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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06

How He Had = Little Private Circus OF
which his Rider Got the Benefit.


Gust see those BOYS whipping that
horse" said an old cavalrYman the other
day; TITS a shame to misuse an animal
so; but some horses are mighty OTnary,
that's fact. Reminds me of that Nick
| rode when | was recruit. Nick joined
the regiment before | did and always
seemed to think that accident entitled
him to be my master, while ! wanted TO
be his master. We never got through ar
guing about it. Sometimes he had the
best of it. sometimes | had-hOnors were
easy between US. When Nick couldn't
have his own way, he'd end up on his
hind legs and pretend he was in circus
twas whole circus for me, too.
"One morning our troops went forward
20 drive in the enemy's pickets. We
whipped out our sabres, charged down
through the fog and mud, yelling like
band OF Apache scalp hunters, and found
nothing. We wheeled out of the road
into field, cJuntermarched, then halted
tor the other companies to come up. We
looked at each other and began 10 laugh
in a sheepish kind of way-When. without
warning, we got a laundering volley right
in our rear. Nick was on his hind legs IN
a minute. sailed up through three sets OF
tours and landed with his fore feet over
another horses neck. such a scatter
ing Of hOrsemen you never saw.
The bullets kept tipping around,
and so did the curses. At
last Nick's feet were disentangled from
the other horses bride, and he stood pant
ing on four feet-but only for an instant.
He'd clean routed one platoon, but his
ambition wasn't satisfied, and he took a
fresh start. Every man lodged and drove
in the spurs when he discovered Nick's
iFOnshOd boots close to his head, flying like
the arms of a wind mill. l clutched his
name. but dared not pull on the bride lest
the brute should fall backward and drive
the pOmmel of the saddle through my
ribs. knocking him on the head with the
sabre hilt only seemed to inspire him with
new ideas. The whole squadron was
in wild confusion. At that moment
Nick spied the Captain and made
for him with both feet and his
mouth wide open. The Captain swOre.
ordered me off, halt drew his revolver to
shoot the beast-then clapp9d spurs to his
charger and lit out. The whole company
had been defe ted, Captain included
and Nick was happy. His eyes shOne
with the light of cOnquerOr as another
trooper seized his bride and tOwed us
back to our place.
The Captain ordered me into the guard
house when we reached camp and fat
tened me on hard tack and water-but it
wasn't reasonable to suppose ] wanted
to make myself conspicuous like that, and
the bullets flying around so thick-Was 1t,
now >,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
Wanted a Divorce.

a few days ago, says the Kentucky State
Journal, middle-aged cOuntryman
walked into the Office of a prominent New
port attorney and took a seat, when the
following conversation took place:
81 called in to see about gittin' divorce
from my wife,"
''Ah; what seems to be the difficulty -
'Well, me and jimmy are always quar-
Telin', and think it would be better if she
would go back to her folks and l stay
where l am. She ken take the three chill
dren with her."
''On what grounds do you want a di-
vOrce?v
"Well, you see, it's jist this way: jim
ny's the most skeeriest woman of tramps
ye ever seen, and so when we 90 upstairs
to bed she wants me to look under the bed
for man, when | know Their aln't nc
man there. So you see that rifles me and
| get mad, and then she gets mad, and
then there's fuss, and / don't have NO
peace and can't get no sleep, and I'm a
hard working man."
You can't get a divorce on those
grounds, sir"
II can'tW
"NO, SIR"
''Well, then, / know what I'll do. I'll
go home and saw the legs off the bed close
up, SO man can't git under. If l had
thought of that sooner l might have saved
all THIS time comm in here"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
Faithful "AIeck" Gets a Present.


President Arthur on Christmas day
made Alexander Powell, his faithful body
servant, a present of gold watch and
chain as token of appreciation for his
services. "Golly, what you spOse?7 said
Aleck as he met a well-knOwn colored pol
itician of the Eleventh Assembly district,
on Sixth avenue yesterday. II hanged up
my stockin' Christmas eve night, and
what you spose l got in it?'' ''Your dis
CHARGE" was the jocose reply.
mot a bit of it," said Aleck, 81 got
this" He then displayed the elegant
stem-winder, on the inside of which was
engraved, "FrOm c. A. Arthur to Aleck.' =
The colOred politician was amazed. and
after examining it awhile said: "The
President means bizness, and he's got you
sartain, but he's got to come better than
that to get the cOlored peoples votes.
1t is mighty pretty watch, but that amt
gOin' to buy the votes of the colOred pOpu-
lation. He must do something in Wash
ington for the colored people, and den we
will smile on him for that present"
Aleck did not like this. and told his
friend that he was fool, then left him.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
A Chinese Prediction.

Shanghai COR. Galigaani'8 Messenger.
just at the same time as the adyenturer,
who gives himself as the Mahdi, or New
Prophet. who, according to certain inter-
pretatiOns of some paragraphs of the
Koran, is to appear, at a fixed time to eX-
terminate the enemies of Islam, seem to
shake the foundations of Egypt so vio-
lently, the inhabitants of the Celestial
Empire are in the expectation of events
of the greatest Importance for their coun-
try. In the .HGhOmetjSD1e en- Chine, pub
lished by NJ. p. Dairy de Thiersaut,
work Of much interest in the present
time, we find a prediction said to have
been made by LeOu-pe-W an. one of the
astrolOgers of the Emperor Tai-tsang, of
the Ming dynasty, stating that towards
the year 1S7S-S0 according to Chinese
lunar years., the empire will be in
q great state of agitatiOn-a woman
will then rule the country in the
name of a child-the eight banners
will be unable to protect the Sun 1.-THE
EMPEROR, and will return to the Leang-
Kiang. The South, East. and West will
be divided; some extraordinary men will
arrive from the Kingdom of TsOn (Occi-
dent) after having Travelled over con-
siderable distances, and will settle in a
quiet country (the AnnGm or southern
peace); then the woman, the child and
the dynasty will be in great danger. Two
hundred and forty years will have elapsed
from the foundation Of the Ming dynasty
to it's end; great changes will take place
in heaven and earth; water will rise and
cover the mountains; In the spIing, the
Redmen (name given to the foreigners
who are called Hungman, the red-haired
men }, will penetrate in the Celestial En-
pire. Woe then to the people! There
will be terrible battles, ETC." The other
events announced by Leou-pe- Wan cover
period of seventy-two years. There is
certainly very curious coincidence be-
tween the prediction and the present state
of things in China.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
LUCY BURRELHs LONG LIFE.
Born In Slavery and Dying Free nc the
Age of 100 Years.


Lucy Burrell, whose death was an
nounced last night. had reached the ripe
"ld age OF 100 years Tue old colored wO-
man bad lived in this city Tor many years,
and her children have documents attest.
ing her age. She was born ON the line be.
tween Kentucky and Virginia. She first;
saw the light from the hard floor OF Jolt.
Ing cart, her mother being on the way
with a number OF other slaves TO a new
master. Ii was while they were being
jolted along a rough road that Lucy Burrell
was born. Her early life was spent in
kentucky and Missouri. where she suf..
fered all the viciSsitudes Of life in bond
age. She has given birth 10 ten children,
only four OF them, however. reaching ma
turity. Two OF these have since died. and
one OF them has not been heard of since
some time before the war. A remarkable
feature about this aged negress was the
excellence of her eyesIght. During the
entire period of her heightened stay upOn
earth she never needed the assistance of
spectacles. lndeed, during the latter
years OF her life, her eyesight, if that is
possible, grew stronger, and she was able
to discern the finest print without glasses.
Upward of fifty years ago she made
a very elaborate shroud and put it
away carefully, saying that it was
to be put on her when she died In ac-
cordance with this wish, the shrOud was
brought out, and the shrunken form was
arrayed in it. Although the garment is
yellow with the dust of wears, it bears
testimony TO the once skillful hand of its
lifeless wearer. just previous to her
death she told her relatives that ''de end
had come" and babe them all goodbye.
der memory was wonderful. She enjoyed
the pleasure of seeing George Washing
ton. but with a noble magnanimitv dis
claimed that she had ever nursed him. IL
was during WashingtOn's famous tour Of
the United States that Miss Burrell saw
him, and she was never tired OF repeating
TO her grandchildren and to her friends
her remembrance of 1.-The father of his
country" she had also seen Gen.
Lafayette. and always grew enthusiastic
when talking about the appearance of
that gallant Frenchman.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
Putting up a job.


Anything 1 can show you to-day 2"
asked the jeweler.
well, ahem, yes" replied the young
lady as she placed a package on the coun-
ter. Ibid these earrings come from
here?'
''Yes'm."
'Did they cost $45?"
"Um!"
"And are they solid gold, with real
pearls?"
"Um"
"They were Christmas present, you
seer"
"Ahr'
And the jeweler retires to the rear of
the store and whisperingly inquiries:
"Joe, who bought these?"
"a young dude who is probably that
girls beau"
What was the price,"
''Ten dollars"
"And what were we to say if she
called"
"Forty-fye-solidg Old--real pearls?"
"Yes-ahem-you know" says the jew
eler as he returns to the cOunter-"happy
to inform you that the original price was
SIS, but as the purchaser is one OF our
best customers we let them 90 for $45.
Bring 'em in any time you want $40 in
cash."
Exit young lady looking tlck1ed to death.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
Senator Frye's Bank Account.

Correspondence Of The Lelcistoa (.Ke.) journal.
81 see," said Senator Frye, "that a
Washington paper, in a very compli-
mentary notice, sets me down as poor
man, not worth over $4,000. That's too
much," said Mr.. Frye. "But the fellow
WAC wrote that does not know the reason
l am so poor. 1t came about in this wise !:
1 was brought up in Quaker family, and
when, in my bOyhood, / got chance
to 90 up to Boston my Quaker
grandfath gave me So to spend.
did not know any boys in BOs-
ton, and could think of no way to have
So worth of fun without boys. So ! kept
the money in my pocket. When l got
home my grandfather asked me how l
spent the S., and 1, with the air of one
who had done viTtuOus action. said Il
did not spend it all grandfather; saved
it and have it in my pocket WhereupOn
my grandfather said: You may give me
back that money, William. l gave you
that money to spend at Boston, Ever
since that" said the Senator, 81 have
known better than to save money!"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
Woman and the Annamese War.


1t seems now, as in the time Of Nine.
POmpadour, whose jealousy and Jesuitry
broke France to pieces, woman has in
fluenced the present warlike operations.
A certain Mile. Valtesse, who had been
the intimate of a French Consul at Ton
quin, came back to France, piled her arts
on Gambetta. and induced him TO inter-
fere violently in the AMMAN Government.
Therefore the severe measures We're taken
which led the Annamese to revolt, and
compelled in turn the French to be more
aggressive; and so we have French war
in AMMAN, with the Chinese stirred up on
one side and the British shaking on the
other in anticipation OF losing their profit
able trade in the Chinese seas. The only
French public man who is protesting
against the AMMAN war is Clemenceau,
who married an American wife. Advices
from Europe intimate that Bismarck
means to pOunce ON the French again if
he can catch them tapping.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
Testing an Antidote for "A Snake Bite.


''Come here, Snakes" This was said
by DR.. Wallace in the Columbia Veteri-
nary College Hospital to a lively little
Scotch terrier. 'EWhy do you call him
Snakes ?" was asked. Because he has
been the subject of an experiment as to
the efficacy of an antidote for the bite of
a rattlesnake." ''DO you mean to say
that the dog was purposely subjected
to the bite of q rattleSnakeg' sob, yes,
and several other dogs and cats have been
also"
The reporter learned that the antidote
in question had been tested with the pur-
pose of ascertaining definitely whether it
could be relied upon to save human life.
The name of the antidOte is curare, and it
is said to be composed of a decoctiOn of
several South American plants which
have been used as antidOtes to snake bites.
AT first there were several animals vacci-
mated with the virus of snakes, but the re-
suits were not satisfactory. Then a big
black diamond rattlesnake from the Cen
trail Park collection was taken to the hos
pital in an iron cage. The reptile was an
ugly looking customer, about ten feet in
length.
First q cat was put into the cage and the
snake bit it in about half a minute. The
cat was Immediately hauled out Of the
cage and the antidOte was administered
hypodermically, but the cat died in twelve
minutes. After an interval OF tour days,
in order to give the snake chance to re-
cuperate its poison, a dog was put into the
cage. The snake soon bit the dog in the
jugular vein. The antidote was admins
tered within half an hour. The dog at
first showed symptoms of paralysis. The
next morning the paralysis had disap-
peared and the swelling had gone down.
A second dose of the antidOte was given
to the dog and it lived only a short time.
There is some difference of opinion wheth-
er the snake bite or the antidote killed the
dog.
Then "Snakes" was bit and treated, but
the antidote was not administered the
second day, and when the reporter saw
the dog two weeks had elapsed, and the
dog was apparently in good health. The
results, however, are by no means salts
factory. 1t is not certain that after the
first dog was bitten the snake had the
power to poison the second dog, The
snake struck the first dog in the jugular
vein and the second in the side. Besides
these considerations is the fact that the
first dog got the antidote for two days and
the second got it only one daY.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06

A curious and novel idea, that of a
spoken newspaper, has been carried into
practical effect in Paris, without, how
ever, meeting with any great encourage
ment from the public. Properly speaking,
the newspaper in question is no news
paper at all, the fact being that number
of journalists appeared before an audience
at the Athenee Theatre, and delivered adj
dresses similar in form to the different
articles in daily journal. One gave an
account of the previous days sitting in
the Chamber Of Deputies, another spoke
of politics, a third gave the telegraphic
news, and so on. The reading OF a feuiiie-
ton in imitation Of the style of Emile Zola
caused amusement, and some sketches by
NJ. Le Petit, the well-knOwn caricaturist,
which were added, were well received;
but the serious articles or addresses fell
quite fat, and the editor acknowledged
that his first essay had not proved sue
cessful.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
ODE TO THE AMERICAN HOG.


Alas, poor hog!-
slr fattened. as the case may be
The doors OF France are closed 10 thee,
In spite OF MOrtOn's earnest prayer,
And thou, if thou WOuld'st enter there
Must dot IncOg.
Cnpitied hog.
Bismarck his large interior Grams
With still uucOOked Westphalia hams,
Sour wine. and scarcely sOuTer kTaut.
And vet maliciOusly shuts out
Our poreine prog.
Much slandered hog!
Two nations that, with eager hate
The day OF mutual slaughter wait.
10 this antpathy agree,
And both devOur, instead of thee,
The festive frog.
Enlightened hOgi
The routes across the salty sea
Are all exactly known TO thee,
And thou hast more DISCUSSES than
The most experienced customs man
Can catalogue.
Persistent hog
IN various and evasiFe ways
Thou vet will thread the legal maze
And once again, when France anu BIS
Subdue their stupid prejudice,
Wit come IN vogue.
Boston STIR.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
TRACING RELATIONSHIP.
How Mrs. Garfield is Probably the
Grand Niece of Marshal Ney.
'leUeldnd Special, Dec. <St


The Leader will tomorrow publish
story to the effect that Marshal Ney was
not only an American. but that he was d
brother of Mrs. Garheld's grandfather
At the beginning of the Revolutionary war
the Rudolph family, composed of several
boys, lived in the Shenandoah valley, Vir-
gina. One of the brothers was the great
grandfather of Mrs. Garfield. Another,
Michael, left a young wife, and enlisted in
the colonial army, doing good service.
News reached him in the camp that his
wife had proved unfaithful. Stung almost
to madness, he left the army
and country. His friends never heard
from him again. In 1889, shortly after
the close OF the revolution, Michael Ney
was sub-Lieutenant in a French regi-
ment of HussarS. With his subsequent
history everybody is familiar. The story
goes that after Ney's execution for al
legged reasonable utterancPs, French
man came to Baltimore. He said that
among Ney's effects was found a short
autobiography, in which he wrote that
he was not a Frenchman, as was sup
posed, but an American. His name was
Michael Rudolph. He left America
because of a great trouble, and
sought to sink his individuality by
changing his name and enlisting in
tue French army. DIR. Il. Rudolph, Mrs.
Gartield's father, was seen at Mentor by a
reporter and questioned concerning the
story. He said he had heard it. and in
his mind there was no doubt that Michael
Rudolph and Marshal Ney were identical.
He remembered hearing his father talk OF
mis- brother Michael and his departure
from the country.
About sixty years ago." said Mr.. Ru-
dOlph, "a newspaper containing this story
came into possession of our family, but it
has been destroyed. While | have no
doubt that Marshal Ney was my uncle, l
would not like to claim relationship with
out further proof"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06

1t is said that glass Is gradually begin
ming to take the place Of wood and iron
i'm the construction of bridges in England.
The inventor makes blocks of glass, which
he hardens by special process. In So
lidity it is said to leave nothing to be de-
sired. The experiments already made
have given surprising results, and the
cost is below that Of bridges of wood or
iron. Moreover, the glass cannot be in
jured by insects like wood, nor rusted
Like iron.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
HORSFORD'S ACID PHOSPHATE.
Snecific Yfrfnes in DRsnensia

DR.. A. Jenkins, Great Falls, n. H.,
says: Il can testify to it's seemingly
almost specific virtues in cases OF dys-
pepsia. nervousness and morbid vigilance
q Hakefulness.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
Who Questions the Honesty of tho Lou
LLAMA State Lntterv Cnrnnanr2

NO one does 50 VINO has buslnesS Win
it or knows anything about it. OF course,
those who object to all lotteries, oppose it
on principles; but only the ignorant or
malicious say that Gems. Beauregard and
Early do not make each month an abso-
lutely fair drawing, or that the prizes are
not fully and promptly paid.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
A. R. ALTMAYER & CO.'S
CLOAK DEP ARTMEuT.
We are offering Extraordinary inducements
in this Department

To ladies desiring to purchase COak Walking Jersey
Jackets listers, Newmarke DOmans in Silk Ottoman
de Lyon and Radame very deliberately trimmed Also,
giant line of Misses Chdrens garments All of these
sold at and below immense yet
on hand, and which we will positively dispose of.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06

Mr.. d. G. Robbins. Savannah, Ga,
says: 81 was cured of annoying symp-
toms of dyspepsia by using Browns Bit
ters.'
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
A BATTLE AND A BABY ON HAND.

What a plight for a soldierl A battle
on hand and babe in his arms. The old
Sergeant came near throwing it away
with the heap Of negroes hiding away I'M
der the saddles. Where was Stuart? The
Sergeant put his hand to his ear and
leaned to listen as best he could, between
the sharp volleys from below, that were
running the prospects of the next years
acorn crop in the trees overhead. He
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
.Enonghl This is horrible. p

Beryl Setback speaks almost appeal
ingly to her father as she stands with him
in front of gilded haunt of vice and be-
holds Arthur Ainslelgh leaning against
the bar in a state OF beastly intoxicatiOn
he whom she had loved with such pas
siOnate fervOr that at times she forgot
about her corn. "Let me 90 away, papa"
she said in tones that were almost sob,
Il shall never see him again."
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06

The detective stood by the bankers
desk. Five dollars for my time," he
said.
but were there no other expenses?
He seemed very far gone when 1 saw
him."
sob, yes" replied the detective, "forty
cents for that part Of it. had to buy
two lemOnades and a package of cigarettes
before he was tull enough to have the
young lady see m."-FrOm "D0es His
Mother Ka0lo He's Out?o by Murdt Hal
ofoqI
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1884-08-15
A DULL DRUG CLERK.
Any Foot Ought to Know What "Flit-
Is Two! leo Yon! You Slee Mel
means.


A few minutes after midnight on
Sunday morning Celestial operative
at tub and vringer called at drug
gisss's store in South Boston. AS he
opened the door his Monaghan face
wore an appearance OF deep niedita-
ton, which soon gave way to the pla-
eating smile which every son of China
can assume when occasion requires.
"Me wantee-a-me forgottee name
-a-you knowee-hifty-two.n And
thinking the explanation perfectly clear
and satisfactory, his smile opened into
a broad grin.
"You've.got me dead ~ cried the
compounder of prescriptions, dropping
into char. Il glo blind % yelled
the Chinaman, thoroughly aroused.
Then looking in the direction of the
cold, sheetiron stove, which was TAX
ing a vacation preparatory to service
in colder season, he rushed madly
toward 1t and seized POKER. Fear
ing that something dreadful was about
to happen, the drug clerk jumped to
his feet, and, with eyes starring from
their sockets. cried loudly:
Here Drop that poker-quick p'
'Ah" exclaimed the Chinaman. let
ting fall from his hand the crooked
iron rod, and smiling the happiest OF
smiles. "Ah! Ploker! Me forgettee
the name. Ploser-ffty-two."
"Oh, know now," said the clerk
scowlrng al himself for his dullness
"Why couldn't you have SAID playing
cards in the first place. Who's going
to know what you mean by 'ploker.
and 'glo you and 'slee you,' and al
that? You can't expect Americans te
understand about Chinese games, car
you? These are playing cards. Card:
see? C-a.r-d.s!' "Clards 2" re
peated the Chinaman. with anothe
broad grin, as he paid for the package
and broke the seal. "Clards-I glc
you fiity-two better" ."--B0ston Herald