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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-29
A FINE NIGHT FOR GRANT
DIVIDING THE MORPHINE DOSES
A SUCCESS.

The Injection of the First HAIR Pro-
duces Drowsinsss aud the second Part
Puts the Patient to Sleep- UnpIeaaant
Weather Induces the Patient to Keep
His Room.
Gen. Grant has usually received six
minims of morphine upon retiring at
night. During Saturday night the usual
amount was administered, but it was
given in two portions at different times.
When he went TO bed at 0 O'Clock last
night the hypodermc contained only three
drops and this, IS was the purpose, neu-
ualized any pain and permitted the pa
tient to dose aud rest easily until about IL
O'clock. The remaining three drops OF
the usual nightly allowance were then
administered and sleep ensued.
SUCCESS OF THE EXPERIMENT.
The purpose Of the physician in divid-
ing the nightly allowance OF morphine
was to secure quiet with the first half, aud
to quiet add sleep by the aid Of the sec
ond half, given after an interval of some
hours. The result confirmed the judg-
ment that prompted the change, and was
best stated by the General about IL
o'clock to-day when he wrote
best night | have had for many
weeks. From about Ii O'clock last night
up TO O'Clock this morning / was
scarcely awake. and when | was / re-
quired nothing 10 relieve the pain. After
that they gave me food every time got
awake.o
PAINTING HIS THROAT.
81 had then TO begin taking the brush.
though in much more limited manners
Then comfort continued till 1890 a'clook
this morning, when the ulcer at the COR
ner Of my mouth began paining me. The
morning Is 50 bad that may as well lie
as 10 get up"
BY reference to ''the brushv Gen. Grant
meant that with which be himself applies
cocaine to his throat through the night
By the ulcer at the corner Of the mouth he
indicated thar at the base Of the tongue.
1t rained the greater part OF to-day aud
the General remained in his room until
about O'Clock In the afternoon.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-29
A PIGEONS FLIGHT.
The Bird Started from baltimore for a
Flight of 1.ISO Miles.

The Bird Started from baltimore for
Flight of 1,13O Miles.
NEW ORLEANS, June 2S.-A homing
pigeon which had been held captive for
few days past at the Office Of the Signal
Service in this city was liberated this
morning, at :20o'clock, by sergt. Herman
in the presence Of number of gentlemen
who had assembled to witness the depar-
ture of the bird for Keyport, n. j., dis
tance Of 1,130 miles IL a direct line.
When the pigeon was liberated It took
northerly direction for short
distance, then stopped few
seconds and then continued
its flight and disappeared from sight one
minute and tve seconds after its liberia
ton. 1t appeared 10 be in excellent con-
dition. Before starting it was fed on hemp
seed and water. The METEOROLOGICAL con
ditions were favorable, the weather being
clear, the wind southwest and the tenn
perature 50. Sergt. Herman expects that
the bird will reach its destination on or be.
fore Tuesday morning.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-29
coNDUCToRg BRorHERHooD.
A Lodge OF the order Organized at
Atlanta.

Atlanta.
ATLANTA, June 2s.-Atlanta Division
No. is0 OF the Railway Conductors
Brotherhood was organized here to-day
by Deputy Grand Chief Conductor X. L..
Carver, Of Keokuk, Iowa, assisted by
officers from lodges in Iowa, Missouri,
Tennessee and Virginia. The organiza-
ton was effected with fourteen members,
which will likely be increased 10 100. The
following ofilcerg were elected and in
stalled for the unexpired term, which
closes Sept. 30.
Chief Condactor-C. w. Mangum.
Assistant Chtef C0Rductor-R. A..
Broyles.
Secretary and 1reosurer-C. f. Mar
shall.
Senior COnductOr-JOhn Mayes.
,J,iniOr COnductOr-H. q. Bradley.
Inside gentinei-W. N. johnson.
Outside Sentlnet--C. r. Morgan.
COTresD0ndent-H. q. Bradley.
This IL the only Lodge Of the Brother
hood south OF Chattanooga.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-29
oHIo.s G0VERNORsHIP.
GOV. HoadIy 20 Enter tho Field Against
Judge EOrahBr.

Judge EoraiEer.
WAsHrNGTON, June 2s.-Gov. Hoadly
is here. II is said by Ohio Congressman
that be will run against Judge Foraker
for Governor again, chiefly because he is
the only man tue Democrats can nomi-
nate who can beat Judge Foraker. They
say that the nomination will be made
unanimous and That, IN spite OF the fact
that be- dislikes to longer neglect ms law
practice, which his partners IN health
endangers, be will accept and make the
light. Tomorrow he is to see the Presi-
dent. The latter Is expected 10 ask him
% accept the Democratic nomination for
Governor,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-29
Virrinic,a IInivereLtY.

CuARLoTTEsvGLLE VA, June 2S.-The
closing exercises Of the University Of Vir-
rinia were inaugurated this evening with
a sermon by Bishop George W. Peterkin,
of West Virginia. The public hall was
densely crowded by citizens OF the town
and students Of the university, together
with many distinguished visitors from
this and other States. The speaker chose
lor his text, ~ am the light Of the world"
JOhn. viii. ~.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-29
Itnrnnenn IiivnlrY.

BERLIN, Juue 2s.--Tho zeihlng. IN deny
ing The existence OF Bn idea IN Germany
OF occupying any port IN Corean waters,
accuses the ST. Petersburg NeUOsh Of
circulating the statement 10 that eject,
and trying b. produce discord between
Germany and Russia IA order to further
Polish interests.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-29
An Arm Amnmtnted.

MARIETTA, GA, June 2s.-Saturday
night a train hand named Mathews had
his LEFT arm badly crushed while coupling
cars at Ruf7s station, on the Western and
Atlantic Railroad. lie was brought 70
Marietta and left az the Kennesaw House
about Y o'clock. The doctors took the
arm of above the elbow.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-29
CHoLERA's FRIGHrFUL work.


sos Deaths and ! Ii0A New cases Re
ported In single Day.
MADRID, June 2s.--saturday's returns
from the cholera infected districts are as
follows:
Murcia (city J, % new cases; q deaths.
Castellen (city), 9 new cases; deaths.
Castelen (pFounce), 1853 new cases; 81
deaths.
Valencia (city }, ga new cases; 40 deaths.
Valencia province, }, 6l4 new cases; 306
deaths.
Toledo (city), 10 new eases; deaths.
Toledo (proyince), 10 new cases, 8
deaths.
Alicante, t43 new cases; II deaths.
sarag0ssa. ~ new cases; deaths.
Aranjuea, 38 new cases; deaths.
EGYPT QUARANTINING.
ALEXANDRIA, June 35.--0rders have
been issued 20 quarantine arrivals from
Spain and Portugal.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-29

CHARLESTON, 5. g., June 2s.-The Tooth
anniversary OF the battle OF Fort Moultrie
was celebrated here to-day BY the Pals
metto Guards, with appropriate church
services. A military parade tomorrow
win conclude the celebration.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-29
The I1beraI Manifesto.

LONDON, June 20, A. M.-The Aeags
In an editorial justides the manifesto Of
the National Liberal Federation, and says
that the case against the new government
il stronger even than themanliesto repre-
aeufs.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-29

LONDON, June 2s.--A mass meeting
was held in Hyde Park this afternoon to
protest against the amendment 20 the re-
form bill adopted by the House Of Lords.
which proposes TO disqualify every voter
who has received pauper medical relief
for himself or family within year Of any
election. There were seven stands
for speakers, and fully 10000 persons
were present. Michael Daviit spoke
againt the proposition in behalf Of Ire
laud.
Mr.. Dayitt said that the impression
that the Nationalists were opposed 10 the
visit OF Sir Charles Dixie and Mr.. Cham
berlin 10 Ireland WAS wrong. They
wished them 10 70 and see the Irish govern
ing classes and the Irish people for ihem-
selves.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-29
A Pastor aud His Sister Drowned.

LENox, IA, June 2s.--Rey. q. =. Laugh
lin, pastor OF the Presbyterian Church at
this place, and his sister, lIezinai were
both drowned to-day IN Platte river,
miles east OF this place, while on their
r.nu 10 Platte church.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-29
kelley's Nomination Reported With
drawn

LONDON, Juno 2s.-rhe Vienna corre-
sp0Ddent Of the Times says that Presl-
dent Cleveland has withdrawn the nomi-
nation OF Mr.. Kelley % be Minister TO
Austria
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-29

ST.. pEfKNsnUR0, June -~Liaaiansky.
the Nihllist. WAS hanged today. Theirs
WIS 40 disorder.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-29
FArE sroPs 4 WEDDING.
A 1songstress' Twice Deferred Nuptials
Finally eYented by Her Death.

A 'songstress' Twice Deferred NuptiaIs
Finally Prevented by Her Death.
WASHINGTON, June 2S.-Mme. Ra-
VIENNA, an Italian singer, died here last
week on the day she was to have been
married to DR.. Emil Bessels, of the Smith
sonian Institution, who was second in
command on Or. HalPs ill-starred Arctic
expedition. On the first day set for their
marriage last week Mr.. Bessels was said
to be i'll. On the second day set for the
marriage the clergyman did not appear.
ON the day set for the marriage Nine.
Ravenua died. She was a large woman,
Weighing over 200 pounds. She is said to
have been we'll in the morning and dead at
O'Clock in the afternoon. She was bu-
rled on farm belonging to Mr.. Bessels,
near the city. Dir. Bessels is quoted as
saying that she expressed a desire to be
cremated.
Suspicious OF POISONING.
Some of the friends of Madame Ravenna
have created good deal of excitement
during the past twenty-four hours by
asserting that she died of poison. They
point to suspicious circumstances sur
rounding the death, such as tnat the body
turned blue and became rigid within an
hour after death. Conflicting statements
have been made as 20 the cause Of death.
One physician says that 1t was heart dis
ease and another apopleXy. DR.. Bessels,
in an autograph statement for local
paper, said to-nightthat Madame Ravenna
took FOwler's solution OF arsenic for
malaria. The friends of Nine. Rayenna
who think she died of poison would like
the body exhumed and examined, but the
Coroner declines 10 make an investigation
until some formal charge is made upon
which he can base IL. This formal charge
Nine. Ravenna's friends hesitate TO make.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-08-14
Information Wanted.

1t is time the local option men, the
high licence men and the saloon men
know where the candidates for the leg
islature stand on these questions, or
rather this one question of vital inter-
est. Let them come out and define
their position. The people want TO
know. before they honor you with their
votes whether you propose to work for
the amendment of the pre.ent law. ele
menate the cider fraud from it, and
attach penalty for its violation, and
otherwise strengthen the law so as to
make it effective for the purpose, and to
conform to the will of those who voted
i'm favor of local option law.
The law is fraud on the people as it
stands.
Gentlemen, speak out and send your
declaration to the MIDLAND for publi-
cation. The question is not so much
whether democrat or republican candi-
dates snail b. elected to the Legislature
as it is whether delegates and senator
shall he sent to Annapolis who will do
the will of the great majority of the
voters and people of the county. The
day of political chicanery is pretty well
pla, ed ont, and the candidates who be-
lieve "honesty is the best policy" and
stand OH that plank will win.
Come gentlemen, in the name of the
people we call on you to define your
position on this question. fit is neces-
sary or believed to be necessary, to refer
the question again to the people for de-
cision, let it be so referred. But let us
have fair, square dealing and no cheat
ing The present law is not the law or
Kind of law the people expected or
ished when they voted such a sweep
ing majority in favor of local option
law, pure and simple. The saloon men
want either a licence law or a square
prohibition law. They are tired as
every body else is of this hybrid law,
Pear Cider! Aroynt thee, witch Let
us have no more of this grim, CHASTITY
humor at the expense of good morals,
health and pockets.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-08-14
CONowINGO ITEMS.

The population of this vicinity is
rapidly increasing J. c. Adams
family numbers the addition of u fine
girl. Mr.. Charlie Grubb was recently
presented with l7a pounds of fine twin
boys. Charley's corn crop is looking
we'll and he has just threshed fine
crop of wheat and oats.
The race last week between Mr.. Dus-
tins Conowingo Maid and the Local
Freight was won in one heat by the
Maid; Time 2.594.
Mr.. Thad Bostic superintendent of
repairs for P. r. r. is putting on more
hands and has honored Pilot Town
with a call for more Of her Industrious
citizens.
The colored peoples camp meeting
commences next Sunday at Conowin-
go. NOBODY.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-08-14
Of the present day.

When the Roman Empire fell. civ.
ilization fell with it for many centur-
les. of which We have so little history
that we cal thatperiod the dark ages
and when this periol passed away
mankind had reverted almost to the
barbarous habits of the pre- Roman
time. Then the harrows were mere
logs again and in an old hook ofthat
period q harrow is figured which con-
sists of a log studded with pins or
spikes and nothing more The old
practlce, too, of drawing harrows by
the horses tail seems to have come
again into use. and staid in use for
manv years; for law was made by
the Irish Parliment only little more
than two hundred years ago. to pro
hibit the drawing of harrows by the
''tayles" of horses; q practice which
was thought to impair the breed Of
these animals. But about this time
there seemed TO be an advance in
the mechanical part of agriculture
and several improved implements
were devised. Still the harrow re
mained in the back ground and when
in Ireland in I847 the writer noticed
that brush and bush harrows. log
harrows, wooden toothed torked limbs
and many of them drawn by women.
were far more plentiful than toothcd
harrows, and in our own Country and
in Canada it was only the better
class of farmers who possessed a
good square framed iron toothed har
row. Soon after this, Agricultural
Journals began to appear, and from
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-08-14
Name Changed.

The name of Penn Station, Central
Division, p w. B. r. r. has been
changed to Kelton, to take effect
August lst. This is very sensible
change as that is the name of the
Post office at that place, and there is
another Penn Station on the Penn'a,
Railroad causing trouble in freight
shipment. The new named station is
the second above Oxford.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-08-14
The Wonders OF Advertising.


We happened to cansually mention
two weeks ago that any persons want
ing a pair of French calf shoes. gai-
ters or boots. put mp in the best man.
ner, might have the wish gratified by
waiting on friend Buckley across the
alley. AS soon as the mail had scat
tered this bit of Information q gentle
rivulet of orders began to flow in
Had we spread out real advertise
ment, huttered his cake on both sides
as it were. in place of only a little
hint. doubtless q food of orders would
have been the result. and a jour. would
have been necessary to keep the book
clear. And the poor overworked
man might have suffet ed from stroke
of coup d'oeal, or something, this re.
cent hot weather.
The moral Of this little episode is.
if YOU don't want to be bothered til
ling ont orders and rakiny in dimes,
don't advertise in the JOURNAL.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-08-14
..:s ;;.3;s ...s..... ,..--.-.: oxford Items

Press.
The barn of Leander o. Wright of
Little Britain, Lancaster county was
struck by lightning on Monday of
last week hut not burned.
Blackberries are scarce aud in great
demand. Why do not the farmers
cultivate more small berries and fruit
md SOW less wheat which does not
pay its own expenses. This is a per-
tinen5 question why do they not? Can
any Of them answer.
The picnic of the Sharpless family
will take place at Sharpless Rock,
near Chester on the oath of August.
The excavation for the cellar of the
new NJ. Z. Church in Oxford was con-
menced last week.
Howard G.. Wilson of Lower Oxford
has threshed and hauled to S. r.
Dickey & Co.'s warehouse 474 bush
4ls of wheat, taken from l5 acres of
ground. This is over 3ll bushels per
acre.
A. M. Spangler, one of the State
fish wardens. has written to Lancaster
county Commissioners that they have
appointed fish warden whose baili-
wick shall extend from Sunbury to the
State line, along the Susquehanna,
and whose duty it shall be to have all
fish baskets in the river destroyed.
The fish wardens ask the Lancaster
commissioners to CO operate with the
State board and appoint four men to
assist the warden in dismantling the
baskets on the Lancaster county side
of the river.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-08-14

It is curious to note how
this ancient practice prevails
even low in the common
brush harrow which is mere bund-
lie of bushes spread like a fan and
weighted by means of q 10y bound
across the brush to give it weight. AS
the smooth boughs and cross bar
were found to be less effctive than
the stubs of the small, teeth were
used. and these were first made OF
wood, but finally of iron. The Ro-
mans who were an exceedingly ingen
ious people and whose agriculture
was very highly advanced tn their
late history, brought the harrow up
to about as useful a condition as we
ourselves who read these pages may
remember it nearly thirty years ago.
They had the triangular. and the
oblong. or square harrow; all fur
nished wish teeth. but quite roughly
made oil hewed, or the natural timber
(See Figs. 4. 8 and g. anl pank
smoothing harrow about as effective
as the same kind of toothed harrow
of the present day.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-08-14
What a Baptist Minister Says.

New Freeport, Pa. Aug. 4, 1888.
G. Holstetn II have been afflicted
for long time with liver complaint and
constipation. l have tried many reme-
dies and several doctors, but they all
failed. l have used three bottles of
your Aromanna and find it the very
thing [ needed. shall recomend it to
all who are suffering in the same way.
JOHN WEST. Pastor Baptist
Church.
Sold by DR.. L. R. Kirk Rising Sun.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-08-14
About HarroWs.
What they Were, What they
Are, and What they
Should Be.
By HENRY STEWART.

No farmer who understands his
business can doubt that narrowing is
the most important of the farm work
preparing the soil for crops. The
plow merely turus over the soil it
turns up from below the surface thesoil
which has been exhausted in parts of
its fertile elements by the roots of the
previous crops, and turns under the
surface whicn has been exposed to the
atmosphere and upon which quaint
ity Of the refuse Of a previous crop
has fallen or decayed. 1t cannot do
any more than this. If the farmer
has manured the land and has cover
ed the manure by the pillow, then. ey-
en-, this work is only partially perfor
med for the soil and the manure
then lie in layers, and need the final
mingling together of their PARTICLES
by the harrow before the ground is in
the best condition for the seed and
the expected crop. Again it is only
a very small proportion of soils that
can even be broken up and pulver-
lied by the pillow, this is possible on
" with the lightest soils, all heavy
soils are turned over in slices. and
wholly untitled for the reception of
the seed until these compact furrow
slices are broken up, and pulverized
and mellowed by narrowing; so that
the seed can find suitable bed in
which to push its roots downward.
and its spire upwards to the air and
light,
Now this fact being understood, it
then becomes of the greatest i'm
portance, that this most particular
work should be done in the best man
ner. A noted farmer, we'll known to
me, has,said that he can get ten good
plowmen more easily than he can get
one man to harrow we'll. Ny own
experience has be. the same, and
for years past. I J h,e chosen to do the
narrowing my self, always, so that l
might have it done to SIT me, while
I could get fair plowman, or else
could by good and thorough harrow
ing make up for any defects of the
plowing. During an experience of
thirty years in which / have thus
been particular about this work, /
have tried every kind of harrow that
has been made, but it was only until
/ learned of the Acme Harrow, that
I found on implement that could be
put into the hands of workman
with the assurance that if he was
only moderately conscientious the
work would be we'll done because 1t
was scarcely possible for any man
but very careless one to do poor
work with such a complete and effect
i've implement.
The whole history of agriculture
has been an example of the import
ance of the harrow, and as the harrow
has been improved agriculture has adj
vanced. Ia the early ages the har-
row was very rude and its work ex-
ceeding unsatisfactory. The very
word itself was used to express an
instrument of torture, and "harrow-
ing is used to-day to express the
most painful effects upon the mind
of some dreadful calamity Or disast-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-08-14

First it was the
top Of a tree, (see
Fig. 1,with its
branches. drawn by
q horse to which it
was fastened by the
tail. AS this be.
came worn down
and fattened by use,
the mere naked fork
ed branches used,
and it no doubt oc-
cured to the mind of
the farmer of that
day that it would be
an Improvement to
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-08-14
Your NeigEbor
go.

Has tried "Aromanna" and considers
it an indispensable article. \ specific
in sick headache. Ask DR.. l.. r. Kirk,
Druggist about it, Price 25 and Is
ceuts.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-08-14

to trim off the unnecessary branches,
instead of slowly wearing them offby
use, and so furnish it at once with
projecting stubs (See Fig. 2,)
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-08-14

this period
i n vcntions
seems to
have been
greatly aw-
akened and
S timulated
and agrlcnl-
ture advar.
ced rapidi.l.
Book lar
mers, and
reading far
at first some
what looked
down upon
as "cranks"
bega n to ap-