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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1889-04-13
Naval Display at New York.

WASHINGTON, April l2.-The Board
of Inspection and Survey of which ad.
miral Jouett is President, is to be off.
cially present at the celebration at New
York on the 3Oth inst, and the Command.
ant at the Navy Yard has been instructed
to send all vessels in commission to an
anchorage in North river.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1889-04-13
THE WOMAN BANKER.
She Makes Full Confession OF Her Bus
iness Methods.

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ELMIRA, N. Y. April l3.-Miss Ella
White, who did woman's banking busi-
ness in this place, aud is now in Jail on
charges of forgery to the extent OF $780,.
900. has made full confession. She
borrowed money from everybody. Many
widows and foolish girls trusted her with
their all on the promise of high rates Of
interest. In this way she got and lost
$50, 900 of other peoples money. She
claims she eambled it away in bucket
shops. She gave as security for the loans
chattel mortgages on mining stocks and
on the piano which she hired by the
month,
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1889-04-13
A STRIKE PROBABLE.
STKEkE ENVbA'
All Roads Centering at Chicago Likely
TO be Involved.

All Roads CenteriBg at Chicago Likely
10 be Involved.
CHICAGO, April IA strike on all
the Western roads centering in Chicago
is one of the possibilities of the near
future, No other subject is discussed at
the secret meetings of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen.
The impression prevails among the men
that the Western roads have determined
upon general and sweeping reduction OF
wages. During the last week several
things have transpired which tend to
strengthen that impression.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1889-04-13
Parnelr 60 Unmask Foul Play.

LONDON, April l2.-B-fore the Parnell
Commission, Russell, continuing his
speech, said Psrnell's only care now was
to unmask what he believed to be foul
play against him.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1889-04-13

The Jefferson Medical College OF phila-
deIphia last week conferred the degree OF
Doctor of Medicine on 2l2 graduates.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1889-04-13

The contest in Mount Gilead, Ohio,
between father and son for the Office Of
Mavor ended in the election Of she son.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1889-04-13
spreckIes In tue Sugar Trust.

New YoRK, April l2.-The World
this evening prints story that Claus
Spreckels has joined the Sugar Trust.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-02
Goals and Philanthropy.

"Do good by stealth and blush to ind II
fame may have been excellent advice
when Mr.. Pope wrote, but it would require
rcshapng to bring it into harmony with
modern requirements. A Yorkshire coal
dealer who has been doing good by stealth
OH quite an extensive scale, now has cause
to blush at finding himself fined by police
magistrate. This phianthropic trader owns
weighing machine which gives his Gus
toners twenty-one pounds overweight on
every hundred weight Some time ago his
attention was officially drawn to the fact and
he received solemn warning that If he con-
tinued his sinful benevolSnce he would be
summoned. weighing machine that gives
overweight is as illegal as one that does the
other thing, the law demanding perfect
adjustment of balance. This coally Samar-
itan refused to believe, however, that his
stealthy benefactions were punishable and
SO persisted in adding the little bonus to
every hundred weight of black diamonds
that left his shop. A fine of five shillings
and costs is the result, the bench expressing
the opinion that it looked a little hard tc
punish man for cheating himself to bene-
fit his customers. 1t does look hard, un.
doubtedly, but what splendid advertise
ment!-London Globe.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-02
HERE AND THERE.

Give the SOW and pigs some of the
early rye as a change of diet. Chop
1t fine, and feed sparingly at first.
Pure fresh water for stock must
be the first essential from now on.
Drinking from mud puddles and other
filthy places will cause disease.
For vermin on sheep use snuff or
very fine tobacco. Dipping sheep is
cruel, and should never be practiced
except when all other modes fail.
Cows can not make much milk
without plenty of suitable food to
make it out of, any more than the
I sraelites in Egypt could make bricks
without straw.
Thin spots in the pasture may be
seeded. Use plenty of seed, rake the
ground over, il it can be done, in order
to cover the seeds, and do not turn
stock on until the grass has covered
the bare places.
Hon. Edward Willis, of Michigan,
has been appointed Assistant Secretary
of Agriculture. He is a farmer and
possessed of many qualities which fit
him for the position, and has served
three terms in the lower house of Con-
gress.
The once well-known Canadian
trotter Moose, who was given record
of 2:193 at Rochester, in 1880, was re-
Gently sold for 5000, and is now pulling
a wagon about the streets Of Memphis,
Tenn.
The field corn is in roasting ears
on the Rio Grande bottoms in Cameron
County, Tex. Two crops year are
made regularly in that section, and
some think that three crops will be
made this year.
Some idea may be gathered OF the
enormous increase of the fruit-grow-
ing industry from the fact that in 1850
the fruit crop of the United States was
valued at only 1000, 900, while in 1886
its value was 1857, 900, 900.
AS the warm weather approaches
vermin will begin to multiply. No
kind of stock is free from lice, and
especially if in poor condition. II
herded too closely, or not given an OPP
portunity of wallowing in dry dirt,
lice will attack the stock.
The wool from cross-bred Shrop-
shire Merino sheep commands about
8 cents more a pound in the market
than does the finest straight Merino.
The Shropshire-Merino makes good
combing wool, which is always in
| good demand.
The early plants and grasses large
ly abound in water, and contain but {
small proportion in nutrition. They
assist in regulating the system, and
promote better digestion of the dry
food. All changes from dry to green
food should be made gradually, in or.
der to avoid bowel trouble Cows that
provide milk for infants should be ie
very carefully ct this season.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-02
NOTES ON NoTABLEs.

BISMARCK foughttwenty-eight duels while
attending college.
CHARLES A. DANA is said to own the
finest collection of rare china in all New
York.
HoRATIo ]. SpRAeuE, of Massachusetts, is
the oldest officeholder in the United States
service. He has been Consul at Gibraltar
since lS4S
Mrs. SHEETS, born Randolph, mistress OF
Gunstan Hall, Va, is the cousin Of five
Presidents, among them President Har-
rison, whose inauguration she witnessed.
PRESIDENT HARRISON dislikes to wear
gloves when walking, preferring, when the
weather is cold, to thrust his bare hands
into his overcoat pockets for warmth. He
never wears frock overcoat.
THE United States Government, as re-
ward for his faithful services, has enrolled
Washable, the head chief of the Shoshone
Indians in Wyoming, as a Government
scout, with the pay of a regular soldier
THOMAS A. EDISON, the famous inventor,
is only forty-two years of age. His birth
day has just been celebrated by his en-
ployes, ninety in number, with whom Mr..
AMONG Mr.. Irving's pensioners are a
family which, when he was very youn g
and very poor actor in Scotland, once in
| vited him to Christmas dinner, and took
occasion at the same time to present him
with suit of clothes prepared for the oc-
casion, and offered with much delicate
kindness.
IT is said that before Mr.. Chamberlain
met his wife, Mr.. Austen Chamberlain was
introduced to her in America, and on re
turning to England spoke with so much en-
thusiasm about her that when the member
for West Birmingham went to the United
States he called on the Endicotts, carrying
an introduction from his son.
PETER COOPER, who died OF ninety-two
leaving fortune of S9,00o0O0 remarked to {
young friend few months prior to his
taking-off: my son, never went to bee
without saving half Of what my days profits
were. II made dollar, half dollar wal
put away. carried that rule into ACTIVE
life when l became merchant, and neve
departed from it."
PRESIDENT HARRIsoN's typewriter, Mis-
Sawyer, has aroused the enthusiasm Of tn
w ooiihBooh opohtNhoo' h'iiS Se'h nv
whistle, like Elijah Halford, but sho can SIM
with the best amateur in the land. She ha
plump, round, red cheeks, brown hair, larg
gray eyes and trim little figure. She look
about twenty years old, but is probabl
older. She knows more about Harrison
political secrets than Halford himself, an
she knows how to keep her knowledge
herself.
Mr.. WINDOW is the oldest member Of th
new Cabinet, being within few months c
sixty-three years of age. Mr.. Miller, tn
Presidents old friend and law partner,
the youngest member, not having reache
his forty-eighth year yet. Mr.. Blaine an
Mr.. Rusk have just passed their fifty mint
birthday. Mr.. Proctor is fifty-eight year
old, and General Tracy was born exactl
three-score years ago. Next to Mr.. Mile
the youngest man in the Cabinet is job
Wanamaker, who is not quite ffty-tw
years old. The average of the members {
President Harrison's Cabinet is fifty-seve
years
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-02
BOGUS DIAMONDS.
Gems That Are rs Numerous as the Sandi
by the Sea-ShOre.

Gems That Are rs Numerous as the Sands
by the Sea-Shore.
OF late years jewelry, and female
jewelry In particular, as it were, has
become very numerous and ostenta-
tious, so to speak. Formerly the pos
session of a pair of diamond earrings
enveloped the happy female in halo
of affluence that caused her to be
regarded as modified female Count
de Monte Cristo
A minstrel troupe, whose perform
ance we attended not long since, made
pointed allusion at the increased
cheapness of gems. The interlocutor
in conversation with the genial end
man, congratulated that dusky
humorist because he had been seen on
the streets accompanied by a beautiful
young lady. The happy end man in
quires If the interlocutor had observed
the elegant seal-skin cloak worn by
the lady. The interlocutor had
noticed it. With reversed thumb the
end man intimates that he had be-
slowed it on the attractive female.
III must have cost you quite q large
sum OF money, replies the interloe-
utor, who for some inexplicable reast n
ignores the negro dialect
Yes, sab, five hundred dollars, and
did We see dem ar torchesP"
"Those whatp"
Dem torches. means dem lamps,
hanging in her yeahs."
"Oh, you mean those large solitaire
ear-ringsP Yes. | saw them. They
must have cost you at least fifteen
hundred dollars"
Thirty cents" replies the end
man, reaching down for his bones, or
rather the bones with which he makes
discord.
The shabbily-dressed, poorly-paid
shop-girl wears gems that flash in q
dozen different colors, while the
young boy who gets four dollars a
week in button factory carries on
his soiled hand diamond ring that
might be princes ransom in olden
times-if it were real.
Yet jewelry, which was formerly
supposed to be expensive, is now worr
so generally as to create suspicion
that the coal deposits are being sub
jected to an alarming drain.
Not everybody knows that it takes
an experienced ieweler to detect tn,
real from the bogus diamond; hence i
frequently happens that grown-uI
persons undergo similar experience
to that OF the little girl who complaine,
to her grandmother:
Ma told me it was a diamond. bu
have found out that it was nothing
but grindstone."
A member of the famous "poke'
legislature of Texas once said tina
the most expensive diamonds wer'
those that staid in the pack when h
had four OF them in his own hand
Texas Siftings
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-02
Corn Cultivation.


Presuming you have planted your
corn as early as practicable in your
latitude-say from February 10 in the
in the farthest southern localities, to
April | in the more northern portions
of the South--the next thing to look
after is thinning it out to stand.
II plenty of grain was put in at plant
ing, the chances are that you now have
but few skips in your field. Unless it
is quite badly missing, it will hardly
pay you to. replant. Thin out to one
stalk in hill, as soon as you find all
has come up. just after rain is the
best time to thin corn, when the
ground is soft, and long, narrow strip
Ga barrel stave split in half, for in
stance), sharpened at one end, is %
convenient implement to uproot the
surplus stalks.
When the corn is three or four
inches high, run around it with mar
row scooter or bull-tongue, running
near enough to throw the soil we'll
around the roots. If the land is badly
| seeded to grass and weeds, a good
steel-tooth harrow is the best imple-
ment for the first misunderstanding
as near as possible to the stalk. Few
implements equal good harrow for
destroying grass and weeds.
What is known as the "side har-
row." is an excellent implement for
blowing young corn the first time.
Subsequent cultivation is done with
a double shovel, or riding cultivator, il
the land is free of roots, stumps and
stones. Generally, three plowings are
sufficient to make corn crop, but il
the spring is very wet, the rapid
growth of grass may require fourth
/ A leading idea in the cultivation O.
corn (and, indeed, in nearly ali crops)
is to leave the roots unmolested. As
corn roots grow near the surface, shall
low cultivation is absolutely essential
What is known as ''barring off," il
not, by any means, to be recommended
in corn culture. This mode of pillow
ing leaves the corn standing on mar
row ridge or "bar," from six to eigh
inches wide Gotten not more than fou
inches in width.) The young roots ar,
more or less disturbed by barring
and the hoeing of the crops immedi
ately after. leaves so little dirt aroun,
the young stalks that many of then
fall down. 1t is claimed by thos
who follow barring that, by thu
throwing the soil from the root
OF the plants, the sun is en-
abled to penetrate the earth an
invigorate their growth. The con
trary, and as conceive to be the cor
rect argument, is, that by denudin
the roots, the sun and wind dry th
earth about them, and the cold night
of early spring do much to stunt tn
growth. The soil should always b
thrown to, never from the roots {
corn.
One good hoeing is necessary in tn
cultivation of corn crop. Til
should be given Immediately after tn
first blowing, whether done by ha1
row or scooter pillow. If this fir,
blowing has been well done, the no,
ing will be easy. Subsequent cultiv'
ton will consist mainly in keeping tn
middles clean, as the blowing whic
follows the hoeing will, as a rule, /
sufficient to ensure clean drill unit
the corn is large enough to shade tt
ground. = Dick Naylor, in Dix
Farmer
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-02
THE DARNINo NEEDLE.
once In Every woman's Hands, II Ia M
Used by Old Ladies' Only


"nce In Every Woman's Hands, 1t Is Now
Used by Old Ladies' Only.
Inc darning needle may almost
De called thing of the past now"
sighed an old lady. as she sat before
genuine log fire in the parlor of very
old-fashioned house in Yonkers, look
Ing Tor holes that she was not particu-
larry anxious to find in great pile Of
stockings that filled basket beside
her. Beyond myself and half a
dozen others who meet twice week
and call ourselves The Old Ladies'
Darning Society," don't know OF any
one in Westminster County who uses
the needle, or even knows how to use
1t Darned stockings are looked upon
as relics OF barbarism to-day. l be-
lieve, and people object to what they
call patches, which, they say, hurt
their feet. Are the feet, then, more
tender than they were sixty years ago
when was a girl, and a knowledge of
darning was an important part Of
young lady's educationP / don't think
so. But | suppose the clumsy way in
which hole in stocking is mended
now usually with a plain sewing
needle and hard cotton thread, has
justly earned for it the name of patch
work. Perhaps the jagged hole and
direct contact between the foot and
the shoe is preferable.
''But this awkward mending must not
he confused with darning. The wool
used in the old-fashioned repairing is
generally much softer than the ma
terial OF which the average stocking is
made. As you see, still darn the
holes in all the family stockings, and
my husband and boys say that the
spots where my needle has been work.
ing are the only really comfortable
parts of their hosiery. don't know
whether this is o very desirable state
OF affairs, but at least it shows thai
skillful darning and careless patching
are different things.
''ln days Of old, when no lady con.
sidered darning an undigniied occupa
ton, stockings were manufactured o
very much softer and finer materia
than they are made of now, and the
wool with which hole was darnet
was, as nearly as possible, OF the same
consistency, SO that the wearer, nj
matter how sensitive his feet nigh
be, could not detect the presence OF
foreign body at his heel or under hi
sole. A good old wool stocking is ia
more comfortable than new one, an
elderly gentlemen my father, for ex
ample-believed that hosiery wa
never quite beyond the reach of tn
darning needle. have darned
stocking SO often that not shred Q
the old material remained. The Who'll
piece was my own make, and CON
posed entirely of darning wool.
'.At that time, too, new stocking
were very expensive, and that nigh
have been an additional reason VIII
people chung so persistently to thei
old ones; but now stockings, though Q
very inferior grade, are so chea
that it is considered hardly wort
while to wash an old pair, and when
ask for darning noodle at milliner
store | am frequently told: we don
keep them. IN. Y. Sun.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-02
R.forms Need More Than a Day

To bring them about, and are always more
complete and lasting when they proceed with
steady regularity to contamination. Few
Of the observant among us can have failed
to notice that permanently healthful
changes in the human system are moi
wrought by abrupt and violent means, and
that those are the most salutary medi
cines which are progressive. Hostetter
Stomach Bitters is the chief of these.
Dyspepsia, disease of obstinate charac-
ter, is obliterated by it.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-02

destroyes the cause of disease, which
Quinine and other remedies do not pretend
to do. 1t effectually neutralizes the poison
in the system and thus prevents the chill.
1t contains no arsenic or poisonous in
gredient of any kind, and may safely be
given to an infant. Sold by druggists
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-02

AT Dublin, Ca, nanny goat lost her two
kids during the recent cold weather, and as
her owner had two hound puppies, she de-
cided to adopt them. Every day the goa;
goes to the front gate and beats, and when
the pups hear her they go out and get the
feed
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-02

A DUCK was killed in Spottsylvania Coun-
ty, Va, which had nail two inches long
protruding through the gizzard into the en-
trails. 1t seemed to cause the duck no in
convenience, as it was as lively as cricket
before it was killed.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-02

ALMOST all our famous women writer's
are eagerIto see the press criticisms on theiI
works. Mrs. Burnett, accustomed though
she is to the notices Of newspapers, always
reads them carefully, and very favorable
tention.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-02

like that OF a garden rake. This har-
rowing may be done to advantage even
after the cotton is up, especially when
stand of grass has come up with the
cotton. Southern Cultivator.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-02

THE Buffalo and Niagara Falls Drainage
Company has been Incorporated with So,
100000 capital. The object is to construct a
ditch by way of Tonawanda to the bottom
of the Niagara gorge. which will be used as
a tan race for water motors.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-02

FoR early potatoes prepare a special plot,
and. after the plants are well up, thin them
out so as to have only one plant to the hill
The potatoes grown this way will be more
uniform in size and also earlier.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-02

AMERICAN manufacturers are supplant-
ing the English in exports to Australia Of
stoves, locks, cutlery, steel ware, axes,
plated ware, tools, ranges, lamps and agr,-
cultural implements.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-02

MIS-. HARRIET BEEcHER SrowK is not be-
yond appreciation Of a kindly notice, and
the premature obituary articles which
were printed during her recent illness az
fnrded her much amusement
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-02

WILL be found an excellent remedy for
sick headache. Carter's Little Liver Pills
Thousands Of letters from people who have
used them prove this fact. Try them.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-02

A RESIDENT Of Tslbottom, Ga, says he
has mule that will point birds. He rides
the mule when driving partridges into q
net, and the mule enjoys the sport
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-02

A FRENCHmanufacturing firm has brought
out a new fabric made of the fiber of ramie,
and called ramie linen, that is said to com.
bine the qualities of linen and silk, with
double the strength of linen.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-02
SCIENTIFIC SUNDRlES.

The singular, incombustlble mineral
known as asbestos was first mined as ar
article Of commerce in Canada in 1878, and
has become regular and rapidly develop
Ing industry.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-02

UTAH is so anxious for Statehood that the
Mormcns declare that they will abolish
po,ygamy to bring about the desired result
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-02

1T is said that unless the present coudi-
tons are changed the complete destruction
of the Adirondack forests is inevitable.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-02

AN immense toadstool three feet in di
ameter was found recently at Wolcott, VT
on a beech tree
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-02

FoRTIFY Feeble Lungs Against Winter
with Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-02

A FRENcHMAN is anxious to arrange for
fight between devil-fish and a shark in
tank where q, 900 people can see the combat.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-02

SUFFERERS from Coughs, Sore Throat,
ETC., should try Brotcn's Bronchial Trochcs, a
simple but sure remedy. Sold only IN bores
Price 25 cents.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-02

The best time to hunt for horers l.
in Nav. Coal ashes are said to be ex-
eclleut az preventive Of oorers-
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-05-02

PAIN in the Side nearly always comes from
a disordered liver and is promptly relieved'by
Carter's Little Liver Pills. Don't forget this