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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-03
NATURALo ArFORr sHrru.
Tie Kind OF Courage That WAS shown
iu findiug o..

FoRr SuiTH. Ark, Jan. LIN this bat.
ilo Of life the men most TO be- admired arc
the courageous; those who, In whatever
station they may be found, are continually
cndcayorng 10 improve their condition in
spite OF adversely; those who, although
misfortune may oyorlako them, wear
cheerful faces and keep oni those who.
notwithstanding the croaks Of croikcrs,
exhibit that quality % siick-lo.itiycncs
which las made everything that Is n sue.
cess a success. it is rmong this class Of
men that VIC find the motive. ~ well as
the mental, power that has given us thc
printing press, the telegraph, the steam.
boat, the cotton gin, the rolling mill, the
electric light. aud in fact, every convent
cncc enjoyed by millions oi people today.
II We. who have the daily newspapers
brought 10 our breakfast tables every
morning containing the days events all
over the world. could realize the work aud
anxiety Of the inventors OF these things,
who tolod day aud night and night and
day. never allowing any cloud, however
dark, TO interrupt their determined pur-
pose TO bcnc6, mankind, our admiration
would be intense.
These dissertations may seem irrelevant
, 20 a paper on a new discovery Of natural
gas at this place. but they are not. There
arc several species Of coumge, but Il Is
eouresr wherever found. The man who
tocs into a hew country lot ihc purpose Of
building II up, making Il habtable and
attractive TO people anxious 10 got ont Of
the crowded cities Of the Eas, aud begin
lie anew. giving additional opportunities
90 the great army OF brcad-wnnon, Is 10
be admired quite rs much rs the men who
have given TO the world the luxurics oitho
prcsen, day. To a CERTAIN extent sue
cessiul man owes !, 10 his fellow beings 10
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-03

Doubters Dumb In the Presence of
the Tremedous Force.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-03
Goal, Iron, Lead and Manganese
Within Easy Reach.
Its Fruit Products Wonderful In
Variety and Abundance.


Last Thursday there came to Tnr Ar.
r",L Office copy Of a pamphlet issued,
ior the ye"s 1883, hy the Chamber OF
Commerce Of Fort Smith. AM, .,bich set
forth ihe natural aud commercial advant-
ages enjoyed by that community. The
pamphlet, in the main, had evidently
been written early in the year, but upon
the back Of thisparlicular copy was pasted
a slip poorly printed in red ink, announc-
ing that natural gas had been fonnd near
the city. Upon reading the slip II was
discovered that Il bore the date Of Noycm-
Der 20, 1883, aud that the claim was made
that the gas well developed pressure Of
go pounds TO the square inch. This was
anasioundingsiatcment In yiewol the fact
that scarcely anything had been reported
from Fort Smith TO the world abroad Of
the magnitude Of the discovery, Tm
ArrEAL felt justified In taking up the
matter as something Of sensational in
icrcst Within six hour aiicr reading the
pamphlet Mr.. Thomas g. Boggs, oi TnE
ArPEAL staif, was on his way 10 Fort
Smith with instructions. to ascertain the
exact facts and take any amour, Of space
10 report them. Mr.. Iogss was given the
assignment because Of his knowledge OF
natural gas derived from close observation
aud study while residing In the gus regions
Of Pennsylvania. The result Of his care.
ful investigation Is TO DO found In the fol-
to,,.ing reno,t.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-03

Memphis, didn't have to pay anything
for the fuel he consumed in his immense
works. The question is partly answered
in the supposition.
II is a notable fact that the people OF
this place do not realize what they have.
| believe many OF them who have seen tho
flame believe that il will not burn, or that
it is not natural gas. They will appreciate
its value some day, however, and the
future of the already prosperous city is
assured il its leading citizens will profit
10y the experience OF towns that have been
"hoompd ~
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-03

this well. This is perhaps the greatest
sand stone vein in any well in the United
States. To sum up, this Fort Smith well,
No. ., has these features: The absence OF
water below l50 feet, the immense stratum
OF so called 'gos producing" sand stone
aud the unusually great depth at which a
utilizable pressure was 'ound, 1850 feet.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-03

W TkH,N EVNn
A NNAAAA L ANN
Natnral cos ~ For+ Smith ArL
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mert 20 +ho A r,,o,.as paon,o
Il
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p,e,, poo.
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b arno.,
"a
E.
How Patience and Persistence ST.
fenced the Croakers.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-03

The Roar of the Gas Causes the
Earth to Tremble.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-03

The Region Round About and It's
nlimitable Wealth.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-03

inaugurate such movements as will aid his
less fortunate contemporaries in the strug.
gle OF life. This liberality is not compul-
sorry, however, and, alas too many lock up
their riches in such way that nobody is
benefited therefrom. Such man is sell
fish, is deserving of no credit and very sell
dom gets it. But the man who has accu-
mulated wealth, and who has the courage
TO 90 into the wilderness or a sparsely
settled locality and by the means he pos
sesses begins 10 cut down the trees and to
build holsses for people in search oil homes
and new fields Of labor, whether he does it
to increase his own wealth or not, is doing
good service for the nation and mankind.
II this man goes still further and spends
his money in developing the natural re-
sources of the country, taking from the
earth its hidden treasures gold, silver,
iron, coal, copper and lead-so much more
credit should he have. Ii the resources OF
country are untouched by the hand Of
the laborer nobody would be benefited by
their existence. Then the growth OF u
city, State or nation is due entirely 10 the
men who put their shoulders to the wheel
and push the chariot OF progress along all
manner OF roads, lifting il out Of the mud
holes OF misfortune and tugging ii man
fully over the hills OF Encouragement
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-02
PEANUTS FOR INSOMNIA.
Bishop Lyman Says That a Half Pint
Dose is a Sure Remedy for Sleep
lesSnes6.

Bishop Lyman Says That a Half Pint
Dose is a Sure Remedy for Sleep
lessness.
Under date of Raleigh, March 10, the
Rev. DR.. Theodore B. Lyman, Episcopal
bishop of North Carolina, has written the
following letter to the Raleigh Daily NetOs
and Courier:
81 think l have made a very valuable
discovery, and l am anxious that others
should also enjoy the benefit Of it. For
nearly two years / have been suffering
greatly from sleeplessness at night, and
frequently have not been able to sleep more
than one or two hours during the night. |
have tried a great number of proposed
remedies, some of which have helped me
little but not for any length Of time. A
little more than a fortnight ago, while
staying at the house of friend in the coun
try, my good hostess brought into the
parlor, quite late in the evening, a bOuntiful
supply of freshly roasted peanuts AS am
very fond of them, when they are mot too
much cooked, l ate quite freely of them,
and soon after retired to bed. | found the
next morning that l had enjoyed the best
sleep had experienced for over a month.
attributed this at once to the peanuts, and
determined to try them again the following
evening. | did so, and also drank glass of
fresh, sweet milk after | had finished she
peanuts That night slept still better, and
now for a fortnight, | have partaken of
the peanuts and milk every night and have
not only slept remarkably well, but have
also fully recovered from slight attack of
indigestion which had troubled me before.
| now find that peanuts, carefully roasted
and not overdone, so as to be at all burnt,
are surely a remedy for sleepleSsneSs and
also for that form of indigestion which pro-
duceS sleeplessness.
There is popular impression that pea
nuts are lndigestlbe, but / have never
found them so unless they were too much
roasted or had been roasted many days be-
fore. When too much cooked or when stale
they are certainly indigestible but when
carefully roasted and fresh they promote
digestion. They should be eaten shortly
before going to bed and not more than a
half pint should be taken. They should be
roasted before they are shelled, and shelled
only as they are eaten. A half pint of
shelled nuts would be too many. | COM
mend this remedy, with great confidence,
to those who are afflicted with Insomnia,
particularly if indigo stion is in part the
cause of it. The peanut is a very valuable
article of food when carefully roasted and
partaken of in moderation. | hope none of
my readers will imagine that l have started
a peanut farm, and am wishing to create
boom in that article, but l shall be re-
joiced if what | have written should be the
means of besto wing on any others the great
benefit which | have derived from this
simple agency"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-02
FLoR1DA's BIG INDUSTRY.
General Manager Haines Does Not Pu
Much Stock in the Orange Trust.

General Manager Haines Does NOT Put
Much Stock in the Orange Trust.
General Manager Haines of the Savan-
nah. Florida and Western railway was
asked yesterday if he thought there is much
foundation in the report that big trust
has been formed in New York for the pur-
pose of controlling the orange product of
Florida.
81 don't think there is any foundation to
it, he said. sit would be about impossi-
BILE to form such trust as that In the
first place, there is a very great number
of people who own orange trees. Some own
a few trees about their houses. Others own
small groves. Still others own immense
groves that produce enough oranges to
load a train. 1t would be an extremely
difficult matter to reach all of these people,
and if they could be reached it would be
still more difficult to get the disposition Of
their orange product"
What do you think of the step with re-
gard to the way that the proposed trust IN
tended to handle the orangesp
well, l think that eventually the
oranges will be carried in bulk from
Florida in fast trains to the few great
cities of the country, and there will be as
sorted and distributed. The oranges will
be to large extent disposed of direct from
the cars to the vendors. The fruit will
probably be separated into three distinct
classes. The inferior grade will be sold at
once to street vendors, the next best grade
will be put in barrels and sent to the gro
GERS and fruit stands, and will be scattered
to all the small towns throughout the
country. The very best grade will be
wrapped nicely in tissue paper and,boxed
and the boxes will be marked Florida
oranges, and a guarantee will be given that
every orange is in excellent condition, and
a first-class article.
Wont the oranges be bruised in trans
portation in bulk"
"No, / am sure not have known of a
carload lot of oranges in bulk being taken
from Orl ando to New York city in four
days, and they were in about as good con-
dition when they reached there as when
they started"
HAS not the growth of the orange crop
been remarkably rapid"
ut has. In 1868 only now and then a
box was sent out If Florida. Sometimes a
few boxes were sent out together, but the
orange product at that time attracted no
particular attention at all
What is the number of boxes produced
by the state, as far as you are able to esti-
mate, during the pas seasonW
81 cannot say with any definiteness, but
| am satisfied that the Savannah, Florida
and Western railway has transported thus
far about 1900 900 boxes, and l suppose our
company has transported about two-thirds
Of the product"
'Is the outlook for the steady increase in
the orange product goods"
''It is excellent, and the demand is likel y
to keep pace with the production"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-02
TO BE SOLD JUNE 4.

Judge Adams Signs the Decree for
the Sale of the Macon Short Line.
The decree for the sale of the properties
of the Savannah, Dublin and Western rail-
way, was signed yesterday morning by
Judge Adams in the superior court. The
decree fixes the sale of the road forlTuesday,
June 4, and provides that it shall not be
sold for less than s5O,0O0 the appraised
value which has been placed on the road by
the receiver.
There may follow further litigation, as
Gen. E. p. Alexander purchased the fran
chise of the Savannah, Dublin and Western,
paying 800, 900 therefor. Gen. Alexander,
in a recent interview with a MORNING
NEWS reporter, gave the latter to infer that
the purchase was not SO important to him
as when made and when an inferior court
ruled that the party selling had no author
ity to SELL Gen. Alexander smilingly re-
marked that he would be pleased if the
chase money to him. There are many
the Savannah, Dublin and Western, and if
the decree signed by the court yesterday
can straighten out the tangle it will be
doing more than many expe CT.
If the Central road should go westward
from Eden via Eastman, and the business
men of this city should adopt the recon-
mendations of its committee to extend the
Savannah, Anne ricus and Montgomery
road to McRae, the franchise and property
of the Savannah, Dublin and Western will
not be 50 valuable as when Gen. Alexander
scooped it in when 1t was struggling to
come this way.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-02

Zealand, the ''moas," whose date Of extinc-
ton is considered to have been not more
than century ago, and whose only remains
are now preserved in the museums. Some
thirty or forty complete skeletons are here
TO be seen, embracing a dozen species
varying from to IS feet high, all of
which have been found in caves or at
the depth of 10 or II feet below the
surface of swamps and boys. Frag-
ments OF eggs have also been found,
and. in the caves, feathers enough to show
that the plumage of the ''moa" was like
that of the emu, long, slender and hairy.
Many other species must soon follow the
"moas" into oblivion, or into the INSULT
Gent representations Of the museums.
They are SO odd and strange that every
traveller, sportsman and collector must
have one. Thousands are killed annually
in mere wantonness, and birds and beasts,
like the Maoris themselves, are slowly dis
appearing before the all-destroying march
of civilization
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-02
INTOXICATED ON WATER.
Queer Cases Of Inebriety Caused by
over Enthusiastic Sympathy.

over enthusiastic sympathy.
From the Popular Science Monthly.
A prominent military man who had
drunk moderately during the war and had
abstained from that time on, while attend
ing dinner with his old comrades, where
most of them were intoxicated, suddenly
became hilarious, made a foolish speech
and settled back in his chair in a drunken
state, and was finally taken home quite
stupid.
He had not drunk any spirits and had
only used coffee and water, and yet he had
all the symptoms of the others, only his was
intoxication from contagion-the favoring
soil had been prepared long ago in the
army.
Another case was that Of man who had
been an inebriate years ago, but had re
formed. He was recently elected to office
and gave a dinner to some friends. Among
them was a physician who has been greatly
interested IN these studies. He sent me a
long report, the substance of which was
this:
On the occasion referred 10 many OF the
company became partially intoxicated and
the host, who drank nothing but water, be-
came hilarious, and finally stupid with
them. He was put to bed with every sign
Of intoxication, but recovered, and next
morning had only a confused notion of
these events.
The third case occurred four years ago.
A reformed man, of twelve years sobriety,
went on military excursion with "A drink
ing company. and, although he drank
nothing but lemonade, became as much in
toxlcated as the others.
This event was the subject of much COM
ment and loss to him, socially and other
wise, al hough he protested, and others con-
! firmed his statements, that he did not take
any spirits at this time
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-02
ALL ABOUT AUGUSTA.
a Mass Meeting Declares in Favor of
Port Royal.

AUGUSTA, GA, April IA large meet
ing of citizens was held at the Exchange
to-day to boom Port Royal for the proposed
naval station. Resolutions indorsing this
site were adopted ana q committee was
designated to secure facts and figures de-
monstrative Of the Ports superior advan-
tages for presentation to the authorities.
Mai w. F. Alexander was a strong sup
porter of Savannah as the site. His argu-
ment was that it was to Augustus interest
to have the yard at Savannah With the
yard there and the arsenal here, the gov
eminent would become directly interested
in the Savannah river and could the more
easily be induced to thoroughly open up
the river to navigation, which would prove
of incalcuIable benefit to Augusta. This
view of the matter is entertained by many
of Augustus leading citizens.
REDUCTIONS OF ASSESSMENTS.
At a meeting of the city council this af-
ternoon Alderman O'Connor created a
breeze by moving the recommitment OF the
finance commuters report, which announced
reductions in the assessments of the South
Carolina railroad of $4,000 and of the
Riverside mills of $25, 600. These big re-
ductions are TO be aired
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-02
COLUMBUS CHAPTERS.
A Railroad to Be Sued-A Negro Shot
in the Neck.

ia Viz ANCCh.
COLUMBUS, GA, April 1.-B. F. Wallace,
the infirm and blind old man whose son, B.
+. Wallace, was killed some time ago on
the Mobile and Girard railroad and upon
whom he was entirely dependent for main
tenance and sopport, will bring suit for
damages in Muscogee county.
SHOT IN THE NECK.
John Royals, a colored employee in Ber-
rvs brick yard, was deliberately shot in the
left side of the neck by john Porter, another
negro, yesterday morning, while both were
standing quite close to each other in the
yard. Royals was seen after the ccurrence
by a reporter. His statement was as
follows: II was standing in the
yard talking to three girls, when
John Porter and John Ball
came toward us. Each of the two men
had his right hand in his pocket as if hold
ing something, pistol / thought | sus-
pected they were about to attack me.
When they came quite close to me Porter
halted to my left and Ball stood in front of
me. | continued talking to the girls,
at the same time keeping an
eye on Porter Suddenly the
latter pulled pistol from his pocket and
fired square at ME. The full load Of shot
lodged in the left side of my neck. After
enOoIlnB al me fOFter uaSneu OH as last as
he could toward the bottom, where he lives
Ball remained where he was standing. Z"
When Royals was asked what eason he had
to suspect that the pair were going to at
tack him, he replied that he and Porter had
had difficulty last winter, during which
hot words were exchanged Porter
finally walked away after making the
remark: "I'll get even with you
yet" After the shooting Royals walked to
the office Of DR.. Butts on Fifth avenue,
where some of the shot was extracted. His
wounds are not dangerous.
STIRRING UP THE SINNERS
Evangelist Culpspper is stirring up the
sinners in Columbus. He breaches at st.
Paul in the morning and at st. Luke at
night. To-day several stores were closed
TO allow their clerks to attend the services.
Large crowds attend every service.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-02
THEY LIKED SAVANNAH.
The Garrett Party Off For Charleston
and Norfolk.

ana NOrIOlR.
The Garrett party left yesterday morn
ing. While at the Pulaski the visitors had
seven rooms and two parlors, and Mr..
Garrett was very much pleased with
Savannah. He purchased a copy
of every northern and south
ern daily paper, and carefully
read all of them through. All reference to
himself and the Mexican trip was read
with interest, and he laughingly remarked
that fears of banditti had not dissuaded
him from extending his trip in that direc-
ii on, as he had not contemplated visit to
Mexico this season.
One of the features of Mr.. CARROTS visit
south, however, is the presence of a detec
tive, who shadows all his movements, and
it is said that this fact is studiously
concealed from Mr.. Garrett. 1t leaked
out here, however, one of the Garrett party
informing an old Savannah friend.
The detective, while in this city, stopped
at the Screven house, but made it point
to spend great deal of his time about the
hotel where the Garrett party was quar-
tered, although he took care to keep Mr..
Garrett from seeing him. The detective
was almost omnipresent in the vicinity of
the hotel where Mr.. Garrett was
stopping, and left the city when the Garrett
party left. 1t is not known in whose en-
ploy the detective is, but it is thought that
Mr.. Gar rett'S sister, to insure her brothers
immunity from harm, has employed the
detective to be ever near him.
While in this city, Mr.. Garrett, who Is
the picture of health, evincad no symptoms
of disease; on the contrary, he conversed
freely and intelligently with several gentle
men to whom he was introduced and
betrayed none of the eccentricities
which had been attributed to him by the
newspapers of the north.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-02
Toes Eaten OFF.

Several years ago l was called to see a
colored woman who had malignant form
worse under the prescribed treatment, aud
the toes and one side of the foot were at
length eaten entirely away. The patient
could not have survived much longer, but
commenced the use of Swifts Specific,
and il cured her sound and well. That
was three years ago, and there has been no
return OF the disease. have also used s.
:. 5. in many other cases with the best re-
suits, aud have cured great many cases Of
rheumatism with it which had resisted all
other treatment. l regard Swifts Specific
a most excellent medicine for blood diseases,
as its tendency is to drive out the poison.
VIM. Il. STAGE, NJ. ID.
MATHERv1LLE, MISS, March 8, 1889.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-02
THE LOCAL STAGE.

ment last night, under unfavorable sur
roundings. The audience was not large,
and it would take good deal more than
an ordinary attraction to draw people out
such night as last night was. Miss Atkin-
son appeared in the interesting society
drama Forget Me Not" and
gave very excellent performance.
As "Stephani" she received hearty well
come. Her change in the play from dar-
ing, defiant adventures to the pleading,
humble, broken-spirited woman cringing
with fear, made decided hit. Tonight
Miss Atkinson will appear in "Frou Frou'
in which she has made a lattering success.
She is well supported and the company
throughout has great deal of ability.