davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-30

MRS. PARNELL - attending Democratic
meetings in Indiana anu Illinois.
MR- LOGAN is trying to keep the Blaine
ball rolling in Indiana.
SIR MOSEs MoNTEFIDRE i obstinate on one
point He takes no dostor's STUFF.
MADAM GOSSIP has il that Russian Count
il engaged 70 one Of the Treasury clerks st
" ashIngtou.
". II. NICHOLS. the former President OF the
Young Mems Republican Club. Of Brooklyn q:
asserts that y per cent Of the memQers q
that organization are supporting CleyelSna'
L viii carry consolation if not hope TO the
Harvard College dudes that Ellen Terry mas
with her at the fremont House. N Boston, 5
terrier pup on which she laylshes e1uSlFe
affection.
LEWIS BAKER has sold the Wheeling Reefs
tsr TO james B. fancy for 81. 600. Wltnin ths
last few months that journal has been enargs
by the Democrats with ''treacherous tena-
encies, but hereafter II is 10 be nat-tooteu
| organ.
4 An thankful TO the Nihilists for one ,s
/ thing said the CZarina. They have mace
me love my husband dearly. Our home lLle
has become 50 different since began 70 Iook
uDon hIfn as though he were under sentence
| Of death"
AND now the Baron and Bsroness Roeder
have gone and N aGe Lawrence Barrett, WIZ
| claims 70 Be in the full youth OF - only d
| grandfather. and the child was chrlSIene1 u
| in Germany, Oct. Is, Mrs. Lawrence baEEet' :
| birthday.
AN enemy Of the great and good Nanderbllt
| asserts that the half million he recentl! uS-
| vst-d 10 surgery in this city was made on tIle
bear side Of the market" which WouII 49,
/ % suggest that the sum should Ue NhOll4 Ne-
| voted 70 dissecti0ns.
CAPT. JOIN ERICSSON. OF New Y ork. Is now
| studying up process OF moving lhSCLLLS4 u
| 1v heat derived from the concentrated ray : OF
/ the sun. The Captain should be warned Oy
| the complete collapse Of the Butler moYeInenl
| which depended solely on solar source LOT
/ it impulse.
| LONDON court journals mean 70 compliment
| Wsles' Young daughter, Victoria AleNahuTa a
| by remark n her strong likeness 70 ler ~ Al
| Grandmother at the same age; but the FFln-
| cess Victoria Al her prettiest nan cent
1 ago. was what Is called ''plZ faced, ahu heF
| nose. Ike the dying Falstaf7s, was las sharp
| as PEN
| CHARLES J. FACLKNEB i dangerously III az
/ his home 10 Martinsburg, W. Va Mr.. aux
| uer, now $ years Old. has been memoeF OF
| Congress, and IN Mr.. Buchanan's almlnlstra-
| ton he was Minister TO France DGrlnS tne
/ war he served As StOnewaU JACKSON crleI OF
/ staff. He was also member OF the fcFt!-
| fourth Congress.
GEN. kOUNTZ. who is at the head OF tue
| Grand Army. visited the battle ground Of Mis-
| si0uarv Ridge. near Chattanooga few days
| ago. II was on the ridge. then crested with
| fire. that Mr.. Kountz left one Of his legs.
| Twenty years.ag at the time Of the wound
| j 2. he crawled to the porch Of Mrs. Emily
/ Ford ard she gave the thirsty fellow a glass
| Il buLrermilk. the other day the same good
| Samaritan smiled over her spectacles as she
| handed him tuRsbier OF the same beverage.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-30
IrresnIar Mails.


We ara in receipt Of numerous COM
plaiuts about the mails, SUBSCRIBERS re
ouentlv do not get their papers until
several DAYS after the time they ought to
-aceive them. The following is q specimen
letter which We received yesterday:
EASTMAN. GA, Oct. p, 1So4.
The irregularity Of the mails on ms
road for the last two or three weeks Aas
become almost an iutcleratle NUISANCE.
The SAVANNAH NEWS and Atlanta SV5s-
stifufi0H are sometimes three or Jour Gays
old before they reach here ms morning,
for instance. three issues Of the NEWS
came at one time. none having been
received in several days past ms
thing is provoking in the extreme.
II i impossible 10 say. without an lEyes-
rizarion. whether il be the fault Of the
railroad or Of the Post once department
And il is no better in regard to travelling.
II one wishes 70 90 any where oy way OF
the East Tennessee virginia ana 0eoI ga
Railroad he must start at least day OF
two earlier than be intends If he would
reach his destination by any certain time.
Il Is something remarkable and entirely
out OF the usual order Of things If train
on this road happens 10 arrive at sta
ton on schedule time, or even several
hours after il Is due nowadays. The
train due at Eastman 12:45 P. N. does
wonderfully well If il gets here before
night. This IS sample only.
Nothing is more annoying than slow
and irregular mails, and the people Of
Georgia and Florida have suffered annoy
ance Of this kind for good while. The
Post Ohi,e Department undertakes 70
furnish the people with regular mails, but
il is clear that so Tar as the states named
are concerned it doesn't do it. There Is
negligence, and, perhaps, indifference IN
| the department somewhere. Georgia and
Florida have able Representatives II
Congress. 1t is the duty Of these Repre-
| sentatives 70 see that their constituents
are provided with proper mail facilities.
! They are anxious enough 70 get the votes
Of the people, and when they get them
| they ought TO devote at least a portion Of
their time TO looking after the wants Of
| their respective States and districts.
Patience in this matter Of the mails has
| ceased TO be a virtue. There will be No
improvement as long as the people do not
| protest vigorously against the wrong
/ which they are forced 70 suffer. What
| sense is there in a Savannah newspaper
being four days in reaching Eastman
The fact that papers Of three different
DAYS often reach that point on the same
day shows that there is negligence some
where. II the officials who handle the
mails are incompetent, let them be dis
charged. There are plenty OF good men
! who would like to have their places.
At this juncture the people are particu-
! larry anxious TO get their papers. There
| is the deepest interest in the Presidential
| campaign that is now drawing to a close,
Every phase Of it is closely scruunized'
To be deprived Of newspapers at any time
is something that Is not 10 be borne with
equanimity. but to be deprived Of them al
this juncture is enough to make man
| forget that he is a Christian.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-30
BRIGHT BITS.

4 SURE CURE for insOmnla-send the DaOy 70
| its grandmother.-Phita Call.
THE Prohibition party is already a water
power in the land.-NetC Orleans Pie1yHne.
To make both ends meet is why the baby
puts its toes into It's mOuth.-SO1per5itse Jour
nal.
BosTox GIRLS never giggle. They merely
express their delight by dreamy, PARKWAY
North Pole SMILES. Louis GtO6e-Dsnaoerat.
"PAPA. what is magnetism at is a thing
nv son. that carries a Republican State for
Republican candidate by reduced majority
-CticI Observer.
IT Is said that American babies swallow
]. 600 thimbles annually. This may account
for the surprising amount OF brass noticed IN
ihe composition Of the grown-up American
baby.-Bost0H Transcript
AN English doctor tells OF treating a child
wears old who was suffering from an attack
Of delirium tremens. Inc doctor ought 70
have been ashamed OF nl l u ne cnlIu
persisted in drink, all right, but t was very
wrong to treat 1t.
Az ingenious girl cOnlded to friend that
she thou ght a certain young gentleman was
going to propose. S'I'm sure OF It." she said
earnestly. why, only the other evening
when he called he told me how to prevent
babies from being bow-legged. '-SaH fran
cisco fRglsside.
"A READER" contributes the following:
The small boy of the family was invited 70
amuSe the BABY after Tea one nlEuls Uut oV-
jected to so doing on the ground that be had
some writing to do for school. ''What have
you to writer was asked. ''Well. I've got 70
write q history of the United States-I
think il is the United States-Or the
world, or something; but II won't take long;
I'll be through in twenty minutes."-BEFdf0
Commercial.
A MAN from Jersey City, while getting a
dime changed at the Metropolitan Hotel in
New York. had the misfortune to drop cent.
which rolled under an immense pile of trunks.
Il want yOu To find that cent and return il TO
me-" said the Jerseyman, who was being
brushed Of by the porter. Hits gwinter be
big job ter move all dem heavy trunks,yet III
see If kin lind that cent. but don't believe |
kim ssWall." responded the Jerseyman. If
YOU find it, l want il back: but if you don't
md il, YOU may keep for yourself Thank
YOU. boss: thank you, kindly. "-TesGs SlftiH0s.
s.DoEs the man rushg' "Yes, he is a
rushern "Why does he hurry along the
street in that fashion, Perhaps his house Is
afre." "Perhaps he never had one. That
man Is a lawyer, who possibly makes $40
week When he leaves his Office he puts uD
sign: Back IN three minutes; please wait! T"
"But why does he rushs" 10 MAKE people
think he is carrying the Supreme Court of
Michigan under his hat Wouldn't some
OF his creditors tackle HIM on the street If he
didn't put on so much steamF' .k'rect. my
boy! You might guess a thousand times and
not hit the nail any closer9'-Defroit trcs
Press.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-30

4 Washington correspondent writes
''1n the base of the capitol at Washington
is the engInery by which the House, the
Senate, and the committee rooms are
warmed and ventilated, and the gas
lighted by electricity. 1t is altogether q
big apparatus, consisting Of three i'm
mense fans, four engines, and eight boil
ers, with the necessary appliances for
regulating thetemperaturea and moisture OF
the air supplied to the nations legisla-
tors. The instrument which tells wheth-
er the air is too moist or too dry is opera
ted by a single human hair. perfectly
dry air is put at O.; saturated air, that is.
air carrying all the moisture it viii hold,
is put at 100. a dial, with a hand like
that Of a clock, represents the different
degrees from 0 to 100. The human hair
absorbs moisture like rope, and, like a
rope, it becomes. Shorter when wet. The
difference in length between a hair six
inches long when wet and the same hair
when dry is made TO represent the hun
bred degrees on the dial, and the hand or
pointer moves backward or forward as
the moisture in the hair varies. If it be-
comes too dry. more steam is thrown IN !:
if too moist, less steam is allowed TO es-
cape, and thus the atmosphere for the ma
TONS statesmen is regulated and kept at
the healthfui point, which is about So"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-30
In a Gable Car.



But there are villages in the interior Of
this State, as l said, where they do not
know everything. A young lady who has
lived in an inland county all her life,
where no railroad has reached, and moth
ing more artistic than a circus has pre-
scented itself, paid her first visit to san
Francisco a few weeks ago. She knew
that she would necessarily come across
some very strange and new things, and
she had sealed her lips and made up her
mind firmly not to be surprised at any
thing. She was conveyed up town, and,
with her friends, got on the cable car. She
did not show any interest in the novelty.
She was, apparently, quite accustomed to
dummies and things, conductors, engi-
neeTs, and impolite passengers. All was
well until the starter blew his whistle, the
conductor rung the bell, and the car went
of with a jerk. She clutched madly at
the seat, gave a healthy interior county
scream, and, quite losing control OF her
ignorance, cried out:
"JeYushal Where's the teamW
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-30
Marrying His Own Daughter.

A singular case of domestic relations is
reported in a SchOharie county town, a
few miles from Schenectady. A son of a
farmer eloped Is years ago with 15-year-
old daughter OF a neighbOT, and they set
tied in Esperance, la, A daughter vas
born to them. While the child was an in
FAINT the mother eloped with a commercial
traveller, taking the girl with her, and
they went to Chicago. When Il years old
the daughter, whose name was the same
as her mothers, ran away, and on the
cars met a man, who, taking deep inter-
est in her, obtained tor her a situation.
The acquaintance ripened into love, and
they were finally married. taking up a
residence in SchOharie county.
In some way the girls mother learned
of her marriage and decided to visit her
daughter. The woman appeared unex-
pectedly. and with the other interested
persons was astOunded in discovering
that her child had married her own father
and the husband whom the mother had
deserted years ago. The woman promptly
withdrew and has returned to the West.
The separation Of the husband and wife,
or the father and daughter, who have one
child, will follow.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-30
ANOTHER FREAK OF NATURE
The Woman Whose Sc8ip is Covered
With RattIesnake skin.

| The Woman Whose Sc8Ip is Covered
With Rattlesnake skin.
! All the phenomena Of the human body
are not yet by anv means understood by
science, and probably never will be, says
a gentleman writing from Middleburg,
Schoharie county, n. Y. 1t is very easy
to verify the truth of what 1 am about to
write you.
"Let anyone go up to Polly Hollow, a
| little settlement among the mountains,
about four miles east Of Middleburg, and
ask for Mrs. Jane Flag. she is a widow,
| about Is years old, and lives in tumble
| down shanty near the edge Of the woods.
| on the upper side Of the narrow valley.
| Eight wears ago she was attacked By a pc
culiar disease of the scalp. At first her
| head was covered with small ulcers, while
almost all her hair fell out and would not
| grow again. The disease gave her such
torment that life for over a year was only
a burden. Finally she went 10 an herb
dCctress. an old mulattO woman, who then
| lived two miles further up the mountain
road. but who has died since that time.
| This old bag. who bore the reputation Of
| being a witch, told her to gather GER
| tain herbs from a graveyard at mid
night. boil them. and then mix the
decOctiOn with the blood and lacer6ted
skin Of a freshly killed Tattlesnake and
rub her head with the ointment thus
made The sufferer bdndly followed this
advice, gathered the herbs as directed and
then began looking for a rattlesnake. She
offered a dollar for one, and two young
men went up 10 the NiskcraW Mountain,
killed one and brought it TO her. Then
she mixed all the ingredients together
and rubbed the abominable mixture upon
her scalp. within a week the ulcers
began to heal. She was oyerjOYed at this
result. and continued 70 rub on the mix
ture oftener than ever. Within month
from the time she first began using it the
disease had entirely disappeared, leaving
the entire scalp covered with healthy
healing. All the neighbOrs marvelled
greatly at the cure, and the old mulatto
dOctress suddenly found herself famous
in q small way,
''But you can imagine everybOdy's as
constituent when, after about six weeks
longer, the healing on her head began to
drop OF and revealed the startling fact
that the wOman's head was covered with
take about 1T, The hard, shining scales
and the peculiar marking was exactly
ike the skin of that most deadly of ser
penis, the rattlesnake, What strange
effect the blood and macerated fragments
of the skin Of the reptile she had used to
make the lotion had produced upon her
scalp so as TO make rattlesnake skin grow
upon it in place OF the natural skin, l do
not pretend to explain nor do l believe
any one can. But, nevertheless, it is a
fact. as any one who will take the trouble
to 90 up to Polly Hollow can see for him
Selfc
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-30


Henry Ward Beecher has gone into the
canvass with his coat of. He is making
some telling speeches for Cleveland. He
has the advantage Of being brainier than
the great majority Of campaign orators
and saws brighter and more taking things.
When he l. announced 10 speak there Is
ALWAYS a crowd present. He addressed
the New Jersey Independent Republicans
ar the Catholic Institute, Jersey
CITY. on Monday night, and in
the course Of his speech
he said: LET US talk about lying. When
James G. Blaine said he had not bought
$4,000 vorth Of stock in the Little Rock
and Fort smith Railroad, he told, not a
professional, not a political, but a per-
s0naI lie. When he declared he did not
own $4,000 worth Of land in the Hooking
Valley he told a lie that could stand and
walk alone. And s0in the Scott affair and
the SS00.O0c. Blaine is a brilliant liar,
and If ever there IL a competition in lying
he will carry of the prize. In fact Re Is
a constitutional. ucated and national
liar"
Speaking Of Gle. Glands private charac-
ter, he said: :.If every man IN New York
state who has broken the seventh COM
mandment once, twice or thrice would
vote for Cleveland he would have ma
iority Of 900. II Cleveland is the man
his enemies declare him TO be, they would
support him, for they are bad; they are
bummers, drunksrds and worse. DR..
Ball. of Buffalo. had not one witness who
would be credited in a court Of Justice"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-30
Deaf Mutes.

A statistician estimates that the num-
Der Of deaf mutes in the world are roughly
calculated u be from 100000 TO 100000,
and Of these SO per cent. are said to be
born deaf, the others losing their hearing
by different accidents. The number Of
deaf mutes in Great Britain amount prob
ably to about 10000. To meet the educa-
tlOnal wants of these, there are on the
face of the globe 397 institutions, contain
ing %, 473 inmates of both seyes, and en-
plOying over 1000 teachers. Australia
has institutions, Austria-H9ngaTy IT.
Belgium 10, Brazil l, Canada Z, Denmark
+, France 81, Germany 80, Great Britain
and ireland IS, Italy 35, Japan 9, Luxem-
burg l, Mexico 2, Netherlands 3, New
Zealand 1, Norway 7, Portugal 1, Russia
10, Spain :, Sweden l.. Switzerland II,
United States 80, Bombay l.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-30

4 Warriors Foolish Letter. i,

An amusing episode occurred during
the recent maneuvres of the Austrian
army. The chief of the regiment garri-
sOned near Vienna wrote to gentleman
ne knew in Anger, DR.. Neuwirth, asking
if he would kindly End him quarters in
the town during the manGuvTes, in which
he had to take part. Il have only one
stipulation TO make" he wrote; don't
lodge me in the house of a jew" The
following is the answer received by the
doughty warrior: "HOnored r The
chance of you being quarteTed with Jews
has already been removed by circumstan-
ces. There are only two Jewish families
in Anger. The Archduke Albrecht is
lodging with one, the Archduke Wilhelm
with the other. The latter is the fapiIy
Of. yours sincerely. DR.. Neuwirth.'
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-30
The Father Hubbard Coat

The coat was a very bad fit-too fun in
the back. s'That'H never do" said the
customer: sits like a shirt on a beam
pole.' s'Dot coat, mein frent," replied
the dealer, ''ish a very stylish garment.
Look at dot back. Mein gracious, it ish
lufly. See dot beautiful pufing-der latest
style-and don't you forgot 1t. II vas
made in Fifth avenoo. 1t is der Fadder
Hubbard style, and is actually worth so
much as fife tOller more for dot cut" and
five Z inutes later the delighted customer
left the store with his Father Hubbard
coat.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-30

A Kellogg colored supporter in the
Third Louisiana Congressional district
shot and killed, day or two ago, col
ored supporter Of Kenogg's opponent.
The State can lose a good many Of the
class to which the cOmbatants belonged
without feeling the loss. The two men
belonged to different warning Republican
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-30

The attempt TO make out that Cleveland
sent a convict as a substitute to the wal
has failed. In answer To a circular sent
over the country containing this charge
Cleveland, a few days ago, wrote to Mr.
George F. Dege as follows: was drafted
the first day the draft was put in ope-
ration. Being then Assistant District
Attorney, l had plenty Of opportunity to
secure a convict substitute with no ex-
pense, and, in fact, was urged to do so.
refused, however, and hired man to 20
who was a sailor on the lakes, and who
had Just arrived in port and been paid of.
don't know that he was ever arrested,
and l am sure he was not convict, /
borrowed the money to pay him fog going
as my substitute, and l think before
paid him he had more money than i had.
/ often heard from him while he was in
the service. and l saw him quite fire.
ouently after he returned. Ifhe is alive
vet don't think either Of the noble yete-
rams who signed this circular would care
TO meet him after he had read it,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-30
Spike Their Guns.
Boston Post (Dem.l.
s.......a.-nn nf tho u

The brazen impudenee of the Blaine cham
pions in attributing all our national wealth to
the effect OF highly protective tariff Is past
all comprehension, especially when appeal Is
made 70 farmers. They are about the only
class OF producers. constituting a large MAORI
ty. who are not protected. What Il the con-
dition Of our wheat growers to-day They
can hardly sell their product for the cost OF
nroIucriou
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-30
Election by Bayonet Again,

/ II Grover Cleveland shall fail to be elected
/ President Of the United states next Tuesday.
/ il will not be because majority Of the voters
/ DO not now desire his election and intend TO
/ vote for him. but because the un1aithiul ser
wants whom the people have kept IN ON, e ior
I 50 many wears have determined to revOl1-
I tiOnize the government and prOlOng lnden-
Z uitely their own rule.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-30

Secretary Of War Lincoln is making
campaign speeches in the West, and
a Western paper Pertinently inquiries
whether he can see any resemblance be-
tween the author Of the Mulligan letters
and the author OF the emancipation pro-
clamation. Mr.. Lincoln is probably not
hunting for a resemblance so much as for
a snug berth in the event OF Blaine's sue
cess. When the plumed knight shall be
on his journey up salt river Mr.. Lincoln
will wish probably that he had hunted
for a resemblance rather than q snug
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-30

1t is noticeable that while the rich snObs
in this country are anxious for some sort
Of mark Of distinction by which they may
BE distinguished from the masses, the
respect for the nobility in England is
daily growing less. Mr.. Gladstone's adj
dress on the opening Of Parliament last
week contained a nest significant menace
concerning the House of Lords At most
Of the Liberal meetings during the vaca-
ton. and there were thousands Of them,
the most popular talk was that which
was directed against the House Of Lords
as an institution, and the threats TO
abolish il called forth the loudest cheers.
1t would not be surprising il events should
soon occur in England which would give
the nation great impetus towards radi-
calism. II the House Of Lords should be
abolished il would not be long perhaps be-
fore titles Of nobility would lose their i'm
portance in England.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-30

Nee T0rt Rsrll8 Ind. Dea.l.
II sounds almost farCical 70 mention
Blsfues= name IN association with the word
integrity But such as his record Is the
people are now familiar with u, and any
Blaine man nav be safely defed 10 show that
IN all the years he has been IN Cfiee he ever
once preferred considerations q public cury
when there was any consideration Of private
zsin 70 Re weighed against IL. Cleveland, on
the other hand. hss record s. a public Of
fetal that any public nan row living nav
Justly envy. and that : not surpassed By any
thing ehr0nicled in the best days OF the re-