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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-10

Ten lines make square 49, line aYerSsts
seven words. Advertisements. per square
one insertion. 81 90; TWO Insertions 81 50.
Reduced rates on continued adverIsenleA'S'
Local or Reading kolces double rates
Auction adveTti-em luts, Marriages, kunefals
Meetings and SDl.ial Notices 81 90 per
square each Insertion
Wants, Boarding, FOR Rent, Lost and Found
10 cents line. No Advertisement inserted
under theee headings for ers than ~ cents
Amusement advertiscm y 30 per square.
Ayseci0i RATES FOR Weekly Nelrs.
We do not insure the insertion Of any adver-
tieement on any specified day OF aAYrs nor
do we insure The numb-r OF Insertions
within the time required by the advertiser.
Advertisements VIA, however, have thc'r
full number of Insertions when the Time
eau be made mp, BIT when Accidentally
left out and the number Of insertions eau
not be given, the money paid for the omlt-
ted Insertions viii be returned o. the Ad-
VertIser.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-10

nor RENT, that large 2-story commodior
Il store on the nor Invest corner Of Brys'
aud AbercOrn streets, recently occupied h.
Messrs. Alexander Il son For terms ami!
to JOHN SULLIVAN, ia Hay street F''
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-10

WANTED a girl to do houseyork -
~, " a. No JOB Gordon street, corner Of hnpepply
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-10

WANTED, a Driver: must kno,,-
w read and write. and well aeon.thow 10
the city. Gall at BLUE GRo,G9ssiRexsed IN
Broughton street. HhY, l7s
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-10

Rsgist-re.i al tle Post Office in SapaanaA az
,eeaS class Mail Matter.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-10
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WANTED, two or three stead- -
w men men, who can furnish horse, IN 'enaoie
,ng busIness; steady employmsDtH bay.
None but reliable men need ANIL, given.
b., Morning Ne . Office ff''' address
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-10

MoNDAY. AUGUST 10. 1888.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-10

M ANTED, an energetic young nc
W city salesman. for a whole aIa u, IS
Address BUSINESS, care of this Office s, use
ing salary. stat
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-10

" ANTED, for q Wholesale groco.- =
" liquor house, salesman well accy5s alo
ed with the city trade. Address X sTYe'9 n
this office. - l. q,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-10

M ANTED.-All who need hair wort -
.. " for daily and stage wear. to 20 or s Sp,s
Rest G Blonde H HM ~ w EE s,I fEGhAS'
Broughton street, Savannah. Ga. !"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-10

MEDIcAL-Brown's Iron Bitters
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-29
" There Were Two"

People say sometimes, shall take
my chance with the dying thief All!
but which one of them? There were
two" These were the words / heard
from some one preaching in the open
air, as l passed the railway station at
-, and my mind has again and again
recalled that solemn story of Luke
XxXiii. "There were two" Yes, in
deed. One went from the side of the
Lord Jesus to the paradise of God; the
other went to reap eternally the wages
of his sins. Reader, " there were two"
With which of them will you spend
eternity? All ponder the solemn
thought, the awful alternative an
eternity of unsullied bliss with Jesus,
or the blackness of darkness forever
with the devil and his angels. " Be
reconciled to God" That gracious Sa-
vior's heart is the same to-day as when
he hung upon that cross. He says
still, "Come unto me-" Reject not
this offer of mercy; it may be your last.
Exchange.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-29
One of General Grants "reminiscences

General Grant said that when the ia
nous peace commissioners called on him
and President Lincoln, in Virginia, he
saw Alexander II. Stephens for the first
time. He had heard much of the
southern statesman, and had supposed
him to be very little man. but, on see
ing him in company with the other
commissioners, he thought him astonish-
ingly big. Stephens wore huge over
coat made of some rude material
coarser, the general said, than any
Canadian cloth he had ever seen. The
collar was more comprehensive than
any he had come across, the tail touched
the ground, and the circumference was
in keeping with the rest of the ample
proportions. In Grants headquarters
Stephens took off the coat and re-
vealed himself the slender, and in every
way the diminutive, man he had been
represented to be. 1t was the garment
that had afforded bulk. The peace
commission went up the York river to
see Lincoln, and few days later the
president came down to meet Grant.
Did you see Stephens?" Lincoln
asked. " Yes, sir" replied Grant "See
him in his overcoat?" " Yes, SIR
. See him take it OFF," g Yes, sir. -
WE'LL" and Lincoln roared with
laughter, amt that the littlest ear out
of the biggest shuck you ever saw in
your life?" Grant told the story with
gusto, and seemed to especially recall
Lincoln's quick sense of the ludicrous.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-29

good and evil in the mind, they are
rich in their rewards. They give a
tone and temper to the soul which can
be acquired in no other way. They lay
the foundation for superstructure of
life which will remain firmer than the
hills, and which will rise above the
level of those who have known no
labor, no conflict and no sorrow. The
Lords mercy is in human labor, in the
darkness of our darkest night and the
hottest fires of our Affections. When
we have enjoyed the blessedness of
heaven for millions of years, if we
could see the bearing of our sorest con-
flicts and heaviest burdens upon our
future good, we would come back if
it was possible, and we could see it to
be necessary to the attainment of the
good which grows out of them, and
would lay aside our glory, put down
the cup of our joys, and take upon our
selves the burden and the yoke and
the fear, and go through the wilderness
once more, and suffer its hunger and
its thirsts and its defeats. -Chouncey
GILES.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-29
Questions Answered.

G. A. j., MISUNDERSTANDING
surgeons are officers in the service of
the pension office, and their statements
are accepted as evidence in pending
claims without oath, except when the
title to pension in doubtful cases rests
on their evidence alone.
M. A. W., Newbury.-Your husband
the soldier who was reported "miss-
ing" on the 10Th day of September,
1862, and has not been heard from
since-will be presumed to be dead.
The common law rule, that person
absent and not heard from for period
of seven years will be presumed to be
dead, is adopted by the pension bureau
in adjudicating claims for pension.
G. w. s., Newport If soldier who
is receiving pension becomes insane
and has no guardian, but has a wife,
the commissioner of pensions may di-
rect that the pension due the soldier
be paid directly to his wife; and if the
soldier has no wife, to the guardian of
his children. And in like manner the
commissioner may cause the pension OF
an invalid pensioner who is, or may
hereafter be, imprisoned as punish.
ment for crime, to be paid, while so i'm.
prisoned, to his wife or the guardian OF
his children.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-29
4" No Collection"

Among the absurd pulpit announce
ments in certain sections must be in
cluded the modern one of g No collec-
ton" Obviously the design is to
stimulate the attendance of the stingy.
Even Cain presented an offering to the
Lord possessing commercial value, at
least unsurpassed by that of Abel.
Each act of public worship under the
Mosaic dispensation involved a gift to
the Lord of some sort-either doves, a
kid, lamb, flour, wine, oil, or some
other prescribed contribution. Abra-
ham gave tithes to Melchizedek, and
Jacob, after his vision at Luz, devoted
one-tenth of all his property to God. In
fact, from the period of the erection
of the first altar down the corridors of
history to Pentecost, when they A." had
all things IN common" the practice has
been well-nigh uniform. st. Paul ar
ranged collections for the poor saints
in Jerusalem, to be taken on the first
day of the week in Corinth and Galatia,
" as the Lord had prospered them"
However, if this innovation is to pre-
vail to any appreciate extent, other
concessions must be made to the skep-
teal classes. Hence future church no.
tees may read, 1" No collection, no SER
mon. no prayer, no Bible and no pro-
nounced religious convictions of any
description. "-Erchonge.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-29
A Crown of Righteousness.

We have this story from the legends
of the middle ages: Forty brave sol
diers of the laundering Legion were
called to adjure Christ or die. One of
them said, " Let us ask God to send us
forty to our crowns together" They
were sentenced to be exposed, naked,
on the ice of lake through an eX-
tremely cold winter night. On the
shore was small building, lighted and
warm, and into its comforts any one
might run. So cold was the night that
people kept close about the fires in
their houses. The heroes of Jesus
Christ stood in prayer on the ice or ran
about to keep warm, encouraging each
other to play the man and resisting
the charms of the warm hut on the
shore, till they fell benumbed into
their last sleep. The soldier who kept
the fire on the shore slept and had this
vision: He stood and gazed upon the
descended with dazzling crown in his
hand; he brought one, and another,
and another, till the soldier perceived
that he was distributing the diadems of
victory to the faithful martyrs. Nine
and thirty crowns were brought, but he
came not again to bring the fortieth.
Then he awoke and said, d" What may
this mean?n A movement revealed
the entrance of one of the confessors
who could not endure and who sought
the relief of the fire. Then he who had
dreamed went forth and took the place
of the apostate. The cold was still re-
sistless, and the northern blast unen-
durable. Many of the sufferers were
unconscious; others were praying,
Forty wrestlers we have entered the
arena; let forty victors receive the
prize" He had aroused the Judge,
professed that he was a Christian, re-
ceived the same sentence as the others,
and stood among them awaiting the
coming of the angel with the fortieth
crown. Morning at last broke. A
few survived. Their limbs were broken,
and all were cast into fire and burned.
Such is the beautiful legend of the
martyrs of the laundering Legion,
showing strength of purpose, power of
grace and the might of prayer. Mr.,
Wardrobe was dying in the arms of a
friend, and when he was informed there
was no hope for him, he raised himself
up and, in rapture of joy, exclaimed,
"Crowns! crowns! crowns of glory
shall adorn this head of mine ere long,"
Rising higher, he added, "Psalms
psalms! psalms ere long shall fill these
hands of mine!' and thus triumph
antly he passed over the river to join
the conquerers before the throne.-C.
Il. b., IN Herald and Presbyter.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-29
His Kingdom Comes.

We cannot mistake the signs of the
times, or the great lessons of the Chris
tian centuries. Our Lord is marching
across the nations and down the ages
to complete an endless victory. His
light is in all the sky of human life,
too clear and fair to be mistaken. 1t
is no phantasm which we behold; it is
no deceptive light that meets our eye:
it is the rising sun of our Redeemer's
glory. The sovereignty of the earth
and of all the forces therein is steadily
passing into the hands of our gracious
Lord. The flying years proclaim his
growing dominion; the centuries are
the grand steps by which he is mounting
to his eternal throne; his majestic train
is filling all the earth. And we are his
heralds; we make ready his way; we
summon the nations of men to his do
minion; and with unutterable desire we
wait for the day when earth's millions
shall repeat the endless acclaim of
highest heaven, and salute the Cruel
fled as King of kings and Lord of lords.
-JudsOn Smith, DID.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-29
Small Parishes.

There are scores of vacant churches
that can give to pastor a parsonage
and five or six hundred dollars salary,
but they are dying out for want of
preacher. Such parish needs an ac-
tive, earnest man-not a broken-down
or wOrn-out or unsuccessful man,
but one who can give full proof
of his ministry. If he is faithful
in a few things, God will set him
over many things in due time. In such
field his best powers are required,
hard study and much pastoral visiting.
But all this is good for him. He is in
training for the future. And, if he has
the spirit of the Master, with applica-
ton and energy he will either make the
place conspicuous by his being in it, or
he will himself become so renowned
that he will be sought for. This is the
best beginning of distinguished useful
ness. Such parishes do not desire poor
preaching. But they are waiting and
willing to take young men in the fresh
ness of their first experiences, and hold
up their hands with love and prayer
while they grow to be men in deed as
well as in name. Take the lists of min
listers and churches and see where va
cancies exist, and if you are in want of
work seek these feeble parishes and
give yourself wholly to one of them. If
you are wanted elsewhere, you will be
found the sooner for being faithful in
the humble field.-Reu. DR.. Prime.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-29
The POlitest of Clerks.

The Chicago Tribune tells this little
story: when Grant was in Chicago,
three or four years ago." said an army
official, " he lounged about Sheridan's
headquarters a good deal. His son
Fred was at that time on Sheridan's
staff, but was absent one day, and
Grant took his place at Fred's desk to
look after the business. A nervous,
fidgety, irritable old fellow came in to
inquire for some paper that he had left
with Fred. When he stated his case
Grant took up the matter in a sympa-
thetic way, and proceeded, after the
manner of an over-anXious clerk, to
look the paper up. The document
could not be found, and Grant, apollo
giving, walked with the old gentleman
to the door. AS / walked down the
stairs with the Modified visitor he
turned and asked: Who is that old
codger? He is the politest clerk ever
saw at military headquarters. / hope
Sheridan will keep him. ! answered,
quietly, That is General Grant The
fidgety old gentleman, after staring at
me for full minute, said, with con-
siderable fervor, will give you fifty
cents if you will kick me down stairs. %
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-29
Tbe Suloiers' &uooet.
Pensions Granted.


To George j. Walker, Sharon, SO a
month and 81 Jas arrears; James p.
Cleveland, West Randolph, 1925 a
month and S75 arrears; Hiram Graves,
Marshfield, "a month and 81 600 ar
rears; Josiah Hasbrook, Middlesex, 81
a month and 1866 arrears; Edward G.
Needham, STAFFORD, "a month and
81 ,00S arrears; David Barton, Mont
pelier, an increase of pension from "a to
S12 month and $3.50 arrears; Rodney
r.. Barnam, Franklin, an increase from
S2 to SO amonth; Eugene G. Burroughs,
Morgan, an increase from IS to S12 a
month; Webster johnson, Newport,
an increase from IS to S12 month
Isaiah Thompson, Craftsbury, an in.
crease from ga to IS month; Ransom
O. Smith, an increase from "a to IS a
month; Orwell n. Harrington, Gays.
vile, S4 month and 1854 arrears.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-29

dent Grant, unsolicited, appointed him
commissioner of the general land office,
where he remained two years. His
health gave way then, and in 1873, re-
covering it, he resumed the practice of
his profession in Washington, especially
in land matters in the court of claims
and before the supreme court. The gen
eral is a large, fine-looking man, weigh
ing over two hundred pounds, is about
five feet ten inches tall, has brown
hair, vandyke beard, spirited ex-
preston and quick, glancing eyes. The
new commander-in-chief is little known
in New England, even among the dele
gates of the convention. Those of
his acquaintance commend the choice
made and extol his ability. He is said
to be one of the finest orators in the en-
tire Grand Army This is considered
among his constituents as a specially
strong point in his favor.-Erchdnge.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-29
General Chamberlain and the Barber.

Upon General j. L. Chamberlain
recent visit to Lewiston, during the
session of the Congregational confer
ence, he called upon Lewiston barber
and submitted himself to his care. The
barber talked. He talked war and leg
ends of war, gave the amused gen
eral a graphic description of Little
Round Top, and told of his own expe-
rience in carrying dispatches to Gen
eral Chamberlain from the headquar-
tiers of General Meade. When the VEN
Grated soldier and ex-presdent of Bow
doin arose from the barber's chair he
passed over bigger fee than usual to
the barber, remarking, with rare smile,
" That is all right. You have shaved
and entertained me. / am pleased to
find gentleman who knows more
about General Chamberlain than he
himself remembers" and they enjoyed
a good laugh all around. The Lewis
ton barber was an orderly on General
Meade's staff at OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ton Journal
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-29
Mcclellan and the Quartermaster.

General Mcclellan was indefatigable
in recognizing the army routed at Bull
Run, and he used every day to ride or
walk through the camps about Wash
ington in citizens dress, looking out for
abuses to be remedied One day, as he
was strolling through the rear of reg
mental encampment, he saw pail of
some dark-looking mixture standing by
fire and asked what it was. It's
Coffee" said the soldier who was Off
ciatng as cook. "To me-" replied
Mcclellan, " it looks more like Stops"
&c." said the soldier, " it is not fit to
drink, but we have to put up with it,
and our other food is not bit better"
Well, whose fault is it?' he asked.
60, our quartermaster is drunk most
of the time, and when he is not he is
studying how to cheat" Mcclellan
passed on, and seeing more evidence of
the dirty and slovenly manner in which
the quartermaster conducted the opera
tons in his tent, he accosted him with
the remark that the men were COM
planning of bad treatment from him.
The quartermaster flew into passion
and swore it was none of his business,
and he had better not come sneaking
around trying to make mischief.
Mcclellan answered him, telling him
he had better be cautious how he talked.
Quartermaster replied: "Who are you,
that you assume so much apparent au-
thority?" L" am George B. Mcclellan,
and you can pack up your traps and
leave" The quartermaster was struck
dumb, and Mcclellan turned and left
him. That evening the quartermaster
left to the tune of thu" Rogue's March, y
played by some of the boys who had
got wind of it.-Ben: Perley Poore.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-29
General Grants Life Work.

General Grant was one of the most
entertaining after-dinner takers | ever
knew. He was only the silent man in
crowds and at times when flatterers
tried to draw him out and make him
talk about himself: but after dinner, or
with few congenial friends anywhere,
he was ready, interesting, and often
fascinating in conversation. l recall
especially one evening when General
Grant was president. 1t was at din
ner party he gave at the White House.
Among the guests were a number of
senators and General Sheridan. Mrs.
Grant and the ladies had retired from
the table and we were smoking our
cigars. General Grant talked great
deal. He was in his happiest mood,
and 1 know everybody enjoyed him
just as much as l did. 1 don't know
how it came about, but finally we be-
gan to 60 backward and talk of the
time of life man would most care to
live over again. Each one mentioned
some particular age when life seemed
brightest and most desirable, and pc
Rod he would enjoy to live the second
time. Some turned back to boyhood
others to early manhood, with the
pleasantest recOllectiOns, while to some
the present was most satisfactory.
" And you, general, what part of your
life would you like to live over again?''
one of the guests asked of the presi-
dent. General Grant dropped his chin
on his breast and was silent for min
ute or two. | can see him now, as we
all waited for his answer and tried to
read il in his face which as usual was
sealed book; but we fully expected
he would choose that part of his life
which had been prosperous and great.
He lifted his head and said, in voice
of quiet decision that left no doubt of
sincerity: AN of it. | should like
to live all of my life over again. There
isn't any part of it | should want to leave
out" l shall never forget the impress
sion his answer made on me, and
think it impressed every one else. He
was the only man in the room who was
ready to take the bitter with the sweet
in his life. Every one of us had left
out some particular time of hardship
and encouragement, when the wOrlC
seemed darkest. Not one of us was
brave enough to face that time again
and probably not one of us had had
such hard times and so much of rea
adversely to begin with. / think the
most of us had begun to prosper before
he was out of the woods; but Genera
Grant was the only man smoking hi
after-dinner cigar at the White Hous,
that evening who had the courage tt
live his whole life over again.
an Interview ,cith Senator Ingalls,.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-29

LYING OR STEALING.-A little girl
came in her night-clothes, very early
one morning, to her mother, saying,
Which is the worst, mamma, to tell
lie or steal?" The mother replied that
both were so bad she could not tell
which was worse. WELL" said the
little one, "I've been thinking IA good
deal about it, and I've concluded it's
worse to lie than to steal. If you steal
thing you can take it back, less
you've eaten it, and if you've eaten it
you can pay for it. But and there
was look of awe in her little face-"a
lie is forever"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-29
The New Commander of the Grand
Army of the Republic.

General S. S. Burdette, the new
commander of the Grand Army of the
Republic, was born in Leicestershire,
Eng, and was the son of a radical, a
great admirer of General Washington,
paradise of the world (America) when
he was twelve years of age, with his
two sisters, his father hoping to be
soon able to come himself. Upon ar
rival to this country, he was bound out
in northern Ohio in the old style, re-
ceiving for his work his clothes, board
and three months schooling. He went
to Oberlin College, worked his way by
teaching, and in 1856 followed Greeley's
advice and event West" He went to
Iowa, teaching days and studying law
nights, and in the winter of 1878 was
admitted to the bar. AT the breaking
out of the rebellion he offered his SER
vices and spent all his savings in the
organization of the Iowa Cavalry, being
commissioned lieutenant in Company
b. The company was mustered in
1861, and with two others of his regi-
ment was sent to southwestern Missouri,
where it did good service against the
bushwhackers, especially the forces of
Quantrell, and lost many men. AT the
end of two years, run down in health,
he was sent to st. Louis to be mustered
out, but, as he refused to be discharged,
he was appointed assistant provost
marshal general for the department of
Missouri, and held the Office until the
three years of his term had expired.
He served afterward as United States
district attorney for southwestern Mis-
souri,, was elected to the forty-frst
and reelected to the forty-second con-
gress, and would have had third term
had not the district been redistricted
and made democratic. In 1874 Presi