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The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-06-16
A Chicks Percentage.

The New York Sun, in answer to a
question as to which hen is the mother
of chicken, the hen that lays the egg
or the hen that matches it, replies truly:
"You must not approach this question
in the same state of mind as that in
which you approach similar questions of
humanity. A woman adopts found
ling of day, bat she is not the mother.
Hens, in the minds OF men, must be
judged by different standards. The
first hen merely lays the egg. So far as
she is concerned the egg would remain
always an egg. 1t might be boiled and
eaten. Perhaps it mi ght take up evil
courses and go to the bad. But the
second hen comes and sits on the egg as
a loving parent sits on an obstreperous
child. In due course Of time the egg
becomes a chicken, full of aspirations
and of life far greater and nobler than
those of the raw, uncultivated egg. To
the second hen is this change due. The
second hen is the mother OF the chicken
though the first hen is the mother OF
the eOCo
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-06-16
The Ladr,s Artificial Shoulders.

A beautiful lady in Paris belonging
to the diplomatic circle lately met with
most peculiar accident at a reception,
to the intense delight Of her "bo3om
friends of the fair Sex. The lady in
question wore dress OF artistic design
which attracted general admiration, but
what most riveted the attention Of the
tall guests were her shoulders OF daz-
zling white. Suddenly her brooch,
splendid cameo, became unfastened,
dropped to the ground and broke to
pieces. In her alarm the fair owner
quickly stopped to pick up tho frag-
ments. But this rapid movement
caused something still more valuable to
fall to the ground, viz, portion of the
charming white shoulders Of the lady, a
piece Of a mass resembling porcelain
delicately touched up in blue and pink.
The gentlemen gazed in blank astonish-
ment at the damaged beauty, while the
ladies giggled in their pocket handker-
chiefs, and the husband ran for shawl
to conceal the misfortune. Tableaul
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-06-16
PEDRO.


In fact he was a mystery and had
been for great many years-for exact
ly how many years though nobody but
Pedro himself could tell you. Certain
it is that he had been mystery since
$50, for in that year the town was set
tied, and Pedro was living in Judges
Cliff when the first settlers came to
Beachton.
How he came to be there nobody
knew. For that matter nobody knew
who built his house for him, or how it
came to be where it was, though as to
the latter point the village Solons de-
clared simply that some terrific storm
that happened long ago must have been
responsible for the location. All of
which rather anticipates the statement
that Pedro's home was the wreck of a
boat-a queer, lubberly old wreck that
was lying keel uppermost full twenty
feet above the waters edge. A mar
row ledge, not more than ten feet
wide, and running perfectly horizontal
for distance of forty or fifty feet, was
all that Pedro could claim in the way of
front or back yard, and outside that
limited range the old man ventured but
once a week. That was on Saturday
afternoon, VIXEN he would take his will
low market basket on his arm, and
go to Beachton market.
But about his house.
There was about the old boat an air
of mystery that was quite in keeping
with the general character of Pedro
himself; and of Pedro's other belong
ings. The massive timbers and rude
finish proclaimed the semi barbarian.
1t was not even Mexican boat; and, in
fact, the question as to its nationality
had long been matter for Beach
ton speculation. So completely
had the storm stripped the old
boat that it was impossible to determine
the purpose for which it had been used.
1t certainly didn't look like merchant
man. Major Deal thought it was an
old war vessel, and Major Weed main
tanned always that it was an old-time
SLAYER. An objection to both these
theories was that the boat was only
about twenty seven or twenty eight feet
long and not exceeding nine feet in
width at the widest part, so it could
not have carried great many men.
But these, if not the most probable
theories, were at least the ones ad-
vanced by the two leading men OF the
town, and therefore generally accepted
by the tOwnspeople.
The great antiquity of the boat was
indisputable. The sunshine and storms
of years-of centuries perhaps, had left
traces on the Wondering wreck.
Where her hull had been dashed against
the rocks there was great gaping
fracture, and Pedro, with character
istic and shiftless simplicity, had util-
lied fully the fracture aforesaid by max
ing it serve the double purpose Of door
and chimney triangular hole where
old Pedro could get in and the smoke
could get out.
Pedro himself was getting old-Yery
old, for few people could remember
when Pedro's hair was other than seant
and gray, or his steps other than halt
ing aud feeble.
The even tenor Of the old maa's way
had brought ham ia coatasl with Few
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-06-16
Accommodating.

Book Agent-Iow do you do, madam.
viii your dog bitel
Madam WAL, / reckon he viii.
Book Agent-Wouli you have tho
goodness 10 speak 10 himl
Madan-lertainIy. Sick IN, Tiges
sex iml-lIgWpeYf Baz,E
, 1888-10-17

10 her. et@ please everyone, You will save fully SO per cent by buying your Millinery me-
and part of es store fixtures tatI own
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-29
TAILORING.
Cotton Weights MUST be Furnished

Planters and merchants are hereby
notified that, by order Of the Board
of Mississippi Leyee Commissioner,
September 10th, 1888, all cotton must
be weighed and weights furnished
Deputy Collector prior to shipment.
Otherwise II win be weighed by Dep
uty Collector at expense of shipper.
In default of weighing by planter or
merchant, or Deputy Collector, il must
be held until the undersigned can
weigh same.
This order Of the Board Is made in
response TO general complaints of plan
tiers against heavy weight cotton and
the corresponding inequality of taxa
tion. II is expected that all planters
and shippers win yield willing co-opc.
ration in securing the purpose of the
order; by furnishing list of weights
with all shipments.
q. w. DUDLEY,
Cotton Tax Collector,
September %. 1888.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-29
Favorable to The Knights.

A Rome cablegram to the Catholic
News announces that q decree of the
holy office on the knights of Labor
question favorable to that organization
has been forwarded to Cardinal Glib
bons. 1t will be remembered that in
April, 1887, His Holiness concurring
with the ideas set forth in the letter OF
Cardinal Gibbons in favor of the
Knights, decided that there was nc
cause for action. The Pope also de-
cided that in Canada, where manda-
ment had been issued against the
Knights, the members of the order
could receive absolution on promise OF
obedience to future decisions of the
Holy See. The matter having been
placed before the holy Office, this de-
cree is the result 1t settles for good
the question as far as Rome is concern
ed, provided of course, that the con-
stitution and laws of the order remain
the same.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-29
777-7l---- - -.--- > >
A Bully Turned Into q Bird.


Winona, Minn., Sept. 20.--Last night
Herbert Ross, of Wabasha, was taken
from his house and treated to coat OF
tar. For some time Ross has borne
the reputation Of being bully and a
rufiian, maltrcatiug inofIensiyo people
and creating reign of terror among
the peaciblc citizens. The direct cause
of the tarring was the fact that q
Wabasha merchant presented a bill to
Ross and requested payment. The
latter assaulted the merchant, pound
ing him in shameful manner. On
learning this body Of about 100 men
gathered and marched to Ross house,
took him out and after administering
severe drubbing, poured the contents
of tar barrel over hun. Ross has
disappeared.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-29
Strange Murder.
Special to The Times-Dcmocrat.

Special to The Times-Democrat.
Port Gibson, Sept. 19,--Last night
about 0 o'clock Robert Bunting, n
young white farmer residing in the
eastern portion of this county, who
had been in attendance on the Circuit
Court as witness, started out in the
country in buggy with his friend, +.
Ii. G. Van, to spend the night with Van.
When about five miles from town, on
the Tilghman road, Bunting was shot
through the heart and instantly killed.
Van proceeded to Tilghman Station
and reported that four or five men
on horseback overlook The buggy and
shot Bunting. A magistrate held an
inquest this morning, and on the yer.
dict of the jury Of inquest issued a
warrant for Vans arrest.
At noon Van was arrested and
lodged in the county jail. This after.
noon the grand jury returned into
court true bill for murder against
+. II. G. Van
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-29
The Situation at HsndersOnvIlle. \. c.
TSpeeial to Times-Democrat.l

Especial to Times-Dem0cratl
Hendersonville, September 20.-So
many startling and exaggerated re-
ports have been telegraphed all over
the country about the yellow fever ref
ugees in this place and Asheville, that
the Times-Democrat representative
reached Hendersonyille to-day to in
vestigate the matter; and he has also
ascertained the true condition of affairs
in Asheville. The residents of these
two mountain towns are exceedingly
angry. They are both summer resorts,
and Asheyille entertains many winter
visitors. Both places are in the heart
of the mountains, $500 feet above the
sea.
These towns clam that their bust
ness has been greatly injured and ira
vel turned from them by sensational
and false reports telegraphed north
and west. The facts in the case are
that on September IS a refugee train
containing 267 persons arrived in Hen
dersonville from Jacksonville, only Is
being negroes. 1t was met by a CON-
mittee and twenty-five carriages, and
in forty-five minutes every refugee was
quartered in the best hotels and board
ing houses in the town. There were
five cases of fever on the train and five
more developed that day, and those
are the only cases that have developed
even among the refugees.
There have been two deaths, six dis
charged from the hospital, and two arc
progressing favorably. There is not a
tent in the town. There were no pau
pers among the refugees, and the town
is put to no expense. Eighty-five per
cent are well of. These pay for those
who cannot pay. They have refused
money rendered by this town. 1t has
been reported that on account of the
panic Hendersonville is dcpopulated
AS a matter Of fact, no resident has
left, and only few summer visitors.
The health of the place is excellent
and there is no possibility Of the fever
spreading. A case Of heart disease IN
Asheville has been worked into a case
of yellow fever, but there is snone there
and never has been; and in that city
which is in the shade Of Mount Nit
chell, it is regarded as impossible fol
yellow fever to exist.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-29
"SittIng" and "scthng."

Many of the agricultural journals
says the Christian World, are sorely
troubled TO know whether hen sits
or sets. If some oditor of dignity
would set hen on the nest, and the
little editors would let her sit, II would
be well for the world. Now man OF
a woman either can set hen, although
they can not sit her neither can they
set on her, although the old hen might
sit on them by the hour If they would
allow. A man can not set on wash
bench but he could set the basin on it,
and neither the basin nor the gram
marians would object. lie could slt
on dogs tail If the dog were willing,
or he might set his foot on it. But II
he should set on the aforesaid tail, or
sit his foot there, the grammarians as
well as the dog would howl, and yet
strange as 1t may seem the man might
sot the tail aside and then sit down
and neither be assailed by the dog nof
the grammarians.-Ex.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-29
MARRIAGE IN COREA.
bachelors Have No Social sinnding a
Are Considered IrrpauoustblC.

bachelors Have No Social Standing and
Are Considered irresponsible.
There exists in Corca class of mon
whose sole business consists Ia acting
as matrimonial brokers. The father
of the boy consults by letter with the
father OF the girl through the agency
Of these go-betwoens, and generally the
whole matter is arranged without the
interested parties having been consult.
cd, or even having seen each other.
To the marriage broker Is the whole
affair intrusted. lie obtains favor.
able day from the astrologers, and con.
summaries all arrangements, in tho
same manner that European would
negotiate for the purchase Of % piece OF
real-estate, except that in this latter
instance The purchaser would probably
look at the property offered, whereas,
In the case of Corenn marriage, no
such preliminary inspection of the
prospective wifo is permitted. I'm.
less man marries he Is con.
sidercd of very little Importance in
Corcan society. Every unmarried man
is considered boy though he should
live TO be hundred. sIio may commit
oil sorts Of folly without being held
accountable, as he is not supposed to
be able TO think or act seriously. No
matter what his age, he follows in
position the youngest of the married
men, despite the fact, perhaps, Of
having lived years enough TO bo their
father. He can not speak In the
family on affairs Of Importance, and is
considered altogether as an irrespon-
sible child. In consequence Of these
disadvantages connected with the
status OF the unmarried, marriages
take place very early, frequently at the
ago of fourteen and fifteen years.
The married and unmarried can be
readily distinguished in public by the
arrangement of their hair. An un-
married boy wears his hair parted in
the middle and carried buck TO a
braided trcss hanging down his back.
something after the style Of very
young girls in America When
under sixteen or eighteen years Of
age, it is often difficult TO deter
mine the sex; with their effcminate and
beardlcss faces and long hair, II cor
tainly puzzles one 10 determine whether
they are male or female. After mar
riage the long hanging braid is cut of
and the remaining hair done up in a
knot and carried over the top Of the
head. The beard is now assiduously
cultivated, as Of this appendage a
Corean is very proud, and the greater
the amount OF hair over the face the
greater will be the admiration elicited.
The marriage ceremony Is not very
complex affair, and usually takes place
at the house of the groom The parents
and friends of the two families assem-
bic, and the bride and groom, who
probably have never seen or spoken TO
each other, enter and mount q raised
platform at the end OF the room. Here
they make a profound bow to each
other and to their respective parents,
then separate, the groom going
to the male and the bride to the female
apartments, while the guests drink,
eat and make merry.-Pailadelphia
Ledger.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-29
LEARNING 10 SWIM.
aussundstrom, Americas Champion swlua-
mer. Tells How 10 DO n.


eussundstrom. Americas Champion swluA-
mer. Tells How 10 DO II.
Swimming is one of the most impor-
tant accomplishments of man or wOm-
an. 1t is very difficult 10 swim cor
rectly, and to do SO one must practi ce
a guEd deal. 1t is easy to swim. though
that it Is easy TO learn TO keep ones
self on the top of the water, and if all
those who fell in the water only knew
this there would be fewer deaths from
drowning. To some persons swimming
comes natural They learn naturally
when in the water to strike out and
keep themselves on the surface,
think that was my case. | never re-
member learning how TO swim, and
think / must be sort of
amphibious being. was born
near the waters edge; always took q
great delight in watching the sea and
the big ships sailing along SO smooth.
ly; was in tho water morning. noon and
night when youngster, and when
older made my living out of my boy
hoods favorite pastime. Swimming
Is as easy as rolling off a log, when one
knows how. 1t is perfectly natural for
one to keep to the surface of the water.
To swim is only question of conf.
dcnce. just think when in the water
that you won't sink or drown, and you
will be surprised how easily you wit
keep on the surface. That is the hard.
est part OF swimming. After you have
learned TO feel just as safe in the water
as on the land IL is easy enough 10
learn the various motions used to pro-
pol yourself through the water. Some
persons, though, mover get this conf.
dence. They are always timid OF the
water, and they never learn to swim.
think this timidity is caused by some.
thing that probably occurred In their
childhood that frightened them OF the
water. Perhaps thcy were in some
boat accident or somo friend or rcla,
tive was drowned, or perhaps they
wero forced into the water when
young against their will. have
seen some people throw their
children in the wator because they
think II does them good. tho children
being actually paralyzcd with fear
Now that is a big mistake. II does the
child no good Mt ALL II you force u dog
into the water he gets scared of II and
will never make good water dog. III
the same, think, with u child. Let
me give u word Of advice TO those who
do not know how to swim and who may
be unfortunate enough TO fall into the
water. Do not get frightened and
frantically beat tho air TO keep on the
surface, for then you will drown sure.
Keep cool. Keep your hands well
down-place them at your hips. You
will then assume an almost per.
pendicular position In the water, and
by simply moving your hands from the
wrist, something like the fin Of u fish,
you will always keep your head above
water. You can move your feet, too,
just as though walking through long
grass-lifting thom up and down. That
is called trcndng water. When some
one comes to rescue you don't grab
hold OF thom That would probably
provo fatal to you and TO tho rcscuor.
Lot the rcscuer take hold Of you light
ly under the shoulders, or by the neck.
and then all will be woll,-- Chicago
Inter Ocean.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-29
Arkansas whisky has potent effe

Arkansas whisky has potent effect
upon the system of the heindividual who
imbibes it, especially the kind at a
crossroads country store. jeff Smith,
colored farmer living at Shanna
Village, Ark, a river landing ABOUT
twenty-five miles above this city, rode
bis mule into the town Saturday last
and obtained jug of this delectable
fluid. He intended visiting an opposite
landing on the Tennessee and was com.
PEELED to wait several hours for a ferry
boat. During this interval the con-
tents of the jug rapidly diminished
and his impatience colrespondingly in.
creased.
An hour longer than usual elapsed
without the boats arrival, and Smith
finally became so intoxicated that q
foolhardy notion to swim the mule
across possessed him. Several bystan-
ders attempted to dissuade him from
this attempt, but to no effect. To alarm
them more he mounted the animal and
with a drunken whoop, galloped over
a twenty foot bluff into The river.
The mule and rider struck the sur.
face with loud splash and went out
ofsight. The drunken negro managed
to retain his seat, and when they reap
peared a dozen yards below he
headed for the opposite bank. The
animal swan labOriously forty or fifty
yards. The mannerin which he struck
the water and the load OH bis back
were too great impediments, however
and he again went under the muddy
surface. lie afterward came mp twice
but sank quickly each time. Smith
still held on and cried for help.
George Washington, colored fisher.
man, was among those standing on the
bank, and the only one to attempt to
save the drowning man. lie jumped
into skiff and pulled rapidly toward
him. Just as he was going under th,
fourth time Smith caught him. Th,
animal was carried away by the cur
rent. Relieved of his load he STRUCK
out and swan easily to the bank
Smith was thoroughly sobered by th,
ducking and fright the received, an6
will consider some time before making
another foolhardy venture-Memphii
Scimetar.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-29

The st. Louis Globe-Democrst calls
attention TO the curious coincidence
that the two men who did most to
popularizc astronomy among the En-.
glish-speaking race died Of yellow fe.
YER One of these was Professor Rich.
ard A. Proctor, who died few days
ago in New York City, the other Pro-
fessor and afterward Major General
Ormsby Mcknight Mitchell. The lat
ter died at Beaufort, South Carolina,
in 1862. AT the time of death Mitchell
was fifty-two years of age and Proctor
was fifty-one.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-29
A Heavy Corpse.
Respectful
J. A. EARLY.

A dispatch from Baltimore, Mary
land, dated September 4, says; Eight
men were busilY engaged in digging a
curious looking grave at Laurel cemo-
terry, near this city, this evening. A
long slide was dug leading to the grave
proper The uncertain light of LIANT
erns revealed an immense box stand
ing near the opened earth. In the
box lay all that was mortal of Winnie,
the famous colored fat woman, who in
life weighed $40 pounds. The woman
died at her boarding house in this city
Of fatty degeneration of the heart
The greatest trouble was experien-
ced in obtaining coffin. Finally tho
undertaken made a strong box 5 feet
IL inches clear inside In length, 3 feet
8 inches in width and feet ? inches
deep. While at the undertaker's shop
the idle loungers amused themselves
by seeing how many ordinary persons
could get into 1t, and. by measurement
1t was found to hold eight men and a
boy without crowding. The box was
without lining or any adornment. II
was taken to the house on u large
truck, and was toe large to go in the
door, so the show window of the store
ON the first floor of the house was re.
moved, derrick was rugged up on the
pavement and the body hoisted thro
the window and into the coffin. The
head of the dead woman was almost
hidden by the fat on the neck and
shoulders. Eleven men could hardly
lift the box with the remains, and the
derrick was again used. The truck
hauled the coffin to the grave. Amid
the darkness the body was pushed
down the slide into the tomb.
Big Winnie was born in Henry
county, Kentucky, in the year 1889
AT the age of 10 she married man o.
her own race by the name of johnson
When she was 20 years of age she be.
gan to grow large. She was the mo
ther of ten children, five sons and five
daughters. Three of these children
survive her She had exhibited IN
nearly every city in the country.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-29

Gordon. reiterate that do not be-
lieve that he is responsible for the false
hoods | have noticed, and cannot inn
agine that he would be willing to place
himself in the same category with
Logan and LOngstreet and Billy Ma
hone by assuming to himself the entire
credit of all successful operations with
which he was connected, and casting
the responsibility of all failures or re-
verses on his commanding officers.
In the immense odds with which
my small force had to contend in the
Valley there was abundant cause for
the reverses sustained at Cedar Greek
as well as elsewhere without looking
for them.
Respectfully,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-29

The State of Mississippi, J
Washington County.

The State of Mississippi,
Washington County.
Taken up by billiard Dirks on the
premises of Royal Oak Plantation, on
tlee 18th day of September, 1883, 0
certain CREAM-COLORED HORSE
described as follows; A cream-coloret
horse, about IA hands high, year,
old, both the left feet white and star il
forehead, black mano and tail, branded
5 p on left hip. Appraised at $50.
The owner of the above described
estray is hereby notified to come for
ward, prove property, pay charges
and take il away, or il win be deal
with as the law directs.
w. II. BARBER,
Sept. %. Coroner and Ranger.