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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-07

Most of the distilled productions in
medicinal or social use are undoubtedly
open to the serious objection of harboring
sufficient percentages of deadly poisons
to influence the blood, unduly excite or
completely paralyze the nerves, and in
jure the delicate coating Of the internal
organs, so that Injurious reactions, IN
natural cravings and habitual demOrali-
zation sometimes result. Denials are
both foolish and untruthful. These OBJ
jections are now all happily overcome in
DUFFY's PURE MALT WHIsKEY, which
is made from the finest barley by the latest
triumph of modern science. so absolutely
free from everything deleterious, that the
strictest moralists and most careful con-
sumers are alike enthusiastic in its
praise, while nursing mothers, growing
children, and weakly persons OF all con-
ditiOns are reaping untold benefits from
it's use without the slightest fear OF harm.
1t Is perfectly safe TO rely on. OF any re-
liable grocer or druggist. Selling agents
for Savannah. LiDDmau Bros.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-07
OFFICER FLOYD's EXPERIENCE.
The Earth Opens and Swallows Him
and His HOrse-NarrOw Escape.

Ine Earth opens and Swallows Him
and His Horse-Narrow Escape.
Officer Floyd, Of the mounted patrol
force, was sitting on his sleek, well-fed
bay at the west end of johnson square
yesterday at noon, watching the clouds
and wondering If the rain was over. His
horse stopped for a moment in the middle
OF st. Julian street, glanced over toward
the Greene monument and stamped at q
fly. The next instant the street seemed
to open, and down sank horse and rider
Like flash the old theory of the subter-
ranean location Of perpetual summer
passed through the officers mind.
One or two pedestrians, who happened
to see the horses body disappearing,
grabbed convulsively at the tree boxes,
thinking that an earthquake was loose.
The horses back was Only a little above
the level of the street when the descent
stopped. Two or three ran to the officers
assistance, and found one of his legs fast
between the horse and the side of the
hole. The rider was helped, and the
earth crumbling in around the edges Of
the hole. the animal came out with tre-
mendOus plunge. Neither the officer nor
the horse was hurt.
The hole was nearly circular. four or
i've feet in diameter and five feet deep
before the dirt fell in from the sides.
Four or five years ago there was a
pump and well on the spot. When the
pump was removed the well was filled
up. The recent heavy rains have caused
the earth to settle under the he'd of the
street, and when the horse stepped ON the
thin crust it gave wav.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-07
The Strengthening OF the Innocent

going on in this community without some
people being any the wiser for it, is re-
markable-the papers can't tell you every
thing. The "FdmOuS' has been killing on
Mems, Youths and Boys'-Clothing-
fearful rate, actually murdering-prices
-5utas we announced, our seasons goods
must 20, aud those in need OF Clothing
patrOmzing the "EdmOus" derive the
benefit, We have plenty good Clothing
left yet more than we wish we had which
must b. sold, aud you can buy fine Cas-
simere suit with a reduction So. This is
not a mere figure Of speech, but actually
a fact. Here ia n chance for poor, hard
working people 10 buy flno, well.made
Tor common trash. Call ut The Famous"
Neir York Cl0tdHg H0HSe. and We will
murder market prices, and save you
money. l4Q Congress street.-AdU.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-07
SLIPPING our ON rue SLY.
BARRIERS who Try to Evade the Sunday
Law.

Promptly at 10 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing the front doors Of all the barber
shops were closed. The proprietors had
been notified that if they welded the
razor, brush and scissors after that hour,
they would render themselves liable to
the penalty prescribed by the code.
Notices were posted on the walls or
several shops informing the patrons that
no boards would be touched after 10 a. m.
on Sunday. The usual patrons, however,
dropped in after breakfast, took their
check, picked up a paper and
patiently awaited their turns. AS
the hour Of 10 approached those who were
still waiting began to discuss the prOba-
hilities Of the enforcement Of the law,
Then the question came up as to whether
the tOnsOrial artist was allowed to finish
job begun before 10 O'Clock.
When the Exchange clock struck 10
there was sitting in one OF the shops a
stout built, cOrpulent man, one side Of
whose face was covered with "A four days
growth of beard and a liberal supply or
lather. The hair stuck through the sOapy
foam like stubble above flooded rice field.
One side was finished, and as the
sound Of the last stroke died away the
barber carefully wiped his Sheffield blade
duu pohel IL lnIo d eiHdll Holo, IeLhdIkluS
that the time was up.
To avoid bloodshed the barber re-
luctantly resumed his work and scraped
the other cheek. Half an hour later the
portly citizen slipped out into the street,
and the door closed quickly and silently
behind him. An officer who was not far
away made a memorandum Of the name
and time without being observed. To-day
the private citizen referred to and num-
Der Of others will receive Official requests
to appear before the Mayor tomorrow
morning. Several names have been
placed on the docket. and more than one
boss barber will be before His Honor to-
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-07
A Chinese Railroad.

The Government of China has con-
tracted with a firm in Manchester, Eng,
for materials for the construction of a
railway from Takon, on the Yellow sea,
to Tonchow, on the Pei-he, point about
twenty miles east of Pekin. The railroad
will be most important work, will be
about 100 miles long, and will give Pekin
a direct and easy communication with
the Yellow sea. The road is to he built
and operated by the Manchester firm,
with Chinese labor and capital. China is
raising in Europe a loan of 100000, 900
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-07

are by them joyfully repeated in wider
circles. in more heroic strains. He sleeps
where the ambient air, fragrant with the
perfumes Of land whose freedom be died
TO achieve, tells to Atlantic breezes the
story of his martyrdom that they 100, IN
glad acclaim, may answer back 10 tne
iarthest coast the greatness OF MS iahe:
BY a strange coincidence tue beloved Oh
Mars rests in the embrace Of Neptune
1t thus appears that neither Of these
famous generals sleeps beneath the re-
spective monuments which grateful ana
patriotic people have reared IN their
h0nnr-
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-07

con Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,,
and Nashville will lay idle, having been
scheduled for Birmingham on those days.
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday Nash
vile will play Macon, while Atlanta will
90 to Columbus. This will give Atlanta
six games during the week and Nashville
only three. The week after Nashville will
play four games with Augusta and At
lanta will rest until Thursday when she
will go TO Chattanooga.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-07
Nervoua DoblIitnted Nen

You are allowed a free trial Of thirty days
Of the use OF DIR. Dyes Celebrated Voltaic
Belt, with Electric Suspensory Appli-
ances, for the speedy relief and permG-
nent cure OF Nervous Debility. loss Of
Vitality and Manhood, and all kindred
troubles. Also for many other diseases.
Complete restoration 20 health, yigor and
manhood guaranteed. Norlsk il incurred.
Illustrated pamphlet, with full intorma-
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Mich.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-07
An on Account I'D q Cow.

Aaron Burlington has entered suit
against the Richmond and DanvilIe rail-
road for $4,000. His declaration sets
forth that he was working as a traiuhand
for the company on July - last, and was
going on a freight train from Atlanta to
Charlotte. The engineer, in backing his
train rapidly, ran over cow, which
threw the train from the track, inflicting
injuries on Burlington for which he asks
damages in the sum Of $4,000.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-07
The Air Liue Assessment

The following are the figures on the Air
Line railroad assessment: The road was
given in by the company at 81, 49S, 2S4, and
Comptroller General Wright assessed it at
$l,9l7.7 1874. The arbitratOrs raised the re-
turn $2O7, $50 and cut down the assessment
$211, 1850, putting the valuation at $l,706,-
O34 thus practically splitting the differ
ence between the return and the assess
ment by the comptroller general.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-07
The nnrnctt Hmm. AAvAnnnh

The wonder Of those who 10 to the Har-
nett House, IN savannah, il that 80 excel
lent q table and such comfortable rooms
can be offered to the puDlic AZ such mini
mum rates. Without exaggeration, the
table of the Harnett Is as good NJ that OF
the screven House, and the rates juet
one-half as large. Courteous treatment
makes up the sum OF its attractions.
The public largely testified their appre-
clation.-,LacksoaUiile Fid.) Herald.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-07
Railronds in south Auatraita.

The government comptroller OF South
Australia says that in that youthful col
ony, with only 300,0 900 population, there
are LOCI miles Of line open and 600 miles
more in course of construction. The
South Australian railways have earned,
during the past year, ending in July,
G660,0O0, giving a net revenue of G430,OO0,
or 3 per cent. on the capital.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-07

People who rent rooms and houses read
the NEWS cheap column every morning.
Let 10 he known IN a 2-lne advertisement
thSt you want house or rooms and YOU can
learn where to lnd 100 o. pick from The adj
costs but cent per word.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-07
Hnwtn Oct Tenanta-

Tenants wanting rooms or houses. or land
lords or landladies havipg them 70 rent, al
ways consult the NEWS cheap column before
starting out on house hunt. For one cent q
word you clp put yourself In correspondence
with every INuse- hunter In savannah.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-07
A Fortune for = Cent.

II You want 60 sell your piano, or any other
article, why dOn't you let people know IL az
] cent per word In the NEWS cheap column.
such course will bring you iCo Offers, and
no one but the purchaser need know your
identity,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-07
How 40 get Nhat Won T,o.t

II you've Lost anything. let Il be known in
the "Lost and Found" columns OF the NEWS
II will cost but one cent per word and the
finder will know who TO return 40 70.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-07

an article direct from an Individual VINO Is
probably anxious 20 sell an, announcement 10
the NEWS Cheap Column VIII put YOU In
communication with score OF people who
want To- sell cheap. 10 costs but cent
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-07
THE RAILROAD COMMISSION.

What Gen. A. Il. Lawton Has to Say
About it-An Important Interview on
the Necessity of Limiting its Former
Power-The Bill Before the Senate
The Massachusetts Law
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-08-12
NOrkmen's Wages in 1900.

In the great cities unskilled work
men were hired by the day, bought their
own food and found their own lodging.
But in the country, on the farms, or
wherever hand was employed on
some public work, they were fed and
lodged by the employer and given a
few dollars month. On the Penn
sylvania canals the diggers ate the
coarsest diet, were housed in the rud-
est sheds, and paid S6 month from
May to November and IS a month
from November to May. Hodcarriers
and mortar-miXers, diggers and chop
perS, who from 1898 to 1900 labored
on the public buildings and cut the
streets and avenues of Washington
City, received $40 a year, or, if they
wished, $50 for all the work they could
perform from March to December 20.
The hours of work were invariably
from sunrise to sunset. Wages at
Albany and New York were three
shillings, or, as money then went, forty
cents day; at Lancaster, IS to $40 a
month; elsewhere in PENNSYLVANIA
workmen were content with Sc in
summer and S. in winter. At Balti-
more men were glad to be hired at
eighteen pence a day. None, by the
month, asked more than Sc. At
Fredericksburg the price of labor was
from S. toS7. In Virginia white men,
employed by the year, were given SIG
currency; slaves. when hired, were
clothed and their masters Iaid 81 a
month. Around Virginia a pound
was, in Federal money, 80 33. The
average rate of wages the land over
was, therefore, S65 year, with food
and, perhaps, lodging. Out of this
small sum the workmen must, with
his wifes help, maintain his family.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-08-12
A fearful Decision.

A Cabbage which had arrived at
Respectable Dimensions began brag
ging about the size of its head, when
a Boss Watermelon raised its Voice in
Dispute. The Hubbard Squash chin
ed in for first place, and a Pumpkin
Roared out that it wouldn't play sec
ond fiddle to no Vegetable on earth.
They were having it not and heavy,
when along came a Philosopher, and
he was asked to decide which had the
Largest Head.
CAS- to the Head" he replied, "that
is a matter to be settled by a Tape
line. Any of you measure ten times
the size of this little Onion, but when
you come down to what's under the
Uranium that's a-ah-a--ah different
thing, and you will please lend me a
Handkerchief while l Weep"
MORAL: He who judges a man by
the Size of his Head, will find him all
Hat as often as all Brains" Detroit
Free Press,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-08-12
A Reminisccnce of Grant,

One Sunday last summer, before
General Grants disease was discover
ed, he sat on the ocean porch of his
cottage at Long Branch. The friend
who was with him happened to speak
of Garfield, when the General, who
was still suffering from the effects of
his fall on the eve of the previous
Christmas, said:
"Do you know, as l have been oblig-
ed to sit day after day awaiting the
slow recovery of my injury, have
often thought of poor Garfield as he
lay at Elberon, looking wistfully out
on the ocean and waiting the certain
but slow and tedious approach of
death. In such a dying it seems to
me man must suffer all the tor.
ments of the damned-to know that
death approaches and to feel so utter
ly powerless and impotent in its face
Between such lingering death and q
sudden death, any honest man, pre-
pared to meet his Maker, would inin,
itely prefer the latter"
The Generals words made only a
light impression at the time, but were
quickly remembered when his disease
was devel0ned
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-08-12
Trades for American BOYS.

The trades in our country, of late
years, have been almost monopolized by
foreigners. The American boy, how
ever, when he does take a trade, goes
straight on to the top of the ladder.
1t seems as if our boys would rather
be fourth-rate lawyers. or physicians,
than earn their living by working
with their hands. Only the other day
| read in New York newspaper of a
young lawyer in distant city, whom
| knew some years ago when | resided
in that section of the country, who
literally starved to death. He made
scarcely any money, was too proud to
tell his want, lived rs long rs he could
on crackers and water, and was found
one day in his Office, dead from lack of
nourishment. lie should never have
entered the legal profession, for he
nau no aDlllty In that direction. AS
a farmer or a mechanic he might have
lived along, useful, and successful
life.
No boy, of course, should enter a
trade unless he feels himself fitted for
it; but, on the other hand, he should
not, it seems to me, let the false pride
against manual labor which now
prevails to such a wide extent in our
country, prevent him from endeavor-
ing to do better work with his hands
than in his inmost thoughts he knows
that he can do with his head.-George
J. Hanson in 81. Nichoias
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-08-12

A boy, only six years old, was sail
ing with his father down the Danube.
All day long they had been sailing
past crumbling ruins, frowning
castles, cloisters hid away among the
crags, towering cliffs, quiet villages
nestled in sunny valleys, and here and
there deep gorge that opened back
from the gliding river, its hollow dis
tance blue with fathomless shadow,
and its lonliness and stiffness stirring
the boys heart like some dim and vast
cathedral. They stopped at night at
cloister, and the father took little
Wolfgang into the chapel to see the
organ. 1t was the first large organ
he had ever seen; and his face lit up
with delight, and every motion and
attitude of his figure expressed
wondering reverence.
"Father," said the boy, "let me
play" Well pleased, the father com.
piled. Then Wolfgang pushed aside
the stool, and when his father had
filled the great bellows, the elfn or.
ganist stood upon the pedals. How
the deep tones woke the sombre still Of
the old church! The organ seemed
some great uncouth creature, roaring
for very joy at the caresses of this
marvellous child.
The monks, eating their supper in
the refectory, heard it, and dropped
knife and fork in astonishment. The
organist of the brotherhood was among
them, but never had he played With
such power. They listened: some
crossed themselves, till the prior rose
up and FASTENED into the chapel. The
others followed; but when they looked
up into the organ loft, 10! there was
no organist to be seen, though the
deep tones still massed themselves in
new harmonies, and made the stone
arches thrill with their power. 1T is
the devil" cried one of the monks,
drawing closer to his companions, and
giving scared look over lis shoulder
at the darkness of the aisle.
at is miracle" said another. But
when the boldest of them mounted tho
stairs to the organ-loft, lie stood as il
retrified with amazement. There was
the tiny figure, treading from pedal to
pedal, and at the same time clutching
at the keys above with his little hands
gathering handruls OF those wonderful
chords as if they were violets, and
tlinging them out into the solemn
gloom behind him. He heard nothing,
saw nothing besides; his eyes beamed;
and his whole face lighted up with i'm.
passioned joy. Louder and fuller rose
the harmonies, streaming forth in
swelling pillows, till at last they seem.
ed to reach sunny shore, on which
they broke; and then whispering
ripple of faintest melody fingered "a
moment in the air, like the last mur.
mur of wind harp, and all was still.
The boy was John Wolfgang Mozart.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-08-12

According to San Francisco paper,
the great glacier of Alaska is moving
at the rate of quarter of a mile per
annnm. The front presents a wall of
ice 500 feet in thickness; its breadth
varies from three to ten miles and its
length is about $50 miles. Almost
every quarter of an hour hundreds of
tons of ice in large blocks fall into the
sea- which they agitate in the most
violent manner. The waves are said
to be such that toss about the largest
vessels which approach the glacier rs
if they were small boats. The ice is
extremely pure and dazzling to the
eye; it has tints of the lightest blue as
well as of the deepest indigo. The
top is very rough and broken, forming
small hills, and even chains of noun
tains in miniature. This immense
mass of ice, said to be more than aver
age of thousand feet thick, advances
daily toward the sea.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-08-12
CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
Playing school.

The nicest play for rainy day
Is school, with dollics for scholars,
Tobrush their hair and have them wear
Clean lrocks and ribbons and collars.
And to set them so in nm even row,
And to tell them to study nicely,
That their recess of an hour or less
win be at twelve precisely.
Sometimes you'll find that dolls won't mind,
That Rosy is naughty, very,
And that Marguerite will leave her scat
When it isn't necessary.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-08-12
The Tomato In America.

A good many years ago man who
had recently arrived from the Bermu-
da island was sent to York county
(Penn.) Jail for some offense commit
ted against the laws of the common
wealth. lie had with him a few seeds
which he planted in the rich soil of
the Jail yard. Before the plants which
sprang from the seed reached matu-
rty, he was discharged, and no one
knew the nature of them. They grew
luXuriantly, bearing fruit of large size
and unusual appearance. AS this
strange fruit ripened, its color changed
from green to brilliant red, and be-
came an object of wonder and admira-
ton to all the inmates of the Jail.
Mrs. Klinefelter, the lady keeper, eau
toned all the prisoners against eating
any of the fruit, as she was sure it
was poisonous, but planted some of
the seed as she desired to preserve
specimens of it for him should he re-
turn in time. Just when the fruit
was fully matured the Bermuda pris-
oner revisited the jail and asked to see
the plant. This request granted, he
next called for pepper, salt and vine
gar, and to the horror of the good lady
commenced to eat of the supposed
poisonous fruit with relish that
astonishcd the behoders. After en-
joying the strange repast, he informed
Mrs. X. that the fruit or vegetable
was the tomato, or love apple, and it
would be found wholesome and nutri-
tious. The seed of the remaining to-
matOes was carefully preserved and
distributed among the friends and
neighbors of the lady, and thus this
new popular esculent was introduced
into the ancient and goodly borough
of York. For many years thereafter
it was cultivated as an ornament
rather than for table use, but by
degrees its merits began to be more
fully understood and appreciated, and
there, as elsewhere, it grew into gen.
eral public favor.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-08-12
WHOLE NO. 2232.

acceptance. He made his way to st
Albans VT, and was arrested there
on an old charge and taken to Auburn.
From thence he made his escape by
softening the stonework around the
bars of his cell with some chemical.
Then he was captured and taken to
Sing Sing, and served out sentence
for burglary"
1t was only week or ten days ago
this expert burglar was again sem
fenced to Imprisonment for theft.
He pleaded, with tears in his eyes,
that it had been committed in order to
save his wife and children from starv-
alton. Had he chosen to live hon
estly he might now have been worth
thousands of dollars,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-08-12
A Fisllline from SeaWeed

One variety of seaweed found on
the European coast is known as Lucky
Minney's lines. The arms, or tronds,
grow to a length of forty feet. When
outer bark and gelatinous lilaments
are removed the frond is found to be
composed OF single lilament like a
thread of silk, that grows in a coil,
forming tube, the edges of the fila
ment adhering to each other. This
is uncoiled by the coast people, and
when braided up in four-ply cord
makes a fish line of extraordinary
strength.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-08-12
Published Every "Wednesday,
Ill
VIM. d. McMASTER

yT,UU TT WUVHHcoJ TTVoV-T'HTUI IT HVVSVPHruJ W
Tho following aro authorized agents Tor the
AGE;-
s Il, NILES, No. fremont ST., Boston.
I Q. EVANS, Rooms, 2, 4, and s, fremont
Temple, Boston,
S. M. PETTINGILL 4 Co., 10 State Street,
Boston, 81 Park Row, N Y.
HORACE DoDD, 2G5 Washington ST., Boston
GEO. p. RowELL & Co., 10 Spruce st., Nvw
York
j. II. BATES, IL Park Row, Now York.
N. W. AVER & Son, Philadelphia.
DAUCuY h Co., No. 7.
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7T., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 70, 1885.

oneps urgent request to pass a few
days with him. Their mutual liking
increased upon better acquaintance,
and in few weeks the White Phan-
toms ring, inscribed with the names
of Merritt Hill and Laura Lawrence,
served as sacred symbol of their
union for life