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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-09
SAMOAN HURRICANES.
d-Storms That Are Frequently Accom-
panied by Earthquakes.


panied by Earthquakes.
Captain Richard w. Meade, the
United States naval officer who COM
manded the Narragansett in Samoan
waters in 1872 and now commandant
of the Washington Navy Yard, said:
1.-THE harbor of Apia, in Opolu, is
coral reef harbor with an entrance
about 1900 yards wide, and open to
the north. 1t is not large and the an
chorage ground is limited. During the
yearly hurricane season. which lasts
through December, January, Febru-
airy, March and April, it is considered
rather a risk to remain in Apia, while
Pago-Pago, in the neighboring island
of Tuitilla, is perfectly safe, being
land-locked and otherwise sheltered.
Hurricanes, however, are not very
frequent at the Samoan islands,
though they occur frequently at the
Tonga group. They generally sweep
up through the belt of ocean between
Tonga and the Samoan groups. In
April, 1880, and in January.
1870, the islands were visited
by terrific hurricanes which de-
stroyed the banana and bread
fruit crops, reducing the natives
to the verge of starvation for
several weeks. These hurricanes are
often accompanied by earthquakes, and
the conjunction of the two work ter
rible injury. On the 26th of March,
1888, all vessels in Apia harbor except
one small schooner were driven out TO
sea and lost. This was attributed at
the time to series of heavy tidal
waves caused by an earthquake. Con-
siderable damage was done ON shore
also. On the whole the climate of the
Samoan islands, though variable, is
very pleasant, bad weather only occur
ring during the winter months. At this
time there are long and heavy rains,
attended sometimes by high winds and
northerly gales. Ordinarily the winds
are light and variable, with frequent
and sudden squalls, For the rest of
the year the weather is very fine, and
from May to November the trade wind
blows steadily from the southeast
Except Captain Mullan, of the Nipsic,
it is not known that any of the Ameri-
can commanding officers had ever had
experience in these islands, or knew
of the risks attending an attempt to
ride out hurricane inside the reef. "
| WASHINGTON Letter
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-09
One Dollar Per Year.
PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL.


"A mother and son, aged ninety
nine and seventy-nine years respects
lively, are inmates OF charitable IN
stitution at Brighton, England.
President Harrison is the four
teenth lawyer to hold the executive
chair OF the Nation. He is also the
fourteenth of pure Anglo-Saxon blood.
"A New York real estate agent,
started to Germany a short time ago
for the purpose OF receiving an inher-
itance of eighty-five thousand dollars.
When two days out on his voyage he
died of excessive joy over his good
fortune.
Albert Hawkins, the Presidents
coachman, readily adapts himself to
the changed circumstances. He now
wears uniform of dark green cloth,
matching the upholstery OF the Presi-
dents carriage. While with the Cleve-
lands Albert wore greatcoat and hat
of pale putty color.
For twenty-five years in success
sion, Isaac Richmond. a North Carolina
colored man, has won the prize in his
neighborhood as the most skillful
curer of the tobacco leaf. This sue
cessful planter owns an excellent plan
tation, but still remains with the
gentleman who formerly owned him.
--Horatio G. Onderdonk, who died
recently at his home on the Hudson,
left will providing that II any of his
heirs marries before the age OF twenty
five without the consent of his parents,
or habitually uses tobacco. or omits
rising by nine o'clock in the morning.
the one so offending is debarred from
receiving any of the money. The
estate is valued at 100000.
Two Texan women are the largest
individual sheep and stock owners in
the world. One of these, the Widow
Callahan, owns fifty thousand sheep,
and when long train of wagons starts
out each spring and fall for market,
loaded down with wool OF her sheep, it
is sight worth seeing. The other is
Mrs. Rogers, the great herd owner of
Southwestern Texas, who is worth
about a million dollars. Mrs. Rogers
owns no carriage, preferring to ride on
horseback in the free and easy style of
the cowboy.
Sergeant Robert Oldham, of the
Charlestown Navy Yard, is an interest
ing soldier. He is nearly sixty years
old, and forty years ago, when q raw
Irish lad, enlisted in the English army,
where he served for thirteen years. He
was in the artillery service, and went
through the Crimean war and the East
Indian mutiny. He was in the battles
of Balaklava and Inkerman, and was
before Sebastopol until the evacuation
took place. He served two years In
the war of the rebellion, and ther
enlisted in the Marine Corps, to which
he has been attached ever since. He
has never been wounded, and likes
soldering go we'll that he says hi
shall re-enlist when his present tern
expires.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-09
WOMEN IN THE WORK.

LADY SANDHURST was elected to the
London eng County Council at the
late election. Mrs Gladstone in let
ter seconded her election.
LADY LANsDowNE is carrying out
the movement begun by her predeces-
sor, Lady Dutferin, for providing the
women of India with women physicians.
Her Excellency has already visited all
the Calcutta institutions connected with
the National Association, and has in
spected the classes of young women
studying medicine.
MRs. HELEN NJ. COUGAR writes: 81
earnestly recommend the equal suffrage
clubs of Indiana to study in private
and discuss in public The American
Commonwealth by James Bryce ]
deem this one Of the most valuable con-
tributions TO the science of government,
and especially adapted to the use oil
equal suffrage students. f"
would / vote? Bless you heartl
do vote every year, as by the laws oil
Massachusetts, am allowed to vote for
school committee 1t is but a crumt
from the loaf, the whole of which be.
longs to me. Nevertheless, bravely
deposit my beggarly and pauperizet
vote. and then, like Oliver Twist reach
up my hand for more. MARY A
Livermore.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-09
"A LITTLE NONSENSE"

Look out for dark days when the
Signal Service men prophesy light
rains.-N. 0. Picayune.
An Albany man says he had an
uncle once who became frightened at
the peel of banana, fell into peach
pit, and broke his word. Albany
Journal.
What is your father, Williep"
"He's man." "Oh, mean what does
he do for his bread and butterp" Hes
an artichoke aud draws houses."-
Sunshine.
"A husband who overcomes his
wife's fits of temper by means of con-
fections, speaks in glowing terms of
his sugar-curing process. Merchant
Traveller.
miss Emma, / love you. Will
you not make me forever happy by
sharing my humble lot with mepn "Is
thore nice little house on the lot,
Gcorge?n-Harper's Bazaar.
-Wife-''Why were you so long at
the front door last night, Johnp Why
didn't you sing out?" Husband" THAT
was just the trouble. couldn't strike
the right key."-Yonkers Statesman.
-Freddie-"Papa, why do they call
California the Pacific slopeP" Papa
(rehectively)-"It must be because a
good many bad cashiers and other law
breakers peacefully slip out that way"
Pittsburgh Bulletin.
-Tommy-"Papa, what is Herbert
Spencer's gospel of relaxation" Rev.
Mr.. Mildmay-"I think l must have
Preached it myself yesterday, unknow-
.ngly. More than one-third the con-
gregation went to sleep. "-Terre Haute
Express.
Accidents Will Happen. Miss
Gushington-'I admit, Arthur, that
this is not the first time have been
engaged, but I'm sure your noble, gen.
erous heart" Little brother-"Sis,
the baby's got your bag of engagement
rings. IN. Y. Weekly.
books published 800 years age
sell at $50 to $500 volume" Many
modern authors, whose unstable edi.
tions are reposing on booksellers
shelves, must regret that they didn't
have their works printed in the fifteenth
century. But we don't suppose they
thought of that.-Norristown Herald
Practical Arithmetic many
seconds are there in a duel? How
many minutes in previous meeting
How many degrees in college? How
many barrels in political campaign
How many feet make book-agen
tired? How many pounds make /
prize-fght? How many sins max
one scruplea How many perfume
make scent? Reduce seven Jacks t
gills. Reduce three gallons of whisk.
to drunks. Add one oyster to eacl
plate of soup in a church festival. ani
determine the rise IN price per plate
--AAa - 49, 49,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-09
characteristics of Walking.


Negroes all toe out; Indians all
toe in.
Women, if healthy, toe out; most
men toe in q little, at least with the
right foot.
The passionate and strong wear the
inner or outer rim of the heel off, but
men more frequently the outer and
women the inner.
If we see man walking and notice
furtive side glances, If his walk is
shuflling or sly, we will find deceit
full wretch; or if better educated, a
somewhat cunning man, or, better
still, man secretive and observant.
In a woman, the base is vanity or love
of praise.
The clearing of q prince means
nothing more, physically, than a
fnely-formed, athletic man using all
his locomotive muscles naturally, but
the regal carriages of a queen"
means little more than the eloquent
curves of back, neck and the beautiful
poise of the head.-Shoe and Leather
Review.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-09
ANCIENT FOOT.GEAR.
When Mon Wore Boots Weighing Abou
Ton Pounds Each,

When Mon Wore Boots Weighing About
Ten Pounds Each.
Workmen recently engaged in de-
molishing an old house in Hanover,
says foreign exchange, found be-
hind the castings of one of the rooms
an unused shoe, which, from appear
ances. had lain in its hiding place for
more than hundred years The shoe
was in perfect state of preservation,
the upper leather being supple and
retentive of its blacking. The stock
is what was designated in former
times "cowhide," very thick and
tough material, such as was used in all
heavy shoes and boots. 1t is double
soled and heeled, all hand work, OF
course, scwed through and through,
with the stitches showing top and bot
tom. The heel is pegged on with
wooden pegs of irregular shapes, very
large, and evidently cut by hand The
shoe is low-cut and has straps with
one hole each for lacing,
In 1887, while engaged in repairing
an old building near Bagshot Park,
Surrey, the workmen discovered in an
old walled-up cupboard large col
lection of clothing and armor, includ-
ing pair of boots. The boots are in
the most excellent preservation, and
are made of the thickest hide Qined
and padded), with very thick soles.
and large rowelled spurs attached by
steel chains. The upper portions are
of rounded leather. 70 cover the feet
and most of the thighs. The boots
bear the makers name, and the place
paris, and seem scarcely to have
been worn ct all. They are said TO
weigh ten pounds each.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-09
PEANUTS FOR INSOMNIA.
Bishop Lyman Says That a HalfPint Dos
Daily Effects n Cure.

Bishop Lyman Says That Half-Pint Dose
Daily Effects Cure.
Dr. Theodore B. Lyman, Episcopal
Bishop of North Carolina, has written
the following letter to the Raleigh
Daily News and Courier:
II think | have made q very valu-
able discovery, and / am anxious that
others should also enjoy the benefit Of
it. For nearly two years have been
suffering greatly from sleeplessness at
night have tried great number of
proposed remedies, some of which
have helped me a little, but not for
any length of time. A little more than
a fortnight ago, while staying at the
house of friend in the country, my
good hostess brought into the parlor,
quite late in the evening, bountiful
supply of peanuts. AS l am very fond
of them, when they are not too much
cooked, ] ate quite freely of them, and
soon after retired TO bed, l found the
next morning that | 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 the
peanuts. That night l 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 in
digestion which had troubled me be-
fore. | now find that peanuts, care
fully roasted and not overdone, so as
to be at all burnt, are surely remedy
for sleeplessness and also for that form
of indigestion which produces sleep
lessness.
"There is popular impression that
peanuts are indigestible, but | have
never found them so unless they were
too much roasted or had been roasted
nd1y uuyo DGiOTO. w hCh wv MUM
cooked or when stale they certainly
are indigestible, but when carefully
roasted and fresh they promote di'
gestion. They should be eaten shortly
before going to bed, and not more thar
half pint should be taken. They
should be roasted before they arc
shelled, and shelled only as they are
eaten. A half pint of shelled nuts
would be too many. l commend this
remedy with great confidence to those
who are afflicted with insomnia, par
ticularly if Indigestion is in part thu
cause of it. The peanut is very val
liable article of food when carefully
roasted and partaken of in moderation
hope none ofmy readers will imagine
that | have started peanut farm, ant
am wishing to create boom in tina
article, but shall be rejoiced if wha
| have written should be the means o
bestowing on any others the grea
benefit which | have derived from thi
simple agency"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-09
THE HOUSEHOLD KING.
No letter docs he know in all

NO letter docs he know in all
The lengthy alphabet.
Inc simplest word one ever heard
Remains mystery yet;
one single step he can not take
Nor can he even stand,
lie can not write-the little mite
Or use his dainty hand.
His daily round OF baby-life
Is made OF curious things;
TO laugh and creep, and play ho-peep.
Untiring pleasure brings,
Until with unrelenting hand
The sandman claims his eyes
And then to sing this baby-king
Asleep with lullabiesl
Imperative in his domain
From morn till close OF day,
To lift hand IS q command
The household must obeyl
a little tyrant in disguise
Who takes you unaware,
Who steals your heart by subtle art
And builds his castle there.
And yet with all our ready gifts
OF languages and pen,
This artful rogue has his own brogue,
Unknown to wisest men.
He gives us lessons still untaught
or both the heart and head,
While In his eyes wisdom lies
Not yet interpreted!
Dear baby-heart as yet untricd
In LIES mysterious way,
God kindly keep your little feet
From paths that go astray;
The prattling lips from speaking guile,
These dear hands indebted.
And make the man upon the plan
And nature of the child.
Arthur ID. +. Randolph, In Wide Awake.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-09

A Boston artist is convinced that
there is too much interest in sanitary
matters. He made a charming draw
ing OF a house standing near pretty
river of water, some trees and figures.
But this did not satisfy the purchaser
who had ordered the picture. He was
sure that a house so near a river as
that would be unhealthy. and so the
artist was obliged to raise the house
upon a hill which was painted especial
ly for the purpose. The picture was a
wreck from an artistic standpoint, but
it suited the owner exactly.-Boston
Journal -
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-09

One can not master all knowi-
edge, says a Southern writer; the
majority of even the best books
must be left unread. In order to
know we'll a little one must be
content 10 remain ignorant of a great
deal that seems equally important.
Carlyle says that the art of selecting
books is the art of rejecting them.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-09
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

from the estate of the late Mr. j. Hull.
of Chicago
"A Young Mems Christian Associ-
alton for French-speaking young men
has been established in New York
city.
"A catalogue Of Yale College in
1922 gives the annual charge for
tuition us $33. The entire expenses
are estimated at $40 to $190 per
annum.
"A movement is on foot in Chicago
to transfer the kindergartens to the
control of the Board of Education and
thus render them part of the school
system
The new annex TO Columbia Col
lege, New York, is called Barnard
College," after President Barnard,
who has done SO much toward making
such an annex possible.
Bishop Lightfoot, of Durham,
Eng, makes it rule to spend his
episcopal income (f7,000 a Year, on
church and educational work, and not
shilling of it has gone into his own
pocket.
The great reason why the mission
churches on the continent of Europe
do not become self-supporting is the
emigration to America, which takes
away their best young men. This
weakens them, but strengthens the
churches in this country.
The late DR.. j. P. Durbin had no
patience with advertising in the pull
pit. He always read notices before
doing any thing else; and then when
they were disposed of he would say:
1--WE will now begin the worship Of
God" putting slight accent on the
word NOW. boston Traveller.
Tho Christians of England are not
growing remiss in foreign mission
work. About sixty English preachers
and teachers were sent during the last
quarter of 1888 to the Inland Mission
of China. Within 1888 nearly one
million of converts were added to the
Christian churches in heather lands.
"A Methodist Episcopal university
is to founded in Utah. A committee,
of which Bishop Warren is the head.
has decided to locate in Ogden, this
being the only town in the Territory
of any consequence, except Park City,
free from the Mormon dictation. The
citizens of Ogden offer about $4,000
in cash and an equal sum in land.
Statistics show that there are in
Burmah at the present moment 500
Baptist churches, with %, $50 commu-
nicants and about 20, 900 adherents. In
404 schools there are $4,000 pupils,
and during the year there have been
2,134 baptisms upon profession OF
faith. The report reminds the Chris
tian public that it is just seventy-fve
years since Adoniram Judson, driven
out of Calcutta by the officials of the
East Indian Company, arrived In
Rangoon and established the first Bap'
fist mission at Burmah. Christian
Weekly.
An English paper states that G
minister lately rather astonished his
people on Sunday morning by say
ing: II think it is time we had new
prayer. The old prayers are goot
deal worn and need renewal Perhaps
a prayer like this would do: Lord,
keep us from being shabby" The
people grimly smiled, and some o
them looking around the church walls
and at each other, with some menla
chances at church bills overdue ant
contributions never over-large, actet
as if they knew what was meant.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-09
Curious Coincidence.

waiting to see some one?" he asked
of young man who was standing on
one of the porticoes of the city hall the
other day.
Yes"
"So'm l. What are you afterp"
I'm after a marriage license and
want to see the county clerk"
"And I'm after divorce and want
to see lawyer. Say, it's a curious co.
incidence, amt it? Let's go and take
q drink. Detroit Free Press.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-09

ALLEN Thorndyke Rice is one o,
the richest writers in the United
States. He is but thirty-three, hand
some and a bachelor. He has stable
of fast horses. steam yacht a New
York mansion and cottage at Tuxedo
Park.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1889-09-20
| DRSCANSR RN PAz!

Nos ha oausado muy triste i'm
preston 10 noticia de haber falleci
do el domingo dltimo, caAi repen,
tinamente, en- Hamacao, el pol
todos conosptos dignisimo joven,
leal correligionario y enthusiasts
Sargento de Voluntarios don Juan
Rodriguez, celoso apoderado do la
importante casa mercantil de aque.
La villa, Rodriguez Hermanos y
Bertrap, y carihos0 hermano de los
senoros socios de Ia misma, don
Domingo y don Jose Rodriguez, no
menos distinguidos amigos nues-
tros y correligionarios.
Por sus bellisimas cualidades, era
generalmente querido y eonsidera.
do ell malogrado joven Rodriguez.
Asi no es de extraiar que su pre-.
matura 8 inesperada muerte hsya
causado en- Humacao, como en-
efecto ha sucedido, an profundo y
unanime duelo, com6n & =. toda
aquella culta sociedad. Prueba
elocuente de clio han sido el hecho
de haber cerrado los estableci-
mientes comerciales sus puertas al
circular Ia infausta noticia de la
muerte del senor Rodriguez, y ia
gran solemnidad y eoncurrencia q
de So entierro.
Descanse en- ell Senior el alma del
que va no pertenece q este mundo,
Y reciban sus afligidos sefiores her.
manos Y demas deudos Ia senti a
de nuestro p6same por
tan lamentable desgracis.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1889-09-20
PROHIBICION.

Ssgdo vemos en- la Gaceto de
hoy, ell Excmo Sr. Gobernador
General, de acuerdo con 10 infor.
mado por ell Conse]o Contencioso
Administrative, ha resuelto 10
siguiente:
"1o Queda prohibida en- esta
Isla la circulation de billetes de
loterfas extranjeras, decomisAndo-
so los que fnesen puestos & la ven.
to pdblica 6 subrepticiamente, ms
truy 6ndose los oportuuos exps-
dientes de defraudaci6n y pasando
el tanto de culpa & los Juzgados
ordinarios. -
2e La Intendencia General de
Hacienda cuidara del Cumplimien-
to de 10 prevenido on Ia disposition
anterior, & Ouyo efecto deberan
prestarle los auxiliOs necesarios las
Autoridades locales y demas
Agentes de Ia Administrator.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1889-09-20
Ell Alcalde de Caguas.

ICnando algun AlcAlde no ha
sidO victima de las pasiones auto
nomistas?
Esta vez le ha tocado el turno
al de Csguas, nuestro buen CORE
ligionario, el Sr. Vidal, que NO es
autonomista. y basta.
Es falso, falsfsimo, que este
Alcalde haya sido llamado por el
Gobierno, como a6rma N Cla-
Nor, que solo cae del lado del
error, siempre NAL infofmado.
Es falso, falsisimo que dicho AL.
calde haya cometido atropellos y
vejaciones. Lo que ha pasado
90 que unos caballeros partieula.
res, de esos de Ia isga6dad para
81, pretendieron constituir solos y
apdrte, viendose anulados, una
junta de escrutinio en- Ia misma
casa Ayuntamiento. Y el Alcalde,
que manda en- esa casa, supo cum
plir con su deber con mucha mo
deraci6p, y, en- no cumpIir, hubie-
ra contraido responsabilidad.
En- cuanto & otrss alusiones
personalisimas, que, respecto de
dicho setior Alcalde, hace M Cla-
Nor, uada decimos. va sabemo.
que es ese el peri6dico de Ia Erase
procaz & insensata. Y, en- cuan
to d Ia que q nosotros SO refiere,
Ie diremos tan solo que preferi-
mos estar 4 Ia altura del Alcalde
de Caguas al nivel, POGO envidia
bIe, en- que se encuentra Ell Cla.
NOR del Pats.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1889-09-20
i. .CONvERSACI0N.

La RsVista de Ponce no sirve
para profetisa.
Nj slquiera para decir Ia buena
ventura.
Anuucia una cosa, y sucede al
reve7.
Pronostica buen tempo, y casn
chuzos. a
CeIebraremos que NO le de &
la Recist0 por augurar buenas
cosechas.
Porque podria suceder que 90.
breviniesen sequfas 8 inundacio-
mes que acabasen CON todas Las
siembras.
Pronostic6 Ia ReVista que el
seiior We've, candidate de los "a.
tonomlstas de Fsjardo, irfa d las
urnag.
Y, efsctivamente: el seAor We.
We retro 81 candidatura antes do
Ia election, anunciGndolo, para
mayor publicidad, on un lnani-
fssto.
Augurd la Rsviste que los au-
tonomistas derrotarian 4 nuestro
candidate, por aquel dihtrito, o..
nor & rra.
Y. efectivenentes 81 Il. nor Ce.