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Graham guardian., 1895-11-29
PETROLEUM WAGONS.
The New Motor Carriages and
Their Cost.
Cheapness One of the Advantages of the
Novel Conveyances-Received with
Great Favor in This
Country.

The practibility of these carriages
seems to be placed beyond doubt. Since
1892 they have been growing in favor
in France, and the only wonder is that
we have not seen them over here before
now. The future would appear to be-
long to them, If all be true, ard we can
hardly doubt the bona fides. They are
as easily worked as a tricycle-prob-
ably easier. Anovice, as many witness,
is able upon the first trial to drive his
carriage over 200 miles in 2 days of
10 hours apiece. Tourists have wan
dered over half dozen departments in
them and the taste is spreading every
day. Soon the enthusiasm will reach
England, and then-well, it is difficult
to say what will happen then.
For among the great advantages of
the petroleum carriage is it's remarkable
cheapness. The cost of a carriage is
not much in the first instance. They
are built, as we have said, with touching
fidelity to old forms. There is the dog
cart, the wagonette, the phaeton, the
'break" and the ''mylord," as our
French friends have it. From purely
lay contemplation of these vehicles, we
are not disposed TO think that fnality
has been reached in regard to their
shape.
When the first railway carriages were
constructed, either out of loving con-
servatism or from a desire not to Of
fend, they were built upon the line of
the stage coach and colored to match.
In time they achieved their own indie
pendence and individuality. Messrs.
Panhard and Levassorwillp probably find
time and experience ripen their in
vention in this respect. At present a
voiture a deuX places cost C 1853; a
voiture a quartre places forme dogcart
costs C 200; the phaeton, e212, and
the 'mylord" heads the price list at
g240. These cannotbe recSoned eX-
travagant prices. And when you have
once purchased a voiture to your taste
the saving seems amazing.
To begin with, two horses can be dis
carded; and horses, we believe, are
roughly estimated to cost e25 or 6 80
a. JSul piOSS W "A Po' S'Ae'oSA Va 81
petroleum carriage recl1ons that it costs
him from 1.5of to IF. a day. The manu-
facturer's reckoning is 4c. per kilometer
for 2-seated carriage and SC. for
l-seated carriage; let us say, on an
average, something between half
penny and farthings mile. q
Compare this with the expenses Of,
horses. Let us say cab horse costs
some ESQ, and is available for three
years; that constitutes yearly charge
OF e12. Add to this a25 for food and
keeping, and we get a total of e37. The
initial outlay on the vehicle may be ig-
nored, as we are also ignoring the initial
cost of q voiture. A horse, year in and
year out, would hardly do more than IS
miles day. Out of these figures, which
are, of course, rough, one may deduct
something like twopence mile as the
cost of horse carriage. The advan-
tag~ is in favor of the petroleum car
riage by 8 to 1.-London Saturday Re-
view
Graham guardian., 1895-11-29
SUPREME MOMENT IN A LAUNCH
1t Is When the Vessel First Gets Into the
Water.


That a launch is matter of mathe-
matics, as well as of great skill and la
Dor, is shown by the fact that the man
of science who has the matter in charge
always makes a set of calculations show
ing the strain on the ship and its pre-
else condition at practically every foot
of the journey down the ways. If q
boat should get in the way, or if it
should take an unusual length of time
to knock out the keel-blocl1s, or if any
one of half dozen things should cause
serious delay, the scientific man knows
just how long he can wait, and just how
far the limit of safety extends.
There is always one supreme moment
in launch, and it is at time that es-
capes the average spectator. tits when
the vessel gets fairly well into the water.
This is when an important factor known
as the moment of buoyancy comes into
play. Ii you can imagine vessel slid
ing down an incline without any water
into which to drop, you can see that the
vessel would tip down suddenly at the
end which has left the ways, and would
rise at the end still on the incline. But
really, in successful launches, the stern
of the vessel is gradually lifted up by
the water, and this throws the weight
forward on that part of the ship still
resting On the ways. The force of the
water is called the moment of buoy
ancy," and the natural tendency of the
ship to drop to the bottom of the stream
is called the moment of weight" Now
the moment of buoyancy must always
be greater than the moment of weights;
but it must not be very much greater,
for if it were it would throw too much
weight forward on the part of the ship
still on the ways, and might break them
down, or injure the plates or keel of
the ship. When the great English
battleship Families was launched, this
did really happen; and so great was the
strain near the bow that parts of the
cradle were actually pushed right into
the bottom of the vessel. 1t is this dam
ger of disaster that causes the scientific
laurcher to make the most careful cal
culations as to the conditions surround
ing the ship at every foot of her journey
into the water.-Frank Matthews, in
st. Nicholas.
Graham guardian., 1895-11-29
RANCH FOR SALE.

Eighty acres of improved land
two miles from Stafford, patented
thirty acres in alfalfa, twenty-five
acres planted in corn, comfortable
adobe dwelling, best well of water
in the valley, irrigation facilities
unsurpassed, water cannot fail un-
til the Gila river goes dry. The
ranch will pay the purchase money
in two years from the alfalfa alone.
Apply to
F. L. B. GOODWIN. .Solomonvilla
Graham guardian., 1895-11-29

The tables are supplied with the very best
to be had in the market; all kinds of vegetables
and fruit in season. Families boarded at
special rates Give us call and be convinced
Graham guardian., 1895-11-29

-Borax is extensively used in pre-
serving foods. DIR. Fere, of Paris, has
tried it to cure epilepsy and finds that it
is injurious to many persons. Itcauses
loss of appetite, with burning pains in
the stomach; favors skin diseases, es-
pecially eczema; produces badness,
and, above all, brings on kidney disease.
converting slight disorders into fatal
cases.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-27
The AntI-Barroom Bill.

Nobody can predict with any degree OF
certainty whether the legislature will
pass the anti-barroom bill or not, but we
hardly think it will if II takes the trouble
TO study the history OF prohibition in
Maine and investigate the effects Of the
dispensary act in South Carolina
The Argus. the leading paper in Port
land Me, stated few days ago that
in Cumberland county. the county in which
Portland is situated. it is proposed to
fine dealers in spirituous liquors. In
other words, liquor dealers in Portland
are to be licensed in a round about way
to sell intoxicants. When it IS recalled
that Maine has been a prohibition state
for about half a century this action that
is TO be taken in Portland cannot be con-
strued as meaning anything else than
that prohibition in Maine is a failure.
Liquors are sold there in vast quantities
and the authorities have not been able
to prohibit their sale. It is therefore
proposed that the city shall have some Of
the benefits accruing from the sale of
them.
There has been constant trouble all
over South Carolina since the enactment
of the dispensary law, and there will con-
tinue to be trouble. 1t is practically i'm
possible to prevent the sale of liquors in
those parts of the state in which public
sentiment is against the dispensary act.
In this state we have a local option law
which has been adopted by a great ma
jority OF the counties. We favor a local
option law, and would like to see it
adopted by all the counties. But we are
against a general prohibition law. 1t
could not be enforced in the counties in
which a majority Of the people favor bar
rooms. In this city, and in all the cities
of the state. there would be quite as
much liquor sold if there were a general
prohibition law as there is now. 1t would
be sold surreptitiously. Neither the city
nor the state would reap any profit from
1t. The very worst kind of liquor would
be sold and consequently there would be
more drunkenness than there is now.
Let us stick by the local option law.
Let all the counties. IL possible, be con-
verted to prohibition. When that is done
we shall have genuine prohibition
throughout the length and breadth of the
state
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-27
Personal.

Barney Barnato. the South African
millionaire, thinks he has dramatic abii-
Iys aha rs AMOUNT 70 write play Win
Radon Chambers for collaboration
worth 10000. died the other day in a
chicago lodging house. His ruin was due
TO gambling and morphine.
james Whitcomb Riley and Julian
among the literary men Of this generation
Their handwriting IS almost identical in
style-nne, clean-cut and legible-
The little Queen Of the Netherlands
sl her 10th year Nv days ago, ano
IN honor OF the occasion, but to the regret
OF her subjects, Introduced a momentous
chanse-she began 10 wear her hair IN
tne Iashlon OF young women! queen VIC
charming girl in the world"
One of the largest dairy concerns of
NorthWest India IS in Allahabad, and Is
owned ana managed by Miss Frances Abb
chief: She also carries on the 'All Abb
qullah Stables" and the Zoe Memorial
INSTITUTE a temporary home for gentle
men seeking employment.
Prince George of Greece is the hand
soonest and most agreeable young prince
IN Europe. He is tall. square-shouldered
and athletic. with short-cropped golden
sible expression. He is bright and fun
OF run, and is altogether a brave and
manly young fellow. He is a sailor, COM
-t-~AAAAAA6 d tOENElLe IN the OdulSn navy
The king of the Belgians went alone
to the Galliera Museum in Paris the other
day and the concierge who didn't know
MIN grutfiy said that the place was closed.
should consider it a favor" said the
king, courteously, eff the museum were
opened for me, as ! am very anxious to
see the curiosities and works of art" The
concierge was Indignant. How do you ex-
pect me to make an exception in your
favor he grumbled. WHO are your
4 am the king of the Belgians." said his
majesty, gently-and the Cerberus nearly
tainted
Mr.. Henry NJ. Howe" says the Bos-
ton Transcript, follows in the footsteps
OF his distinguished father, the late DR..
Samuel @. Howe of Perkins Institution,
in achieving scientific distinction. Through
his labors for the blind, DIR. Howe
pursuits were popularity appreciated; his
physiological achievements were noted in
two hemispheres by learned societies as
his sons achievements in physics are also
noted. Mr.. Henry Howe, has Just been
awarded the Elliott Cresson gold medal
by the Franklin Institute for his re-
searches on the nature and properties OF
steel. 1t is customary for the institute
to award this medal for mechanical in
ventons. In thus departing from its Gus
toms and giving the medal for metal
lurgical Investigations the honor to Mr.
Howe is emphasized. The last medal
awarded the distinguished metallurgist
before this one was the Bessemer gold
medal of the British Iron and Steel Instl-
tute."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-27
The Fog Was Dense.

He was a well-dressed man and ap-
peared to be citizen of character, but
as patrolman turned in behind him on
Park street at midnight he noticed a de-
cided wobble in his gait, says the Detroit
Free Press. When the officer had over
taken him the man had halted, grabbed a
shade tree to support himself, and thickly
"Deev' min, officer. Any danger of the
fire gettin' into town."
What fire do you refer top asked the
officer, as he looked all around for the light
of conhagration.
why, l thought the woods all around
Detroit were on fire. Never saw so much
smoke in all my life. Can't hardly shee
my hand befo' me-"
There isn't any fire." said the officer,
as he rubbed away at his eyes, but this
fog has come in off the river and is
thick enough to cut with a knife"
"Oh! That's it. Ell? Sure about the
"Oh, yes"
When / get home can tell my wife
that fog detained me down town."
Yes, 1t will be well to tell her that"
on fire and shmoke. would your"
NO. Stick to the fog and you'll be all
lust sho. Ish it very bad fog, ofncerT"
Yes, very bad"
Cant you shee to get 'long?"
Well ! have to be careful Where do
fright over zhere. Fogs awful bad,
but l can get long. Good night, officer. "
Good night Can you open the door?'
"Yesh, door all right. I'll say fog de-
tanned me downtown. Worst fog of 'er
| season. Lived in Detroit twenty years
and never shaw such fog. Fog so
| thick"
whats the matter?" asked the officer,
as the man returned to the curbstone
and sat down.
"Shee zherer' he whispered, pointing
to an open chamber window in the house
| opposite.
The officer looked and saw a woman's
| face peering out into the darkness.
"Zhats my wifer continued the man.
Thought she'd be asleep, but she amt!
| No woods on fire-no smoke-no fog! JUS
| gotter own right up and take 'er conse-
| skin sacque This winter! Officer, she's
raised me outer zhe game-fareWeup
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-27
BRIGHT BITS.

She Wasn't.-Younger sister-what
does spirituelle mean?
Elder Sister contemptuously)-T
Puck.
-Mabel-Yes. he's a nice young man. but
hasn't his nose met with an accident of
some sort? can't get over it."
Amy-No wonder! It has no bridge
Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph
Some Are That -She.-why
doesn't Mr.. Pompus join the church? He
seems to be quite good man.
He-"I guess he feels as If the church
ought to join him.-Detroit Free Press.
"A Question-Wlllie-Don't the little Es-
quimau boys I've on oil?
Mama-Yes, Willie.
Willie-And do they always have a big
lump of sugar after It for dessert THAR
per's Round Table.
would you kindly, madame, sign your
name for a few dollars for a charitable
object?" mot a cent" Then won't YOU
please put your name down for $50, merely
as a matter of form" "Oh certainly YOU
may make II $50."-FHegende Batter.
-Blobbs-What nonsense 1t is for the
newspapers in their accounts of weddings
to describe the bride being led to the al
Slobbs-How so?
Blobbs-Well, most girls could find their
way there in the dark.-Memphis Scimi-
tar.
Rome We"
Miss Nouveau But, mother. dear, we
We're not In Rome.
Mrs. Nouveau: Why, darling, child, we
were In Rome. Don't you remember, that
is where we bought silk stockings so
cheap.-Brooklyn Life. =
why" shouted the impassioned Brit
ish orator, why is 1t that the wife OF the
farmer lacks the happy, contented look to
be found on the faces of the bareheaded
peasant women OF the continent?' BE
cause" said the man near the door, "be-
cause the bareheaded peasant woman does
not have to worry all the time about her
hat being on straight. "-Household Words.
From Patriotic Motives.-"You scoun-
dae1i you 70 nend! , 9fouyS91Hd,sfouted the
Of the men whom he thought he had
bought.
81 know we throwed you down." ad-
mitted the unfaithful one, but we done it
for the good of the state. We thought a
man who was fool enough to pay for his
votes in advance was too big a chump to
even go to congress. "-1ndianapolis Jour
nal
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-27
Queer Results of seasickness.

1t would be hard to match, in the record
of queer stories, one told me yesterday
by an officer in the London and West
minister Bank, who vouches for its truth,
says the New York SUMS London cable.
It relates to a mishap to a wealthy Amer
lean whose name l am not permitted
to use. He came from Paris to London
ten days ago, and lost en- route his purse
containing several hundred dollars and
four letters of credit worth nearly $50 600.
He carried the purse in the side pocket
of his coat and had no idea whether it
had been stolen or how it had been lost.
He reported the matter to the bank and
all the agencies in Europe were notified
by telegraph to stop payment, and a
liberal reward for the property was Of
fered.
Yesterdays mail brought to the bank a
packet from lawyer In a little fishing
town of Belgium. Within was the purse,
water soaked, but with contents intact.
The lawyer wrote that the purse was
picked up several days ago by the crew
of a Belgian trawler, floating on the
waves in the middle of the English Chan
mel. Its owner now recollects that he
was very seasick while crossing the chan
mel, and that instead of going below
he INDUCED in the malady on deck, and
occasionally leaned far over the rail, in
order to try to see the land beneath the
waves, and for other reasons. No other
explanation for the disappearance of the
purse was necessary.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-27
A Dinner Conversation.

The shy young man having escaped the
rigOrE OF the afternoon tea, went TO a
dinner party last week, says the Chicago
Iimes-Herald. His version Of it COM
bined with that of an eyewitness, con-
nrrns all expectations of Intellectual re-
treatment In the first place, Of course,
young man is presented to young lady,
whom he has to take in to dinner.
Young man visibly embarrassed, young
lady silent They enter dining-room that
way, and so take their seats. Young man
passes the sailed almonds to young lady.
Helps himself, and munches a single very
hard and very briny almond in an agony
OF apprehension Young lady looks around
and makes mental note of the company.
Sees what so-and-so's gown is like. OBJ
serves who has taken who in, comments
20 herself concerning evident prearrange-
ment between individuals and probable
collision with the hostess.
Young Man efantly)-Hum-m-m
Young Lady: Did you speak?
Young Man (articulating with Difficult
ty)-I, well, yes; that isl think l met
your father, Col. Johnson, at the banquet
Young Lady: Oh! you know dear papa?
Young Man: Then Col Johnson is your
Young Lady: Yes; I think dear papa is
More silence, more almonds and the oys-
tiers.
Young Man, speaking with more diff
Guilty: I-I-believe 1 met your brother
Fank at our club a while ago. He was
Capt Jennilberg's guest.
young Lady; Oh, you know dear BROTH
er Frank
Young Man: I have that pleasure.
Young Lady: l think brother Frank is
just lovely.
Another pause, more almonds. the soup
and the hors d'oeuvres. The entrees are
served and the entremet attacked. The
young man, made glad with Madeira and
Chabiis, essays once more:
lin almost sure that 1 met your
aunt, Mrs. Elderberry, at the Social Sci
ence Club at home in September.
Young Lady: Oh, you know dear aunt
Mary?
Young Man lin utter despair): I have
that honor.
Young Lady: do think dear Aunt Mary
is too lovely for anything.
Young man falls savagely upon his
roast and looks upon the Burgundy when
IT is red in the goblet. More pauses, more
almonds and the rest of the dinner. At
midnight the young lady sitting on the
edge of the bed and talking to a mother
half asleep says: obi Mr.. Sherwood
took me In to dinner, and 1 do think he
is so clever and just the loveliest CONVEX
satiOnaliStv
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-27

Many boys and girls have seen the
famous actor, Joe Jefferson, in his great
play. Rip Van Wrinkle. that deligh full
story of the Catskill fairies, and in it that
weird scene where he partakes of the
spirits that the elves give him, making
him sleep for twenty years, says Harper's
Round Table. Well, there is a good story
told about Jefferson in that particular
scene. Once being near some good fishing
grounds. he spent the day drawing in the
gamy trout, and was thoroughly tired
when the curtain rolled up for the evening
performance. Things moved smoothly
enough until he is supposed to fall asleep.
Now that sleep in fiction lasts twenty
years, but on the stage about two min
utes. This time, however, the two min
utes were heightened out into ten, much
to the amusement of the audience and
provocation of the stage manager. Jeffer-
son had really fallen asleep, and his
shores, it is said, were quite audible be-
yond the footlight. Several remarks were
fired at him by the audience, and, finally,
the stage manager had to go beneath the
stage and open trap near where Jeffer-
son was lying to try and wake him up.
He called and called, but it was no
use, and in desperation he succeeded in
jabbing pin into him. which made Jeffer-
son jump up with sharp cry, and quickly
realized where he was.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-27
THIS ISSUE
CONTAINS
TWENTY PAGES
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Meeting-German Social Club.

Meeting-German Social Club.
Special Notices-Money at 81 Per Cent,
Etc, bearing & Hull; Don't, Boleys Star
Grocery; 100000 More to Lend, G. B.
whatley; Hannis Whisky, Henry Solo
mon & Son; lie Panic Cigars, The r. f..
Hoyle Grocery Company; ode to Budweis-
er Beer; Fine Candies, i. Eleopoulo;
Bishop, the Druggist; Ladies Dressing
Combs, Solomons & Co.; Suwannee
Springs Water; Good Living at Freid's;
As to Steam Yacht Oracle; Savannah
Steam Laundry: Suits Big Cheroots;
For one Week. Special Lot Ladies' Trilby
Shoes, at Collat's; Let Us Look over Your
Furnace, Douglass; Ship Notice, Dahl &
Andersen; State and County Taxes, 1886,
Conida's Confectionery; Ship Notice, Stra-
chan & Co; Bulbs, Garden Seeds, Etc, at
Gardeners; Attention Ladies, r. d. & w.
baltimore; oil Heaters, CornweIl & Chip
man; Loan Wanted; Best Groceries Made,
John T. Evans & Co.; Just Moments
Thought, Rothschild & Roos; oyster Cocks
Tail at Beckmann's Cafe; 1t WIN Pay
You. Mastick & Remler; What Is Life,
Groceries Principally, Estate S. w.
Branch.
SELF Royal Blue $500 shoe-A. S. Nj
chols. Agent.
Medical-Munyon's Remedies; Johann
Hoff's Malt Extract.
Financial-F. J. wakem & Co.. New
York.
Don't Be Timid-Meyer & Walsh, La
dies Furnishers.
Just a Word or Two-Appel & schaul
Solid Satisfaction-Emil A. Schwarz'
Son
A Beautifully Furnished Home-w. E.
Wimpy.
Alteration and Removal sale-Leopoid
Adler
New Store. 1856 Broughton street-Eck-
Nothing Succeeds Like success"-Gut-
mans.
In Men. Boys and Children-B. H. Levy
& Bro.
MISUNDERSTANDING Jewelry Com
pany.
Examine Your Conscience-B. H. Levy
& Bro.
The Man Without a Heater-Mutual
Gas Light Company.
Odd Cent Carpets-Daniel Hogan.
''Country's Purity Safe, 1 Guess"-Lud-
den & Bates.
A Man Who Cannot Afford to Buy Our
Little-Priced, Big-Valued Underwear
Falk Clothing Company.
Do You Want Good Fall and Winter
Dress or Business Suit?-Collat's.
Principles Understood-M. Dryfus.
IT'S Our Aim-Wests China Palace.
Law and Gospel-Byck Bros.
Cheap Column Advertisements-H Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rents
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.