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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-10-27
AUTOMATIC DRUMMER.
II Il Made of Papier-Macbe and In
Just as Good as n
Live Man.

slave you heard of the new auto
matte drummer" said a Louisville trav-
cling man, as he joined the group in
frontof one of the hotels the other night.
"No? Well, it's great scheme. You
see, the trusts have made brains abso-
lutely useless in the business, and when
q merchant has TO buy at one place or
20 without, an idiot can take his order
just as well as man of superior intelli-
gence like myself. So, to cut down eX-
penses, some genius has gotten up this
automaton. 1t is made of papier-mache
and represents a drummer sitting on
sample trunk. The whole thing is
about eight inches high and is boxed up
and sent to the retail merchants by eX-
press. When it arrives the business man
sets it on his desk, touches a spring,
which, releases "a photographic cyl
inder inside the trunk, and the
drummer begins to talk Good
day, sir, he says; the following
are our list prices on so and so,
and with that the machine reels off the
latest quotations of whatever trust it
happens to represent. At the other end
of the trunk is hole connecting with a
receiving cylinder, and the merchant
speaks his order irto it. Thank you,
says the manikin, when he gets
through; Il will now tell you two comic
stories and sing you selection from
the latest opera If the merchant
doesn't care for that part of it all he has
to do is to turn a switch. Then he re-
turns the automaton TO its box and eX-
presses il back to the house {. o. ID.
There the order record is taken out, n
fresh one put in and the machine sent
to another customer. It's wonderful
device, and its advantages over live
drummer begins to talk. Good
1t doesn't eat anything it hasn't any
hotel bills, ii runs up no expense ac.
count and never draws on the house.
Then. agnin, think of the enormous
saving in railroad fares."-N. Q. TjMes.
Democrat.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-10-27
ONE WIFE SURELY ENOUGH.
Prevailing Matrimonial Prin-
ciple in This Country.

Margherta Arlna Hamm, the well.known
traveller and author, called when in China
upon the wife, or rather the wives, of a
great mandarin. Her visit partook Of the
nature Of festival, so novel was the ex-
perence to the Chinese women, whose lives
are passed almost entirely within the walls
of their yamen. They examined her cloth
ing and were partly pleased and partly as
tonished at it. They were shocked by her
shoes, and especially by the fact that her
feet were not confined by bindings.
Finally one of them said, through the i'm
terpreter. you can walk and run just as
well as MANI"
why, certainly"
Can you ride pony as well as a man."
"Of course"
Then you must be as strong as most
men,"
Eyes, think | am"
"You wouldn't let man beat you, not
even your husband, would you?'
Not at all
The Chinese woman paused laughed, and
then said: Now understand why foreign.
ers never take more than one wife. They are
afraid to."-Philadelphia Post
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-10-27
Which WINS the nIgnmist.

A prominent resident Of Chicago spending
his summer holidays in the eastern prov
inccs dedicated to the memory OF the fa-
nous men and women who formed them.
selves into the philosophic workers and
dre1mers of Brook Farm encountered in
neni residents of the city on Lake Michi-
!a; both of them judges of note and both
is. y on the West side The two jurists
were accompanied by three attractive ladies'
unknown to the solitary prominent resident
who first claimed attention, and after an
interval of exclamation and greeting one of
the judges turned and with a sweeping ges
ture introduced the ladies: Mr.. Dash,
these are our wives. Chicago Chronicle.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-10-27
HERE AND THERE.

Saving seed OH the farm and in the
garden is not as universal as it once
was, because the seed business has de-
veioped into large proportions and the
belief is growing, and has been for
some years that the scedsmen know
better how to grew seed than the ordi'
nary farmer and gardner do.
While aparists affirm that no
crop grown solely for honey is profit
able. farmers are assured that their
white, crimson, and alsike clover, theii
buckwheat. their fruit trees, will be.
come, tardugh the medium Of these
winged cleaners, a greatly increased
source Of profit.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-10-27
SAVANNAH, TENNESSEE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER ", 1899

low, because money is 900 scarce to
pay labor good wages OF furnish con-
slant employment.
Too much idle money, caused by
contraction, monopoli9s and combines,
makes too many Idle people. Idle peo'
pie bring slow trade, poverty, distress,
unrest and lawlessncss. '.hc farmers
arc doing all in their power TO relieve
this uation.--Southern Cultivator.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-10-27
A Fashionable Novelty,

It can be said with perfect safety that
the collarette in its numerous different
forms has come to stay. Ghere was
some doubt as to whether it would take
well at first, especially in high-grade
goods, hut it is now well-known fact
that they will be largely used this fall
and no douJ continue right throug5
winter.-Dry oods Economist.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-10-27

Mother-"Now, Ole dear, show uncle how
well you can figure. Twice, two is how
much" Ole-"Three" Mother-"O, the
little darling. Isn't it wonderful-within
one Of being correct ."-Sondags.N Mise.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-10-27

In her apologies to her husband, a wom'
an lays the blame Of her fault on either her
affections or her nerves.-Atchison Globe.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-10-27
NUMBER 43.
sun More counterlslLna.

The Secret Service has just lnearthed an
other band of counterieiters aud secured a
large quantity of bogus bills, which are SO
cleverly executed that the average person
would never suspect them Of being spurious.
Things OF great value are always selected for
imitation, notably Hostettcr's Stomach Bit
ters, which has many imit0tors but no equals
for disorders like indigestion, dyspepsia, con-
stipation, nervousness and general debility,
Always 90 to reliable druggists who have
the reputation of giving what you ask for,
One Reason.
Grccn-Why is it that some doctors have
SO small practice?
DeWitt-lt may be because they are
practicing physicians, Leader.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-10-27

1t always puzzles horse to find out what
a woman's driving at.-Philadelphia Rec.
ord
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-10-27

Money talks-and poverty has a way Of
tellng.-Chcago Daily News.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-11-03

an appropriation be used legally for any
other purpose except that named in the
appropriation bill? For instance, could
an appropriation for clerical assistance
be used to pay ones wife for doing her
own houseWork. Or to ones son for
properly applying himself to his studies
at school?
g.. Now, Judge Reese, if the appropria-
ton for stenographic or clerical assist
ance to the judges of the supreme court
should be drawn and used only in the
payment of bona fde claims for clerical
or s~tenographic assistance actually rem
dered such judges, how do you explain
the fact that state general fund warrants
to the amount of S746 we're drawn in ia
vor of G. B. Reese, your wife, and FL. A.
Reese, your son, in the years 1888, 1889
and 1890, against two appropriations
made by the legislature TO furnish you
stenographic or clerical assistance?
4. Did @. B. Reese, your wife, actually
perform the duties of stenograpLer II
clerical assistant to you in the years 1889
and 1892
5. WasC. B. Reese, your wife, a COM
petent stenographer in the years 1889
and 1890, or was she competent to per-
form only merely clerical work in those
years?
G.. DID she as a matter of fact, render
you any assistance whatever, during the
years mentioned, other than to a tend to
her household duties?
7. If @. B. Reese, your wife, was COM
petent to assist you, and really did assist
you, as a stenographer or clerk, why was
she wholly incompetent to sign the ten
different vouchers, amounting to S472,
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-11-03

Read what the Grand Island Indie
pendent, a republican newspaper, said IN
its issue of July l, 1899:
Supreme Judge Harrison has acted
sensibly in stating in an interview that
he would not be a candidate for re-elec-
ton, because he realizes that there is a
sentiment in the state opposed to his re-
nomination. He probably could not be
renominated even if he wanted to, be-
cause it would be inviting defeat, and he
certainly could not be reelected. He
killed himself when he unwisely ap-
pointed his step-daughter as his clerk or
stenographer with a 1000 salary"
Mr.. Reese has read this. He knew
that Harrison was defeated for renomin-
alton for the reason, as stated by the
Grand Island paper. Mr.. Reese knew
also that where Harrison was the feeble
imitator Reese was the original sinner:
Mr.. Reese knew hat where Harrison
simply placed his ~stepdaughter On the
pay roll and permitted her to draw the
money that Reese placed both his son
and wife upon the pay roll and REESE
DREW THE MONEY HIMSELF!
Harrison "Killed himself"
Is Reese entitled to honor where Har-
rison was entitled to degradation?
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-11-03

render you the assistance aforesaid, who,
# anybody, did?.
II. If some Other person actually per
formed tbs duties for which G. 3. Reese,
"per NJ. 3. Reese" drew S472 Of the tax
payers money from the stats treasury,
why was not such oth6r person allowed
to draw that money in his Or her own
name.
II. If neither G. B. Reese, your wits,
nor any other person actually rendered
the services for which the state paid
S472, and you pocketed the same, are not
you guilty of a misuse of public funds?
Haven't you violated Section IA of Arti-
Gle ", of the Constitution of Nebraska,
which declares that mo Judge of the su-
preme or district courts shall receive any
OTHER COMPENSATION, perquisite
or BENEFIT for and on account of his
Office in any torn whatsoever" An3 il
any eVent, aren't you the original sinner
the father of nepotism il Nebraaka?"
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-11-03

drawn in her name, signed by 20. 3.
Reese, by tor per- NJ. B. Rsese?"
g.. If @. B. Reese, your wife, actually
rendered you stenographic or clerical as
sistance IN the performance Of your du-
ties as chief justice, why was she not al
lowed to draw the money on the ten war
rants, amounting to S472, which were
issued to G.. B. Reese?
8. The records show that you not only
made out and signed the voucher for the
alleged claims of G. B. Reese, your wife
and clerk, but that you also in every in
stance endorsed her warrants &c. B.
Reese, by Tor "per") NJ. B. Reese" and
that you drew from the state treasury
%upon.such warrants SO endorsed the sum
of S472. Did you as a kind and indul-
gent husband. and honest and upright
judge, turn over to your faithful Wife
and clerk this &72?
10. If @. B. Reese, your wife, did not
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-11-03
FOR E

1. Do you believe the legislature of
Nebraska can, without violating the con-
stitution, appropriate public money to
pay for "stenographic" or clerical assis-
lance to the judges of the supreme
COURT
2. If your answer be "yes," could such
The Green Forest tribune., 1899-05-25
Safety of Steel RailA.

Tn England micro-photography is ap- piled to the study of the composition of steel rails in .order to determine what changes are produced by use. and what the causes of breaking are. It has been found, among other things. that rail begins to deteriorate at the top instead of the bottom. as hereto fore supposed. The first indication of deterioration is a hardening of the surface of the rail under constant pres sure from the wheels of trains. This hardening is followed by minute cracks, which gradually deepen and cause breakage unless the rail is removed :
The Green Forest tribune., 1899-05-25
BRIGADIER'S ISLAND CLANS.
The Famous Breed Nearly Exter- minated by the Cold Weather
 of February.

The famous breed of fat clans which dwell in the sandy flats on the astand south shores of Brigadier's island, was nearly exterminated by anchor ice dur ing the cold snap in February. When J. Montgomery Sears, of Boston, the owner of the island, was informed Of the fact he engaged an expert in clam culture and sent him to the island with orders to restock the flats at any price.
 Brigadier island has been owned by. the Sears family since 1742, when Da- vid Sears received it as a reward for services rendered to the British col onies prior to the great war which drove France from the new world. Sears asked for the islanG. because he knew it produced the biggest and sweetest clans that could be found on the Atlantic coast. Every year since the grant was made 50 barrels of the fattest clans that grew on the island have been sent to Boston as tribute Almost every distinguished man who has lived in America for the past 15O years has had a barrel of clans from Brigadier's island. The records show that George Washington had ten bar rels while he was president and two supplementary barrels after his re- tirement to Mount Vernon.
 John Adams seems to have been a great favorite with the Sears family of his day. He was president only four years, yet in that time they gave him 23 barrels of clans. For some reason Jefferson got only three barrels during his eight years of office. Madison and Monroe had eight barrels each. Jack son had four barrels, but John Quincy Adams received 37 barrels while he was president and seemed to like them, because he sent several letters of thanks. After Taylor was elected pres ident the clam tribute to the white house came. at the rate of barrel year, the goods reaching Washington during lent. Last week barrel was sent to President Mckinley, the third he has received since he was inaugu- rated.
 The blizzard which visited Maine in the middle of February coated the clam flats six inches deep in anchor ice. soldering up the pores in the sand and smothering all the shell fish. When the anchor ice thawed more than 2.COC barrels of dead clans were lying upon the flats, which were haunted by crows and sea birds for days. The poultry keepers of Searsport and Stockton hauled away more than 1000 barrels o1 clam shells and ground them for feed The average output of clans from Brigadier's island flats has been from 1000 10 1900 barrels q, year. Five o1 six years must elapse before the bedt can be restocked.-N. Y. Sun.
The Green Forest tribune., 1899-05-25
Wild Goose Astray in the Sky.

From one of the flocks that passed over this city lately a single bird had evidently in some way got adrift from his companions and become lost in the empty spaces of the sky-for he was seen flying wildly southward, with loud cries. and soon afterward he turned and was seen heading north ward with much clamor, and trying, evidently. like the great goose that he was. to find his lost flock. They had gone on. heading for their breedinp ground in the far north.
The Green Forest tribune., 1899-05-25
PLENTY OF AMMUNITION.
There Was Enough Left After rDewey'a Victory at Manila to Tight
 Six Other Battles.

The ordnance bureau Of the navy de- partment has settled by recourse tc figures a very interesting question con- corning the fighting efficiency of Dew. ey's ships in the battle Of Manila. bay. Just before' Dewey started from Hong Kong for Manila it was generally re- ported that his ships had very small allowance of ammunition. This. how ever, was not true, as the Baltimore, which reached Hong-Kong the day be- fore the American squadron left there for Mfrs bay to prepare for meeting the Spanish fleet. brought an ample supply of powder, projectiles and fixed ammunition.
 After the engagement with the Span ish fleet had lasted about two hours the American ships were withdrawn to a sheltered part of Manila bay for the purpose of taking account of am- intuition. Dewey sent up q signal from the Olympia asking how much ammunition each ship had left. The signal was misunderstood. The cap tains of the American ships took it for question as to the amount of powder and shell they had expended in the fighting, and each vessel report ed about 15 per cent" Dewey was alarmed until further signaling de- veloped that about Is per cent" had been expended, leaving s5 per cent. in the magazines, enough to fight Tt the previous rate of expenditure for II hours more
 The ordnance officers have been ex- amining the detailed reports from the ships engaged in the fight. giving the amount of ammunition expended by each during the entire period of the engagement, and have made a care full computation. which has given the surprising result that during the whole period of the battle the average ex- penditure of ammunition for Dewey's squadron was only 14.3 per cent, in- stead of 1b per cent. for the first two hours. This left SC. per cent. in the
The Green Forest tribune., 1899-05-25

6 Do you suffer from Painful, Irregular 5 or Suppressed Menstruation? Renedcta aa has cured many suffering women and
 3 will cure you in the privacy of your 5 home, without the necessity of physi-
The Green Forest tribune., 1899-05-25
LAND OFFICE AT HARRISON, A

LAND OFFICE AT HARRISON, ARK.
 March 2j, 1893. Notice is hereby given that the following -nam- ed settler has filed notice of his intention 10 make fin al proof in support of his claim and that said proof will be made before the Regts- ter and Receiver at Harrison, ArK., on May g, 1899. viz; Jasper Paul II F. No 20Gl6, for the Ne Sw. Sc Sc and N}s Sc, Sec. 36. Tp. 20, \. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon ana cultivation o said land viz: James Roe. William Presley, Wm Amman aud John Iiensley of Lick Branch, Ark
 JOIN I WonrHISeroS. Register.
 LAND OFFICE AT HARRISON. Ark,
 Apr, H. ls9a. Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has flied notice of his in tention to make final proofin support of his claim, and that said proof will be made betorc the Register x Receiver at Harrison, Ark, on June 6 1893, viz: Robert A Price II No lS207 for the Sk Se Sw Sc. Sc Sw. Sec 24. T l9 \ R 22w. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of. said land viz: c. C. Cantweil, NJ. Last Carrollton Ark
 JohN WoKThlSGroN. Register. LAND OFFICE AT HARRISON Ark. April l9. 1899. Notice is hereby given that the following canned settler as filed notice of his intention to make final proofin support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before he Judge or Clerk at Rerryville. Ark. on June ,, ls:9 viz; simon P Gates II. E. No 1852 fur the VIZ Sw, Sec 20, Nv NV. Sec. 29, Ne Ne, Sec. 50. I Vt, \ k 23 w.
 He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultiv ation | of, said land, viz: John Russell, R A Martin, Frank Braswell of Green toreas, Ark. and J. P Fancher of Berry vile, Ark JOHN WowruiSa1oS. Register.
The Green Forest tribune., 1899-05-25
MAKE S3.OO PER DAY.

We desire to engage a hustling representative in every town to procure subscriptions for the Ma tional Magazine. We have many persons throughout the country doing this work and Making from $3 to s6 per day. Send for sample copies, subscription blanks etc. You have nothing to risk and everything to gam.
 THE NATIONAL MAGAZINE,
 91 Bedford St., Boston, Mass.
The Green Forest tribune., 1899-05-25
CLERKS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the following named guardians and administrators filed at the April term of the Carroll probate court for the eastern district, their respective a. counts current. It was ordered by the court that the same be continued and advertised for confirmation or rejection at the July term of said court, le99, viz:
 A. J. Russell, guardian of J. E. Bowlder, Silas and George Russell, lst annual. account current.
 W.F Emmett, guardian of J. w. Emmett. 4th annual account current. w. F. Emmett guardian of Martha J. En- melt, 4th account current. All persons having exceptions to said set dement's are requested to file the same in this court on or before the second day Of the July term thereof,
 This Apr 26, le99.
 N. C. Charles,
 Probate Clerk
The Green Forest tribune., 1899-05-25
Sold by J. H. RAMSEY.

magaz; ;nes. an amount sufficient to fight six other engagements of equal duration.
 The records of the ordnance bureau show that at the time of entering Manila bay Dewey's ships had 40,377 shells of all caliber out of total al- 1owance of 4O,s04. and expended in the battle 5,S6O shells. leaving 34,517, or S5 3-5 per cent, remaining in the mag azines.-N. Y. Sun.
The Green Forest tribune., 1899-05-25
SEEDS FROM JAPAN.
Selected for Experiment in This
 Country.
The Agricultural Department Seek ing to Convert Some of the Plants to Common Use
 Here.

Prof. s. A. Knapp, the special com- missioner of Secretary Wilson to the orient to investigate the availability of eastern plants and seeds for common use in this country and secure speci- mems of those that are valuable, has submitted his preliminary report sum- ming up the work.
 There are a number of seeds and plants selected for experiment. with ao view to common usage here, and they include persimmons, the eastern prod uct of which is a far more edible fruit than ours; bamboo, Japan plums, pears. camphor trees and hagi. All the per simmon and pear seedlings have reached here and have been distributed to experiment stations.
 As to the persimmons, Prof. Knapp found very few varieties sufficiently tested to be worthy of introduction. A few, however, were secured. The persimmon, the report shows, is, the most universally used of the fruits in Japan. This makes the first importa- t1on of the seedless variety of the per simmon, which is dried and preserved like fig. Some plums were purchased in Japan for hy ybridizing our native plums.
 The bamboo is used in Japan for an infinite variety of purposes and it is even a. table delicacy. Whether the American taste will be trained to use the bamboo as food is not ventured, but the report says it will thrive in many of the southern states and be of great value in many ways, Among other uses it is suggested as material for cave troughs, light fences, staging poles or rafters. It is the product of a warm climate, and in rich, moist soil frequently grows 6G feet ill one year,
 The Japanese pear brought here is very hardy and is largely used to graft. and it is usable for this purpose throughout the United States. One ad- vantage it has over the American pear is that it is said to be proof against blight. Camphor trees were selected because this variety will stand the frost of our gulf states and the tree is large and ornamental. The bark of the pa per mulberry, it is urged. will go we'll with the bamboo for variety of pur- poses. The crypomeria japonica is the principal tree used in reforesting the mountains of Japan and it will be a valuable addition to the woods of the southern states.
 Hngi. or lespidigu bicular. is new forage plant, apparently of great value. It stands the drought well. is similar to alfalfa in characteristics and nutritive value, but more hardy, thrives on poor CT soil and has more'vigorous growth. A variety of rice was brought from the island of Keushi, which. it is said- will not break up in the mill. which causes a loss of from 40 to 75 per cent in the United' States.
 The department of agriculture also has received the consignment of vari- cities of Russian grains and other prod ucts. the grains being selected wkh the expectation they will resist the rust and drought. All these are for gen eral distribution, but are to be exper- imented upon first at the various az ricultural stations. - Chicago Chron~ icle.
The Green Forest tribune., 1899-05-25
NO cuRE-NO PAY.

That is the way all druggist sell Groove's Tasteless Chill Tonic for Malaria, Chills and Fever. It is simp. ly Iron and Quinine in a tasteless form. Children love it. Adults pre-. fer it to bitter. neatseating Tonica. Price 50c.