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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-09-22

r. Il. Bennett has been appoint.
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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-09-22
.NcurdInic Persons

And those troubled with nervousness resulting
from caro- or oyerwOrk will he relieved by taking
BrOWm's Iron Bitfers. Genuine
has trade mark and crossed rod lines OIL wrapper
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-09-22

A thief stole between 1886 and
$l60 from 4. L. Callens Sunday.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-09-22

PTOUR BACK ACHAS
Or you are ell worn out, really good for nothing
It IL general debility. Try
BRURE'y Troy BITTkRg.
II will cure you, and give good appetite. Sold
by all dealers IN medicine
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-09-22
CORRESPONDENCE.

HsE!sss, WINE OF sAapY! for female disease.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-09-22
Headache
Indigestion, Biliousness,
Dyspepsia
And all Stomach Troubles
Are Cured by
p. p. p.

Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Potassium.
Rheumatism is cured by P. P. p. Pains and
aches in the back, sholders, knees, ankles and
wrists are ali attacked and conquered by p.
p p. This great medicine, by its blood-cleans-
ing properties, builds up and strengthens the
whole body. Nothing is SO eficacious as r.
P. p at this season, and for toning up, invig-
Grating, and as a strengthened and appetizer,
axe P. P. 2. 1t throws of the Malaria and
puts you in good condition.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-09-22

Abbotts East Indian Corn Paint cures all
Corns, Warts and Bunions.
For Sale by McDougal Bros.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-09-22

pey- WINE Or cAspuI, Tonic for Women.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-09-22

ssy- sLAck.OaAueHr tea cures Constipation
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-10
NOTES FoR NATuRALrsrs.

Oscar Wilde is developing a new low
cr' Rresan-veilcd tulip, which he
pronouuccs q triumph 81 classic hor.
ticulture,"
IN Ashantce and around the woods
near kabba grows d tree resembling
IN appearance the English oak. which
furnishes excellent butter This veye.
table butter keeps in perfect condition
aii the ycnr round in spite Of the heat.
and in its natural condition.
A little insect that fastens itself on
the wire fences IN the fan around Car.
son City, New. and cxudes n atieltv
giutinous substance, IS often responsi.
bic for broken fences. The insect rc.
mains glued to the wire ali winter
and in the spring the wire parts al
that point.
The exceptional honor Of possessing
head OF green hair falls 10 Daniel
McCorry bronze colorer at wall ma
per factory, Philadelphia. Hc was
once blessed with blonde hair. but In
following his trade hc was constanttv
amid acids and bronzes, and finally no
observed his hair changing to a rich
emerald green.
Maj. Allatt Of the British armv
thinks that ducks would be preferable
to pigeons for carrying naval dis
patches over the sea, because thew
would drop down and sit on the water
when tired, and resume their FIGHT
after resting. Moreover ducks can 40
by night, while pigeons can not. Mai
Allatt also suggests TINT sea onlis
might be trained for message beaTing
a land-lockcd salmon, Weighing az
pounds, taken from Green lake Nc
recently was found to have attached
To the back fin one of the aluminium
tags with which fifty OF the salmon
were marked during the epawning
season of 1890 Although exposed
TO the water for so long ~
tag and silver wire with which Il
was fastened 70 the fin were but
slightly furnished, and the numbcy
was plainly discernible. A referene q
to the list Of tagged salmon showed
that the salmon had grown AN inch h
length and about a pound in WEIGHT
since being tagged.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-10
\ KINGS PORTRAIT
Formed OF Extracts Prom tho nible
Minute Writing.

Formed OF Extracts From tho nIbie Va
Minute WRITING.
Many remarkable stories are told
concerning tho wonders 81 penman.
ship such as tho work Of John j.
Taylor OF Strcator. Ill. who once
wrote d. 900 words on tho blank side
OF postal card; and tho Austrian
jew. who wrote 400 lettcrs on q grain
OF wheat but in tho estimation OF
the writer GustAye Dahlborg a
swedish university student has
eclipsed them all This wizard Of tho
pen has made portrait OF King
Oscar the whole Ia microscopic let
ters forming short aud long extracts
from the bible. Tho right eye OF this
wonderful portrait Il made up OF even
verses from the Psalms 81 David; the
left OF verses from the Proverbs OF
solomon, the Book OF ChronI los and
the Song 81 Solomon. containing in
all 3l7 words and /. 200 letters The
kings uniform i composed OF tho
whole Of he first flf;y Psalms
Tho cSact number OF words and lot
tiers In the whole portrait Is not
stated. but judging from the fact that
u took l.7U9 letters 10 make ono oyo.
the whole number OF letters ia this
triumph OF the penman's art cannot
fall much short OF 10 900. In max.
ing the name Of tho king alone Dahl.
gren used all OF the royal Crock
prayer and the cxxvL and cxxvti
psalms The portrait which is said
to look liie.like and natural Is on
tinted paper OF the kind known as
Haynes standard and {. 40 small
that United States half dollar laid
upon II comparatively hides IL from
view Taken all In all. ID is account.
cd the most wonderful piece OF pon.
manship ever executed.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-10
A PAINTING BOAT.
How the French Artist DaubIgny,
Painted River scenes.

How the French Artist DaubIgny,
Painted River scenes.
Daubigry wished to be free from
following on foot the banks OF rivers.
to be independent OF hotels to be on
hand at sunrise and sunset when the
effects were most enchanting and to
move about stream at will. With
this desire he went to see his friend
Ballet the boat builder at Asnieres
and explained his project. '.Hold!"
said Ballet, Il have Just what you
want. boat intended to be used
for ferry" Daubigny who was nc
companied by his son Karl looked
over the boat which was some twen-
ty-eight feet long six feet beam flat
bottomed. and drew only eighteen
inches of water.
Ballet agreed to complete it saws
the Century. so that three or six
rower5 could be used. and sail at
will. At the stern was TO be placed a
cabin in pine sufficiently large to
work and sleep in, with lockers on
each side to contain bedding cooking
utensils, provisions and artists ma
terials Thus equipped, with boun-
tiful supply Of provisions on board,
and accompanied by his son Karl.
other pupils. or chance friend,
Daubigny made extensive voyages on
the Botin-for SO was this curious
little craft christened by an impudent
rustic-along the Disc. Seine. Marine.
and adioining rivers Here freed from
material cares living close to nature,
he produced those marvellous studies
OF river life by which he is perhaps
most widely known.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-10

IL was against orders to enter the
palace. But as we reached the top of
the pit we heard the roar OF flames
and looking down. saw the whole in
terror of the place on fire. A light
must have fallen in the thugs cham
Der and the iuAammable material was
being destroyed.
We made our escape from the pail
ace just in time for il seemed to me
that it was built of paper so quickly
did it fall a victim to the fire. Far
and wide the flames lighted up the
country and the soldiers cheered when
they saw the demon palace in the fire
tiend's grip. The next day the ruins
were searched by the coloners orders
and the subterranean chambers were
found.
In one were the blackened remains
of three natives and tiger and the
regimental surgeon shook his head
when he found bullet.hoIe in each
About the neck OF one corpse was dis.
covered an amulet which was recog-
nized as the one worn by the old RAJ
JAN. who as we have since believed
instead OF dying shut himself up in
the underground chambers of the old
pile for thu purpose of killing the men
whom he hated. National Tribune.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-10
a cRuEL sATlRg.
How the Rich aud Poor Never Meet in
Modern Babylon.


How the Rich and Poor Never Meet In
Modern Babylon.
A strong and pathetic article in the
London Times, some thirty years ago
represented lady OF high social rank
from one OF tho fashionable squares at
the West End OF London rs she would
appear ut the Day OF Judgment as II
is described In the gospel OF Matthew.
Ii depicted her as bravely replying 70
her Judge when he said 'lnasmueh
as ye did il not to one OF the least OF
these, 80 did II not 70 me" She said
to him ia the reply that no was quite
mistaken II he thought she had ever
seen such people as no described.
She told him that tho police OF
London was quite too well regulated
to permit such people 10 show them
selves as beggars in Belgrayla or
Grosyeuor square And he was quito
wrong. she said. II no thought she
had refused to minister TO them for
that the truth was she had never seen
amy Of Thorn and had had no such OPP
portunity rs he supposed
AlG stkhALI - VI tAGA eAAAAA NAAk@As CtAA
II has very sufficient foundation in
the social relations OF such q city as
London. Il is even quite possible
thaG the cruelty and bitterness Of
those relations are Increased on one
side by tho operation OF the poor law
system OF England and this country
which makes il certain that some-
body somewhere will somehow take
care in some way Of every body who
Is naked or starving. even II who
pass by do mot take care Of them. II
a man knows that 10 his poor taxes
he pays every year tifly cents or some
hundred thousand dollars according
rs he Is "A laborer or millionaire he
soothes his conscience the more
readily when no fails TO take u
personal oversight Of anybody worse
OIL than himself
That Is the English system. sa
Scrtbner's Magazine.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-10
THE KILLING OF KING HARRY"
Relies Found in the Hotel Ruins Recall a
Former Tragedy.

Former Tragedy.
'1-hear they found lood-stained
dagger n revolver CORY shirt and
other apparent indications OF terri
Bile murder among the ruins OF the
old Planters, said member OF the
old regime TO st. Louis Republic
man. II am not speaking with GER
tainty, but | believe know the his.
tory of that find. You know in the
palmy days OF the Mississippi gam
blers were the lords OF creation. They
owned every river town from New
Orleans to St Louis. and used to
congregate in the corridors OF the old
Planters, the loudest-laughing. best
dressed men in ST. Louis There was
one king among them as usual d
handsome. whole souled and also no.
fined and educated fellow. who was
known as King Harry He
was as joviaL generous man
as ever breathed until he
sat down to cards. Then he was
merciless. He would rob a man OF
thousands without qualm. One day
young planter came to the old hos
telry from some OF the down river
towns on wedding tour and incl
dentally to buy his yearly shoes and
clothing for his niggers. Same old
story. you know. Harry was a prince
OF good fellows aud the young South
erner finally accepted his invitation
to join his game. He lost money.
jewels everything then mort
gagged his plantation. When the last
was almost gone he detected his
priucely friend cheating. A terrific
fight the details OF which no one
knows. ensued- The Southerner was
shot three times and King Harry's
handsome body was literally cut to
pieces. You remember Mark Twain
alludes to this fight in Roughing It"
The Southerner's knife Harry's gun
and part of his clothes were packed
in a box and stored in the basement
where they kept unclaimed trunks.
&c. Many travelling man of the old
days has seen them there and | won
der If IT isn't the relics OF that fight
that they've unearthed now"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-10
Loss or LrFe AT SEA.


few Hrn ire tho NR.t Improvement Made
~ fate Years.
Much 10 wrlttcn on tho question OF
lives lost at sea and though ws do
not wish TO check tho zeal OF men
who have done noble service ia saio.
guarding our sailors from the practices
rosorted 70 In tho past by rapac!ous
ship owners we think tho great Inn
proyomgut OF recent years Is too often
ignored and the tendency 70 over
logislate very great says Engineer.
ing
In ten years tho number OF lIyos
lost has decreased by nearly oue.halL
and when II Is noted that the British
feet has Ia that period increased from
8 300 600 to 3 $50. 600 tons this
result Is oven moro favorable. Our
sailing ships are being improved tn
design, so rs the bsttoF TO Withstand
great storma and tho adoption OF
steel mininizes tho danger Of strand.
ing. ] he small old wooden vessels
arc disappearing at tho ratio
Of about 1000 year. These
facts Indicate cause why tho
plOpuIttpn OF lives tpAt 10 tho tuth
tonnage entering and clearing our
ports has decreased from Ill per
100 600 tons In 1881 10 2.O6 in 1890.
This represents decrease according
TO tonnage OF ono.half In the case
OF steamers the increase in traffic Is
equal to 1876 per cent and yet there
Is n decrease in tho number OF lives
lost OF 2S per cont In other words
the lives lost were equal 20 o. 81 per
100 600 tons OF steamers frequenting
our ports in 1881. and IN 1890 OIL
per 100 00J tons In 1882 tho ratio
was LOS and in 1856 Ole per 1907
600 tons. These were the highest
and lowest in the decade and Indicate
the possibilities Of great fluctuations
duo to extraordinary disasters The
tendency however is toward SUBJ
stantial decrease. I'm ten years tho
deaths among masters and seamon
from all causes decreased f.om 23.S
per ]. 900 employed 10 10. per /, 600.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-10
DIAMOND HUNTING.
Prospect of Mines to $50 Discovered
California.

Prospect of Mines to $50 Discovered i.
California.
Melville Atwood. the aged mineral
ogIst one of the discoyerers OF ~
great Comstock ledge believes nv
chances are excellent for finding Il
California one or more OF the volcanic
pipes containing diamonds. as al Kim.
berly, Du Toitspan aud Bolioutem.
Talking about this In his curiou,
laboratory at the corner OF Mont.
gomery and California streets sur.
rounded by rich aud varied specimen.
OF ore and precious stones, he mar.
rated that he did not think there was
doubt about IL
He tolled in tho diamond fields M
Brazil and throughout other places N
the world years ago when a young
mar. according to the San FrancIsco
Examiner and has studied the lorna.
tions closely. The article recently
published concerning tho discovery of
diamonds 10 III Dorado county aud
the knowledge OF diamonds at Chero.
kee Flat and elsewhere ia California
has strengthened him ia this. lie
the man who backed the party who
uuearthed the mines al Virginia made
tho assays aud pred cted with unerrlag
sasaoity their future greatue a
The gold and diamond mines OF
California like those OF Brazil he
"a s. may DO designated By tho sur.
face wastings and the raviue digglnss
which have derived their gold
principally from tho degradation or
breaking up by atmospheric Or
aquerOus agencies Of the aurlierous
yeInA
Another class consists OF tine reeen,
river beds from which the water has
been diverted. Ia this class mos. 81
the diamonds OF Brazil have been
found. Yet another class here and
In transmarine diamond deldS arc
the ancient river beds
At this time ho considers Il i'm.
portant that Caliiornians who may DO
considering going diamond hunting
should know what kind OF an oatht
they should have. II should consist
ho says OF light pick. shovel and
two riddles ono haFing threo iOurghs
% an inch aperatuFes and eighteen
Inches Wide and tho other having
eight holes to the linear inch.
Nest there should Do tub 10 Nhlch
% wash the gravel A rubber bath
tab Will answer Then there should
be rubber cloth on which 10 eort tho
gravel. Then the prospcctor should
also have watchmaker's lens Of two
powers lifted 20 "a spectacle frame.
For cutting Or testing zach fragment
supposed q DO diamond be recon.
mguds piece 81 diamond or sapphire
fitted into q lead pencli end from
which tho rubber has becn taken.
Ordinary lapidary cement will hold II
there as frmly as " IL wera sUidered
Anything that Il will not scratch. no
matter wha, IA color "a a diamond
With Tho selves the particles eau Do
lostled about water being poured on
them meanwhile. and tho whole ado.
quately tested
'l.ooS out for important diamond
discoveries IN California. said tho
veteran diamond hunter. They arc
almost certain to be made Every
thing indicates that we shall Ind
some Of tho big diamond pipes as a.
Kimberly. Du Toltspan aud elso.
whore.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-10
The Cost Of Keeping am Elephant,

Tile Cost Of Keeping am Elephant
sAil the elephants used in tho Indian
army as draught animals in the artil.
lery or commissariat or as baggage
animals in the transport department.
are very carefully Intended to and In
every way treated to the greatest
consideration. Their keep is rather
expensive. being about 30 rupees or
Sl7 day including. OF course tho
wages OF their mahout and grass cut.
ter They are fed principally on un.
husked rice and grass; OF tho former
they got about 250 pounds and OF the
latter about 400 pounds per diem.
The very large female eats. after the
FIRST day or two about 750 pounds Of
green fodder in eighteen hours; this
is exceeded often by large tusIsers SO
that 800 pounds is about the right
amount to DO placed before full
grown elephant. with a margin to al.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-10
VIII Have Reached a bead Level.

A scientist states that in the course
OF about 8, 600 900 years from now the
force at work on the earth will have
completely levele its surface. so that
there will no longer be hills or val i.
leys continents or distinctive oceans.
All the land will have been washed
down into the sea- which will then
cover all with watery mantle and
render impossible any life except that
which can exist without dry land.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-10
' Ill soLpIER.s REouIEM.

Put out the lights,
He viii not need them more;
His work is done, his feet have gained
The fairsr, purer shore,
Put out the lights.
For him the morning CLEANS.
The sweetest viking he has known
To-day upon him beams.
Put out the lights,
He walks the heavenly way,
And less than ever vet before
He needs our tears to-day.
Put out tbs lights,
The shadows all are past,
And everlasting glory breaSs
Upon our friend at last
Kansas City Star.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-10

low for waste. As q good load for an
elephant is about 500 pounds u VIII
be seen that the amount he will eat
per day will be us much as he can
carry and this will also DO the right
proportion for the smaller ones =
IIappat.s
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-10
A EaolIsol,old nIartyr,

Wlfe-Hero am roasting myself to
death cooking you IA nice steak aud
you making fun Of me.
Husband i was only laughing my
dear to think what an easy thing 1t 10
TO DO burned at the steak. --Texas
SIftlnra
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-10
The study of latin and Geeek

ProIessor SkeaL, who maintains the
orthodox belief that the study OF Latin
and Greek is serviceable for improv.
ing students style in English com
position. thinks also that there Is
something to be said on the other side.
Whatever the study OF Latin and
Greek might do toward improving the
Students style, the study OF languages
and English literature would do more.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-10
a nenntIfnI N,tnrnl ArcI,.

At Hirnishketscher. Bohemia. the
unequal working Of nature in the de-
struction OF rocks has resulted in a
most colossal and ruggedly beautiful
arch. the summit OF which is upward
OF l, 400 feet above sea level
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-10
Onr ColornA ponnln,lon.

The total colored population OF tho
United States is Z. G3S 800 OF which
z 40. 040 arc Of African descent 10L :
40 Chinese; 2,039 Japanese and
o. S06 civilized Indians Tho in
crease in Chinese in ton years has
been only 22f0.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-10

liorticultuiists tell US that tho
orange was originally q pear-shnped
fruit about the size of the common wild
cherry. Its evolution Is due to i,sos
years Of cultivation.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1892-09-23
SHE WAS DISAPPOINTED.
The Experience of a Tourist in the Noun
tains of New Hampshire.

tains of New Hampshire.
Detroit Free Press
he is dignifed gentleman of
military bearing, the kind of man
who would attract attention any
where, and be tells this good story
on himself:
81 was among the green hills of
New Hampshire rusticating for a
few weeks, and taking up my lodg-
ings at such hosteleries as were
within reach, when [ found myself
one day at a remote point, where /
was the only passenger at the sta
ton A man was waiting for me
with a mountain wagon, into which
I climbed. He was the landlord Of
a little inn at the top Of the noun
TAIN He looked me over and then
at my solitary satchel.
"Want your trunks sent up tc
the house OF over to the store?"
"'This is all the trunk / have ]
responded.
"'Why, where's yersamples, mis-,
ter?'
III saw then that he had mistaken
my calling for that eminently usefu-
one of the drummer. But the mex
set down was of a different kind ant
made me feel smaller than anything
that ever before happened to me
A very pretty, rosy checked cir
stood on the porch Of the little inn
a cloud of disappointment on hel
face, as we drew up.
"Here we be, sissy, said my
driver as he threw the lines on thu
horses back.
ooh, pop said the girl as sh'
pointed to me, and The shadows set
tied on her fair face, is that all yol
got?'
"Inever in my life feltmore com
pletely annihilated."
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1892-09-23
ITEMS FOR TIE CURIOUS.
some of the Oddities We Find in Looking
Through the Papers.

Some of the Oddities We Find in Looking
Through the Papers.
The other day st. Pual surgeon
made an incision into a woman's
neck and recovered her false teeth,
which she had swallowed.
The hill near Jerusalem where
the crucifxion Of Jesus occurred
is formed of limestone. The shores
of the Dead sea are lined with pun
icestone showered out Of some vol
cano that destroyed Sodom and Go
morrah, which cities finally sank
beneath the waters Of the Dead sea.
In China, if a child strikes its
father, and that father does not kill
him on the spot, then the authori-
ties will take that child, and not
only consign ittoignominious death
but to slow and awful torture. But
if q boy should strike his mother,
the father would look on with a sort
Of pride.
Missouri City, Mo, has a cat with
eight legs and four tails; Moberly,
Mo-, has an albino with pink eyes
and white kinky hair Springfield,
Mo-, has a l0-year-old boy who
weighs $50 pounds and has two ex-
ira fingers and two extra toes; s
Daviess County, Mo-, farmer has
some growing corn IL feet 6 inches
high, II feet to the first ear; Bate.
County, No, farmer has squashei
on his place that weigh more thar
100 pounds each
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1892-09-23
ing saved them the trouble Of hunt

ing saved them the trouble Of hunt
ing me up.
My watch was gone; 50 were my
money, my pocket-knife, my hand
kerchief, even. Everything l had
about me that could be of service
even to Cinnamon had disappear
ed.
They put me to sleep by burning
an opium rope in that closed palan-
quin.
TWAS the gentlest, most complete
highway robbery that / ever heard
Of