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The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-06-11

tries. Cigars, cutlery and chinaware,
jewelry and fabrics Of cotton aud silk
are often started on their long journey,
with notations accompanying them sta.
ting that they are samples Of gifts, but
these casual remarks never save the
goods They Gnd their way 10 the United
States Custom House seizure room, and
there remain until the yearly auction.
sicoFage passengers Of tho kind who
seek the services Of phianlhrOpical poo
pie on landing, are no ireer from the
faint OF smuggling than their more aris-
tocratic brethren above deck One Of
the Customs Inspectors saw an Italian Of
mean dress and poor appearance, who
wore On the little finger OF his left hand
a diamond ring which gliitered in the
rags Of the suu shining over Miss Lib
crtys left shoulder ~ the vessel was
coming up the bay. lie thought the oc-
currence unusual aud Investigated. Two
thousand dollars worth Of jewclry was
taken from the cmigrants person. He
had fallen victim 70 his own vanity.
He was unable 10 resist the delights Of
making a display before bis fellow pas.
scu1crs. -Neio York IParH.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-06-11
Rhe California Minor Of 70.

The early miner has never been truly
painted. protest against the flippaut
style aud eccentric rhetoric Of those
writers who have made him terror, or
who, seizing up sporadic case of ex-
IRENE oddly, some drunken, brawling
wretch, have given caricature to the
world as the typical miner. The so.caled
literature that treats Of the golden era is
too extavagant in this directian. In all
my personal experience in mining. camps
from 1S49 to 1854 there was not case
of bloodshed, robbery, theft or actual
violence. doubt IL more orderly so.
oiety was ever known. How could it be
otherwisel The pioneers were young,
ardent, interrupted, most Of them well
educated and from the best families in
the East. The early miner was ambitious,
energetic and enterprising. No under
taking was too great to daunt him. The
pluck and resources exhibited by him in
attempting mighty projects with nothing
but his courage aud his brawny arms 10
carry them out wos phenomenal. His
generosity was profuse and bis sympathy
active, knowing no distinction Of race.
His sentiment that justice is sacred was
never dulled. His services were at COM
mand to settle differences peaceably, or
with pistol in hand to right a grieyous
wrong to stranger. His capacity for
never has been sur
passed. OF a glorious epoch, he was Of
8 glorious race. Century.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-06-11

1t has been noticed by Henry Heath,
who sends hats all over the world from
Calcutta to Peru, that different nahonali.
ties possess heads of distinctive sizes and
shapes For instance, Germans have
very round heads, a popularity shared
by our own royal family. The Average
English head is what matters call good
shape-that is, rather long. The Scotch,
one is not surprised to learn, are very
long headed. Canadians ale distinguished
by exceptionally large heads, South
Americans by very small ones. Austral-
iaus, again, have rather small heads.
The subject is an interesting one and
worth pursuing further if space allowed.
The heads of individuals also vary good
deal from time to time, shrinking during
illness or mental worry, and generally
becoming smaller with advancing years.
AS to shape, there is such a thing as
fashion, but it only affects masheR; men
stick to much the same shape year after
year. Pail Mall Gazette.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-06-11
WISE WORDS.


lie who does nothing is very near do.
ing III.
A forward child shows a backward
parent.
The everlasting gloomy man can be
ignored.
The everlasting funny man is to be
dreaded.
Nothing is more refreshing than true
politeness.
There Is too much law and too little
justice extant.
The glider and the roGncr OF gold sec
no beauty in cowslip.
All that remains of life is death; all
that remains Of death is a handful Of
ashes.
IL is the greatest possible praise to be
| praised by man who is himself desery
ing Of praise.
Some people see everything connected
with Themselves and their friends as
through magnifying glass.
Doing nothing for Others is the undo
ing of ones self. We do most good TO
ourselves when doing for others.
DO not fail to condole with any hump.
back you meet. 1t shows a good spirit
to sympathize with Others mislortunes
In proportion as ones nature and
emotions develop in complexity does
their expression gain in directness and
simplicity.
Tell your friend that he is looking
thin; intellectual people are often thin.
He may think you are indirectly compli-
monting him.
Though n man may not escape his /
fate, he shall bind her hands in the
meshes of her own web and triumph in
fulfilling her degrees.
We are apt to forget that the only at
tribute of crown is not its lustre; that
in proportion as it is precious will it
press upon the brows with the weight Of
responsibility.
A free rein may be given ambition If
one is strong and sure Of touch. But
otherwise there comes disaster more
tan that which befsll an at
tempt tenn to o ambition tandem With
Some are born happy--those who die
Toung; some achieve happiness in learn
ng how to live; but no one has ever yet
lad happines thrust upon him--not even
your friend, the hod carrier, or your pass
ng acquaintance, the tinsmth
Love breeds not with ambition. Love
i unique. Let the bears howl around
your domicie, but keep this heavenly
songster to soothe your soul and glad
your heart on the nights which would
else be solitary. For love is the only
guest that finds ready corner on the
souls hearthstone.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-06-11
Swimming 70 Church.

A gill named Nyangandi, who lived
near the ogowe River, West Africa, one
Saturday came in her canoe with two
punches Of plantains to sell to the mis-
sionary. When she was going away Ms.
Batchelor, the missionary's wife. said to
her: "Now, you must not forget that
tomorrow will be the Sabbath iav. and
you have already promised to come every
time" YES said the girl 81 will
surely come il anu alive. Aud so she
did. but no one knew how she rot there.
until. at the close OF the seryios, she told
the girls that in the night her sanoe had
been stolen, and none Of her friends
would lend her one, but she had PROM
isod to come to church, and s. She felt
she must. She swan all the raw. The
current was swift, the water deem. and
the river fully third OF q nile wide;
but by swimming diagonally she sue
ceeded in crossing the river.-Nsp YorR
Oiscrrcr.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-06-11
Movlng Trains Ihrough q Flood.

The most remarkable feat in the his
tory Of railroading in floods was re-
Gently accomplished on the Pittsburgh
and Lake Erie railroad. 1t has never
been equaled before, and may not be
duplicated again for years. Train No.
4, the through express, due in Pitts
burgh at Z 40 one morning, was rushed
through six feet of water, and the pas
sengers by placing their thumbs on
the outer stills of the car windows we're
able to reach the water with the ends
of their fingers. The surface of the
water was within three inches of the
car windows.
The train was la!e, and when it
reached CHARTERS, four miles west of
Pittsburgh, there Were four locomo-
tives, fitted with tight FIRE boxes,
ready to bring it to Pittsburgh. The
doors of the coaches were made water
tight by the use of oakum. and the
fires in the car stoves were put out. A
passenger coach will float off its trucks
if not secured. and to prevent this two
Of the locomotives were coupled to the
rear of the train. Steam was up in
the boilers, and the gauge indicated 140
pounds in each cab when the signal to
start was given. The passengers were
warned of what was coming. and the
train was run at a very low rate of
speed until the deep water was reached.
Master Mechanic Turner was in the
cab of the first locomotive, and at a
signal from him each engineer, in both
the front and rear, pulled the throttle
wide open and they all rushed into the
muddy water. When they reached the
South Side station only few inches of
water was on the floor Of the cars. but
he passengers were compelled to stand
on the seats. When the locomotive
arrived in Pittsburgh it was found that
,nly 20 pounds of steam was in the
1oiiers. Later in the day the Pitts
1urgh and Lake Erie officials made ar
with the Panhandle to run
rains from CHARTERS to Pittsburgh and
rom Homestead to Pittsburgh to con-
iect with the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie
nd the Pittsburgh, McKeesport spd
trains end bring their
to Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh
lfSngfch
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-06-11

where the Government is building new
ships. One Of them. Bowles, is IN
charge Of the work at Norfolk. Nixon
was the inspector Of the work at
Cramps. The graduates who become
naval constructors are highly equipped
men. They have unusual training in
the direction of administration and come
out with an education of n superior
character for the railroad, steamboat, OF
shipbuilding business. The result is
they are tempted constantly with larger
offers from private life. The majority Of
them, however, remain in the Govern
ment employ until they think they have
compensated the Government for the
splendid education given them.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-06-11
Mysterious Mines of Cinnabnr.

There are mines Of cinnabar at Daghos-
tan, in the district Of Kyreen, but nc
effort and no artitice Of the Russian au-
thorities can as yet avail 70 ferret out
their exact locality. The natives know
that the Government viii take possession
% the mines as soon as it is known
where they are, and, therefore, keep
their knowledge secret. They use the
mineral as a medicine, and sometimes
carry it in bags to sell in the neighbor-
ing towns. II native is caught with a
bag OF basket Of ciunabar and asked
whence be bad taken il, be will tell
twenty lies TO account for his possession,
ard neither by brides nor by threats can
the truth be gotten cut Of hin.-Bss'oa
TrHscg4t.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-06-11

1T beats all reason how the human
mind will work in Dreams" said "A
gray haired passenger to a man in the
same seat with him on a Harlem rail-
road train. why, this morning /
dreamed for FIVE minutes at the rate of
sixty miles minute, and I'm not much
Of a dreamer, either"
What were you dreaming about ?"
his companion inquired.
"The most improbable things you
could imagine. never could imagine
such things when awake. But, what
was most surprising, | seemed to live
through an entire hour Of trouble in a
few minutes. My wife awoke me at
exactly FIVE minutes to this evening,
for I took my watch from under the
pillow to note the time. l had only
half an hour in which to Lress myself,
swallow some breakfast and catch
the train; but / was sleeply, and just
settled my head back on the pillow for
minute or two to rub the fog out of
my eyes. The next thing l knew /
was sitting in a railroad car and lean
ing my head on the seat ahead Of me.
Instead of going toward the city, was
on my way home awfully tired. Jones
was in the seat ahead, and he told me
to brace up and keep awake or would
bel carried past my station. Ny hat
rolled on the floor, and a fat woman
went along the aisle and stepped in it.
The train stopped with sudden lurch
at a station just then. The fat woman
jumped off in great hurry. A down
train was passing and l looked out of
the window in time to see the woman
struck by the locomotive and flung up
into the air. When the other train had
gone by her mangled body lay on
the platform. Somebody said: It's
lucky that her coffin was here ahead of
her, anyhow Sure enough, a coffin
was carried out Of the station, and her
body was placed in it. Then our train
started again. Ny hat was under seat
and | tried to get up again. felt Just
as | imagine a drunken man would
feel, Oh you needn't laugh I don't
get that way when I'm awake. Well,
rs l was down. on the floor, | saw that
my pocket book had got out of my
pocket and was open. Some bank
notes and papers were scattered around
it, and I tried to pick them up, but a
white cat ran up and began to drag
them out of my reach. Then a woman's
voice said: There is hardly room
enough here for three l looked up
and saw that was at the feet of two
Young women, who sat in the seat
where had been sitting. / tried to
apologize, but brakeman came along
md took me by the shoulder. A
hearty shake caused a sudden trans
ormation. was in bed again and my
wife was saying: James, if you don't
yet up right away you will lose your
rain. | sat up in my bed and looked
It the watch in my hand and saw that
was exactly Z o'clock. Now, how do
ou account for that 2"
i wouldn't try, but you might con-
nit doctor" was the guarded reply.
-NeU York Tribune
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-06-11

Kohl-suppe to the Russians { what tire
Pot-au-feu is to the French. Alarge cab
bage is cut into quarters anl put in a
stewpan, with pound ead Of fish
usually sturgeonl, beef aud ruttoa, an
ounce Of salt, and is coveredwith cold
water. This Is allowed u eook
for about four or i've hers until
the meat and fish can be .hreadea.
when 1t is skinned. seasoned with salt
sud pepper, and sent to tabl in a deer
AEeen.-Aels Tsrk JsugAll.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-06-11

There's q nest IN the orchard grsRss
And the sweet south wind, as be passes
Whispers soft and low,
BLOW. wind, blowi
Summer will Ay and birds win 60.
There's a song amid the orchard treeL
Tha, Il heard Ger the hum Of the murmu--
Ing bees
And the soft south wind as he passes
Scarce moves the tops Of the waving grasses,
Sing. Gelgings sing
Summer win hy and birds take wing.
--Jeanie Jarcfs IN Youths Companion.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-06-11

TIE Lake front is no longer the lash
lonable bang IN Chicago. since the
Worlds Fair Commissioners have
il
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-17
CITY BREvITIES.

A children's mission service will be held
tonight in the Bolton Street Christian
church in place of the regular service. The
month of May is the Home Mission month
Of the Christian Sunday schools throughout
the United States. The entire exercises to-
night will be by the Sunday school.
a colored street car driver on the CITY
and Suburban railway skipped his job the
other day and succeeded in ''doi1g" a con-
ductor for 81 at the same time. The negro
who was driving on the car with the CON
duetor, found out where the conductor
lived and, making some excuse to put
another driver in bis place on a trip, went
to the conductors house and told his wife
that her husband said send him 81 at once,
as he needed it. Knowing the negro to be a
street car driver, she gave him the money
without suspecting anything. The negro
has not been seen since.
The Central railroads cheap excursion
rates to Tybee are now in effect, aud the
first Sunday excursion from Augusta will
come in this morning. The rates are the
same a. last year. The Hotel Tybee opens
to-day In full blast and will be run on as
large a scale this summer as last The other
hotels are already open. Tybee is now
ready for the largest number of summer
visitors it has ever had. The Macon Library
Association will run an excursion from At
lanta to Tybee next Saturday, leaving At
lanta in the morning and reaching SavRn-
nah about night, returning Monday.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-17
A SHORT RICE CROP.
THE ACREAGE AND TEE YIELD
PER ACRE BOTH SMALL.

The Early Planting Cut Short by the
March Freshets-The Growth of the
Plant Retarded by Unfavorable
Weather, and the Planters Pros
poets Not Very Bright.
The present prospects of the rice crop in
this section are not OF the brightest, as
MoRNISG NEWS reporter learned yesterday
from one of the best posted and largest of
the rice planters In Savannah
On account Of the heavy freshets and I'M
favorable weather in March the early
planting was out short, and not more than
one-third Of the full acreage was planted.
The weather this spring has not been
favorable TO the development Of the rice,
the frequent cold snaps retarding its growth,
and the plant at present is email The
stretching how" Is now upon the crop, but
the plant has not grown in length as much
as ia desired. and the flow-water will be
Withdrawn in few days and the plant
cultivated by dry culture. TIE stand of the
early planting, however, is good, and with
favorable weather from now on this portion
OF the crop may make good yield.
The recent heavy rains, followed by the
unusually cold weather for tho season, did
the young plants no good. One planter
said that the acreage in Georgia is less this
year than it was last year, and that the
yield per acre will be less anyway, as the
May and June paintings, which will form
nearly two-thirds Of the crop planted this
year, never make as large a crop
as the early planting. The quality of the
sample is not 30 good, either.
The June planting is always liable to be
caught by the early frosts.
Many Of the plantations were completely
overfowed during the March freshets, the
water remaining upon the land in some
for a full month. The sell on
many plantations, too, was so hard packed
that it was necessary to pillow and harrow
again before replanting, thus throwing the
ere p late into the spring.
Under she most favorable circumstances
the crop will be short this year.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-17
TIE PYTR1ANs' GRAND LODGE.

6evannah's Dele cation TO Leave for
Brunswick Tomorrow Afternoon.
Savannah will be well represented at the
meeting of the Grand Lodge of the Knights
of Pythias in Brunswick Tuesday. Du-
Guesclin and Teutonla divisions, with about
sixty men, will leave tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock on a special train. The lodge
representatives will accompany them, and,
with others who have expressed their inten-
tion OF attending the session, about 100
knights from this city will be present.
Middleton's brass band will accompany the
party.
Maj. Gen. Carnahan, commander-in-
chief Of the uniform rank, will be in attend
.ance at the grand lodge. This will be his
first visit, and arrangements ere being
made by the knights OF Atlsnta, Macon and
other cities through which he will pass to
give him royal reception. All the uni
form ranks OF the state will be ia Bruins
wick and Gen. Carnahan will have a review
and also witness the prize drills
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-17
OLD IDWAY SOCIETY.
It's Memorial to the Late Rev. l
J. S. K. Arson.

Its Memorial to the Late Rev. DIR.
]. S. K. Arson.
The annual meeting Of the Midway So
ciety at Midway church, in Liberty county,
was devoted almost wholly to memorial ex-
ercises in memory of Rev. DIR. l. S. K.
Arson, who was for many years pastor of
the church.
The following memorial resolutions, Of
fered by committee consisting of K. A.
QuartermaD, I. G. Stacy and L. P. Miller,
were adopted
]. Resolved, That the rShtholders of Old
Midway church, representing the past and
present, DO improve this occasion to testify
their earnest esteem ana respect for the Rev
!. S. K Arson, D. D., who departed this life on
March 81, 1891, in the city of Savannah. aged a
years
Q. Resolved, That his ministry of seventeen
years in the pastoral care OF Old Midway
church shall live embalmed ia tho history OF
that church, and in the hearts of all who en-
1oyed his faithful services
3. Resolved, That we will remember him as
model minister Of the Lord Jesus and living
illustration of the true believer, anointed and
controlled by the gracious influences OF the
Holy spirit.
4. Resolued, That these resolutions be en-
rolled and perpetuated in our records
5. RESOLVED, That a copy OF these resolutions,
with our sincere sympathy. be sent to the only
surviving son, Mr.. Randolph Arson. of SaVan.
nah.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-17
PARTIES FOR EUROPE.

Savannahisns Who Will Spend the
Summer in tie Old World.
Quite number of Savannahians will
spend the summer in Europe Col and
Mrs, w. w. Gordon and Miss Gordon will
leave for New York tomorrow. Arthur
Gordon, who Is at Yale college, will join
them there, and they will spend the sum-
mer in England and on the continent
Miss Rutherford Of Athens will chaperon
party Of young ladies OF this state 20
Europe. Miss Conner will be of the party.
All of the ladies ara graduates of Miss
Ruthertord's school. They will leave New
York June 10 and will be absent until about
the middle of September. The following
ladies comprise the party: Misses Mary
Newton Cobb, Mary Hull, Lizzie Ed Yards
Lettie Dowdell, Mamie Sibley, Kate Fulle-
love, Mamie Smith, Mamie Sue Hill, Annie
Conner, Minnie Cabaniss Genie West, Millie
Rutherford
Another party that will contain quite a
number of Savannah ladies will leave New
York June IL, and will be absent between
tcree and four months. II will be chaper-
oned by Mrs. Baylor Stewart of Atlanta,
In this party will be Miss jamie Falligant,
Miss Carrie Backus, Miss Marie KolIock,
Miss Jane Kollock and Miss Irene Withers
OF this city, and Mrs Holtz and Miss Annie
Backus Of Columbus, Ga. Quite number of
other ladies will be in toe party from At
,lauta, Macon and other Georgia cities. Miss
Rutherford's party and also that of Mrs.
Stewart expect to spead their whole time
while in Europe travelling about. They
have planned to visit many places, and they
anticipate having great deal of pleasure.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-17
A Perfect hsfriRarator.

One of the greatest comforts during the
summer is good ice chest. So much
trouble and dissatisfaction have been expert
enced with ice chests that are of no account
that 1t Is a pleasure to find one that is com
plete in every detail and satisfactory TO all
who have used them. I have found the e
qualities in 1.-THE New Perfection Refriger.
ator. It is constructed upon purely scientific
principles, and preserves the original favor
OF each kind Of food because the air ia kept
dry and pure by the patsnt perfecting
system. IL is free from the COM
mingled odors formed Ia other
refrigerators, and is the only one
that produces pure, dry. cod ar, and Is
more economical in the use Of ice than any
other refrigerator made. There are many
advantages that the az 0rfectson" has over
other refrigerators, among than being the
improved charcoal shosthing. solid galyan-
lied iron ice rack. handsomely designed and
made OK the best materials and flushed
with elegant tFimmings Thass excellent
refrigeraturs are for sale by llns Savannah
furniture Company. 1877 Congress street.
Inc prices are reasonable, and thoy can bs
purchased on miscellaneous with easy pay.
menss That's the way got one. ADDfE
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-17

A well-dressed gentleman walked down
Bull street yesterday afternoon and at
trscted the attention of every ono on the
street. The well-developed and handsome
figure was clothed in very attractive suit,
which was one of the latest productions of
Levy, the London and Paris tailor. There
was nothing very strange in this, but the
peculiar and gratifying fact in connection
with this occurrence was that Levy recsiv we'd
several calls soon after and sold several OF
those handsome suits which are attracting
the attention and admiration Of everybody
in the city. The excellent Workmanship,
style, fit and finish OF Levy's garments are
fitting evidences OF HE superior skill and at.
tention. Go and $50 the new goods to be-
made TO measure by Levy, the London and
Paris tailor, Bull street.-Ad.