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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-31
GRANTS MISSOURI HOMES.
Whitehaven Where He Went Counting
and RardscrabbIe which He Built.
From tie 50. Louis Republican.

From tie So. Louis Republican.
The history of the different houses con-
nected with Grants stay in st. Louis is
soon told. Some - miles south Of the city
is the old Dent farm, on which White
haven and Hardscrabble stand. White
haven is the old family home of the Dents.
The house is over hSlI a century old, and
it is yet, despite it's age, handsome
structure. 1t is here that Brevet Second
Lieut.. Grant came counting Miss Julia
Dent, the sister of his old classmate,
riding over from the barracks, only four
miles away. 1t was in WhitehaYen that
most of GRANTS children We're born, and
the tenderest associations of his life are
associated with it.
Hardscrabble got its peculiar name
from Grant himself. He christened il
after he had built it. Not many OF our
cities can show in their envirOns a log
house built by the handsof President of
the United States. Old Mr.. Dent, after
Grant had left the army presented his
sOn-in-law with sixty acres of land, and
the future General went at once
TO work to build home upon
it for his family. He was very
poOr-sO poor that Fred Dent had to
lend him the money to buy the flooring,
WINDOW sash, and doOrWays OF his house.
According to the good old custom, when
the logs were shaped and ready, the
neighbOrs gathered in to help "raise" the
house. IL 10 local tradition that Gen.
Grant with his own hands did all the
work upon the southeast corner Of the
house. Judge John r. Long carried up
one of the corners. The house Is a COM
Portable one, we'll built and commOdious.
Ithas Old-fashioned fireplaces where many
a giant log has burned to ashes in the good
old times before the war. Ii is a 2-story
house, and the arrangement Of the rooms
testifies to the fact that Grant was good
architect as well as good soldier.
The house on Fifth and Core streets, on
the southeast corner, was in it's time
fine residence. 1t still bears traces Of the
style and fashion of its former occupants,
but it has fallen from its high estate, and
it is now a boarding house, which adver-
tises the day board 10 be found within.
The house on Seventh and Barton streets
was time Grants property. When he
moved into st. Louis to 20 into the real
estate business he traded Hardscrabbie
for the Barton street property. There was
a flaw in the title, however, and the prop
erty Was taken away from him. 1t was
not till after the war that he recovered
possession of Hardscrabble. The house
Is frame, full of surprising dOOrways
and unexpected stairs. 1t is a little bit
Of q cottage.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-31

From the IhtkadetDhfa Ledger.
A pleasant paragraph is afloat about
the original Harpers of Harper Brothers.
We know of others OF the same sort.
When Hdrper's Monthly was first estab-
lished "A magazine writer still living, but
now out Of practice and out OF fashion
wrote for G0degs MagdziRe, under pen
name, a sketch which was reprinted ia
an English periodical. IL was "accima-
tized" by the change of dollars into
pounds and quarters into shillings.
Chestnut street became the Strand, etc,
that the British publisher might boldly
say, "lt's English you know" HGrpei'S,
at that date, did not Hesitate TO
appropriate English matter, max
to originality. The English YER
with Mr.. Cooley, in his humorous way.
assailed Harper By mail, with letter and
copy OF his magazine containing tho
sketch, which was called "My Brother
Tom" And the author in person, who
knew the Harpers well, walked in upon
them TO have his little joke. He stated
the case, and James, who gave audience
10 all corners, patiently heard him
through, and gravely answered; "Well,
N you don't want your matter 'apprO-
priated' you must bring ~ here IN the first
occasion the author Of "My Brother Tom,~
who has the privilege Of the prefix Of
reverend" 20 his name, found the pleas
ant old gentleman, James Harper, In "A
very pleasant mood. (lt ~ said,
but we don't believe II, that
the usual answer 20 applicants for
mission money and that sort Of
thing was that "the Harper Brother who
attended 10 that part Of the business WAS
OUT The author Of MY Brother Tom"
never was 30 answered, for he never made
such an appiication.) A. Brother James
Harper felt that II was In this case a safe
suhiect be made Of his own motion a
pretty long speech on the priyatiOns Of
ministers Of the Gospel. But be wound
up with the consoling reflection. ''Ah,
we'll; they have rich Father 70 fall back
on. His are the cattle on th0uiland
hills" Brother Harper closed bis eyes
with satisfaction ~ bic apt Scripture
quotation. But he opened bis eyes With
astOnish ment and his mouth with laughter
whea bis visitor ret0rtod. 'errue enough.
But what use are the cattle 70 us II We
don't milk tbemW
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ABOUT THE wYANDorrEs.
Efforts of the Government to Ciyilize
The Indians.

FROM the Nel0 York Telegram.
WASHINGTON, July 26.--SOme thirty
years ago the government began its first
real work toward civiizing the Indians.
The Wyandottes were selected as being a
tribe of more than ordinary intelligence,
and, therefore, it WAS confidently expect
ed thar there would be some excellent re-
suits. For years the Wyandottes have
adopted and carried into effect the
ways and methods Of filling the
soil which are in use bv their white
brethren. 1t looked at one time as though
the problem of civiliZing the Indians had
really been solved. The WyandOttes had
large settlement in Kansas, with
churches and schoolhouses, and they had
apparently given up their former modes
OF living. While TO all outward appear
ances the Wyandottes had made great
advances in civilization there was one
point which they had not learned, and
which is the secret of the discomfort at
present existing among them.
ONE SOURCE or Discomfort.
Through long years OF living in civil
lied state they have amassed a great deal
of valuable real estate. This is rapidly
passing out Of their possession. One Of
their head chiefs writes TO the Interior De-
partment and says that while they still
have the utmost confidence ia civilization
and are satisfied that 1t is a big thing for
the Indians at large, yet his people have
begun TO realize that there is more In It
than they can comprehend. The old
chief then goes on to say that few
years ago the Wyandottes were wealthy,
and prosperous and contented. Then
there came on the scene number of white
men who said that they wished to buy the
Indians property, They offered good
prices, but explained that they did not
have the ready cash, and gave their notes
for the payment of the balances, after
making a small deposit TO bind the bargain
The chief says that his people entered into
the negotiations in good faith, supposing
that the spectators intended to treat
them fairly, but as soon as the white men
obtained possession of the deeds they sold
the property over their heads, and left
the vicinity, The Indians, OF course, were
simply sWindled. The old chief writes
that it makes him sick at heart, and he
hopes the government will permit him
and his people TO take up a reservation in
the Indian Territory, where, II nothing
better offers itself, they can at least re-
turn to the mode Of living of their ances-
tors. The Interior Department will
probably send agents to Kansas 20 inVes-
tlgate the alleged condition Of affairs, and
to report the best method of giving the
WyandOttes their proper redress.
vigorous prosecution OF these swindlers
seems to be about the best course to pur-
sue under existing circumstances.
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HUNTING FOR Old FURNITURE.
The difficulties which Dealers I'm An
tiques Have TO Keep Up "a supply.
From The Wqshia0to1 Sfar.

tiques Have to Keep Up "a supply.
From The Washington Star.
"NVhen the craze for antique furniture
and bric-a-brac first became epidemic we
thought, like other diseases, II would
sweep over the country and then stop all
of a sudden" The dealer was seated on
a chair which, he said, used to belong TO
Benjamin Franklin, and he directed his
remarks % a reporter, who was admiring
himself in a long glass that swung over a
curious old dressing-case before which
President Buchanan used to make his
bachelor toilet.
1--WE thought so, and bought and sold
our goods as quickly as possible, but we
were mistaken. 10 has remained with US.
II is long since an old story how we mined
into the past for relics of our forefathers,
but the curious thing Is that we are still
nj II and the demand is great. The mines
are not all exhausted, though many Of
them have given out. New England used
10 be the great place 10 search for old
scraps OF furniture and chinaware. as
nearly every New England family VI any
pretentiOns has something that Was
brought over in the Mayfi0wer.' The
stock for sale lasted pretty well, but has
given out at last, aud "A man with an ap-
Petite for the antique would starva In
lie sight OF plenty. No one la New Eng
land has anything 10 sell unless it's irnita-
ton. But they will buy. They are our
best customers. The field there has been
completely worked out, and they are pros
pecting all through Virginia and Mary
land. The richest deposits are now 10 be-
d,und in those states and some places fur
Their south. The relics of the wHr-wrecked
south supply the market mostly, but these
rich mines will be shut on ~ the old
family pride comes back with their re-
tripved fortunes and they begin again ~
attach some value ~ tho relics Of their
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-31

KNOW rHNsELF. BY rua1inE the 'ssnl-
enur IT Life" tho beat medical work ever
published. for yQuas nnd rliqio-axo1 men.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-31
FEMALE DUELIsTs.
Women who Knew How to Use the Pts
toll and Sword.

Women who Knew How to Use the Pts
toll and Sword.
The most celebrated female duelist was
the actress Maupin, one Of the performers
at the opera. Serane, the famous fencing
master, was one OF her lovers, and from
him she received many valuable lessons
Being insulted one day by an actor by the
name OF Dumeny, she called him out; but,
az he refused TO give her satisfaction, she
carried away his watch and his snuil-box
as trophies of her victory. Another per-
former having presumed 10 offend her, on
his daehniuG a. meeting, was Obliged 10
kneel down before her and impl0re for
giyWHasM Quo evening at "A ball, having
behaved ma very rude manner 20 a lady,
she was requested TO leave the room,
which she did on the condition that those
genuQplen, VINO ihad warmly espoused the
Ohentfl lbHiY'sfeause should accompany
her. Fo'this proposal they agreed; when,
after a hard combat. ghe killed them all,
and quietly iretdrneH 10 the ballroom.
Louis Wy, grauted her q pardon, and she
withdnN IL brussels, where she became
the mistress 81 the Efect0r Of Bayarin-
However, she soon alter returned 10 the
Partisan opera. and died IN 1907, az the
age "a ~. r, pnaerr che regency pistol
ineatip 81 90 Z Biace betw'een the Marquise
do NeahS and the Countess Pollgnac for
the possession OF the Duo de Ricaelieu.
and hlfnge 6gbeFh ume. 50 late, indeed,
as ls9K alMihe. lklA-. At 81. Rambert, re-
ceived a challenge 70 ight with pistols,
and about the same period lady OF
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES husband had received
slap I'm rthe face without resenting the
insult, called out the offender, and,
lighting him with swords, severely
wounded him.
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TUFTS EXTRACT SAbSAphRILlA

A CARD To an suffering IRON errors and
"A indiscretions Of youth, nervous weakness.
early decay. lnaf III manhood. etc.. I viii send
a RECIPE that viii cure sou. fhEH on
ChAhdh. This FrcAt remedy WA discovered
nY missionary in aouih AHef'fn. aaHu
fcif addresses envelope 81 HE4. JOSEPH N
IMAM. station a. sew York,
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-02
FASHION HINES.

Straw bonnets and hats match the color
OF the costume.
The bonnet Of Paris is much larger than
has been lately worn.
F-oagnele. 4 new silk material has the
effect Of uncut yeIyet
Soft silk STARTS and silk cauze ribbons are
to be used for trimming hats.
49, eor,7 .1,.;,.,,.. :, mol. ,.,.t,.:.i =.
have given Mac to small patterns.
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- 80 y. 4, 80 ~ llt'e a. 10y -
Tepiaoeo III ans ~ JacAe'9 al" SHOT, MAI
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Cool rain-water and soda will remove
machine grease from washing fabrics.
Fish may be scaled much easier b. dip
ping into boiling water about minute.
Ripe tomatoes will remove ink and other
stains from white cloth and from the hands.
A tablespoonful of turpentine boiled
with your white clothes win aid the
whitening process.
Kerosene will soften boots or shoes that
have been hardened by water and render
them rs piable as new.
Boiled starch IS much improved by the
addition Of little sperm Or little salt, or
both, or 4 little gum arabic dissolved.
Kerosene win make your teakejtle as
bright as new Saturate 4 wooden rag and
rub with it. It VIII also remove stains
from vanished furniture.
Blue ointment and kerosene mixed in
equal proportions and applied 70 bedsteads
Is an unfailing bed-bug remedy, and . coat
of whitewash is ditto for the walls Of log
house.
Beeswax and salt viii make your rusty
fatir0ns as clean and smoth as glass. Tie q
lump of wax in a rag and keep II for that
purpose. When the irons are hot, rub
them first with wax rag, then scour then!
with a paper OF cloth sprnllied with salt.
A decided improvement on the old-fash-
toned bi5s fer children is made of a towel.
Take 2 towel Ions enough to cut two bibs,
cut it in half and hollow out for the back
At the top. If you take an al-whitc towel
YOU can work q fancy border in c0lOred
wOrSteds, but be careful not to get towels
TOO wide or the bib viii always be over tic
hands. Bind the neck with white tape
and cats.iIch with color,
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-02

WHO'S pHeLrs ?-The Omaha Bee ia
quires Who ever heard Of Phelps, who
i TO represent this country at the Court of
st. James2' Great gosh has it come to
the pass that man has to be ndorsed by
thesheepraucherso Of Nebraska before ne car
serve his native land IL vas 4 Nebraska
InGa, We believe, who once opposed the cree
ton Of new school house because the
young folks were getting their heads too full
OF larniu'. When, said he, / was Ivin'
back in New Hampshire, there was q boy
by the name o Danyel Webster lived on
the farm mex to our home place-good,
likely boy "a | ever see. Well, he got his
head full o books an newspapers an stuff
o that kind, an went down to Boosting, an
! hajn't heern on him sence-although
believe somebody did tell me he'd writ q
dictionary on bridge. - Chicago News.
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CLEANING SMUT FROM OEANGss.-The
black smut which discoior5 ORANGES grown
in many orchards has until lately been re.
moved by washing the oranges before box
Ing them for shipment Until few weeks
Az one shipper in Orange employed as
many a1 fifteen men at one time ia wash
ing and during the oranges. The operation
was not only expensive, but there was rca-
son 10 believe tllat it had q bad effect on the
keeping qualities Of the fruit. Now. how
ever, he fruits cleaned in this way: \ barrel
is swung on two uprights, and through q
trap door on the side quantity OF dry
sawdust and TWO or three boxes of oranges
are poured. The door Is then closed and
the barrel reyolved slowly for about fifteen
minutes when the oranges are taken out.
not only cleansed of every discoloration
but polished and frightened To a most
tempting degree. One man can now clean
more oranges than five could by the wash
ing system, and DO it better. Saxton & Cox
report a brisk demand at their planning mill
for sawdust.-[ Anaheim Gazette.
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GLASS, ANCIENT AND MoDERN.-Glass has
been in use from so remote a period Of an
tiquity and has 50 intimately associated
itself with the progress Of civilization, that
it is not surprising to find improvements in
its manufacture as often rs the necessity for
them has arisen. From the paintings found
by Wilkinson at Beni-Hassan it appears
that the art Of gags blowing was known at
least 500 years. Sometimes new pro-
eesses in dealing with the raw materials
have produced desirable and sometimes
startling results Ii is said that some
Angio-German manufacturers have re-
Gently turned ont glass as hard and tough
rs cast iron, and that they intend TO make
of this hard end comparatively light crys-
tai stairs, street lamp-posts and gas and
water pipes. II is thought that they can
make these and similar articles OF glass 80
per cent. cheaper than they can make them
of cast iron.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-02

WEI CLoTHING.-Professor Tyndall in a
recent lecture on electricity, produced the
clothes of man who was taking refuge
under tree when it was struck by light
ming. 1t was a foolish thing he observed,
to 90 under tree during an electric Storm
unless q person stood some distance from
the trunk. In this particular case, how
ever, the mans clothes were very wet, and
though they were very much torn they
formed q sufficiently good conductor for
the lightning, and he escaped with his life.
Had his raiment been dry he would inevi-
tably have been killed. Producing the
mans boots the lecturer pointed ont that
tric fiuid in its anxiety 10 reach the earth ::
but the sole, into the construction of which
iron largely entered in the shape of hob
nails, formed j good conductor and was
not hurt
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PILEsI PILEsu plLEslI1

Sure cure for Blind bleeding and Itching
Piles. One box has cured the worst cases of %
years standing. No one need suffer dive min
utes after using Williams Indian Pile Ointment
Il absorbs tuluogs Gllays itching, acts SIS pouI-
tlce, gives instant relief. Prepared only for Piles
itching OF the private paris: nothing else. Sold
by druggists, and mailed on receipt OF price, 90
cents and 81. For sale by KIRK, GEAI2Y & CO.,
and JOS HAHN & CO., Sacramento.
ol-1yTuThS
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An English firm of car-builders have not
allowed Yankee enterprise to get the better
OF them, and they are now building a
concert-car." The car is TO be furnished
with piano, and the noise of the wheels
Is TO be deadened 10 prevent a disturbance
Of the concord of sweet sounds. Ameri-
cans may now take a hint from the pre-
yailing mania, and construct skating
rink car. This bold stcp.would again put
the American eagle 81 the -(Railrosd
Journal
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OD0RLESS EXCAYATOR.

IESsPOOIS AND VAULTS CLEANED
u cheap and free from all offensive odors.
Orders left st Carpenters Wood and Coal Yard,
426 street; or at Pacific Market, IT'S J street,
viii be promptly attended to-
apl6-4pSm ]. H. CAMPBELL & CO.
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THE Wabash road. which is making a
speciality Of its dining-oar service. is build
ing at It's shops several dining-cars. These
cars cost only 5000 apiece The car is
nifty three feet long, has twenty windows
on each side, has ten tables, with n seating
capacity of forty persons, and has eight
..ser and four side lamps.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-02

The young ladies of Fort Jones have
organized a baseball club and are daily
practising the game.
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OCEANIC STEAMSHIP CO.
FOR BONOLULU.

C.IzE SPLENDID NEW 3,0G}
! J'c4 Steamships viii leave the ~ = p
CumpsEy's wharf, corner SteUaT * q.
and Harrison streets, at :. Il, r35zsss4-z4sfgs
MARE p tt JANUARY lst
Z IA Ed : NUARY 18th
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-E5E. I-L-:l7 RI -E-.Fs.
SPECIALIST AND GRADUATE
No. Il EEASNy STREET.
THREATS ALL CIROSIg, PRIVATE An,
l Special Diseases with the same wonderful
success IS OF OLD.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-02

DEFoRMG'o THE FEEr.-The process of
deiomjng the foot of an American child is
usually about as follows: As soon as the
victim is able 10 walk. pair of straight
shoes, rather narrower than the feet, is pro-
yided for II. In the course Of a few weeks
The shoes being worn The one habituaily
on The right and the other on the left foot,
besln 70 take the shape of the respective
leet. rms IS no sooner observed bv the
careful IN other than she observes " Why.
johnny You re- wearing your new shoes
all out oil shape; you must change. and
wear them on the other feet. And.
II Johnny iurECts. finding thechange bv no
means conducive 70 comfort. he is wbip1ed
10 ald GIs memory K viii readily he nm
derStooG how we'll adapted these Shoe. now
cou'l-msi tl the natural curves of the
feet, are 20 Straighten Cut the curves oF Tho
opposite feet. By this simple means re-
peated as often as the feet begin to asse~t
their independence, and persistentIv car-
ried out IL often happens that bv
the time child is wears ola IL
great toe viii be seriously detected
from the rectiiinear position. which II
ought 10 occupy. and ,he curve Of the sole
partially Strengthened Fortunately. both
lasts and ready-made shoes can now be OBJ
tained which approximate quite closely to
the natural shape OF the foot and not only
can the foot of the child be preserved per
fees as II grows mp by using such lasts and
shoes, but a foot which is already some
Whist distorted may even be coaxed back
more or less nearly 10 it, original shape
ISanitsEium.
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NIGoP For Men. Quick, sure. safe. BOOB
free. Civa,e Agency leo Fulton
street, New York !eSo-lemW
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FARE REDUCED!

TOHN TALBOT. TICKET 49,
= Agent Central Pacific Railway, -
ana Agent for snnlan Royal = ztz;s
Hinii Steam 3iiip Line, can book =s-ss5l.es-'sssi
Passengers from England, Ireland 0. Scotland
to Sacramento. al Extraordinary Low Rates.
Send for Friends, SIS these rates are for few
days only JOHN TALBOT,
apl-1pln c. z. r. Z. Depot Sacramento
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re K1ARET STREET. san FRAsc.s-,

TRIAL BOTTLE FREE,
Sufficient TO show Its merit will be ssnt 70 any
one applying by letter, Stating pls SYMPHONIC
sud age.
Consultations strictly confidential, By let
ter or al oiHce, free.
Fer the convenience OF patieGts, ana IL order
10 insure T1IfeCt secrecy. I have adopted s pr.
5eys
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YErelel.t, 50 Per Ton.

Es~Exeursion Tickets OF Reduced Rates. For
massage Or further particulars, apply to !. D.
s5RECkELS d BROS, Agents, ST. Market street,
corner fremont, aI6-tf
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LEAVE FROM APRIL %, 1885. A
(FUIj q

!. For Morning. p. For Aftern0On.
Sundays excepted. Sundays only.
g Freight and Accommodation Trans.
4. n. TOWNE, General Manager.
T. H GOODMAN, Gen'l Pass. and Ticket Agent.