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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-19
DRUNK IN A DBNrI,rs CHAIR.
Bad Policy to tx itrOus Oxide and
Whisky-Saved by the Forceps.
From the NeiO York sun


MINNEAP dis, Aug. 15.-Dr. Neil
Downey, dentist, had an exDerleacs with a
fellow last light that ma ses hi teeth chat
ter and his hair pull when he tn nks about
it. A hi-, broad ,houdered newer of pi g
walked into the doctors office, over Hof-
Inns drug sto G. aud SAID tuat he wanted
two teeth extracted, and that he wanted gas
adm mis- cred.
The visitor was directed to take his seat
in the air and did SO, when the doctor
noticed that the would-b9 pate was
pretty we'll lmpregnate1 with liquor, and
venturad the remark:
MY goo1 man, u have bsen linking,
and the cohbi ed effects Of alc)l i ami
would not be conducive to your well
being"
YES; I've been drinking and I've been
drinking pl nty," grutHy replied the Wis
itor.
And you're an ugly devil when you're
full, too" thought the dentist although he
didn't say it. Bat he was reassurei wael
the man smiled, and in gent .emanly tole,
SAID:
"Oh, that all right, l rly had two
glas 'es Of beer Being reassured, D..
Downey proceeded to administer the gas.
TIE patent lay back in the CHAIR, aud TIE
gas was administered In a few moments
the ma began to feel its influence, aud
RI ing III his seat he fixed his eyes o. the
practitioner. They had a far-away ok.
Suddenly il dawned upon the do ,tor that
the man was cr1zy drunk, but before he
had time TO act the fell wv sprang like
mailman fro n the chair and attemp ed to
seize the doctor by the throat. The doctor
managed, however, to throw his body back
ward just out of the mans reach, and at
the same ii ne sejzed a bunch Of forceps
lying near at hand.
Mu der was plainly imprinted on the
visitors face. Making a sudden rush for
t doctor. ne la tie raised his forceos and
e, flv, striking the man on the forehead
and lnfiicting a won I'd from which the
bio d spurted ten feet The attack was
checked and the doctor yelled:
Isl down in that chair and will sew
up your head" At first the half-crazy man
hesitated, but the determi ed name of
the doc or seemed to de sids aim, and he
started for the chair. the doctor an
preached behind to patch u the wound
VIII n he saw that the man was prepa ing
to strike him a murderous bl w. Il he
doctor do lged, and struck the brute under
| the right ear. The blow knock I'd hun
down. S icing a base ball bat in the corner
| the doctor seized it and stood over the half
| dazed man
"Get up in that CHAIR yelled. the den.
| fist, fl urishing the clun. w tn a Sickly
smile the victim arose and quietly sat
! down in the chair, allO wing the doctor II
! plaster up his head without murmur
When the job was completed he arose
and smiled, and holding out his hand t.
the dentist. said.
doc, you're a dandy. You're the first
fellow that ever k ocked me down with
his ifs S. How much is it3"
Three dollars" promptly replied tht
doctor. Without word the man handed
over the silver dollars and walked out. no
even mentioning the fact that his teeth
were still in his Jaw.
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FROM LAKE GEoRGE.-"There is shrewd
little New York woman up here who IS
making a good income. Perhaps you know
that last winter it came TO be quite the
fashion among artists and aesthetic Bohe-
mians and people VINO run to polished floors
to have strips Of bright rag carpeting which
they valued a owe Oriental rugs OF any de-
scription. to fling down here and there.
Wen, rag carpeting Is cheap and there is
not much sale for it in the CITY, but this wom-
an TOOK it in o he head that in the country
IL might take as a novelty for the summer
people Il is not so many years since, IN
the rural districts, homespun clothes were
good enough for an body, and she, when
child, hai helped granim ther weave. So
she hunted al OLD loom oIt Of a gtr ct I'd
set it 10 in vacant room in a cottage
where from the open windows it would be
IN full view Of pass NJ tourists. Her in
stinct had not deceived ne~. Summer
b)arders i shoals were attracted by the
hum of toe loom. They were Idle folk wac
could spare an hour easily; she was re ia
BILE worker, and i'll no long time she
had more than she could do With welv-
i & rug, silk cur aims for portieres, etc,
her hands have bee 4 full all summer. WheD
the tourist season IS over she has orders
enough to keep her busy a month or two
late weayi ordinary rag carpetlng for
the cJuntry people at 80 ce is yard"
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Doing Well bv the Sow.
Ft.om u Cincinnati Timss.S tnr.

ITVHf
There is q story Of a weath by merchant who
on his diving bed called his son Isaac to his bed
and wi: ming TO make provision for his boy, ad
dressed Aim thus;
Isaac "
Yes, papa"
You've always been good boy and I'll re
member you. l am dying now"
Yes, papa"
Isaac, YOU know the $1,000 I've got out at
ten per centy'
''Y s. papa"
IN let you have it for s."
Isaac fants while the spirit of the good man
slipped from ats mortal frame.
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GIVE 1T A TRIAL.

have suffered great deal from derange-
ment of the liver fried ULMER'S LIVER
CORRECTOR and derived great benefit.
Mrs. ELIZABETH S. JORDAN,
Greene County, Georgia
Recommended by prominent physicians and
awarded highest prizes over competitors. Ask
for ULMER'S LIVER CORRECTOR and take
no other. Prepared by
B. F. ULNER, NJ D.,
Pharmacist, Savannah, Ga.
Price 81 per bottle. If you cannot obtain the
"Corrector" from your druggist, send your
order direct and it will be forwarded by ex-
press freight paid.
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THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, AUGUST 10. 1885,

and called on George W. Gable, the novel
ist. Greatly to my delight his wife invited
is TO remain to tea She is a woman whom
ali the literary clique like, tn ugh not her
self III the least a blue Ocklng. Sue seems
10 have quiet, restful temperament, VIII ch
perhaps comes to play handily in smooth
ing the asperities of life for her dark, Iallid,
ne -vously-enthusiastic husband She is an
extremely pretty woman, used to be
beauty they say. Her eyes are grayish-
blue and her hair turned white very young.
She is an old-fashioned no seville in her
pc sonal supervision Of the minutest de-
tails. She reads a great deal but never
writes, excep- indeed most of her husbands
letters for MIN.
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THE ART OF MANICURE.

We have, direct from Dr.. j. Parker Prayl,
manicure specialist:
ROSALINE, a cosmetic for tinting the nails.
DI \MOND NAIL ENAMEL. for polishing
ONGALINE for removing superhuOus flesh.
EMERY BOARD for rounding the edges.
CUTICLE AND NAIL SCISSORS.
FILE. in steel and ivory.
BUFFERS or POLISHERS.
In fact every requisite for identifying the nails
Something new in Manicure Sets, complete,
just opened at
BUTLE R'S PHARMA lacy,
Corner Bull and Congress Streets.
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RAILROAD LOAN ASSOCIATION.

The seventy-second regular monthly meeting
Of the Railroad Loan Association will be held
THIS Monday EVENING, at SIS O'Clock, at
the Office of Lawton & Cunningham, ia
Bryan street. By order of
WILLIAM ROGERS, President.
H. C. CUNNINGHAM. Secretary.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

In compliance with the requests of many
small investors, the Savannah Cotton Mills
Company have decided to offer the stock of the
company to the public on the installment plan
The shares will be 500 each. payable in ten
40 monthly payments.
More than oue-half the stock has been already
subscribed and the company will organize and
begin work a. the balance is taken.
The subscription books can be found Mt the
office of L. N. Warf Id corner Bryan and Dray-
ton streets lover Citizens Banky, between the
hours of 10 A. NJ. and P NJ.
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FROM A SUMNER IDLEk AT OLD ORCHARD
BEACH.-"Lucy Larcom Is here, having
fled before nay fe1et, and vest rday we
were all lnvlt-d to a corn luEcl in her
honor. Do you kaOw what a )rn lu lch is?
on night have thought chat you were at
an encampnent of the abori gines a
cleared spot il tle woods was CHOSEN not
lar from the cottage and boxing out on
the sea. The taIeSt aud sJOutest cornstal6,
fro SOMEBODY'S harvest fed were bound
into a circle of ro md wigwam for little
out-of-door paviliOns and retiring rooms
Gus liOned with mounds of hemlock tNigs
and hung with festoons of yellow ears.
A way to leeward a cluole of camp fra,
were kept burning and pile of corn stalks
were being strip d of their silky ears.
Ia the center Of the circle a table wa
erected and covered wi a green cloth of
West Indian gra IS linen. Il the middle Of
the table was yellow bow. heaped with
grapes and among the clusters We're thrust
plu ny ta'sels of corn. Golden rod I'd
cardinal flowers filled other jugs of yellow
porcelain, sllken rIhOOns in imitation of
C IN blades were stamped with thu names
of the guest aud tied upon the backs OF tn,
c airs, aid small golden com ears, each a
bOn-bOn box, were the tlavOrs. The ices
were frozen into the shape of other cora
g RS, aud the genuine Indian harvest W $
served In more ways tina 4 you can conceive
There w IS ucrOtlSh, 1t was seat to table as
"A separate course. There was hull1d I'm.
corn parched, and fresh co "A + lastel nua;s-
meI's fLshon Oh the pointed end OF a stick
over Goals. Whel the eati " a ID the
drinking was over an ear of corn S
hu,k-d by each LADY, and the frs who
und red ear was rewarded by q corn
stalk mounted with silver and -urned into
an alpenstock, the chief prize of the day"
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FOR FALL PLANTING.
FRESH BEAN, CABBAGE, TURNIP SEED
From reliable growers at Low Prices.
THE G. NJ. HEIDI COMPANY,
Cor. Congress and Whitaker SITS.
BUIsT TERNIP SEED.

Just received, a Full and Fresh Stock of
BUST RUTA BAGA. FLAT DUTCH, and all
other varieties of seasonabIe Seeds. and for
sale at lowest prices. f. J. KIEFFER,
Druggist and Scotsman
Corner West Broad and Stewart SITS
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FROM NEW BEDFORD. MAss.-"l was out
Marion way 50 ne time sinca and saw Mrs.
Cleveland at a garden party. She has
gained some color during her vacati N a d
10 )kei cha ming in white null dress, with
a yellow scarf at her waist, yellow rose in
her white hat and a yellow plrasOl. She
IS woman who understands the clarm of
perfect simplicity"
ELIZA PUTNAM HEATON.
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MEETINGS.
DeKALD LODGE no. e.LoO.F

A regular meeting will be held THIS CMonday)
EVENING at O'Clock, sun time. Metropolitan
Hall corner Whitaker and President Streets
The First Degree will be conferred
Members of other Lodges and visiting brothers
are cordially invited TO attend.
By order of L II. MCLAWS, Y. g.
TOpS PrTrv Secretary
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FROM A P ARTY OF ARTIST TRAMPs IN
THE CATSKILLS.-"Thev use an old word
up here III sense which is new to me; to
be 5 eet on a girl is to travel with her.
and young men are 50 scarce nat to have a
beau to travel vita is the ne plus ultra of
JOY. Dick, owing t. his go ID Looks aad his
gorgeous tennis Scarfs, seems to be regarded
as the most eligible traveller i'll our CON Jaav
and two or three days ago he had a bit Of
an adventure. We had all trampei down
the Stony CT We, admiring the picturesque
scenery, wLen Dick took of MS sho IS a i'd
stockings to luxuriate in the cold water of a
lovely pool. RIgat out of the gtou not
two rods ahead of him rose up the pre1tiest
brown-eyed girl Dick jumped for the
uuderbruSh butthe II year.old had no mind
to be robbed of her prey. She deliberately
~wung hers f through rme bars AMI into
billy pasture, though she must have been
aware at a sheep critter was lust in
front of her, shaking his curly black rms.
'Crltter' is another word from the noun
tain vocabulary. Bull, ram, etc, are names
strictly tab oed, If you want TO move in
good society you must remember that
critter is the veil bshind which is decorously
masked the animal masculine. This sheep
crtter looked at the b Id l7-year-old and
advanced with lowered brow. The 17-vear-
old looked at the sheep critter, then over
her shoulder at Dick aud gently, plaintive
screamed. Dick forgot MS undress condI-
tion leaped tle bars, re ,cued the maiden
ID frightened tle wicked sheep critts.
away. Toe maiden palpItated with gratitude
as she sank upo / a S,one, d lifting her
br ad rose-trim ned hat begged family to be
ia ned. Dick ia med tine brown curls and
brought her water from the spri 2 and by
aud toy she recovered sufficiently to We
the bars 10 cred and be helped into the
mountain road again. Taen we sol cei
ourselves with DO any, en- nology aud
the like as best we were able while she
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

Advertisements inserted 1tndeY "Specidl
Notices" t1iH be cdur9ed 81 90 q Square each
insertion.
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CALL ATC. H. DoRsETTs OFFICE

And examine the plat of 1O2 lots which am
offering cheap Special prices and terms for
blocks Of ten, containing four corners. High,
dry ami eligiblY situated. Convenient to street
ars. There will be from 80 to 100 per cent.
profit within the time required to pay for them.
w K VIII .KINSON
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EDUCATIONAI
ST. JOHNS C0lLEGE EE0 3Is ia 5AN

This College enjoys the powers of Uniysr.
Sity and is conducted by the Jesuit Fathers !,
IS situated IN a very beautiful part Of New
YORK County. between the Harlem r and I
Sound. Every facility is gwen for th4 b.i,
Classical, Scientific and Commercial FducatiS9
Board and Tuition per yelr $500. Stnjis.
reopen Wednesday, September /, 1889.
st. Johns Hall, a Preparatory School for
Boys from 10 to - is under the same direction
tor further particulars apply to REV. JOHN
SCULLY, S. j.. Pres. -''
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when one pulls over re conte IS of the
mail bag 20 the accompaniment Of fruit aud
coffee in the IN Jrnng.
FROM THE NOTEBOOK OF VAssAR GIRL
on VI AaTHA's VINEYARD.-"A dumb woman
IS 0n9 Oi tn9 best fl i4arinln On The ISLAND,
owning a I'd ma aging small sea joler, Of
wIlch sac is capt ain, and, with 10 aSs,S--
ance Of a huge black NevfOun1l lud dog
and gray kitten, crew. Sac kl1wS all tae
b st feeding grounds and Is almost tas o lily
Vneyarder who has hal gooI luck with
her lobit pots thi, sumner. she lives
alo e aboard ner schooner and seldom Sc S
70 t ash re. They say nerelb Jut that " o /
Sh3 was young woman she llpp8d as co *
o. a whaler once, and mob dy d discovered
her sex until she returned hone. She is
not a Vlnsy arder born and bred out CO mes
from some where down the c ,ast of Maine
Tue m rning saw her first she vas pulling
a dory toward the each in search OF sa
pork and crackers at the cou tr store. Her
skin was tannei by exp )sure to the wealth r.
and the coil OF dark hair at the back Of her
neck was the only indication OF aer ssx
visible, roug fisher mans boots aud trous-
erS forming part of her apparel. Her eyes
were u lgl ii nor ia . at Wholly ulat-
tractlVe Tho cabin Of her boat is a marvel
Of disorde', slowed wi b miscsllane )u3
odds and ends Of but ons and Unreal I'd
shoe laci lgs and pc oilers Enick lnacks.
which III the intervals of fishing she some
times drives a trade in with scattere c1as.
families She is faithful at leas TO one
feminine i1stinct, turning half the DAYS Of
the week into wash days ADJ keeping wet
garments In various stages OF dllapldatlol.
lying from clothes lines Oh schooner board
continually. She is said u make SIS
seaso IS go, an excellent living, and the
fishermen mix a little slD3r ii IN TIA
their feelin; ward her, lOoding abou1 a
bit uneasily as they hear acros, the wa5er
the uncanni inartl ulate sou IDS which ely
know CO u5 from Gns IN ite Ii uer No n !
sco!Iing tne kitten or informing the dog
tlaJ It Is time to up sal. SDe ChleSS .hDu n
she be, she IS clever enOlgl to derive an
advanta 20 from that very fac5 occlsi)u-
ally when she steps trh9 outside the law.
Yesterday morning wnen we visited a3r
she mad taken Holsters of sikA bel)W tn.
pre- Cribed, and seeing ran gers was afraid
Max was ths new lobster inspector who had
wi d of ner misdee1s. Instantly le re-
tired behind her mute Tess Neither sign nor
gestu COul she understand. NJ answer
| to oar req te't to be taken aboard for days
| cruise wOult sac return until il tinllly be-
came clear t. her suspicious under ldlng
! that no lob ter man s5Ooi before her, bus a
| party Of gullel IS summer pc pile Flea
| her ung9r DecamA loosened and fairly fax
rs she described her adventures and ner
fears and uncovered the small red-gree
era Slers for us to view We sailed ouj
past N Mans Land with our strange
Skipper and returned convinced tlas it Is
not impossible for a woman to be- sea
captain.
"F. = Sheis piecing a quilt of crazy patch
work for her b ln6 al odd zines wu5l Jns
tide doesn't serve"
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ADJUSTMENTS
AMUSEMFNTs
Grand Shotgun To1r1ane311r1,
SAVANNAH GA. AUG Is. 1888
Given BY G. S. lIcIIpil.

FIRST MATCH-Interstate Chan.
Tor handsome flag iOx5 feet: eacH cIl ptonstip
ia ntae9 o. Jeorgla' South Carolina. NorI u ~, s
enter as many teams of three men a. oe5i l.
wsh, eacq man to shoot at ten sns "a a Jl.4y
par double clay pigeons no entranf5.ee ana i've
expenses for birds, etc, each team u 70 cover
81 so. team VAL pay
ESf EG0SR 3, MsA IE single clay pigeon,
THIRD MATCH-Six single and +b-.-
double clay pigeons. Entrance 81 ne ~ p4I
alteed 49, 30 guar
FOURTH MATCH-Nine singIa clou-.
Entrance 81; $50 guarantee LAY pigeons
tra adfi d NJ MATCH-Nine straightaways F,
other matches to be made on grounds
Sweepstake match open to ali
American Association rul- S to govern a..
as - chasing shooters o0'0'1' except
Clay igeO0s 3 coats each
S9o .oti 10 btgin at $3.50 O'Clock sharn
All purses divided into three noneTS p
For further information address
G.. s Near prN-
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IO COUNTY OFFICERS. boots and BlankS
Il required by county officers for the use Of
we courts or for office use supplied to order by
whitaker street, Savannah,
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The OGLETHORPE SEMINARY.

THE exercises of this institution will be re-
L sumed on OCTOBER FIRST. 1889 at I4j
Jones street, corner OF Whitaker The Prnci-
al will be absent from the city during the sum-
mer vacation, but any desi ed information can
be obtained by addressing her, care of Messrs.
Brown Bros. & Co., New FORK.
Mrs L. G. YOUNG Princpal
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FROM THE BERKsHIREs.-"W drove
over TO Northampton one day last week
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FROM A GLOUCESTER PLEASURE SEEK
ER.-"M 5. q ah d. Cheney /, here this
season, but no,h ag ATTRACTS s. much atts +
ZION as the picturesque i0tle Gotta 20 w lich
Is the sumner nume of E,iZIOetn Stuart
rhel.s (aow Mr.. Heruert Ward. Is.
Ward, I 3sidelce is really fortress house.
being byltel and riveted upon the rocks
4 JwI where tn an c.awls. rlere are
not maly trees near the place. but there is
grass On twD sides of il retching TO the
very edge of the sea. On tie ocean side Is
\ plaZz | wuero IN une4se scarIeo Eeral-
Iun b. jOms at either cad of ham mock
piled With cushipIs. From the hammock
or a rustic chair beside it, one looks down
on small, gayly painted DO It idly rocki
on granite powders aad on tae tncing wa
Uers dotted with sails. The cottage is a
small one and Mrs. WARTS writing den is
tiny, almost filled in tact by the huge desk
seat d at waicn An Old NJ lids Paradise
was written. Every fisherman in Gl0uces-
ter knows Mrs Ward, a I'd many OF tie
nave whlled away idle h 'urs pulling
the SIX. fl she delights in round throug the
lovely Annlsqua.n river, telling her tales of
tAe sea While tle sun sank like a red ball,
casting its last beams over the red, yellow
and brown roofs of the summer C ttages
.vitn effect like one OF turner's pictures.
Close by bAe Ward Gotta % is the tall white
tower of the Old lighthouse on the extreme
ID of EAs ern poin1 and here she mas opeGed
hSnermen'S coffee rooms. In Gloucester
proper she maintains q ,hermels reading
room, and they who g down to the sea in
ships honor her for her efforts III their be-
nalf above Otaer women"