollars for arrears and twenty dollars a
month for the rest of his life came to
grief How many schemes no less dis
honest have succeeded through the CON-
plaIsance of examining surgeons, less
honest than the narrator of this incident.
could only be ascertained by a thorough
overhauling of the whole pension list and
a denomination Of the entire army Of
pensioners.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-22

Some Mistaken Ideas About It-Whe
1t Blooms.

Said a wen known florist to a reporter
Of the Cleveland Herald, in response to
the query whether he ever saw a GEN.
fury plant in bloom ssOnly once, and
that was a great many years ago in a
conservatory in London, when a plant,
generally supposed to have attained the
age Of 100 years, began to show signs of
life by sending out a stem in the centre,
which grew from seven to eight inches
daily. 1t at once began to attract general
attention. The stem grew larger every
day. The plant was moved from place to
place, for the glass roof was not high
enough. until, as a last resort, il was
placed under the cuDola. Before many
days the stem reached the cupola roof, and
in order that its progress might not be re-
tarded, the glass was removed and the
roof raised. When the stem had attained
height of about 45 feet, if remember
rightly, 1t stopped growing, and numerous
small branches grew out of the main stem,
each Of which was topped with a cluster
Of magnificent greenish-yellow flowers,
forming solid bush of beautiful flowers
Of about 10 feet in height. 1t seemed to
me all London focked TO see that flower,
and 1t was the topic of conversation every
where"
us it a fact that they bloom only every
100 years?''
That's a mistaken idea, which has long
ago been exploded. The American aloe,
or century plant, as is commonly known,
viii sometimes bloom when but % years
old. 1t altogether depends upon the eli
mate and upon the care. At times it will
not bloom unless it has attained the age of
100 years, but there are not many aloes in
northern climates which attain such an
age"
'tAre they popular house plant in this
region?'
Eyes, they are growing in popularity
every year, but, as a rule, people do not
know how to treat them, and the conse-
quence is that they die before they are any
kind OF an ornament?'
"What do you consider a proper mode
Of treatment of that plantY'
SIN the first place they must be placed
in wooden pot, pail or keg earthenware
pots are liable to be injurious. Before
planting them 1T is essential that the
drainage should be perfect-say three
large round holes in the b0ttom-and be.
fore placing the earth in the vessel a guam
tity Of broken crockery or pebbles at the
bottom will improve its drainage. 1t also
requires constant watering and a great
deal of care and attention."
''Will century plant bloom more than
once!e
''No, sir; after the disappearance of the
flowers the plant withers and dies, and no
care in the world will save it,"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-22
ChiIdren's Spending Money.

Ae15 Engtd7ld journal Of Education.
One very great fault of the American is
the reeklessness with which he spends his
earnings. 1t is especially noticeable in
the city bred. We are inclined to think
with DIR. Baar that the fault lies back in
childhood. Children are not taught when
young the value of the money they spend
so thoughtlessly for trifles. DIR. Baar
would have them work for every cent they
receive.
81 will not say" he remarks, s'that
every trifing labor should be rewarded.
oh, no. l mean to say that every child
should perform certain duty, and that in
fulfilling this duty conscientiously it
should receive a small amount of money.
There are various duties with which we
can intrust a child. For instance, the
one can be directed to keep the library in
order; the other can be sent out on regu-
lar errands; the third can be charged to
assist the little ones in their lessons; the
fourth can be employed in copying letters
or documents; the fifth can be used to see
that the house in front and in the back is
always kept clean and tidy; the sixth can
be told to collect or to pay our weekly OF
monthly accounts, and the seventh and
eighth can be made responsible for the
order in the play-yard and for the neat
appearance of the garden.3
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-22
Gatherfng GuIIs, Fegs.

Judge Sawyer has decided that the
eiectment by United States Marshal Poole
Of the egg gatherers from the South Faral-
Ion island was right, says a SanFrancisco
paper. Gathering Of gull eggs is now con-
fined to the two smaller of the Farallones,
the gatherers not being allowed upon the
larger, where the eggs are the most nu-
merous. This makes the supply much
less than the demand. The season for
gull eggs viii not this year come in be-
fore the 1st of June. The value of gull
eggs in the California market is about
thirty and thirty-fiye cents per dozen, or
the same as chicken eggs. From 900 to
200 dozen a week are gathered in the
season. These are sold not altogether to
hotels and restaurants, as is supposed,
but are extensively used by individuals.
They are a very strong food, and, there
fore, valuable in cooking, though many
have tastes too sensitive to successfully
cope with the gull in an egg state, even
when shrouded in the mysteries Of a res
taurant custard or German pancake.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-22
Blaine's Family of OhicehoIders.

Blaine has a large number of relatives
holding offices under the United States
Government and the State Government Of
Maine. A number fill life places.
Blaine's brother is Major in the United
States army. He was promoted to his
present rank through the Maine states
mans influence.
Blaine's son, Walker Blaine, is counsel
for the United States in the French
Claims Commission, place paying well
and with little work. He was Assistant
Secretary of State. He owes his place to
the Blaine name.
Blaine's nephews, Augustus and Isaac
A. Stanwood, hold first-class clerkships
In the custom house.
Blaine's wife's relative, James A.
Dodge, is special inspector in the GUS
tom house, connected with Agent Brack-
etts office.
A Blaine nephew named Stinson is an
internal revenue agent for this district.
Blaine has two cousins in the army as
officers, and any number Of minor Tela-
tives in other departments Of the govern
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-22
Not Much of a Hero.


They were enjoying the river view by
moonlight at West Point, and George, with
his gray uniform, looked every inch a sol
der.
"efeorge," she remarked, softly, edo YOU
ever expect to become a great General /?
Like Sherman, for instance"
George rather allowed that he did not
expect to.
II have always admired Gen. Sherman"
she went on, quietly.
eyes," George replied, seen. Sherman
is distinguished fighter. He did splendid
service during the war;"
81 don't remember very much about the
war; she said, shut l have met Gen.
Sherman several times, and do you
know, George, that he always kissed me !?
He is great soldier, and admire him
immensely
''Yes, indeed,' acquiesced George,
seen. Sherman is great soldier.''
And then she complained Of the chill in
the air, and as they returned, George Won
dered why she was silent
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-22
Indian Marriage advertisements.

The advertisements published in the
Indian Social Rgf0rnler and Marriage
Advertiser, which aims at the promotion
of widow marriages and the discourage
ment of child marriages, occasionally
affords very amusing reading. Take the
following (35) "Akhatri of very high
family of Thapur Cote, aged Is, who
is giving up this year for the Middle
school examination, wishes to marry a
widow, whose age should be II or 10
years, who must be nice-loOking, and who
must also havesreceived some education"
A school boy of IS, advertising for a
widow of u or 49, A Bengalee gentleman
(14) described himself ssas of fine feature
and fair color" What bachelor with a
heart viii not at once answer No. 80, VINO
is ''a Bengalee lady who became widow
when she was IL years of age, and who
possesses a fair complexion and long
beautiful hair?' An eligible, No. Sc,
who describes himself as employed on the
Sind, Punjaub and Delhi Railway, on a
salary Of IA rs. per month, wants to marry
''with any kind of ceremony" Another
gentleman, whose wishes are honored by
being noticed by the editor, ''has eX-
pressed his desire to marry widow who
did not see the face of her husband, ,,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-22

She's barely twenty, and her eyes
Are very soft and very blue;
Her lips seem made for sweet replies
Perhaps they're N 7de for kisses t0oi
Her little teeth are white as pearl
Her nose aspires TO the sky.
he really Is a charming g1rl,
And adOred her-last July.
We danced and swan and bowled and walked;
She let ne squeeze her fnger-tips;
Eutranced listened when she talked,
And trash seemed wisdom from her lips.
sent her roses till my purse
Was drained. found. completely dry;
J l0nged 70 sing her charms in verse
But al Of this was last July,
or course a. last we had to part:
saw q tear drop On her cheek;
4 left her with an aching heart,
And dreamt about her for week.
But out % sight is out OF mind
And somehow, as the time went by,
Much fainter began 70 find
The memory Of last July.
July has come again at last;
With summer gowns the rocks are gay:
1t seemed zn echo Of the past
To meet her on the beach to-day.
She's even fairer than Of yOre.
And yet, I could not tell you why
1 lind the girl an awful bore
50 long i is since last July.
-gJU.fie s. e. Laarreaee IN TIE .THIy Century
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-22
FISH LINES SIX MILES LONG.
Each with 10000 Hooks, Baited to
Lure the Sturgeon.

Each with 10000 Hooks, Baited to
Lure the Sturgeon.
ssThey FISH with lines six miles long,
says a writer in the New York World, Sin
WinnebagO Lake, Wisconsin, and use
1900 hooks on every ine," said New
York fisherman who has been there, sand
If they don't haul up 1000 fish every time
they call il Indifferent luck. And every
q sh viii weigh from twenty TO seventy
pounds. That's the way they fish for
sturgeon out there.
f-One Of these lines will reach half way
across the lake. II is a rope an inch in
diameter. It is carried out in the lake,
large buOys being attached 10 il at inter-
walls 70 keepit on the surface. The 10000
hooks, baited with pieces Of meat or fish,
fsnOOds' OF the proper length attached to
the line. 1t takes twenty boats, with two
men in each, to look after this big fish line.
Each boat has 1000 hooks in its charge.
The hooks are placed eighteen inches
apart, and to bait all the hooks once re-
-auires not less than 900 pounds Of meat.
1t takes the forty men and twenty boats
ten hours TO set the line for the first time.
After that the fishermen are constantly
employed Sin going to and fro over the
line. hauling IN the sturgeon that have
been caught on the hooks, and rebaiting
where il is necessary.
sfTO haul in 70-pOund sturgeon from
the bottom of the lake is an exciting
piece Of work, but requires more strength
than skill, as the fish always has the hook
several inches down his throat. having
sucked bait and all down without any
regard TO consequences. There is no dam
ger Of losing the fish unless the snOod or
the hook breaks. When the fish is hauled
70 the surface gaf, like meat hook, is
thrust into the side Of its head, and
the sturgeon is drawn into the boat
aud knocked in the head with a
mallet. The hook is cut out Of its throat,
rebaited and thrown back into the lake,
<@The average catch of sturgeon is one
TO every ten hooks. When boat is load
ed with all it will carry Of sturgeon the
fishermen row back to shore, where others
take the fish and dispose Of them. The
fishermen know the particular sections Of
the line on which they work by the ar
Fangement Of the buOys. These are
placed ten feet apart, and every 150th one
Is red. The space between the red buoys
contains 1000 hooks. The sections are
numbered, and each boat has its number
corresponding with the section it fishes.
While the average catch is one sturgeon
TO ten hooks, it is no uncommon thing for
the fishermen to find but one or two on an
entire section of l 900 hooks.
E'The LakeW innebagO sturgeon is highly
priced among the lumbermen and others
y, the region. Its flesh is finer and of
I1af1- flavor than the salt water stur-
s,eo,,ss H. fish sells for six cents a
mound ar retail. Large quantities are
sailed and smoked for use IN the lumber
camps"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-22
They Knew No North, Nor South, Nor
East. Nor West.

On Tuesday (always Tuesday J, May 10,
1884. as is usual the veteran Genls. G. T.
Beauregard, of Louisiana, and Jubal A.
Early, Of Virginia, met at the 16Sth Grand
Monthly Drawing Of the Louisiana State
Lottery. At noon they began the labor of
distributing wealth promiscueusly, and
ladled it out right and left, North, South,
East and West. Ticket No. 1882 drew
the First Capital Prize of SIS, 900; it was
sold in fifths at 81 each-one went to b. j.
Dorsey. SO Jackson street, Memphis, Tenn;
another to Isaac Haines, an engineer on
the III. and G. r.. R., collected through
Messrs. w. r. Rison & Co., Huntsville,
Ala. The Second Capital Of $25, 900 drawn
by %, 755, sold in fifths-one to FL. G. Drin-
kle, Lancaster, Ohio; another to AIexan-
der King, Wayerly, Ky. The Third Capt.
tai, $4,000, drawn by 64,612, sold in fiiths
one to T. s. Ashby, Sherman, Grant
county, KY. The other Capital Prizes
scattered everywhere. And these famous
warriors win do it all over again on Tues
dav. July 10, and any one can learn all
about it by inquiring OF NJ. A, DauphIn.
New Orleans, La.-Adu,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-22
SENTENCED TO DIE BY A JURY
A Case Unparalleled in the History of
Alabama Courts.

Alabama Courts.
A scene unparalleled in the history of
courts in this section, says Chattanooga
special Of the 18th inst, occurred yester-
day in the court house at ScottsbOrO, Ala.
At II a. m. jury sitting on case for
arson against George Smith, Asbury
Hughes. George Hughes and John Gray
son, left the court room. and at p. m.
fhev returned. The four prisoners stood
rsu and the foreman announced that they
had adjudged the prisoners guilty as
charged, and sentenced Smith and the
Hughes brothers to be hanged and Gray
san to the penitentiary for life. When the
Judge delivered the sentence the prisoners
did not move a muscle. They appealed to
.fIle Supreme Court, but the judgment will
probably be affirmed. There is great ex-
citemenf over the verdict. The crime
charged upon the doomed men is heinOus
one They pillaged the house Of an aged
New Englander named Porter, living on
Sand Mountain, robbed him Of over $1,000
and burned the building, leaving the
family exposed, from the effects of which
treatment the old man died. leaving his
Family destitute. There are ten other per-
sons charged with capital crimes in jail
n Se0rtSbOrO.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-22
BURNETT,s CoCoAINE.
The Best of An Hair Dressings.

ne htsL OF All HIATT DfessIHgs.s
1t allays irritation, removes all tenden-
cy to dandruff, and invigorates the action
of the capillaries in the highest degree,
thus promoting rigorous and healthy
grO1Vth Of the hair. Its effect upon the
glossiness and richness of the hair is such
as cannot be surpassed.
Burnett's Flavoring Extracts are the
best,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-22

India silks and surahs should not be
made up with pleated skirts, the full
pulled and shirred skirt being preferable
in all soft clinging fabrics.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-22
Look ont for Frauds.

Benson's Capcine Porous Plasters are
widely Initiated. Word Capcine cut in
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-22
Abraham Lincoln as Postmaster.

Very few people, probably, says a Wash
iBgton letter, are aware that Abraham
lincoln was once a Postmaster at a
country settlement called New Salem,
near Springfield, Ill. In rummaging
among some old papers in the Post Office
Department the other day, the documents
showing a settlement of his accounts were
found, and by reference to the records 1t
appears that on the It'll of May, 1888,
when he was about a years old. he was
appointed to succeed Isaac Christman as
Postmaster, and filed bond Of $500, with
y. Alley and A. Trentas sureties.
He served from that date till the 30th Of
May, 1886. but it was more than six
months before his accounts were settled,
there having been a dispute with the
Auditor of the Treasury, who finally de-
cided in Lincoln's favor, and a draft for
sos SO was sent to him in care Of the
Postmaster at Springfield, ILL.,
The post Office at New Salem was
abandoned. and the people at the cross
roads were compelled to 90 to Springfield
for their mail, else Lincoln might have
served longer in the post. His compen-
sation for nearly four years amounted to
only Ss45.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-22
A Huge Electric Battery


In erecting the great statue Of Liberty
SyO things had 10 be considered that seem
very trifiing, and vet, if neglected, might
DESTROY the statue in one day, or cause 1t
to cr1mble slowly to pieces. One IS the
sun, the other is the sea breeze. Either
Of these could destroy the great copper
figure and something must be done to
prevent such disaster. The heat Of the
sun would expand the metal and pun it
ont OF shape, precisely as it does pull
the Brooklyn bridge out of shape
every day. The bridge is made
in four parts, and when they ex-
pand with the heat of the sun they slide
one past the other, and no harm is done.
The river span rises and falls day and
night as heat and cold alternate. The
great copper statue is likewise in two
parts. the framework OF iron and the
copper covering; and while they are Sc
cureiy fastened together they can move
one over the other. Each bolt Will slip a
trifie as the copper expands in the hot
August sunshine, and slide back again
when the freezing winds blow and the
vast figure shrinks together in the cold
Besides this, the copper surface is so thin
and elastic that it Will bend slightly
when heated, yet keep its general shape
The salt air blowing in from the sea has
thin fingers and a bitter, biting tongue.
II it finds a crack where it can creep in
between the copper surface and iron skel
etOn. there will be trouble at once. These
metals do not agree together, and where
there is salt moisture in the air they seem
to quarrel more bitterly than ever. II
seems that every joining of points OF cop
per and iron makes tiny battery, and sc
faint shivers of electricity would run
through all the statue, slowly corroding
and eating it into dust. This curious. 81
1~aA and vet sure destruction
must be prevented. anu -
Joint throughout the statue, where
ever copner touches iron. must be
protected with little rags stuffed between
Iae metals to keep them from quarreling.
Tt IS the same wherever two different
metals touch each other. Imagine what
a tremendous battery the Liberty would
make, with Its tons Of copper surface and
monstrous skeleton of iron. However, 8
little care prevents all danger, as pro
vision will be made. of course, for keep
ing the metals from touching each other
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-22
HEALTH TEST.

A
and DISCHARGED Prices
4
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-22
Baking alomOrr.
HOW TO DETECT AMMONIA
In Baking Powders Advertised as Absolutely Pure

HOUSEK EEPERSs TEST:
Place top down stove until heated then
SMELL chemist will not be required to detect the
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-22

10 theases may
c. b. Gibson. Analytical and Consulting Chemist.
dea Baking Powders advertised as pureI have fo
Ammonia Considering Ammonia
OF enete and deconposing organic and that Is
science should powder containing
of .bufg
Cream Baking Powder De. respectfully,
c.. B.GI
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-22

Analytical and Consulting Chemist.
DR.. Price-Bear Sir: have analysed Baking
absolutely pure, and find they contain a AMMONIA.
my expectation, that cakes baked with such powde
Therefore cannot believe any longer that the u
DRUG in baking is Indifferent PUBLIC HI
CREAM BAKING POWDER CONTAINS NO INN
NJ q
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-16
What the south Wants.

Special to Cincinnati Enquirer.
1t is alleged upon good authority that Senator
Bayard prefers to remain in the national leeis-
lature 1t is understood that he thinks he can
be of more service to his party in the Senate
than in the Cabinet, especially as the Senate will
be controlled by Republicans.
The prevailing impression now is that Senator
Garland, of Arkansas, will be the Attorney-gen-
eral While, of course, Governor Cleveland has
the deciding voice. 1T is presumed that he will be
influenced by the expressed wishes of his party
leaders.
There appears to be almost a unanimitv of
positions their section will ask for. They all
agree that the Attorney general and Postmaster
general can be of more value to their section of
country than any other places the President
could bestow. They say that the appointees
generally of the Republican party, under the
Department of Justice have run their offices
for what they could make, and that through
this department Southern people have been
very much oppressed. 1t is asserted that United
himsy evidence, and have dragged men under
arrest many miles in order to increase their
fees.
southern Democrats say they do not care for
the State Department, and think that should be
filed by a Northern man. They also agree that
tho Treasury Department should be controlled
by the North They say it would be so palpably
foolish for the South TO ask for either the War
or Navy Department that nobody in that section
would be guilty of such a thing and they admit
that the business of the Interior Department is
South, and that that department should have a
Northern head