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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03
NAMES RICHEST MAN.
Tie Makes Himself Pleasant to Strangers
and Helps Struggling Youths.

Tie Makes Himself Pleasant to Strangers
and Helps Struggling Youths.
Passengers on the Maine line steam
ers frequently notice in the pilot
house a tall, slender man, with long
gray beard and the general aspect of
a retired steamboat captain or some
thing of that sort. He seems to take
a casual interest in the navigation Of
the vessel, and is evidently on familiar
footing with the officers of the boat.
Occasionally he may invite some curl
Gus passenger into the wheel-house to
see the compass or to peep through
the glasses. With such he will chat
entertainingly about ships, the ocean,
the weather or any other ordinary
subject. Incidentally it will probably
come out that he is president of the
line, and he may mention that he is
also in the oil-cloth business in New
York, though his home is in Maine.
He is full of thoughtful suggestions
about the best way to avoid sea-sick-
ness, the best state-rooms to try To
get for the return trip. and as to other
matters relating to the comfort of the
trip. The passenger who has been
fortunate enough to fall in with him
concludes that the Maine line has a
most accommodating gentleman for
its president, and thinks it would be q
good thing for the line il it would
hire its president to sail on every TRIP
and make things pleasant for the
patrons.
Going to stop over in Portland ant
come back with US next trip, are youT
he said to couple of voyagers recent
". Well, now, don't you stay il
Portland; 60 over to Cushings Island
to the hotel there, the Ottawa; it's tn,
only one there is. and you can't mis-
it Itn only take half an hour or 81
to go there. and you can spend one
night and two days there good dea
more comfortably than you can il
Portland. Just mention at the hote
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03
HERE AND THERE.

AS soon as tho peach and pear
crops are off cultivate among the trees
to kill out the grass and weeds, in
order to save labor next season.
Next month lawn grass seed may
be sown for the spring crop of lawn
grass. Spade the ground we'll and
rake the seed in, but cover very
lightly.
AS soon as the sweet corn becomes
too hard for family use the stalks
should be cut down, as the fodder is
then in the best possible condition for
stock.
horticulture is nothing moro than
intensive agriculture. Cultivating the
soil and raising fruits was probably
the first occupation our ancestors had
any thing to do with.
1t is wild claim to make for any
breed that they lay the largest, rich
est, the most and best eggs. Each
breed has good merits, but none can
really make and hold this claim.
If a sow is we'll matured before
being bred she will not only prove a
better breeder. but will bring a much
better quality of pigs, for early breed
ing of the sows causes weakness in the
pigs.
TO make corn-crib rat and mouse
proof, line it throughout. overhead
and all, with wire cloth having mcshes
so small that these rodents can not
enter. This does not impede the air
circulation.
Gypsum, when pure, is useful to
many crops, as is well known, but es-
peciaIly to clover, corn, oats. grass,
cabbage, turnips, etc. About one hun
bred pounds per acre are usually APP
piled carly in the spring.
Feed the poultry all they will eat
few days before they are marketed.
This is applicable to all kinds. Much
of the poultry sent to market is not in
condition to be of the best quality.
They need fattening.
AT this season the farmers should
haul to the barn or some suitable place
a large supply of drv earth. to be used
during the winter. 1t is excellent as
an absorbent of liquid manures, and
largely assists in disinfecting the stalls.
If corn-fodder is cut and steamed,
or moisteued with boiling water, il
will be found an excellent and agree.
able change of diet for the cows.
Cows that are Eiven variety of food
occasionally will always keep in bet
ter condition than those that are fed
on a sameness Of diet continually.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03
improvements in Passenger Cars.

The Wagner Palace Car Company is revo-
lutionizing the equipment of its cars and
making them superior TO anything OF the
kind in the world. One of the greatest i'm
p-ovements is the lighting of the cars with
gas. The New York Central 81 Hudson
River Railroad Company is also equipping
its passenger coaches with gas. About one
hundred OF them running out of New York
City have been so equipped. The gas is COM
pressed in cylinder under each car, and
one filling Of cylinder will last the round
trip between New York and Chicago. The
gas is made from petroleum, and furnishes
a 60-candle power lightas againsta 16-candle
power light under the old method. Coaches
lighted with gas are as lighta parlor, and
passengers can read as well in the night as
In the daytime. Rome IN. W Sentinel.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03
PLANT ROOTS AS MANURE.
A Fertlltzing Resource Of tho Utmost
Value and Importance.

A Fertiltzing Resource Of tho Utmost
Value and Importance.
An important part of good farming
consists in outstanding all the re.
sources of the farm. One important
resource OF fertility is found in the
stubble and use Of plants. The roots
of all plants serve to support the
plants themselves, and to gather food
and water from the soil; they contain
woody fiber, and so are useful in pro.
viding vegetable matter TO the soil,
for which reason clover, being a full
grower and plant that extends its
roots deeply into the soil, becomes
recognized agent in producing an i'm.
proved condition in a partially i'm
poverished soil. In some expert.
ments at the Storrs School expert
ment station with COW peas, it was
found that SO much OF the roots as
could be pulled from light loan
with yellow and compact subsoil
would give yield of $50 pounds per
acre. Another section of the same
field would give OF stubble and first
six inches of roots 9l2.3 pounds and
that to depth OF IL inches the yield
would DO l, 207.S pounds per acre. We
therefore get some idea OF the quaint.
ty of matter that under ordinary cir
cumstances can be secured from an
acre Of ground. 1t is also found that
an average crop of COW peas grown
will leave in the soil by virtue OF the
roots and stubble IA 8 pounds OF nitro
gen; IS pounds OF phosphoric acid
and ga pounds OF clover roots will
leave in the soil S5.5 pounds OF nitro
gen; 10 pounds Of phosphoric acid and
Is pounds of potash, and with the
stubblc. 1870 pounds OF nitrogen; Il
pounds of phosphoric acid and a
pounds OF potash. or a value equiva-
lent to that paid for some OF the COM
mercial fertilizers in the market per
ton. Thus it is seen the important
part played by the roots of plants in
the matter Of adding to fertility
Germantown Telegraph.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03
Do We Need Big Muscles?

BY no means. Persons of herculean
build frequently possess minimum of gen.
uine vigor, and exhibit less endurance than
very small people. Real vigor means the
ability to digest and sleep well, and to per.
form a reasonable amount Of daily physical
and mental labor withoutunnatural fatigue.
ach Bitters enables the enfeebled dyspeptic
to consume the allotted activity Of every
day life, as well as TO participate without
discomfort in its enJoyments, that it is such
a pre-eminently useful medicine.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03
u.r raoe WA. Her Tortune.

She was as pretty as picture and so AMI
mated and lively that it did one good to look
at her. She ,eas all this but she is not now.
Poor soul, the roses niger no more IN her
cheeks, the former luster OF her eyes ~
humanity now She has one of those
troubles so common to women and needs
DR.. Pierce's Fayorite Prescription. 1t re-
cupcrates tho wasted strength, puts the
whole system right, restores the roses and
the luster and makes the woman what she
once was, bright, well and happy. ia
vorite Prescription is the only medicine
for women, sold by druggists, under pos
ttipe guarantee from the manufacturers, that
1t will give satisfaction in every case, or
money will be refunded. This guarantee
has been printed on the bottle wrapper, and
faithfully carried out for many years.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03
ENTERPRISE PAYS.


why Farmers Should Make the Word
"Push" Their Motto.
upon the storm door of many of the
notels we see four letters, p-u-s-h.
This means that II we want to get tho
warmth and cheerfulness within we
must push. II we farmers want to
achieve success we must push. A
travelling man was out In the West on
his first trip as salesman and meeting
with poor success, which he attributed
TO several rival statesmen just ahead OF
him, he sent back word and wanted
to be called in. His employer tele-
graphed to him to push ahead" and
ne pushed, and succeeded. A neigh
boris farm produced only one load OF
nay per acre, and was going down all
the time 1t passed into other hands
and rotation was introduced. Last
year this man threshed thirty-six
bushels OF wheat per acre from it, all
due to push. Another farm was de-
voted to dairying alone, and poor re-
turns were obtained. A little push
was introduced, and last year 1000
bushels of wheat were raised; twenty
nine acres were devoted to potatoes,
and more and better cows were kept
A few years ago man in Iowa had a
farm for which he paid $40 per acre.
de spent $50 per acre tilling it, and was
laughed at by his neiehbors. But he
was stirring man and took the reins
firmly in his hands For four years
prior to 1883 his farm netted him 10
per cent. clear on his investment, and
he said that 1888 would show a still
greater return. He has push.
An Ohio clergyman made so much
off the twenty acres connected with
his parsonage that the farmers OF his
congregation compelled him to stop,
because he was making more than
they. The farmer is very apt to blame
the middlemen and what not for his
failures, when he need not 60 beyond
his own door to find the fault. Gov.
ernor Hoard, of Wisconsin, inter.
viewed one hundred farmers concern.
ing their success or lack of success, in
1886, and not one of the many failures
was laid at the door of the farmer him.
self. The Governor said that he con.
cluded that all were wrong in assign.
ing the cause OF failure, and that in
every case the farmer was to be
blamed. Even in Dakota push tells
A friend there had potatoes to sell t.
his farmer neighbors ut fifty cents {
bushel. He had twenty bushels o
wheat per acre when harvested, and
estimated that the crop yielded thirty
bushels, the other ten bushels being
lost by storm. Not another farmer
in his neighborhood had over eigh
bushels per acre.
Make the motto PUSH to hang owe
your barn door. What's the use o
living If you can't improve littleP-
I. B. Terry.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03

that / told you 10 come, Mr.. Bailey,
president of the steamship line; it
won't do you any HARM"
These two passengers were mora
than ever impressed with the geniality
of the Maine lines president, and they
took his advice. They had the best
room at the hotel, and received other
attention that made them curious as
to where MIR. Bailey got the pull"
that he evidently had with the hotel
proprietor. They asked some one who
this Mr.. Bailey was.
"BaileyP Oh, president of the
steamship liner Why, that's Charles
S. Bailey. He's the richest man in
Maine. Worth ten or fifteen millions
and made it all himself. He was about
the first oilcloth manufacturer in the
country, and is the biggest one yet.
He most owns the steamship line and
lot of other things. Close as achest-
nut burr, too, about business, but does
an almighty lot of good with his money
on the quiet. He don't go much on
churches, but he has fancy for help
ing young men studying for the minis
try or young preachers. He'll put up
all the money they need right along
until they get to mixing in politics
or temperance. Then he shuts down
on 'em right off. Says minister's
business is to do good to humanity,
not to talk politics or prohibition.
He'll do most any thing for man he
takes fancy to. knew young man
who went to him once and asked him
or $1,000. He got it, and was going
to give a note for it, Never mind
that he said, If you're honest you'll
pay me without it, and If you're dis
honest you won't pay me any how;
your word is all l want That's the
kind of man he is. though you'd
never suspect it if you had any bust
ness dealings with him. You don't
mean to say you were talking to him
and didn't know who he WASP Reckon
you don't know much about Maine;
there amt many pies down Eastways
that he amt got finger in"
The two travellers made up their
minds that they had reversed the
usual form and had been entertained
by an angel unawares. Y. Sun.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03

guano or other sacks, and hang up In
a dry place as you would hang up
bacon hams. This will permit the
seed to dry without danger of heating,
protect from rats or other vermin, and
they are ready to handle and move to
the place where wanted without loss
or delay.
The suggestions made about select
ing seed corn apply with equal force
to selecting cotton seed. Every farm
er should pick at least as much with
his own hands from the most care
fully'selected stalks as will furnish seed
to plant his next years seed patch. =
Southern Cultivator.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03
FROM the Herald of Faith, ST. Louis, Mis-

FROM the Herald Of Faith, ST. Louis, Mis-
souri, August 10, 1887.
Referring to Shallenberger's Antidote for
Malaria, the business manager of the Herald
Of Faith would say, that he gave this med
icine q personal trial, and was speedily
cured of an unpleasant Intermittent Fever.
he then recommended it to f. j. Tiefen-
braun, 1915 Papin street, and to police Off
Ger Meidenger, at the Union Depot, both OF
whom were cured by it of chils and fever
Of several years. standing. Recently his
wife, after fever of several days. dura-
ton, took single dose and was perfectly
cured. In view of these remarkable cures,
and remembering how much money is spent
for quinine, so little to be depended upon,
that Shallenberger's Antidote would come
into general use
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03
THE ENGINEERS STORY.
Which Caused Justice to Be Done to the
Extent of Nine Dollars.

w men caused JuStiCb 10 DC Doue 10 tuo
Extent of Nine Dollars.
In the smoking car, along with half
a dozen others OF us, was an engineer
who was going down to Peoria, and
after time the Judge started to
draw him out by saying:
II presume you have had your share
OF close shaves, along with other en-
gineersP"
II have, sir" was the reply.
"Been in many smash-ups?"
"A full dozen, / guess"
"Any particular adventure that
might be called wonderful"
why, yes, ! have one," replied the
man, after rolighting his old cigar
stump. II didn't think it any great
shave myself, but the boys cracked it
up as something extra"
LET us hear about it," said the
Judge, as he passed him u Havana.
"Well. one day about three years
ago l was coming West with the light
ming express, and was running to
make up lost time. Down here about
twenty miles two roads cross. as you
will see, and there are lot of switches
and side tracks. / had just whistlcd
for the crossing and put on the brakes
when the coupling between the tender
and the baggage car broke"
81 see, see" murmured the Judge.
Sat the same moment something
went wrong with old No. 40, and l
could not shut off steam. She sprang
away like flash, and as she struck
the crossing she left the track and en-
tered meadow filled with stumps."
Good heavensr'
"She kept straight course for
about forty rods, smashing the stumps
every second, and then leaped a ditch,
struck the rails of the ID. & r. road,
and after wobblc or two settled down
and ran for two miles"
Amazing! Amazingw
"Then. at a crossing. she left the
metals, entered a corn field, and bear
ing to the right, plowed her way
across the country until she came to
our own road again. She had long
! Jump to make over o marsh, but she
made it, struck the rails, and away
she went"
''You-don't-say-som
81 was now behind my train, and,
after a run Of two miles. got control
of the engine. ran up and coupled to
the palace car, and went into Ashton
pushing the train ahead of me-"
"Great Scott! And was no one
hurtP"
mot soul, and not thing broken
The superintendent played NEAR
trick on me, though"
"HowP"
why, the farmer who owned the
meadow paid the company $l8 for the
stumps l had knocked out for him
while the corn-field man charged s!
for damages. The superintendent
pocketed the balance of the money"
THE scoundrel! And how much
are you paid month";"
Ninety dollars"
That's for running on the roadP"
"Yes."
"And nothing for lying?'
mot a red."
That's an outrage. The superin
tendent is an old friend of mine, ant
I'll see that you get the 50 on the
stumpage and salary OF 5000 a month
as long as you live. 1t is such men as
you who make line popular. IN. Y,
Sun.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03

The corner stone OF a church was
recently laid in New England town
with the usual impressive ceremonies.
When the block of granite had been
securely cemented in its place a small
boy electrified the assemblage by MAX
ing horrifying disclosure. He had
surreptitiously dropped into the re-
ceptacle under the stone the advertis-
ing card OF Boston clothing store,
containing the vulgar but startling
interrogation. do you wear pants?H
The excitement in the village is in.
tense.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03

A LAW school for women is to be estab.
lished in New York by Mrs. Emily Kempn,
LII. ID. The system of teaching will be that
of European universities, all the instruc-
ton being given in the form of lectures.
Mrs. Kempin is graduate of the Univer-
sity of Zurich, Switzerland, and is a lawyer
of note.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03

BEEswAx may be used for polishing han.
dies, etc, in the lathe. 1t may be tempered
to any degree of softness by heating with
turpentinc. This must be done with great
care to avoid confagration.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03

A MONROE COUNTY (O) man drove to
town the other day for the first time since
fall and heard that Harrison was elected
President. He doesn't takn paper and it
was news to him,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03

The iron mines in Carroll County, South
west Virginia, have been purchased by a
syndicate Of millionaires. The property, 1t
is said, contains great lode Of brown hem
attic ore of superior quality, containing
over 81 per cent of metallic iron. The lode
is from so to 200 feet wide and extends thir-
teen miles. The mines arc to be speedily
developed
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03

SOME specimens Of an Opaque white varie-
ty Of hydrophane, from Colorado locality,
have shown the power of absorbing more
than their own volume of water. When
water is poured on it slowly, the mineral
first becomes very white and chalky, and
then perfectly transparent. This property
is so strikingly developed that the finder
in rings, lockets, charms, etc, to conceal
photographs, hair or other objects which
the wearer wishes to reveal only when
caprice dictates.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03

''THE railroads OF India" says writer
on the orient, shave almost done away with
CASTE" Never mind, wait until they get to
Introducing American sleeping car porters
and tho system will at once be re.estab-
lished.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03

CALIFORNIA fruit growers, who used to
throw away their peach pits, arc now get
ting six dollars ton for them. They are
worth this for fuel. They make hot and
aromatic fire.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03

Green Grape Jelly.-Gather full
grown green grapes. pick from the
stem and put into stone jar. Set the
jar in a kettle OF cold water over a hot
fire. When the juice will come easily.
strain To each pint of juice. add a
pound Of sugar. Boil twenty minutes
-Woman's Magazine.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03

HARSH purgative remedies are fast giving
way TO the gentle action and mild effects OF
Carter's Little Liver Pills. II you try them,
they will certainly please you.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03

IT. 10 said that part of Queen Victoria, =,
.a,, ~ has hecn invested in real estate IN
Nav Nav York City and that. each year sue
1--WE INV n handsome income from the rentals.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03

A ooosrprnnr bush, growing out Of sne
side Of a maple tree, twenty-five zee. iy W.
when a tree was felled In the Courthouse
ward the other day.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03

A RUSTIC bridge just completed in Hous-
ton County, Ga, contains fifty differ.
ent kinds of wood and vines, and all were
grown in the county.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03

Country man-"Who are they put
ting that statue up fcrF" Citizen
.sT6afs the statue OF James Brown
sm;.h.- Did he dc any thing great
or wise while he lived'" YES. he
maid for that statue before be died"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03

HERE is man who is the benefactor of
his race, or wants to be. A German musi-
clan has discovered that many persons who
study music practice too much. Funny
that no musician ever found that out be-
fore. Other people have known it ever so
long.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03

On the 14th of July France observed the
anniversary of the destruction Of the
Bastile; but in her commemoration no place
is found for any religious ceremony She
recognizes no God as her ruler.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03

THE bed linen should be changed at least
once in three days; the blankets once a
week, those that have been removed being
hung in tho open air for few hours, then
thoroughly aired in q warm room.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03

No Won wish 10 know how to haveno stsan'
AVA not halS the usuel uork on wash a any,
Ask Your grocer for bar OF pGo 1 ,s, f you
trio Sosp' and md the 70 a aet no Initiation.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03

CALIFORNIA holds the cake on snake
stories for the season of 1899, with Georgia
md North Carolina crowding each otnes
for second place.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03

In April, 1850, the first ruler Of this Ma.
tion was inaugurated. On that day history
records that churches throughout the coun-
try were opened for divine service and
Washington himself attended such u
service as preliminary to taking the oath
of office,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03

You cam holp liking them, they are so ' VERY
small and their action Is so periect One pm
dose Carter's Little Liver Fiiis. LEY 'hoii'
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03

AN Austrian botanist, Prof. Peyritsch,
has discovered that double flowers may be
artifcially produced by mites, and believes
that each flower has its peculiar mite-para-
site which gives rise to the doubling.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03

EVERY trace of salt rheum is obliterated
by Glenns Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, SO cents.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03
WE recommend 'Tansill's Punch" Cigar

A GEoReIA hen had in her ,gizzard TWEEN
ty-seven horse-pistol cartridge sneiis' siA
buttons and piece OF lead.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03

For all arrangements OF tho liver, stom-
ach and bowels, take DR.. Pierce's Peliets'
One dose.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03

No Opium in Piso's Cure for Consumption.
Cnres where other remedies fail. 25c.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-03
YOUNGSTOWN Horror I!

Our New Book, The Johnstown Horror or Valley
Of Death the most thrilling book issued. AGENTS
WANTED in every township TERMS 50 pereen outfits
eSc. O. MILLER, Lakeside Building, Chicago. Ill.
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