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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-30
MISS PEABODY.
How the PhilanthrOpist and IntrOducer
of the kindergarten System Lives at

How the PhilanthrOpist and Introducer
of the kindergarten System Lives at
Eighty.
Miss Elizabeth P. Peabody, says a Bos-
ton letter to the New York GraDhic, is
living in Boston this winter at the West
End with her sister, Mrs. Horace Mann.
Miss Peabody is one of the most remarka-
Ule women of her time. She will be eighty
years OF age on the 18th of April next, on
which day her friends intend celebrating
her birthday in her own paTlOrs. Her tor
mer pupils will be invited to be present,
so far as may be possible, and the friends
of her early life who yet remain will grace
her birthday festival. Mrs. Oliver Wen
dell Holmes is one OF these pupils of Miss
Peabody, and think Miss Ellen Emerson
is another. Miss Peabody is almost en-
tirely blind, but she has devoted the win
ter to writing personal letters IN Senators
and Congressman In behalf of the Piute
Indians, in whom she takes great interest.
She writes entirely by the sense of feel
ing, seldom blotting a page or running
over the edge. She is extremely fond OF
being read to and insists on being kept
au courant with all the current events of
the day.
Mss Peabody is six years older than
Margaret Fuller and some four or five
years younger than Mrs. AlcOtt. Her
mind is as clear as if she were eighteen
instead of eighty. Perhaps no living wO-
man at date has so much Of vital interests
in her life as has Miss Peabody. She has
known and been on terms of personal in
tim ,cy with most of the leading people
for more than half century andher rem
mise ences are very valuable for their per-
man Mt interest as matters OF literary his
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-30
A Feline Heroine.
London Daily Meas.

Public opinion is often hard on cats.
They are accused Of a gentle and compla-
cent selfishness, which gives an admired
tone of calm to their manner. Mr.. Ro-
names has lately shown that cats are
philO-the Greeks had no cats till a late
period and we cannot, therefore, coin a
proper word to express that quality in the
cat which is called philanthropy in man.
Suffice it to say that cats can be charita-
Bile 10 cats. A cat in Mr.. ROmanes' "Alen-
tai Evolution in Animals found
starved cat and gave the poor beast her
own dnner-a fish dinner too. Here was
real altruism in puss. A remarkable
example of pluck and devotion has just
been given by another cat. When Lusby's
Music Hall was burned, cat, the mother
of four kittens, CHANGED to be out of dam
gers way, but the kittens were in dam
ger at the rear Of the stage. Several
times that brave puss rushed into the
choking smoke and several times she
was driven back. Three kittens she res
eued, then she hurried back for the
fourth. but she returned no more. The
charred remains of the cat ard her kit
ten were found "lying side by side where
the fire had Overtaken them" If either
sect OF pOsitiYists still commentaries the
virtues of the lower creation, this poor
plucky cat deserves a place among the
fOur-footed saints. Did any dog ever dis
play so much devotion, and could any
man die better?
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-30
ONCE seekers in the white House.

An anecdotal paper on "The White
House," by E. V. Smalley, is the opening
illustrated paper Of the April Century. OF
office seekers he says, in part: 1.-The late
President Garfield once said that he was
obliged to see an average of about thirty
persons for every Office to be filled. If the
question was one of removal the number
was much greater, including the friends
of the incumbent as we'll as the candidates
for the place. There is an amusing story,
not a new one by any means, of the
method Mr.. Lincoln adopted to settle a
contest over a POstmastership which had
greatly annoyed him. There were two
candidates in the field, and petition
after petition had poured in upon the
weary President, and delegation after
delegation had rushed to the White House
to argue the claims of the rival aspirants.
Finally, after he had been bored for half
an hour by fresh delegation, Mr.. Lin
coin said to his secretary, This matter
has got to end somehow. Bring pair of
scales.' The scales were brought. Now
put in all the petitions and letters in favor
of one man, and see how much they weigh,
and then weigh the other candidates pa
pers.' 1t was found that one bundle was
three-quarters of a pound heavier than
the other. Make out the appointment at
once for the man who has the heaviest
papers, ordered the President, and it was
dOnQ -
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-30
AN ENGLISH SCANDAL.
in the Divorce Suit of the
Earl of EustOn.

Complications in the Divorce Suit of the
Earl of EustOn.
The Earl of Euston, the future Duke of
Grafton, says a London cablegram to the
Herald, is about to begin the much talked
of suit for divorce from his wife on the
plea that the lady's first husband was liY-
ing at the time of her second marriage.
The Countess will submit in defense that
when she married her first husband she
supposed him a widower, but he proved
to have another wife, and when she
learned this she abandoned him. The
case promises to be exceedingly inter-
estIng. Thirteen years ago Henry FitzrOy,
eldest son OF Lord Augustus FitzrOy, fell
in love with dubious woman known as
''Kate Cook" She was handsome and
stylish in person, and her matured charms
youth of tWenty-three. Unknown to his
father, who was Equerry to the Queen, he
married her. Most chronicles ofthe peer
age ignored the marriage. Others de-
scribed the bride as the daughter Of John
Walsh and widow of ''Mr. Smith," In
1882 the bridegroom's social position
changed. Lord Augustus FItZrOy sue
ceeded his brother as seventh Duke of
Grafton. Henry FitzrOy becams Earl of
Euston. The widow of ''Mr. Smith, be-
came Countess Euston and the future
Duchess of Grafton. But troubles had
already come between her and her hus-
band. They separated by mutual agree
ment. No fault being proved against the
Countess since her marriage, the Earl in
vain sought an excuse for divorce. The
mysterious "Mr. SMITH has now ap-
peared and the excuse is found.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-30
A BLIGHTED LIFE,
The Terrible Result of a Practical Joke.
TdMahassee land of FZo1ners.

The Terrible Result of Practical Joke.
Tallahassee Land Of FIol0er8.
There are probably many of the Oldest
citizens OF Live Oak who have never seen
or even heard of John Gibbs, though he
has lived, or rather existed, near the town
for more than quarter of a century. He
has history short, strange and sad.
Thirty years ago, accompanied by an
intimate friend whose name we cannot
exactly call to mind, but believe it was
Boswell, he stopped in the outskirts of
Macon, Ga, TO pass the night. Being of a
nervous and exceedingly scary disposition,
Boswell, with some young men stopping
at the same place, decided to have some
fun at his expense. Accordingly, after
Gibbs had retired and gotten to sleep,
Boswell crept into his room and attempted
to brighten him. And the attempt was
success. After hailing the unknown in
truder three times, Gibbs became so
frightened that he seized a knife and
cut furiOusly in the darkness. Finally
bursting out at a window he rushed into
another room where some of the conspira-
tors were laughing heartily at his discOm-
future. But their merriment soon changed
when they discovered that Boswell re-
manned in the room and Gibbs was
stained with blood. On returning to
Gibbs bedroom they found Boswell dead;
literally cut to pieces.
Notwithstanding the circumstances
Gibbs was imprisoned and tried for MUIR
der. Judge Schley defended him and the
jury rendered a verdict of mot guilty"
But the shock was too great tor the
mental capacity of poor Gibbs. When he
found that he had killed his friend his
reason departed to return no more. TO
him life has ever since remained a dreary
blank. His brother Shade takes care of
him and ne Is quiet and harmless, unless
by chance some one mentions the name
of Boswell, when he Immediately becomes
raving. Thus has a practical joke de-
stroyed one life and forever blighted an
other
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-30
THE .CHURcnrAKD BY THE SEA.
A MEMORY.

Across the waste Of years | see
One spot forever soft and green,
Which shrined within my memory,
In evening glow or morning sheen,
Tells IF the golden, vanished years,
Whgn smiles came Oftener far than tears.
A churchyard by the restless sea,
" here in deep calm and dreamless sleep,
The Dead lay resting peacefully,
UDheeding the tempestuOus deep;
Careless alike of sun and breeze,
Or ebbing Of those changeful seas.
And oft when shipwreck and despair
Came to the little seabOat town,
Pale women with disheveled hair,
To the wild shore went hurrying down,
And tendcrly dead eyes would close,
And smooth dead limbs for long rePOse.
Full many weary, storm tossed wight,
Year after year in quiet was lad,
Safe from the clustering storms of night,
Ia this green spot and uudismayed,
Slept close beside the breakers roar,
Whose wrath should mar his rest no more.
And over each low sleeping head,
Where thymy turf grew green and soft,
The Wild bee hummed. and rOsy-red
The brIer-hOwer blOOmed. ami up aloft
The & eCy clouds went drifting by
Like shades across the summer sky.
And ever as the years 20 by.
And o Q by one old memories creep
From out the sweet Past solemnly,
l seem 10 see beside the deep,
Tuat little, lonely. silent spot,
Nlth many child .sh dream enwrOught.
chambers journal.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-30
THE CLOVER GLUE.
PecuIiarities of Peculiar Philadelphia
Institution.


Henry Irving appears to have set
somewhat unusual example to foreign
actors who are entertained in this cOun-
try. Generally they do not consider it
worth while to offer cOurtesies in return.
They ''take the good the gods PROVIDE
without making any ELUSIVE show of graz
titude or appreciation of the Inequalities
of their entertainers. This is the prerOga-
tive of genius, perhaps, and if the hOnOred
guest does not return to his own place
and abuse those who have shown him
kindness we should be satisfied. Mr..
Irving seems to feel that he should re-
ciprocate the hOspitable favor extended to
him. One of the notable entertainments
of last week was supper TO the Clover
Club, in Philadelphia, by Mr.. Irving, who
had been breakfasted by the Club during
his first visit to the City Of Brotherly
Love. The guests Of the distinguished
actor were about sixty in number, and
the occasion was very pleasant and
memorable one to those who participated
in it. Nevertheless, foreigners may
think this dangerous precedent to estab-
lish. And it has been Mr.. Irving's habit
to do this sort of thing ever since he has
been in the country.
The Glover Club, of Philadelphia, by
the-bye, in its way is entirely unique.
The membership is limited to thirty-tive,
and its monthly dinners are informal, full
dress and ''frills' being forbidden. The
annual dinners are more swell, but mirth
and jOllity prevail. The club has a series
of club songs, catch-words, choruses and
other institutions peculiar to itself, very
much as college classes and societies
have. For example, the youngest men,
Der in point of service is the "baby," and
may not come to the banqueting table
until permitted by vote of the banqueters,
but must sit in high chair until leave is
granted. Certain famous dishes are re-
ceived with all hOnOrs, chorus included,
and the club grill is brought in with much
pomp and ceremony and presented to the
presiding officer with a suitable address.
Perhaps New York is too big and too
coldly to maintain long any such hilarious
festivity as this. The only approach to it
is the Twelfth Night celebration at the
Century Club, when the doors are locked
and no member allowed to enter or go out,
and no non-member permitted in the
house during the mystic ceremonies.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-30

Goes to the watering places, and is
reigning belle She plays for high stakes,
and gets angry when she loses. Wears
Paris costume, in a way which makes
them dOubly charming. Her hair grows
in luXuriaRt waves. She has a nature
which casts aside all wells, is fascinating
and goOd-natured. Talks better than a
French woman; in everything she is au-
daciOus. The habit of absolute command
leaves its impress on her. She has never
said to a servant, please give me this or
that" but at u years of age will order her
nurse to be beaten if VeXed with her.
Loves dogs, trufiies and champagne. Eats
like a man. Has a luxurious room car
Detpd with fur RIGS
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-30
PiIesl PiIesil Pilesiil

Sure cure for Blind, Bleeding and Itch
ing Piles. One box has cured the worst
cases of 20 years standing. No one need
suffer five minutes after using Williams
Indian Pile Ointment. 1t absOrbs tumors,
alIays itching, acts as poultice, gives in
slant relief. Prepared only for Piles, itch
ing ofthe private parts, nothing else. Hon.
J. NJ. Coffenbury, of Cleveland, SAYS: 81
have used scores of Pile cures, and it
affords me pleasure to say that l have
never found anything which gives such
immediate and permanent relief as DIR.
Williams Indian Pile Ointment. Sold
by druggists and mailed on receipt of
price, 81. Sold by o. Butler, Savannah.
LIppman Bros, wholesale agents.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-30
THE COURT BAIL.
A Beautiful Young Girl the Victim of
Religious BigOtry.

beautiIui Aoung Girl the Victim of
Religious BigOtry.
A beautiful young girl, dressed in a sim
pie frOck of white tulle, beside her chape-
rome, Frau Won Setback, was at the first
court ball OF the season, a week ago To-
night, says a Berlin letter to the Globe
democrat. The grand hall of the palace
was q gorgeous scene of moving figures.
keeping time to the sensuOus measures of
the waltz, marching through the contra
dances with stately mien, or promenading
past those who either could not dance or
lacked the necessary partners for that en-
joyment.
The evening had been a long one, and
many Of the elderly guests had departed.
yet the young girl in white never left her
chaperOne's side, whether they walked
about or kept their seats. The scene was
new to many, including this young girl,
who had been presented at court only a
few evenings ago, on the occasion of the
,'cour." Her shy manners, expressive
lace, and lovely eyes attracted much at
tention even from the galants of the fete
but there was not a Lorenzo among them
who dared to show this eighteenth centu-
ry Jessica the slightest attention, not
outstanding her beauty or the interest
ing fact that one of the longest bank ac-
counts in Germany is at her disposal. The
daughter OF the millionaire banker, Herr
Won Blelchroeder. was entitled to an invi-
tatlon to this ball because her father had
some years ago been raised to the rank of
noble in recognition of his great finan-
cial services to the Prussian Government.
But the gentle dudes had not the courage
to brave prejudice on such grand occa-
e., IN by being seen with the daughter of
him a. "hOm it may be said
This = the jew
That Shalste eare drew.
Adding to Pope just one syllable
This is the Jewess
That Shakespeare drew us
would be fair description of Fraulein
Won BleichrOeder, sort of ideal stage
Jessica-pretty, graceful, trusting, and
capable Of love broad enough to ignore
race prejudices.
So Jessica did not dance at the ball, and
Frau ven Setback a born Countess Blu
menthal) eXerted herself to interest her
and drive the look of disappointment from
her young friends face. Frau Setback
was formerly court lady to the Princess
Friedrich Karl, but having made an I'M
fortunate marriage she has been support
ing herself for years by keepinga fashion
able pension" in Friedrich street. This,
however, did not cause her high-born or
royal friends to think the less of her, but
she has now given up the business to an
other lady, also ''vOn,7 to devote herself
to the mOtherless daughter of the Hebrew
banker. The oppression Of the Jews is
one of the greatest shams of the age in
Germany, and most unpleasant thing to
citizens Of the United States sOjourning
here. There was not Young officer at
the ball who would not have been eager
to pay court to the accomplished and
beautiful girl but for the social Ostracism
that he would be sure thereafter to suffer.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-30
An Extended Popularity.

Browns Bronchial Troches have been
before the public many years. For reliev-
ing Coughs and Throat troubles they are
superior to all other articles. Sold only
IN b0reS.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-11-07
Horses Travelling Unshod.

Whether shoeing is necessary or not
remains to be tested to the satisfaction
of the majority. Some believe that
shoes can not be dispensed with on the
cobble-stones of the cities. but are in
clined to the opinion that shoes are not
altogether necessary on soft, sandy or
light, gravelly roads. In Chicago a
gentleman neglected to shoe his horse
and allowed it to work on the cobble-
stones. At first the feet became some
what sore and the hoofs cracked and
seemed very brittle. In time, how
ever the hoofs began to harden in
texture, became %callous to the hard
usage, until now the owner declares he
would not use shoes again under any
circumstances. Just here we desire to
call attention to the subject. If the
feet, by direct contact with the earth,
improve and the tenderness and brittle
ness of the hoof is changed, it may be
possible that those who have attempted
to work their horses unshod have be-
come alarmed ut what they supposed
lameness, wher q little patience would
have demonstrated the method as feasi-
BILE. Any one who is accustomed to
wearing shoes finds it very i%nconven-
lent to walk barfooted for Il few days,
but after a short time the feet become
insensible to substances with which they
come in contact, and Il then easily
manages to walk on the stones, gravel.
in the sand, water, or ven upon sharp
substances, without the least difficulty.
Thus it may be with horses when the
shoes are removed, They will find
walking awkward and the feet may be-
come sore, but after q lapse OF time
they will be able to pull over the worst
kind of roads. So far rs our oWn opln'
ions are concerned, we have NOT given
the matter Il test; but the experiences OF
those who have tried working horses
without shoes can not be ignored. 1t
will be hard to convince most persons
that shoeless horses are able to en-
dure the hard cobble-stoncs, but that
horses may work upon good country
roads is within the limit of possibility.
# would not be a troublesome expert
mcnt if farmers should put the matter
to a test by leaving the shoes OH one OK
two for comparison. If we could work
our horses anywhere without shoes 1t
would be a great saving in the course
of a year,, not only financially but from
the Inconvenience SO often expert
anced when horses arc to be shod dur
mo q busy tlme.--EIeM and F1,esiae.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-11-07
GENERAL.
-Esonimaux girls make their own
sealskin sac ueS.

-Esonimaux girls make their own
sealskin sac ,ueS.
Society will gravitatc toward camp
life next season if present indications
are correct. IN. q. Tmles-D cmocru'.
"A horse-car conductor was lassoed
bv Hoboken hoodlums, practicing to
become cowboys. and nearly dragged
off his cam. \. Sun.
The youegest immigrant that ever
crossed the ocean alone arrived re-
Gently on a German steamer at Castle
Garden, and was only two years old
n. y. SIN.
Tom Alexander, a young man OF
Atlanta. Ga, and the possessor OF a
fortune, killed himself because the par
ents OF q thirteeu-year-old glrl whom
he loved denied HIM the privilege Of
calling on her.
The only electric railway in the
United States is AT Cleveland, and Is a
mile long. Ireland, Germany and
France all possess electric short dis
lance railways eight or ten miles III
LENGTH Clercinnd Heral8.
In cxcavating y well at York. Me.
tine roots of nei.hboring oaks and hlck-
les were found imbcddcd in the rock
forty feet below the surface. From
either pressure or absorption they mad
in many instances formed cylindrical
channels in the stonc.-bost0n HeTaha
A good many men are like the
1ncnt mule ut the Farollon
;gbt house station on the California
cn5st, All the work he has to do is to
twice IL year hoist the provisions
hroucht to the lighthouse in a
steamer: but he has become so lazy
hat every time he hears the steamer $
whistle. which he has learned to recog'
uizc, he hides among the rocAs.-It"
ci;nnaG IEnes-Sid1'.
While the iron mills in the North
are nearly ali idle or running on Il
Tina in consequence of the stagnatlon
in trade, the most prosperous industry
;r the south today is the manu-
]facturiug business. There has not oeen
n s;urlc furnace closed this year. Ano
- ny%traordinarv fact in connection
III u!;+h Il IS that the iron furnaces are
]near)y. ali running on orders r'cel'G ~
frnm North OF tie Chic AlVer.-N. L.
] Hcjui1-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-11-07
Lime Water.

The housekeeper should never be
without a bottle of lime water. To
have it always ready and in good order,
with little expense, place in q tall quart
bottle of any kind a gill or so of good
lime just slaked with water. Then fill
the bottle with rain or other pure wa
ter, and allow it to stand quietly, well
corked. The lime will settle, leaving
clear lime water at the top. Pour this
OFT gently, rs wanted, adding more wa
ter as needed. Lime water, even when
closely corked, often deteriorates; the
carbonic acid in the air unites with the
lime and settles as an insoluble carbon
ate on the sides Of the bottle, which is
nearly impossible to remove. This will
spoil the bottle for any other use.
Therefore select II from the storeroom
which is not valued, but which has q
good tight cover. A wide-mouthed
bottle is preferable. The lime should
be removed and fresh put in once a
year or so, unless kept very tightly
corked. A pint Of cold water dissolves
less than ten grains of lime, and warm
water still less. The uses lime water
may be quito are innumerable. It'good
milk disagrees with q child or grown
person, three or four tablespoonfuls of
lime water added to q pint of it will
usually help digestion and prevent flatu-
lence: it also counteracts pain from
wind in the stomach caused by eating
acid fruits. Over-eating of candies and
other sweets will sometimes cause acidi-
ty, for which this is y sovereign remedy.
A tablespoonful for a child Of two years
old to a gill or more for an adult is an
ordinary dose, while considerable will
have no bad results; in fact, it is q SIM
pie anti-acid and slightly tonic. A
small quantity put into the tooth-mug
with the water for cleaning the teeth
will harden the gums and prevent soft
decay, which is q serious evil which
many desire to avert. For burns and
scalds, to two parts Of linsecd oil add
one part of lime water, and apply with
soft linen.-BoSton Budget.