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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-08-05
TURKISH STRIKE.
Constantinople street-Sweepers Demand
ing Eighteen Months Back Pay.

Constantinople Street-Sweepers Demand
ing Eighteen Months Back Pay.
The street-sweepers of Constantinople.
not having received any pay during the
last eighteen months, recently went on
strike, the authorities having told the
men that before the new loan was made
there was no money to be had. About
fortnight ago the men had become so
destitute that they assembled, armed
themselves with brooms and spades,
went to the government offices, and de-
manded pay in loud and threatening
words.
Shortly after their arrival high Off
cial drove up in his open carriage, and
was at once stopped by the rioters. who
politely demanded their due. The an
swer that, having waited eighteen
months, they might as well wait little
longer, raised fearful tumult, and the
life of the officer was in serious danger
till regiment of soldiers arrived on the
spot and dispersed the men, not, how
ever, until they had received one
months wages and the assurance that
as soon as the new loan was made they
should all be pad. Then the weapons
were laid down, the noise ceased, and
the street-sweepers' strike came to an
end.-PaU Mall Gazette.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-08-05
HUMOROUS.

White Jersey shirts, warranted not
to shrink, are remarkable bargains.
You see them as shirts one summer and
as neckties the next. Citizen.
Tommy awoke in the night and
heard his father snoring fearfully.
Mammal he cried, 81 can't go to
sleep again when papa is sleeping out
loudr'
-She-"Hc's very knowing dog;
why, when it's ten o clock papa always
closes the house, you know, and then
Carlo banks; he's going to bark now"
Puck.
"A London editor says that General
Wolseley ought to be sat upon as
dangerous tirebrand." Who wants to
sit upon a firebrandP-Bufalo Comner-
cial Advertiser
He had just had his photograph
taken for the rogues' gallery and was
being led away. "Er-Ib beg your par
don, sir, said the artist, as delieately
as possible, shut would you like the
negative preservedp"-M y Times.
A man has been arrested in
Western town for attempting to ex.
plode dynamite bomb in the base.
ment of theater. There is very lit
tie encouragement for man to under
take to elevate the stage" in this
country. = Norristopn Herald.
Geronimo is not pronounced Gee
ronimo, but Heronimo, says a morning
editor. Hood hracious, what is he
hiving usP What a hay and hiddy
style of talk this hentleman would
het us into. BY hosh, we won't have
it. Ho to- Ho to!- Washington Critic.
Aunt Jane (from the country
Conductor, just let me out at Nathan
| Skies house." Conductor" don't
know Nathan Skies. What street does
he live onP Do you knowp" Aunt
Jane" Well, no, l don't. But I'm in
no hurry. Just drive your bus around
town. | guess I'll know the house
when see it"-Isd-Bits.
"A gamin in the gallery of the Holy
oke Opera House, Monday night, near.
Iy "broke up" the actors during an
affecting part Of the play. The stage
was darkened, and one Of the actors al
some ones approach repeated his line.
"Harkl What is thatp' "Rats!''
shouted the small boy, and the house
responded Springfield Republican,.
Little Olive had been attending
school but short time; on reaching
home one day her papa asked her what
progress she was making with her
studies. The youthful student replied;
Il commenced on problems this morn.
ing" The father, somewhat surprised,
asked her what kind of problems. 20,
/ learned to make the figure 2" was
the childish answer.-Hdrper's Bazdr'
A woman's aim: Charley-"Clars
i'm tears What is the matter?" Glars
-"Oh, Charley don't mind telling
you-Arthur has left me in anger. II
was trifling dispute, but" why
don't you try TO appease his Wrathf
81 did; / threw him kiss as he passed
the window. but he did not see It
Certainly not. You should have thrown
il out in the hall, and then there would
have been some chance Of its hltuns
him "-PSiladelpksG Call
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-08-05
One Dollar Per Year.
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.


Susan B. Anthony has completed
the third volume of her History OF
Woman Suffrage"
Congressman Taulbee, of Ken
lucky, earned his first money after his
marriage by shoveling coal at fifty
cents day.
An Ardent Admirer; Miss Jennie
hamberlain, the beauty, has trained
a dog to lie down and act as her foot
stool. Would we were flea upon
that dog!-Moline Register.
Rev. Charles B. Galloway, of
Mississippi, who was recently elected
to a Bishopric in the Southern Metho-
dist Church, is said to be the youngest
man ever elected to such high posi-
ton in the councils of the church. His
age is thirty-five.
United States Minister Cox has
been collecting mummies during his
stay in the East, and has sent fine
specimen over, over two thousand five
hundred years old with an authentic
record to the National Museum at
Washington.
Samuel Green, the second printer
in the United States, had nineteen
children, and his descendants were
race of printers in New England and
Maryland. His son Bartholomew
printed in April, 1904, the first news
paper ever issued in America, the
Boston NeaoS Letter. Boston Budget.
Caroline Herschel, the woman as
tronomer, at the age of ninety-nine
admitted that she, for some reason OK
other, not only had never had an offer
of marriage, but that she had never
had any thing that she could construe
into the shadow of an idea of an offer.
and that therefore she was not much
beholden to the men.
John Foss, of Sedgwick Post, No.
"a, Department of Kansas, is said to be
the Oldest Grand Army man living.
He was born in Leeds, Me-, October
10, 1900, enlisted in Company B, One
Hundred and Forty-second Illinois, in
May, 1864, and was mustered out in
October, 1865. He had two sons in
the Ninety-sixth Illinois and both are
members of Sedgwick Post.-M Z.
| World.
President Grevy, of France, was
seated in his Office few days since
when young man entered and said:
"You no doubt understand the obi ct
of my visit have been elected to
take your place!" The President
glanced at the young man and replied:
Il am not surprised. If you will 60
upstairs you will find my secretary,
who is at your command" The young
man went upstairs, and steps were
taken to carry him to aluuatic asylum.
Literature has been killed by
journalism; journalism is soon to be
killed by reporting" says the Paris
Figaro. "As for reporting, it will die
of itself it is the last word of the lit
erary decadence of our age; it is the
man of letters replaced by the con-
cierge. Under the new system lit
erary mans porter is better journal
list than his master" 1t further APP
pears that it is from America that
this cyclone, this terrible reporting
note of actually, has come" The
American interviewer has done the
business.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-08-05
Yearning For lntermission.

"You are not very fond of young
gentlemen, l believe" observed Mrs.
Skimmerhorn to her niece, an heiress.
"No, to be candid. l don't admire the
vapid society masculine.
"But remember. Pope says: The
proper study of mankind is man.
docs he?"-yawn ng-"Well, L II DO
glad then when school is out. "-Aer-
chant Trdueter.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-08-05
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Delicately Embroidered India Muslin and
Black Lace Costumes.

Delicately Embroidered India Muslin and
Black Lace Costumes.
Tussore, pongee and alpaca duss
cloaks are frightened by hoods lined
with Persian striped surah.
The coolest and most appropriate
hand covering to wear en- suite with
elegant black lace dresses are long
black lace mitts, which reach consider
ably above the elbow. The palms and
a portion of the backs are in netted
silk on some of these mitts; the re.
mainder is of lace. On others the en-
tire mitt is of lace, in thread, imita.
ton thread, Chantilly, Spanish and
other patterns.
White and cream-colored India mus.
Inns, semi-diaphanous in quality, will
be much worn by ladies, married OF
single. Many of them are delicately
embroidered, others trimmed with a
profusion of lace. An exquisite tint
may be given to such toilets by an un-
der-dress of colored muslin, sateen or
fine batiste. The effect is much lighter
and more airy than when the under
dress is of silk or satin. There should,
however, be petticoat of surah, but
this should be white, and the thin tint
ed material over it merely attached at
the waist. But, though effective, these
slips are not first choice. Nearly all
elegant diaphanous summer textiles
are made up over Innings of colored
silk. This fashion began with the beau
tiful Vatican muslins and transparent
organizes, and has extended to the
wearing of lace, silk gauze, etamine
and other still more delicate fabrics.
Silk Innings were not very long ago
considered luxury beyond the means
of most people, but the great reduction
in the price of good firm surahs OF
lightweight quality, has wrought a
change. Still, for delicate, airy effect,
the batiste or other light muslin. slips
are to be preferred.--M Y. Evening
Post
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-08-05
A larre gray eagle was shot recent.

"A large gray eagle was shot recent
" by farmer named Irby. about three
miles west of Blackstone, Va. He had
seen it once or twice before in the I'M
mediate vicinity of the house Being a
good shot. the gentleman crippled the
king of birds with a rifle charge. It
was beautiful specimen of its kind
Its wings when spread measured six
feet four and one-half inches from tip
to tip. and its talons measured nearly
six inches in width.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-08-05

Celia Logan promises paper on
"How Some Women Began Life"
Without wishing in any way to antici-
pate the denouement of such an excit-
ing article, might it be suggested that
they began life by being sweet little
tots, the pride and delight of their re-
spective householdst Detroit Free
Press.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-08-05

If there is any charitably inclined
baseball club wobbling about the coun-
try it is to be hoped that it will get
itself into position where the Lincoln
club can bump against it-0maha
Herald.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-26

NOR SALE-I.ots Nos 81 anu 81 on Paltie ave. in
Il Lincoln st add, east front part time Apply
% l.. Gilbert u. $ Land Setf
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-26
EAGLE CORNICE WORKS.
Just north of the Occidental
The TounC Men of tho South.

The idea prevails largely in our current
literature that the young men OF the new
south" are full of force and energy, eager to
grapple the difficulties of their situation, and
quite prepared to wiring success from unwilling
fortune The picture Is not wholly one Of
fancy. There are such young men among us,
and they arc illustrating what may be done
in the new order Of things amid which they
are thrown. But they are not very numerous
are, in fact, painfully exceptional. The
great bulk Of our young men arc Of the oppo-
site type. They so about business, if they go
at it at all, in half-hearted way, IS if they
regarded failure as foregone conclusion. A
great many do not engage in any steady voca-
ton, but accept any little job by which they
can earn few dollars.
Perhaps there never were SO many men who
cannot be said to be pursuing any regular
calling An ambition to get behind counter,
or to secure travelling agency for some bust
ness house, is that which generally takes pos
session of the minds Of our young men. There
is a turning away from agriculture as if it
were not calling which promises to patience,
energy and industry the very best rewards.
We must own it, that the bold, ambitious
young man. who is willing to foreso present
ease and display, and who will not be content
with any e1pedient that may meet the present
emergency, is an exception among Us. There
is as good chance to lay the foundations of a
fortune now as there ever was, il young men
will only exercise the proper industry and
economy.-Atlanta SAMMY South.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-26
Gen. Van Aliens Use of Negroes.

Immediately after the evacuation of York
town (by the Confederates) the place was
filled to overflow by negro refugees, and
their care and disposition was one of the i'm
portant questions of the period. They wero
installed in the vacant cabins of the old Con
federate camp and made as comfortable as
possible, and at the same time kept under
strict discipline by the provost guard. When
Mcclellan became straitened for troops and
laborers before Richmond he drew every
able bodied man away from tho garrison.
One morning steamer on its way to the
army with troops was detained several hours
because the quartermaster had no men to
transfer coal from the barges. To meet tie
emergency Gen Van Allen, without authority
or advice from anyone, ordered the provost
marshal to select q gang of negroes from the
camp and set them ct work. The ice was
broken, and from that time negroes did all
the manual labor of the command The
quarterTnaster and commissary departments
had regular details every day; all the graves
were dug and the dead from the hospitals
buried b. squads selected for the purpose,
and finally more than / 600 picked men were
sent up the James river TO work in the
trenches with McC!cllan's army. There We're
some adverse criticisms by few @red-hot"
newspapers upon the generals action, but he
IVES sustained By the government and
thanked by the ral-in-chief-Cor Boston
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-26
LioniZing Mrs. j. Il. Potter.

Not even the pretty Miss Chamberlain, of
Cleveland, has received the distinguished
social attention in England that has been be-
slowed upon Mrs. James Brown Potter, and
her visit here this summer will make her as
famous abroad as she is in her own city and
country. She was ushered into the circle of
the Prince and Princess of Wales Immediately
on her arrival and at once became favorite,
not only because of her beauty and brilliant
conversational powers, but because of her &C
complishments as an elocutionist and amateur
actress. One of the first invitations extended
to her on her arrival with Mrs. Mackay at
Cowes, two weeks ago, was one to dine with
the Prince and Princess Of Wales on their
yacht, the Osborne, and from that time to the
present she has had one continued succession
of royal attentions She and her husband
and Mrs Mackay were put down for all the
Royal Yacht club privileges
The Prince Of Wales is particularly fond
of recitations and has taken special fancy
to Mrs. Potter on that account. Not long
ago Mrs Potter was asked to join the Prince
and Princess Of Wales, Princess Louise of
Lorne, and others, in visit to the ex-Em-
press Eugene, and while there recited "Ken-
lucky Belle" Eugene was so overcome that
she wept and kept Mrs. Potter reciting for
over an hour, telling her that it was the first
real pleasure she had enjoyed since the death
of her son. The result of oil this is that Mrs
Potter is now put down for everything and
asked to so everywhere. At her special re
quest the Prince of Wales goes in few days
to lunch with the Goelets, Of New York,
whose yacht is at Cowes. might so on at
much greater length and give in much
greater detail the particulars of Mrs Potter's
social conquests over here, but it is enough to
say generally that her success in this line has
hardly been equaled by any other American
woman of recent date-London Cor. New
York World.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-26
THE SECOND HAND SHOE TRADs.
Eow They Arc Made Over and Sold-Se-
crets of the Trade.

How They Arc Made Over and sold-se-
crets of the Trade.
Said the shoemaker: you would be sur
prised to see the class Of men who purchase
second hand shoes / have among my Gus
toners an elderly gentleman who comes here
regularly every three months and buys pair
of shoes for $3.50 He is wealthy, but q
WISER Many men whom / might name and
who are well able to buy new shoes prefer
second hand ones for economy's sake. When
pair of shoes are cast off they are worthless
to the original purchaser and can be bought
for song. When business is duh / some
times go out on a collecting tour, and in o
couple of hours win obtain enough shoes and
boots to keep me employed for month.
Boots are much more valuable than shoes, BE-
cause they contain more leather. / find
that they are not worn much nowadays,
and those occasionally come across are made
Of the finest leather"
What means are taken to burnish up old
shoes!" was asked.
The uppers of second hand shoes are always
good, whether the lowers are worn or not. If
the body of the shoe is not IN patchable con-
tlition l must put on an entire new instep
Usually the upper part of the heel to the curvo
of the foot remains in good condition. Some
times it becomes necessary to entirely reno
vate old shoes, so that when finished they are
like new ones, with this difference, that the
leather used is not so good as the original
Soles and heels always bave to be rebuilt and
the toes capped. In all these repairs the
cheapest of sole leather is used. When finished
the shoes can be sold from seventy-fve cents
to $3.50 A shoe must be of the finest leather
and he but little worn to bring s."
"Who ere your customers"
"Poor people, who can afford to pay but
little for their shoes. Isupply whole families
with shoes, from the father and mother to the
baby do but little business in women's shoes.
Women usually wear their shoes in the street
until they become shabby, when they are cut
down and used in the house as slippers And
then, besides, women's shoes are now so cheap
that it would not pay to make them over"
While the reporter was listening to the cob
bler's chatter there entered the store labor
ing man who, after much dickering, bought
a pair of brogans three sizes too large for
him for ninety cents.
Those shoes which l have just sold," con-
tinued the shoemaker, will wear the man
nearly year You know what he paid for
them, and can estimate about what shoe
leather costs some poor people who know
where to purchase brooklyn Eagle.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-26
She Disappeared for Good.

At private parties in Paris a little trick is
now very commonly performed which q con
juror has lately brought into vogue. A lady
in the company is requested to seat herself on
bamboo chair, when she IS covered with .
largo shawl, under which the general out
line of her figure is distinctly visible. The
performer then claps his hands thrice, lifts
up the shawl aud the lady has disappeared.
A few days Viscount T., who had learned
the trick. invited a numerous company
to his house in order to experiment on his
wife Everything passed off successfully.
The beautiful countess sat down on the chair;
she disappeared at the third clap. Cries Of
"Bravo!' resounded through the room, and
the noble host, after reveiing awhile in the
general astonishnsent, said to his guests:
"Now, ladies and gentlemen, shall have the
honor to bring the vanished one back to the
company He then retired into the next
apartment, but as he did not como back for
long time search was made and the poor Wis
count was found lying in his bedroom, in a
swoon Her ladyship had disappeared-for
good and ALL In letter which WIS found
she stated sao could not live with him any
LONGER. and had taken that opportunity to
leave his house and return 70 her friends
Brooklyn Eagle.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-26
The Goddess On the Dome.

There Is said 10 he 4 superstition attached
TO the Goddess OF Liberty that stands silently
on the dome Of the Ca-i'oL Though it is not
widespread, it is sail 20 be deeply rooted in
some minds. Had congress decided 20 gid the
goddess, it would perhaps have been found
difficult to get any one to undertake the task
1t is well known that when the dome VIA
thoroughly painted, several years ago, tho
painter who worked about tho goddess lost
his reason, declaring that she bad life and
was possessed q tbs spirit Of the Virgin At
a certain ho-r II the morning, very near tho
moment o. sunrise, there Is one osn. IN the
head-Iross W the statue that reflects back the
light, appearing as star. IL Is only for .
short time that il can be seen Every morn
in; thu ersr.ared painter would knecl in front
OF the CAPITOL and worship the s-ar-cTosnei
goddess a. long as the star was vissoIe. Oh
els are said 20 have come uIsdcr the in3ueIce
Of tbs broz1od goddess, and have imagined
that she exercised so11. mysterious power
over them Some imagine, i Is said, TIA.
should they ioolz too often e. the gar that
shines CT her forehead II morn, thy might
safer the fate OF the poor painter. w ssains
TIN Star.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-26
THE CITY OF CHIHUAHUA.
Picturesque Scenes to BE Witnessed In
the Mexican City.Pretty Senoras.

PICTURESQUE Scenes to Be Witnessed In
the Mexican City-Pretty Senoras.
A ride Of 255 miles over country possess
ing nothing of special interest brings US to the
city of Chihuahua, capital of the state of the
same name, city of II, 600 inhabitants. The
houses are mostly built of adobe, generally in
oas story, and the long, straight streets,
fiaaked on either side by these low, whitish
colored houses, soon become monotonous to
the eye. The grand plaza, in the center of
which a handsome fountain is situated, is the
lounging place of the citizens of all grades,
and their characteristic Incidence is strongly
impressed upon the stranger as he sees them
summing themselves by day and contemplate
ing or gossiping at night, with the ever pres
ent cigarette.
The crowds as they saunter about in their
native costumes present scene pleasingly
picturesque, the sombrero, the serape and the
reboso in varied colors rendering it pretty
sight. Here we see an aquadore with large
jug of water on his back, suspended by a
leather band about his forehead; in front of
him hangs his smaller jug, sustained by a
band passing around the back of his head.
Again those of the wealthy class with their
elegantly silver-trimned sombreros, heavily
braided short jackets, tight fitting trousers,
studded down the sides with buttons of silver.
Mingling with the crowd are also the poorer
classes with their gaudy serapes loosely
thrown over their shoulders and wearing
huarachcs leather sandals, fastened with
straps over the instep and across the ball of
the FOOT, close inspection often revealing
the fact that the blanket is the sole covering
to the upper part of the body.
The pretty sonora, poorly clad, without
even n sandal, is lounging at the fountain,
her shabbiness concealed by the usual black
shawl gracefully thrown over her head and
shoulders, extending well down the body,
showing bronzed feet and ankles, well mod
eed and graceful, though neither small nor
soft in appearance; the ever feminine charac-
teristic is not wanting even here, for, con-
sciouS of her beauty, she lifts her water jug
from her shoulder, and restingit on the edge
of the fountain, glances about with her bril-
liant black eyes; her soft olive complexion
beautifully chiseled features and regular
white teeth render her fascinating picture.