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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-17
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DRESSES FOR SALE.-I offer for sale the
4 following Printing Presses: l super
Royal Hoe Cylinder; ! Half Medium Liberty
Press. The machines are II good order, and
can be seen at work in Morning News press
room. j. II. ESTILL. Savannah. Ga.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10

The Cleveland, Ohio, Womsn's Chris.
tlan Temperance Union Ia about to begin
another political movement, planned by
Miss Frances Willard, president OF the
national union. She left recently for
Chicago, from which city she will super
intend similar work, through state and
local unions, throughout the country
The plan is to get one million signatures
to memorial to be presented to the next
national convention of each party asking
for the insertion OF prohibition planks in
their platforms.
Governor Robinson Of Massachusetts,
was installed Thursday, Governor Butler
retiring. In his inaugural message Gov
ernor Robinson calls attention to certain
defects In the election laws of the state
and to neglect of the enforcement OF legal
tests, Including that of reading and writ,
ing. He approves the Civil Service laws;
thinks that the state elections are too
frequent; commends the school system Of
the state; denounoes the attempts OF lad.
venturers and Missionaries" To heet labor
and capital In bitter hostility, and divide
all the people into enyious and antago-
nistio olssses;" and urges the enforce
ment Of all statutes relating to hours Of
labor, employment and schooling OF chill
dren, intimidation Of laborers and kindred
subjects.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10
CULTURE AND PHL1lsr1x1s&.
Edmund Gurney.

All Armagsddon's ornaments arise
BAapa bold bAckera blustsr blAsphemies;
Come, courage, comrades" Cultures cham
pions cry.
Day dawns, Dsiusion's dark'nins dogmsa
Enrolling efforts eager eyes eaname.
Forward for freedom fight, forgetting fame /!
'Gainst gracious Genius goes Goliath grim;
His hulking height half helps half hampers
Iucarnate ignorance intensifes
Jeers, janRlinK jargen, 1aundioed jealousies.
Kneel, knavesl kneel, knock-kneed kindred !
kneeling know,
Liberty's lesson learnt lays liars lowi
Meanwhile must n artyrs, mock'd, maltreated,
No noisy number, noted not nor nemed,
Oppose Opinions odds One nverhears
Prigs prove Philosophy's pick'd pioneers
Queer clubbing quacks, qu,xotically quaint
Hashly renouneinR rational restraint
Sad scornfui smiles such senseless Islander
stirs
Ten thousand thanks to Truths true trum
peters,
Unmoved. unwavering, unRbash'd, unbowd
yalorous Virtues vanguard viotory-Yow'd,
With whom we walking winning we wha
won
Xenophanes, Xenarohus, Xenophon,
Yield years yet young, yea, yearnings youth
fullest,
Zenonian zealotry, zenobian xesti
-Lon0natnrs Magazine.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10

Detroit Free Press.
There was chap on the boat who
lived at Jackson, Miss, and he was
telling us many anecdotes regarding the
negro population. Among others, he
had friend who one day asked of an
aged dsrkey
'Well, Colonel, what peculiar ossifoa-
ton has predcminated over the
ramifostion OF late %
The old man gave a pull at his hat
with one hand and scratched his head
with the other and answered:
"Weli, sab, | reoons dat WAS him
gwine down de road a few minits ago on
top Of mewl ~
There WAS a passenger from Rhode
Island who was greatly amused by these
anecdotes, and two or three times after
wards caught him hunting In q
dictionary for big words and strInglng
them together. When We arrived at
hatcher he was all loaded up. A lot OF
us went up to See the town, and as we
gained the crest of the long and dusty
hill we met a colored woman on her way
down. Here was the chance the smart
Aleck had been waiting fol, and he halted
| her and demanded i:
| mhuAn, nave you systemlzed the
disability OF the preeooious influenza this
morning2'
He was bowling and smiling, and she
looked thunderstruck. After a minute
she asked
| whats dat yod remark f''
| 81 peroolated the interros alton as to
whether you had ambuscsted theigigantit
verbosity," he continued.
''No, sab, HASN'T" she said, as she
removed the basket from her head, "but
Pze gwine to right away |"
With that abe brought him clip with
her hand on the ear, and followed 1t NJ
with bout in the back that sprawalet
him into the dust and left him gaspinI
like fsh.
"If de yerbosity wants emmy mo- h
can foller me down to the leveel" Bh,
remarked as she walked off; but h
didn't. He WAS dust from head to foot
his humorous nature had evaporated
and he got back to the boat to keep hi
berth for the next eight hours. Tn
negro is an odd coon at times, but Their
are other times when the "giganti
verbJsity" doesn't hit his funny bon
within rod.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10

Bat. DePrare, who lives near Mareb
field, Wis, was born on the Mich'g&r
peninsula in 1777, and is now in his
l06th year. He is of mixed descent, his
fathe- being French fur trader aud his
mother at Indian woman. His father
was one Of the early fur dealers and
pioneers who penetrated the then
unexplored wilderness OF the northwest
The old man is still qnits hale and
hearty, Lut is inospacitated from per.
forming any manual labor. He was Q
soldier in the American army in tho war
Of 1872, and was with Gen. jackson at
the battle of New Orleans. He was also
in the Mexican war, and acted as scout
and interpreter tor tine Government in
the Black Hawk war. At the beginning
OF the late civil war he .ndeavored to
enlist as private, but was rejscted OIL
account of his age. For over so years he
did rot sleep under roof.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10
TWO GIRLS DROWNED
In Sight of Friends who Were
POwerless to save.

POWerteHB TO save.
WILKBsBARRs, Jan. 5.-Miss Ollie
Mayer, sged Is, daughter of Crandall
Mayer, the postmaster OF Forty. fort,
village about four miles from this city,
and Miss Sadie Marsdeu, aged Ii, daugh-
ter of Samuel Marsden, lett their homes
early this afternoon in high glee to enjoy
a skate on the Susquehanpa. They were
driven to the river bank by Miss Mayors
mother, who babe the girls goodbye and
then drove to this city, where she had
some business to attend to.
''Her parting words to her daughter
were: "Now Ollie take care Of yourself"
ayes, mamma, will; good bye" was
the reply, and these were tie last words
that the girl ever spoRe to her mother.
In few minutes more the young girls
were gliding over the smooth ice, unmind-
tul OF danger. They had hardly traversed
80 rods before they got upon thin ice, and,
in an instant, both were seen to 60 down.
The alarm was at once given and large
party OF skaters, who were on the Ice at
the time, some distance away, went to
| the rescue, but the Ice was 80 treaoherous
that no one dare approach the spot where
the girls tell in. They did not arise in
the water at the spot where they went
down, but about 10 yards below the
point where they broke through was an
untrozsp opening.
| Here the girls arose with outstretched
hands and made desperate attempt to
save themselves by grasping the surface
ice, but they fell back from exhaustion,
and this was the last seen of them. John
Clark, school teacher, ska,ed alongside
of the opening and made gallant
attempt to catch Miss Mayors hand, but
failed.
He narrowly escaped going under
himself. Miss Mayors last words as she
went under the last time were: "Good
bye, Mr.. Clark, good bye"
Hundreds Of people hurried to the
soens Of the accident AZ soon as it became
known, and desI lite the cold weather
many willing hands at once began thu
work Of recovering the bodies. There Ii
little hope OF recovering the ladies' re
mains, however, as the river is frozer
solid. Miss Mayors mother, who wa,
telephoned to in this city immediately
after the accident occurred, was 10 over
come by the sad news that she swoonet
away and now remains in an unuonscioui
condition. Both OF the young ladie
were highly respected by all who knew
them, and the whole community is IL
mourning over the sad eveut.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10
4 BALLAD OF DREAMLAND.
bwfnburne.

hid my heart In nest Of roses,
Out of the SUMS way, hidden apart:
In softer bed than the soft white SHOWS Is,
Undsr the roses hid my heart.
why would it sleep notg Why should 1t
start
When never leaf of the rose tree stirreds
What made sleep futter his wings and parts
Only song of a secret bird.
Lie still, said, for the winds wing closes.
And mild leaves muffie the keen SUMS dart
Lie still, for the wind on the warm sea dozes,
And the wind Is unquieter yet than thou art.
Does thought i'll thee still as a thorn's
wound sn art?
Does the fang still tret thee of hope deferred
What bids thelIds of thy sleep depart
Only the song of n secret bird.
The R&een lands name that charm eneioses,
1t never was writ In the travellers chart,
And sweet as the fruit on its tree that grows is,
IL never was sold in the merchants mart.
The swallows of dreams through its dim
fields dart,
And sleeps are the tunes in Its tree tops heard;
No hounds note wakens the wild wood hart
Only the song of secret bird.
KNvoI.
In the world of dreams have chosen my part,
To sleep for season and hear no word
of true loves truth or of light loves art,
Only the song of secret bird.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10


SIT has become 30 common to write the
beginning OF an article, in an elegant, In
teresting manner,
'tThen run it into some advertisement
that We avoid all such,
"And simply call attention to the merits
OF Hop Bstters in as plain, honest terms
as possible,
"To induce people
"To give them one trial, which 30
proves their value tina. they will never use
.'THE REMEDY 30 favorably noticed in
all the papers,
"Religious and secular, is
Having large sale, aud is supplant-
Ing all other medicines.
"There is no denying the virtues of the
Hop plant, and the proprietors Of Hop
Bitters have shown great shrewdness
"And ability
I'm compromising medicine whose
virtues are so palpable to every ones
observation"
Did She Die?
"Nol
"She fingered and suffered along, pining
away all the time for years.
"The doctors doing her no good"
"And at last was cured by this Hop
Bitters the papers say so much about. I"
"Indeed Indeed I "
"How thankful we should be for that
medicine"
A Daughters Misery.
ELEVEN years our daughter suffered on a
| bed of misery
"From complication of kidney, liver, rheu-
| matte trouble and nervous debility,
| Under the care of the best physlcians,
| who gave her disease various names,
"But.uo relief
"And now she is restored 20 US in good
| health by as simple remedy as Hop Bite 8,
| that We had Stunned for years before using
1.-THE PARENTS.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10
Swannfu,r Wives

special to the Chicago NeDs has the
following in regard to the singular bar.
gain made by two Missouri couples
For some time Nathan Massengale and
Hiram Loomis of White River have been
the most intimate Of neighbors, and
scarcely night passed that they, with
their charming spouses, were not in each
others company. They exchanged even
ings with each other at games OF whist
and chess, and exchanged wives for part
ners. When they went to the theatre
one had the others wife, and the most
sffsctionate caresses seemingly could not
ruttie the coDjugal serenity.
"Loomis, suppose we swap wives, +"
| said Mr.. Massengale one evening re-
Gently, while returning from church
| sooiable.
THAT'S bargain, old man, and I'm
in for it ii the girls don't object" and as
he replied Mr.. Loomis drew Mrs. Massen-
gales arm closely into his and looked
questionably into her eyes, that flashed
back confirmation OF the low "yes" that
escaped her lips.
Yesterday the proposition was agreed
upon by all hands, and Nathan
gave over Mrs. Massengale and
leW-mont1s-old bADy TO boot IL
trade for Mrs. Loomis. But Mira
Loomis tried to take with her horse anG
buggy which she claimed as her persona
property. Loomis objected, and Mr.
Massengale murmured at the interior
ence, alleging that at least the baby nor
than counterbalanced the value OF tn
turnout.
Mr.. Massengale drew shot gun from
the folds of HE breakfast coat and blazet
away, narrowly making widow Of hi
original wife, and Mr.. Loomis, drawing
Remington from his smoking jacket, ais
narrowly escaped making an orphan @
the disputed child. Matters, however
were finally amicably settled, and the re
arranged families are now happy.
Writs have been taken out In tn
} courts, 30 that the boy will be able I
know who is his father.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10
TENNIS.
Q. T. .. Wood.
Nxy Yong,

To ME-. -, CK1eAcs.
: Don't take Il = my hsSndship's measurs),
To XIII ths tame.-.No! not for pleasure.
wish had some object reAd
To OCCUPY my thoughts and pennies.
That day that you and played tennis
All what girl was last yearl
And Time whirled In yiddy waltz,
W hile now he's equity grown, fear,
For slow the ancient traitor hRlts.
know you said 1t was the idle,
The nimsss ones that feared bis
The day that you aud played tennis.
What gorgeous weather twas that fall
Indeed, think our glorious river
Cannot be E.atehed, on earth at all,
For dreamy beauty, lights a-quiyer,
The hlckorys gold, the naples blaze,
Made opalescent by the haze;
The yelowhammer's drumming note
Between two worlds we seemed to float.
Why is 1t some things live much better
Than Others in our memories?
But sat down to write a letter
And not to gush DER Ieveries.
You may remember, may, say,
For much doubt lift in your kenis
The mutual promise made that day,
The day that you and played tennis.
We vowed that each would tell each first
Swore, though the Fates should do their worst,
You ne'er would wed q western GIRL"
| In glad you're caught. I'll not allow her
To leave you peace of mind or rest;
| For your base slur that woman's power
Knows any local east or west
| But now to close this vague eristle,
| without postscript, too, you see,
| l fancy that hear you whistle)
Why did you break your word to mey
Why not write me as I'd have written
To you. IL had been engagedp
| Il do declare, my lip I've bitten
| l am 80 very much epraged,)
| To think that should hear the tdine
OF your so near approaching fate
| From Mrs. Jones when was riding
To our old ferry, last night; late.
| But sir, from YOU this thrust of Cupid
Ineyer would have learned at all
| Well, pll forgive you-men are stupid.
must dress fol that hateful ball
But write and tell me what her taste is,
And what wedding gift to send
And I'll absolve you. Such my haste is
That here your Romance must END.
This wretched writing and this blot
The old excuse-"5o bad my pen Isl
And am IL embling tired and hot;
For have Just been playing tennis.
| The Continent
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10
ODDS AND ENDS.


There's wisdom in the cask," sings an old
poet who knew how to have good time. And
he is right. A cask has two heads.
There are said to be II, 600 one-legged men
in the United States. 0ne-legged men form the
most peaceful and submissive element Of our
population. Theynever kick.-boston Globe.
A Frenohman claims to have invented
paper which is incombustible. Let some of
our essayists get hold Of it, and they will
make it dry enough to burn.-Boston
Transcript.
Save money and suffering. Instead of suf-
fering until it can be had, always keep Ways
Swift-Cure Panacea at hand. Cramps. collie,
acid stomach, heartburn, &c. At druggists. 25c
"Yes," said Mrs. Egomoi, ~ used to think
a great deal Of Mrs. Goode, she YVES always
SO kind to me but then, I've found out that
she treats everybody just the same. 49, Boston
Transcript.
Because II IL True.
All schools Of medicine agree that Benson's
Ospcine Porous Plaster 10 the best external
remedy known. Twsnty-ays ssnts.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10
DILUTED MILK.
Quantities Of Water Used and
Treated with Borax and SaItpetre.

Quantities Of Water Used and
Treated with Borax and saItpetre.
MONTGOMERY, N. Y, Jan. 3.-The
mystery which has hung round the
Borden condensing establishment in this
county has at last been cleared up. Some
months ago it became necessary to close
the factory and stop the manufacture Of
the condensed article, owing to the fact
that Notwithstanding all precautions, the
milk was regularly returned by dealers
IS worthless.
In order to arrive at solution of the
difficulty, the milk supplied by each
farmer was placed In separate can and
given to chemist for analysis. The
latter has Just concluded his investiga-
ton, and reports that the milk contained
in several of the cans had beeu diluted
with from five to six quarts of water, to
which a mixture of borax aud saltpetre
had been added TO conceal the alteration.
It is said that the evidence against the
guilty parties ia conclusive, and that they
will be prosecuted to the full extent OF
the law.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10

Detroit Free Press.
81 like to get some law suits on gang
of young felows," he replied as the chief
of police asked him what he wanted.
"What do you meanR"
ttVhelI, | vhss ahwindled und made
some fools OF. vi en- | think 1t all oafer
am so mad dot l clean ont my own
saloon init Club"
"Do you want to enter a complaint 2"
"Vhell, should remarks like to
enter 40 oafer complaints If hat a
shauce." a.-
make your statement"
"Vheil, | keep saloon on -
street. You may have seen dot some
aldermens come to my place und was
treated shust like princes ~
$50 oh.'
''It vhas Saturday eafnings. vhas all
alone. By and by some leater comes in,
but he WANTS holdings. Poorly queek l
hat six or seven shuat like him. Nopody
vhaunts no beer, nor pool, nor dominoes,
und vhas madt ~
"Vhell, by and by asks II det crowd
expects me to pay rent init such Gus
toners, und one loafer he says "Vhell
why doan' you sell beer by der new
game 20 So he telIs me dot der new
game vhss for all de gang to take a
drink, und den vhas to call in der dog
| from der back yard. Whichever loafer
dot dog shmells OF first must pay for ALL
"Quite funny"
SIT vhas, Ell ? doan' see it. Some.
times vhas tiokled, but not now. All
der losfers said it vhas shust like dey
does i'll New York und Boston, and goeE
after der dog"
| "Aud he didn't smell OF any of themf"
"No But Why 2 Because, While / vhas
gons after him all dose LATER ship away
like grease ~ II dot vhas dor New York
und Boston vhsy l vhas fool
"You can't do anything, said the chief
Cant | get some law-suits f'
''No."
'tCan'l hat some loafers sent nit del
wOrkhouse l''
mo-"
Must put up init such shwindl4i
like dot f''
"You must look out for Them
snow vhas mad like wet hen =
exclaimed the caller as he rose up. :"
tell you something's, and dosn' you torgo
all about il ! keep my dog behind III,
bar By tomorrow some losfera come Ii
and WANTS to know If sell beer by de-
New York and Boston vhsy. Let do
dog loose NIT emile all oatsr me, unC
vben ne stops smelling dot loafer yol
may send some boleoemans to pick up de
pieces If dog in der back yard vhAt
New York and Boston style, improve o,
1t NIT some Detroit style Of dog pehind
der bar.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10
The Root of All EVIL,

paifShVoH NbWs.
A terrible affair recently happened in
Puebls. An employee of the railroad
brought home all his savings, $3.50, in
bank BILLS, as surprise to show his wife,
who did not know he had that amount OF
money. Hearing the approach of the
train he put them on the table and ran
out to his work, and his wife went to the
door to look after him. During her
absence their little 3 year.old daughter
crawled up to the table and seeing the
roll OF bright colored papers threw them
in the fire. The father on his return on
learning of the loss struck the child such
terrible blow as to kill It, aud that
night, filed with remorse, cast himself
under the wheels of train and com
mitted suicide. The mother became
insane, and is now in the asylum.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10

Nerve and presence of mind saved John
H. Fsldksmp's life. He is cutter in a
Cincinnati clothing store. While he was
operating machine a spring broke, and
as he reached to pick up detached piece,
his long beard was caught and rapidly
wound into the machinery, which
threatened to draw in his head and crush
it. Instantly he threw out his arms and
braced them against the frame OF the
cutter, and thus he stood until his beard
had been pulled out by the roots and a
part Of his cheek had been torn out,
exposing the gum of the lower jaw.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10
A New C.uxe for rn.nk.r,v,n~.

At this season OF coughs and colds and other
diseases Of the breathing organs, all men and
women with sensitive lungs, have cause to be
thankful that "Hales Honey Of Horehound
coded by the faculty and proclaimed by the
people At large, that diseases OF the respiratory
organs which resist all other medicines, are
readily cured by this remarkable Bpecito
Sold by all druggists at 50 cents and 81. Pur-
chase the LARGE slxe, ~ 1t Is much the cheapest.
Pifxe's ToothAaha drama aura In onA Einp&a
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10
Not Exactins.

SOmetYille Journal ..-
zone word" she said, "betore we
part, and her bright eyes glowed in the
mellow light of the turned-down lamp.
Are you sinceret"
81 am sincere" he replied, in tones
whose truthfulness could not be doubted
by any Que, save the most confirmed
pesFimiat ...-..-
'.Then you cannot give me palace by
Lake Conof'' and she looked into his
eyes as II she would read his Utmost soul.
81 cannot. he answered. M..
"Not even broan-stone front :"
mo- There was a wonderful firm
ness, a 't.you-iorget-is-uess in the
tone in which this momsntous monosyl-
liable was spoken. =---..
"Not even cottage in the suburbs 2"
"Not even that, darling" There was
an anguish in his accents that Indicated
mind wholly given up to the gnawing
inroads of sharp-toothed despair.
"What can you offer me, then ~ she
asked "whst can you offer me as an In
oentive to induce me to become your
bride 1'' -".r-
ga share in 81 week with prospect
of rise next spring" He said thiI
with all the deep conviction who knows
Just how he stands. ...
at Ia sufficient" she said, with q
radiant smile; 81 am yours, Algernon
A half loaf is better than no brsad."
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10

CLEVELAND, jan. "a large fire is
raging here. The beautiful Park Thea.
tire, the court house and church have
been totally destroyed and other large
buildings are in danger. The Their
moneter liz 80 below zero. The loss ia
perhaps 100000. 1t is partly insured.
George H. Adsms' Humpty Dumpty com.
pany loses from IS, 900 to 80 900 worth OF
properties, aud will have to cancel It's
Louisville engagement next week.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10
IN THE BAGGAGE CAR.

The rushing train is speeding for the east
With many people hurrying to spend
thanksgiving in the old New England homes.
The chill November night has settled down:
knwrapping in its ever. darkening fold
The silent farms that late were whizzng by.
The father puts his little ones to sleep,
All but the baby-baby will not go
She walls and cries, will not be comforted.
The Tired folks in vain lie down to rest,
They give 1t Ger and try to be resigned
At last one man breaks out t, his patience gone
I'VE can't stand this all night. What ails the
thingf
Fer goodness Ike, where is Its mother gone ?
The father, calm and hopeless, sadly said,
''She's in her coftin, in The baggage car"
-Boston Transcript.