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THE MYSTERIOUS HAREM.
Inaide View of the Sacred Mahome'an
Institution.
From the Saturday Revieto.
In theory the Moslem classes his women
kind with the holy of hojies of Mecca. The
innermost shrine of his temple and the
rooms with • latticed windows are both
called by the same name of Harem or “Sa
cred.” The apartment is harem, and the
ladies who live in it are harem for all but
tlie lord and master. He may enter at will,
but gene-ally announces his coming before
hand, so that he may not run the risk of
meeting female visitors who aro probably
the wives of his friends. In well regulated
houses the husband intrudes only at fixed
hours, perhaps for n short time after mid
day prayer, and does not else favor his
harem until lie retires to rest. Home life,
such as we understand it, can scarcely be
said to exist for the Mahometan. The man
lives in and at his work outside, and the
woman among her slaves and friends in the
harem. The most interesting view of the
home life of the harem is when it is consid
ered as the cradlo in which Eastern man
hood is reared. Schools of any kind are
few and meagerly patronized, and board
ing schools are unknown. A few boys are
sent to Paris, Constantinople or Syria to be
educated, but the majority grow up among
slave girls and servants, seeing a great deal
which they ought not to see, and learning
very little of what they should. It is small
wonder, then, that the better moral quali
ties, if any were ever inborn, are rapidly
obliterated, and the bov grows up to the
man saturated with vice and effeminacy.
The women occupants of the harem are the
wife or wives and the female slaves. Per
haps on no subject does greater misconcep
tion prevail than on this of harem slavery.
The field, however, is too wide a one to be
touched on more than incidentally.
The name of slave as applied to the Geor
gian or Circassian girl is a misnomer. She
occupies more the position of a friend, or at
least of a lady’s companion, if she does not,
as is often the case, become an adopted
daughter of the house. She is well and
sometimes expensively dressed, and shares
the small amusements of her mistress at the
theatre, the moolid or the promenade. Now
and then the lady may fly in a passion and
soundly box the girl’s ears or pull out a
handful of hair; but a reconciliation soon
lakes place and is usually cemented with a
present of jewelry or a hew dress.
The principal diversion of harem life con
sists in the visits of friends and of a perni
cious class of trading women who hawk
about articles of dress and gewgaws from
one house to another, retailing the latest
gossip and scandal with their wares and as
sisting the ladies to get into all manner of
scrapes. Wise women who tell fortunes by
cards and incantations are also in great de
mand and their vaticinations are as a rule,
believed in by tbe ladies with much the same
delightful and blind confidence as is giv
en by fanners’ daughters to the mysterious
prophesies of the gypsies. Now and then con
dign punishment awaits these hags, as in the
case of the notorious Ayesha, who, several
years ago, was called for one night, hustled
into a carriage under pretense of visiting a
great harem, and has never since been heard
of. But, as a rule, their sorceries, evil eyes
and charms are perfectly harmless, and
when there is nothing better to do they are
called in to beguile the heavy hours. Nor
must the men singers be left out in the cata
logue of delights of the harem—a delight,
nevertheless, which is but sparingly indulged
in, and 'an only be enjoyed to the full when
the harem's lord is awav.
A notion seems generally prevalent in
Europe that if only the harem doors were
opened a rush for liberty would immedi
ately take place, and many are the sym
pathies wasted on the supposed prisoners of
the Mahometan marriage tie. In reality,
both men and women consider their state
far superior to that of Europeans. The
man argues thus: “You are a slave from
the moment you marry. You cannot go
out to lunch or dinner or to your friends
without taking your wife with you. You
cannot even leave her alone for a”few hours
without giving an account of yourself.
Such a state of things would be unbearable
to me. I go where I like and she goes
where she likes. I pay my servants to look
after her, and I am sure that she is not
flirting with other men when I am not by
her s de. You are never sure of this,” etc.
This is his line of argument.
The woman says; “My religion forbids
me to look upon other men than my hus
band. If I changed my religion perhaps I
would like to mix up with every fellow I
come across, but as long as I am a Mahome
tan I detest the thought of it. I cover my
face from the sight of the world, as your
women cover their bodies. As to being
watched and guarded, it is a compliment
which shows how much my husband cares
for me. If he were to leave me to do what
I liked, I should Know he did not care for
me and I should feel deeply insulted.”
It is difficult for the Y\ estern mmd fully
to grasp the immense gulf between our ideas
and theirs. Their reasoning is fallacious
and almost ridiculous from our standpoint,
but it is good enough from theirs. And
therefore as lo g as the Mahometan religion
lasts so long will the harem exist. And its
existence is, on the whole, a happy and con
tented one, in spite of all the reasoning
which may be brought to show that it
ought to be miserable Centuries of com
munion and contact with Europeans mav
possibly change the ideas born and culti
vated in the harem, but there is as yet no
sign whatever of such a change. Up to the
present no appreciable diffei euce is notice
able in the domestic economy of the Mos
lem.
THE LOWELL STATESMAN.
Ben Butler Might Have Become Presi
dent in Andrew Johnaon’s Place.
Washington Letter to the Milwaukee Sentinel.
Ben Butler might have been President of
the United States. The blue bloods of
Massachusetts scouted at the idea that he
would ever be Governor of their Common
wealth, but time, with its proverbial work
ing of wonders, made that possible, and old
Ben marc ed out to Harvard at commence
meut as much the hero of the day as any
Governor of the old Bay State had ever
been. At a time when jieople were calling
him “Brute” and “Beast” Butler, it seemed
ridiculous to suppose that he would ever
be President, and yet it is a positive
fact that but for hi own refusal Ben Butler
would have occupied the White House.
This, of course, was not in 1884, when he
was an open and active candidate of the
Labor party. It was in the last days of
lSfio, when Lincoln desired a renoraination
as a sign of the people's verdict appraising
his administration. The managers of the
Republican party had decided that Hanni
bal Hamlin was not tf be the candidate
again for Vice Presißnt. Mr. Seward’s
name was out of the question, as it was uot
supposed that he would accept a
nomination, preferring to remain
the Premier of Mr. Lincoln’s adminis
tration, as it was assured him that he
should remain through Lincoln's second
term, in case the President should be re
elected. Other names were suggested, but
against each some objection was found. On
all sides it was admitted that the )>arty
would nominate any man whom Mr. Lin
coln might choose to be associated with him.
One day the President sent for Simon
Cameron and said to him: “I have a special
mission for you. I waut you to go to
Fortress Monroe and ask Gen. Butler if he
will acoept the nomination tor the Vice
Presidency on the ticket with me. If be
will accept he shall have the place.”
Gen. Butler was then in command south
of the James. Gem Cameron went down
the Potoirrr at once and saw Butler. He
delivered the President’s message, together
with his own earnest entreaty that Gen.
Butler should become the candidate for
Vice President, supporting the suggestion
with a number of very strong arguments.
Of course such a nomination would vindi
cate Gen, Butler before the country and
answer all the slanders and criticisms that
had been poured out on his name. It was
*n exceedingly tempting proposition to any
man, oven under fair sailing, and espe
cially to one who had been made the target
of abuse North and South during the war
and from all sorts of people. As Gen.
Cameron related the incident, it seems that
Butler himself thought of the possibility of
such a suggestion, for he answered without
the least hesitation, going at ouco to the
meat of the question.
“No,” he said, “I do not believe that any
man who can fight ought at this rime to
leave the army to accept a civil position for
which there are many other men amply
fitted.” At that time Gen. Butler regarded his
military reputation ns the main thing in his
cmver. He supposed himself to be in good
standing with the President, with Congress
and with the loyal people of the North, and
had ambitions for himself which entitled
him certainly to great praise, Gen. Cam
eron returned to Washington and delivered
Butler’s answer to Mr. Lincoln, who was
greatly disappointed. It was after this that
the name of Andrew Johnson, who had
been Governor of Tennessee, was taken
up. The difference between the two small
words ‘Wes” and “no” was all that stood be
tween Butler’s becoming President, for as
the year rolled round and the war closed,
and the President’s life became the forfeit
paid to the fury of disloyalty, he would
have succeeded to the Presidency. Irnagina
tion cau only outline what Butler’s admin
istration would have been. That it would
have been lar different from Andrew’ John
son’s no niau can well doubt; that it would
have been exactly what Lincoln’s would
have been no one can believe.
ORIGIN OF PHRASES.
“Cut a Dido,” “Gone to Pot,” "Done to
a Turn” and the Like.
There is probably more of the poetry of
tradition than truth of history in the fol
lowing paragraph from the Christian, Un
ion:
Dido, Queen of Tyre, about seven centu
ries before Christ, after her husband had
been put to death by her brother, fled from
that city and established a colony on the
north coast of Africa. Having bargained
with the natives for as much land as could
be surrounded with a bull’s hide, she cut
the hide inso narrow strips, tied them to
gether, and claimed the land that could be
surrounded with the line thus made. She
was allowed to have her way, and now,
when one plays a sharp trick he is said to
“cut a dido.”
A tailor of Kamareand, Asia, who lived
on a street leading to the burying ground,
kept near his shop an earthen pot, in which
he was accustomed to deposit a pebble
whenever a body was carried to its final
resting place. Finally the tailor died, and
seeing the shop deserted, a person inquired
what had become of its former occupant.
“He has gone to pot himself,” was the reply
by one of the deceased’s neighbors.
During a battle between the Russians and
Tartars, a private soldier of the former
cried out: “Captain, I've caught a Tartar.”
“Bring him along,” said the officer. “He
won't let me,” was the response. Investiga
tion proved that the captive had the captor
by the arm. and would not allow him to
move. So “Catching a Tartar” is applica
ble to one who has found an antagonist too
powerful for him.
While lying on the gridiron over a slow
fire, St. Lawrence —in whose honor the Es
eurial was built by Philip ll.—-said to the
Emperor, who was watching his sufferings;
“Assatus est ; jam versa et manduca,"
which one translator, not quite literally,
but appreciatively of the grim humor char
acterizing the original, rendered:
“This side enough is toasted,
Then turn me, tyrant, and eat;
And see whether raw or roasted
I am the better meat.”
Hence. “Done to a turn.”
Formerly in London, when a small dealer
bought bread of the baker, for every dozen
loaves purchased he was given an extra loaf
as his profit, from which circumstances “a
baker’s dozen” signifies thirteen. Various
origins have been assigned the phrase, but
the above is the only one that is based on a
sure foundation.
In a work, “Essays from the Desk of Poor
Robert, the Scribe,” published in 1815, the
author, C. Miner, tells the story of a boy
who, by the offer of liberal compensation,
was induced to turn a grindstone for a man
who desired to sharpen his ax. The
promised compensation was never paid,
and of one who disguises his own selfish
aims under an appearance of generosity or
disinterestdness it is remarked “He had an
ax togrind.”
ANIMAL LONGEVITY.
An Elderly Tarantula and an Aged
Queen Ant.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.
In an interesting communication read by
the Rev. Dr. H. C. McCook before the last
meeting of the Academy of Natural Sciences
on the possibilities of prolonged life among
the lower orders of animals, an account was
given of the life history of a fine specimen
of the spider, commonly known as the
American tarantula. The animal was given
to him in 188“ by Dr. Joseph Leidy. It was
then apparently 18 mouths or 2 years old,
and it lived in captivity until July of the
present year-. At the period of its
death, therefore, it must have been at
1 ast 7 years old, and may have been 8, hav
ing thus attained the distinction o, being
the most aged spider known to science.
How long this species and other spiders gen
erally live in their natural habitat is not
known, but human protection in t! e present
instance probably aided to prolong life. It
was kept first in a glass globe and afterwai and
in a wooden box. with glazed sides and a
sliding glass door at the top. One end was
filled with dry soil, which was slightly com
pacted ami heaped up; the other end was
sparsely covered with earth. It was at all
times ” liberally supplied with >water,
and its food consisted of live flies,
grasshoppers and locusts. During con
finement the tarantula shed its skin
several times, a process apparently attended
with some danger, as it was during such a
change the creature died, and once before,
on a similar occasion, it was found up
parently deal, although it afterward re
vived. It is possible that it was too much
exhausted by long previous fasting to en
dure the severe strain which evidently is
laid upon the organism in the act of molt
ing. The spring of 1887 was a backward
one, and some difficulty was experienced in
procuring insects for food from the Immedi
ate neighborhood. The annual supply of
grasshoppers and locusts was very late, and
it may be that had the spider been strength
ened by a few weeks’ generous feeding, pre
vious to its last molt, it might have been
still alive.
In connection with the general subject of
the prolonged life of insects Dr. McCook
stated that during a recent visit to Sir Job ,
Liibl>cx:k at his h use in Loudon he inquired
after a xuenn of the fuscous ant which he
had seeu in an artificial formicary six
years ago, it being then nearly 8 years
old. lie was told by his host that it had
died the day before, having at the time
reached the wonderful age of more than 13
years. She was still attended by her circle
of courtiers. Some of these were licking
the dead qu"en or touching her with their
antenna' an 1 making other demonstrations
as though soliciting her attention or desir
ing to wake her out of sleep. It was cer
tainly a touching sight to witness these
faithful attendants surrounding the dead
body of one who had so long presided over
the maternal destinies of the colony, and
seeking by their caresses to evoke the atten
tion which never again could respond to
their solicitations.
Don’t You Know
That you cannot afford to neglect that
catarrh I Don’t you know that it may lead
to consumption, to imsanity, to death t
Don’t you know that It can be easily cured?
Don’t you know that while the thousand and
one nostrums you have tried have utterly
failed that Dr. Sage’s Catarrh Remedy is a
certain cure? It has stood tho test of
years, and there aro hundreds of thousands
of grateful men and women in all parts of
the country who can testify to its efficacy, i
All druggists. I
THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1887.
MR GARRETT'S GAME PRESERVES.
Artificial Breeding of English Pheas
ants for Sporting Purposes.
From the Baltimore Sun.
At Uplands, Mr. Robert Garrett’s country
residence, at the junction of Edmondson
avenue and the old Frederick road, tbe
owner has established a miniature game
preserve. Up to the present the only game
on the preserve are English pheasants, of
which there are aho t 300. The eggs were
imported from England about one year
since. The first lot, numbering several
hundred, failed to hatch, but a second
lot, that were packed tinder the
directions of Mr. Garrett's gamekeeper,
produced good results. The eggs
were placed under common hens, and
when the birds were hatched they were
hand-raised and then turned loose on the
preserve, which consists of about twenty
live acres of wood and open land, inclosed
with a wire fence altout -1 feet high. The
birds, though nearly grown, have not taken
to the woodland, but disport themselves in
the open. The mate birds are very beauti
ful, and present a tempting sight to would
be poachers us they run along the ground.
But the only poachers that the big, stalwart
game keeper lias had to contend with so far
nave been what he termed “varmints,”
which include coons, opossums, bats, rats,
weasels, etc., with now ami then a bird
hawk. The game keeper, who was
imported front England with the birds, Is a
typical English keeper. A Yorkshire man
himself, he brought with hint a Yorkshire
terrier, which assists him in his labors. The
Hrds all know him. and do not appear much
frightened when he approaches them, and he
is careful not to let strangers go near them
unless he is in the lead. Immediately adjoin
ing his lodge he has enormous wire coops in
which he has a number of old birds that have
to be viewed from a distance, as the keeper
fears they would rise on the wing at the ap
proach of a stranger and kdi themselves
against the wire covering. -To avoid acci
dents of this kind a fine specimen of the
English bull terrier is stationed near the
coops, where he can keep guard in the ab
sence of the keeper. The little Yorkshire
terrier is thoroughly broken to his work.
He is the constant companion of his master,
and if any of the birds leave the inelosure
he finds them and cautiously assists to drive
them back. He will not let a stranger pick
up even an acorn from the ground, much
less handle a young bird. Scattered around
in the neighborhood of the birds are a num
ber of coops in which are confined common
hens with broods of young chickens. When
these chickens reach the proper age they will
be used ft>r the pur|>ose of hatching out
pheasants. When the day for the shooting
arrives the birds will be scattered as much as
possible, and then the gamekeeper and his
assistants will beat the cover, and as the
birds fly over the sportsmen the air will be
tilled with shot holes, and the gamekeeper
will probably be instructed to bag enough
game for the lunch which follows the shoot
ing. At least that is the programme as in
terpreted by a gentleman who claimed to
know all about the shooting business as con
ducted on game preserves.
NOBILITY IN TROUBLE.
A Young Man in Jail in Memphis
Whose Father s Sale to be an Earl.
From the Memphis Aralanche.
A handsome young man,with blonde hair
and whiskers, lies in tbe county jail, await
ing the result of his application for anew
trial on a three-years’ sentence p;: sel upon
him last week for picking the poc -of the
Clerk of the Chancery Court of Carroll of
more than $l5O during the visit of the Pres
ident to Memphis.
The young man’s name is Kenwood, or at
least that is the name he gave the police
who arrested him, and he is as bright and
wide awake a citizen as has been within the
clutches of the law here for many a day.
He has maintained his self-possession
throughout, and has never betrayed the
slightest nervousness, though the proof was
almost dead agianst him from the begin
ning, and Judge Dußose publicly censured
the jury for bringing in so light a sentence.
Yesterday Gen. P. M. Turner, w’ho de
fended Kenwood, said: “He is the black
sheep of a noble Enghsh family, and his
father is an earl whtse name is known
throughout England. Of that I am con
vinced by proofs which Ido not care to
make public. He has a married sister living
in Toronto, Can., who is prominently iden
tified with the Canadian government, and
it is with this family that we have had our
communications. ”
“How was it brought about?”
“So soon as Kenwood found he was in
serious trouble, he asked that the fact be
te egraphed the Bank of Toronto, and said
he could get financial aid from that source.”
“Did he receive a reply?”
“Yes, and a very prompt one.”
“How did it read?”
“To the effect that any amount of money
that might be necessary to secure bond for
Kenwood would be forthcoming at once,
and I think that this at least establishes his
claim to wealthy relatives or friends,
whether they be titled ones or not.”
Alter the receipt of this telegram Ken
wood’s attorneys appeared before tiie court
and a-ked to lie allowed to deposit $1,500 in
cash for his release and as a bond for liis ap
pearance when next wanted for trial.
“I will not take it,” said Judge Dußose,
“so there’s an end of the matter.”
“But your honor,” said the prisoner’s
counsel, “suppose he never conies back, the
$1,500 will be SSOO a year for his services,
which will be more than he will be worth to
the State if forced to serve out the time for
which lie has been sentenced.”
“I don’t care,” replied Judge Dußose; “no
money will be taken a< security by this
court. If I were to turn that hum out on
$1,500 forfeit he would steal five times that
amount from honest people in the same
leueth of time.” And the son of an earl, or
whoever he may be, will, in all likelihood,
serve his term as a common thief, in spite
of all his rich relations and influential
friends.
Pulling Teeth with Oxide Gas.
From a New York Letter.
It was the first and only time that I ever
took nitrous-oxide-gas. The next tooth out
will have been the second. The rubber bag
was attached. I lay back in the chair com
posed. The mouth piece was applied. The
first sensations of the gas wore peculiarly
peculiar. You know how it is yourself.
Completely under its influence, I became an
immense bombshell, and was placed in one
of the largest of siege mortars. It was be
fore Yorktown. The lanyard was pulled
and the monar discharged with a terrific,
to me, stunning report. The shell—that is
I—was fired aloft with the velocity of a
well oiled streak of lightning. I felt my
self flying through the heavens above.
The (use burned. I,was not on a “starring
tour, - ’ but “what goo. up must come down.”
I reached the h.ghest oos-üblo altitude, and,
maki g a graceful curve prepared to de
scend. I was about to bui-st. i felt the tii e
of tho fuse as it burned down to the iron
shell. I was descending as rapidly as I hud
gone up. Why did 1 not burst?
Bt.ll downward, downward, down
ward I rushed, until I lek x should strike
the ground without bursting—a terrible
calamity. I felt the fuse burn into the hole
in the iron shell and thought, “Hurrah 1
Now lam going to buret.” “No, 111 not
burst.” “But I cannot help myself.” “I
must burst.” Then a feeling of “I don’t
care a whether I burst or not” came
over me, and I did burst nit > smithereens,
with an intense feeling of relief as I flew
into tid-bits and tenderloins. When I was
relieved from the effect of the gas I found
that the first pull the dentist had made he
pulled the whole crown of the tooth off.
That was when the mortar was discharged.
Then he cut around the roots, anti I felt tho
sensation of soaring aloft. In the mean
time the fuse burned. Finally the dentist
affixed his instrument of torture, and with
one mighty effort severed mv whole bead
from the roots of the tooth. The shell burst.
The' sensations were as real as though I had
been a living bombshell, and yet were not
unpleasant. There was a feeling of aban
don about it all that was enjoy able. I ex
perienced no ill effect,
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ing by a Special Sale of Towels. They are warranted to be
pure linen and worth 25c. each, We will sell them on Sat
urday, Oct. 29, and Monday, Oct. 31, at the uniform price
of 10 cents.
DAVID WEISBEIN.
BOOTS AM) SHOES.
The Post Office Location
SETTLED AT LAST.
TIIE OLD RELIABLE SHOE HOUSE
OF
JOS. ROSENHEIM & CO.
at the same old place,
135 BROUGHTON STREET,
where you will find the best line of
GENTS* #3 OO NIIOEB
ever brought to this market.
This is not an empty Brag, Boast or Bluster, but an
assertion we are prepared to stand by. An ex
amination will convince the most skeptical.
JOS. ROSENHEIM & CO.,
Shoes for Tender Feet.
IN BUTTON, BALS AND CONGRESS.
A full line of SHOES —Pointed Toes. Hi/h Heels
Medium High Heels. Common Sense SliO“S —in A B C, I).
E und EE last Shoes in every style t<> tit everybody, at
A.. S. COHEN’S,
1391 BROUGHTON STREET.
Vale Royal Manufacturing to.
President. SAVANNAH, GA T -’LSV.£w
LUMBER.
CYPRESS, OAK, POPLAR, YELLOW PINE, ASH, WALNUT.
bunds. MOULDINGS of all kinds and deaortpto i.
CASINGS and TRI VIMINQrt for ah classes of dwelling), PJSVVS and I> W ENDS of our own
design and manufacture, x RNKD aad SCR ILL, U vI-oSTICRS, ASH HANDLES for Cotton
Hooks, CEILING, FLOORING, WAINSCOTTING, SHINGLifiS
Warehouse and Up-Town Office' West Sroad and Broughton Sts.
Factory and Mills; Adjoining oteainship Co.’s Whar/es
RANGES, STOVES, HOUSEFURNTSHING GOODS, ETC.
CLARKE & DANIELS
Dealers in Portable Kanges. Cooking, Parlor. Office and
Laundry Stoves, and a nice line of House Furnishing Go ds,
Table Cutlery, I’l.i ed and Pearl Agate Ware, Coal Hods,
Sitters, etc. Also, agent for the celebrated Charter Oak,
which is guaranteed to do absolutely perfect cooking, pro
ducing the food juicy, tender and thoroughly cooked, and a
saving of 30 per cent, of the nutrimen and cost attained
with more economy of fuel and less labor than any cooking
apparatus made Their appliance for hea'iug water for
pressure boilers is the simplest and most effective yet devised.
Our Ranges and Stoves are selected for their conve
nience, easy operation and durability. They are sold as
cheap as any of the same quality, weight and finish can be
sold.
Our desire to plea-e, combined with long practical expe
rience at the business, enables us to warrant the successful
operation of every one sold by us, or we will refund the
money willingly Cali and examine or send for circular.
CLAHICE &, DANIELS,
GUARDS ARMORY,
Corner Whitaker and York Streets., Savannah, O-eorsrta.
MILUNEKY.
BARGAINS
FOR
EVERYONE!
PLATSHEK’S,
138 Broughton Street.
Read thoroughly the great
and grand consolidation of
bargains carefully selected
from our numerous depart
ments. Don't wait for your
neighbor, but try and be first
to get the choice.
KID GLOVES!
One lot Ladles’ Kid Glove*, lotted together
from Gloves that were 7.>c\, $1 and $1 at 50c.
per pair; this week only
One lot Ladies' 1 Button Embroidered Back
Kid Gloves, all •shades and sizes, extravagant
quality, at Ode. per pair; worth fu ly s|.
One lot Lndio.v .*> Button Embroidered Back
Kid Gloves, all shades and sizes, at 75c. per pair;
knows no eo* al under $1 £*> elsewhere.
Splendid 11 e of other brands Lad efi', Gents’
ami Misses' ivid (doves at headquarters' prices;
money saved on every pair Gloves you buy.
drives in Handkerchiefs i
One lot Children’s I*arge Size Hemmed
Handkerchiefs, fast color border, at Bc. each:
this week only.
One lot Lulies' Large Size White H. S. Linen
Handkerclih**s at fu*. eich; this week only.
One lot Lad es’ Full Size Neat Colored Horn
stitched Linen ilankerchiefs at He. each; this
week only.
One lot Indies’ Full Size Mourning Border
H. S. Linen handkerchiefs at 9c. each; this
week only.
CLOAKS AT LOWEST PRICES!
ICE.
ICE !
Now is the time when every
body wants ICE, and we
want to sell It.
PRICES REASONABLE!
70 Tickets, {rood tor 100 Pounds. 75c
140 Tickets good for 700 Pounds, $5.
200 Tickets, good for 1,000 Pounds. $7
50 Pounds at one delivery 30c,
Lower prices to large buyers
I C E
Parked for shipment at reduced rates. Careful
and polite service. Full and liberal weight.
KNICKERBOCKER ICE CO.
COTTON SEItD WANTED.
✓* , - w ..
18 CENTS
I’er bushel (#32 per ton) pal l tor good
COTTON SEED
Delivered in Carload Lots at
Southern Cotton Oil Cos. Hilt
—AT—
SAVANNAH, GA.,
ATLANTA, GA.,
COLUMBUS, GA.
Price subject to change unless notlfled of ao
ceptance for certain quantity to be ahipjied by a
future date. Address nearest mil’ as above.
WOOD.
A. S. BACON,
Planing Mill, Lumber and Wood Yard,
Lilrerty ami East, Broa I sta., Savan uah, Ua.
ALL Planing Mill work correctly sud promjst
ly done. Orxxl stock Drueead and Rough
Lumber. EIRE WOOD, Oak, Pule, Light wood
and Lumber Kindlings.
FRUIT AM) GROCERIES.
NEW RAISINS^
PATRAS CURRANTS IN BARRELS,
Vostizza Currants in Cases
CITRON IN 50-POUND TIN BOXES,
THB FINEST INPORTED.
N’EW NTJTS AND FIGS.
An Fruit Cake is better with aome age, would
it not lie well io buy the Fruit at onoe?.
A. Ml. & C. W. WEST.
KKKI).
HAY, QRAIN AND ALL KINDS OF FEED
ron—
STOCK AND CATTLE.
SPECIAL ATTENTION TO
Private Family Trade
—ALSO—
FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND PRODUCE,
ion BAY STREET,
W. D. SIMKINS & CO.
75 BARRELS APPLES.
OS BARRETS EATING AND COOKING
-•* PEARS, Barr.-l* HEBRON POTATOES
Sacks KIO and JAVA COFFEE, LIQUORS
and WINES of all kl,ml.i, SUGAR, CANNED
MEATS, Cboion ELGUR CANNED GOODS,
NUTS and RAISINS, New TURKISH PRUNES.
New CITRON. BUTTER. CUKE .R, i.ARD,
SUGARS, SOAP, STARCH, CRACKERS,
BROOMS, PAILS, CRANBERRIES, GRAPES,
etc. Fur bale at lowest prices.
A. H. CHAMPION.
HEM GREASE.
To Mi 11 Me n
TURNER’S TRACTION
BELT TREASE
-AND-
Belting Preservative
Bofterw Leather ai.d Make* Rubber Belting
More Durable.
This Grease effectually prevents slipping, ren
ders the belra adhesive, heavy and pliable and
will add oik* third to ie jtowerof the belt.
Its use ennui* Uie belt to oe run loose and
have same i>ower.
—roß 3AUC BT—
PALM Eli BROTHERS,
SAVANNAH.
R<*omnientlf>d l>y
UAJJC, DIXON oe CO.,
J. W. TYNAN
and many others.
CORNICE'S.
CHAS. A. COX,
BARNARD ST.. SAVANNAH?GA.,
—MANUFACTURE* OF—
GALVANIZED IRON CORNICES
AND- -
TIN ROOFING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES
Tne only house using machinery in doing
work.
Fail mates for city or country work promptly
furnished.
Agent for the celebrated Swedish Metallic.
Paint.
Agent for Walter’s Patent Tin Shingles.
MACHINERY.
J. W. TYNANj
ENGINEER and MACHINIST,
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.
Corner West Broad and Indian Streeta
,4 I I, KINDS OF MACHINERY, BOILERS,
i\ Etc., made and repaired. STEAM PU MPS.
GOVERNORS, INJECTORS AND STEAM
WATER FITTINGS of all kinds for sale.
BRICK.
Wm. P. Bailey & Cos.,
BRICK MANUFACTURERS,
KEEF CONSTANTLY ON HAND, In large
quantities at their yard on the SPRING
HELD PLANTATION, and will deliver the same
in any port of the city upon the shortest notice.
The beet
Well Brick, Pressed Brick, Hard Brown Brick,
Gray Brick, Soft Brown Brick.
Orric*—Corner Bull and Broughton, at SI
MON GAZAN'S CIGAR STORK, where all or
dura will receive prompt attention.
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