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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-09-23
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On Wednesday last two men with
hOoksandlines caught 2, 400 rnacksre'
of Newport, the greatest catch q .
known there.
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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-18
HINDOO PILGRIMS.
Scenes at Allahabad at the Time of the
Annual Pilgrimage,

Scenes at Allahabad at the Time of the
Annual Pilgrimage.
Allahabad is the holy place of the
Hindoos, the city of God. Its halo of
sanctity arises from its location at the
union of the Jumma and the Ganges,
the two sacred streams of India. The
tongue of sandy land at the junction
is the hallowed spot, and here myriads
of the devout resort, like pilgrims to
Jordan, to purify the soul by bathing
and prayer. This custom takes the
form of an annual festival, lasting
month, when the lowland at the con-
tluence becomes vast encampment.
As the Hindoo religion works on a cash
basis, these occasions are embraced for
purposes of gain as well as of worship.
Owners of various portable shrines hold
forth their efficacy; Brahmins read the
Shasters in return for pious offerings;
the makers of gods are present to sell
their wares, and groups of Nautch girls
find an abundant harvest. Traders
erect booths or bazars, and the traffic
in merchandise reminds one of the
great Russian fair Of Mini Novgorod.
Every twelfth year, when Jupiter
enters a certain sign of the zodiac, oc-
ours the great Mela, as the pilgrimage
is called, when the concourse some
times reaches millions. The last took
place in 1882. The holy mendicants al
ways attend the Mela in great num-
bers, begging or exacting food and
money from the great masses, Under
the pretense of sanctity they almost dis
pense with clothing, allow their hair
and beard to grow wild and twist coil
of gray rope about their heads, or else
wear nothing, while they smear face,
breast and limbs with ashes from the
funeral pyres, relieved with daubs of
ocher and vermillion. During Mela
they inflict a variety of fortunes upon
themselves. One, for. example, will
bury himself in the ground until only
his nose and mouth are exposed, and
feign to remain several days without
eating-getting up in the night, like
the knave he is, and stealing the ma
terial for hearty meal. Boston
Herald.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-18
A SKILLFUL FiNANCIER.
How She Secured Contribution at Relief
Corps Fair.


A good story is told of little girl,
whose mother is member of Bosworth
Relief Corps, which goes to show that
even at her tender age she is smart en-
ough to run fair. The little miss is
only nine years old. She is very pref
ty and ladylike. When the Relief
Corps decided to hold a fair, the ladies,
as is customary, asked the friends to
contribute articles to their various
tables. Now, our little miss thought
she would do business on her own
hook. So she called on many ladies
she knew, interested them in the fair,
and when it was time to open the fair
this little miss had secured SO much
and such variety that cart had to be
sent to collect the contributions.
The little miss was very attentive
during the fair. One evening Mayor
Deering came into the hall. The young
lady waltzed up to him and said-her
bright face and sparkling eyes attract
ing the attention of listeners-"Mayor
Deering, am collecting some money
for the fair; won't you contributed"
The Mayor put his hand in his
pocket, took out some money and,
without looking at it, handed it to the
| little miss. She thanked him and went
off, but in few moments was back
again, and said:
7"Mayor Deering, forgot to tell you
that we proposed to print the names Of
those contributing the money l am col
| Letting, and when you gave me some
money you didn't stop to look at it,
and thought you ought to know you
gave me seven cents, because didn't
believe you would want it printed that
the Mayor of Portland gave seven cents
to the fair"
A broad smile overspread the May
or's face, and, drawing his pocket-book,
he handed the little miss a crisp five
dollar bill
| Now" says our little miss, "Ihear
Governor Robbie is here. Mr.. Mayor,
and / would like ever so much to
be introduced. Won't you introduce
mep"
Certainly" replied his Honor,
always gallant, "come with me. "
So the couple walked up to where
the Governor was, and the Mayor, adj
dressing him, said:
Governor, here is little girl who
is very anxious to know the Chief
Magistrate of the State"
The Governor turned, shook hands
with our little miss, asked her her
name, patted her head and asked her
what he could do for her.
why, Governor ROBBIE she replied,
IL am collecting some money for the
fair Won't you contributed"
"Of course l will, +" replied the Gov
ernor, "what shall give youP"
"Well you see," said our little miss,
mayor Deering has given me five dol
lars, and of course the Governor of q
State would wish to give more than the
Mayor of city"
The Governor was quick to see the
joke, and laughingly drew his wallet
and handed our little miss bill to ado
to the other contributions for the relie
fund. -Portiand (Me.) Press.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-18
WEDDING DRESSES.
Tollettes and Gowns for Brides with Fash
ionabie Notions.

Tollettes and Gowns for Brides with Fash
ionable Notions.
The regulation dress of many lus-
trous satin yelled in costly laces is still
seen, but it is no longer the special
favorite; but the effort to extinguish
the popularity of orange blossoms as
the flowers for brides seems to have
failed if one can Judge by the quanti-
ties used to garnish the elaborate toll
cites prepared for this season. They
are, however, intermingled with the
dainty perfumed flowers of the white
jessamine and the lustrous myrtle, re-
lieving the ivory clearness of the dress,
and sprays of buds and blossoms which
were once used without leaves, the
green of the stems being the only color
visible.
In referring to the change of fancy
from plain surfaced fabrics to those
with cords, Partisan authority states
that ribbed silks are decidedly favored
and that the dress of such silk is
made in the most simple style, the skirt
plated all round, the bodice peaked in
front and at the back, the points either
plain or plated in fiat plaits slanting
from the shoulders and converging to
the waist. If lace is employed for the
bridal toilette it is put on braces upon
the bodice and in short tunic over the
skirt, looped up on one side. If the
veil is of lace it covers the top of the
head only and hangs at the back; if of
mere tulle it falls lower than the waist
in front and down to the edge Of the
dress at the back.
When satin is used, il not under lace,
it is most deliberately embroidered in
| pearls or crystals, or the embroidered
net is so placed over the plain parts
that it has the appearance of being a
portion of the material. While the
pearls create soft and pleasing effect
the cut crystals are by far the most
brilliant, as they throw out iridescent
Examinations with every movement Of
the wearer's body.
The couture is something between
a high and dropping one. Part Of
| Ine nalr is IndSSeu al tne Top Oh tnt
head and part is arranged to
droop in the neck. The classical
wreath is no longer worn, but only
small sprays of orange flowers placed
here and there. As for the bouquet il
is exchanged for a short garland
fastened upon the left shoulder.
Very simple and pretty for young
bride is dress of velvet and gauze
the skirt of faille franchise. in ivor-
white, is trimmed round the foot with
a narrow plated f1ounce of the silk; tn,
skirt is covered with ivory silk gauze
the folds secured beneath clusters anC
sprays of orange blossoms and myrtle
the round skirt is put on in thicl
gathers round the waist; the bodice i
of white velvet and comes down in
rounded-off basque in front and at tn
back. 1t opens into a point over {
narrow plastron of ivory-white fall
and is put on over a gathered chemi
settle of ivory-white silk gauze, whicl
is three-quarters high in the neck an,
has short, pulled sleeves. PHILADELPHIA
Times.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-18
One Dollar Per Year.
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

The late John Landon Sibley, lie
brarian of Harvard, courted his sweet
heart twenty years before he married
her.
For thirteen years the names of the
Fort Wayne postmasters have begun
with K--Kamm, Keil and Kaough.-
Indianapolis Journal.
DIR. Schliemann, the famous ex-
plorer of ancient Troy, who resides in
The city of Athens, has two children,
and their names are Andromache and
Agamemnon.
M. Louis Pasteur, the discoverer OF
the remedy against rabies, is not ply
sician, but a chemist. He is native of
Dole, in the Department of Jura,
France, and is in his sixtieth year.
Mrs. John Sherwood, Mrs. Burton
Harrison, Mrs. James B. Potter, Mr..
Paul Dana, Mr.. Poultney Bigelow, Hon.
w. w. Astor and Mr.. CORTLAND Palmer
are, according to New York corre-
spondent of provincial paper, .the
leading literary lights of New York
fashionable society"
In all the gossip about the Wander
bilts high praise is accorded the Oldest
son, Cornelius He is said to be a
scholarly, serious-minded man, of cul-
tivated tastes and religious character,
who is seldom "before the public" but,
when he is mentioned, is invariably
spoken of respectfully.-N Y. Tribune.
The late Mrs. Fillmore's library at
Buffalo has in it scrap-book made BY
Mrs. Fillmore with much painstaking.
The covers, of green Russian leather,
contain all the newspaper articles that
she could find to clip, telling of the
last illness and death of her husband,
the President of the United States. Mr.
Fillmore's right arm was palsied while
he held his razor in his hand in the act
of shaving. -Bu6alo Express.
Mr.. Clemens mark Twain, il
seems, is becoming offended because Of
the vast number of congratulations
which shower upon him because ne has
attained his fiftieth birthday. II do
not see what have done" he says,
"to have so many enemies. have
never congratulated a person on being
fifty years of age. 1t is true have
shot at people in the dark when l have
had something unusual against them,
but / have drawn the line there"
Peter Donahue, who died recently
in San Francisco, was worth $l0,000,'
900. He begun life as a blacksmith
and was never ashamed of his humble
calling. When he came to build
1925, 900 tomb OF vault in Calvary Gene
terry, he placed upon the front a hug
bronze medallion, representing in has
relief a tremendous arm, with heavy
hammer in the fist, and underneath j
the words: Labor Omnia Vincit,
while over it was the single name
"Donahue." His daughter is the wifi
of Baron Won Schroeder, of Germany
and lives in Stuttgart Connection
Catholic
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-18
Carnivora in Finland.

How great are still the numbers of
canivora in Finland may be seen from
the following figures given in the last
issue of the Statistical Year Book" for
Finland. In 1882 not less than IS bears,
12S wolves, 407 lynxes. 1905 foxes, rs
gluttons, 240 river offers, 14S martens,
1883 ermines and 8. 947carnivorous birds
were killed, for which an aggregate of
fl,646 was paid in premiums by the
Government. The ravages occasioned
by carnivora the same year were i'm
mense; they are estimated at 274horses,
SAG horned cattle, 5,246 sheep, 164 pigs,
ll9 goats, 1851 reindeer and 1856 do
mestic fowls. The greatest number of
bears were killed in Viborg and Ulea-
borg respectively So and S0), while
most wolves were killed in the more
densely peopled Government of Tavss-
tehuus.-N. 7. Post,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-18
SELF-INSTRUCTiON.
A Famous Scholars Method of Acquiring
Foreign Tongues.

For the benefit of large number
who have asked advice as to the best
method of learning foreign languages,
we give DR.. Schliemann's method,
which we find in his Ilios. "Nothing
spurs one on to study more than misery
and the certain prospect of being able
to release ones self from it by unremit-
ting work. Iapplied myself with ex-
traordinary diligence to the study of
English German was his native
tongue). Necessity taught me meth
cd which greatly facilitates the study
of language. This method consists in
reading great deal aloud, without
making translation. Taking lesson
every day, constantly writing essays
upon subjects of interest, correcting
these under the supervision of teach
er, learning them by heart and repeat
ing in the next lesson what was COR
rected on the previous day. My MEM
DRY was bad, since from my childhoodit
had not been exercised upon any
object; but l made use of every
moment, and even stole time
for study. In order to acquire a
good pronunciation quickly, I went twice
every Sunday to the English church,
and repeated to myself in low voice
every word of the clerygman's sermon.
l never went on my errands, even in
the rain, without having my book in my
hand and learning something by heart,
and | never waited at the post-office
without reading. By such methods I
gradually strengthened my memory and
in three months time found no difficulty
in reciting from memory to my teacher,
in each days lesson, twenty printed
pages, after having read them atten-
lively. In this way l committed to
memory the whole of Goldsmith Vicar
of Wakefield and Sir Walter SCOTS
Ivanhoe. From over-excitement slept
but little and employed my sleepless
hours at night in going over in my
mind what had read on the preceding
evening. The memory being always
much more concentrated at night than
in the day time, l found these repeti-
tons at night of permanent use. Thus
/ succeeded in acquiring In half year
thorough knowledge of the English
language.
Il then applied the same method to
the study of French, the difficulties of
which | overcame likewise in another
six months. OF French authors 1
learned by heart the whole of Fcnelon's
adventures de 1elemaque and Bernar-
din de ST. Pierre's Paul Ell Nrginie.
This unremitting study had in the
course of a single. year strengthened
my memory to such degree that the
study of Dutch, Spanish, Italian and
Portuguese appeared very easy, and it
did not take me more than six weeks to
write and speak each of these lam
guages iluently."
This was before DR.. Schliemann was
twenty-five. His method Of work at
night can not be recommended to an
American youth. Our climate is not
that of Holland (where DR.. S. was then
clerk at one hundred and sixty dol
lars year salary, and in our climate
abundance of sleep is imperative But
an adaptation of his methods may be
very helpful to the aspiring and reso-
lutte student-N y Tribune.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-18
A DESPERATE CASE.
The Experiments of a Man Who Deserves
Public sympathy.

The Experiments of Man Who Deserves
Public sympathy.
A melancholy man entered Sixth
avenue toy store the other day, and
YEARLY seated himself on stool.
Anything l can do for you, sir"
asked the clerk.
YES" sighed the man; II want to
die. l am tired of life. want to
commit suicide"
Il don't think can do anything for
you," responded the clerk; 1--WE don't
keep poison or firearms here"
II don't want either. l have tried
them. Ihave tried everything. This
dependency came on me month or
so ago, and since then / have done
nothing but search for death.
went to a skating-rink, got over
heated and then went out
doors without my overcoat. Instead
of killing me, this cured chronic case
of bronchitis l have had for ten years.
Next called the biggest man knew a
liar. He admitted the fact without a
struggle. Then 1 refused to buy my
wife seal-skin sacque, and she didn't
whimper. A few days later, maddened
by repeated failures, l drank quart of
whisky at one pull, on wager of one
hundred dollars. l won the money
without turning hair. You see how
have sufferedpn
"You have had hard time, it is
true" sympathized the clerk.
That isn't ALL continued the suf-
ferer, with sigh: 1.-The other day
went hunting, and pulled my shot
gun after me over rail-fence. 1t was
no good. Then blew into the muzzle
to see whether it was loaded. | didn't
even snap cap, 1 next tried heroic
methods. l got friend of mine to
point pistol at me that he thought
wasn't loaded. The ball missed me by
half-an-inch, and broke a seventy-five
dollar pier.glass. Oh! I'm wretched."
We'll, what can l do for you?''
asked the clerk.
II am tired of temporizing any
longer" said the unhappy man; II an
going to make sure job of it thi.
time"
"How can / assist youP"
Il want to buy a toy-pistol, and i
that doesn't do the work, / shall swal.
low pound of dynamite, and sit dowr
on banana-peel. If this fails me,
shall move into an absolutely fire-proo
building, and light the kitchen fir,
with non-explosive kerosene. Good
byer'-Pack.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-18
JAPANESE TOILETS.
The Costumes Worn by the Mikado's
Fair Subjects.

The Costumes Worn by the Mikado's
Fair Subjects.
In making her toilet for the day, the
Japanese girl first puts on garment
made usually of some coarse material,
not very long, and reaching only to
the waist, but with long sleeves. On
the neck of this garment is sewed a
deep fold of scarlet or some bright
colored Grape or silk.
A long, straight skirt of blue or red
Grape, silk or wool is tied around the
waist, and over all three of these gar
ments is worn the kimono, or dress.
This is of some dark color, and made
of coarse spun silk or thick Grape.
For festivals and holidays the dresses
are of very fine material and very
handsome.
The outer dress is simply a wrapper
reaching to the feet, with very long
and wide sleeves hanging nearly to the
ground, and used as pockets. On
each shoulder deep tuck is made
which extends to the waist, thus MAX
ing a little fullness for the skirt. But
the dress has no gathers, and is straight
all the way down.
The neck is adorned with a wide
piece of black velvet or satin, which
reaches nearly to the waist, and the
dress is crossed over the bosom and
confined by a girdle. Over this is
worn a very wide sash, a piece of
brocaded silk or satin, stiff with en-
broidery in gold or silver, lined with
soft silk and fastened behind with a
large bow. When these are all on,
but barefooted, or if in cold weather in
white mitten socks, made to reach
only to the ankle, and with a place in
which to put the great toe Gust as nit
tens have place for the thumb she
goes out to say "Ohaio," or good
morning to her father and mother
~ Y. Times.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-18
KATE HAS MADE A PIE,

u can not ask you up, Ben Blend,
To dine with Kate and me;"
Thus spoke drummer TO his friend,
And sighed right heavily.
~ know promised TO, but then"
A tear stole from his eye
"The cold, frost-bitten fact is, Ben,
My Kate has made plel
'The pie is not so deadly when
An expert yields the plate;
But that's different pie, dear Ben,
From pies composed by Kate.
She's not an artistic with the flour,
The spice, the lard, SO /
Can not invite you to our bower,
For Kate has made pie!
"You are All honest bachelor, Ben,
Let me some truths unload;
Some little facts to ponder when
You're out upon the road.
Our honeymoon was filled with Joy;
No cloudlets swept the sky,
Things might have thus continued, boy,
But Kate, she made Il pie!
"a parody upon the pies
My mother used to makel
A thing to breed wild surprise
Mixed up with stomaeh-ache.
A pie to conjure spirits up
from out the sulphurous state
On which might Macbeth's witches sup
That pie first made by Kate.
what strange fatality attends
The young wife's pie-us art?
PTe-matrimonial pastry blends
Not with the wifely heart.
Before the orange blossom fade
Wide opens many an eve;
En- unsophisticated maids
Should make better pie.
"ADd so can not ask you, Ben,
With us to come and dine;
Some other day--some Sunday--when
My wife has ceased to shine
AS Empress of the Kitchen Range
Grown more discreet--and fly
So, Ben, old boy, don't think IL strange,
Dut-Kate has made pie!'
--MerchdntT rdUeler.