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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-10-09

They have different way of taking
The census in Germany than the one in
vogue in the United States. They take
the census every five years there, and
cover the whole empire in one day; but
only questions in reference to domicile,
name, sex, age and social position are
asked. Several days before December
l tho enumcrator goes around in his
district and finds out how many per-
sons live in each house. For each per-
son he leaves card containing the
questions, and on each card is written
the number of the house and district.
A duplicate of each card so filled out is
kept in the central station. On Decem-
ber 1 the enumerator goes around and
collects tho cards, the heads of tho
families, agents or owners being under
penalty to fill out the cards, or have
them filled out and to return them.
BY the duplicate a check is kept so
that the enumerators can not skip a
house. In that way tho exact number
of persons living in the German Empire
is secured on the first day of December
Pittsburgh DISPATCH.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-10-09

that there's nobody IN che mouse"
chuckled Dlrston as he heard his yis-
itor light a burner in the library. Then
quietly getting out of bed and stepping
gently to the door OF his bedroom Ours
ton pointed the revolver at a small
dark, rather well-dressed man who stood
In the center of the library looking
about him eagerly.
Put up your hands or I'll send ball
through you" cried Durston sternly.
The dappor little burglar saw at a
glance that his game was up.
Don't do any thing rash" he re-
marked calmly, helping himself to a
stiff dose of Durston's whisky and then
lighting one of his unwilling hosts
cigars.
Durston was astonished and amused.
NOW that I've got my burglar after
waiting for him so many years, | might
as we'll make little pleasure out of
him." he said to himself. Then to the
burglar:
you're cool one. | congratulate
you on your nerve. You will pardon
me- however, il | ask you to take the
trouble to lay aside your cigar for mo-
ment and step to the telephone"
The burglar looked sharply at Durston,
who still covered him with the re-
volver. There was that in the bachelors
face that shook the GOODNESS of the in
truder. He walked quickly to the tele-
phone.
Take down that pamphlet, there, :"
continued Durston. ''Now. look up tho
cali for the - precinct station house.
Have you found it?"
"Yes."
Ring up the central office"
The burglar sullenly turned the
crank.
"You know what to do now. Go
ahead"
A glance at the revolver was sufficient
for the frightened little man. He brisk
ly gave the required number to the
operator.
SIS this the precinct station.
house?' he asked, after time. "All
right. Wait moment"
Tell them you're burglar and want
a policeman sent here at once to arrest
you" commanded Durston, smiling
grimly.
"Will one policeman do? they ask"
said the burglar.
"Use your own Judgment in that mat
ter" remarked Durston, politely.
Hello, hello! Yes, one will do very
nicely. Hurry him up, please. Yes.
Thank you. Goodnight"
"You did very WE'LL" commented our
bachelor. 'If you robbed ~ cleyerly
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-10-09

About five hundred persons in Iowa
have decided to form a "Bellamy col.
ony" and settle in Louisiana. Tho
"hasic principles" of the enterprise are
thus stated: MAN alone is nothing but
a savage; he can support existence and
that is all. 1t is only in and through
society that he can obtain wealth and
culture. Wealth is the product of mans
labor expended on the earth, which is
Gods gift to the race. No man should
be allowed to monopolize the National
resources and levy tribute on his fell
lowmen for the opportunity to labor
Every man is entitled to just so much
liberty as will allow equal liberty to
every other man. Each man should re.
ceivc the full product Of his labor, ex.
cept an amount sufficient to discharge
his debt to society" Each stockholder
pays $500 into the common fund, which
reverts to himself if no resigns or is OK.
peeled from the colony, or to his heirs il
he dies Eight hours is to form labor
day, and wages are 10 be 80 cents an
hour No difference, it appears, will be
made in the wages of skilled and un.
skilled labor, effective or non-effectiye
work. A board of trustees will manage
the business. Enterprises of this
Utopian character are occasionally use.
ful as object lessons. Chicago Tribune
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-10-09
A LAUGHING PLANT.
An Extraordinary Desert Cereal and Its
Pecuiiir Properties.

Pecuiitr Properties.
While the Stanley expedition was
crossing portion of the southern ex-
tremity of the Sahara Desert, they were
made acquainted with the peculiar prop
critics of plant known only to that
region, called by the Arabs cuili koia, or
the laughing plant Prof. Salchi at
tached to the expedition, was fortunate
enough to secure several fine speci-
mems of this peculiar plant, which he is
at present cultivating with view to
practical experiments
The production of laughter by arti-
ticial MEANS it is thought, can be re-
duced to science now that the discov-
cry of plant, the properties of which
are direct incentive to laughter, has
been made. Any amount of cachinna-
tion can be produced by simply in
creasing or diminishing the laugh-pro-
ducing dose.
There was time when the somnolent
effects produced l'y the poppy we're not
generally known, but the soporfc prop
critics of this plant arc now beyond
cavil and in a short time it is expected
that Prof. Salchi will have a crop Of
the laugh producing plants large enough
for practical experiments. The now
almost unknown plant will soon become
a staple article of commerce and the
principal cereal cultivated in many
vastgarden will be the laugh ter-produc
ing plant. AS opium is certain to pro-
duce sleep so can the laughing plant he
at all times relied upon to produce
laughter in all animated creatures,
from the micro-organisms of the oscil-
lator@ up to tho genus homo.
This strange plant grows in the arid
deserts of Arabia and on the vast sea OF
the white sand known as the Desert
of Sahara, in Africa. The plant is of
moderate size with bright, yellow
flowers and soft, velvety seed pods,
each of which contains two or three
seeds resembling small black beans.
The natives Of the district where this
strange plant grows dry the seeds in the
sun and reduce them to a fine i'm
palpable powder by process of macera-
tion between two stones. A small dose
of this powder has similar effects to
that arising from Che inhalation OF
laughing gas. 1t causes the most sober
person to dance, shout and laugh with
boisterous excitement of madman,
and to rush about cutting the most
ridiculous capers for about an hour. At
tho expiration of this time exhaus-
tion sets in, and the excited person
falls asleep, to wake after an hour or
more with more or less vivid recol-
lection of having been in the seventh
heaven of enjoyment p Philadelphia
Times.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-10-09
Kangaroos for America.

1t would seem that the project of i'm
porting kangaroos into this country is
seriously entertained by several enthu-
sastic and wealthy sportsmen in the
West The first rumors of such a plan
were received almost universally with
smiles, but later details show that
sportsmen have decided that the project
is entirely feasible. The extinction of
the buffalo has left the plains without
any big game of Importance, and hunt
ing the kangaroo, as it is done in Aus
tralia, is second in excitement and in
terest only to killing the buffalo. Kan
garoo leather is exceedingly valuable
and the animals breed rapidly. They
have been successfully acclimated in
England and France and it is said that
there is actually no reason why they
should not thrive here. The idea of
the promoters of this plan is to intro
duce the kangaroos at the beginning of
the warm season in Yellowstone Park
and give the breed Government pro-
lection for few years so as to bar out
the pot-hunters-Chicago Post
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-10-09
SECRETS OF AFRICA.
A Significant Silence About the Conduct
of British Companies There.


of British Companies There.
A feature of the British enterprise in
East Africa is the secresy with which
the operations of British Imperial East
African Company are conducted. In
Whitaker" which is supposed to give
all official information on all public
matters, the words mo information ac-
cessible" appear opposite the entry re-
ferring to this corporation. As the
company conducts its operations under
charter granted by the Queen, this
secresy oxcites criticism; but little can
be done, If Parliament should make a
fuss about it the only result would be
that the ministry would have to resign,
because tho sovereign can do no wrong.
and If any wrong is done it is the fault
of tho ministry.
In view of the perils to which mill.
ions of the natives OF Africa arc sub
jected by the advance of civilization in
the shape of the British trader, it is
thought that sufficient publicity ought
to be given to the affairs of the company
to insure the protection of the natives
against outrages of the grossest kind.
1t is recalled in connection with this
matter that in no case, except perhaps,
one, have the doings of any British
colonial company been sufficiently
known to permit adequate public dis
cuSsion of them. Official secresy has
stified the means of the native possess
sors of the soil. Very little is known of
what is going on in the Congo State,
except to the officers of the company,
the employees of the company being
bound over to silence in penaltios.-
Illustra ted American.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-10-09
One Dollar Per Year.

anywhere Notwithstanding all tho
evidence to the contrary tho time is
not far distant when grated or budded
pecans will be quite numerous. Not
many years ago it was thought by many
good authorities upon horticulture that
this class of trees could not DO trans.
planted successfully, and that the only
method of securing a grove of pecans
or hickories was TO plant the nuts where
the trees were wanted in the grove.
Upon this point the Same authority
above quoted has this to say: This
very absurd idea has been repeated and
disseminated by men holding high po-
sitions, but who could not possibly have
had any practical experience in rais-
ing or cultivating such trees. These
theorists usually recommend the plant
ing of the nut whore the trees are in
tended to remain, which is not neces-
sary any more than it is to plant tho
seeds of our common fruit trees in such
positions" A few advocate these old
exploded theories to-day, but the ma
jority of people have become we'll
enough acquainted with this class of
trees to know that they will bear trans
planting as well as many others, and
that even trees four or five years old
may be successfully transplanted. It's
necessary, however, that they must
have been grown on light sandy soil.
On such soil they can be made to pro-
duce plenty of fibrous roots, whereas,
if grown on hard compact soil, the
iibrous roots will be lacking,
and the chances are very strong,
in that case, that the tree will
not bear transplanting. So it
will be with budding and grating.
Some one will discover the one thing
needful to success, and then Seeding
pecan groves will become the exception,
but until the secret is discovered we
must depend upon tho seedlings. by
careful selection of choice nuts to plant
we may succeed in not going backward.
AS this industry is yet in its infancy,
We may expect great things for it in
tho future. There is always ready sale
lor the nuts, ana as they may be kept
for months, or even years, without in
jury, there is no reason why this in
dustry may not yet rival the orange in
dustry of Florida. man with patience
enough to wait ten or twelve years for
an income, can make no better invest
ment than to plant grove of young
pecans. Many man works hard for
twenty-five or thirty years and then
has not accumulated as much as a FIVE
acre grove of twelve-year pecan trees
would be worth. When we "learn to
labor and to wait" and net grow too
impatient for the reward OF our labors
to come soon, we will not make so many
fatal mistakes in our efforts TO attain
prosperity-S. l.. Bishop, in Florida
Farmer and Fruit Grower.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-10-09
Care of the Flock.

Many flockmasters, says writer,
who arc managing their farms and
looking after their focks at the Same
timo are so hurried that the flock does
not receive such attention as it should
at this season. Yet feel certain, from
my own experience, that proper atton.
tion to our flock at any time will be as
amply repaid as the time given to any
other part of our farming operations.
The flocks should be seen and carefully
looked over at least every second or
third day, and better every day, so that
any unthrittiness on the part of any
member of tho flock may bo noted and
proper means resorted to put it in prop.
or condition. If there is surplus of
soft, watery grass, as We have in wet
season, some members of the flock are
apt to scour. Those should bo sepa-
rated from the main flock, kept in tho
barns and given dry feed part Of each
day until they regain healthy con-
dition. Rural World.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-10-09
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.
Queen Victoria's chief cook is q
Mohammedan.

Queen Victoria's chief cook is
Mohammedan.
1t is estimated that 1872, 9S7 volumes
have been added to the college Libraries
OF the United States during the past
year, making the total number of vol
umes in such libraries 2,SS3, 1913.
Francis Power Cobbe is sixty-eight
years of age, and still active in her liter
airy productiveness. She is at the head
oil the anti-vivisection movement in En-
gland, and power in its labors, 10th
with tongue and pen.
Probably the smallest millionaire
IN the country is Jacob Seligman, who
Is hardly more than four feet high. He
came from Germany when a boy, and
went to Michigan twenty years ago
without dollar His fortune is now
estimated at SIS, 900, 900.
MIR. Gladstone, in recent speech in
the House of Commons, delivered one
sentence of 214 words, which in type
made twenty-four lines. 1t has been
remarked of it that, notwiths tanding
'its extraordinary length and the more
or less extemporaneou nature of its ut
terances, the sentence was perfectly
clear and not in the least involved"
Literary men, according to CELSIUS,
have universally weak stomachs.
Aristotle had this organ so feeble that
he was obliged to strengthen it by the
application of an aromatic oil to the
region of tho stomach, which never
failed to impart its cordial effects by
transpiring to his viscus. And an
eminent physician once asserted that
he could estimate the capacity of the
mind by the delicacy of the stomach.
Just after the war ended the Navy
Department gave Ericsson 15-inch
Shell found among the ruins of Sumter.
1t had been fired from one of the moni-
tors, and somehow the fuse had failed
to go off. Ericsson sent it to the King
OF Sweden, and the good Oscar placed it
in the great museum at Stockholm,
with fitting and touching inscription
In honor of one OF the most honored of
Swedes. It's there now.
Mrs. Louise Phillips and Mrs. Au.
bertine Woodward Moore, two we'll
known literary workers, residing at
Madison, have begun the compilation
of work which will contain collec-
tion of stories, sketches and poems by
Wisconsin writers. The book will be
an octave, and will contain five hun.
dred pages, More than one hundred
writers will be represented in it's pages.
Tho Introductory chapter will give
brief history of literature in Wisconsin,
and in addition there will be direc-
tory of Wisconsin writer's
Tho Speaker, of London, has made
study of novel heroes. Out of 1872 of
these gentlemen that came out between
October and June last it is discovered
that eighty-five stood six feet, while
many were even taller. Compared with
those of the nine months preceding last
October, the heroes of the period in
question show an increase in height
averaging three-quarters of an inch per
hero. 1t is observed that lady writer's
show a marked tendency to make their
male characters tall. The reading pub
lie would willingly allow some of the
fair novelists the right to lengthen their
heroes to any extent if they could only
be induced to shorten their stories.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-10-09

seemed to whisper to him: peace,
Durston; go to sleep, my child. L will
not go off until the burglar comes"
This assurance on the part of the pis-
tol aieted Durston somewhat and he
was beginning to feel very sleepy again
when he heard light step on the
stairs. There was no mistake about it
After keeping sullenly aloof for years
Durston's burglar had come at last At
first our bachelor felt cold chill creep
ing up his spinal column. Then, as the
burglar carefully stole through the hall
and entered the library, Durston was
astonished to realize that he was lying
in bed with pistol in his hand, house
breaker in the next room, and that he
was beginning to enjoy the adventure.
The thought flashed through his mind
that oven abreach-of- pfomise case might
not &c as horrible as he had imagined
ssThe reckless fellow seems 70 tnink
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-10-09
a Practical Bushes, Education.

Judge Peterby-Where is your son
row?
Colonel Yerger-He is with Silver.
stone.
isn't that the merchant who has
failed several times and been burnt out
a time or SOP"
"Yes, .hats the man. | want my son
to get practical business education."-
Texas Siftings
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-10-09
PECAN CULTURE,
Few Ideas on Pecan Culture by One
Who Has Hat Experience.

Tho extreme difficulty that has so
far been met with in budding and graft
ing the pecan, has made it impossible
to produce trees in any thing like large
quantities by those methods. / have
con suited some of the best authorities
in the United States upon the subject,
and all agree that pecan trees can be
grated and budded, but that IL is too
difficult to be profitable. Mr.. Andrew
S. Fuller, author Of that valuable little
work, The Propagation of Plants. 4"
says; "Propagating the hickories by
budding and grating. has never been
pFsc,ieed with any very great success
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-10-09
Tender Domestic Episode.

maria, don't you think there is some
truth in the old belief that a husband
and wife grow in time to look like each
other?"
Not much, John; can't see that YOU
have grown any handsomer since mar.
ried you"
That may be true, but you know
you've got good deal more beard than
you had then, Maria Chicago Trib-
u0p
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-10-09
The Reason Why.

Smith tastonishedl-Why. doctori
What made YOU move? You had such
large practice ont there. and
Doctor tdisconsoiately interrupting)
Yes but-they ell diedl--Puck-
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-10-09
DURSTON'S BURGLAR.
Singular Dealings With a Midniobt
Intruder.

1CHARD OURS
TON, bachelor,
had always been
afraid OF burglars
and susceptible
OF old maids. He
could not remem-
Der t h 9 tim e
when the dread
of being robbed
or sued for
breach of prom
ise was not upon
him. He never
seemed to feel
n erv ou S about
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-10-09

Chicago Teacher Yes, corned-
beef is one Of our most famous exports.
Now, who can tell me what stands next
10 corned-beef?H Boston Little Boy
ltriumphantlyl - 'Cabbagel" - Amer.
can Grocer,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-30
This Will Be q Big Week at 3. q.
Levy & Bros

Merchants week at the great big fine
clothing and male QUILTING establishment
of B. H. Levy & Bro. will be in full accord
with the occasion-big display, big stock
and little bits of prices. Here's the "bill
of fare" with the additional caution, IF you
don't see just what you want call for itn
and you'll get it.
Dress suits in fine Clay worsteds, cork
screws. diagcnals, cassimeres and so on.
Business suits in cheviots, worsteds,
serges, cassimeres. Silk, flannel and various
negligee shirts in big enough assortment to
please anybody. Talk about hats; we have
the great Knox's, Stetson's, and last but not
least Levys' derbys. Latest correct shapes
in all the popular spring shades, such as GIN
namon, pearl, stone, granite, etc. Also a
full line of straw hats from the finest Mack
inaws down.
Trousers are our hobAy-all shades, all
colors, all materials. Elegant fits selected
and made up under our own supervision;
stylish, hobby and neat.
Underwear. fancy and plain. Summer
weight. sanitary, balbriggan and still gauzier
goods if wanted.
Our boys and children's lines are chock
full of nice garments.
Neckwear in lovely variety.
We have the biggest stock in Savannah,
the biggest variety and biggest patronage.
Prices always the lowest Extra sizes a
speciality. B. H. Levy e. Bro, 16l Congress
street, opposite market--AdU.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-30

Harms & J. N d Hirsch. Jackson. & Co. S X
levin, Kavanangh 6 B. S Krouskof. \ Lang.
Lippman Bros. Lloyd q A. Len1er Son. l. A
McCarthy, B II Levy & Bro. Jno Lyons & Co. Z
Moyle. Lovell's Sons. Lindsay & NJ. Z Martin,
d Lester, LaFar, NJ Lang. Mulenthal
Bros. ] Mcirath & Co. Morning News. Palmer
Hardware Co. Mohr Bros. Lee Roy Myers & Co.
John d Moran, Morrison. & Co. Milius & Co,
Meinhard Bros & Co, W B Nell & Co, Mrs Z I
Quinley, A W Meyer. Neidlinger & R. ] J Riley,
Norton & II, Jno Nicolsou Jr, Order Merchants
National Bank. Pulaski House. Paulsan & Co,
Perinski, Rosenheim & Co. D Rogers. W
F Reid A q Rhodes & Co. 5, F & W Ry, Savan-
nah Water Works. Savannah Steam Bakery,
Savannah Grocery CO, Savannah Plumbing Co,
Stults & Co. jos Sognier, H Solomon & Son.
Smith Bros, NJ @ sherman. l. Stern 4 c., c
Scarf. Screven House, G W Tiedeman & Bro,
Solomons C Co, w DSimkins, Springer
II l. Schreiner, S Shotter 4 Co. Teeple & Co,
Selig. Stlwell. NJ & Co. Theus Bros, Watson
& P, P Tuberdy, d Weed & Co. Thos West, A
Ybanez. A NJ & wv West Southern Ex Co,
str G Barker, str Katie, Ga a Fla 5 B Co,
str Bellevue. .0.- 81 eIrrr