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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-02-07
Arkansas Letter.

Mr.. EDIToR:-I have received
several letters from friends in
Tennessee wanting a description
of our town and surrounding cOun.
try and desire to answer them
through the COURIER.
Fordyce is Oil the st. L., Ark. &
Tex. Ry., in Dallas County, and is
considered the best town between
Pine Bluff and Texarkana. 1t is
a nice, growing town, and does a
large business. Cotton is brought
here from all the adjoining coun-
ties for fifty and sixty miles.
Besides various kinds of bust
ness houses to numerous to men
ton, we have two steam saw-mills,
one single mill, two cotton gins,
one wool factory, one canning fac
tory and two livery stables.
Fordyce bids fair to become a
manufacturing town; and there is
an effort being made to unite this
with Calhoun County and build
ing the courthouse here; and if
we succeed in either, or both, we
will have a big boom.
We have good school, and So
ciety generally is the very best.
The Little Rock Conference has
located a college here, to which
the citizens of Fordyce donated
$5,000.OO. 1t will be a great ad
vantage to the town. Property
has already advanced one hundred
per cent, and families are moving
in every week.
Fordyce is noted for it's moral
ty. There is no whisky sold il
this county.
This is an average farming
country; cotton being the princi
pal crop grown. The soil is great
ly adapted to fruit growing, bu
as the country is new and unset
tied it is not cultivated extensive
ly.
Arkansas certainly has man,
advantages over Tennessee TO
poor man,-that is, any part o
Arkansas ! have seen, over an,
part Of Tennessee that | know
anything about.
l am not writing to persuad
my friends out here, but simpl
answe ring their inquiries and stat
ing facts. | am delighted and il
tend making this my home.
We enjoy the COURIER yer
much, but do wish the CORES
, pOndents would write NOR
punctually.
With many good wishes to tn
COURIER and my dear old friends
| am, Respectfully,
JAS. b. LUCAS.
Fordyce, Ark, Feb. 1, 80.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-02-07
Advice to Mothers.

Mrs. Winslew's Soothing Syrup
should always be used when chill
dren are cutting teeth. relieves
the little sufferer at once; it pro.
duces natural, quiet sleep by re-
lieving the child from pain, and
the little cherub awakes as "bright
as a BUTTON" 1t is very pleasant
to taste. 1t soothes the child, soft
ems the gums, allays all pain, re-
lieves wind, regulates the bowels,
and is the best known remedy for
diarrh9a, whether arising from
teething or other causes. TWEEN
ty-fve cents bottle. tv26.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-02-07

The stock men of Western Tex
as have formed themselves into
an association and will send rep
resentatives to Washington to
protest against the passage of the
Mills tariff bill, so far as it affects
the general stock interests of the
West.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-02-07

Hon. j ohm M. Clayton, who was
Hon. G. r. Breckenridge's oppo-
nent for seat in the Fifty-first
Congress, and who was contest
ing the seat, was fired upon and
killed by some unknown party
while in room at Plummerville,
Ark, on the night of January 20.
Mr.. Clayton and his lawyer, who
was in the room at the time of the
killing, were at Plummerville tax
ing dispositions to be used in the
contest.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-02-07
NONRESIDENT Notice,

DeFord & Morris rs. u. E. Brnyles.
In this cause Il appearing to me by affiia-
vii that u. E. iroyles is Justly indebted to
the plaintiffs. and is a nonresident Of the
State SO the or.linssy process of law cannot
be served on him, and an original attachment
having been sued Out and returned before
me, and the same having been levied on the
property Of the defendant. ID Z. iiroyles; it
/, therefore. ordered by me that publication
e made for .our Successive weeks IN the
SAVANNAH CouRiES. a newspaper published
in Savannah. Tennessee. commanding fhe
said d. E. Broyles to appear before me a, my
ONCE in the town OF Savannah. Tennessee. On
the oth day Of March. 1881 t. make defense
% said Snst srsinH aim OF u viii Il rrndHed-
ed with ex-parse. 7. 2. MARTIN. ]. P
This the sth day Of February, 1889
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-02-07
NOn-Resitsent Notice

State of tennessee, Hardin County.
r. A. Davy VS.. A. f. Ilambrght aud hus-
band,- liambrighi.
In this case it appearing by affidavit that
the defendant A. +. IIamhrght and her huS-
band - liambright, are justly iadehted to
the plaintiff and are non-residcnts ci TIE
State so that the ordinary process cl law can
not be served on them, and an original at
tachment having been sued uut and returned
before me, and the same having been levied
on the property Of the defendant, A. L. Ham
bright; it is, therefore, ordered by me that
publication be made for four successive
weeks in the SAVANNAH COURIER. a news
paper published in Savannah, Tenn. com
handing the said A. Z. llambrighl and hei
husband, - lIambright, TO appear before
me a, my office in the town of Savannah
Tenn. on the Third Monday in February
1880. to make defense to said suit against
them, or it will be proceeded with ex parte
his December rs, 1888.
]. d. MARTIN, J. +.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-02-07

If the Legislature wants to do
the equitable thing between pub
fishers and litigants it should fix
the price for legal advertising at 8
cents a line for the first insertion
and 4 cents a line for each subse-
quent insertion.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-02-07

The trouble between the United
States and Germany, growing out
of recent insults by Germans to
Americans on the Samoan Island,
has not yet been settled, though
we presume it will be settled with
out actual war.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-02-07

Harrison Blackman and Wesley
Clark, both colored, convicted of
the murder of Capt. Pat Hamilton,
of Aberdeen, Miss, on the night
of December 81, have been SEN
fenced to hang March %.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-02-07

There is no danger in giving
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, to
children, as it contains no injuri-
Gus substance; besides it is une-
qualed for colds and Group. Chill
dren like it. For sale by X.
RarloW
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-02-07
ScOtch-Irish Congress.

=
Preparation is being made to
hold Scotch-Ir.sh Congress at
Columbia, Tenn, May 8, 1889. 1t
will be an international gathering
of great social and historical i'm
portance, before which distin-
guished scholars and orators will
read historical papers and deliver
orations concentrating t h e
deeds of the Scotch Irish. A. Z.
Floyd, the corresponding secreta-
ry, will be glad to communicate
with persons desiring to attend
the Congress.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-02-07
NOTICE-Salc Of Land.

by virtue Of decree Of the County Court
Of Hardin County, Tennessee. viii on sat
urday the Second day Of March, 1889. in the
Town Of Saltiilo. Tennessee, in front of the
tore Of Bingham & Co.. sell 10 the highest
bidder at public outcry the house belonging
to the estate Of !. I. Da>y deceased in the
care of ]. b. Logan. Adminisu ator. VS.. $.
Holland ct al FOR one-third cash and the ball
ance on a cre,iit Of nine and twelve months.
Purchasers notes for the deferred payments
will be taken bearing interest from date and
good personal security will be required and
lien retained on the lands until the purchase
money is fully paid.
". J. WATSON, Clerk.
February 5, 1882
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-02-07

Congressman Enloe has our
thanks for copy of the annual
report of the commissioner of la
Dor, the Congressional directory
and other documents.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-02-07
1t Makes You Hungry

Spring medicine meansmore nowadays thanit
did ten years ago The winterof 1855 hasieft
the nerves all tagged out The nerves must be
strengthened, the blood purified, liver and
bowels regulated Paine's Celery Compound
the Spring medicine Of to-day-does all this,
as nothing else can. Prescribed by Physicians
Recommended BY Druggists, Endorsed by Minister'S
Guaranteed BY the Manufacturers 10 DO
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-02-07
Crown Prince Rudolph, of Aus
tria, died January 30, leaving his
six-year-old daughter the heirship.

1t is quite likely the Legislature
will pass a law requiring uni
form series Of text books for the
public schools Of Tennessee.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-02-07

A sixteen-pound turnip was ex-
hibted at Cleveland, Tenn, one
day last week.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-02-07
A colony of Swedes has been
located at Dickson, Tenn.

Over 2,OOO,OOO,OOO bushels of
corn were raised in the United
States in 1888.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-02-07
The Best
Spring Medicine.

ain the spring of 1887 was all run down.
would get UP in the morning with so tired
feeling, and was so weak that could hardly get
around. Thought bottle of Patnes Celery Com
pound, and before had taken 1t week | Telt
very much better. l can cheefully recommend
It to all who med a building up and strengthen
ing medicine" hrs. b. A. Dow, Burlington, VT.
5000. -, Nourishes babies pertscav.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-17
Protest Against Late Hours.

The young men who dance are probably
engaged in their fathers offices or counting
rooms, and have to be at their desks at least
by o o'clock or 9:30 in the morning. As
it is not fashionable to arrive at bail until
midnight or after, the breaking up time is
seldom before 5. A man to be at his Office
by must be up at latest by s, SO he has less
than three hours s'eep, after a days work
and a nights hard play. To pull himself to-
gether he is apt to indulge in q morning
cocktail and champagne lunch, and the re-
suit is that he is rather poor specimen of
humanity by the time he reaches his forties.
Then he sees the follies of his ways but it is
too late. The fashionable hour for dinner
parties is about the same here as in England
y for ordinary dinner parties, 8 when they
partake of the nature of banquet All this
is as silly as it is bad for a man, or woman
either; but it is harder on the men, for they
have to go to work the next day, while a.
woman can lie a-bed and rest. If it was not
that athletics have taken such a hold in this
country lit is English to be athletic), the re-
suit of these late hours would be even more,
marked; but man gets pretty well built up
in the summer and fall, and can stand win
ter campaign better than if he hadn't spent
so much time out of DOORS Brunswick" in
Boston Gazette
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-17
Women Who Want Shoes.

1t is an easy matter for an experienced
man to handle women who want shoes If
she asks for certain number he will net go
away and get the size. He will take off her
shoe and have look at her foot, from which
he can tell at glance just what sort of shoe
will fit her. Get one that will make her foot
feel comfortable and that will look nice, and
she purchases at once. 1t you take her word
for the number, the chances are that you will
be deceived, for woman has an unaccount-
able objection to telling her exact number,
even if it is in the threes. A green clerk soon
learns this little popularity after he has
shown everything in the shop to several who
will not buy. Another rule with women is
not to show them too much. Let them see
several nice things and their choice is easy,
if they are suited; but show them your whole
stock and they will want to see more find
that ladies are not so given to cramping their
feet as formerly, SO as to make them seem
smaller. Young misses still do that, but
women of the world are not so willing to in
jure their feet. The Introduction of English
styles has done this, for English ladies al
ways wear comfortable shoes, regardless of q
tight ft.-Shoe Clerk in Globe-Democrat.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-17
CheQue Banks.

The very latest importation of an
English notion in New York is an inno-
walton in banking circles, known as the
cheque bank, which has opened up a
branch of the London institution. The
system is totally different to that of any
other banking institution, for the reason
that it's assets are invested in govern
ment securities, and that it does not dis
count notes or bills like other banks. In
addition to this they never issue check
until the value of the check is deposited
in the bank. A customer opening up an
account with the bank deposits, for in
stance, 81, 900 and receives check book,
with checks to the value of 81 900, each
having its value distinctly printed and
perforated upon it's face The customer
may fill out check for less than its
face value, and the difference will 90 to
his credit, cash for which will be paid or
added to new book. It is intended tc
furnish these checks cheaper than the
rates charged for international exchange,
arrangements being made with desig-
mated bankers in 1000 cities of Europe
to honor them, and ultimately they will
be accepted by shopkeepers.-St Louis
Globe-Democrat.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-17
Burning Mud.

ga curiosity" said Rev. A. S. Laid,
of Auburn, that has struck me with
much interest is this: A few days ago
| visited friend on Munjoy Hill,
Portland, and | was much interested
in one fact that my friend mentioned
to me, and l think your readers will
be somewhat interested also. Nv
friend Mr.. Alfred Tuckwell is an En-
glishman. He has recently bought
new house near the eastern promenade.
''This part of the city has been a
common for the pasturage of cows and
a playground for children and a saun-
tering place for lovers until within the
last few years. But now it is being
rapidly covered with pleasant dwell
ings and affords some of the pleasant
est localities for homes in all the city.
Now l come to the interesting Incl
dent. In his cellar and in his garden
MIR. I. found large bed of peat of ex-
cellent quality. This winter he digs
it out of his cellar, and without any
drying, mingled with coal, it burns
readily and makes an excellent fuel.
He dumps his ashes III where he takes
his peat out, and when the supply is
exhausted he proposes to cement the
cellar. He thinks he has enough in
his garden to last several years. | am
not sure that a Yankee would have
thought of burning such mud. -
Lewiston Journal.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-17
An Amusing Turkish Story.

Many culprit has heen brought to Justice
by faltering in his answer to a cleverly
framed question. An amusing story is told
illustrating this, of the Turkish Nasir-ed-din
Khojah, a kind of typical scamp, like Howle-
glass, Punch and Harlequin, in western coun-
tries. He was stealing turnips from gar
den, and had filled sack with them, when
up rushed the owner "What are you do
ingw exclaimed the angry proprietor. "A
violent gale of wind caught me up, whirled
me through the air and deposited me here"
said the unabashed Khojah. "Well, but how
came you to be holding some of my tu1nipsF'
"Why," said Nasir-ed-din, ''the wind was SO
very violent that it tossed me abou and, to
steady myself, grasped these in my hand"
'Good again." said the owner; shut tell me
now who filled the sackg" "Ah," replied the
Khojah, II was just considering how that
question should be answered when you came
upon me SO rudely and Unexpectedly. New
York Commercial Advertiser.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-17
Qualifications of a Type Writer.

els not the type writing business some
what overdone, and does 1t no; offer poor
remuneration to women anxious to find a
field for earning their own livingm inquired
the reporter.
''No, it is not overdone, simply for the
reason that there are comparatively very
few competent type writers. This being
true it naturally presents good opening for
women to earn a living, provided they have
the proper qualifications for success to start
with. The essential one is good education.
The operator should above all be a good
speler, and be intelligently informed about
general affairs. Next good taste in arrange
ment of the various kinds of copy is neces-
Sary. The requirement of the manipulation
of the machine is a comparatively easy mat
ter and can be readily accomplished in three
months. Anybody can learn it. The speed
of the writer depends, of course, on the
amount of application and natural quicknesS
of the learner. The manipulation is purely
mechanical, but when it comes to turning
out correct copy, with proper spelling,
punctuation, etc., it becomes an entirely diff
ferent matter.
But comparatively small number of type
writer's possess the knowledge to do this. I
could tel you instances numerous enough to
fill a book, where lawyers and others have
had to pay for imperfect work and after
ward have been compelled to take it else
where to be copied correctly by a competent
person. Perhaps they wouldn't pay a man
for such slovenly or poor work, but they
have sympathy for the girls, and so they pay
them and talk savagely under their breath.
There ere lots of type writer's who appear
to be good operators, but if the truth were
known it would be found that they change
their Offices frequently. AS more intelligent
women find their opportunities in this voca-
ton, the unintelligent workers will be GER
tainly crowded out into pursuits more suit
able to their limited abilities, where knowl-
edge is not so pre-eminent requisite.
New York Evening Sum-
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-17
Antics of a Compass.

An Ellenville lawyer, who was in
Kingston the other day, said to Free
man reporter: while in the woods a
few days ago l came across surveyor
who was puzzled. The surveyor had
been engaged to run a line, but he found
every time he leveled his compass, to
use surveyors expression, his line ran
in the air.
'The surveyor said his compass had
never cut up that caper before, and he
didn't know what allied it. The north
star must be all out of gear. said: See
here, what sort of hat have you on?
The surveyor took off his hat. why,
an ordinary hat with stiff brim.' Yes.
a stiff brim, and there is the trouble.
If you examine you will find a steel wire
in it. Hang your hat on your compass
and see what it will do He did SO, and
up went the needle. BY Jocksl that
beats me, said the surveyor He tossed
his hat behind him, and his faithful
compass did its work well. Kingston
Freeman
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-17
EEIishlsM IN AFRICA.
A Terrible Belief That Spreads Out into
Eyerv Kind of ViIlajny.

Terrible Belief That Spreads Out into
Every Kind of villainy.
So universal is this belief that almost every
village of pagan Africa, particularly to-
ward the west coast, has it's fetish house, a
grim and CHASTITY building, often ranged
round with human skulls i'll every stage Of
decomposition, and fetish man, who is its
high priest. No human being surely ever
had a more terrific power committed to him,
and few have used it more unsparingly or
unscrupulously. The fetish man is bound
by no law; he recognizes no rules of evil
dence. Anything which happens, even in
the ordinary course of nature, he may pro-
nounce to he the work of fetish or wiz
ard, and to need his assistance to ferret it
out.
A heavy rainfall or drought, murrain
among the cattle, a pestilence or a confagra-
ton, a child devoured by wild animal, an
illness or death, each and all of these NAV
be pronounced to be 'fetish;" somebody has
done it, and he must be detected. So DOS
sessed are the natives by this belief, it so
forms part of their being, that it never oc-
ours to any one of them, though he knows
that his own turn may come next, to cues
ton the reality of this uncanny power, and,
in the panic terror which waits upon the
movements of the fetish man and his de-
cisions, the negro loses for time some of his
most essential and amiable characteristics.
his frivolity, his light heartedness, even his
family affection. A son will join in putting
his father to death; a brother will help to
tear to pieces brother.
If the accused dares to deny the charge
which he seldom docs, however preposterous
or impossible it may be-he has to submit to
some terrible ordeal, such as the running at
full speed under an avenue of hoped arches
about half his height, when, if he stumbes,
or rather as soon as he stumbles he is kicked
to death; or the drinking of some deadly de-
coction, such as the casca bark, when his one
chance of escape is Handsomely to bride the
fetish man to give him the exact quantity or
quality which will make him desperately sick
before the poison has well begun its deadly
work. In Ashantee and Dahomey, at Bonny
and Calabar, in the Fan country and through
out Angola, this terrible belief prevails, and,
as may well be imagined, it ramifies Out into
every kind of villainy and crime.-Nine-
teenth Century.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-17
SONGS ENSUING.

Sweet the song of the thrush at dawning,
When the grass lies wet with spangled dew,
Sweet the sound of the brook low whisper
Mid reeds and PUSHES wandering through;
Clear aud pure is the west winds murmur
That croons in the branches all day long;
But the songs tnsung are the sweetest music
And the dreams that die are the soul OF song
The faireSt hope Is the one which FADED,
The brightest leaf is the leaf that fell;
The song that leaped from the lips OF sirens
Dies away in an old sea shell
Far to the heights of vewless fancy
The souls swift flight like swallow goes,
For the note unheard is the birds best carol
And the bud unknown is the reddest rose
Deepest thoughts are the ones unspoken,
That only the heart sense, listening, hears;
Most great joys bring touch of silence.
Greatest grief is in unshed tears.
What we hear is the heetest echo
song dies out but dream lives on;
The rose red tints of the rares: morning
Are lingering yet in distant dawn.
Somewhere. dim in the days to follow.
And far away in the life to be,
Passing sweet, is q song of gladness,
The spirit chant of the soul set free.
Chords untouched are the ones we wait for
That never rise from the harp unstrung;
We turn our steps to the years beyond us,
And listen still for the songs unsung
Nebraska State Journal
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-17

A novel cigar clipper recently seen was a
dainty pair Of scissors in dull gold, intended
to be worn as watch charm by the smoker.
A pretty bib pin for infants has six alter
nate diamonds and pearls set upon knife
edge. while larger pearl graces the hinged
end
Parasol handles Of twisted silver, from
twelve to eighteen inches in length, are
shown In plain and oIdized patterns in great
variety.
A square Of hammered Roman gold, hav-
ing ruby In each corner and q diamond in
the center, is pattern both pleasing and
artistic in cuff buttons. -Jewelar's Weekly.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-17
Longevity of Insects.

1t is well known that Sir John Lub-
book has shown how long insects may
live when kept out of harms way.
The greatest age attained by any in
sect, SO far as is known, is that reached
by the queen of an ant Formica
fusca), which lived in his care until
Aug. s, 1888, when she must have
been nearly Is years old. Another
queen of the same species died at the
advanced age of over Is years. He has
now queen of another kind of ant
Qasius niger), which is more than 8
years old, land still lays fertile eggs
which produce female ants ~ ar
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-17

An intricate scroll in black enamel, SET
with two handsome pearls, is pleasing pau
tern in brooches
victorious gamecock is pattern In
scarf pins which will be received with favor
by sporting men.
A dainty brooch represents slack in the
pulpit" of cut moonstone rising from a
jeweled caiyx of Roman gold.
A pretty charm is a small flask, the BODY
Of which is a square knot of red and yeilo"
gold set with diamonds and rubies. 7
An odd purse has cover composed OF
silver dollar which tightly closes over "
frame from which hang the silver mesheA