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A ROMANCE OP OLD BOMS.
A Bride Buried la Her Wedding Dress
1,500 Years Ago.
From the Xorth American Review.
In the early morning cf May la 1 was
called to witness the opening of two marble
coffins which had been discovered two da vs
kef re under the foundations of the new
halls of justice, in the neighborhood of
Hadrian’s mausol-um. Orders had been
given fcr the removal of both sarcophagi
to the city museum of the capitol, where the
ceremony of cutting the brass clamps which
fastened their lids, and of examining and
describing their contents could be carefully
accomplished. This plan, however, was not
found practicable, because both coffins
happened to be tilled with water, which
had in bygone centuries filtered within,
drop bv drop, through the interstices of the
lids. "Under such circumstances it was
impossible to rein ve the coffins to the capi
tol, not only on account of the excessive in
crease in weight produced by the water, but
also because the violent shaking of the
liquid mass would have damaged aud other
wise disordered the skeletons aud the ob
jects which, perchance, had been buried
within. 1 hastened to the spot to see the
matter properly attonded to, and this is
what 1 saw in the course of that memorable
morning.
At a depth of twenty-five feet below the
level of the city—that is to say, four or five
feet only above the level of the Tiber,
which runs close by—the two marble cof
fins were lying side by side, embedded iu
tbe soft, damp clay. The one on the left
hand side was inscribed with the simple
name
CREPEREIA TRYPHAENA,
and decorated with a bas-relief represent
ing the scene of her death. The young
maiden is lying on the funeral bed, with
the head bending gently on the left
shoulder. A veiled lady, sitting at the foot
of the bed, seems to gaze intently at the
dying girl. At the opposite end, near the
pillow, is a mole standing figure, absorbed
in intense grief.
The other coffin, inscribed with the name
l£ucio] crepereio evhodo,
appeared to be perfectly plain and simple.
Enough to say that it contained no objects
of interest but the skeleton of a mau about
(id years of age. The contents of the first
coffin were far more precious, and almost
unique of their kind.
No sooner had the seals been broken and
the lid put aside than my assistants and
myself, and, in fact, the whole crowd of
workmen which had congregated around
on the first announcement of tae find, were
almost horrified at the sight before us.
(razing at the skeleton, through the veil of
the pure water, we saw the skull, covered,
as it were, with dense long masses of brown
hair floating in the liquid crystal. The
comments made by the simple and excited
crowd by which we were surrounded were
almost as interesting as the discovery itself;
the news concerning the prodigious hair
spread Ike wildfire among the commeres of
the district, and so the exhumation of Cre
poreia Tryphaena was accomplished with
unexpected solemnity, and its remembrance
will last for many years to come in the
popular traditions of the new quarters of
the Halls of Justice. The mystery of the
hair is easily explained. Together with the
spring water, geruis or bulbs of an aquatic
plant had entered the sarcophagus, settled
on the convex surface of the skull, and
developed into long glossy threads oi' a
dark shade.
The skull was bending gently toward the
left shoulder, as represented, by chauco, in
the bas-relief. On the same shoulder was
lying an exquisite little doll carved in oak.
On each side of the head there were gold
eariugs with drops of pearls. Mingled iu a
hear with the vertebras of the neck and of
the backbone there were a gold necklace,
woven as a chain, with thirty-seven pend
ants of green jasper, and a large brooch
with an intaglio in amethyst, of Greek
workmanship, representing the fight of a
griffin and a deer. Where the left hand had
been lying we found four rings of solid
gold. One is an engagement ririg, with an
engraving in red jasper representing two
hands clasped together. The second has the
name
PHILETVS.
engraved on the stone. The third and the
fourth rings are plain gold bands and need
no special account.
Proceeding further with tho exploration
of the coffin, we discovered next to the right
hip bone a box containing toilet articles.
The box is made of thin sheets of hard wood,
inlaid with lines, squares, circles, triangles,
and diamonds of bone, ivory and wood of
different kinds and colors. The box, how
ever, had been completely disjointed by the
long immersion, and I am afraid it will be
very difficult to reconstruct it. Among its
contents we noticed a couple of fine combs,
iu excellent preservation, with the teeth
larger on one side than the other; a small
disk of polished steel, very likely a mirror,
and a small silver box for cosmetics.
There were also a hairpin, six inches
long, made of three pieces of amber, an
oblong piece of soft leather, and a few frag
ments probably of a sponge—a substance
so often found in the cistae at Palestrina,
the ancient Praeueste. The most impressive
discovery was made after the removal of
the water and the drying up of the coffin,
ft was found then that tne woman had been
buried in a shroud of fine white lineD,
large pieces of which are still encrusted and
temen ed against the bottom of the coffin,
and that she had been laid down with a
wreath of myrtle fastened on the forehead
with a silver clasp. The preservation of
tho leaves is really remarkable, and we
have been able to put together "a consider
able portion of the wreath.
Who was this woman, whose sudden and
unexpected appearance has created such a
sensation among us? When did she live?
At what age did she die? What washer
condition iu life? Did she have a happy
existence, loving and loved? Was she hand
some? Why was she buried with hor doll?
The careful examination of the tomb, as
described above, enables us to answer satis
factorily all those questions—with certainty
in some cases, with probability in others.
Crepereia Tryphaena must have lived at
tne beginning of the third century after
Christ, under tho empire of Sentimius
■ overus or Oaracalla, as shown by the form
of letters aud by the style of the bas-relief
engraved on the sarcophagus. She was not
a noble woman by birth; her Gro k sur
name, Tryphaena, proves that she belonged
to a family of freedmen, that is to say, of
t rnier servants of the noble family of
Crepereia. She was well proportioned, tall,
and erect. Prof. Alessandro Ceccarelli, the
distinguished surgeon, who at our request
has kindly examined and rearranged the
skeleton, states her ago as 17 or 18. AVe
know nothing about her features, but
can at least state that she had a
Wrong and fine set of teeth.
1 here is no doubt that she was betrothed
10 fne young man Philatus, whose name is
engraved on tne stone of the second ring,
anu that the two happy and loving youths
had exchanged tho oath of faith anil mutual
devotion for life, as represented by the
■Vnibi 1 of the two hands clasped together.
sto;y of her sad death, and of the
Muen grief which overtook her family on
tne vory eve of a joyful wedding, is told
y tll6 presence in her coffin of the
°d and of the myrtle wreath.
from this last emblem, there is
0 d°ubt that it was meant to represent the
,' >rina nuptialis, the myrtle being the
otorioualy sacred plant of Venus. I
W f V ?l iu the girl was buried in
~ , full bridal costume, aud then covered
itti the white shroud. Together with tho
.‘Hfk °f this latter, other fragments of
b,. , ve t> ee n found which have not yet
, fo 6ted by microscopical or chemical
It will be very interesting to
-ertaitii whether or not they correspond to
Jiuality and nature of the various
Tb 08 connected with a wedding costume.
calio,i Coß , tulr l 8 comprised a white tunic,
unjoin fun,ca recta or regilla , the
i. _ °f which consisted in being
on a tela, the stamen of which
j " ot drawn horizontally, but vertically,
Th besides, upward from below. ’’
,e 3tila was fastened by a woolen ,
girdle tied in a Hercules knot. It com
prised alsi a bridal veil ca led Jl jaimum
of a bright yellow hue. The shoes, cal ed
socci, were probably of the same color. Iu
the autique fresco known bv the name of
Nozze Aldobrandme, the bride w ears yel
low shoes; the same detail has been noticed
very often in the wall paintings of Hercu
laneum and Poinpeii. The dressing of the
hair is described by Festus: There were
three locks or curls on oaca side of the
forehead —a characteristic arrangement
shown by many portrait status and busts.
Let us now turn to the beautiful doll.
Human nature, notwithstanding the
changes which the difference of time, of
manners, and of education have brought
about, has always been the same since the
beginning of tho world. The same passim?
have never ceased to stir and to gover i
mankind, with the samo alternations of
good and evil, of joys and sorrows, of in
fantile simplicity and maturity of older
ags. Then we no longer wonder oil finding
that the children of bygone ages had tovs
and games absolutely identical with those
of the present day. These playthings have
mostly been found in tombs, pagan as well
as > Christian, and consist chiefly of
dolls and marionettes, of crepundia
(any kind of rattling instrument!,
money boxes, little silver bells, used
against the jettatura or evil eye, ivory
masks, Medusa’s heads, little carts and
boats, caricatures of men aud beasts, and
sometimes pigs with children on the,r backs
The origin of these last objects can be
traced in the ancient H pert an custom of
sacrifi mg young rigs to Diana on the occa
sion of tho Tithenidia, the feast day of wet
nurses. There are also articulated sorpoats,
with which children used to frighten each
other. Such is evidently the serpent rep
resented in a bas-relief now in the Villa
Celimontana of Baron von Hoffmann,
which shows tho graceful fignre of a buy
concealed behind a large scenic mask,
through the open mouth of which he flour
ishes a snake, with the intention of fright
ening a playmate who stands before tho
mask.
in the excavations of the Roman ceme
teries on the Esquiline Hill 1 have found
many curious objects in lead, which must
be classed among toys. Such are, for in
stance, wheels for little carts, the spoke? of
which represent figures of charioteers;
frames for diminutive mirrors; passe
partouts tor portraits or medallions, aud
imatations of domestic utensils. The early
explorers of the Catacombs speak of an
infinite variety of playthings discovered in
children’s loculi , and especially of ivory
blocks with letters iu alto-relievo, used to
learn the alphabet, as described by Quin
tilian and St. Jerome, who called them
“instructive emusemonts for child
hood.” The manufacture aud the
use of toys peculiar to the Greco-
Roman times and lands, in Egyptian
tombs contemporary with the earliest dy
nasties many have been found and dis
tributed through the various museums of
Europe, such as small mummies and
mummy cases, miniature boats manned
by miniature sailors, and even little
crocodiles whose jaws can be opened or shut
as you like. Among our own “finds” we
must mention little clay vase3, with a ball
inside, which, on being shaken, sound likea
sistrum. They were used, together wiih
the sistra, by nurses to amuse and quiet
their young charges, accompanying the
rattling with their own slow and monoto
nous siuging, the kata-ban-kalcsis of tie
Greek, the ineniae of the Latins, the
the ninna-nanna of the Italiaus. Many
of those objects have beeu discovered iri
Pompeian nurseries, whereas the brass
sistra abound especially iu the bed of the
Tiber. Why they should be found in such
quantities in the ted of the Tiber is one of
the many mysteries connected with the
history and nature of that remarkablo
river.
It was customary among the ancients
to load the new-born child with gifts of
every description. Mothers, friends, and
even old iamily servants congregated
around the cradle, admiring, caressing, and
embracing tho baby, while the venerable
grandmother blessed and annointed him,
wishing that roses and lilies might spring
up along his path, and that ricn domains
might become his portion.
When a child was abandoned and de
serted, tho crepundia were either hung to
his neck or were put in a basket by his side,
a practice which signified that the poor
lonely infant was put under the care of
Bacchus, who had shared tho same fate,and
that, like this little god, it was hoped that
he would be tendod aud cared for. In the
Pio-Clenieutino section cf the Vatican mu
seum there is a graceful statuette of a child,
with many crepundia around his neck, by
means of which the foundling could be
identified in progress of time. In scene
fourth, act fourth, of the “Rudens,” Plau
tus describes minutely the objects concealed
Palestra's basket, which help the father to
identify the long-lost daughter. Aristoph
anes and Terentius are very fond of con
structing their plays on this plot of exposed
infants, recognized Iti due time by their
parents with the help 6f gnorismata.
The custom of modeling or molding little
figures in wax or clay was also a great
diversion for Greek had Roman children.
Lucianus refers to 'this practice both in
“Alkyon” and in “Dream,” comparing most
happily the innumerable changes which
nature undergoes by .the hands of God to
the thousand forms which a bit of wax or
clay receives in the hands of children.
Artists of great value have condescended
sometimes to model excessively small works,
elegant and costly “nothings,” to be com
pared to our French bibelots. Pliny speaks
of Kallistratos having carved in ivory ants
and other insects so tiny and minute that it
was almost impossible to discover and ap
preciate their exact shape and proportions.
Myrmekides is said to have cut first in
ivory, and then in marble, a chariot drawn
by four horses, which could bo screened and
concealed under the wings of a fly; and
also a man-of-war, or quadriremis, not
larger than a bee.
The smallest of the many hundred marble
figures which I have discovered is only
nine-tenths of an inch high. It represents
a lady attending to her toilet, with a mir
ror in the right hand. It is exhibited in the
new museum of the Orto Botauico, near the
Coliseum.
To come back, however, to the special sub
ject of dolls: Tho fact that they have boen
constantly found in Greece a3 well as in
Italy, in pagan ns well as in Christian
tombs, shows how generally and constantly
they must Ijave been used. These dolls are
of every kind and description, of wood, of
clay, of ivory, of wax, and mostly articu
lated. Varro compares the fascination
which dolls exert on children to the fasci
nation of flowers, of gems, of money, of
cakes. Plutarch, in writing affectionate
words of comfort to his wife for the loss of
their sweet Timosseua, dwells upon the
charming disposition of the child, and re
lates, among other traits, how she begged
the nurse to give her milk, not only toother
children, but also to her doll.
The ancient custom of placing children’s
toys either inside or above tombs is too
well known to need further illustration. To
it refers the graceful story told by Vitru
vius apropos of the Corinthian maiden on
whose tomb the nurse had placed a round
basket containing her former playthings.
A plant of acanthus having surrounded the
basket with its delicate tendrils and leaves,
suggested to Kallimakos the Corintliiau
capital.
The Museo Cristiano annexed to the
Vatican library is perhaps the richest in this
modest but interesting class of antique?,
especially in dolls and marionettes carved in
bone and articulated so that they could
move and gesticulate by means of threads
or wires.
All that I have said on the subject may
seem not to pertain to the case of Crepereia
Tryphaena, who must be supposed to have
given up her playthings many years before
her death. A passage which we find in the
second Satire of Persius enables us to ex
plain the case very easily; but, first, let me
give a detailed description of the little
work of art. .. ...
The pupa is carved in oak, to which the
combined action of age and water has given
the hardness of rnetai. Although not
different in size and shape from
another doll, illustrated by Bieoari
THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY, JANUARY 10. 1890.
in plate V. of the "Antichi Orna
| menli Trastulli dei Cambini," ours is
modeled with a far more perfect imitation
of the woman's form, and is considered by
Visconti and Castoilani the finest of its kind
yet found in Homan excavations. The
hands and feet are carved wi h the utmost
skill. The arrangement of the hair is
characteristic of the age of the Antoninas,
and differs but little from the style of
Faustina the elder. The doll was probablv
dre sed, and m the thumb of her right hand
were inserted two gold key-rings, irn imita
tion of those worn by housewives. The
figure, the articulations of which at the
Lips, knees, shoulders, and elbo as aro still
in good condition, is thirty centimetres
high.
The verse of Persius above referred to,
Xempe hoc, quod Veneri donatae a virgtne
puppae,
signifies that dolls and plavthings aro not a
! sp-cialtv of children’s tombs. It was cus
t mary for young ladies to offer their dolls
to Veil us or Diana on their wedding day.
But this was not the end reserved for
Crepereia’s dolL She was doomed to share
the sad fate of her young mistress, and lie
down by her corpse before the marriage
ceremony could be accomplished.
SEEKING SOCIAL EQUALITY.
A Students’ Riot at Atlanta In Clarke
University.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 9. —Clarke uni
versity, tho leading colored seat of learning
in Georgia, is torn up by a question of
social equality. A young white man, a
grandson of the matron of the girls’ dor
mitory, is the cause of the trouble, which
culminated in a hazing soveral nights ago,
and subsequently four arrests.
B. J. Underhill, the matron’s grandson, is
19 years of age, and for the benefit of his
health he has been spending the winter
here. He has been occupying quarters in
the girls’ dormitory, and as he is good
looking the colored male students did not
take kindly to him.
During the past two months caucuses
have been held by t.be male students, in
which Underhill and the girls’ dormitory
were the themes of discussion. Delegation
after delegation called upon President Hick
man and requested the removal of the white
boy from the dormitory. Dr. Hickman has
sturdily refused, saying that Underhill was
suffering from consumption.
The denouement occurred on Christmas
night, when the students engaged in a holi
day festival in the college hall. Adjoining
this hall is the music room. During tho
festival Underhill entered with one of the
?vhite teachers, and passed through to the
music room, which was unoccupied. Several
students followed him. Underhill requested
the negro students to return to the main
hall, which, he said, had been turned over
to them for the occasion, while the music
hall would be occupied by the whites,
meaning himself and the lady accompany
ing him.
“You are living iu tho college, why
should you refuse to associate tvith us?”
asked one of the students.
“Living in the building and associating
with you are different things,” he an
swered.
“Then you had better get out. AVe aro
not used to being snubbed by the white peo
ple here.”
A hot discussion ensued, and the next day
President Hickman was again requested
by the students to remove Underhill, but
he refused. New Year’s evening the win
dows of the dormitory where Underhill was
quartered were smashed in with rocks.
Pistols were fired through the windows, and
a general hair-raising time was had. Dr.
Hickman placed the matter in tho hands
of detectives, and four of the students were
arrested, but ufterwards discharged. Yes
terday, however, one of the four, AV. A.
Samuels, was rearrested while competing
for a teacher’s place in the examination at
the courthouse, charged with carrying con
cealed weapons and being implicated in the
rumpus. lie was placed under bonds.
There is great excitement, but Underhill
still remains in his quarters in the girls’
dormitory.
LIFE IN GEORGIA.
How a Youth Shook Off Dissipation
and Made a Man of Himself.
Here’s an extract from a story which the
Augusta Chronicle says is a chapter in tho
life of a now prosperous Georgian, who may
be in the next legislature:
A girl was about to throw herself into
the arms of hor lover, but the noise cf
an approaching buggv prevented.
The intruder was Farmer Smith, a well
known planter, who owned three planta
tions in the county. As he drove by he
eyed the couple critically. His gaze was
riveted mostly, however, on the young
man. After proceeding some distance the
planter reined in his horse and called our
hero to him.
Catting the latter by name, he said: “As
I pas-ed by there just now, it struck me
that a little encouragement might be the
making of you. You look different to-day
from what you have beeu looking, and I see
your father’s manhood in your face. You
know that Laurel Hill plantation of mine.
There’s enough cleared land therefor a four
horse farm. It’s true that the land is
powerful poor, but if you want to make a
mau of yourself, I’ll let you have the
land one year free cf rent I have four
horses which aro not equal to the heavy
work on mv other plantations. You may
also have them ono year if you will feed
them. I will advance all tho supplies you
need, but I shall expect you to pay me
back at tho end of the year. The land won't
make anything without guano, but you
will have to hustle around, and get that
yourself. If any of the guano men will
furnish you be sure to get a plenty of it,
and use it liberally.”
Although disliking to pose as a bene
ficiary, the young disciple of reform
accepted the offer, and Farmer Smith
drove on, feeling that he had done a noble
act.
A few weeks later John M. Green, tho
president of the Walton Guano Company,
was passing through the neighborhood and
stopped over night at Farmer Smith’s house.
While there he heard the story of our hero,
and the offer that Farmer Smith had made
him.
Mr. Green mused for a moment and said:
"Tell the boy to order as much guano as
he wants from me, aud I will let him have
the best I make at one-fourth its market
value.”
When Mr. Green returned to his factory
he told Superintendent Mansfield to fill the
order with “Green’s Formula,” one of his
celebrated brands.
This was a magnanimous act on tho part
of Mr. Green, but it subsequently brought
him orders for many hundred tons of
guano from the county in which his bene
ficiary lived.
Our hero pulled off his coat and went to
work. He prepared his land well, put in
his guano, and planted his seed. His crop
was the wonder of the county. The poor
land he had under cultivation beat Farmer
Smith’s brag plantation two bigs to the
horse. After the crop was gathered the
young farmer took stock and found that
he had mado forty-eight bale? of cotton and
300 bushels of corn, besides a liberal amount
of produce. After paying all his debts he
had $1,075 to his credit.
Before the Christmas holidays had ex
pired the father of the little golden-haired
woman met the young farmer and told him
he bad to come over and take charge of his
plantations and daughter.
The Union League,
The Manhattan and other leading clubs of
New York praise up the world-famed Roch
ester Lager Beer. No more genial appe
tizer and promoter of digestion exists than
the sparkling, delightful Rochester Beer
Made only by the R Chester Brewing
Company of Rochester, N. Y., and sold
only in bottles. For stile by John Lyons
& Cos.. J. McGrath, 3. W. Branch, W. G.
Cooper, Moehlenbrock & Dierks and John
Lynch. ,
W holcsale Agents, Lippman Bros., Sa
vannha, Ga.
Local Record for tha Morning News.
Local forecasts for Savannah and vicinity
for to-day: Fair weather.
I I Special forecast for Georgia:
fiiß Slightly warmer weather, westerly
I * winds.
Comparison or mein temperature at Savan
nab, Ga.. Jan. 9, 1390. and mo mean of me
same day for sixteen years:
I Departure ,
Moan Tfmveratvke. , from the Droarture
_____ normal
for 16 years Jan. 9, *9O --or _ | *• ‘ Si -
49 | 67 | _--R i__ 104
COMPARATIVE RAINFALL STATEMENT.
Amount ! A ™" Wt uimVT IVnar ' ure
for 16 years. J(4n ; y normal^
12 1 .00 I— 12 i"? 87
Maximum temperature, 06; minimum tem
perature. 43.
taken at the snroe moment
of time at ail stations.
The hight of the river at Augusta at
7:33 o’clock a. m. yesterday (Augusta time)
was 7.1 fee:—a fail of 0.1 reel during the
past twenty-four hours.
Observations taken at the same moment of
time at all stations for the Mornino News.
Savannah, Jan. 9, 7:36 p. m., city time.
Temperature. J
Direction. £
as j
Velocity. F j
Rainfall.
Name
OF
Stations.
I'ortlanu 4; N j 6|— Cloudless.
Boston 22] IV il*, Cloudless.
Block Island 30 KW 15;.... Cloudless.
New York city.... 80 S 10]— Cloudless.
Philadelphia. 83 Wj K Cloudy.
Washington city... 401 S L.j Cloudless.
Norfolk 4( S ! 8 .... Cloudless.
Charlotte 52| S .. Cloudless.
Hatteras 52 SW 6 Cloudy.
Wilmington 52! 8 6 ... Cloudy.
Charleston. 56 8 E |.. j.... Cloudless.
Augus a 64|...... |— Cloudless.
Savannah 52 S E 6 < Cloudless.
Jacksonville 50 E |.. —Cloudless.
Cedar Keys 61 NW; > Cloudless.
l’oiutJupiter,Fla.. TONE . Cloudless.
Titusville.. 61 N I fi Cloudless.
Key West 7" NE] 8] Cloudless,
Atlanta 56 SW ‘Cloudless.
Pensacola 62 SW u .... Cloudless.
Mobile 60| S | (I 1 .... Cloudless.
Montgomery 60] 81. j Cloudy.
Vicksburg 62] S ! (s) Cloudless.
New Orleans 66;S EB] (Cloudy.
Shreveport 64 S E b ! Cloudless.
Fort Smith 62j S IP’tly cloudy
Galveston 70] 8 6 'cloudless.
Palestine 64jSW ]P’tly cloudy
Brownesville 70] 8 10 Cloudless.
Knoxville 508 W jcloudy.
Memphis 58] 8 6 (Cloudless.
Nashville 56 S 8 Cloudy.
Indianapolis. 42 8 6T [Cloudy.
Cincinnati 44[SW 8 <T Kaining.
Pittsburg 40 8 6 .... [Cloudy.
Buffalo 96] E 8 .04 Cloudy.
Detroit 86 SW 18 *T !Cloudless.
Marquette 20] E I 8 .lO Snowing.
Chicago 865W12 .Ob Kaining.
Dulutu 26] N I 6 [Cloudy.
St. Paul 30]SW . .... I Cloudless.
St. Louis. 52 S Wi2o .... Cloudless.
Kanaas City 48 SW 8 .... Cloudless.
Omaha 42 SW 0 .... Cloudless.
Cheyenne 86! w 114 Cloudless.
Fort Buford 84 NW 1 ...... I Cloudy.
St. Vincent 10, S jloi lo; Cloudy.
*T ludicates trace, finches and hundredths*
—Below zero.
W. A. Whitney. Observer Signal Corps.
English as She is Spoke.
Plain, correct English is not indulged in
oy everybody; in fact, there is a big ma
jority who slip ud more or less iu the daily
use of the queen’s English. We are speak
ing very plainly, correctly and emphatic
ally when we say that P. P. P. (Prickly
Asti, Poke Root and Potassium) is the very
best blood remedy extant for rheumatism,
gout, dyspepsia, syphilis, scrofula and all
skin diseases. It is furthermore a decidedly
powerful and efficacious tonic, anil as a
builder up aud revivor of impaired man
hood and womanhood is unrivaled. For
weak, worn dawn women particularly it is
a Godsend, and brings happiness to hun
dreds of households yearly. All druggists
seU it
Bevonty-Five Cents On the Dollar.
The last chance, but a stunner. Tho time
for moving of "The Famous” is rapidly ap
proaching, and I offer as a parting shot
twenty-five per cent, discount to every pur
chaser. Competitors (because of the low
prices I am selling before moving) try to
make customers believe that mv goods are
old, stoop-worm, and what not. Such
talk any sensible man can see into. There
is not a fresher stock of Clothing in Sa
vannah. My goods are marked iu pluin
figures, and, as is well known, the lowest
prices always at “The Famous.” I offer,
you know, on the top of the low prices, a
discount of twenty-five per cent., not only
only on Clothing, but on Hats, Shirts, and
oil everything iu the house. There is no
humbug or subterfuge about this. If you
buy S2O worth you v> ill get a present of $5.
It is just the same as a present, becauss you
couldn’t buy the same amount of goods for
less than S2O anywhere. Don’t let slurs in
fluence you, but go direct to “The Famous”
to make your puichases, and you will save
money. 144 Congress street, corner Whit
aker.
Just Opened at Silva’s.
Anew lot of Lumps, all kinds, a fine line
Brass Fire Sets, Fire Dogs and Fenders.
Coal Vases aud Plato Warmers, second
lot.
Rodgers’ English Cutlery, Carving Sets,
etc. Silver Plated Ware, Forks and Spoons
Dinner, Chamber, Tea, Fish, Game,
Salad, Ice Cream. Examine our rich Cut
Glass. Largo vyiety of Art Pottery,
English, French, German, Japanese and
American.
Dolls and Toy Tea Sots at reducod prices.
Plush D o-sing Cases cheap. Our sale of
Dinner, Tea, and Chamber Sets has been
large, but we have lots left, which will be
sold at popular prices. Don’t fail to see
Silva’s stock on lower and upper floors.
140 Broughton street.
Oak, Pine and Lightwood.
Have removed my wood yard to corner
Gwinnett street and Savannah, Florida and
Western railway. Telepbone77. It. B. Casseln
COKNICES.
CHAS. A. COX
4C BARNARD ST., SAVANNAH, GA,
—MJLKUFACTURtH OP—
GALVANIZED IRO.N CORNICES
• ! ' / LeftiJOfi
-TTrAND
TIN ROOFING IN ALL IIS BRANCHES
Estimates for city or country work promptly
furnished.
Agent for the celebrated Swedish MeteUia
Paint.
Agent for Walter's Patent Tin Shingles,
W UOLKSALB GROCKKS.
G-. DAVIS & SON,
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
PROVISION, HAY, GRAIN AND FLOUR,
AND COMMISSION MERGHANTS,
196 and 198 Bav Street. • Svnnah. Ga.
FISH AHJB OXSTUh
ESTABLISHED 1656."
M. M. SULLIVAN,
WMeils Puli ud Oyster Dealt*,
ISO Bryan st. and 152 Bay lane, Savannah, Ga.
Ftah orders for Punta Gorda received hen
have prompt attentiaa
rriTT? MORNING news Oman reach
I M Hi every part of the city early. Twentt?
■A A-A JU five cents a week pays for thsDcl&t
EVERYBODY IS INVITED
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OU*
ONE CENT S WORD COLUMN.
For 15 cents you can bare “your lay" In the
Morsixo Xxws, provided you any it in 15 words,
and pay 1 cent lor each added word. Tbs
CHEAT COLUMN embraces advertisements ol
all kinds, viz.: FOR SALE, REAL EBTATE,
TO LEASE, SALE HOUSES, HORSES AND
CARRIAGES, SALE MISCELLANEOUS, BUSI
NESS OPPORTUNITIES. PERSONAL, HOARD
tNO. WANTED HELP. WANTED SITUA
TIONS. WANTED ROOMS, WANTED BOARD,
FOR RENT ROOMS, WANTED AGENTS,
wanted houses, wanted miscellane
ous, LOST AND FOUND, TO LOAN, RE
MOVALS, AUCTIONS, EDUCATIONAL, PRO
FESBIONAL. MUSICAL, ATTORNEYS, Etc.
OUT OF TOWN ADVERTISERS
will have their orders promptly attended to and
will receive copies of the paper with the adver
tisement marked for inspection. Count the
number of words in your “ad" and remit
accordingly. Please remember that no adver
tisement is inserted for less than 15 cents.
LETTER BOXES
In the Morvino News are furnished without
cost for the rooeipt of answers to advertisers,
and all communication* ore itrictly confi
dential.
Pertone tiaving advertising accounts with
the Morntno News can send advertisements
BY TELEPHONE when It is not convenient to
write and forward them to the office.
Telephone of Business Offloe Is No. 364.
Calls answered until 10 r. n.
PERSONAL.
I PHOTOGRAPHY. —Prices reduced: two dol-
I lars pays for one dozen Cabinet Photo
graphs. J. N. WILSON, 21 Bull street, opposite
the Screven House.
I LOWER SEEDS. Bulbs, and Grasses from
reliable growers, at reasonable prices, at
HEIUT’S DRUG AND SEED STORK.
J3ERSONAL.— To hotel men: Hotel Interest,
1 business and furniture for sale. Address
GRAND CENTRA!. HOTEL Waycross, Ga.
GIC. PACKAGE, HKIDT'K celebrated Cough
! v Drops. Try Old-Fashion Licorice Gum
Drops and Lime Fruit Drops.
A FEW DAYS’ ADVERTISING in this column
will surely bring groat results Try it aud
be conviuced.
IJ EMKMHEK, wo are headquarters for any -
U thing you wish in the Confectionery lino.
SAVANNAH STEAM BAKERY.
I JEM EMBER, that as au advertisement
IU JIEIDT’S sol,lug (.’andies at low prices.
Cail and see,
T'VO DOLLARS i*ys for one dozen Fine
A Cabinet Photographs; one extra in eight by
lon gilt frame, with cord and nail, 60c. SAVAN
NAH PHOTO CO., 140 Broughton.
1} KSIDES keeping the finestimported Liquors.
1 we also Kell the cheap graih s, and
promise to continue giving our customers the
value for thoir money. M. LAVIN'S ESTATE.
\\ r E have in stock the best Imported Cordials
“ and Bitters -Benedictine, Curacoa, Mara
scliino, Chartreuse (green and yellow), Absinthe,
Anisette, and Verm >uth Cordials. English,
Orange and Spanish Angostura Bitters. Jl.
LAVIN’S ESTATE.
State
of
Weather.
HELP WANTED.
ANTED, a good cook. 68 St. J ulian street.
WANTED, a first-class cook. 10(1 State
street.
ANTED, a waiter at 107 Broughton street.
AW ANTED, a good white cook immediately
* at 200 Broughton street.
YVANTED, a drummer for ship chandlery;
v Norwegian preferred. Apply to J. H
SCHRODER, MnrketDock.
A GENTS WANTED to seli a useful articlo In
JA. every family; late patent. Send poßtnl
card for circular free. J. J. MITCHELL, Avon
dale, Ala.
YV anted, smart, tidy boy to sell cigars,
v T Apply this day from 7to 7:30 a. m. MAR
SHALL HOUSE CIGAR STAND.
WANTED -A butler front IB to 20 years old
" can find a good situation at No. 60 Gwin
nett street, if he has good recommendations.
WANTED, a competent man to take charge
of commissary; must understand book
keeping. Address, giving salary expected, etc,,
AJAX, News office^
WANTED, a good bartender at Stolling's
Restaurant, 278 King street, Charleston,
S. C. Apply at GEO. PECKMAN'S, lU*s Jeffer
son street.
WANTED, a young muu of 15 or 10 to do
office work; must hnve a good knowledge
of figures and penmanship. SAVANNAH
EUKNITUKE ( - >.
WANTED, ladies and gentlemen to introduce
our Bpriug line of gloves on salary;
samples free; expenses advanced. Address,
with .stamp, ROYAL GLOVE COMPANY, Cin
cinnati, O.
SALESMEN WANTED AT ONCE—A few
good man to sell our goods by sample to
the wholesale and retail trade. We are the
largest manufacturers in our line in the world.
Liberal salary paid. Permanent position.
Money advanced for wages, advertising, etc.
For full terms address CENTENNIAL MFU.
CO., Chicago, 111., or Cincinnati, O.
WANTED, immediately, a first-class saw
mill machinist, or a No. 1 saw-mill man
ager and machinist combined; none others need
apply; good references required. WEST BROS.
& HIGDON, W_estfarm,_Fia._
\\f ANTED, several first-class canvassers,
v v Men or women who are unoccupied or not
satisfied with llieir present occupation will
profit by writing us. Address 11. C. IIUDGINS
<SC CO„ Atlanta, Ga.
EMPLOYMKJfT WANTED.
A YOUNG LADY wants a situation in an
ofllce or store oh a clerk; write* a fair
liand; will be satisfied with a small salary.
Andress H. M. A., liox 55, Morning News ofllce.
STENOGRAPHER an.l typewriter desires
position in south; willing to work: go any
place; can do tel graphing if required. O. K.
WOOD. 1505 Race street. Philadelphia, Pa.
VI/’ANTED, situation in grocery business,
Vt wholesale or retail; best references.
P. Q. & W„ thisoffice.
/COMPETENT MAN with throe years’ ex
V J perience as salesman in general store, seven
as book-keeper, three traveling salesman, wishes
situation; references furnished. Address
HENRY, care Morning News.
WANTED, by a respectable white woman, a
situation to do housework; has no objec
tion to going in the country, or to any interior
city or town. Address, stating wages that will
be paid. lias. A. C., Box 53, Morning News
ofllce.
ROOMS WANTED.
WANTED, a suite of rooms for small family;
state price ag£ description. FLAT, care
News.
MISCELLANEOUS WANTS.
JaROCHE & McLAUfJHLIN have an order
x to buy for cash a well-established business,
with bar attached; must be in a good location.
Parties wishing to sell will apply to or address
as above.
WANTED, a two-story house, or flat of four
rooms, by Eeb. Ist Must be north of
Harris street, between Barnard and Habersham
streets. Address KEY, care this ofllce.
DYSPEPTICS to invest 4Cc. in a gallon of the
celebrated Tate Spring Water. Agency,
HEIDT’B.
ROOMS TO RENT.
N ICE single room with board at PALMER
HOUSE, 186 South Broad, cornet Jefferson.
IjAOR RENT, a flat of rooms suitable for light
housekeeping, also one large front room,
f urafejhsd or unfurnished. Southwest corner of
Broughton aud M ontgomery streets.
I,X)K RENT, five largo rooms, with kitcheu
. and dining-room, and use of bath room.
THUS. A FOLLIAUD, Real Estate Agent.
HOUSES AMD STORES FOR RENT.
ITOR RENT, from Frh. Ist. heuae No. 149
i GorJon Bloch. four door* from Whitaker.
Apply toC- H. DORSETT.
U'OR KEN T. an elegant house with all modern
l improvements in a moe locality. Address
8. T. M.. News office.
170 R KENT, store and dwelling un 9L Gaul
and Zublv Btreets. Apply 53 St, Julian
street M . FEELKY. .
17OR RENT, tenement No. 72 Cassel row,
I fronting south, St. Julian, between Aber
com and Lmeoln streets. H. J. THOMASSON,
114 Bryan, tietween Drayton and Bull streets.
!. n r house No No Whitaker street;
possession given immediately. Apply R.
D. WALKER.
IVOR KF.NT. dwelling on southwest corner
of Barnard and Gordon street lane. 1. D.
I.aROOHE A SON.
FOR R F.N T- M ISC ELLA N KOU S,
170 R RENT, a fine 20-acre farm ou Springfield
-I Plantation, one iniie from city. Splendid
house, outhouses and stables. Inquire of THEO.
R Al l ERICK, corner Charlton aud Drayton
streets.
li*OK KENT, a farm, about two and a half
hide* trout the city, ou the Middle Ground
road. TUGS. A. FoLLIARD, Real Estate
Agent.
one hundred mid seven aeres of
land at the junction of tne We tors road and
Estill avenue. For terms apply to UEO. W.
OWENS, 113 Bay street.
UN'll KENT, wari-tiouse on River stroet, for
l merly occupied by Artesian Ice Company.
Apply to F. G. BELL Business Office, Morning
News.
FOR 8A LK.
SALE, two shares of Savannah Improve
ment Company's stock. Address STOCK,
this office.
I? XOELBIOR LOAN STOCK for sale at 60 per
4 cent, discount. INVESTMENT, care
Morning Ncwn.
17 OR SALE, 150 barrels early rose seed
potatoes; own raisiug. Apply to JOHN
SCHLEY.
t A RETURN TUBULAR BOILERS and En
I' ’ giues cheap and good. GEO. R. LOM.
BARD A CO., Augusta, Ga.
1 AC. Hair, Tooth, Nail, Shoe, and Whisk
a" Brushes, Chamois, ami Sponges, at
HEIDT’S.
17 OR SALE, at 212 Liliertv street, mattings,
carpets, cooking utensils, window shades,
stove, refrigerator, and safe all new
IJRTNTING OUTF IT FOR SALE AT A BAR
GAIN. -Consists of presses, 80 fonts of
type, body type, stands, cabinet, stone, cutters,
rules, galleys, etc., etc. Will be sold at a low
price aud most liberal terms. Address PRESS,
Box 47, Morning News, Savannah
I7OR SALE— RYF. WHISKIES. Celebrated
I Old Wilson, Best Baker, I.uyties Solera,
DE SOTO, Golileu Crown, Dan Carrol;, Seaside,
and Magnolia Rye Whiskies, at M. LAVIN’S
ESTATE.
HORSES. MARES, COLTS, twenty-five high
grade driving and saddle horses; large aud
good lookers; also 100 Improved Texas mares,
horses and colts, broke aud unbroke, wholesale
and retail. J. F GUII.MARTIN A 00.
CACKVILLE is THE PLACE to make a good
O investment. We offer largo lots for 825
and give two years to pay up, without interest.
LIXJLa Rt n !HE &Si >N, 168 Bay street.
NOW is THE OPPORTUNITY.—Tha fix*.
aero lots immediately south of the city
are being sold rapidly; over one third noli!
already; call early if vou desire to secure one;
the best, investment yet offered. Apply to ROBT.
H. TATE vI, Real Estate Dealer, or address by
postal card.
STRAY ED.
CTUAYED, on Tuesday evening, small black-
U 7 and-tan dog; had on brass collar and lock.
Finder will be rewarded by returning him to 95
Montgomery stroet.
LOST.
IOST, one package wrapp'd in oilcloth,
4 Wednesday night, containing three cash
mere dresses. Liberal reward for return of same
to 188 Broughton street.
HOARDING.
IJOARD for gentleman ami lady, also single
J lady, in 7s Montgomery Mid Stone.
I3OARDING.--13 Abercorn street, southwest
> corner St. Julian; select board with hand
somely furnished rooms.
SHINGLE*.
TTHE our CYPRESS SHINGLKsiT, 5 and 6
J inches wide, at 374<c.. and per
bundle cash; prices according to quality. For
sale at tlio mill by VALE ROYAL MANU
FACTURING COMPANY.
MISCELLANEOUS.
|7DLL DRESS SHIRTS, Bows, and Chains Tor
I It. A. banquet at MILIUB & CO.'S.
1 AC. CAKE. Artesian Water Toilet Soap. Try
lu HEIDT’S Oil J'aste Blacklug; presorves
the shoe.
ICE CREAM AND SHERBETS.—Send vour
order for Sunday delivery to R A DERICK’S
DAIRY, corner Charlton and Drayton streets.
/MALIFOKNIA WINES, Domestic Whiskies,
\J Gins, Rums, Brandies, etc., at M l . LAVIN’S
ESTATE.
‘JIG. THIS WEEK for 40c. Chocolate Gleams;
I Pie Pure Sugar Candy, at HEIDT’S.
j JEW LEV' & DKAHEIt’H Celebrated Irish
II Ginger Ale. M. LAVIN’S ESTATE, Sole
Agent in Savannah.
(A ALL at LaUOCHE A SONS, 1M Bay stroet,
J and select a fine lot at Sackvlllo, 40 feet by
100 feet, within a mile from extended llmita of
city, near City and Suburban Railway, for J 25;
81 per month till paid for, without Interest; no
charge for papers.
UADERICK’S DAIRY, corner Charlton and
Drayton streets. Fresh Daufuskie Isl
and Oysters for family use every day. Pure,
Rich Milk and Sweet Cream.
I DC. THIS DAY, cake Balsam Fir Soaps, with
I•' copy Robert Elsraere and Gladstone’s
Criticisms,
L'OR Coughs or Colds try our fine old Rock
1 and Rye, or superior Peach and Honey.
M.LAVIN’S ESTATE.
BEFORE you nuy or sen property consult
ROUT. H. TATEM, Real Estate Dealer
and Auctioneer.
r pATKM’H FIFTY DOLLAR LOTH; high and
A dry; monthly payments; no interest; no
charge for papers.
-I OC. TO-DAY, package Condition Powders
lO with Curry Comb. HEIDI’S for reliable
goods at reasonable prices.
A GOODRICH, attorney at law, 124 Dear
• born street, Chicago; advice froe; 21
years’e xperience; business quietly and legally
transacted
EllU CATION AI..
Ogifcpe Sentiiarj
rtOMMENCES ITS SECOND ANNUAL TERM
ON FEBRUARY 1, 1890, at the southwest
comer Whitaker and Jones streets, with a full
corps of Teachers and Professors. The higher
branches are here taught, and its success for
the past two years is a sufficient guarantee for
the future.
COAI. AND WOOD.
COAL AND WOOD
OF ALL KINDS FOR SALE. BY
D. HrL_ TiLomas,
111 Bay Street. West Broad St. Wharves.
TELEPHONE 89.
REAL ESTATE.
J.KFULTON
Real Estate and General Collecting
Agent,
8 DRAYTON STREET.
SPECIAL attention given to the collection of
rente and the care of real estate. Patron
age re&iASitfuUy solicited.
AUCTION SALES TO-DAY.
AUCTION’ SALE OP HAY!
For Account of All Con
cerned.
C. H. Dorsett, Auctioneer.
Will sell on FRIDAY. 10th, January. 1890, la
the New Street Warehouse of the Central
Railroad for account of all concerned, com
mencing at H o'clock, A. m.
1 CARLOAD OF HAY, car 1221 P. P. & E.
HOTELS.
——r i pig —NUT'
De Soto
SAVANNAH. GA.
r PHIS Now and Jlagnlficent Hotel wag opened
for business JANUARY 1, 1890. For par
ticulars, terms, etc., address the proprietors,
JOHN A BAKER & CO,
PULASKI HOUSE;
Savannah, Ga.
ENLARGED AND REMODELED WITS
PASSENGER ELEVATOR, BATHS,
ELECTRIC APPLIANCES, AND
ALL MODERN CONVEN
IENCES,
Making one of the best and most complete
hotels of it s size In the South.
Cuisine and service of a high standard.
WATSON & POWERS. Proprietors.
Tin.© Seininole
WINTER PARK, ORANGE CO., FLA.
r I MIIK new and ulognnt. hot**!, accommodating
I four hundred g will bo open -d Jan.
Ist, 181)0, under the uhle management of Mr. W.
F. l*aig*, so well known as the successful manj
ager of the great **Kaat"i-Mkiir' in the CatskillJ
Mountains. It is superbly located upon high 1
laud between two beautiful lakes, the ground!
gently sloping to the shores of both, and fronl
the promenade on top eleven lakes can be seen?
Everything that human ingenuity can devise]
has been provided to make this beautiful housjj
attractive and homelike for old and youngs
Sleepers from New York without change* A!*
trains stot> at Winter Park. Bend for guide.
Address \V. F. PAIGE, Winter Park, Orange
TfEMONT HOUSE*
Centrally Located, Corner Pino and
Forsyth Streets,
•Jacksonville, Fla.
GK<). VV. TAYLOR, Proprietor.
GEO. It. REYNOLDS, Clerk.
SARATOGA HOTEL:
02 OO PER PAY. 82 50.
PALATKA, PLA.
Centrally located, near depots and steamej
wharves.
A. 8. WABHBURNB. Proprietor.
WIIDSOE hotel;
WINTER RESORT,
JACKSONVILLE, - FLA.
83T- NOW OPEN.
IT. 11. ORVIS.
PUTNAM HOUSE,
WINTER RESORT,
PALATKA, - - FLORIDA^
OPENS Jan. 10th. Refitted and Improved
this season.
E. C. & W. F. ORVIS.
Managers.
THE MORRISON HOUSS
/MF.NTRALLY 1 soat-ed, on Hoe of street oars,
V J ofTvrs pleasant south rooms, with excellent
board, lowest rates. With new baths, Sewnragd
and ventilation perfect, the sanitary conditio,
of the house is of the best. Corner BrougbtoSl
and Drayton streets. Savannah. Ga
HAMS.
‘**^ l *~* > nie^J
A little higher iu price, but of unrivalled quality
■
OUR CONSTANT AIM IS TO MAKE THEM THE
FINEST IN THE WORLD.
PROPOSALS WANTED.
BIDS FOR aIbRIDGiT
BOUNTY ENGINEER’S OFFICE, Havasnah,
YJ Jan. 2, 1890. —Sealed bids are invited until
2 o clock p. m., Jan. 20th, for rebuilding and
keening In repair for seven years the Telfair
Bridge or->ssing the Savannah and Ogeeches
canal about two and a half miles from the city.
Plans and specifications can be seen at thin
office dally, from Bto 9:30 a. m. County reserved
the right to reject all bids.
EDW. J. THOMAS.
County Eugineer.
BIDS FOR A FLOOD GATE.
Office Cocnty Ekoi.nkeh. Jan. 4th, 1890.
SEAI.ED BIDS are solicited for building a 30*
foot floodgate at the mouth of Casey canal.
Plans and specifications can be seen at this!
ofllce daily from Bto 9:80 a. m. Bids must bd
handed in by 12 M. 22d January. Right reserved
to reject any or all bids.
ED J. THOMAS, County Engineer.
LEG A I'noTICKSL ’
GEORGIA, Chatham Coumty. Notice^hi
hereby given to all parties having de3
mands against THOMAS HENDERSON, late ofl
Chatham county, now deceased, to presentt
them to the undersigned properly made outi
within the time prescribed by law, so as to shod
their character and amount; and all persons Ink
deb ted to said deceased, are hereby required t<J
make immediate payment to me
EDWARD F. NEUFVILLE.
Administrator estate of Thomas Henderson, de<
ceased, No. 92 Bay street,
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