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I KNOW.
At yonder turn in tangled woods.
The mountain brook is lost to me;
And vetfl know it still flows on
And downward to the sea.
From out the nest the robin sweeps,
With song, into the waste of air;
And yet 1 know he will return,
For still his nest is there.
The thoughts I have of one I love
Go hence, and so are lost to me;
And yet I know they pass to Him
Alio dwells beyond the sea.
How wend the waters to the sea.
How find the bird again its nest,
<)r thoughts o'erleaps the continents
I pon love’s high behest.
I cannot see, I cannot tell,
l is past my finding out;
Yet, if I know, if I believe.
Oh, wherefore can I doubt!
—Congregationaliet.
ACRES OF CHRISTMAS TREES.
Green for the Holidays Already Filing
Up at the Water Front.
JVeio York Herald.
A passenger over the Erie ferry, at the
f.„ t of Chambers street, on the North
■ iver, may have to pick his way through a
n-st of evergreens which are piled up
• , r a distance of two blocks between West
street and the bulkhead. They are the
!ir-t Christmas trees to arrive. They vary
in b ngth from 4 feet to 29. Home of the
i.n _< r ones are stacked up in such away
a- to suggest to the mind of the passer-by
plan of an Indian village. The small
tre< - are mostly bunched together and laid
i, a-thwise in piles, perhaps 20 feet high,
jlozensof men are busy bringing more
tj- from adjoining dock's or taking some
ax, ay to the stores of the retail dealers.
Tiie trees are common evergreen kind,
ji. -i of them coming from Delaware
mty, N. Y., and the remainder from
tin 't?te of Maine. There is little or no
ditf rpnee between the two assortments.
T •< from Delaware county are carried
n the cars to Rondout and then shipped
Jwn the Hudson. Those from Maine
• hm- through by rail or by water, aceord
in, to the convenience of the shippers.
Tin y are sawed off as they stand on the
mountain side, a few of the lower
ranches are chopped away and the own
er'- mark is pvt upon the base. That is
■ill that is necessary in the way of prepa
■ation. Only the most thrifty and regu
lar ones are selected for Christmas honors.
I ALKS W ITH THE DEALERS.
some men from the country were in
uarge when the reporter stopped in West
strcd to ask a few harmless questions,
and he was surprised to find himself an
object of more or less suspicion among
them. The cause was explained when
ne of them, who was a Maine shipper,
said to him: “Last year there was a re
porter down here who went and put in
die paper that we got $1 apiece fer those
trees. That went all over the country,
and all the countrymen were hot to bring
trees to New York. The papers have
done the same tiling before, and the con
sequence is that there is a new man com
ing in here to sell trees every year, and
the business is all overdone. Now, the
fact is that if any of those trees are sold
for $1 tiie retailer gets it: the man that
brings the trees to New York is mighty
lucky to get 10 or 12 cents apiece for them
on the average. If I bring 10.000 trees
here and get $1,200 for them, I think I am
doing pretty well. A while ago 1 could
make more money off one car-load than I
can now off five.”
“Yes, and that same reporter that was
here last year,” resumed the dealer,
warming up at tire recollection of another
grievance, “made the countryman, as he
called him, talk about what was ‘his’n,’
and I reckon that some of the country
men that comes here can talk just as good
English as some of the New York re
porters.”
Wishing to draw his attention away
from such bitter reminiscences, the re
porter asked the dealer if he had any idea
how many trees were annually brought
to New York.
“1 don’t do any guessing myself,” he
answered.
"Is this the only place in thecity where
trees are brought from the car or ship?”
"Well, it is about the only place. We
used to have them down in Vesey street,
out the authorities drove us away from
there.”
“How long do you stay in this plade?”
“Until Christmas time, unless all the
trees are sold sooner.”
•Do you have a permit?”
The Maine dealer made no reply to the
reporter, but winked at a man from Dela
ware county and said:
“If he wants any more pints he will
have to go into tiie business and learn ’em
as we did, won’t he?”
From other men, who were better in
clined to give information, the reporter
ascertained that from 30,000 to 60,000 trees
are each year brought to this citv for the
use mainly of New York, Brooklyn and
Jersey City. If one could imagime these
trees spread out at natural distances over
one field he would have at least fifty acres
of evergreens that are annually cut down
to meet the demand of the New’ York holi
days.
SI’LLIVAN'S BET.
He Wants to “Knock Out” an Ox.
Mew York Times.
Mr. John L. Sullivan is reported to be
anxious to bet SI,OOO that an ox cannot
stand up before him for four rounds. No
human being, except the astute Tug Wil
son, has yet accomplished that feat, and
no human being with SI,OOO has so little
sense as to bet that he can accomplish it.
>.) Mr. Suilivan betakes himself to the
congenial society of the brute creation,
and perhaps meditates an ascending scale
of conquest from the modest and ten
tative ox ot his present proposition
up to an ultimate triumph over Jumbo.
At first sight it seems unfair to take ad
vantage of the fact that oxen do not read
the newspapers, and that Mr. Sullivan’s
reputation has therefore not extended to
bovine circles, m order to induce them to
stand up before him. But, after all, the
destiny of a stalled ox is fixed, and it can
not matter to him whether he is knocked
on the head by the fist of Sullivan or by an
ordinary slaughterer with an axe. In fact,
it in any case he is doomed to immediate
death, he has a chance of a respite if Sul
livan hits him, while he has no chance
whatever against the man with the axe.
It might be w ell, if the entertainment is to
come off, as Sullivan desires, in the Madi
son Square Garden, for Mr. Bergh to in
sist that the selected ox shall be a ripe ox
so that his career may not be shortened
<v Sullivan, and may perhaps be length
ened. At the same time, it must be
owned that the elements of combative
ness will lie wanting in a contest be
twi n a wild and wiry pugilist and a tame
hit ox. The ox will simply stand and be
pounded. In order to supply’ the lacking
Ce ment a wild Texas steer should be se-
Uetod, which would be capable of taking
the “offensive-defensive,” and the ques
tion would then be, not only whether the
‘! x could stand up for four rounds before
ftulivan, but whether Sullivan could
j'and up for four rounds against the ox.
io sm h a contest there can be no possi
ble objection on the score of humanity
hnd civilization. It could hardly end
Without some distinct benefit to hu
inanitv and civilization.
Ihe Strangle for Existence in India.
Lon ton Telegraph.
. 1 aking the returns for seven vears. we
hod that man has killed about 140,000
"ild beasts—tigers, bears, leopards,
" ;vi >, hyenas and others—or about 20,-
"" annually. During the same period
the casts have destroyed 28,000 human
beings, or about 4,000 a year. Taking the
“'Pective rates of the reproduction of
th 6 ? l *! 8 ’ humaa and feral, it is obvious
unit there is very little to chose between
, b ‘ two lists of casualties, and that the
■ wsts will make good the deficiencies in
•“Vir numbers as quickly as, if not
'■"'Her than, the human' beings. On
side of the tigers and their allies has
in./t-n tlic a dvantage gained by hav-
' "‘“cd during the same 7 years an an
i a yerage of 45,000 head of cattle, or a
X tal of about 310,000, and inflicted, fur-
wi, a monetary expenditure upon the
■ ernment of about £ 10,000 a year. The
th,, . nce ’ therefore, roughly’ stated, stands
mm' 0116 human being, with 11 head of
boo , an d • e3 in cash for every 5 wild
enat- ' 111 tlie » rGat fight with the
’ , e advantage, numerically, is
inensely in favor of humanity:
about "ismo the reptiles killetf
*”,000 human beings every
ihoir an< ab out 3,000 cattle, they lost of
Iv i? WU cui ph ei 's nearly 200,000 annual
r’oni- i re , a gain, however, the question of
it win > tlon ou ght to be considered, and
i‘. • seen that the outcome of the
a 18 reall y very evenly balanced, for
toVh 6U nuffi ber of snakes will add 200,000
the Ji? num bers in a far shorter time tnan
add isoAn nu J nber of human beings will
termin’J- '° that as the question of ex
seemq h. tl ? n Btanils in India to-day, it
dome aa probable that men and their
wild w tH be extinct before the
»sts and venomous snakes.
‘‘fhv’vJ' oore > Mill Ray. Ga.. says:
dysn.. ri S„ Ußed , Brown’s Iron’ Bitters for
results 6 a ‘ and am ha PPX t 0 wit h best
LOVE'S SACRIFICE.
Marrying and Dismissing a Stranger for
the Sake of Another.
The story of a strange marriage is told
in a dispatch from Erie to the Buffalo
Courier. In brief form it is as follows:
On Saturday morning, when Justice Free
man, of Erie, opened court, there sat on
one of the benches a well-dressed and
beautiful young woman. When the cases
on hand were disposed of she arose and ask
ed his Honor if he was duly qualified bylaw
to perform the marriage rite. Receiving an
affirmative reply, she beckoned to an ex
ceedingly uncouth, middle aged man sit
ting at the back of tne room, and said to
the Justice: “I want you to marry me to
this man.” The man went forward and
stood before the desk, looking the picture
of sheepishness. “Is this the husband of
your choice, madam ?” inquired the Jus
tice, looking at the couple with intense
surprise. “I believe so. Are you the hus
band of my choice, Mr. Traynor?” “Yes,
ma’am, I am,” replied the man, with a sly
grin.
Justice Freeman informed the woman
that it was customary to hand in the
names and addresses of the contracting
parties. The couple then stepped back a
few paces and conferred for a moment.
Then they sat down at a table, and the
woman handed the man a sheet of paper.
He made a move which the Justice inter
preted to mean that he was not acquaint
ed with the art of writing. A contempt
uous smile passed over the woman’s face,
and taking the pen, she scrawled with
aristocratic regularity the names of
Amelia A. Royse, Cincinnati, and Charley
Traynor, Utica, N. Y. Then the couple
stood up and were made man and wife,
according to the laws of Pennsylvania.
The husband stood as though bewilder
ed. M hen the ceremony was completed
Justice Freeman produced a marriage cer
tificate, but the bride begged him to de
sist. “You will make a record of this
marriage, sir: and that will be of more
value than this sentimental but silly pic
ture card,” said she. Then she turned to
the groom and intimated that he would
lose his train if he wasted too much time.
He smirked, and remarked that it would
not distress him much to miss the train.
He was coldly informed that his absence
was preferred to his company, and that he
was to go about his business as quickly
as possible. Some papers were handed
to him, and, after a few words, uttered in
a low tone, the man took bis hat, bid the
bride good-day, and left the court-room.
The bride remained.
“I think you think some explanation is
due you,” she •said to the Justice. “There
is nothing wrong in all this; no crime, no
despair, broken hearts, nothing tragic. I
am simply putting it out of my power to
say ‘yes!’ to the only man on earth it
would please and hurt me to starry—the
only man on earth I care for. For reasons
I have no desire to tell I cannot marry
this gentleman without bringing great
sorrow upon him and me in the future.
And as I am only a woman, capable of
being tempted to marry the man I love, I
have married a stranger and so placed
myself beyond the reach of temptation.
That is all there is in it. I shall go home
and live as I have always lived, and love
as I always have loved. It is not likely
that I shall see this man Traynor again,
lie perfectly understands that he was
hired to marry me and then go about his
business.”
The astonished Magistrate was then re
quested to forward copies of papers con
taining her marriage notice to the Balti
msre Suit, the Washington Critic and the
Denver Tribune. She seemed particular
ly anxious that her marriage should be
made public; also the fact that she re
mained in the room after her husband left
it to catch the train. Justice Freeman’s
theory is that insanity is the trouble she
feared to bring upon herself and the man
she loves.
DYING ALONE IN A GREAT CITY.
The Wretched End of an Alleged Niece
of the Duke of Argyll.
Chicago Special Mew York World, tth.
The Coroner yesterday held an inquest
into the cause of the death of Mrs. Mary
Hyde, aged 60 years, who lived as a re
cluse for years, and died alone. The room
in which the poor creature died was a
small apartment, containing merely an
old bed without sheets.
This woman, whose maiden name was
Campbell, and whose native country was
Scotland, had in her veins the best blood
of the ancient family of Argyll. It is as
serted that the present Duke of Argyll,
the father of the Marquis of Lome, was
her uncle, and that her connections were
among the best in Great Britain. She
married some 35 years ago one whose sta
tion in life was far below’ her level. The
marriage resulted in an estrangement be
tween herself and her family, and the
young couple decided to seek a new home
In this country. On their way to Califor
nia the husband was murdered.
Left alone in the Western wilds, the
young widowed bride, thousands of miles
from kith or kin, knew not what to do or
where to turn, and twenty-five years ago
she arrived in Chicago penniless and
sought shelter in a hotel. Apprising the
proprietor of her history he addressed
letters in her behalf to Scotland, and her
relatives responded to her appeal for aid
by sending her money enough to supply
her temporary wants. She undertook the
teaching of music, and it is said that for
fifteen years she successfully followed
this calling, and accumulated consider
able money and property. It is asserted
that she became a slave to strong drink.
Iler life of late has been that of a recluse,
and it is only those who knew her when
she first arrived in this city that remem
ber her sad story.
Hunting with Baking Powder.
Sacramento liecord- Union.
A few days since a couple of University
chaps came up from the Bay on a visit to
Sacramento friends. Hearing that there
was good duck shooting at a lake a short
distance from the city, they borrowed a
couple of muzzle-loading shotguns and
began making preparations for a grand
hunt yesterday. Monday evening they
took account of stock and found that they
had everything complete to their outfit
except powder. They stopped at a store
on Tenth street, and asked for a can
of the best powder in the shop.
The merchant took a can from a huge
pyramid stacked in the window, and
said it was a new’ brand that gave uni
versal satisfaction. He would like to
have them try it, and if it was not as re
presented to bring it back and their
money would be refunded. The next
evening, just at dusk, tw r o very tired
looking chaps sauntered into the store,
guns on their shoulders and a dejected
and w’oe-begone expression on their elon
gated faces. One of them stepped up to
the proprietor, and depositing the can
very heavily upon the counter, said:
“See here, boss, your powder ain’t
worth a . AVe used up three boxes ot
caps and did not succeed in discharging
the guns a single time.”
The proprietor handed over the silver
dollar, set the can of baking powder back
on his shelf, remarking:
“Why did you not say you were going
hunting? Then we would have given you
an entirely different article.”
How Senator Garland Ate the Soap.
Capital.
Another dignified Senator had been
taught the mysteries of an ostensible
caramel which one of the boys of his hotel
had invented for the purpose of making
miserable the lives of other children. The
Senator owed Garland one, and saw his
opportunity. He procured some of the
alleged sweets and placed them carelessly
on his desk. The game succeeded. Gar
land spied the deceptive chocolates, and
carelessly sauntering by, picked up one
of them and said: “What are these, Sen
ator?” “They are caramels. Take one.”
“Thank vou, I will,” and he took one.
Now, the caramel was filled with soap,
and the jokers expected to see Garland
spit out the nauseous stuff. That was
where the laugh was to come in. But
Garland disappointed them. He ate up
the w’hole thing, soap and all, and never
made a sign. The perpetrator became
frightened and ran out into the cloak
room, exclaiming, “Good Lord, I’m afraid
the man’s poisoned.” “Oh. you needn’t
be alarmed,” said Butler, of Ssuth Caro
lina, “Garland’s got an Arkansas stom
ach.” To this day no one knows whether
Garland tasted the soap or not.
Cruel Joke on a Young Man.
Middletown Mercury, Moe. 30.
A group picture of ten of the handsomest
voting ladies of Port Jervis w’as offered as
a prize to the voting man writing the best
letter to the Postmistress of the fair of
Garroll Post, G. A. R., in that village. The
prize was awarded Saturday night to Isi
dore Cohen, but judge of his surprise and
chagrin when he received the picture to
find that eVbry pretty face had been care
fully concealed behind a veil, fan, or para
sol,'before the photograph was taken.
A Two Headed Partridge.
Portland Argus.
John Jones recently shot a partridge
with two heads. One is. smaller than the
other and somewhat shrivelled up, but is
a perfect and distinct head. He only
wounded the bird, and found both heatis
to be alive and to move separately.
THE SUNDAY MORNING NEWS: SAVANNAH, DECEMBER 9, 1883.
WASHINGTON’S MOTHER.
Sacrilegious Deeds of Vandals at Her
Grave—Stealing a Finger-Bone from
the Exposed Skeleton.
Trederickeburg ( Fa.) Special.
On the 26th ultimo New York com
memorated the 100th anniversary of the
evacuation of New York bv the' British,
and the name of George Washington is
spoken in reverential tones by hundreds
of thousands of your citizens. At the
same time the grave of his mother, which
is at this place, is unkept, neglected, and
the favorite resort of relic hunters, who
mutilate the partially completed monu
ment and deface the grave with impunity.
Mrs. Washington selected during her life
the spot where she wished to be
buried, It was west from the
house in which she lived, just on
the edge of this city, within the
corporate limits, on the Kenmore estate,
now owned by W. Key Howard, of Mary
land, ow’ned at the time of her death by
her son-in-law, Col. Fielding Lewis, from
whose hands it passed into nossession of
the Gordon family. Just where the Ken
more place begins to slope down on everv
side to the vallev below is the grave’,
commanding a pretty view of the upper
edge of the town, of the valley up toward
the dam of the Stafford Hills, and of the
heights of Fredericksburg, including the
now famous Marye’s Heights. South
wards a few hundred yards is the Con
federate cemetery, and'from the hill be
yond Marye’s Heights, now the national
cemetery, the flag of the republic her son
saved looks down upon Mary Washing
ton’s grave.
To the left of the monument as you face
northwest is a private graveyard of small
size surrounded by a brick wall. This is
the last resting place of many of the Gor
dons. A few oaks and aspen trees shade
this sacred spot. The monument was
commenced by Mr. Silas Burrows, a
wealthy merchant of New York, and all
that has ever been expended on it was
given by him. It has never been com
pleted. Near the unfinished monu
ment lies an enormous cone-shaped
piece of marble that was to have
been the capstone, so to sjieak, of
the monument. It was never put on top
in its place, and lies half buried in the
ground, a sad spectacle of wasted efforts.
The monument is square, the base large
and massive, surrounded by a smaller
square of solid marble blocks', built in im
itation of a temple, the four sides being
ornamented with two fluted columns,
each of marble. It is sadly defaced. The
marble columns are thrown down, broken,
and some of them have been carried
away.
The corners are chipped and broken.
Bullet, shot aud pencil have helped in the
disfiguration. Grass and weeds crown
the summit, and here it stands, a fitting
emblem of the futility of human hopes,
aspirations and works. The foundation
ot the monument was laid on May 6, 1833.
In digging for the foundation the coffin
was exposed. It was of black walnut. It
had decayed and fallen apart, exposing
the bones of Mrs. Washington. It is said
that one relic hunting citizen, Mr.
Anthony Buck, secured one of the finger
boneSj and that for years he show’ed it as
a curiosity. The corner stone was laid
on the 7th of May, 1833, amid a grand
civic and military display in the presence
of the President, Andrew Jackson. It
was on his way to attend this ceremony
that Lieutenant Randolph, of the navy,
pulled the President’s nose. I have
talked with a gentleman who was present
when the President addressed the people
from the steps of Dr. Wallace’s house on
Main street. He tells me that an old ne
gro man, George White by name, a vender
of cakes and fruits, passed up close to
Jackson and called out, “Bress yer
heart, honey! did dey hurt yer nose?” ’
Old Hickory looked like a gamecock as
he drew himself up, his eyes flashing and
his white, bristly hair standing straight
up, and thundered out, “No, by the eter
nal!” I have, however, been informed by
another gentleman who was present on
that occasion that the President had a
long, raw scratch down his nose as if Ran
dolph had scraped it with his nail. Mr.
J. B. Sener (Republican) ,Representative
from the First Congressional district,
endeavored to get through the Forty
third Congress an appropriation to re
store and complete the monument, but
failed. A bill is now pending for the same
purpose, introduced by George T. Garre
son (Democrat), of the same district. It
is to be hoped that members from all sec
tions, irrespective of party, will combine
to pass the bill, so that posterity may pay
a fitting tribute of respect to the mother
of one of the world’s greatest heroes.
Appearance and Daily Life of the Pope.
11 Capitan Hracassa.
One of our correspondents has had a
conversation with the Rev. Philip Barry,
canon of the Cashel Cathedral. The canon
spoke as follows: “Leo XIII. is now 74
years of age. He is tall, thin and bony.
His face is of an ivory tint, and his eyes
and lips are very expressive and smiling.
He looks very firm. Simeoni says he re
sembles Voltaire, but Leo XIII.’s smile is
totally different to Voltaire’s smile. The
Pope wears his age well and walks
remarkably straight. He has snow
white hair and very finely mark
ed eyebrows. His eyes are' wonder
fully intelligent looking, and his voice is
extremely harmonious. He speaks sev
eral languages as well as any professor of
languages. He never says a foolish thing
nor does a foolish thing, like poor Pius
IX., whose policy was fatal to the Pope’s
temporal power. He rises very early,
and spends the first hours of the day in
prayer, and generally in his bedroom. At
6 o’clock he says mass. At 8 o’clock he
breaks his fast with a cup of chocolate,
reading his correspondence all the time.
At 0 o’clock he receives Jacobini and the
chiefs of religious societies. At noon he
receives those Roman patriarchs who
have remained true to him and the am
bassadors.
“At 1 o’clock he dines, his dinner rarely
costing more than two francs, or half a
dollar.” “And he keeps so many cooks!”
said the correspondent. “He is obliged
to keep up appearances,” answered the
canon. “Once upon a time Popes were
great eaters and drinkers, and were given
to every kind of extravagance; but Leo
XIII. is nothing of all this. After dinner
he takes a little walk in the Vatican
grounds, or he visits the museums, galle
ries, etc. Sometimes he is carried in a
chair quilted with white satin. He is very
fond of the garden, and likes to play the
gardener at times. He frequently re
ceives visitors in the garden, and talks of
flowers to them to avoid other subjects.
At 4 o’clock the Pope resumes his official
audiences in the Vatican. At 7 o’clock
only he takes a little rest, but at 8 o’clock
he returns to work in his private room,
where he remains until 10 o’clock, when
he retires for the night, not always to
sleep, though, for it is during the night
that he reads and writes for his own
pleasure, his favorite subject being the
‘Science of St. Thomas,’ and essays on the
work of that saint, which he receives from
every part of the world, whenever and
wherever published.”
A Pension Clerk’s Excusable Mistake.
A good story comes from the Pension
Bureau. One of the rules regarding the
filing of applications for a pension re
quires a certificate as to the reputation
and good character of the persons who are
cited in the application as witnesses of
the physical condition of the applicant.
A pension claim came from Ohio, and “R.
B. Hayes,” of Fremont, 0., was the
witness. The papers, in the routine of
business, were assigned to one of
Eaton’s civil service clerks, who found
there was no certificate attached as to the
reputation and good character of the wit
ness—R. B. Hayes. The clerk had never
dabbled in politics and did not know R. B.
Hayes, or that such a person had ever oc
cupied the Presidential chair. Accord
ingly, he returned the papers for a certifi
cate as to the character and good reputa
tion of R. B. Hayes. The reply came, of
course, and then, for the first time, the
higher officials of the Pension Bureau be
came aware of what had been done.
A Startling Affair in a Florida Hotel.
Philadelphia Call.
Guest, from Kentucky (excitedly)—
“Got’em again! Fire! Murder! Thieves!
Help! Somebody send for a doctor!”
Host—“ Good gracious, sir, what has
happened?”
Guest —“Oh! send for a doctor. Hold
me! Lock me up! I’ve got’em again!”
Host—" Got what?”
Guest —“The jimjams, the tremens—Oh!
where is the doctor?”
Host—“ You are all right. There can’t
be anything the matter with you. This is
a temperance hotel.”
Guest —“But look there! look there! I
see a slimy serpent crawling all over the
hotel register among the names of the
guests. Oh, I’ve got ’em again. I”
Host—“ Calm your fears, my dear sir;
that is only Gen. Spinner's signature.”
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mankind numberless ailments . Foremost
among them are Nervousness, Nervous
Debility, and unnatural weakness of Gen
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restores’the sufferer to his former vigor.
sl. At druggists, or by mail from J. H.
Allen, 315 First avenue, New York city.
JIM ROBINSON'S BOX STALLS
The Circus Rider’s Unconscious Specu
lation in Choice Lumber,
Meic York Sun.
“The funniest thing I ever heard of in
the way of a wood" speculation,’’ said
Chasley Stow, the famous circus acent.
••wii*, one that happened once to Jim
insor—and I’m sure I don’t know what
reminds me of it now. without it is the
color of this dark beer that the waiter per
sists in bringing to me. although I order
the light every time. Jim, when with a
circus down in the West Indies ,some
where, reached a little port, whence
he was to take passage on a ves
sel for Marseilles, France. He
had four horses with him, valu
able trained animals, that he had to take
along at his own expense; but the vessel
had no stalls aboard and no lumber, and
there wasn’t a board yard or a carpenter
shop, or even a piece of purchasable
scantling, so far as he or anybody else
could find, in that town. When things
looked blackest a local merchant, who
had taken a liking to Robinson and heard
of the trouble he was in, sought him out
and said: ‘I have a little lumber on hand,
and will see to four box stalls being built
on board for you at no higher cost than
the simple value of the lumber and the
work of construction.’
“When tile stalls were built Robinson
was much pleased, although he could not
see any particular necessity for making
them of such very large and thick tim
bers and boards. But when he went to
pay the bill and heard that the actual
cost of the lumber and work amounted to
S4OO, he was astonished. He was too
much of a gentleman to kick or complain,
and he paid the bill, but went away feel
ing that an advantage had been taken of
him. Just as the vessel reached Mar
seilles, her steward approached Robinson
and said to him:
“ ‘Sare, I vould like to buy of you ze
four box stalls zat you have on board.’
‘“What will you give for them?’ Rob
inson asked, indifferently, wondering what
the deuce anybody wanted to buy second
hand stalls for in a country where lumber
must be plenty.
“‘I vill give 3,000 francs,’ said the
Frenchman.
“Robinson looked at him in amazement,
but promptly coming to the conclusion
that any bodv who would offer S6OO for four
old box stalls must be a lunatic, and that
he didn’t want to rob a crazy man, re
plied: ‘Well, I’ll think about it and let
you know later,’ and walked off. He went
up town to see about stabling, and when
he got back to the vessel was met by a
man who said to him:
“ ‘I understand that you have four horse
stalls on board there ?’
“ ‘ Yes.’
“ ‘Do you want to sell them?’
“ ‘ No objections.’
“ ‘ I will give you 4,000 francs for them.’
“Jim fairly jumped with astonishment,
but thinking that he had struck another
maniac, went aboard without taking any
further notice of the man. The steward
tackled him again as soon as he reached
the deck with another oiler of 3,750 francs,
and Jim just had patience enough to tell
him somebody had already seen that bid
and gone better, when the Captain of the
vessel stepped up and offered him 6,000
francs for his stalls, and tried to clinch the
bargain by a threat if Jim tried to take
them away. Jim flared up and rushed
to set his men at work getting the horses
and stalls ashore.
“Just as they were commencing the
work a new man came on the scene, who
said:
‘“Are you the owner of these stalls?’
“ ‘Yes, I am, and what have you got to
say about it?’
“‘I! Nothing. Only that I would like
to buy them from you.’
“ ‘So you’ve escaped from the insane
asylum, have you?’ exclaimetl Jim.
“ ‘I don’t know what you mean, but I
want the stalls, and will give 8,500 francs
for them.’
‘“You will! And take ’em as they
stand?’
“ ‘Certainly, I should prefer to do so, as
I can have them taken down with care.’
“For a minute Jim's compassion for the
mental wreck who proposed to squander
cash on old horse stalls almost got the
better of him, but he hardened his heart
and responded, ‘They’re yours. Cash up.’
The purchaser promptly counted out the
sum, nearly $1,750, and it was not until
hours after, when he told the story to
somebody w’ho had sense about such
things, that the idea got into his mind
that his kind West Indian friend had
built those stalls of mahogany or rose-
W’ood, or some other valuable tropical
wood, and that the final buyer of them had
no doubt got a bargain.”
APOSTOLIC COMMISSIONERS.
Papal Representatives Appointed for the
United States and Canada.
London Cable to Mew York Wo: i i..
Pope Leo XIII. has appointed Dorn
Smulders as Papal representative in Can
ada and Mgr. Seppiaci as Papal repre
sentative in the United States. The latter
appointment has been hinted at in des-
from Rome. It is now officially an
nounced. The appointment of Dom Smul
ders has not heretofore been announced.
The two appointments, though similar in
nature, are entirely disconnected from
each other. The latter is one ot the re
sults of the visit of the American bishop to
Rome, while the former is the result
of a Papal investigation of the peculiar
condition of affairs in the church
in Canada, The official title of
both of these Papal represent
atives will probably be that of “Apostolic
Commissioner.” Their office and their
mission are entirely ecclesiastical. The
report that a “nuncio” was to be sent to
the United States was absurd. The ex
periment was tried once and failed.
Neither Dom Smulders nor Seppiaci has
any mission to the governments of Can
ada or the United States. To the Catholic
church in those territories they will
doubtless bear the powers of ablegate.
Dom Smulders is a Belgian and is a
member of the Cistercian Order. Among
other things, he will settle the old contro
versy in Canada in regard to the Laval
University and inquire into the assertion
that numbers of French Canadian Catho
lics are members of the Masonic society.
Mgr. Seppiaci is a prominent member of
the Augustinian Order aud has held sev
eral important offices in the church. He
has considerable acquaintance with the
English language, and is fairly well read
in American history and literature. He
will be accompanied by several secreta
ries, the chief of whom'has already been
named, and is Dr. Stanton, O. S. A., of
Philadelphia, Mgr. Seppiaci will preside
over the Council of the church in Amer
ica, which will be held in Baltimore or
New York in 1884 and which will settle
important questions of discipline. To pro
perly understand the matter it should be
remembered that the United States is a
missionary country; that the lines of dis
cipline are not so tightly drawn as they
are in countries where canon law and the
decrees of the Council of Trent are strictly
enforced; that the relations between
bishops and the priests have not been de
fined and depend mainly upon the will
and disposition of the bishops. The re
port that the American bishops were con
sidering the Irish question has only the
foundation that the Ancient Order of
Hibernians and other Irish secret societies
are tolerated in some dioceses and con
demned in others. This was a matter of
consultation.
The appointment of an archbishop to
the Sede Vacanteof Philadelphia will soon
be announced, as the American bishops
have been consulted. The candidates for
the place prominentlj’ mentioned in
Rome are Bishop Spaulding, of Peoria;
Bishop O’Hara, of Scranton; Bishop
Shanahan, of Harrisburg; Bishop Mullen,
of Erie, and Bishop Fitzgerald, of Little
Rock.
He Preferred Aunt Lizzie and Kisses.
Poston Globe* '
“Dad,” he announced, as he dropped
his gripsack on the Boston and Maine
depot platform, while the light of a bale
ful purpose shone in his eyes; “dad, you
can take the valise; I’m goin’ to look
’round the town.” “Air you thinkin’ of
drinkin’ any beer. Jofen Henry?” asked
the old man, solemnly. “I ain’t never
tasted any,” replied John Henry, dog
gedly; “an'z come here to see some
sights.” “Wai, here’s the hull on’t,”
said the old man, backing his son against
a .freight shed and fixing him with his
glittering eye; “will you drink beer, lose
yer watch, hev yer ' clo’es stole off yer
back, git sent to jail, mabbe, an’ miss yer
share o’ the farm, or will you come with
me an’ walk over the Common an’ git
some peanuts, an' then go out to your
Aunt Lizzie’s in Roxb’ry an’ mebbe tum
ble right into a kissin’party this evenin’ ?
< peak right up, John Henry!” The kiss
ing party decided John Henry, and he
spoke right up for Roxbury and his Aunt
Lizzie.
All Who Wish, to Purchase Chances
in the Grand Semi-Annual Drawing of
The Louisiana State Lottery Company,
may send for tickets in any of the ways
stated in the scheme published elsewhere
in this paper, with full confidence that
they will get them prompt.
SCENE IN A LIBRARY.
BY COLLEY CIBBER.
The library consisted, or rather, we
should say. occupied a vast extended
room, adjoining which was a picture gal
lery, rich in all that appertained to high
art, and selected from the studios ot the
best masters of the old school. These pic
tures were so arranged that visitors could
at a glance take in the whole collection,
and then refer to a printed catalogue to
make themselves acquainted with the sub
ject of the artist's pencil. No one but a
true admirer of the fine arts could have
collected and arranged these pictures so
picturesquely and so harnioniouslv.
The library, probably the largest in the
city (Philadephia), and the most com
plete. was arranged with an eye to its
mental worth, as well as to its mechani
cal construction for the display of the
“mind's gems.” Thousands of volumes
were arranged on shelves and in glass
cases, consisting of works on almost
every subject ever conceived by ancient
and modern writers. There was the
Shakespearean corner, containing everv
work written upon the stage, anil
the drama from the earliest classic
age to the modern. Also everv edi
tion of the works of William
Shakespeare's plays, from the folio edition
of 1623, to the last publication of his com
plete plays, or that of a single copy.
Every work written on or about Shakes
peare, graced the shelves of this depart
ment of the library. Works on history,
art, science and general literature were
found arranged under various appella
tives, so that any one volume on any sub
ject could be found without the least diffi
culty. In fact, the picture gallery and
library were the most complete combina
tion of “mind and matter” the eye ever
rested upon.
It is said of paintings, “however inno
cent they appear to the eye, look like de
ceiving.” That cannot be said of books,
for they speak, and in languages all na
tions can comprehend. A book differs
materially from a picture, yet both are
instructive. A good book, says a writer,
“is the precious life-blood of a master
spirit, embalmed and treasured upon pur
pose to a life—beyond life.” In fact, the
picture gallery and library were most
complete, and the owner spent the last
years of his eventful life in the study of
the latter and the contemplation of "the
former.
On a certain Sunday afternoon, three
persons were seated in this library. At a
table covered with writing materials, etc.,
sat an old gentlemap whose age might be
taken for sixty or sixty-five. He was a man
that would attract attention in any place
—somewhat stout—face and features bore
the mapped lines of intellect; eyes ex
pressive, capable of exercising an influ
ence by a mere glance. As he sat on a
Richelieu looking chair, he reminded one
of the great Cardinal ruler of France. He
was looking smilingly down on a beauti
ful young girl, wjio sat on a foot stool at
his feet; her hands were resting on his
knees, and she reminded the looker on as
the Julia of Bulwer’s creation. The third
party—“the looker on”—was older than
his friend by at least six or seven vears,
yet looking much younger. His age at
that period was seventy-two. These three
formed the life picture in the library.
On the table, apart from the papers,
were a number of curious relics, and what
appeared out of place, was a number of
seemingly valuable diamonds, such as
rings, pins, etc. These the occupant of the
chair was displaying to the young girl,who
amused herself by placing the rings on
her fingers. “See,” she exclaimed, ad
dressing the third party, “is not this
beautiful?” at the same time pointing to
a sparkling diamond on her finger; “it
is a present; is it not sparkling?” A
meaning glance from the owner was suf
ficient to satisfy the elder that the words
of the young lady were merely the ex
pression of a wish, rather than a reality.
“Yes,” replied the gentleman, “it is
beautiful, and I am glad that my friend
has been kind enough to show you these
gems. And lam equally fortunate to be
just in time to participate in the pleasure
of looking at them again. But among
these rare things I see here on the table”
one you must not overlook, which I con
ceive equally rare, although not as valua
ble as the ring on your finger.”
So saying, he took up a pearl-back mis
sal an inch and a halt long and an inch
wide; the type perfectly clear and dis
tinct. “That missal,” he remarked, “h as
ahistory.” “Oh! tell it.” exclaimed the
young girl. “Not 1,” he replied; “the
owmer, my friend, will tell it.” The occu
pant of the chair took the missal in his
hand, and said: “Not now—not now—it
has a history—but I cannot tell it now.”
As the diamonds and relics were re
placed in their respective cabinets, the
owner looking down into the face of the
young girl, and noticing a shade of re
gret on it, remarked: “You have had a
glance at these baubles, and your youth
ful fancy covets them. Ah! you smile;
how like youth?” Turning to' his other
visitor: “How natural; well, w’ell, you
will find that I have not forgotten old
friends; nay,” catching the glance of the
girl, “and new ones, too.”
* * * Alas! how frail is man; both
mind and body lose their strength and
power as age creeps on, and all the
promises of the day are the forgottens of
to-morrow. The occupant of the chair
fully intended to fulfill every promise
made then—but left its fulfillment too
late, too late.
* * * Reader, this is no fancy 's
sketch. The occupant of that chair was
Edwin Forrest, the tragedian; the young
lady, “Miss Lillie,” his stage protege, and
at that time the honored guest of the only
surviving sister of the great actor. The
other was the writer of this sketch, and
whose melancholy task in alter years wi s
to write the life of this distinguished gen
tleman, whom he had known from early
childhood up to the last hour of his life'.
The last hour! Alas! time can never efface
from memory that last hour. To him
these lines should have been as a golden
rule:
“ Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow’s sun to thee may never rise.”
On Tuesday evening, December 10,1872,
after a long and pleasing interview, we
parted, never in life to meet again. As
we stood together at the front door, he
seemed sad, as if some fearful presenti
ment had taken possession of his mind.
He grasped my hand, and his last words
were, “God bless you.”
Thursday morning, December 12,1872,
about 9 o’clook, w r e tvere called upon by a
faithful servant of Mr. Forrest’s, who
gave the alarming intelligence that he
was lying senseless and apparently dead.
She gave this startling information in
wild accents—almost unintelligible. In
ten minutes we stood at his bedside; life
had fled. There he lay: features calm; flesh
still warm. There was not a disturbed
muscle in that face, which in life lighted
up the “mynic world.” The great trage
dian had passed away in the light of the
morning sun, whose rays came down
through the lofty windows upon his noble
brow, and shed over him and the whole
scene a radiance that seemed almost pre
ternatural. The great actor was dead.
The lightning flash was no more rapid iri
its course than was that of the breath
when it left its earthly tenement. Life
went out like “a wink of summer light
ning—passed away.”
Uplifts in Mormonland.
Mr. G. K. Gilbert publishes, as- the re
sult of long-continued study in that re
gion, some rather startling ideas respect
ing the Wahsatch mountains and the
neighborhood of Great Salt Lake. A thou
sand feet above the level of the lake an
evident terrace runs along the slope of the
mountains, and marks the ancient shore
line of a great lake that once combined in
one the scattered lakes of Utah. This
lake is known to geologists as Lake Bon
neville. At an elevation of 400 feet an
other terrace marks a more recent former
shore-line. Evidence of the action
of the waves can be traced over
every foot of the mountain profile be
tween the 1,000-foot terrace and the
present short line of Great Salt Lake.
Careful measurements of heights and ex
amination of the faulting of the strata
along the west side of the Wahsatch have
convinced Mr. Gilbert that eaith move
ments, such as are concerned in the
molding of continents, had not ceased in
Western Utah at the close of the Bonne
ville epoch (when Lake Bonneville ex
isted), and presumably have not yet
ceased. Throughout a large portion of
the Tertiary period the Great Basin,’as the
area inclosed between the Rocky Moun
tains and the Sierra Nevada is called,
was the scene of volcanic activity, which
continued through quaternary time, and
presumably, is not yet concluded. More
over, the. Wahsatch range, the greatest
mountain mass in Utah,"has recently in
creased in height, and it is not unlikely
that it is still growing.
Statistician J. R. Dodge calculates that
the country loses nearly 5,000,000 sheep
each year, mostly on account of dogs.
Exposure to storms and severe cold in the
West kills a great many, and Southern
thieves take some. Scab, foot-rot, paper
skin, dysentery and “scarcity of grass”
are also destructive. These'causes bar
extension of flocks, and in some sections
almost annihilate this otherwise profitable
rural pursuit,
Whiohti.
THE CEBEBRATEI >
THISTLE DEW WHISKY.
The Pride of the Pay! Is Rich and Soft to the Taste!
THISTLE DEW WHISKY. THISTLE DEW WHISKY.
For sale by For sale bv
CHAS. F. GRAHAM, V. S. STUDER,
Congress street. Coraer Drayton and McDonough streets.
Purity and Perfection! Free from all Adulteration!
THISTLE DEW WHISKY. THISTLE DEW WHISKY.
For sale by For sale by
JULIUS KAUFMANN, J. W. TAMM.
Corner Drayton and Congress streets. Corner Jefferson and St. Julian streets.
Praised by All! Highly Recommended for Medical Uses!
THISTLE DEW WHISKY. THISTLE DEW WHISKY.
For sale by For sale by
TIIOS. H. ENRIGHT, W. 11. RAY.
Corner Drayton and Broughton streets. River street, foot of East Broad.
It is Absolutely Pure! Its quality is Unsurpassed!
THISTLE DEW WHLSKY. THISTLE DEW WHISKY .
For sale by For sale by
HENRY SANDERS, GRAHAM & HUBBELL,
Corner South Broad and Jefferson streets. Corner .Jefferson and Congress streets.
lhe Acme of Perfection! Possesses an Elegant Bouquet!
THISTLE DEW WHISKY.
For sale by THISTLE DEW WHISKY.
GEORGE SCHRODER, For sale by numerous first-class dealers
Corner Little Jones and Sims streets. ' throughout the country.
FOR SALE AT WHOLESALE ONLY BY
S. GLCKEMLEIMEK & SOX,
Wholesale Agents for the States of Georgia and Florida.
Prt) (Uoimo.
AN IMMENSE FMLBBBI
There have been of late in New York several large failures, and our buyer, who is always on
the spot, secured some immense bargains in
Cloaks, Dolmans, Walking Jackets,
ULSTERS, NEWMARKETS and CIRCULARS.
These goods we are now opening. They comprise the finest selection of nice goods ever
brought to this city, and at prices one-third less than the same can be
bought regularly at wholesale of the manufacturers.
Children’s Fine Cloaks and Havelocks!
There never has been displayed a more choice and handsome selection of such garments in
Savannah, nor even in the finest New York retail houses. We would have been afraid to buv
them at regular prices, but we have secured these goods also bv a chance offering. These
garments will not only be found as described, but also at prices far below their value.
Casluneres and Fancy Dress Goods.
We especially direct attention to our exceptionally full assortment of Cashmeres and Fancy
Dress Goods. ’We are overstocked and are making sacrifices to unload. Our Cashmeres w ill
be found tremendously cheap for the qualities they represent.
BLANKETS ! BBAAKEIS !
At the recent auction sales, when manufacturers forced the sale of these goods, we pur
chased tens of thousands of pairs, which has enabled us for several months past to sell them at
our
UNHEARD OF PRICES!
We sell large 10-4 WHITE BLANKETS, goods perfectly fresh, a pair at $1 25, which were
never sold for less than $3 00 before. We have them also at $1 50 and $1 75 a pair, worth $3 50
and $4 00. In fact we have every grade up to the very finest in the market, which we offer at
sl3 50, their usual price being $25 00. Our $5 00 BLANKETS we make a specialty of. They
are positively worth $8 00 and nothing less. In GREY BLANKETS we have all grades, be
ginning with 65c. a pair, going upwards to 75c., $1 00, $1 50 to $4 50.
Flannels, CJoakings and Cassimeres.
We carry a full line in these goods at our popular low prices. We will simply mention one
special article, an ALL WOOL RED TWILL FLANNEL, very heavy, at 2.5 c. a" yard, which
cannot be duplicated for less than 35c. and 40c. We keep also a full line of heavy SHAKER
FLANNELS in White and Red, and all the leading makes of FINE FLANNELS. We keep
the very best quality of WHITE TWILL FLANNELS and a large assortment of EMBROID
ERED FLANNELS, much below the usual selling price.
EMBROIDERED TABLE and PIANO COVERS will be found of exquisite designs and
superior quality, at very reasonable prices.
Ladies’,Gents’& Children’s Underwear
A complete line of Low, Medium and Fine Grades on sale and at prices far below the usual
retail prices. You can’t do as well elsewhere. ,
HOSIERY, HOSIERY.
We still continue to sell Ladies’and Misses’SOLlD COLORED HOSE, Silk Clocked, full
regular made, in all sizes, at the uniform price of 25c. They are worth 50c,
Black and Colored Dress Silks.
How big a bargain we are selling in SILKS let figures speak. We have sold during the last
thirty days more than we have ever sold before in a year.
DAVID WEISBEIN & CO.
PulHiratlmts.
A HANDSOME PRESENT.
We offer either of the Books named below
A.S A PRESENT!
To any subscriber for getting a NE W yearly subscriber for
THE SAVANNAH WEEKLY NEWS,
And remitting $2 00 for the same. That is we will send the paper one year to the ad
dress sent us and a BOOK FREE to the sender. We will send any TWO BOOKS for
TWO NEW SUBSCRIBERS, and so on. $2 00 must accompany each name. The
retail price of each of these books is $1 00; they are well bound and will make a hand
some addition to any library. The books will be sent post-paid.
MAJOR JONES’ COURTSHIP.
MAJOR JONES’ COURTSHIP. —Author’s New, Enlarged and Rewritten Edition. De
tailed in a Series of Letters, with Humorous Scenes, Incidents and Adventures during his
Courtship. By Major Joseph JoneSjOf Pineville, Ga., author of “Raney Cottem’s Courtship,”
“Major Jones’ Travels,” etc. With Twenty-one full page illustrations on tinted plate paper,
by Darley and Cary. One volume, square 12m0., uniform with “Major Jones’ Travels.”
MAJOR JONES’ TRAVELS.
MAJOR JONES’ TRAVELS.—Comprising Humorous Scenes, Incidents and Adventures
while on his tour from Georgia to Canada, with his experiences in each town he passed
through. By Major Joseph Jones, of Pineville, Ga., author of “Major Jones’ Courtship.”
“Raney Cottem’s Courtship,” etc. With eight full page illustrations on tinted plate paper,
by Darley. One volume, square 12m0., uniform with “Major Jones’ Courtship.”
MAJOR JONES’ GEORGIA SCENES.
MAJOR JONES’ GEORGIA SCENES.—Comprising his celebrated Sketches of Scenes in
Georgia, with their Incidents and Characters. By Major Joseph Jones, of Pineville, Ga..
author of “Major Jones’ Courtship,” “Raney Cottem’s Courtship,” “Major Jones’Travels,”
etc. With twelve full page illustrations, on tinted plate paper, by Darley. One volume,
square 12m0., uniform with “Major Jones’ Courtship.”
RANCY COTTEM’S COURTSHIP.
RANGY COTTEM’S COURTSHIP.—Author’s Edition. Detailed with other Humorous
Sketches and Adventures. By Major Joseph Jones, of Pineville. Ga., author of “Major
Jones’Courtship,” “Major Jones’Travels,” "Major Jones’ Georgia Scenes,” etc. With
eight full page illustrations, on tinted plate paper, by Cary. One volume, square 12m0., uni
form with “Major Jones’ Courtship.”
SIMON SUGGS’ ADVENTURES.
SIMON SUGGS’ADVENTURES.—Late of “The Tallapoosa Volunteers,” together with
“Taking the Census,” and other Alabama Sketches, by Johnson J. Hooper, author of “Widow
Rugby’s Husband.” With a portrait of Capt. Simon Suggs, taken from life, and ten full page
illustrations, on tinted plate paper, by Darley. One volume, square 12m0., uniform with
“Major Jones’ Courtship.”
THE LOUISIANA SWAMP DOCTOR.
THE LOUISIANA SWAMP DOCTOR.—Together with “Cupping an Irishman,” “How
to Cure Fits,” “Stealing a Baby.” “A Rattlesnake on a Steamboat,” “Tne Curious Widow,”
“Love in a Garden,” and ether Southern sketches. Bv Madison Tensas. M.D., of Louisiana,
author of “Cupping on the Sternum,” etc. With six full page illustrations, on tinted plate
paper, by Darley. One volume, square 12m0.. uniform with “Major Jones’ Courship.”
TREATISE AND HAND-BOOK OF
ORANGE C ULT UR E
IN FLORIDA, LOUISIANA AND CALIFORNIA.
BY REV. T. W. MOORE.
Third Edition. Revised and Enlarged.
This is recognized as the best and most practical guide to Orange Culture that ha’ yet ap
peared in this country. Mr. Bishop, President of the Fruit Growers’ Association of Uorida,
and owner of three of the finest groves in the State, says: “It contains all the information
necessary for success.” Mr. Greenleaf, of Jacksonville, who is improving one of the largest
wild groves in the State, says: “The book, if I could have had it one year ago, would have
saved me $1,000.”
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I SAVANNAH, GA.
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100 Approximation Prizes of 100 10,000
100 Approximation Prizes of 75 7,540
2,270 Prizes, amounting to $522,500
Application for rates to clubs should lie made
only to the office of lhe Company in New
Orleans.
For further information write clearly, giv
ing full address. Make P. O. Money Orders
pavable aqd address Registered Letters to
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
New <lrleans, Ln.
POSTAL NOTES and ordinary letters by
Mail or Express (all sums of $5 and upwards
by Express at our expense) to
M. A. DAUPHIN.
New’ Orleans, La.,
Or M. A. DAUPHIN.
607 Seventh street. Washington, D. C.,
Or JNO. B. FERNANDEZ.
Savannah. Ga.
$30,000 for $2.
fi . I Regular Mont lily Draw ing will take
/|Tn place in the Masonic Hall, Masonic
Bl 11 Temple Building, in Louisville, Ky.,
THURSDAY, DEC. 27TH, 1883..
A Lawful Lottery and Fair Drawings,
chartered by the Legislature of Kentucky and
twice declared legal by the highest Court in
the State. Bond given to Henry county in the
sum of SIOO,OOO for the prompt payment of all
prizes soft!.
A REVOLUTION IN SINGLE NUMBER
DRAWINGS.
Every ticket holder his own super
visor, can call out the number on his ticket
and see the corresponding number on the tag
placed in the wheel in his presence. These
drawings will occur on the last Thursday of
every month. Read the magnificent
December Scheme,
1 Prize $ 30,000
1 Prize 10,000
1 Prize 5,000
2 Prizes, $2,500 each r>,ooo
5 Prizes, 1,000 each 5,000
20 Prizes, 500 each 10.000
100 Prizes, 100 each 10,000
200 Prizes, 50 each 10,000
500 Prizes, 20 each 10,000
1,000 Prizes, 10 each 10,004
APPROXIMATION PRIZES.
9 Prizes, S3OO each $2,700
9 Prizes, 200 each 1,800
9 Prizes, 100 each 000
1,857 Prizes $110,400
Whole Tickets, $2; Half Tickets. $1; 27
Tickets, SSO; 55 Tickets, SIOO.
Remit Money or Bank Draft in Letter, or
send by Express. DON’T SEND BY REGIS
TERED LETTER OR POST OFFR E OR
DER until further notice. Orders of $5 and
upward, by Express, can be sent at our ex
pense. Address all order.- to J. .1. DOUGLAS.
Louisville, Ky., or to JNO. B. FERNAN DEZ
Savannah. Ga.
SStovro, (Etr.
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The Iron King, Champion
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A FULL LINE OF
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DUPLEX STUDY LAMPS.
Just received a large invoice of imported
FANCY PAPER. an< l LINEN LAMP
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SAVANNAH. GA.
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f. B. CROUCH.
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SOLOMONS & CO., Sole Agents. Savannah.
UiHtair Brito.
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ELECTRO VOLTAIC BELT, and ether Fr.ECTmc
Appliances. We will send on Thirty Days’
Trial, TO MEN, YOUNG OR OLD, who are suffering
from Nervous Debility, Lost Vitality, and those
diseases of a Personal Nature resulting from
Abuses and Other Causes . Speedy relief and com
plete restoration to Health. Vigor and Manhood
Guaranteed. Send at one-; for Illustrated Pamphlet
free. Address
Voltaic Belt Co., Marshall, Mica
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