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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22
The Condition Of Our water. Ways.

One If the shames of the United States IS
the condition of its waterways. Nature
has given US remarkable ports and rivers
and we are letting them go to pieces, while
Europe has kept up her internal system OF
navigation and of common roads, and IL Is
found all through the British islands, all
through France and Germany, aud their
ports are kept open, Notwithstanding tney
have not our national advantages Ihere
is but one port in the United States to-day
in firstrate condition, and that is Nc"
Orleans By the jetty system, ara toia,
the Great Eastern can now 90 up tlas
river.
On the other hand, the noblest port, un'
questionably, in the world, for have seen
them all Of Importance, is New York, anu
here matters are so poorly attended 70 tua'
frequently when you have run across Vu0
water IN eight days or less you lose one
seventh Of the whole time OF the voyage 10
getting up to New York city. II you 40
not strike the night turn OF the tide you may
be detained twelve hours. We let our com
mon roads run down in America, and even
the old National road in some places
Is in ruin, whereas you can rus
over the whole continent Of Europe "
wefl-sustained and perfect roads. IL We
kept our water ways and canals up We
should not be at the mercy o. the rallroat
corporations, and they at the mercy %
their exaggerated development They arc
sadlled with debt for improbable branches
and extensions, and they lay the burden On
the production Of the country, and we na sv
let them take our leading canals snd y"
them up or ruin them. On the other nan.'
they are increasing the watsr-courses ~
Europe The French have got wen ~
vanced q canal across the isthmus :.
Corinth, which will save two days steA"
ing around the PoloponnesuS"
The opinion ~ entertained now by man
men of science that this art Of maAin+
artificial stone for structural purposes
prehistoric, ami that the pyramids were y
TACT, built OF artihcia. blocks manull0
tured from tim surrounding Main.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22

France has agricultural schools for girls.
One Of the chief is near Rouen, which ia,
300 girls from q to 49, 1ho farm has over
400 acres. Twenty-Five sisters are the
teachers. The pupils ara in great demand
on account OF their skill as stewards.
gardeners farm managers, dairy women
and laun1re5ses. Eacn girl has, on leav-
ing, an outfit aud a small sum of money.
carmel in spare hours. If they want a
home, they can always return TO Darnetel.
which they are taught TO re gard as home.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22

Alta nesting of clerical club in an old
New England village the late Rev. Dr.
Clarke once read a strenuous and oil oqueni
paper on total abstinsncs to the delight OF
all his hearers, say, tho hostess who took
the first opportunity TO tell her husband
that she had branded peaches for super.
and that Il was impossible to make a change
at that hour When the peaches were
served the essayist who had the post al
honor at his hostess right hand, seemed 10
End them remarkable fine, and was mar
suaded to take a second helping. After a
while the lady said to him: "Dr. Clarke.
won't YOU allow mo to give you SOME more
of these poacles" well, really said the
simple old doctor, 'they are delicious. bnt
l think I'll only take a Little more Of tho
gravy" WV
Plush tonuets are much vso,-,-
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22
He Wasn,t n1arrinR

Claude Brown was Z years old, and a
great favorite with his Sunday school
te1cher
One dav she was WALKING alone the street
with another lady, AMI meeting C4auda. in
tr1ducod him as Mr. Brown, to hear what
.e 3ponss he would make.
Il amt Mishter Bwown," said the aston
shed boy, II amt marwii vet"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22
Every variety of wrap is produced IN u
most every variety of fur. Asrakhan IS
probably first in rank, even outranking

sealskin in price as well as favor. 1t Is an
admirable fur for ladies' garments, being
light in weight, stylish, AMI most beautiful
and durable. Mink furs are restored to
favor for brown costumes They rival
those OF natural beaver 50 much worn by
the younger women. Chinchila IS always
first in gray fur. Stone Marten is revived.
1t makes muffs suitable for any costume.
Even bear skin garments nave made their
and bear skin trimming holds
its own with many more di,ting uished furs
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22

An account OF tue "anemosen an APP
paratus for initiating the great movements
OF the earths atmosphere, has been given 10
Zoe French academy OF sciences BY means
OF this instrument. which takes the form Of
a miniature revolving globe, the trade
winds, ascending and desconiing currents,
and other normal atmospheric phenomena,
ara rgre eJ.ea1
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22

The man who startel the story that a
horse chestnut carried in the trousers
pocket viii cure rheumatism might have
bcel 10 better business We have CARR d
three IN our peck Is tor several years, and
yet rheumatism giv,s u a dab every now
aud hon
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22
The Angels ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

''Mo.ner, don't the angels wear any
2otnos+' ASKED a little San Antonio, Tex,
gal Of her mother.
''No, my daughter"
IN ne at all, motherF'
None a ALL"
There was pause, and the little cheruh
g Cd: ~
Where do the angels keep their pocket.
mi. nrcaiefsW
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22
The Camel aud the Elephant.

A camel and an elephant belonging to
a circus were tied to tree near a railway
thu other day, when an express train came
along The camel fainte1 away, bu tee
started off with the tree, the camel
and the keeper
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22

knew Artemu3 intimately, but to learn
more Of his infancy l opened correspond
ence with his motaer, Caroline Bro VINE, OF
Waterford, Me-, and finally visited the old
farm.
When Artemus died in England he really
left quite sum of money and many valu-
able trilkets, but they were all stolen. He
vas ALWAYS surrounded by crowd of falls 2
friends, who pretended to worship the King
o. Humor That they mignJ steal the jewels
from hi, crown lis mother informed me
mat she re ceived but little Of his prorerty.
/ is panorama she never heard of, and even
his watch ctain and other jewelry, which
she would pr ze dearly, were stolen. 1t is
OIL one of Artemus friends, man named
kingston, that tie bul. Of suspicion rests
whose arms Artemus died, thus writes;a
'EoFFMAN House July 10, 1879
DEAR SIR: just have your note. was
with Artemus Word when he died, but do
not know what became of his panorama
ualess he took it Nth him.
Kingston, / imagine, took all he could
that is, all there was to take, though Arte-
Il US left a LARGE property to be dis
tllbuted iOhen found. Yours truly,
WILLIAM DE RoHAN.
IN. D. Lsndon, Esq"
/ have hundreds Of pages Of Artemus
Verbs unpublished manuscripts Among
them is the diary of his overlan trip to Cali
fornia. l append portion of the humor-
i is man uscripJ to show how accurately he
wrote and how carefully he punctuated.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22

We have heretofore given illustrations of
fine Jersey cows. Turn about is fair play.
Herewith we present pictures of the much
praised breed OF Dutch cattle.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22

These collars are OF curly. natl ral col
orei s9alsbin Thoy can b. worn with any
cl3ee-fitiug jlckot or long cloak Furs are
more popular this season than ever before.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22

Any man who has "gump enough 20 ioan
aud fire a shotgun can load and Olas' d
rOe<
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22

The Holstein- Friesians are very large in
siza, AMI valuei especially for beef and
quantity Of milk. Thew are black and
white in color. Jacob Wit is a fine and
tyDical animal of this breed
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22

Dh sCHOf AND TWIN DAUGHTERS
The mother of these calves, D. Schot is
herself twin. BoJh Jacob Wit and the
COW are imported cattle They belong TO
the fine herd # r. G. Babcocs. of Hornells
vlles N. Y. They we're imported in 1888
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22

Plush eonaots are much worn.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-02-19
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

THE explosion Of the boiler caused
the destruction of Peppers distillery al
Lebanon, H., Saturday morning. The
loss amounts to $4,000.
FIRE in a section OF the signal service
Office at Washington Saturday morning
Destroy d mum Der of valuable instru
ments charts, and records. The loss
on the building is about So 900.
AN appeal for medicines and linens,
with which TO dress wounds, was reciv,
ed at Denison, Texas, Monday, from
Savannah, in the Indian Territory
where the recent mine explosion occur
red. Thirty victims are suffering fol
proper treatment
A TRAIN with Governor Alger on
board was wrecked near Trowbridge
Mich, Wednesday evening, few pas
sengers receiving bruises. The baggage
mail car. and smoker were partially
demol shed.
FIVE bT siness structures were burned
at Lansing. Mich, early Wednesday
morning, the intense cold 20 below
zerol freezing hose and disabling the
steamer. The loss is $50, 900
BY the partial destruction of pork
packing house at Detroit large quaint
ties of fresh and salt pork and lard
were consumed. Total loss about $780,
900.
6NEAR BLOC mington, Ind, early We'd
nesday, a Louisville, New Albany. and
Chicago train was wrecked at q switch,
four or five persons being injured. The
express car, with lot of merchandise
and thousands lof dollars, was con-
sumed.
MUCH anxiety is felt at New York for
the safety of over hundred vessels
of various kinds that are over due at
that port. The recent gale was one Of
the very worst ever known on the At
lantic.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-02-19

AT Key West Summer is perpetual,
and at MONDAY every soul is asleep.
The cocoanut trees nod drowsily and
the great banana leaves droop under
the heavy air. The flushed sun gilds
the smooth trunks of the palms, and
The shums of the insects is hushed,
and, the cigarmaker, who sits at his
work while the morning mist lies
apon the island, seeks the shelter OF
low browed roofs, smokes his cigar.
cite, sips his coffee and lies down to a
siesta, The people share their slum
Der between the day and the night.
They work in the early morning and
the evening hours, give their nights
TO pleasure and the MONDAY to rest.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-02-19
CRIME

HoMAs MORRISON (colored), who out
ragged a white girl of Is years was
hanged by n mob early Saturday NOR H.
ing at Schnlenburg, Texas
WAYNE POWERS and George Bibson,
who killed "a man for $12 and a suit of
clothes, we're executed Friday at Esteh-
vile, Ga.
Gilmore TODD, a clerk is held IL
heavy bail at Philadelphia for embezzl-
ing about $3.50, 600 from the Provincial
Life and Trust Company.
Ma. AND Mrs. 0, RUDBEcK, living at
Waterloo, Iowa, have separated. it is
stated, as Mrs. Rudbeck discovered that
her husband had been using her private
funds to start banking account of his
own.
LEE LINN, an editor at Wabash. Ind,
shot twice and fatally wounded William
Hickey, Of Chicago, who, it is alleged,
threatened Linns life. Linn shot at the
same man last fall, but missed him.
o. NJ DUDGEoN cut his throat near
Hammoudsville KY, Tuesday night be-
cause Of grief at the demise of his child
and with his wife also lying at the point
of death, The three bodies were in
4 tered in one coffin.
In the Chicago election-fraud trial
Judge Blodgett oyerruled a motion OF
the defense questioning the jurisdiction
Of the United States district court. The
testimony for the defense is now in pro
gress.
/ JOHN MURPHY, whose brother was
lynched by vigilantes near Helena, NJ.
T., was found on tie coupling of a train
which reached Dubuque Thursday
night, and said that he had ridden from
Montana in front OF baggage cars. He
is so badly frozen he can net recover.
IT is stated that Mr. Eugene N. Bell.
a wealthy wholesale dealer at Balti-
more, has begun proceedings for divorce
against his wife, Mary Alice Godfrey,
whom he met aEd married last summer.
Mira. Bell, it is stated, was involved in a
scandal with Congressman Acklen. OF
Louisiana. four or five years ago in
Washington. The Bells recently visited
New Orleans, where the woman again
met Acklen. the sequel being separation
and a probable divorce suit.
DENNIS SHIELDS, an old veteran, re-
Gently lost 500 ia Milwaukee. and gave
an attorney 500 to secure the services
of two detectives, who found the
money, and to whom Shields gave, un-
der compulsi0n. 500 each. Maycr
WALLER is investigating the case, and
Wednesday one Of the detectives in
volved testified that he gave portion
of the money received from Shields To
Chief Of Police Ellsworth and that it
was the custom to divide all rewards
with the chief,
THE examination Of Short, who stab
bed Captain PhelaR, was postponed at
New York Saturday for week. The
discovery Of large revolver in the
bandages about Phelau's arm caused a
sensat ON. A motion to reduce Shorts
bail was denied
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-02-19
WASHINGTON.

THE house committee on invalid pen
sions will report favorably the bill pro
viding for increase of pension to the
widow of Gen. Geo. II. Thomas to 49,.
900 year.
REPRESENTATIVE Willis, Chairman OF
the Committee ON Rivers and Harbors
says an effort will be made to secure the
further consideration of the river ano
harbor bill Immediately after the pas
sage of the postoffice appropriation bill
ORDERS have been issued by the War
Department directing the Third Regi
ment OF Cavalry excepting the troops
stationed at Fort Leavehworth) and the
Tenth Regiment of Cavalry exchange
stations. The movement will com.
mence not later than April /.
THE stands erected around the
Washington Monument for the pur.
pose of seating the people on the occas
ion of the uuyeiling ceremonies on the
21st instant were blown down by the
wind which swept over Washington.
SPEAKER CARLISLE, of the national
House of Representatives, is confined
to his bed in Washington, from illness
occasiOned by cold contracted during
his recentvisit to Albany. His illness
has assumed serious nature.
THE treasury department has notified
collectors of customs at ports on the
northern frontier that as ths services OF
deputy collector of customs az Ere.
mont, Ohio, has been discontinued, yes.
sells with cargoes which are destined to
Fremont will have to enter and clear al
Sandusky.
q THE president transmitted to congress
the report of tho South American com.
mission, forwarded from Havana, con-
tanning suggestions as to ths removal
of obstacles TO commerce found in the
unnecessary detention Of vessels at
quarantine. 1t concluder: "If our
commercial relations with the Central
and South American States are to be
extended to the fullest extent it is OBJ.
vious that the port which naturally
seeks outlet down our greatest river
must be freed in some way from too
stringent regulations, which, we are in.
Termed, have worked such disastrous
results"
A DELEGATION of Kiowa, Comanche
and Apache Indians have proposed to
the Secretary of the Interior to lease d
portion of their lands for grazing pur-
poses for six years at 6 cents per acre,
which will bring the Indians about $3.50
per family annually. Fifty-four Indians
will be employed as herders by the cat
tie men; payments TO be made alternate
ly in cash and in and 2-year-old cattle.
The Indians say in six years they hope
TO have enough cattle to Craze the coun-
try themselves.
THE returns of the comparative num-
Der of farm animals to the Department
of Agriculture show an Increase of per
cent. in horses, 3 in mules, 3 in cattle
and 9 per cent. in swine, with q small
decrease in sheep. There has been a
decline in value of per cent. in horses
and. mules, and per cent. in COWS,
in other cattle, and 10 in sheep and
swine. The average values are: Horses,
$73.70; mules, S82,S6; cows, 500 20; other
cattle, 1923 02; sheep, 81. ID; swine, $500
The value of cattle aggregates $1,107,-
600, 900; all domestic animals, farm and
ranch, 81, 456 100000.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-02-19
W. II. &B. J. BENNETT. Publishers.
MINERAL POINT, WISCONSIN.

SENATOR DoN CAMERON, OF Penn
yylvania, will leave Washington for
FLORIDA. His health has been falling
Of late, and his physician advised him
not to remain at the capitol any
longer, though he wanted to stay the
session out. Mr.. Cameron has had
Two hemorrhages recently, and is adj
yised to seek the milder climate Of
The far South and take as much out
door exercise as possible.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-02-19
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
GENERAL NOTES.


S. s. MERRILL the manager of the
ST. Paul road. died at Milwaukee at
1890 Monday morning, aged 81.
IRON mill employees at San Francisco
refused Monday to accept 10 per cent
reduction, and 1900 men are now idle
THE case of C. NJ. Miles, assistant
postmaster at Grand Rapids, Mich, for
assessing clerks for campaign purposes,
was dismissed Saturday.
THE British steamer Sardonyx, from
Victora, B. c., for Hong Kong, with
400 Chinese aboard, is supposed 10 have
gone to the bottom.
THE missing propeller Oneida reached
Grand Haven Monday evening, after
having been in the center of an ice
field for nearly three weeks. The yes
sci, crew, and cargo arc in good condl-
ton.
THE G.. A. R., encampment of Penn
sylvania, in Session at Harrisburg, We'd
nesday passed resolution of fraternal
sympathy with General Grant.
THE Dakota house, ~ vote of 20 to
10, passed woman-suffrage bill, which
is likely to be approved by the council.
Speaker Rise, in opposing the measure
at the present time, expressed fear
that it would retard division of the
Territory.
AT caucus of the democratic mem
bers of the Ohio house of representa-
tlvee it was resolved to submit 20 the
people a proposition proposing an
amendment 50 the constitution for a
straight" license of the liquor traffic,
as follows: "License to traffic in spirit
uous, vinous or malt liquors under such
regulations and limitations as shall be
prescribed by law may be granted"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-02-19
A Man of Much Protection.
New York Star.

Speaking of getting away" with
anything. | don't suppose any citi-
zen is SO well protected-not even
William Fl. Vanderbilt-as is Jay
Gould. lie can tell within FIVE min
utes if any part of his premises, vaults
or property are being attacked. A
special wire communicates with the
nearest police station between his of.
fee and his home in Forty seventh
street and Fifth avenue. The same
remark applies to his residence at
Iryington. An electric, bell in his
private room at either place will no
tify him of burglary. The special
facilities of the Western Union give
him extraordinary advantages in this
respect. Whenever he travels, either
by rail or yacnt, special secretary,
who is also an operator, accompanies
him. He carries additional lengths
of wire and should he be staying at
a hotel a special and private line
communicates from his apartment to
the nearest telegraph office, so that be
he in the South or North ne is in con-
slant communication with the center
Of business.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-02-19

THE cholera visitation in Paris has
done one good thing for the future
sanitary condition of that city. 1t
has consummated a proposition called
Dumont's scheme, which includes
among other improvements the con
struction OF a drain 100 miles long
from the city to a covered reservoir
below Herblay, on the right bank of
the Seine, and between Dleppe and
Treport; also the establishment of
pumping engines at two other points
BY this drain for nine months of the
ahe year it is expected almost the
whole of the sewage will be taken up
by irrigation. The cost will be about
$4,000, 900.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-02-19
GABLEGRAMS.

KING JOHN of Abyssinia has ordered
the arrest and delivery to the Italian
authorities Of guide who betrayed the
explorer Bianchi.
THE trial of Jansen, of Liege, and
Nipphr, of Birkenfield, Germany, on a
charge of high treason ia selling to
France plans for the mobilization of
German corps d'armee. will begin at
Leipsic March 3. The German Govern.
ment has ordered the trial to be con-
Quoted in secrecy, and that only the
sentence of this prisoners shall be pub
lished.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-02-19

A New ORLEANS doctor calls atten
lention to very simple fact which
merits attention from medicine takers.
II the medicine is mixed WITH very
cold water and few swallows of the
water be taken as a preparatory dose,
the nerves of the organ of taste be
come sufficiently benumbed to make
the medicine nearly tasteless. The
methed will not disguise bitter tastes,
but acts well in oils and saliues.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-02-19
Rnyland,s 1881 Import Trade.

OF all countries during the present
universal trade depression Great
Britain seems to be the least unfavor-
ably affected. 1t is true that the value
of both imports and exports has de
creased, but it is also true that. especi-
ally as to imports, the quantities hare
largely increased. Thus, the gross
imports for 1884 were 81, 94S, s72 745,
while for 1883 there were 81, 1913, 0l9.-
$50, being decrease of St53, IN, sos.
But of this decline sos, 600, 600 was,
arst, because fewer goods were receIv.
3D. and s125, 600, 600, because those re
eeived had fallen in value. In olher
words, the country's import trade has
shrunk q per cent in volume, while
ahis diminished volume has fallen
rather more than 81 per cent in value.
Second, of the shriHkage, $50, 600, 0O0
has been in foodstutfs and less than
$40, 900, 600 in raw materials for manu-
facturers. Third, of the saving in
the first category, one-half, or $50,
10000, is owing to lesser quantities,
and an equal amount to the lower
prices. Fourth, that the diminishea
cost of the articles coming under the
second description is the difference be-
tween nearly $25, 200, GOO additional
for bulk and not far from S45, 600, 000
raising ih prices. That is, the country
obtained more by ~ per cent. at an
expenditure of 4 per cent. less money.
Fifth, that of the $50, 100000 saved
in food supplies, s1O5, 600, 600 is in
grain and farinaceous substances, aud
s25, 600, 600 in sugar the remainder is
divided between animal food and bev-
erages, Sixth, there is also an in
crease ia quantity and raising in value
of textile materials, metals and other
manufactured articles, while the mis-.
cellaneous articles have diminished
less than IS, coo, 600 in bulk and near
by $25, 900, OOOin value. Ga the whole,
it viii be thus seen that, while En-
gland has paid less in money for all
that she purchased, she got greatly
more in bulk, with the result that,
though trade has been dull on account
of their being less to deal IN and
prices having been lowerSyet IN a
consumers point of view the year has
been favorable one.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-02-19

MASKED burglars entered Philip
Glass house, near Dayton, Ohio, Thurs
day night, bound and gagged Glass and
his sister and demanded $1,000, which
was in the house. The robbers tortur-
ed Glass for three hours, and while he
was suffering they enjoyed them selves
by smoking and eating.
BEFORE an international gathering in
Allegheny Monday night Joseph Frick,
speaking in German, denounced the
United States senate for passing the
dynamite resolution, and advocated
murder and revolution, as, under law
and order, the poor man had no rights.