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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-02-16
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

"A granddaughter of Charles Dick
ems does a flourishing business with a
typewriter.
George w. Childs, the Philadel-
phia editor and philanthropist. possesses
table service worth $50. 900, clock
that cost 90, 900 and 20. 900 valuable
autographs. M
Ulysses Grant, DR.. will come into
the enjoyment OF half million or
more additional by the discoveries of
silver ore in the Henrietta and Maid of
Erin mines at Leadville.
Lord Tennyson receives an income
of from 500. 900 to $25, 900 year from
the sale of his books, but not cent Of
it comes from an American publisher,
despite the fact that his poetry is nearly
as popular here as in England.
William Jessop recently died at
Sheffield, Eng. Mr.. Jessop was well
known in the industrial world, and his
name will be recognized wherever
steel is used. "Jessop's steel" is a
monument to his memory which will
not soon rust out.
Mrs. Elizabeth Carroll, of Warren,
Ind, claims to have been born in
Pennsylvania in 1774. Her husband
was soldier in the war of 1872.
There is good reason to think that
Mrs. Carroll is really one hundred and
thirteen years old, although she is
active as most women of sixty.
DIR. Calling has invented another
gun, which he calls the police gun, "
and which is designed for use in riots.
It is brass, weighs seventy-eight
pounds, is mounted on tripod with a
universal joint, works very much like
the Calling gun and will deliver one
thousand shots minute in any direo.
tion-sideways, up or down.
Superintendent Elmer E. Wood, OF
the Canandaigua electric light works,
while walking home with friend the
other night noticed that one of the
street lights was out. Surprising the
current to be off he took hold of the
wires and fell to the ground dead. The
current was not off, aud passing
through his body had killed him in
stantly.
Mrs Nancy Coley. of Easton, Conn,
is probably the oldest native-borr
white American living. She was born
on Greenfield Hill, Conn, the fall O.
1779, and was so little that the nurse
could and did put her into pewter
teapot and closed the lid. But, as the
old lady says: II lived and grew nice
ly" She bore twelve children, all blu
two Of whom are dead.
in the suit of Miss Abb s Jackmar
against Mrs. Hannah Perkins, o
WATERFOWL, N. Y, for $1,000, tn,
price offered for writing romano
of Mrs. Perkins life, the defens
claimed that Miss Jackman was no
able to write good English becaus
she used the expression twas, did,
and the prosecution objected to tn
literary critic who condemned tn,
work because he gave his opinion tina
it was mot worth nothing" Mis-,
Jackman won the case.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-02-16
VOL. VINO. Z.
THE END.
We course OF the weariest river
Ends In the great gray see;

We course OF the weariest river
Ends In the great gray see;
The acorn, forever and ever.
Strives upward 10 the tree.
The rainbow the sky adjoining,
Shines promise through the storm;
The giimmer of the coming morning
Through midnight gloom viii form.
BY time all knots are riven,
Complex although they be,
And peace will ut last be given,
Dear, both TO you and me.
Then, though tho path may be dreary,
Look onward to the goal,
Though the heart anA the head be weary,
Lot faith inspire the soul.
Seek the right tho the wrong be tempting
Speak tho truth at any cost;
Vain 10 all weak exempting
When once the gem Is lost.
Let strong hand and keen eye be ready
For plain and ambushed foes;
Though earnest and fancy steady
Bear best unto the close.
The heavy clouds may be raining,
But with evening comes the light,
Tho the dark, low winds are complaining,
Yet the sunshine gilds the height,
And love has his hidden treasure
For the patient and the pure,
And time gives its fullest measure
To the workers who endure;
And tho Word, that no law has shaken,
Has the future pledge supplied;
For we know that when we awaken"
We shall be satisfied"
--Tinsleys Magazine.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-02-16
POLITICS NOT DEGRADING.
An Able Speech in Defense of Women
Exercising the Election Franchise.

An Able Speech in Defense of Women
Exercising the Election Franchise.
The persons who take the field
against woman suffrage. says Hon.
George F. Hoar, are chiefly persons
who have very little respect for man
hood suffrage But we can not spend
our days debating with them what our
grandfathers settled. We must con-
slider that matter decided. We can
not pull down our house to see whether
the foundation is safe. The really
formidable difficulty is the fear that
the ballot will in some way change for
the worse the character and the en-
ployment of woman. They say that
her life is demanded for the duties of
maternity and of the household, and
that her strength and nerves could not
bear the imposition of this new burden
of responsibility. They say the func-
tons of active citizenship will defile
and degrade the delicacy of her nature.
They say there are many questions of
State which she is not mentally fitted
to decide, and many offices which she
is not physically qualified to discharge.
They say that the processes of our
elections are unfit for her.
think our friends do not consider
to how little that is really involved in
government these objects apply. They
apply hardly at all 10 what ought to
be involved in what we call politics.
Politics considered as q mere scuffie
for power, l concede. would be degrad-
ing to women. 1t is equally degrading
to men. But politics considered as a
means of accomplishing public re-
suits for which the forces of govern
ment are needed, have nothing de-
grading to either. We would not buy
the success of our cause by furnishing,
by the slightest shade, the unsullied
delicacy and purity of womanhood.
But what is government? What is
politics? More than nine-tenths. IN
Importance and responsibility, is the
care of the schools. of the almshouse:
and asylums. of the roads and bridges
and railroads, the legislation against
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-02-16
BLONDES AND BRUNETTES.
The Gradual Decrease of the Former
Central European Countries.

The Gradual Decrease of the Former I'm
Central European Countries.
A highly interesting question Is be-
ing agitated in Europe. 1t has been
asserted that there has been gradual
decrease of blondes in Germany. Al
most 100000 school children wero
examined in Germany, Austria and
Belgium, and the result showed that
Switzerland has only lilo, Austria
1879 and Germany 31.S0 per cent. of
pure blondes. Thus the country, which
since the days of ancient Rome has
been proverbially known as the home
of yellow hair, has to-day only 80 pure
blondes in 100. while the average of
pure brunettes is II per cent The SO
per cent. of the fixed type are said to
be undergoing Transformation into
pure brunettes. DIR. Bruce, in England
has collected number of statistics
which seem to point in the same direc-
ton. Among 725 women he examined,
he found $50 brunettes and $50 blondes.
vi the UIuncItcs uc IouuU tAldb 20 pei
cent. were married, while of the blondes
only IS per cent were married. Thus
it would seem the brunette had ten
chances of getting married in England
to blondes nine. In France SINH
lar view has been put forth by NJ. Adolph
de Candolle. NJ. de Candolle found
that when both parents have eyes of
the same color. SO per cent inherit this
color. But it is curious fact that
more females than males have black or
brown eyes TO the proportion of As to
4s. II seems that with different colored
eyes in the two parents. IS per cent.
follow the father in being dark-eyed.
An increase of five per cent of dark
eyes in each generation must tell in the
course of time.-Seisaee
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-02-16
One Dollar Per Year.

incompetence and immortality, and the
appointment of judges and the admin
istration of justice. Which of these
things tend to degrade womenp In
which of them is she unfit to have
sharep
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-02-16

Captain Frank Burkitt, the editor
of the Okolona Miss Messenger. is
assisted in his duties by Miss Jennie
Lee and Miss Mystic Burkitt, his
daughters. They edit the State news
aud the society columns of their
fathers paper, and also set type for it
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-02-16

-"Ma," demonstrated Bobby, 'when
was at grandma's she let me have
two pieces of pie" "WelL she ought
not to have done so, Bobby" said his
mother. Il think two pieces of pie
are too much for little boys. The older
you grow, Bobby. the more wisdom
you will gain" Bobby was sileneed,
but only for a moment. "Well, ma.
he said, grandma is good deal Older
than YOU are"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-02-16
CO-EDUCATION.

A Western College which Proposes to
Abandon It-Women Probably Denied
Admission to It's Halls.
Arizona silver belt., 1888-05-05
The Amendment of the Allen Act.

The approval of the President IS now alone required to put this act Tn operation, and there is every reason to believe that this will be promptly given.
 The interests of the Territories will certainly be promoted by this act all lowing the investment of foreign cap ital in the development of our mineral resources, and it can bring no possible danger to the State, such as we be- lieve might follow the allen ownership of large tracts of agricultural land.
 We hope that foreign capital will now seek more freely thah ever the proftable.investments our unrivalsd mineral riches offerSto those who com, bine prudence and honesty with knowledge in investing. There is no other country that offers such rich property and such security for invest ment as is offered in our mineral dis tricts, both East and West, under tbe laws of the United States. And if the floating of wildcats and dishonest en- terprises could be prevented, the prof it's on legitimate, prudently made mining investments here would quick ly bring to us vast sums of money from foreign lands.
 It is the disappointment which fol- lows tue investment of millions of dol lars in worthless property (the mil lions going for the most part into the pockets of dishonest promoters and net into the development of the mines) that discourages the investment of capital in legitiment enterprises and brings injury and discredit on whole States and Territories.-Engineering and Mining Journal.
Arizona silver belt., 1888-05-05
Great Waterfalls.

According to a recent calculation, the highest waterfalls Tn the world are the three Krimbs Falls in the Upper Prinzgau; these falls have a total height of 1,148 it. The three falls next in height are found in Scandina- via-the Verne Fess, in Romsdal, 984 it.; the Yettis Foss, on the Segne Fjord, 853 ft.; the Rjuken Foss, in Thelemarken. 8O4 ft. With decrease in height of 213 it., the three Velino Falls, 591 it., near Zerni (the birth place of Tacitps), follow next in order, and they are succeeded b7 the three Tessa3Falls, ins thefFal F3rniazza, 541 1t. The Gastein Falls, in the Gastein Valley, 469 it., rank between the Skjaggedal Foss, in the Hardanger FJord, 424 it., and the Boring Floss, in the same ford. If the width of the falls is taken into consideration, the most imposing are those of the Vlcto- ria Falls of the Zambesi, which are 394 it. high, with width of 8,20O it. A long way behind these falls come the Niagara Falls, IF it. high and 1868 it. wlde.-Scientifc American.
Arizona silver belt., 1888-05-05

In India there are 500 native news papers, all of which, with the excsp- tion perhaps of half dozen, arc bit terly opposed to Christianity and ef- forts are being made to have the infdel works of England and Amerea translated and circulated among the people there. It IS said that the pie lures of the gods, best known ln the Hindoo pantheon, are Autographed Tn Germany and England and sold in Galcutta.-Optie.
Arizona silver belt., 1888-05-05
Won by a Cow.
(From theNew Yorl, Sun l

(FrOm the-New York Spn.)
 In September, 1871, Griffith Jones. farmer of Forsstport, Oneida coun- ty, N. Y, purchased at tax sale tract of 360 acres of land in the town of AL legany, Cattarragus county. The tract was wild and barren, in an iso- lated region, and its owner, James Hill, had ceased paying taxes on it and had removed from it. Jones, who was man of limited means, paid $50 for the property, but after visiting it he concluded that it was not worth putting any more money Tn, and he paid no more attention to the pur- chase beyond securing his tax deed on the 23d of September, 1873, two years after the date ofpurchase, which gave sh1m legal sitle to the land. In 1879 petroleum was discoyered in Allega- ny. Hill assumed control again of the tract he had abandoned, and trans ferred It to the Bradford Oil Company. The company drilled wells on the tract, and it proved to be a valuable and large producer of oil. Jones was ignorant of the sudden great value the tract he held the deed for had been given by the oil discovery until 1880, when it had yielded more than $300,- 0G0 worth of oil, and was still great producer. Jones brought sult against the oil company in the Cattaraugus county court to regain possession of the tract, and for an accounting for the oil that had been taken from it and sold for the profit of the company. The company disputed Jones title to the property in the clause in the tax sale law of New York State, which makes tax deed invalid if the pur- chaser does not serve on the occupant of premises bought at tax sale notice to redeem the same within two years. The oil company asserted that Hill was occupying the premises when the deed was passed to Jones, and received no redemption notice within the re- quired time, and the occupancy was clalmed as the novel point of law that. although Hill was net living on the tract, he had left quantity of hay in a shanty on the place when he moved of of it, which gave him legal dom icile.
 This was the entire defense to the sut, and the Cattaraugus court de- cided that If the simple fact of there being hay on the place [as Slgjned,- j could De established, It wccl@ be am- pie proof of occupancy Tn law, and would destroy Jones title to the prop erty. The trlal resulted in favor of the oil company in 1882. A new trial was granted, and Jones proved by six witnesses that on the 22d of Septem- Der, 1873, one day before Es became entitled to the property under the tax deed, Hills COW had entered the shan ty and eaten all the hay that Hill left there, thus depriving Hill of legal domicile, and leaving no one in Occu- pancy of the premises on whom re- demption notice could be served. By this act of Hills COW Jones title to the property was established, and Jones obtained a verdict for an ac- counting for the oil, which amounted to nearly S5OO,O00.
 The oil company obtained an order for new trial, but Jones was again successful, and his judgment was af- firmed by the General Term, and a decision has just been given by the Court of Appeals sustaining the points in the case in favor of Jsnes.
Arizona silver belt., 1888-05-05
GfIa CountY.

Distance from Globe to the railroad at Wilcox, over
 Woods and Norton & Stewards lines (route for
 Eastern passengers.) rs.)..................l2 .l2s miles From Globe to Casa Grandc crossing the Devils Can
 yon, and touching at Final and Florence. 90 miles From Glose to Casa Grande via Pioneer. 90 miles Elevation above sea level at Globe $500 feet Latitude Ss degrees, 26 minutes lon itude -ll0 e-
 yreos, 45 minutes.
 Highest maximum temperature July 1lth, ..11O deg Lowest minimum temperature, Jan 10th, ..16 deg Hean temperature, 6S deg. Prevailing direction of wind, Southwest
 An observation extending over several years, dis doses the remarkable fact that there has not been 3 day without more or less sunshine.
Arizona silver belt., 1888-05-05

The United States Senate has ap propriated S20,O00 to finish the mon ument to Mary, mother of Washing ton, m Northumberland county, Yir1- ginia. Some years ago a monument was begun at the old Virginia planta- ton where she is buried, but was abandoned, and fell partly into decay: Now it is proposed to build substan- tial one that will endure.
Arizona silver belt., 1888-05-05

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 Le Richau's Golden Ointment for the of ctive healing of Syphltic s2rss, and eruptions. Price s1 GO pr Box. Le Riehnu's Golden PH s-.Nerra and Brain treatment; loss of I,!gsissl pow CT, excess or oveT-worlI, Frosratiol, etc. Price S3 % DOT Box.
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Arizona silver belt., 1888-05-05
A Compromise in Great Colorado Mining
 Suit.

An Aspen, Colorado, dispatch to the Glebe-Democrat says: There is grest rejoicing here over the report that a compromise has been effected in the great Apex side line mining suit, which has been pending in the courts slnce sOme time in the ysar 1885. The suit was brought by thesWAerS of the Durant against the ewnsrs of the As pen and other properties djeining it on the sids line, and ta ssands havs' been spent sn both sidesA2 the litiga- tion. Therefore the compromise will be to increase the orc Shipments of Aspen to more than double their pres ent extent, as the property involved is some of the best developed and richest mineral-bearing ground in this dis trict, and made heavy shipments there before the railroads reached here.
 The terms of the compromise, so far as can be learned this evening. are that E. J. Butler and David R. C.. Brown, who each owned one-third in- terest in the Aspen mlne, have agreed to pay ene-half the expense of the Durant people in the present fight, amounting to about $15,OOO, in addi- tion to a deed to them of enc of their interests. The terms on winch the others shall be settled are not yet known definitely, but it is looked up- on as a victory for Apex men. The Durant mine is the Apex m1ne, and IS owned by D. M. Hyman, of Cincinna- ti, O., and c. D. Arms, of Youngstown, O., and A. E. Reynolds, of Denver. The Durant mine, with her end lines extended, will have about fifty acres of the richest vein of mineral in Colo rado,
Arizona silver belt., 1888-05-05

Tue Democrats have a majority of 2,192 in Washington Terrltoryf 3,S38 in New Mexico, and of 3,17S in Mon tans, but the Republicans have 2 ma jority of 25,624 m Dakota. g-lpssSrsE -TerritsTy has 392,000 pobslstion; !; Washington 17700O; Montana, 13O,- GOO; New Mexico, 115,000. If admit ted to the Union, Dakota will be en- titled to two senators and SIX repre- sentativss; Montana to two senators and two representatives, and Wash ington te two senators and three rep rssentatives, making total Repubh- can increase in the Electoral College of eight votes, and a Democratic in crease of thirteen votes.-Tucsen Star.
Arizona silver belt., 1888-05-05
Monster Raft


 Jndaunted theldisastreus end of the great timbs raft ouiit in Nova Scotia for parhes n Rew York City, but which was s;;sS by the ssas a5id tts 4 'fe,5-ss2.-l< 3avav to the Bermuda Islands, ss mon ster raft or solid timber ship Ig7~1r~ same owners will be launched in June. The d1mensionsMill be- Total length over all, 600 feet; width, 54 feet; depth, 88 feet. She will be constructed of about 25,OO0 spruce trees. The ship has no hold, but her hull is a solid mass from keel to deck, rounding up fore and aft. The vessel will carry six masts, each built 12 feet into the hull and fitted with spring stays and shrouds. She will be square rigged. with fore and aft trysails, and will be fitted with windlass, anchors, rudder and full steering gear. The foremast head and mizzenmast head will be ft- ted with crows nest, each supplied with a powerful, self-feeding lamp, capable of burning for 30 days, so that in ths event of the craft being tempo rarily abandoned at sea she will give timely warning by night to all ap- preaching vessels. She will carry a crew of 20 men, for whose accommo- dation a large house Is to be erected on the deck.-Engineering and Nm ing Journal
Arizona silver belt., 1888-05-05
The Canada Fishery Question.

Fish, like insects, swarm around a light, and this fact may have an 1m- portance which the Evening Journal (Ottawa) thinks may have bearing upon the fishery dispute between Can ada and the United States. The Uni ted States steamship Albatross has been fitted up with electric lamps for fishing purposes. These lamps are encased in wire netting. Tie fish, at tracted by the light, swarm into the nets and are easily caught without other bait. If the electric light, as IS now clalmed, will answer all the pur- poses of bait, the Americans will have no occasion to buy of Canadians, and Canadian fishermen will lose one of the natural advantages that they now have over Americans. -- Scientific American.
Arizona silver belt., 1888-05-05

On Saturday fsi of Phoenix tough boys attended the panlsh opera at that place, and threg bouquet to the prima donna and erked it of the stage when she went to pick it up. The members of the troupe resented the insult after the performance by plastering the bouquet jerker with raw and unsavory eggs. Served him right.-Prospector.
Arizona silver belt., 1888-05-05

It is stated that the Atlantic & Paci- fc railroad company will at an early day, place on market its grant lands and dispose of the same in such lets as purchasers may desire, no lot, how ever, to be less than 16O acres. Here tofsre the policy of the road has been to only sell in tracts of ten thousand acres and upward, or lease such tracts for long number of years.--Hoof < Horn.
Arizona silver belt., 1888-05-05

The Las Vegas Optic says: The Rio Grande is commencing steadily to rse. The lords are getting more difficult to cross and 1t will shortly be necessary to use boats altogether The river is expected to be high this year. owing to the great snow fall in the noun taips in Colorado
Arizona silver belt., 1888-05-05

In 1880 there were oDly about 500 miles of railway in Mexico, while by the close of the year 1887 the total ex- ceeded 3,600 miles with a capital in- vested of about $l20.O0O90O Of this 2,OOO miles is owned @Sd operated by Arsricau5. lha I .,e 'es If t5e conn try have been aise %dyanesd from S178OO,0OO in 1879 to SS3. .GGQo00 in 1886. And yet tiqsai5 railroads are the ruinatioa of any country.
Arizona silver belt., 1888-05-05
Masonic!

Regular co%municati03 of White Noun Thursdays on or succeeding each fi1I Moon. SOiourrIng Brethren in good stand ing cordially invited.
 By order of the W. NJ.
 CHAS, T. MARTIN. ,1ty TtF1 socrat..
Arizona silver belt., 1888-05-05

The calf crop of to-day destined for beef three years hsnce will live to see the population of the United States increased by five and one-half mil lions; so quiet your fear of over pro- durtiou -Fv
Arizona silver belt., 1888-05-05

The 6n;ted States istanSS-s first in tie production of cereals, the value in 16S6 beng $1,161 ,215,455. Russia comes next with $1 ,1O9,159,67 Germany is third, the value being s750,148,109i and Austria-Hungary fourth, with $648,042,475. Great Britain, inclu-. ding all It's colonies and dependencies, only produced cereals to the value Of S437, ,282.91O.