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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-06-29
THE WINNING CARD.
How Dihident Young Man Turned tn.
Joke on His Old Taser.


There's a very pious and difident
young man in Detroit who is so very
sensitive that certain gentleman with
a good-looking daughter is forever teas
ing him on all sorts of subjects, and
the young fellow has never been able
to get even until now The other day
the old one met the young one in q
crowd of men.
"Ah, my boy he said, "you weren't
at the club last night?"
mo, sir" was the response; ~ was
making a few calls"
"O-ho," laughed the old one, with
great significance, making calls, were
you? What kind of hands did you
hold?" and he winkcd and laughed
again, and nudged the young man in
the ribs.
Then the inspiration came to the
young man.
"They We're just too lovely for any
thing" he said, with smile. "Your
daughters was one, for instance" and
somehow the old one hasn't felt so
much like teasing the pious young man
since that.-Detroit Free Press
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-06-29

Old war eagles are wont to tell young
er soldiers that there is no real danger
in battle; that SIT is mostly all roar
and little WOOL" that ''it takes a mans
weight in lead to kill him." etc This
last statement seems rather broad, but
statistical tables even more than prove
the verify of the assertion. At the
battle of Solferino comparison of the
number of shots fred on the Austrian
side with the number of killed and
wounded on the part of the enemy
shows that 700 bullets were expended
for each man wounde d and 4,200 for
each man killed. Now, as the average
weight of the ball used was 80 grammes,
it must have required at least 1876 kilo-
grams or 227 pounds of lead to kill a
single one of the enemy men! In the
last Franco-Prussian war whole COM
pany of French chasseurs fred 400
shots at a mounted German sentry on
hillock at distance of less than 800
yards without even so much as scratch
ing either horse. or man.-St. Louis Re-
public.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-06-29
CRANKS AT THE FAIR.
Some Queer samples OF Human Natur
Now ON View In CVicago.

Now ON View In CVicago.
As wo expected, the fair has at
tracted the indigenous and numerous
American cranks as well us foreign
persons with mental and moral
crotchets. These, and also youthful
geniuses, have bcsieged, personally
and by letter, the ways and means
committee.
A few examples, as cited by the
Century Magazine, will indicate how
much of human nature as 1t really is
will not be on exhibition at the fair,
An American was early in the field with
divine revelation of the site which
had been foreordained for the fair
when the foundations of the world
were laid, and an Englishman has de-
sired to be put on exhibition rs the
Messiah.
Two boys of respectable parentage"
in western New York have offered to
walk to Chicago, and to camp on the
exposition grounds with the purpose OF
illustrating the life of tramps, and OF
lecturing on its vicissitudes. another
boy of sixteen recommended that a
number of nickel-in-the-slot photo.
graphs fixed to repeat aniusing fish
stories might be placed in the Fish
cries building and about the grounds;
he urged that royalty on the sugges.
ton would help his widowed mother.
An entcrprising dealer in cosmetics
asked for space to exhibit an old
woman, one-half of whose face was to
be smoothed out with his preparation
and the remainder left with its mortal
wrinkles until the end of the fair,
when he would smooth out the other
half in the presence of the multitude.
The parents of "favorite orator" OF
six years offered his services as intro,
ducer of the chief orator at the dedica.
tory ceremonies, which would, they
thought, lend emphasis to the portcn'
tous Importance of the occasion. A
mathematician asked for standing room
where he might show the world how to
square the circle.
Out of Indiana came a solver of per
petual motion; he was informed that
space could not be allotted for the ex'
hibition of an idea, so he would have to
bring on his machine; later he informed
the committee that his self-feeding
engine, which had been running a sew
ing machine, had unfortunately broken
down, but the principal remained the
same"
A Georgian asked for a concession to
conduct a cockpit, and another son OF
the south knew of colored child which
was an anatomical wonder, and could
be had by stealing it from its mother
for reasonable sum he was willing tC
fiji the Office of kidnaper. Innumera'
BILE freaks of nature have been ten
dered, and the pretty English barmaid
has in several instances inclosed hei
photograph with an offer of assistance
to the fair.
A very serious offer came from q
Spaniard, who had been disgusted with
the weak attempts to give bull fights
in Paris during the recent exposition
He offered to fill the brutal void at the
Columbian fair if he could be assured
the privilege of producing the spectacle
"with all his real and genuine circum
stances"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-06-29
EPIDEMIC SMALLPOX.
England's LoxDess In Regard to vaccina'
tion Laws Chief Source of Evil.


England's Laxness In Regard to yaccina'
tion Laws Chief Source of Evil.
1t is singular fact that epidemic,
have "A sort of periodicity. After an
outbreak and extensive spread, dis
ease generally disappears for term OF
years, for while it remains here and
there endemic, it shows no tendency to
become epidemic, Then at length it
starts afresh, and sweeps from nation
to nation.
About twenty years ago there was a
severe epidemic of smallpox in England
and America. In recent months the
disease has been causing alarm in many
parts of England and Scotland. Up to
the middle of January it was prevail
ing-though in general the cases are of
mild type-in about fifty localities,
including Liverpool, Manchester, Edin-
burgh and Glasgow. In the last city
thirty-four new cases occurred within
ten days previous to the report.
The Lancet says: "The story is a
serious one at this especial season OF
the year. No newly-improvised hos
pitals can be expected to stay the spread
of the disease"
England contends with the pest at a
disadvantage. Many persons of infu.
ence do not believe in vaccination,
write against it, and oppose it in every
way they can. The opposition has
grown greatly during the long absence
of the epidemic
According to the Lancet, the vaccitia
tion laws are practically in suspense.
In some districts many children have
never been vaccinated. Even where the
letter of the law has been complied
with, vaccination has been done in a
very lax and untrustworthy way, and
there has been an almost entire absence
of revaccination.
Again, the large class of tramps and
the many filthy lodging-houses into
which they crowd at night greatly aid
in the spread of the disease
At Manchester a man was found suf-
fering from smallpox at a large lodg.
ing-house. The inspector made ar.
rangements for his removal, but as
soon as the officers back was turned
the patient bolted from the house, and
when he was captured some hours later,
he was believed to have infected con-
siderable number of his fellows.
If the epidemic reaches this country,
we shall not expect it to spread eXten'
sively, for the laws respecting vaccina.
ton are intelligently carried out. Still,
the large immigrant population will
need looking after, and lodging-houses
will need rigid inspection.
Re-vaccination should be properly at.
tended to. The authorities also should
promptly provide means for the isola-
tion of patients,-Youth's Companion.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-06-29
DRIVING OUT THE CROOKS.
The Secret Service Soaring the Bad Men
Away from the Fair.

The Secret Service Soaring the Bad Men
Away from the Fair.
The very small number of arrests OF
crooks at the fair has been frequently
commented on, and some people have
wondered whether Chief Bonfelds
force of astute detectives has been
earning its pay. The truth of the mat
ter is, the crooks are keeping away
from Jackson park. Now and then
one more bold than the rest enters the
fair gates and is soon discovered by
Bonfeld's men. AS result, no CON-.
plants of persons being robbed at the
fair are being made.
Talking of crooks in general and the
possible figure they may cut at the
worlds fair, Chief Bonfield said:
$50 far as the fair grounds are con-
cerned we have seen very few profess
sionals around and those whom our
men have spotted are usually men who
have served time for their offenses and
against whom there is nothing except
suspicion on. account of previous rec
ords. We have men who have had op-
portunities to become familiar with
nearly all the prominent crooks of the
country, and when any of these crooks
come around the grounds they find they
are recognized at once and usually do
not stay long. Even if they had any
idea of going into the crooked busi
ness again they would not be likely to
carry on operations at the grounds, as
they are shrewd enough TO know that
they would be the first upon whom sus-
picion would fall.
"There was a man in the grounds the
other day who five years ago had an in
ternational reputation as crook, but
he has served time for his offense and
now claims to have reformed and to be
engaged in legitimate business. 1t
would, of course, be an injustice to such
a man to order him off the grounds or
even to give his name to the press. All
we can do under the circumstances is to
let such men understand that they are
known, and that precautionary interest
! is being taken in their behalf. This
usually has the desired effect of getting
rid of them if they come with the intent
of doing mischief.
"My men outside the grounds advise
me that they have noticed a good many
| foreign crooks about the city-con.
fidence and bunko men--but as yet we
have had no intimation that they have
commenced operation. They are being
shadowed, and if they make any moves
in the wrong direction they will quickly
be taken in.
Most of the complaints which have
reached us so far are of the loss of tools
and other articles belonging to the
workmen about the grounds, and in the
majority of cases these losses have
turned out to be cases of misplacing the
articles in question, and they have gen,
orally been recovered 1t is rathe,
early, anyhow, to expect much trouble
from professional crooks inside ths
grounds"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-06-29

When there is daily attendance of
from two to five hundred thousand peo-
pie, as there will doubtless be in another
month, there will be much greater in
convenience in getting about than there
is at present. A great many country
people are planning to come after their
seasons work is done and they can
leave their homes without interrupting
the necessary application of their per-
sonal attention to their crops. This
will have tendency to create a jam at
the fair during the latter part of the
season which does not now exist. 1t
would be advisable, therefore, for those
who can come now to do so and thus
secure greater comfort and convenience
in viewing the wonders of the NAM
moth exhibition. AS for the present
condition of the exhibits it can be stated
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-06-29
WORLDS FAIR GOSSIP.
Fresh Notes of Interest from the
Columbian Exposition.
The Number OF Visitors lily Increasing
"A Mistake That Some People Are
Making Beauties of tho
State Exhibits.
Especial Chicago Correspondence |


The beautiful weather of the past
few days has done much for the great
fair. People have been able TO get out
without umbrellas and wraps, and a
trip to jackson park has become some
thing more like pleasure than it has
been heretofore since the opening. The
effect upon the receipts at the fair gates
has been to nearly double the daily ad-
MISSIONS fact which affords the finan-
ciers of the great enterprise much salts
faction.
The tide of traffic may now be said to
have fairly set in, and should the
weather continue favorable the daily
attendance will soon put the exposition
on something like paying footing.
To judge from the number of persons
who are to be seen on the grounds each
day casual observer would suppose
the gate receipts to be much larger
than they really are, but there is a
force of several thousands of workmen,
and population of several thousands
more who, are domiciled permanently
within the inclosure, so the size of
the crowd is noig,iide in estimating the
number of paid admissions. Besides
there are the press representatives and
favored individuals in other professions
who have passes. Altogether there are
"a great many non-paying visitors who,
while they help to swell the crowd, do
mot contribute very materially to the
financial success of the enterprise.
There is some danger that people at a
distance who have been influenced by
the newspapers reports of the incom-
pleteness of the fair may make mis-
take in deferring too long their con-
templated visits. 1t may be deemed
wise to remain away until all the ex-
hibits are installed and everything put
TO rights, but there will be some dis
comfort CONSEQUENT upOn slch n course
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-06-29
One Dollar Per Year.
FIFTH AID POINT.


There may be pigs that never wall
lowed in the mire, but there has never
been one that didn't want to.-Ram's
Horn.
If mortal will try right hard he
can always find numerous disappoint-
ments lying around loose.-Galveston
News.
When crate of crockery falls
through an elevator-shaft it's little
the worse for the ware,-Binghamton
Leader.
Eternal Vigilance, - Bohemian -
"How was ityou didn't see the editor?"
Poet-"It must have been that he saw
me first. Judge.
Our idea of gallant man is one
who will take his hands out of his
pockets on cold day to tip his hat to u
woman.-Atchison Globe.
CT have just been enjoying myself
among the breakers" as the young
man said who had been talking to tho
kitchen girls.-Cleveland Plaindealer.
The greatest trouble with the man
who learns to play poker is that when
he gets the game learned he hasn't
anything to play it with.-Elmira Tele-
gram.
-Compulsion. see that Callow has
quit wearing those loud trousers OF
his" "He had to-" "How SOP" "They
woke up the nap of his silk hat
Puck.
Little Willie-"What is a phono-
graph?" His Mamma-"A thing you
talk to and it talks back" 80, l
thought that was a servant girl."-Har-
ward Lampoon
--"Do your think a porous plaster
can cure him of stuttering?" Doctor
"Yes; when he comes to take it off he
will swear right along without stop
ping. g."-Inter-Ocean.
"A Question First Philadelphian--
They've found some letters in Egypt
three thousand years old" Second Phil
adelphian-"Ah! And-er-have they
been answered yet?"-Truth.
-"Did you call the gentleman in No.
73? He wants his breakfast at seven
o'clock" Bell Boy-"No, he don't"
"Did he say SOP" Bell Boy-''No he
blew out the gas last night. Inter.
Ocean.
-"What will you have, sir?" said
the pert waitress Something to
heat" replied the English visitor to
the restaurant. Suppose you try
flat-iron," said the p. W., who thought
she was being guyed.-Boston Bulletin.
"Wha--at! You don't re"
membah me! Why, was intwoduced
to you not two houahs ago" Miss Cut
ter-"Don't you know, Mr.. Dudlet.
there are some people in the world one.
has to meet every few minutes in order
to keep up an acquaintance?"-Kat
Fields Washington.
Wanted Real Man.-He-'T'm as.
tonished that she should have Tilted
Fairman and taken up with Kreesus.
She always maintained that Fairman
was an ideal man." She-"Yes, but
she was fairly aware that none but n
real man could furnish her with an es-
tablishment. - Wasp.
-frSU heporuer- we've goG Jne
scoop on you in that robbery in the
street-car. We were the only paper
that published the name of the pick
pocket, his arrest and the recovery OF
the money" Second Ditto-"Yes, but
we were the only paper that gave tho
number of the car" - Boston Tran
script.
"A ulady who saw that her maid
seemed to take a certain interest in
the objects of art in her boudoir said
to her: (Which one of these figures do
you like best, Mary?" This one,
num-" said Mary pointing to the arm
less Venus of Milo. "And why do you
like the Venus best?" 'Shure it's the
aisiest to doost, NUM-" answered the
Girl
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-06-29

MunIhccnt.
Hnlalsnial-D -Daur r-n,, rna n

Hokelspiel-Davy, you vas pravs
poy.
His Clerk-Danks
Holielspiel-You safed der shdore
from burnin' oop, unit rewards you.
Here vas silfer tollar. You can look
ad i'd all tay, unit you needn't gif Id
pack till glosin'-oop time.-Judgs.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-06-29

THAT'S queer fancy of Smith's
putting six gates in his front fence.
Jerusalem, mani Don't you know he
has half dozen daughters, and all Of
them engaged. Inter Ocean.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-06-29
SAVANNAH HARDIN COUNTY,
complimentary to the skill and taste of
British Workmen,

complimentary 70 the skIII ana taSte OF
British workmen.
Among the state buildings recently
thrown open to the public is that of the
hostal state-lllinois. In this hand
some structure, whose interior and con-
tents are great credit to them the
people of the Sucker" state have just
cause for pride. Such an extensive and
beautiful array of implements and
products as were never before displayed
by the commonwealth bears convincing
evidence that the Prairie state is up
with the world in the arts and sciences
as well as in the bountiful products of
her soil. One feature of the building
that commands especial attention is a
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-06-29

-Wife-"See, my dear, this style Of
dress is the very latest fashion" Hu~
band with deep sigh)-"How glad
would be If 1t would continue to be Tive
latest fashion. ."--sehalk.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-06-29
A Military Opinion.

That good roads, in good condition,
are always of great value in military
point of view is plain enough; for any
section of active operations the prompt
transportation of material and the
moving of an army would demand it
Maj. Gen. o. o. Howard, U. 5. A., in
Memorial to Congress on Road Exhibit
at Worlds Columbian Exposition.
The cat Is a newt animal, but she has a
voice like 2 fire alarm. -Binghainton Re.
publican
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-11-01
FLORIDIANA.


suicide by jumping overheard while the
vessel was at sea. His name has not
been learned.-Tampa Times.
Last Friday about midnight as Geo.
Patterson was passing up Ocklawaha
Avenue to his home some unknown
wretch fired at him, the ball passing
through the crown of his hat.
A well-posted gentleman remarked
day or two since that so far the people
of Fernandina had expended not less
than $4,000 on account of the Worlds
Fair. And yet nearly all of us are
grumbling about the hard times.-Fer-
nandina Mirror.
A carload of machinery arrived at the
union depot yesterday afternoon, con-
signed to the st. Augustine Park associ-
alton. The machinery will be used in
the new dredge-b boat recently constructed
to do service in the Maria Sanchez creek.
The boiler is fifty horse power.-St. Aug
Justine News.
Receiver J. N. G. Stockton, of the First
National bank of Orlando, acting under
direct orders from Comptroller Eccles,
is sending out circulars to persons who
on July oath, the date of the banks sus-
pension, withdrew their deposits from
said bank, demanding a return of said
deposit, as their withdrawal was a viola
ton of the United States banking laws.
Orlando Reporter.
The BURGLAR who has been going a.
round town of late, purloining other
peoples goods,w captured by Marshal
Titus last Saturday night. He is col
ored man named J. J. Johnson, and is
wanted in Manatee County for murder
ing a woman. We are told the marshal
made very clever capture in this case,
as he had very little clue to work upon.
-Titusville Advocate.
A German boy stole 1888 from the cap
tain of the fruit schooner Vision Satur-
day night. He saw the captain put the
money in satctel and while the latter
was up town attending to business the
boy cut hole in the satchel, took the
money and skipped out. The captain
and Deputy Sheriff Mooney hunted for
the boy all day yesterday, but did not
find him.-Tampa Times.
There seems to be considerable viola
ton of the game law in this vicinity.
Quail are being killed every day. A
young man from the country the first OF
the week had thirty three in box, which
he had caught in trap, and offered the
same for sale on the streets of Eustis.
We do not know whether or not he dis
posed of the birds, but he was warned
he was violating the law by offering
them for sale. y
The Cocoanut Grove Hotel, at Palm
Beach, was burned last night. The loss
is about 100000, partly insured, A
heavy gale was blowing at the time
The origin of the fire is unknown. The.
hotel formerly belonged to E. N. Dim
lex and was sold to Mr.. Clarke, of Pitts
burg, Pa, and was to have opened for
the winter season next month. It was
occupied all summer by Mr.. Flagler's
mechanics. They lost everything. =
The Narrows shipped last year, as
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-11-01

OCu0T ulOA0y pIOuuClllR pAOOuOl0' y uA~
Sun.
Mr.. J. B. Gillian informed us Monday
that he noticed steer in his lot about
four miles from town, with blood on mis-
mouth. On examination be found that
his tongue had been bit off. In search
ing for the missing member, it was found
in the manger OF his horse stable. A
hole had been cut through the side Of
the stable to put corn into the manger
without opening the stable door, and it
was found that his horse had bit off the
steers tonoue.-Windsor Ledger.
Little Lollie, daughter of T. r. Holli-
day of Cottondale, came very near being
bitten by a rattlesnake one day last
week. His snakeship had crawled up
on the porch and was in dangerous prox-
unity to the child, when discovered by
Mr.. H., who killed it. He now keeps
the six ''rattles and button" as me-
Observation-Disclosures Times Courier.
One day last week as Hat Barnett, of
the Early Bird commissary department
was returning home from Ocala with a
load of goods in passing through Ag'
news hammock five shots were fired at
him from cover, one ball whizzing past
his cheek near enough to draw blister.
Hat has now secured permit to carry
a Winchester and woe be unto the man
on whom he draws bead in selfdefense
-Ocala Banner.
A correspondent of the Savannah
News writing from Jacksonville, says:
The railroads of the State, despite the
yellow fever guarantees on travel, are
putting on new trains and preparing for
the increasing travel from the North.
Many Florida people who have been alb
sent for the summer are now returning.
The schools and colleges are opening.
The packing houses are preparing to
move the orange and lemon crops, so
there is a general increase in travel in
all directions.
The Greek barkentine Skiathos, after
being raised by the barge Alabama from
where she had capsized at the quarantine
station, was successfully pumped out by
the tag Carbonero and yesterday after
noon was towed oyer to the city and now
lies alongside of Central wharf. After
her long bath beneath the waters of Santa
Rosa sound the vessel has dilapidated
look. She will have to be thoroughly
renovated, and it is estimated that her
damage by the storm will amount to
$3 900 or 81, 000.-Pensacola News.
Joe Henry, book-keeper for Blair q
Thrasher, the commission merchants,
on awaking this morning, at the resi-
dence of Mrs. James Thrasher, who
lives about one mile and half west Of
the city, found his roommate, John d.
Bozeman, Jr., lying by his side dead.
Bozeman was also an employee If Blair
& Thrasher as a clerk, and for the pas!
three weeks it is said he had been drink.
hing very hard, and that heart failure
was the canse of his death.-Jackson-
vile Metropolis.
A daring theft was committed last
night about o'clock in one of the most
public places in the city. Walter Price,
a mulatto who has just served out six
months sentence in the county Jail, stole
five bolts of fine cloth from pile at the