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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22
FASHION DEPARTMENT.
The Skirts of Gowns.

Ladies' who make their own gowns may
not all know that each p.ecs Of the irt
should be made separately, finished aud
completed exactly as it will appear when
the dress is done. Then they should be
joined togef her firmly, and the bottom of
tae skirt faced and the braid put on.
Linen facing Is the best. 1t keeps its stiff
enng longer than any other and neither
dust nor mud adheres to it as readily as to
other kinds of fscings. 1t is scarcely neces-
sary to say that the braid at the bottom
should be stitched ON VITA ons elge ex-
ending below the skirt aud the othsr
hemmod down by hand. Never bind thu
bottom with the braid, as poor dress
makers invariably insist upon doing.
Hang the skirt on the person for whom it
is intended, and not on a dummy, il you
want it 10 fit we'll An ll-fotlng skirt Is,
il possible worse looking than an H.
fitting waist II robs " oman Of style,
AMI in many cases makes her look
positively dsreputab,e. A lurking,
poorly drapoi overskirt will give the
most elegant gown a cheap and mean
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22

Isaw, SAYS a writer in Tue Minneapolis
Tribune, practical joke played the other
day whicn was worthy of Sidney Smith in
has happicst days A we'll known gentle.
man Of this city. who mas something OF a
reputation as wag, was my comoa mon,
and we were passing large dry goods
store which fronts on Nicolle, avenue
There, drawn up, wers three or four team,
and among item closet broughqm. with
the driver fast asleep on the box. Ev Il ,ntly
the mistress was inside Ia store Without
a Wort the wag stole quickly up, and open.
ing the carr age door carefully, slnmme i
II suddenly TO In a m0mantthe coachman
traigatan upaud gdzad down tae avenue
a, the cleo rio light mast as if he had never
seen ANYTHING SO intercs ing in his lie
Tacu ne sto,e a look over lis shoulder an i
saw n, wag standing, hat in band appar.
emily talking 10 some one inside the car
riage Thank you; yes; good day" said
tie wag. AMI bowed himself grace ully
away from the door, turning as he did SO
70 look up at the driver and say one word
Home" Yes sir tchl get upl" and OIL
went the brougham- 'homsl' Where that
'homs' was, or who the mistress of the
carriage was, or what she did when she
come out OF the store, or what the coach.
man din when he stopped az the door Of
"home' and found the carriage empty-all
chat only the eoachman and lady know.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22

The difficulty may be overcome in several
ways Cut the orange in two without
pairing, quarter-cut again, and eat from the
skin; another, cut IN even halves and eat
from the golden cup with spoon: a third,
pare Cbut do not skim the orange around as
you wouii an apple, leaving finger hold
at both ends, aud eat from the cup; a
fourth, cut In quarters and squoezs the
juice INTO a spoon; another, and less dainty,
- TO cut in halves and squeeze the juics
mo glass, drinking IL therefrom. We
have seen an orange eaten with knife and
fork. But the piea5antest way of all is to
prepare the fruit before sending it to the
IA lie by removing the outside skin, dividing
IN sections, and then with a sharp knife
dotachlng the pulp from the indi5 lining
OF each part, sprinkling with sugar, and
placing on or near tle ice for full half an
nour before using In tdls way it become.
not only delicious huj comfortable dlsh,
Tor which your friends Will thank you,
although oranges are no5 near so healthfui
wnen sugared.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22

Rheem, of the Smithsonian institute. has
contradicted much of the popu ar belief
concerning snakes The venomous hoop
snake, which takes its tail in It's mouth ami
rolls along like hoop, and the blow snake.
the breath of which is dea1l 7, exist only in
the imagination. Tho flea that serpents
sting with the tongue Is erroneous An I'M.
preston prevails that the number of pois-
onous snakes is great, but in North Amsri.
ca there are but three species--the rattle
snake, the copperhead or moccasin, ami the
coral Snakes do not jump; they reach
suddenly forward, perhaps half the len < Oh
of their bodies.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22

Now Is the time to get rid of the bowld-
ers rnat crop up in moving fields, either
playing the mischief occasionally with tn !,
moving machine knife. or forming anu
cleus around which bushes grow. Small
bow iders can sometimes be sunk more eco
nonlcally than blown. Dig a 3ep hole at
the side, large enough to hold the rock and
50 deep that when the powder is turned
over the top Of il will lie two or thras feel
below the surface The digging loosens the
soil, and answers the purpose Of subsoiling
very well.
IL blasting is necessary, tho process is
not so difficult as TO deter any intelligent
man fr, m undertaking it. II Is now with
the manufactured fuse no more dangerous
than many other operations upon the
fnrra lt requires very little skill 20
drill a hole with churn drill, and Attic
kno wledge OF powder to confne Il
IN the bottom OF the hole, AMI TO fire by
means Of the fuse. The bowlder should
be wei dug around two feet or more
below the surface Of the soil, so that the
powder may exert ali its force upon the
rock and throw open the seems For large
rocks, five OF six feet through. the hole
should 10 bored two or three iees Holes
OF This dep.h should be flied half or two
Thirds tull Of powder. Smaller rocks shou d
have holes ten, twelve fourteen or more
incles deep, according TO sizs. These should
not have more than one-third OF their depth
hucd with powder Cut the fuse long
rno'.gh 70 reach an inch into the powder in
t1s hole, and 20 come out at the top two or
three inches Then put In bic Of paper or
VOW over the powder, pressing ii down
gently With the tam liug bar. which should
b. mnfe Of coouer Follow this with
pounfe brick driving Il home with t0mp-
lng bar aud hamm0r untn he hole is iul.
Cover tle rock with plank or timber -
keen the 1toues frlm ayilg, aud set fire 70
fhe fuse Some use send for combining the
pcrdor hlt Ue haye never set fou1 any
thiuR Qute equal W brick. well driven ia.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22

look In putting the waistband On avoid
the old-tashione1, clumsy M thod. A
strairh wa! tband IL no. so good as mar
row voke which fits to the waist and makes
no ridge OF bulk to throw the waist in O
wrinkles Some of the test Paris dresses
nave the merest bindings at the waist
nothing in the nature Of a banl. In ad-
jus ting tne drapery leave no great open
loops or fo.ds to catch in door knobs and
otber protuheranceS Always have double
las Jennings to the skirt band or bindings.
Let part Of The drapery lap over and
fas ten at The side after the skirt has been
u tened. Leave no chance for a gazing
yent. PIT the POCKET where it can be found
M used by the owner without tear.nr her-
oslf to pieces every time she wants TO have
access to il. Tae larger poclet is the less
bulk will It's contents make in ths skirt.
1t is the shallow, narrow pockets that
bulge out disagreeabiy however small their
conteuts. The shallow pockets have a way
u turning ups.d; down, too, sliga
provocation, which often leaves thsir own
sr5 without purse or door key. And
IA tly, don'5 overtrim the skirt OF gown.
This ha; q Tounl skirt Of yellow silk,
yei!el by an upper skirt Of cream lace that
Is slightly shorter end is slashed open on
tka sides. The silk corsage is open al tina
throat, with supplies folls of lace on the
front prcees 1iug from under a deep rolling
co lar that is edg ID vita lace, and 1ermiaa-
ting under bucsl3 ut the waist The
bottom is slashel into sien Ter tabs, which
are turned u1ler to form loops.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22

tering them right aud left. Yet the re-
ma nder are not disnsyed Heroically they
move on, on, till they reach the land they
in end to make their home
1t woull be interesting to know whether
tie squirrels i'll the Arkansas highlands
wrote o1 for the squirrels in the Missis-
sippi valley to come out there and live,
or whether the eastern squirrels sent pros
pcctOrs out thsre TO find good place for
them all t. locate. Certain it is they had
some means of learning that it would be to
JLeir advantage TO go west. Some bril-
liant squirrel has described the lovely
winters, the abundant nuts, the gooi
.qnrrel society of Arkansas, and his
IA, arers have said: That's the territory
for u3. There will we pitch our tents"
All along the Ohio river, all through
Il inois and Kentucky, the woods, usually
noisy at this season with squirrels laying
q their winter supply of nuts, ara silent.
[ ieir shor5, sharp bark is heard no mo g,
and there is no sound of rustling leaves
II ade by their nimble fee
They do not migra-e annually, lka the
b rIs; but they change ther place of res :
donc9 at long Intervals. In 1872 a migra.
Il IN similar to the present to0d place. 4
gentleman who remem bers that IN graft on
w)ll says: II saw thousands of the little
animals winning the Great Mia mi They
swim with their tails out of water, and il
u any mischanca a squirrel gets his tail
M3t he Is he!p-ess. AT hat time, | recol-
e It, boys stood on the bank of the river,
and when the squirrels came near they
" )uld knock tner tails into the Wa
I zen 1t was an easy matter to wade in and
~ tch than
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22
Things to Do and to KNOW.
Dark brown eggs bring the highest pric,
in the markets

Dark brown eggs bring the highest pric,
in the markets
There are $4,000 Cutie Club Jersey COW,
and heiiers ia this country, aud not over
10, 900 cows on the island OK Jersey. The
p.Cc1 90 get good Jerseys now is not Jersey
Tut the United States.
Trees usually die when transplanted from
lack Of moisture. The advantage of plant.
ing in the fall is that the heavy rains carry
the earth IN aud around the roofs. and
moisture is plentiful. Excessively cold
drying winds, howeyor, are injurious.
Professor Brown, of the Ontario experi.
ment farm, hnd. after nine years experi.
mentation that a bulio gained ON pefma.
nent pas ure 2. 05 pounds per day. at cost
Of two cents pee day aud thai this was ia,
cheapest OF the twenty ways of feeding
tried.
Turkeys should not be confined to be fatted
until about ten days before tney are 90 be
sold. They will gain rapidly in flesh for
about ten da Is, tut after thai time they
begun to lose flesh, owing 20 becoming rest.
lass and unea y rom confinement.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22
Foreign Seeds.

Commissioner COlman Is having the seeis
sent QUO from ths department Of agriculture
thoroughly tested, 30 the profitaL4e DUNN
Ing there of the over supply OF British
see 1smen at Washington will be STOPPED
With the exception of the seeds of the
bressia or cabbage family, American-grown
seeds are lar better than those which are
imported. The terminating principle OF
gn seeds is liable 10 be destroyed by
the heat and moisture of the vessel 5 hold
in which they are brought across the ocean.
Besides. the American seed grower has a
character at stake, while the foreigner care,
not what is thought of him if be can shove
of his old stock.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22

An Iowa CORES pondent of The German
town Telegraph describes the way in which
he makes a gate for occasional use in a
fence OF barbel wire. The farmer some.
times has need Of a gate in a barbed wire
fence and which is used but seldom; be
must, nevertheless, put up a substantial.
hinge or slide gate. have sean a good
ga e put in bar bed wire fence with very
little trouble In this manner: Build ths
fence without reference to the gate: then
select the location for the gate and staple
the wire securely to the two gate posts
It cannot slip, Cut the wires at one of the
pots and fasten the ends 70 light piece Of
wood as high as the post Set oae end o.
this piece Of wood in shallow hole besid,
the post and place wire loop over it an
the post at the top, and your gate is fin.
ished. 1t can be opened in a moment. aud
for occasional use is as good as a hinge
gate
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22
ARTEMus WARD.
Interesting "Reminiscences of the Great
Humorist, by the Truthful E1i.


Humorist, by the Truthful Els.
NEW York, Nov. ia prophet is
without honor in his own country"
l was up at Waterford, Me-, the other
lay, where Artemus Ward was born, April
26, 1884, and how l realized the truthful
ness Of the above quotation. Here, where
the great humorist was born and where his
ashes now lie buriel, met spruce looking
young man on the train. H. had just re-
turned from college. He was so well in
.ormed about all the base ball clubs, boat
races and athletic matches that l addressed
him on the subject of Artemus Ward.
Il suppose you have many recollections
about Artemus Ward here in WATERFORD
l began.
''Artemus Ward1 Artemus W-a-r-dF he
unused. ''A-r-t-e- nl-u-sl / never heard OF
him"
why. Artemus Ward, Charles F. Browne,
the great humorist / thought every man
or woman on earth knew him. said.
''But I don't know him." replied the
young man. HE don't live in our town.
He"
But he's dead" said. He died in Lon
don, and was buried in Kensal Green in
1867"
'Well. l never heard of him." said the
young Water ford gentleman, sadly.
And here had come 500 miles to see the
mother OF great character, whose towns
man didn't know of his existencel
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22
CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT.
westward the Lively Squirrels Take Their
Way.

way
During the pleasant Indian summer
weather the SOU rrels have been mo ing
westward. Not singly or in families, have
they gone, as people change their aboIes,
but in vast communities numbering mil
lions. They are all OF one mind, apparently
and know where they are going and why
they go II we understood their Language
we would doubtless learn something well
worth knowing. Animals are far seeing.
In some phases of wisdom they are man S
superior They know nothing about Greek
or Latin, they are behind tina zines in fash
on AMI their art education has been neg.
lected but in all m alters where nature has
q voice they are wed posted They haven t
lived hand in glove with nature all their
lives and learne nothing about her signs,
promises and habits
These Squirrel have a good reason for
moving, il we only knew it. They are go
ing from Mississippi to the higher grounds
in Arkansas. Plucky little pioneers thsy
are. too. They climb over hills and swim
rivers. No obstacle battles them.
They swim the Mississippi. river, Begin
ming at point about five miles below Mem
phis, and continuing from there twenty
miles down stream. So thick were these
droves that thousands of the poor little
travellers were killed by the farmers with
clubs. The picture represents man slaugh.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22

Some years ago. in the colder states peo-
pie oil not attempt to keep sweet potatoes
excap few for seei. But in late years
our markets are supplied with choice ones,
as late as Nav, as good as in the previous
DC obor. The means and care required 10
DO this are familiar to but limited num-
ber il cannot be easily and cheaply done
on n small scale Those who make busl-
ness o. raising and keeping 10 supply spring
markets build houses puvpose.y for sweat
potatoes They are built so e. 80 have good
Ventilation at such times as the outdoor
Jemner9ture will admit The walls are
msda rOst-proof in various WAYS, some by
bull ling so that 1t can be filed in with
savdu,t, AMI dead air spaces. Others
warm their house, with artificial heat,
with stoves etc, in which case care has to
be taken to keep the temperature as near
as posi- ole at all times at 90 degrees. In
chose houses the potatoes are kept on wide
shelves arranged from floor to roof so
that the potatoes will not be deep on any
enc Of the shelves, but so they car enjoy a
free circulation of air They must be kept
from moisture; consequently they shoul1
not be put in cellars, except extremely dry
ones
Sweet potatoes should be dug when the
ground is dry, and On clear days and in the
forenoon, ami left il the sun q few hours,
so they will be perfectly dry. They should
lie carefully handled. so as not to bruise
them 1t is recomm en- lei to take barrels to
the field, and a plenty of pl aiming mill
shavings. Put a quantity Of shavings in
the bottom of the barrel, then layer of
potatoes and shavings alternately until
the barrel IS full, providing the last layer
is 10 be shavings Then store these barrels
in some warm room, where they will not
frpaz,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22
ARTEMUs WARDS HAvDwR1rNe.

Artemus, while on Tho Cleveland Plain.
dealer, usei to answer the inquiries OF cor
respondents. Among those unpublished
ans weri find the following:
To OUR CoRREsPoNDENTs We would
inform "H' tia. tre words foul murder
were taNorite expres ions OF William
ecaaesp5are, wliter OF plays. but if the
truth were known Gen. Sherman and his
staff murdered more fowls in Tennessee
than W luam Shakespeare ever dreamed
Of. Shak. was all talk, while Gen. Sher-
man quietly murdered the fowls.
NERIrAs Many make the came error.
Mr. Key, who wrote the "Stal Spangled
Banner" is not the author OF Hamlet" a
tragedy. Flo wrote tbs banner business.
and assisted ia the Female Pirate,n bue
did not write Hamlet" "Hametn was
written by n talented but unscrupulous
man namel Macbeth. sfterw tried and
executed for numbering sleep"
YoUNG CLERGYMAN Two pints of rum.
tw. quarts Of hot water, teacup Of sugar
ana a lemon. Crate in nutmeg, stir thor
ous ally and drink while warm
POET. -- You are right. The lines
30 live that when thy summons come,
To join the innmnerable caravan which
novel, etc,
were a dua' production. The summons
rart Is from the giitei pen Of New York
churchman who changed his residencs IN
Tue directory ihrse timss to escape credit
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22

Hard cider has a bsr-room flavor that
i Ices not suit rein ID farm people To pro
duce cider suited to their taste, the bung is
no, knocked out 1t as tightly f.tel 70 the
steve but there is a hole in it to which is
h-1ed tube of tn, rubber or glass. A few
inches above the barrel toe tube is bent to
a horizontal direction AMI again bent d own
and the end is inserted in bowl of water.
As the car onic acid forms it passes
through the tube and escapes in bubbles
while the water excludes the air Ferment-
alton thus slowly proceeds until the mate
nal for the clem cal changes is exhausted.
1t is true that there IS alcohol in such c der.
but it seems brula to call it hard II
sends cut an aroma 50 r'ca with suggestions
OF Autumn ripeness, that a Temperance
man could hardly look at it without feeling
a longing at his heart If the cider is bot
tie just at this stage, it will foam and
sparkle like Champagne.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22
A Brakeman Up in Aristotle.

One drummer held in nis hand an un-
Zig hted cigar. Another drummer asked
thai the cigar be given him.
Il VIII was the reply, IF you will first
tell me correctly what IS to become of it. >.
"Al right. l pre- lict that you will rol
give it to me-"
Nov see how stupid you are If should
give 1t to you your prediction would b.
false And. your pre- icy-oD being false,
according to our agreement | Keep tho
cigar"
But, stay there" replisi the other; if
you keep the cigar my prediction is tTu7
anu the cigar must be mine. My preiic
ton cannot be proven fa-se unless You give
me the cigar"
You have lots of gall TO think you can
get some Thing for nothing
You have ioti OF nerve 20 stau1 up here
ami refuse to carry out your aIreemenG.
You are liar"
You're another"
''You -"
"YOu -n
"Herew cried the brakeman. no fighting
here. WHAT is tho row abou5p
The case was duly stated to the brake
man. Ina individual scratched his heal,
wiped the coal scot an peys piration from
his lip with his GLOW 4 hand, and, after
great elaboration, exclamsd;
Give me the ciga~
The cigar was handed to him
This is very intere3ing case" he said /;
at reminds me of She syllogisms of Xeno
which we used to study at tie round house
on the problem OF cause AMI effect Hlu -
trated by the example Of two double-hoader
freight trains trying to pass each other on
the same track, Of the similar but more
a stract problem of what is the rssul
hen an Irresistible force comes in ca tao
with an immovabie body. But, gon lemal
as Aristotle usel to sav--oh. have you go,
e knife about your c,othes!'
Dcummer N. l pro iucsd a knife. ans
It'll it the brakeman cut off chs cad OF the
/ cigar.
: 'As Aristotle used to say. that is ro-
ductio al absur3am-a two-an1-two- make
/ fiYs case. Blu, as Patio observed in bis
work on color-b.inlasss ami DO ted frogs,
tire imposs bic is possible only with tho i'm
J p 'ssib,e; andy tie way, have you got a
match about your cio5ls5F
Drummer N. 2 produced a match
"And now" continued the brakeman, I'D
dressing No. /, you promised 10 give thi
cigar to No. 2 If he would correctly guess
NiOt NOuAQ bSCO4AlS VI W.
"Y.s."
We'll, he guessed that you wouldn't give
it to him and, as you haven't given it to
HIM. according to Your promise the cigar
no longer remains yours"
Yes"
4 "And now, YOU other follow. you think
I the cigar is yours becausa YOU correctly
! gussse what ohis mal would do with itl'
\ "Yes"
But if he should give the cigar to you
then your guess would be ia Sc one aud,
according to the Contract the cigar would
not be your.s'
'Yes"
Now you SEQ, gentlemen, that the CIGAR
belongs to neltLer of YOU. i think (Dulf,
puffl-l think it is tpuff, puff good cigar
Good -dav, gentlemen, and if you have any
more syiloyisms to quarrel over pie ass lot
the stakes b. house AMI lot or n diamond
ring, nj I'll be glad to settle the dispute
for you.n
And as the two drummsrs looked at each
other on OF the corners of their eyes tn,
brakeman walked proudly away, exclaim
irg
Smarlville! The next stop is Smart.
villel
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22
Shawl Dresses.

The toilets made up Of plaid shawls very
forcblY remind one Of the former pocket
handkerchief dresses; The shawls are the
real soft wintry-looking long-haire1, lama
material Two suca large shawis, each
ffty-five inches square. are enough for a
pretty tunic arrangement and bodice The
separate parts of the drapery must be SO
made up that fringe AMI border round the
ed % come in as trimming. The skirt aud
any add tional trimming for the waist is
best chosen of velvet or plush.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22

This dress has a SIX rt front of milk white
crepe de Chine, which Is Gro sod wi h folds
of The crepe on tine lower part, and has
broad lace revers at the sides The round
flowing train is of waterei six, as is also
the short basque waist. The latter has a
plastron of horizontal folds of crepe de
Cline and lace drapery. TIE long tu,le
veil is secured with orange blossoms, and a
cluster of the blossoms is placed over the
fastening of the collar on thu right side.