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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-08
CARE OF cHILDRf1N's DISEASES.
Health officer LeHardy Issues Cir
cuIar ON the Subject.

Health officer LeHardy Issues "A Cir
cuIar on the Subject.
AS the season has arrived when diph-
iberia, membraneous Group, and similar
diseases are to be expected, Health officer
LeHardy has prepared a circular letter to
be addressed to the heads of the families
in whose houses cases of these or other
contagious diseases exist and also to the
physicians in charge of the cases, giving
instructions as to the necessary precau-
lions to be exercised in order to prevent
the spread of, the diseases. The Informal
ton may be of value. The contents of the
circular are as follows
LAS there have already been several
cases OF membraneous Group reported to
my office, 1 wish you to concert with DIR,
- 0he physician in CHARGE, would
take every precaution to confine the case to
one room and house, but one person to at
tend to it, so that at its termination all
things in that room shall be disinfected
with the formaldehyde gas, which does
not destroy anything, but insects and the
germs of disease. A sheet ought to be
hung at the door so that nothing can float
from the room or adjoining the door. The
sheet ought to be kept moist with a solu-
ton of IL 600 of bi-chloride of mercury in
glycerine solution, in 20 water. All the
dejecta discharges from the body, all
clothing, all china and spoons and forks
used in the room should be placed in a l
to LOCO solution of bichloride before taken
out, the dejecta to be taken to the closet,
and the things boiled. if possible, before
sent to the washerwoman or to the kitch-
en- By carrying out these precautionary
measures you will, I am sure, be able to
save some of your relatives or friends from
the trouble you are now experiencing and
this alone will repay for the trouble it will
impose gupon you and yours. Your care
full consideration of this matter will be
greatly appreciated The faithful discharge
of the above directions will enable me TO
do without the usual placard at the door
since the danger will be confined to one
room"
DR.. LeHardy has also, in a circular let
ter to the physicians, warned them of the
danger of conveying disease from the sick
room to healthy persons elsewhere by fail
ing to exercise the proper precautions in
leaving the sick room.
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her dolls clothes she also cuts and works
the button holes and sews on the buttons
She is, for the most part, self taught in
these manipulation She keeps her
clothes in her own trunk, and does not al
low any one else to put anything in 1t.
Not long ago her sister put some aprons
in Rubys trunk, but they were soon dis
covered by the little miss and were sum-
marily cast upon the floor. Ruby, while
affcctionate and amiable in disposition, Is
by no means devoid of temper When
things don't go to suit her she will slap
The offender and then run away.
Besides her doll she has cat, Of which
she Is quite fond, and she also loves to
got up in the night when all the rest of
the family were sound asleep, went to the
fowhouse, where she found a hen that was
DESTROYS Of sitting. Ruby procured a box.
in which she fixed up a nest OF straw, and.
gathering up all the eggs she could find.
some three or four dozen, she set the hen
up in business, placing the box upon the
sewing machine, where her mother found
it next morning.
She sometimes goes into the fowlhouse-
always at highland catches chickens.
which she puts into a coop. Next day.
after amusing herself with them awhile.
she turns them out. The chickens do not
seem to be afraid Of her. AS may be sup
posed, little Ruby is very much HUNDRED,
and, as far as possible, she is allowed to
do just as she pleases, and amuse herself
as suits her best.
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DEAF, DUMB AND BLIND.
a 1O-Year-OId Girl Does Difficult
Chores. Threads Needles, ana
Mnkes Dolly Dresscs.
From The Galveston News.

From the Galveston News,
Mrs w. ". Rice is a widow living at the
little village of wyatt, in Ellis county.
der youngest child is little Ruby, just past
her 10fh birthday anniversary In the
fan Of 1889. when Ruby was a little tot
. YEARS old, that fearful plague, cerebro-
spinal meningitis, with the spotted fever
accompaniment, became epidemic in the
no.ghborhood Of the Rice family Her
father. two brothers and herself were
stricken down, the father ana one Of the
sons soon dying with it. Itttle Ruby lin
gered between life and death for five
weeks. when she began a slow recovery.
A. the end Of three months she could sit
IN and from that time on she had 70
learn anew TO walk, just as she had learn
cd in her early babyhOOd Her Illness left
nor totally blind and deaf, and she has
never since been able to articulate.
in spite Of her great misfortune, Ruby IS
a bright intelligent ana pretty child.
when the News Representative called,
Ruby and another little girl were seated
ON the floor before the fire. eating pc
cans Although unable 10 see or hear, she
by some means seemed TO know that
stranger was in the house and began at
once to find him. Having located the. News
man, she RfdSpeQ MS manu- III WtiCOlHet
chen reaching out for her brother and sis
ter she drew their hands to his, indicat-
ing that they should shake hands with the
stranger
Some OF Ruby's performances are indeed
remarkable While the News man was
present her sister handed her needle
and spool OF thread. The child put both
the end Of the thread aud eye Of the needle
in her mouth, and, taking them oul again.
quickly passed the thread through the
needles eye. She seemed to locate the
eye Of the needle with her tongue. As
IS the case with most blind persons,
Ruby sense of touch Is remarkably acute.
Her fingers are soft and slender, with a
peculiar velvety feeling, and they serve for
her eye as well as fingers.
Her sense of smell Is very keen. Ruby
seems to be as fond of dolls as the aver
age little girl and displays wonderful skill
in cutting out and making dresses, APP
rons, capes, ETC. for her mimic babies
\ She has a habit Of inspecting the trimming
and style of cut of the dresses of lady Wis
itors, and she shows great ingenuity ir
so cutting and trimming her dolls ward
robe
Her sewing is not confined to her fingers
by any means. She is equally expert with
the sewing machine, and is very FOND d
| operating It,
| Ruby's accomplishments do not stop al
\ plain sewing. After cutting and sewing
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-08
BROWNSVILLE TOPICS.
Mrs. Clara HOmeister Dead-Business
Hurt by Low Price of Cotton.

wy LOW OA &OtNOns
Townsville, Ga. Dec. 6.-Mrs. Clara
Homeister, of this city, died yesterday
very suddenly. She lived alone having no
relatives in this country. She left will
which gives her valuable property TO
kindred in Germany
Col S. G. McLendon, who recently lost
his beautiful home near this city by fire,
is preparing to rebuild on the same site
The extremely low price of cotton has
greatly depressed the agricultural class
in this section. The farmers are consid-
erably demoralized. Many of them will
enter the new year with the debts of this
year unpaid This unfortunate state of
affairs hurts all other interests indirectly
Thomasvile is looking forward to the win
ter tourist business, however to lift the
city proper out of the dumps, and it will
do it,
Manager Davis is brushing up the Piny
Woods hotel preparatory to opening for
the season of 1897 and 1898.
The excessive dry weather so far this
fall has prevented the sowing of many
fall oats. This is unfortunate as the corn
crop this year in this section was short.
A good number Of farmers planted the
Cuban tobacco in Thomas county again
this year. The result has been encourage
ing. T. r.. Blackshear, one OF the most
enterprislng farmers we have, showed the
News correspondent a splendid lot Of very
fine cigar tobacco yesterday. He is in
high spirits over his success this year. II
being his first experience in tobacco rails
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-08
IN A CELL WITH A DOG.
A Young Augusta Fellow in Trouble
on Account of a Big st. Bernard.

A Young Augusta Fellow in Trouble
on Account of a Big st. Bernard.
One of the best attired young men con-
fined in the police barracks for a long
time is E. A Rice, drummer who ar
rived on the Central train from Augusta
last night. His intention on alighting
from the train was to proceed to a hotel
but instead of the greeting of a clamorous
porter. he was met by Detective Shea and
placed under arrest.
The story told at the barracks is that
the young man, in leaving Augusta yes
teTday, took a large st. Bernard dog be-
longing to Charles Wilson of that city.
AS soon as Wilson learned that the dog
had been carried away, he reported the
matter to the police in Augusta and re-
quested Chief Hood to wire Chief McDer-
mott to arrest the young man on arriving
here, for the larceny of a dog.
ao Detective Shea went a.t,oo, to the
H %6e% Rice at and "pr Gso9k' the q Sia
St. Bernard, got off the train, they were
taken in charge and hustled to the bar
racks.
Rice was exquisitely dressed, a regular
fin de steele fellow His shirt bosom was
immaculate linen He wore a white hat
below the Dftln oil winch was DlaCk clOtn
that showed up his complexion prettily.
His Piccadilly boots glistened with a
bright, shiny gloss, and his overcoat was
the latest thing on the counter.
BY Rice's side stood Prince, the canine
that had brought on the whole trouble
and while the man may have admired the
dog previously, he now doubtless wished
he had never seen him. The police adj
mred the dog because of his size.
After the young man had been docketed
there remained nothing for him but to go
10 his cell. Nothing could have been more
Illuminating than to be placed in confine-
ment with a big ST. Bernard and about
ten negro prisoners. All who witnessed
the spectacle pitied the young fellow in
his unfortunate circumstances.
Great Scott, it is hard to stay in here"
p he said, as the officer steered two more
colored prisoners into the hallway later
on
Chief 'McDermott wired Chief Hood at
Augusta Of che arrest and later received
an answer requesting that the prisoner
be held for a detective who viii arrive
from Augusta to-day for tho purpose OF
taking the young man and Prince back
A telegram was handed Chief McDermott
BY Rice which he requested senr to
Charles wilson at Augusta II read:
"TTor CT q sake, Withdraw charges VIII
return Prince"
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Editor Morning News: While all must
agree with the general mat er of your edi-
torial yesterday, "A National Corn EXPOSE
ton" yet you make d serious oversight,
for which beg leave to offer a correction.
You say: I'm 1896 the corn crop was 2.
2s0, 100000 bushels. An advance of only ten
cents a bushel, therefore, would mean an
extra income Of $200O0oOOO approximate
ly."
Now only a small percentage Of our corn
crop is marketed. the great bulk being
used a home. that is, on the farms pro-
ducing it, Probably three-fourths of the
crop never goes to market, and obviously
the producer gains nothing on what he
consumes himself, no matter what the
price may be-.
With cotton the case is entirely differ
ent, for every bale is marketed, and any
advance in the price is just so much net
gain to the producer.
William r. williams
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WILL BE TRIED FOR LUNACY.
A Liberty County Doctor Says She
Was Crazy When There.

A Liberty County Doctor Says She
Was Crazy When There.
In spite of the fact that some think
Mary Davis is not crazy, she will not go
to the chain-gang just yet. She is still
subject to the jurisdiction of the court of
ordinary, under the warrant charging
lunacy which was sworn out just after her
trial in the city court. Judge Ferril will
probably order a jury within day or two
to try her upon the question of sanity or
insanity.
1t appears the woman formerly lived at
Walthourville in Liberty county. Judge
Ferrill has received letters from Dr. X
A. Quarterman of Walthourville and E.
P. Miller, clerk of the county commission
ers for Liberty, stating that when Mary
Davis lived there she became crazy on sew
eral occasions, and frequently quite vio-
lent.
On ole occasion, DR.. Quarterman stated
a guard had to be kept near her constant
ly. She finally recovered sufficiently from
the attack he said, to come to Savannah
If it develops from the investigation that
she is crazy, she will be sent to the luna
tic asylum instead of the chain-gang.
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Thankful /!
An Ohio Man Loses His De-
sire for Tobacco.
Bellevue. Ohio. Aup. O. 1907

Bellevue, Ohio, Aug. o, 1897.
Eureka Chemical & Mfg. Co, La Crosse
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absolutely cured of chewing tobacco |
have not taken a chew for over a month
and have no desire for tobacco. / am maxi
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he can be cured from this habit. If there is
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let me know. Box 3o7.
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The wonderful part of a cure from BACO-
euro is that il removes every trace of nico-
tine in the system, leaving il as free from the
narcotic as it was before the first smoke or
chew. Write for Pyoefs Of cAyes. We give q
written guarantee to cure permanently any
case with three boxes or refund the money.
SOC. or 81 box, three boxes (guerauteed
cure) $3.50. Druggists everywhere, or
EUREKA CHEMICAL AND MNFG. CO.,
LA CROSSE, WIS
l.lFrA4A4S 4-a.Js., Wholesale Druggists,
General Agents,
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ANoTI-ER DrfLDlx,l NEEDED.
Tho Necessity ror IncrcFecd school
Arecmri otrtioiN.

Tho Necessity ror Incrcpecd school
Accomrii oGntionN.
Some acton is apt to be taken BY the
board of educa5on win reference to the
present crowded condition of the city
schools 1t is q wei known fact that The
schools are over-crowded and that many
children are now unable to attend Supt
Ashmore was compelled to discontinue The
issuance Of admission certificates because
there was no room for more pupils than
are at present in the schools.
There is no probability Of any provision
being made this year. However, with the
present accommodations it is thoroughly
appreciated by the board that the schools
cannot accommodate the pupils, who viii
likely apply for admission next session.
If additional facilities are provided in the
shape of another building, some action
will have to be taken very soon.
To meet this con tingencY the grand jury
pration by the county commissioners for
the purpose No steps have yet been taken
in this direction but it is understood the
matter is being thought over
The number of children, both white end
colored, who are now excluded from the
schools, Is doubtless sufficient to com
mend the matter to the grand jury in a
strong light. While no serious complaint
has been heard, It may come IL there Is
prospect for another overflow next year
The board Of education are doing excep-
tionally well with their present facilities
and admit all pupils 80 long as Il does not
so crowd the schools as TO impair the
work,
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AFFAIRS At FITZGERALD,
a New Telephone Company-RcaI FEs-
tnte L00Iking Up.

tate Looking Up.
H'itzgerald Ga, Dec. CIV. r. Bowen.
of this city, aud h. V. Bowen and J. u.
Marshburn Of Wilcox county have applied
for charter for the Incorporation Of the
Bowen Telephone Company, to do bust
ness in this city
Perhaps The largest real estate deal that
has yet been made in this city from
cash consiGcra ion point was made Sat
urday, in which Mr. Cowarod Meridith
Of Dayton. O.. became the owner Of the
Lah5cGer building on corner Of Pine and
Grant streets and the TWO lots adjoining
alta cost of $500. Mr. Meridith informed
your correspondent that nc would imme-
diately commence the erection of two
brick stores on he two vacant lots and
remodel the corner building.
gentleman by the name Of Fuller Of
Perry, Ca, is III The city for the pur-
pose of starting a curry-comb ana broom
factory. The colony company has given
him land upon which to build his factory
Col. 3. II. Henderson Of Barnwell. S. c.,
has formed partnership with Col y. b.
Jay for the practice Of law.
rumor has been IN circulation here
for the past few days 70 the effect that
the unfinished railroad between this city
and Pinebloom. is at last 70 be put in
operation. II IS understood that the Geor-
gia and Alabama railroad has bought IL
and will at once commence the build
ing Of the missing link of three miles
TO Fitzgerald, which Will give TO the city
a railroad TO the river distance OF
twelve miles The steamers that already
ply the Ocmulgee river will be after the
shipping business Of the city.
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KILLED SEVERAL DEER.
Officers of the Torpedo FIotiIIa En-
tertained on ST. GATHERINGS.

Messrs, Jacob Rauers, ]. f. Minis and
c. A. shearson. who have been spending
several DAYS at st. GATHERINGS, Mr.. Rau-
ers island home, have returned
They went down with the officers
of the torpedo boat hoLIIa last Wednes-
day 70 havea days hunting on the island
which is famous for it's deer
MIR. Rau5rs entertained the officers Of
the torpedo boats royalty and they killed
number Of deer during TIER stay there
They remained AZ St. GATHERINGS Thurs
day and Friday, and were to have gone to
Brunswick Saturday, but could not make
the trip on acc5unt CT the severe fog.
Messrs. Rauars, Minis and Shear5on went
with them to Brunswick Sunday and re-
turned TO the city yeslerdly morning
A most enjoyable outing Is reported. and
she officers Of the lotilla tod these gentle
men that they had not had a norc enjoy
able tire anywhere than in Savannah.
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CASES BEFORE THE RECORDER.
some Dismissed and Others Full PEN
aItieS Melted Out.

aAIIeS heNeu Out.
The trial day before yesterday
OF Theo Andipo charged with assault with
intent to murder. amounted to very little.
1t was shown that the stab received by
the negro boy was only slight. The negro
attempted to steal sugar cane from fruit
stand in charge of the lad, and when Or
dered away refused to go, lettering around
until the fight took place. The recorder
dismissed AndiDo. This is the
case that caused d. Andipo
to produce so much Gosh at the police
barracks Saturday night as a bond deposit.
Chief McDermott returned the 500 to An
dipo after the boy was discharged
Alexander Barzardi, colored, was charg-
ed with an attempt 60 assume control Of
s. Wachstein's pawn shop on Congress
/ street. A fine of $40 or ten days on the
chain-gang was the recorders sentence.
Wachstein discovered Barzardi putting
various articles under his coat, intent on
carrying them away. The pawn shop
was crowded, but not so much that the
proprietor could not catch up with any
attempted thievery. When the man was
ordered to surrender the articles he denied
having them and wanted to fight. He
persisted until Policeman Bradley was
called and arrested him. 1t is not the
first time Barzardi has been arrested on
this charge, and for that reason he was
watched very closely on entering the shop.
Four robust appearing men faced the
recorder, charged with vagrancy. Their
names were Silvina Looper, aged So;
George Lynch, aged %; Robert Mayhem
and Charles Straus, each of whom has
lived an even quarter of a century. 1t is
the custom of the recorder to release pris-
oners charged with vagrancy but upon
condition they leave town without delay
Mayhem and Straus were up some DAYS
ago, charged with vagrancy, and on their
promise to leave the city were released.
Instead of hustling away, however, they
acquired two acquaintance and the quar-
tette was run in by Policeman Eivers
When the recorder learned that Mayhem
and Straus had not only refused to go
@way, but had taken on two other va
grants, the full extent of the law was
meted out. They were bound to the city
court and committed to jail
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-08

The Chattanooga-August railroad pro-
ject has been revived by Col. ]. c. Stan
ton, the promoter. The scheme seemed to
be lost for several months, but it is coming
10 the surface again
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FIRE ON TIE nEpcRoY OUT.
steamer to Go TO Sea To-day II
Everything Appears Safe.

Halifax, N s.. Dec. AFTER lighting
the fire in the cotton on board the British
stcamor Bencroy for q whole week Capt
m5 believes II has now been extinguish-
ed.
lhe Bcncroy hound from Galveston to
Havre put In here last Friday morning
II everything appears safe tomorrow the
steamer Will proceed
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-08

Work is about to be started on a rail-
road from Pickens to Easley. S. c. Pick
ems has never had a railroad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-08

the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas
Pacific, succeeding James Burke. resigned.
A railroad is projected from Flovilla 10
Smiths mills. on the Ocmulgee river.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-08

1t has been said there are few competent
trainmen who do not drink whisky more
or less. At the international congress of
railroad and marine hygiene, held in Brus-
sells last September, the question of per-
hitting such Indulgence by railroad en-
pioyes was discussed. An eminent physi-
clan took the position that railways should
not permit the. use of alcohol because use
less, as well as injurious to the health of
the men and the safety of passengers. The
congress advised that the use be limited
and that employees be warned of the dan
gers of it's use. There are none of the
roads which do not discharge their en-
ployes for drunkenness. even while off
duty Some roads discharge employe for
purchasing liquor at saloons too regularly.
Elmore T.. Mack has been appointed
travelling freight agent at Chattanooga for
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-08

A change in the schedule of the Plant
system train to Jacksonville, which form
erly left Savannah at $50 o'clock. has
Just been made 1t now leave at 5 O'Clock
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-08

The fast freight schedule between Sa-
vannah and Montgomery over the Georgia
and Alabama railroad will be inaugural
ed Sunday.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-08

Mr.. P. NJ. Ulsch, chief clerk in the dis
trict passenger agents Office of the Plant
system at Brunswick, was in the.city yes
terdaN
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-08

A negro lad tried to amuse himself re-
Gently by setting fire to a trestle in Telfair
county on the Georgia and Alabama rail-
road. Before the fire gained Roadway,
however, a passenger train arrived and ex-
tinguished the blaze. The negro was ar
rested.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-08

The Central railroads "old boss" sale
of unclaimed freight will take place to-
day at the company's freight warehouse,
on New street. The hours of sale are 10
to II O'clock
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-08

Among the visiting railroad men in the
city yesterday was Mr.. j. A. Brooks, a
representative at Montgomery for the
Louisville and Nashville railroad