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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-08-27

The present epidemic of of small pox in
Montreal is by no means an extraordinary
occurrence. In 1872 the disease broke out in
that city and during the nine years following
5000 people died of it, The prejudice against
vaccination and the indifference of a large
part of the people to its presence with the
consequent neglect of precautionary meas
ures sufficiently explain its existence there.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-08-27

1t is to be hoped that the country is not to
be bored with another discussion concerning
Mr.. Tilden's health The Sage is not can
didate for Office and is not likely to be. The
precise condition of his mental and physical
faculties is therefore not a matter Of great
public moment. The old man has already
furnished his share Of material for newspa-
per paragraphs, and he ought to be allowed
to take a rest the remainder of his days.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-08-27

The treasury department in its determine
ton to push the silver standard dollar into
more general use has hit upon the expedient
of Withholding small bills and since August
u, no one or two dollar bills have been paid
out by the treasury. Small bills are by far
more convenient for carrying, for sending
by mail, or for general use than the cumber-
some silver coin. If the silver dollars begin
to be too plentiful in place Of the one or two
dollar notes, there will be universal COM
plant, not only on account of the inconyen-
fence Of carrying them, but for another and
more important reason. 1t is still remem-
bered that the silver dollar represents less
than eighty-iye cents. The officials assert
that the condition Of the treasury compels
this policy and predict that during the next
thirty days the issue of silver dollars will be
unprecedentedly large.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-08-27

TOB B,A!ATHMORE-schr. s'Fannie A. Mil
Oa tsi ti, Ia AA'HaEA Schr "Apphia
will have quick dispatch for above ports s" Ear
freight; aapply to HALL HASKELL. i35 Com U.
au22d1W
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-08-27

In spite of what the physicians, both physi-
cal and moral, are telling about the dissipa-
ton of modern days and the short life in con-
sequence, carefully prepared statistics prove
that the average of human life is steadily
frightening and with it the ratio of persons
who live through a century increases. 1t
used to be soberly maintained that nobody
lived hundred years, and by people who
are now living. The frequency with which
centenarians are appearing in the news
papers now-a-day must be somewhat start
ling to these people. The increase in the
number of known centenarians is due partly
to the more careful reporting Of such cases
in the newspapers, but mostly to the fact
that there are more cases to be reported in
proportion to the population than there used
to be. A Boston paper has been keeping
careful account of such cases and finds that
New Hampshire and Vermont take the
lead in longevity, which speaks good word
for the mountain air. The record is made
out only of those centenarians whose cases
are brought before the public either by their
deaths or by celebrations of their anniyersa-
rios
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-08-27
COttageLOtS for Sale
Rock Bound Park, Peaks Is d.
From 80 to 500

will buy a most desirable shore lot. 4ox7O feet or
a lot on some high point commanding a view of
old ocean, the Bay and many Islands, or a coy
nook among the eyergreens, according to the taste
of the purchaser
points will be reserved for special purposes.
Rock Bound Park contains nearly a hundred
acres, and is acknowledged to be one of the most
the coast of Maine.
The ChapmansHouse on an eminence surrounded
by evergreens has the appearance of a Castle.
II is the largest hotel but one in Portland harbor
1t is unique in design with its perfect atmosphere
and rock bound coast, its fishing, bathing, and
many attractions, and IS gaining rapidly in
of the business part of the Island. It is lust the
place to rustcate and let natures recuperatiye
agencies build up the system There are No
sounds to interrupt the harmony OF nature in the
song of birds and the gentle splashing of the wa.
ter upon the rocks Everything is suggestive of
est and cOntentment. Apply to
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-08-27

1t is openly stated that Democrats in Maine are
paying premium in hard cash fer postoffice posi-
tions and when postmaster slips in without per
mission of the Postmaster Brokerage Co.. he is re-
minded at headquarters that a remittance is eX-
pected by return of mail--Boston Journal
Yes, and amounts are given. It is said for
instance that the commission of a postmas-
ter in thriving village on the Kennebec
cost him $780, and that postmaster in Han
cock county paid 500 for his appointment
1t would be well for the postmaster general
when he gets back from his vacation to look
into this matter. Perhaps he can do as much
for reform in this way as by issuing secret
circulars to congressman instructing them
how to get Offices for their constituents.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30

"Antony Katzley. of Rjchheld, was IN
the army. he said that one night ne went
Out OF bis tent bareiooted, aid WAS stuus
bv something IN the bottom OF MS iogl' ne
was IN terrible pain, and the Whole leg
was swelled so bad next day that the qoc-
tors said they must cutit of. de "ouiuh I
let them do il, and he was Discharged ana
came home. He made 70" mat ne
would 60 fourteen times TO Holy I'M, only
a short distance from his home, and be-
fore that time was over ne was "hoiy
cured.
Tom Rodden Of Fon du Lac county
came to the hill in 1882 to be cured OF
lameness. lie was SO stifiened up tnat he
could hardly walk. Well. be stayed
thirteen weeks. and one day he fell asleep
while on the hill, and said when he woke
up his bones were cracking all over. he
was so much better after that tnaJ ne
went home. He came back the next sum
mer, and said that be was able TO do work
that surprised him, and could even follow
the plow all day. But he was not quite
we'll, and came and stayed three weeks,
improving every day.
"A Young man came from Racine only
two years ago, wearing coiOred glasses,
and STAYED a week. ! went fishing with
him one day, and when we were coming
home he told me that he had been nearly
blind when he came here, but that he
could see very plainly.
I'm 1881 an Englishman, who kept a
hotel in La Sale, ILL.,, came and stopped
with me for awhile. He was 70 or 50
years old, and bald-headed, but he would
90 about on the hill in the hot sun without
anv bat. He said that before he came to
the bill he could not be out in the sun on
a hot day without having a terrible head
ache. He could run about here bareheac-
ed till his head was blistered, but had no
headache. He was a Protestant when he
came, but he became a Catholic.
II could tell many other cures If / had
time to think about them. There are
many pretended cures that don't believe
in, and some people tell what l know to
be lies. i only tell what have seen with
my own eyes and know to be true"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30
From the Ripsnovter, Sept. 5.
written by the Office Boy.
A BULLY FIGHT


"The purtiest fight this town ever see
sence Bloody Dick shot Champagne Char
lie was the one where One-eared Billy, the
editor of this paper kicked the bucket. 1t
was Jest a charmer.
'rhe boys had all been warned of the
picnic, so Red-headed Jimme'5 whisky
shop wuz full--as wuZ also all the boys.
Jimmie stood behind the bar and took in
the chips and passed out the piZen, wait
en- all the while for TwO-fngered Jake TO
show up. Purity soon be cum and every
one seed he wuz ready fer bizness, fer he
he'd two Colts and a bowie. He stepped
up TO the bar and ordered drinks fer the
crowd, at the same time askln' if his
friend, One-eared Billie had been
round yet. When be was told he hadn't
he said he had a little bizness and he
guessed he'd wait fer him. Jest then a
bullet cum thro' the window and knocked
Jake's glass outen his hand. Everybody
dropped, and as Jake cooked his revolver
he said;
"'Well, he's a derned perlite fellow,
anyway, for he sends his card in ahead of
him"
"Red-hoaded Jimmie had dropped be-
hind his steel-plated bar fer perfection,
but he put his head up once and sed:
"'DOn't waste no shots, Jake. The
place IL purity well bunged up now, and
saloon fiXn's cost DUST
"'All right, Jimmie SEE Jake, and
then the door opened and my boss
cum in.
'Talk about yer purity fights. Why,
this wuz the finest show this town ever
see. Each on 'em got behind a table and
then the sport begun. There wuzn't no
bullets wasted. Every time they shot
somebody wuZ hit. One-eared Billie got
his other ear taken off the first blaze and
TwO-ingered Jake lost some of his nose.
! When their ammunition give out they
wuz carryin' the bullets In their carcass
es. But the best part Of the show wuz
when they cum together with bOwies.
That wuz just purty-nO bunglin', but
jest artistic carvin'. 1t does a Teller good
to see a fight where both parties under
stand their biZness. When they got
thro' they wuz so scattered you couldn't
tell which belonged to which. The only
thing identified was BillIe's ear, and that
| liz on exhibition at this office. The COro-
ner decided that they went up the fume
! by special dispensashun of Providence.
He had to sit on both bodies at once, be-
cuz, as l sed, you couldn't tell which wuz
/ which.
"One-eared Billie wuz a bully boy and
hustler. He wuz q good boss, but it
wuz worth while TO lose him to see such
bully fight"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30

oIOp5 OUIy AT sIhTlOns named, puIlmql
buffet sleeping cars Washington to jackson
vile. Pullman palace sleeping cars to an,
from Jacksonville and Louisville. aud Gaines
vile and Montgomery, via Thomasvipe an,
Albany 0 "H'
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30
THE "OUDJA."
A New Fashion in Bracelets Which
Bring Luck to Their Wearers.
rom Che A nlertcdu Register


From the American Register.
The latest novelty in lewelry consists Of
curious and effective porte-bonheur that
has been known in Egypt for the past
eighteen centuries, and is made Of gold or
silver and worn as a charm or bracelet by
ladies, and as a crRvat pin by men. The
name of this prosperity-bringin talisman
is ''oudia," signifying luck and happiness,
and 1t SHOWS the eye Of HOrus, from which
a tear-drop flows, intended to represent
the river Nile.
The peculiar property Of the "oudJa'' is
to bring good luck; but the Pharaohs
looked upon It as an emblem not only
capable OF wardiug off adversely, but also
OF having large influence over the good
ly Welding OF the earth, containing as It
does the main principles and fertility, 1.
g., fire. represented by the sun, Horsus,
and water. by the tear flowing as the Nile.
The charming little amulet is being
adopted by many members of the aristOc-
racy, and is presented by friends one 10
the other with the graceful wishes usual
on such occasions, to such an extent that,
by Christmas. not Partisan with a par.
ticle of superstition will exist without his
or her "oudia." The bangle pendants are
made OF gold and precious stones, of pure
gold and silver, 20 accommodate all sorts
of conditions and purses.
In London they are creating furore,
from the simple fact Of their hailing from
Egypt, and the curious history attached
TO the first one worn in England. owned
by the fair young wife of handsome
guardsman, Capt. a. D., who sent il from
Cairo, with these words: "This IL charm
which protected the cultivators ofancient
Egypt against inclement weather; may it
act likewise in your favor, and insure
brilliant days for your garden parties"
Alas, the bright days did not last, for in
the Soudan, Capt A. ID. fell a victim
10 his country and duty. But his widow
refused to believe. excepting in her
"oudia," and wept and prayed 10 IL %
bring her loved one back again, despite
the official news Of his DEATH Every one
in London remembers the extraordinary
escape and return Of the gallant officer,
the Egyptian talisman, with fanatic graf
Itude, being considered the real and only
agent that produced the miracle Of bring
ing the dead TO life.
lt is a charming legend attached to the
"oudia.n and every member of the fair
sex will wear on her wrist the eve OF
uorus TO bring good luck. prosperity and
happiness 70 herself and 10 those around
her.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30

stops at all regular stations. Pullman pal.
ace sleeping cars to and from Savannah and
Jacksonville, Savannah and Gainesville,
Jacksonville and Louisville via ThOmasylle,
Albany and Montgomery. Pullman buffet
sleeping cars Jacksonville to Washington.
JESUP EXPRESS.
3:55 p m Lv... Savannah ......Ar S;45 a N
O.zU p m Ar.-...... .Jesup. .LV 5:A5 a N
Stops at all regular and flag stations.
CONNECTIONS.
At SAVANNAH for Charleston at 7:10 m,
AS p m and 500 p m; for Augusta and ATT
lanta at $40 m and $40 p m; with steam-
ships for New ork Monday, Wednesday and
Friday; for Boston Thursday; for Baltimore
TUESDAY and Friday.
At JESUP tor Brunswick at .: am and
$3.50 m; for Macon II :35 IN and l2:20 mid
night.
At WAYCROSS for Brunswick at $40 a NJ
and $40 p m except Sunday.
AT CALLAHAN for Fernandina at 80 nj
and $3.50 p m Except Sunday; for Waldo
Cedar Key, Ocaia, ETC., at II :33 m ,eXcep3
sunday and $3.50 p m.
JACKSONVILLE with rail and steamer
lines divergIng.
AT LIVE OAK for Madison, Tallahassee,
etc, at 1926 a m.
At GAINESVILLE for Ocala, Tavares,
PembertOn's Ferry, Brooksville and TAMPA at
ll:2o m; for Cedar Key at 400 p m except
sunday.
At ALBANY for Macon and Montgomery
AT CHATTAHOOCHEE for Pensacola, Mo-
bile, New Orleans; with People, line steamers
advertising to leave for ApalachieOla on sun
day, and for Columbus on Tuesday after az
rival fast mail train.
Tickets sold and sleeping car berth secure
at Bren's Ticket Office, and at the Passenge
Station. JAS. L. TAYLOR,
Gen'l Pass. Agent
r, g. FLEMING. Supt.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30
JOURNALISM IN ARIZONA.
Leading Events in Tragedy, Conciu-
sion of which is Faithfully Described.

Leading Events in Tragedy, Coneiu-
sion of which is Faithfully Described
from the Ret G,lc6 RiDsnorter. aug. l.
The circulation Of TIE Ripsnorter is sim
ply paralyzing. 1t eyerlastingly knocks
the almighty spots out Of everything in
this section OF the country, and don't you
forget to remember it,
From the Bol1le- MITE. Aug. s.
every saloon-keeper ia the burg knows
that the BOl0ie- KRife gets out more pa
pers than any other blanket sheet IN Arl-
zona."
From tho Rtpsnorter dug. Is.
when the editor Of the skinflint sheet.
the BOlojc- Knite, says he prints more pa
pers than we do we answer that he IS a
liar ana Mugwump. We don't want to
seem ungentlemanly or severe, but he is q
white-livered coward and a horse th1ei,
and We can lam the bloody eye out OF MIN
in three shakes Of pigs ear. Our fight
ing hour is Q a. m, and we can always be
found at that time in Bloody Dicks sa-
loon, where we have rented a fighting pen
and private graveyard. All corpses
buried at our expense"
From TAe BOicie- KNIFE, Aug. e.
THAT cowardly cur, the editor Of the
RipsnOrter, can talk fight, but every one
hAA'Wo " hdJ hlud VI a. udli llu h' los " - >
an ordinary glass of good bulge will
knock him out, and when he tackles a
dose of genuine Rocky mountain tangle-
foot he IS laid out stiff as a poker. He's
the worst lOp-sided, crOss-eyed, one-eared
son of galOOt in these diggings, and we
warn him that he'd better carry his shoot
ing-ir0ns with him, for we're going to put
some holes in his carcass the first time we
see him. Our name is Two-fngered Jake
and we are laying for him."
From the RiDsnorter, aug. 90.
"Two-fngered Jake had better have
some more fingers spliced on before he
lays tor One-eared Billy. We know this
cur and we are coming down to see him.
This apology for mule hangs out at Red
headed Jimmie's place and il the boys
want to see some fun they had better drop
in there tonight. Jimmie. old man, you
had better get your cTOckery down be-
hind your breastwOrks, Tor We'll open
just as soon as we lay eyes on the
galoOt."
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30

CONNECTIONS AT TERMINAL POINTS.
AT Augusta-Trains 81 and So connect with
outgoing trains of Georgia Railroad. Column
South Carolina Railroad. Train 50 connects
with OUTGOING train on Augusta and Knox
vile Railroad. Train 81 connects with trains
for sylvanla, Wrghtsville and Louisville.
at Atlanta-Trains 81 and SO connect with
Air Line and Kenneeaw routes to all points
North and East, and with all diverging roads
for local stations.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30
Nailrnaee.
Central Southwestern Rai!r'ds.

All trains Of this system are run by Stand
ard 1907 Meridian time, which is SO minutes
slower than time kept by city.
SAVANNAH. GA, Nov. q, 1885.
ON AND AFTER THIS DATE PASSEN-
~ GER TRAINS on the Central and South
western Railroads and branches win run as
follows:
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30
BoRsFoRD's ACID PHOSPHATE.

Or. A. l.. Hall, Fair Haven, N. Y, says:
"Have prescribed It with marked benefit
in indigestion and urinary troubles"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30
COMING SOUTH.

SaYannah.l6 ID sos a m
Savannah.52 d 4:07 p m 81 d SEQ m
Connections at Savannah with Savannah.
Florida and Western Railway for all points in
Florida.
Trans Nos, SO and "a will not stop to take
on or put of passengers between Savannah
ana Mlllen, "a trains Nos. 10 amt Is are eX-
pected to do the way business between these
points.
Local Sleeping Cars on all night passenger
trains between Savannah and Augusta, Sa-
vannah and Macon. Savannah and Atlanta,
Macon and Columbus.
Tickets for all points and sleeping car berths
on sale at City Office, No. 20 Bull street.
q. A. WHITEHEAn, WILLIAM ROGERS.
Gen. Pass. Agt. Gen. Supt., Savannah.
j. G. SHAW, W. f. SH GILMAN,
Gen. TRAY. Agt. Traffic Manager,
Savannah, Ga.
3D." daily. I'D 3" daily except Sunday
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30
WE CONTINUE OUR FIRE !
No Truoe---The Fight Still Continues!
BARGAINS GREATER THAN EVER
We Still Have Him on the List
VIVID OHRHTR

9 we W D %o aTd gar g. n RS cents H0pe
avery p 4s @ 1 price nc * T R'% 35 G % Blu" shall
G @ demands ~ 20 % IRe % name " ana " o.
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nee at e % @ s9 s5a usual asng g % Price We mean Sa:
ness -. Nos. No SIX yards 6asas. here ,.......-
% All @ P sS1n5S 5" a7S we on 1 ss and that not
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hE yeG . yo 53 5. ass s more successfully and our
6 & ] 6s Sa TvS gsr 9'E sfuoo @
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S % @ Ts IN W 5s5 5a f. . @ III e #Ss e @ 81
oarrs w % " outcome 'nO'a no matter now mD'n OF" LOSSES Tor
ESFss T P P4 %ss9 ssasT P 9s!
tfuher reduction s. IN % @ & on the il " ' we
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Ladies %gsLds gSREFwE4 ar
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remember no < basness herS! ~ ~ % '" ~ " ' anu
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David w eisbein.
1913 BROUGHTON STREET.
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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30
FAST MAIL.

4 9t III Ar ..ChattaheOchee.. .Lv lI:lOao
stops only at stations named. and ali reynia u,
stations between dupont and GaineSv ffar
ana Thomasville and Chattahoochee PHI
man buffet sleeping cars Washington Ia .Ts ~
sonNille, Jacksonville TO New York. and ~
and from jacksonville and New O~ioo o'.' 70
Pensacola and Mooie. Pullman p9lace ia ia
ing cars Jacksonville to 81. Louis yis SsrsePP-
nan, Atlanta, Nashville and Evansville '"u-
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30
Railroata.
Savannah, Florida &WeSf9rn 3,

[All trains OF this road arc PM,
800 Meridian time. which is Ia in uy Central
than savannah time. ~ Il ules slower
On AND AFTER SUNDAY. Nov p
An, Pssssenger Trains on this road vii VIZ lSS5
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30

KNOW THRsELF. by reading the "sci-
ence Of Life" the best medical work ever
ppplieled, Tor young aad middle-aged men.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30
GOING NORTH.

Leave No. 5I- No. 5s-
Savannah d S:4oam j e:I0 . m
Leave No. 10
d 5:4Gp pm.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-08-25
The benefits are

charged elsewhere. The benefits are
to be limited to members, and the con.
troll is to be vested in a committee.
The design is not merely to secure low
prices, but also to secure good articles
to get rid of adulteration. misrepre-
sentation and other expedients adopt
ed by dealers to enhance their profit.
There is no reason why such a society
should not exist and flourish in every
city of the United States. American
citizens have sufficient intelligence to
organize and manage such a labor
saving machine. For the middle
classes, as well as for the working
men, wbrtever caves money saves
labor.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-08-25

1t is but a short time until the
schools and colleges of the land will
open their doors to students, and al
tboughjust at present there is a call
from those who are ambitious for
something better than they have
KNOWN" for so-called higher educa-
ton, yet is it better to give this than
to determine what will be the most
advantageous To the parent strug-
Cling, perhaps against adverse fate,
it is certainly the practical in educa-
ton that is needed, and not the high
er. If the latter can be given, it ia
well, but if it is necessary that the boy
or girl shall at once begin to take a
part in the worlds arena, it is GER
tainly better to have the practical 50
well grounded. that nothing can blot it
out. In every individuals experience
there has been instan, es of a young
man or woman who have finished
their education" as is said, by the
hard and self.sscrifcing efforts of the
parents, and who. when it was really
necessary for self-support, had to
again take up the weary round of the
lower branches.