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The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-13
INCH N OUNCE.
Origin Of the Term. and Their Application
In Past C~nsu-iss-

A. the jews had \ mystical reverence
Cells for three nd the Gr-eks a per
feet philosophy constructed out 81 the
harmonies 81 al sorts of numbers. 80
the Rom - fell back upon : scale OF,
or. moe properly. 4 scale with 4 has.
Of, Sax Accordingly. = they divided
~ pound into twelve unc!ar. e they
also divided the foot. which va The
standard -! linear measure. into twelve
sections. aud called these sections
uncia. too. But how did ;hey get the
inch originally Rather. hos id they
get ai tn pound for thai. and not thu
inch. j. the unit There seems 20 te
no precise Information. They would
divide anV unit into iweli,hs, and q
p~reyaIiIr. not on Wa ~ one time that
the linear Guca was really thu ~. nal.
anil wa ;hrn transferred =, L name 10
a weight This. though plau-!bie. -
hardiy ne case. Sometimes. especially
in old fashioned books. written 81 a
ime when ]phIloio-y was not what !;
l. now, ( was the fashion Ia derive the
.-'~A ~ tHh' -A% 'NAA - 80
Greek. because after the revival Of
letter L Europe the admiration Of the
1rc.k became - treat that whenever
similar words were found IN i and
some other language. II WAS always
sand TIA; other language borrowed
them from NE Greek. Tn, - yerN far
from 10" N ALWAYS 90: and p the pres
eut Instance the very revere appears
- have occurred. The ounce = t.r-
ally la" twelfth: and thus ~ ~ec ~
once the sense If ~p"akIn- If an ounc.
81 land and an ucn Of MIX. jus; a. IF
an inch Of q mans VIII. or AZ inch Of
interest for money on loan. |: was
ALWAYS the twelfth Il a uuit-twrlith Of
an hour; twelfth If = jugcrum, that
half-acre which the two oxen piowcd
in a day: twelfth Of a s~eXtaIius. or
equivalent - our pint. twelfth of the
eutir. hsrc3Itas: twelfth If the princI-
pal lent on hire when IL was mOncy u
usurv-J. g.. over eight per cen IL
j. accordingly a. much q! a mistake
10 say that the primary meaning Of
the word : a linear. which J. 10 >ay
that il comes straight from the Greek
into the Latin. and thence on 10 is.
The riddle J. plain enough when we get
To the true origin of the word-a
twelfth. Once. indeed. il used 10 hc
said that the true origin was that the
word meant a thumb breadth. because il,
equivalent po.lcS IN linear measure was
often used in IL place. But this ! not
the case. Some of the old Iatn n them
selves thought II meant literally the
unit: but even this VIII not hold beside
the proper Specification Of the twelfth.
The pound weight was really never
divided hV inches or ounces. IL was
divided by twclfths. by halls. by thirds,
by fOurth- and bv >iVths. And here,
again. W. see what a convenient base a
system of twclith- = for division com
pared with a system 81 tcnthS. which
could only he divided evenly in two
way~-by two and ike. For seven
ouncos they used the literal seven
twclith>: FOR eight ounce they saidtwo
parts. I. e.. two IN rd~; for nine. want
in@ a fourth. which with III reads Ike a
roundabout way of expressing three
quarters; for ten. wanting a sixth: for
eleven. wanting a tw,iitA.-LOndyH
StU.aGrd.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-13
The Expository Note.

One If John Nc>lcy's associates,
named samuel Rradburn. was much
esteemed a. a good preacher and an
excellent man. At "a time whcu he va-
n >;raitcucd circumstances, Mr.. We
ley sen; HIM a ty"-pound note. with
The following letter: Dear SAMMY
Trust in the Lord and do good; 80
shalt thou dwell N The land. and verify
thou shalt hc fed. Yours atcctjonatcly.
John Wesley The reply was prompt:
Key. and Dear Sri hay. often been
struck with the beauty a! the passage of
Scripture quoted n your letter. bat |
must confess that | uss ~ saw such use
iul cNuo~Itory notes on Il before. | am.
reverend and dear >.r. vour phcIieut
and grateful servant, :. Bradburn. -
CHr.StIIH anon.
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Cause fo- Rejoicing.

CrycTysTL-Tte TfzaeS StCr SAYS: "A
remarkable discovery nod .a1 winter -
attracting widespread interest As i; in
wolves a most !~a3or-an: 0-Cstiaa-thst %
pchlic he1ta-it - heinz 1ascas@ity en-
-~E physicians and p0s,ic men II IS
shown cououSivcly that throat All luaS
troubles car be cared without resoranc 10
d sse o. no-pnia o opIcn-SPe~iAily
6~ance,ous IN The case Of cEiiIrea Is ar
resting development. and poisoning the
system TIE Governor 90 Maryland and
al the oScials n: that STATE endorse Ire
remedy: the State cte-iix: O. Delaware
~pronouuoes !. the pUrest and ma; oIc-
iva. aca hospitals and charitable ins.irC-
acns n Philadelphia aod Otler cities Use
il with remarkable rrssits. Tie r-acdy.
which IS only ;.enry-Gvs cents = bottle, Is
BED Star Cocsa Cure Ii : p1rcly vere-
table; II contains no Pascz o. narcotics,
and Is & Positive cure.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-13
STOCK ITEMS.

Tn Shgrthorn Breeders Association %
Southwest Missouri held its annual meet
iu- at Sarroxic on the second Tuesday II
Non .mher.
tn, hog cholera is reported - h" empty
inc the pens in Johnson County, Nrh., aus
John PAYNE, Of Madison County, has los
- hogs from the saine Gisogse.
The second annual meeting 81 -" Ma
t.aual Cattle and Hose Growers A-soc.a
ton of the United Statcs val Doe held nj -
LOUIS. beginning November -, lSAb, an'
continue SIX DAYS.
The third annual session 90 the Kansas
CIV Fat stock SHOW was II great success
Exhibitors were present from Kansas
Missouri. Kentucky, Iowa, Illinois an
several other States.
Sixtv.two CIvdeslaIe horses were re
Gently sold AT Rockford farm, Cedar Rap
ids. Ia, Tor So 3hu. The highest price pai'
for a single animal was >i.:ItI. for Queen d"
quality. purchased 10y a citizen of Center
vile. Ia.
The sale OF the ~thoroughhredS Gt the Tur
hu.toa Stock Farm last wenk was "A Srta
success. Twelve Angus cattle average
ST.: eight Shorthorns SiNr; two Jersey.
>g..5o: one Angus and Shorthorn hu.
-Lrou.ht 80 and three ~SoUthdown buck
averaged &5.SS-oaGh1 lNlh.) B.e.
At the Des Moines Short Horn sales
early in the month. Martin Flynn solo
eight bulls Tor =. 10 and fifteen female
Tor -. aDo-twenty-three head for Ns"'o
average. SlEa.ha. William Collard sol,
,hree bulls for 80 and seventeen females
Cor =. >G,-twentv head for >2c4i: average
sll2aa.-hne1S CjfB lH3jcTts..
Some one suggested that curing might
the germs of swine plague are thought tC
collect on the damp grass. and the malaria
Air i believed 70 settle near the surface o'
The ground. Fsr these reaSonSE Is stronSl>
recommended that hogs lee kept from go
in. On pasture in the morning until aitei
the dew i of.-hGESg> Farmer.
Reports from For; Dodge indicate that q
fatal disease is iilliug of the hogs VIII
frishiful rapidi;y in Nehste- County
MANY farmers in the southern part OF the
county have lost nearly every hug they
owned The discs i not the cholera. tui
a new and strange one. The animals are
attacked with a cough. ana III Il daN ~
TWO are dead.-Dss tfpiRos ia'oal Special.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-13
a PARTY TO FRAUD.
Attcmp; OF the Democracy To steal the
Ohio Senafor~htrA

Ohio Senatorhsr
The Democratic frauds brought to
Eight in Columbus. O.. OR Monday are
another proof o. that Isrty's wiling
ness 10 ESQ to any methods. however
dishonOrablc. in order 10 secure sue
cess, The footing Of the Thirteenth
WSri in that city. rs usSie by the
counters last week and - seeu bv the
reporters and . Democratic member OF
the Board of tauvaS>ers. axe the Re
puhIcans 5ls votes and TIC Democrats
.0S; but when the Board came 70 can
vass the retUrns Monday il Eas found
;ha; The figure > had been altered into
= figure ;. thUs rlCr"a>n- tie vote for
each of the Democratic candidates by
500, The :org-r, was 80 palrA5,e thai;
sren thc Democratic member, O; tine
Canvass Nc Boare denounced Il and
the dec ION was unanimous Ia -t psrt
the So fraudulent TALES and rcstS--
The returns "a III" original shape The
f~ar4rcacn;uc effect Il this bo i io--prv
can "a seen from rer fact ;aas had j:
been allowed ]; would have elee.ed 4
democratic r. conservative 10 the Legs
lAta e. 2nt. II con Nun,:o2 with sIm lar
transactions in other localities. would
have grssG the Democrats co.trol OF
tina, b ~ and 4 Unite States : ana;ue
n The place of John Shriuan-tE-
G~IgG41 lTGA&
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-13
A DEMOCRATIC "TRilEMMA."
The Party Threatens to Make Cleveland
IA Rcas!l.s. President.

The Party Threatens To Make Cleveland
II EcaGiss. President.
The Boston Ktr4ii, which i the or
gar of the Massachusett~ mugwumpS.
j. discussing the future prospects OF the
Democratic party and # ,lcyeland'S
Administration with Il graf deal Of
care. Ii analyses the present status Of
affairs between the President and his
party al the >ppl> Democrats. which,
after ali. is the same ;hi.g. n the
spoIlSmcn are running The party-and
ind~ that there are bHt three possible
solution, 4 follow:
The President will abandon lis re-
form views and surrender to the spoil>-
men Of the party;
rne >polemen will led to the Presi-
dent.
The Democratic party will be broken
up
After discussing each of the three
horns OF this triicmma. the NcrafI
cones 10 the conclusion that the third
solution i the most probable. ami there
fore prophcsies a Bourbon breakup.
The i,ra.d evidently don't know Dem
ocrAcy. IL j. like sin-It doth abound
in this world. and will conunne II do
50 And like the hor~eleech'o three
dan -htcr>. il cries: Give. give. give
No, thc party won't 20 Ia smash. nor
viii the >pol>mon give in; Cleveland
Will either Weld. or he will lie a PreSi-
dent without a party.-Iot:GJ Biod1.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-13

per cent. represents 4 loss during the
year Of $1,000 90 10 persons engaged
in industrial pursuits in this State. In
telligent workingTnen will fail 10 see in
those figures any argument favor.n-
the theory that z Democratic Admins
traiion and policy are conducive to in
dustrial or commercial actvity.-Troy
IyMes.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-13
liCns Issue

The recen Ohio election in it, Na-
;ional aspect sind.caied the vitality of
the suffrage issue. /. is evident iha,
the American people have no thought
of abandoning the constitutional ground
on which tha, righi rests. leaving the
h~ulliozer and haiiot-boN suffer 10 work
his viii. In the light OF the Buckeye
Returns the Republican parry must see.
ii il Is no. bind ana S~enseleSs. that
daiv and eNpediency unt,e in demand
ing tina, the banner of universal suffrage
mus. be borne 2lofE in the mex; -rea;
battle more o~onspicsously Saa ese;
hefore. -iE.er CcsG.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-13
4 SAD
Business Depression Under the Present
DrmarTatic administration

Eu>'nsss Depression ndrr tho freSWns
DrmsrTatic Administration
The farmer. business men and other
CT who worked and voted fo-
Cleveland las: Isll in The hepe and be-
lief that his esct.an would bring about
.,rord times have had a sad awaken
inc from their Ge.uSion- Tie "-ood
times, under Democratic auspices have
been >in-nlarly elusive. Instead # an
Immediate access II prosperity follow
inc the pemocrxlr y!ctorv in Novem-
ber as. the times grew sleaiiiy hard
~. In. Idle Of :wo moaihs from
Ilvveia. Is elec,scn il Wa re
ported uv LrUE>.rts''S. = COM
ncrcial journal oi strong frce-irade
procsivits,>. and hence di>posed il looa
faIo-ably uYoa Democratic a>cvnienev.
thai over $4,000 men Gere pa; IF en-
pieyment. Rut iha: WAS only the be-
ginning Of uhe wors: ~dcpressson Amer
can indus,r, has known N msny years.
and tie Crcs army OF unemployed has
been since swollen To a much more Sc
riouS aggregate n addition there
have heen considerable reduction. in
the scsie OF wages paid. 50 that eyen
those who have had the good ~fe-tn2eio
be kept ~ work have found their ia
comes considerably reduced aai the en-
iovment of domestic eonfort restricted
accordingly. Economists estimate tn
total reduction o. wages 10 average tn
pea cent in sli grades % employment
The money paid 10 wage-sarners in this
State aggregates about $500. 30, go
.uuuaIly. Therefore a decrease Of ten
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-13
ANOTHER OEMOCRATICS SCHEME
Efforts of the I:ourbons tn secure Control
of the Tnited state. supreme Court

of the United state. supreme Court
Judging from the letters Of inquiry
which reach the Btade from ~variou,
points of the country. there is a stroag
current If belief tina: the Democrats
are looking u the possibility Of obtain
IN control Of the Supreme Cour: OF the
United states. with the des On Of hav-
ing the constitutional amendments
adopted since the war declared IN
valid. Fortunately for the country. the
contingency OF Democratic cOntrol j.
exceedingly remote. unless the Demo
cratic party -ha.l obtain a majority N
ia. United Sta.es Senate. and add TO
the number of Justices on the Supreme
bench, % a. to give a Democratic ma
joritv.
The supreme Court now j. composed
Of the following members, whose ares
and year- oi appointment are also ,abu-
lated.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-13

Rev. Thomas Harrison. known a.
the Boy Preacher" ! res; nc:rou
his eyaDCcl;>tc labo-S az Dorchester.
Mass. oyerwork has been too much
for him. He has almost lo>; hi voice.
bat : IN hone of reCaiuIn- L He has
generally been a very healthy boy
and has seldom IN >-ed an appointment
on account Of sickness. HS converts
are numbered by the thousands. no
very accurate oen>us of them being on
record. Brother liar- son : a Metho-
dist. nearly forty yca-~ old. bat with =
yer youthful facc.-Los.oa Glo.c.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-13

A >~outh,iir couple stood before =
Court street jewellers the other even
nc. when The Young ladv remarked:
'THawCe. don't YOU ,hiak there :
something perfectly iovclv about those
clocks" ''W hsi DO Won admire 20
much about them hS a-ked. Why.
don't YOU see thcv-thev name the
day. Tae future vii tell if Gawgie
tamhad-BHriJsgtoE EeEope.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-13

The former proprietor 90 n. Sag Ca
tA-rt Remedy far wears aaaIe n stAuitus,
putli~ oHcT ia al American uvvsFaf~r e..
so reaa-1 tpT a case II ca.4rrh thAi l~
could ut care The TgS>sat ~ frtc;,rs
have rrac~st tIis UG"r. Allihe druss3sts
sell this A.r.s-i .rEttGrr II The
~DoH,h~," ADJ al other appliances a.
yts.i 20 - u-.1 IN connection ~f.n - y
Cnta'rh patient - longer allie g. sAF i
can NOS - clre!.' Nuu Eci 50 - case o:
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-13

Structure of the urethra III It's
worst forms. speedily cure1 tv our new
and improved methods Pamphlets, ref
srenc,-s and terms. two three-c-ut stamps.
Worlds Disp-nsars Medical Association.
tS Main Street. Buffalo. -. y.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-13
The Mirror

is no iia,,crcr. Would YOU
make IL tel a swccccr ,alcf
Magnolia Balm Is the charm
er tha, airnos, cheats the
looking-glasS
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-13
Yours Nee. Road rhis-

THr voirAIc BEIT Co, q Ma-.aAil. MirA-.
ocrr 30 -.at fGri- Cs.~tEaf~i EIE-TEDh =
YaIC bEiT AMI c;A-r EiTC-I- AFytIA~Crs
CO trial :or D. days, - fnen tyezaE - U!il
ef. Tod with D~TvuuS d~fslitF. ls-s fvtts.
i,y aud a. kini-vl ~t~uuj4rA Alsu tng ra~a-
mAiism.~ n~u-alg ars'Alys4NauA macy g:a-
CT ! <-a~eE Complete rv.tura:ssu - lSalth.
ylcor. znt ElsnAuoI suArautr~~L No rlsk "a
currvd. a. D day. ursi .. ai.ow~L Write
then stoaoc .5r illustrated pamphlet, trcs-
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-13

PrkE'sTpOTHACHE DROPs CaU IN -lrute =
GJrau 80; Svt4r sap heals and beauties -
CIRNAS COR. REMOVER Xiii. toTu-k ~i!uu4cns
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-13
THE GENERAL MARKETS.

The immediate delivery svstem-Tou
money or your Afe.-Bgst5a Courier.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-13

The hest Ii-I Of ervar for hotels
Iaa-sxperlenc-d.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-13

rEsxsTnEMsrI.N ,tat - really ven
deTiul-N len . ho.s- IL turned Iaio 8
I--t-Tc-
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-13

"why. BruTa. how abort yr- Goa: Ia"
said Joa~ -. law - hls fTis-< n-uvu.
Who ~ttcaIy r-Tli-d Yes: tg'li -i1 -
icnr .-1ash hsfa- I -: asp:AsT-" >nr
men srssi 80 much 81 m.dacsaaa Ia:
neither heal n1r help ihcus- thAt n9~
r.osaes - ~1ih them Ike xarsis' sits
fc~ Aaa Far b-txeez i=t~-=Rl ssT~-&,
~eaku~Ns o: ih~ lGar& SA1-fu-s 81: t-Nsta
aad l!a.erE. Gags ssa v1sit - ;tr
u.a.ic snsse.r~ q ;haf r-vzl -vm~iv. ~,
y Y. raerc.s -Goliea As5ical ussogvv-."
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-13

\ Vs~ VITA a u1..v ioS ais hin
Z" Tree, t~~Aus- a. The .A.E - - iAs
outE4g-g4 az. ~vcA
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-13

3 months ;r~atmra. - 80. Piss
Remedy !oE cAtArTa. sod - dra- sls;A
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-13

AZ O-n,ha m,a s4Trrasss ,o- = hssEy
Eu~s~- Wazt srsa-r tastes snEs pecp!s
hzyC-GhE~a-l ~
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-13

4 ROMANTIC stn-y-chs che II vk!cc
yogr &s; siri lvek-OaaS2e EFseSG
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-13
A New Rar.

- t-rr'y J~a-s
hsTC Ez~er-d suw 20
tara ru~ has~f
sC-a- alfa -
EFsus p a
assoc "a "
ny h@a - a-if p
= -f s-a Do r.ar
EaNsr or - I'd
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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22
Mammoth 1urpentine Farms.

FF"Ht tte HOOhtfNpttto NU0sl fto"WscHs
In Coffee county at the home of Col.
James NJ. Denton of the DiSp5tch, a few
days ago met few miles from the Oc-
mulgee river, 10 miles from Douglas the
editor Mr.. Upchurch, who came out few
weeks ago from North Carolina TO engage
in the turpentine business. Col. Denton
owns large body Of finely timbered land
adjacent to the river. He has in one
body II lots Of 400 acres each, or total
OF 1850 acres. He and MIR Upchurch
have formed cOpartnership, and now
have a force Of about forty men engaged
In blocking" the pines. They will open
plantation OF fifteen crops, 10000 boxes
being considered crop.
Col. Denton has been trading heavily In
lands during the last few years, and has
made considerable money. Some years
age he purchased from the heirs of an old
Seotchman who had granted the lands
from the State of Georgia, 26 lots OF 400
acres each, aggregating 2,I40 acres, pay
ing 800 per lot. Some OF these lands he
has since sold at $500 per lot, and will
probably make $4,000 on this land
speculation. The pine trees OF the wire
grass section are finding purchasers. The
manufacture OF turpentine and naval
stores is an immense business. The hun
dreds OF North CarOlinians and Virgin
iaus who have engaged in the business in
the State Ia the last fifteen years have all
grown rich. We observe in our cores
p0ndence from Irwin county this week
tnat Hon. James b. Fletcher, of that
county, has recently sold his large body of
pine lands on the Alapaha river 20 Mr..
Tiff for $4,000.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22

From The GreeRsboro' Ca Home Journal.
The following true history Of a most re-
markable horse was given us by Dr. j. K.
Walker, who is one OF the oldest and most
respected citizens of this county. The
Doctor arrived in Greensboro from Ken
lucky, Nov. l, 1928. and put up at the
Doherty, then the Sanford hotel In
speaking of the incident, the d nctOr re-
marked that the frame OF the Home Jour
nal press-room was part OF the barn in
which his horse was ted. This Eorse was
bought OF the estate of Thomas Andrews,
who died in this place in 1927 and is
buried in our city cemetery. MIR. Andrews
was brother of Hon. l.. w.
Andrews, Congressman from Fleming
county, Nv. He sold second horse
here with the following remarkable
history. He was driven back to kentucky
at IL years old; strRyed off, and alter
some search, was found at the place OF his
birth, which he had made for as soon as
the opportunity was given him. He was
recognized and duly welcomed by the
farmer as the colt he had reared and sold
ten years previously. This prompt return
o pay his respects 10 his former master
showed a nicely of feeling rarely met
with in the equine race, and at once
stamped Bald as a horse Of superior intel
igence. But the strangest part of the
dnctor's story is yet to come. lit is"
said be, "almost incredible, but this horse
could unlock a crib door and get into the
corn. Gu one occasion be got into the
crib and it was necessary to saw the
door down to the floor to let him out, since
inside be was above the door. He could
open gates, let down bars, and pass himself
into corntield. 1t was his habit thus t.
enter the tie and steal corn at night; but
the next morning would find him back in
his stall, the most innocent looking horse
imaginable. He absolutely refused to
work to a wagon, but was most wi ling
carriage horse, double or single; worked
kindly to a sin, and plowed we'll. 1t used
To be thought that he refused to draw a
wa on because the harness was not fue
| enough" With a merry twinkle the doe
tor suggested parentheticaliy, Bald ~as
ike some folks you may have seen con-
| tr0lled largely by pride. But 70 continue
the story: Bald was mighty smart horse,
lie would try to cover up his nightly Wis
its to the cornfield by neighing welcome
TO the hostler when he came to feed in the
morning. He was always betrayed, how
yer, because he never could put up the
bars, nor put out his tracks,"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22
Dumas Bull.
From the JeswD (Ga.) Sentine

From the JesBD (Ga.) Sentinel.
Railroad boys are, as a rule, full of fun,
and like TO play jokes on each other. Not
long since some of the blYs here, past d
the well-known picture Of Durham bull
in the cab window Of Engineer Dumas
engine. Mr.. Dumas pulls the fast mail
between Jesup and Brunswick, and ia
somewhat noted for being near-sighted.
The day benny warm Dumas, as be ia fs-
mIliarly called, did not close the window
before starting, and when the signal
was given went gambling down
the track for Brunswick like a bob
tailed mule in fly time. 1t was
not long. however, before the cinders
began flying in the open window and
Dumas concluded it best for his eyes 10
close it, aud in few seconds look, out
to see that the track was clear; but
Holy Moses there stood big red bull in
few feet OF the engine as uucOncerned
as a Brunswick bed bug. Dumas blew
the whistle TO brighten the bovine and at
the same time applied the air brake with
such force that the engine broke lose
from the train. He did not discover the
joke until pointed out by his fireman.
Dumas in the future will examine the
cab windows and note the adOrnments
thereon.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22

ChaWncey tGd) cor. Hd0okiRso ue DispdtcA.
Little Elvin Taun, the S-year-Old son of
Calvin Yaun, came near being cut to
death by a negro last week at the re-
sidence OF Reuben Yaun, brother OF the
lad. The circumstances. "a we have been
informed, are about as follows: Reuben
Yaun was at Allen Yaun's cane mill
making syrup. and the negro was trying
to steal his chickens Elvin heard the
chickens cRcking. and armiug himself
with double barrel gun and two dogs,
went to see what was disturbing them.
tie found the negro feeding them with
corn in the yard, and was in few yards
If him before the negro discovered his
presence. Seeing gun so near, the
negro sprang at him with a knife and
made several attempts to cut him with
one hand, while holding him with other,
and no boubt would have slain him but
the noble dogs came 20 the rescue Of their
master and freed him from the 'strong
arms Of DEATH" when the thief and would
be murderer retreated to a branch near
by and escaped. Elven dischar led both
barrels OF bis gun in the direction Of the
branch to ''scare him.n
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22
Wanted to Know Their Names.

From the Fart GGtHes (G1.) AdUerttAer.
A rather amusing scene occurred on
the Fort Gaines train some days ago.
Two well known married men Of Fort
Gaines, whose names by request we with
hold, were on board, when two charming
young ladies entered the car. Tue gem
tlemen were anxious TO ascertain their
names. and in order to do so had recourse
10 the following scheme: All the gentle
men aboard were posted, and when Capt.
Graham called for tickets every man gave
his name with his ticket. or course the
young ladies followed suit, and the two
gentlemen, who, Of course, were single
(?), bad pleasant trip from Cuthbert to
Fort Gaines. "All's we'll that ends WE'LL"