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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-09-02
NURSERY NAMES.
silly Girl Graduates Who Permit Them
selves to BE Called by Baby Names.

silly Girl Graduates Who Permit Them
selves to BE Called by Baby Names.
Hattie, Bessie and Mamie were the
Christian names given by three of the
nine young women upon whom the
degree of Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor
of Letters were conferred at the com.
mencement of Rutgers Female College.
Of course it is of no use to expostu-
late with these girls for allowing them.
selves to be described by their pet nur.
sery names even in so formal a docu-
ment as college diploma. We might
as well attempt to reason them out Of
obedience to the dictates of passing
fashion in dress-to induce them to re-
duce the height of their hats or the
heels of their boots. They prefer their
own taste 10 ours, and think that Hat
tie, Bessie and Mamie are much pref
tier and far more elegant names than
the homely old-fashioned Harriet
Elizabeth and Mary.
None the less, it seems very neon.
gruous, and it is very incongruous to
give scholastic degree to a young
woman who is spoken of only as if she
were baby who had not yet mastered
the pronunciation of some of the con-
sonants, and who changed the con-
struction of words to suit the limita-
tons of her infantile vocal organs
In the domestic circle such nursery
hox l1xI1,,
tons, but they sound quite silly when
they are read out at a college COM
mencement as the serious appellations
of young women who are deemed
worthy of grave scholastic degrees,
Suppose that when DR.. Oliver Wendell
Holmes was given an honorary degree
in England the other day he had been
described as Ollie Holmes or MOL
Holmes. alma.
These three young women allowed
DR.. Samson and Dr.. Burchard to ad
dress them before large audience a:
if they were little girls in pinafores
waiting for present of a doll or OF
sweetmeats, instead of young ladie,
about to receive diplomas certifying
that they had mastered studies within
the ability of maturity only. They ant
their friends were not in the least in.
dignant at the familiarity. but took il
as altogether nice, pretty and proper
Among the other recipients of de
grees were two Marys and two Eliza
beths, who were so called in their de.
grees but Mamie and Bessie probably
looked on them as the victims of the
prejudices of old-fashioned and un
reasonable parents. Yet we can nevel
think of Mamie, and Bessie, and Hattie
as dignified young women so long as
they put those baby names on theil
cards.
But, as we have already said, W,
protest in vain. They like baby name
better than the names they received il
baptism, and are utterly indifferent Il
what we say on the subject So W.
must write down Hattie, and Mamie
and Bessie as Bachelors of Arts and o
Letters. and not three pretty littl,
girls to whom DIR. Burehard and DIR
Samson gave rewards of merit for goo
conduct in the infant class of Sun
| day-schooL-M ]. Sun,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-09-02

long time if no sportsman comes to It's
relief and scares up the bird and shoots
q GOLF o,rnr In, an adinininn c finld

long time If no sportsman comes to Its
relief and scares up the bird and shoots
a calf over in an adjoining field.
The setter is another breed of dog.
1t has more hair and consequently
fewer ribs. The chief use of the setter,
like that of the pointer, is for the hun
ter to swear at when he misses his bird.
The setter is so called from the man
ner of making known the fact that it
has sighted game. This is accom-.
plished by carelessly taking a seat as
if nothing had happened and acting as
if it had sat down to remain, very much
like carpenter working by the day.
We have heard of settlers which after
being seated would take out cigar
and begin to smoke or commence to
look over the morning paper, but
never fully credited the story. We
did, however, once see setter which
habtually carried camp-stool around
in its mouth and upon sighting covey
of chickens would calmly sit down on
the stool and cross its legs. We act,
ually saw this several years ago so
there can be no mistake about it.
This would not of course be com,
plete without repetition of certain
old story about the setter. When George
Washington was a small boy and
about the time he carried on his lum.
bering operations in his father S
orchard he heard the old gentleman
say he wished to get good bird dog.
Shortly after that George succeeded in
stealing a common yellow dog of a
neighbor, and knowing the governor
was not well posted on dogs offered ia
sell it to him for fifty cents with which
to go to the circus.
''Is it hunterP" asked the grand.
father of his country.
yes replied George.
''Setter or pointer"
"Setter"
The next day George crawled under
the tent of the Great Colonial United
Circus and Menagarie and spent the
half dollar for popcorn bricks. About
a week after his father discovered tina
the dog did not know bird from {
wheel-barrow, and shortly after wa,
about to bring a mule harness trace
into active use on his son and heir.
81 thought you said that dog was {
hunter "a genuine setterP" he de
manded.
Father, l can not tell lie,
pleaded the young hopeful, lit is {
hunter and setter. 1t will hun
around till it finds bone, and thel
set down and eat it. "
A few moments later the elder Wash
ington entered the house, .
"Sam," said he to his coachman
who had just helped himself to SOM
fine old brandy on the sideboard, ''yo,
will have to get new trace for tina
off mules harness. "-EStelline Cd. Z.
Bell.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-09-02
BUSINESS SUCCESS.
Fame and Fortune Not to BE Won With
out Giving a Fair Equivalent.

Fame and Fortune Not to BE Won With.
out Giving a Fair Equivalent.
Legitimate success in business gen.
orally comes slowly, and few men will
win either fame or fortune without
giving fair equivalent for them. A
young man starting in business should
determine at the very outset that he
will win success, and deserve it by
legitimate means To accomplish this
purpose many things should be taken
into consideration, and first of all,
fair and square dealing" There is a
firm in Chicago, now one OF the largest
and wealthiest of the kind, that started
in small way, and that since the fire
has built up a great enterprise on the
strength of this phrase. 1t advertised
everywhere the newspapers, on
the curbstones, on the fences along the
lines of railroad leading into the city
"fair and square dealing" and by
keeping its faith in this respect and
''forging to the 'front.'" it has been
prosperous, almost phenominally so.
To gain legitimate success also re-
quires patience. Sometimes it takes
years for storekeeper to get we'll es.
tablshed in trade, but the turning
point in his favor is sure to come some
time, if he works faithfully, lives fru.
gally, and waits for results. 1t re.
quires, further, stability. A man must
settle down to one place, one plan, one
purpose. Nothing costs merchant
so much as removal to a new field.
1t is like beginning his work again,
and he has the disadvantage of build.
ing up business with the opposition
Of others, already well established.
We recently knew of an instance
where a grocer was doing fair bust
ness--in fact, was making money.
His prospects were fair for the future,
his credit was good, but he was in a
country town and thought it would
be more agreeable for him to live
nearer the city; hence, he came to one
of the suburbs of Chicago. His new
venture was failure. He returned
to his former place, but he had lost
| his lOObuOlu w lCmONalI othOt SOolO'
keepers had secured his customers,
and after a fruitless struggle to get
upon his feet again he was closed out
by the sheriff. We say this to show
what an evil discomfort is to q bust.
ness man. There are many who are
doing fairly well who imagine they
would be far more prosperous ant
happy somewhere else. This is fire.
quently a mistaken notion. Ant
there are many who are not sufficient
ly wise to "let well enough alone"
Legitimate success, then, must gen
orally be fairly earned a few may
make money by speculation, by taking
large risks, by removing their goods
their families and personal propert,
to new places and selling out their rea
estate at loss. Not many do, how
ever, and if you will recall your man.
business acquaintance who hav'
changed about, and who have not beer
satisfied with the steady, wearisom,
Flooding necessary in all ordinar!
: business, you will be surprised, per
haps, to discover how many have mis-
erably failed, and gone down to OBJ
livion. -Grocer'S Criterion.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-09-02

lost dog attached to stout stick
which held him between them but yes
kept them at safe distance. General
Beale's son-in-law was delighted to see
the dog again. The dogs mistress was
specially pleased. The dog, however.
showed no sign of pleasure or recogni-
ton. He went over into an OPP
posite corner and would not
pay any attention to their
calls. They thought that he might
feel strange and so paid no further at
tention to him. Suddenly, without
even bark of warning, this great dog
sprang and bit his mistress right
through the upper lip and then on her
cheek before her husband could reach
the stout collar which still encircled
the dogs neck The Russian succeed
ed in half moment in dragging the
dog off from his mistress and then he
had terrific fight with the infuriate,l
animal. If he had not been very
muscular he would not have succeeded
in subduing him. He succeeded finally
in dragging him into bathroom and
locking him up, but not until his right
arm was bitten and torn from shoulder
to wrist
The scene that followed is dramatic
enough for the most sensational OF
plays The moment the door was lock-
ed the Russian returned. He glanced
quickly at the fireplace, where he saw
the poker was imbedded in the Goals
and was, fortunately, nearly at white
heat He drew it at once from its bed
and said to his wife: |The dog is mad.
This is our only chance to escape a
horrible death. These wounds must
be cauterized at once" The brave
American wife never finched With
the courage of her soldier father
she submitted to have the flaming
iron burn most cruelty the flesh OF
her fair face. A moments delay
upon her part or cowardice would have
made the operation upon her hus-
bands arm useless. The moment after
cauterizing her wounds the Russian
turned to his own arm and thoroughly
burned every break made in his flesh
by the dog. After this had been done
as completely as possible they sent for
the surgeon of the Russian legation.
He was one of the finest surgeons in
Europe. He came and examined them.
He brought his irons to perform the
operation of cauterizing, but he said
after he came that he had nothing to
do. The young Russian diplomatic had
performed the work as well as if he
had been skillful surgeon. The
surgeon also added that there was no
danger.
Thedog was undoubtedly mad. 1t tore
every thing to pieces in the room where
it was confined and died in horrible
agony. General Beale SAYS that neither
his daughter nor her husband have felt
the slightest symptoms of trouble re-
sulting from this accident. He says
his daughter determined from the
first that she would not allow her mind
to dwell upon it. She remembered
how her father had courageously fought
off hydrophobia, and she was fully re.
solved that no mental disturbance OIL
worry upon her part should throw
open the gate to the approach of this
terrible disease, General Beale did moi
mean to say that there was no such
thing as real hydrophobia upon the
part of human beings, but he sincerely
believes that in the majority of cases
it results largely from fright and menta
depression. Long Branch Cor. NJ y
| World. - W. IS O..
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-09-02
PRAIRIE CHICKEN HUNTING.
Some of the Features of the Sport and
Necessary Adjuncts of tho Chase.

Some of the Features of the Sport and
Necessary Adjuncts of tho Chase.
A successful hunt is always started
by several sportsmen providing them
selves with small TASKS, while in the
buggy is large demijohn to be used
as a sort of supply depot. The party
then starts out, some of the members
usually also taking along guns and a
liver-colored dog which looks as if its
ancestors had had nothing to eat for
several generations. Concerning this
dog we propose to make few casual
observations from strictly non-par-
tisan standpoint.
The ordinary bird dog consists chiefly
of ribs and legs. There are two kinds,
the pointer and setter. They are so
named from certain personal pecu-
liarities when searching for game.
They are used chiefly to locate prairie
chickens and bring fleas into the house.
When the pointer sets out to find a
bird it puts its nose to the ground and
STAR dCIOss INC prairie al rdplu rate.
Before going far it invariably expert
ences a change of mind and comes
back. The programme Is then re-
peated with few miscellan-
eeus curves dropped in to throw
the prairie chicken off her
guard and get up an appetite for din.
ner. While making these evolutions
valuable pointers have frequently been
injured by having their nose drop into
a gopher hole and break of. After
that pointer may make an excellent
parlor ornament but seldom amounts
to much for hunting purposes.
When a pointer stumbles onto 9
chicken which it can't well avoid il
has habit Of raising fore-leg to cal
attention to the fact. One which would
point out bird with hind-leg would
be earnestly and command a high
urice. A good pointer after having
struck this attitude viii keep it for !
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-09-02

Mrs. Marina Wright, Of Addison.
Vt. is over one hundred and two years
old. and has lived in her present resi-
denee over ninety nine years
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-08-10
INSTITUTE NOTES.


Yesterday morning il rained putting ,he
roads in a bad condition and making In,
attendance smaller than usual. but they got
in 50 that at noon we had 1873 names ON the
register; classes assuming huge proportions
in some of the rooms but by being prompt
in the changes and keeping 10 the right
under Mr. Jays orders there is No friction.
in going from one room to another
Arithmetic is the first thing in order in
all of the rooms for the first recitation and
practi1ing common multiple. least common
multiple
Greatest common denominators Were
investigated in an interesting manner.
the revolutionary wars and Washington
tactics was touched upon. also the most
important battle of the war. There WAS a
great variety of opinions expressed as 10
which WAS the important, but as il was
only a matter Of opinion nothing could he
arrived at
On physiology the class gave three ways
Of the food passing into the blood The
heart was located and described: sorae got
the heart little out of place end little
mixed up but it was good lesson.
In the class in constitution the first ques-
ton was to decide as to the length Of time
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-08-10

that John Sherman had 10 serve as Presi.
dent pro. TEN. of the senate, it is question
that but few people have ever thought OF
but il was settled that the term of service
of John Sherman expired at the end OF the
present administration-as he is serving out
Hendricks term. Other questions as to the
| duties of senators and quite a number OF
ideas were brought out that were new.
| Mr.. Shull had his class in grammer
packed into his room as usual, full and
running over. He has very pleasant-way
of questioning and of answering that is ap
preciatcd by his class.
Mr. Hammond has one class in physiology
and one in bookkeeping. he has "a large
amount of get up and get about him that
carries his Glasses along in thh same manner
SO that in philosophy we had good recila-
lion, so in the class in bookkeeping they
got wookcd up TO asking questions ana
fired them at him thick and fast, but he
was equal to the emergency, SO that 1t was
4 very Il1pHltIlc iH>ovii ~ "4i '''oNi''NN'.
In Mr.. Fences class in reading they had a
quotation from BryeHs Poem for drill IN
| emphasis and il made a good subject, and
quite an interest was manifested as shown
by the readiness with which they responded.
School organization was conducted IN Mr..
Jays room by him in the form of advice TO
the teachers as to contracts and what they
should contain, and some rules that should
he inserted in the contract between the
teachers and directors with the reasons for
the adoption, he has been giving these lee
lures in rather "A connective manner 50 that
those that have followed him out | have
taken notes as requested have something
that will be beneficial to them, especially
the younger member members the institute.
see that The AtchiSon Champion under
takes TO critici.c an article tliai appeared IN
the EAGLE few days ago. As 10 facts,
also AS to his expression in saying that Gen.
Frazier. not General John Frazier. Now,
rs | rccollctt him. here at that time Cwheu
h was state superintendent he was cX-
ircmcly cold and digniiicd in everything
connected with the institute. lie was call
cd the Scotch Presbyterian while here, from
the fact that he was never known 10 take
part in anything that would cause any
m:rth, or anything that would tend 10 re
lax his dignity The champion says he
was fond of Il good cigar and enjoyed a
good story SO did General Grant; hui he |
was called the silent man. So far rs the |
criticism Of Chetopas grammar Is concern |
cd | will say if hc had not fixed TIE time of |
holding the institute or that he was state |
superintendent. or if there had been two |
General Frazicrs in the office, his criticism |
would hold good; but according 10 our |
grammar in ScdgWick county if a person
says General Frazier. The then Stat" super |
inicndcnt, referring toa stated time that is
sufficient Ia designate The man without any |
chance To- BE- mistaken 80 HAT supcrliunr~
words are not needed, and MS ChctopI WAS
only describing General Frazier aS Ec was
in Wichita, think he was ahead
Yours, JoTTER.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-08-10
TERMINAL FACILITIES.

ST Louis is ailribuling her lack of growth
for these later years 10 Il lack of railway
terminal facilities within the city There is
no doubt much 10 this COMPLAINT Kansas
City would have been left in the same boat
but for the lucky circumstance Of Il good,
wide bottom in an adjoining state Chicago
on the other hand has always managed TO
get every important line Of railroad into
the city proper We hear talk here in
Wichita of forcing our new roads beyond
the limits of business Happily there are no
bluffs, lakes or warycs here 10 cmbarTaSs
the construction of lines, but if the new
lines are forced away TO one side il viii he
nj the expense Of the present business center
of the city. and will ms inevitably build up
new business ccntcrs. Outside property
will therefore increase in value at the cX-
pcnsc Of inside property To say that we
are surprised at the attitude Of some of or
business men touching this question bat
family expresses our feelings
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-08-10

where miners We're at work and stopped at
the 1000 foot level Here we saw wonder
full engines, operated by water with a 5000
foot pressure, which pumped the boiling
water Of the mine up to the Suiro tunnel.
We descended one hundred feet further
and walked ont in the drifts 10 where
the heat was 50 great we had 10 turn back.
Again mounting our little platform, the
great hosting machinery was set in motion
and we soon reached the surface
Virginia City is not what it used
to be. The great white dumps around the
mines sow what has been done, but only a
few of them are being worked at present.
Taxing tie train at p. m. we reached
Reno on the Central Pacific nj 5 where we
spent the night Started again in The morn
ing, reaching the summit of the Seierss nj
about 10 O'Clock Passed the beautiful lit
tie Bonner lake, where Bonner and 4 party
Of over one hundred persisted in the snow
in early days. On the western slope we
saw tie gold district where The great by
draGlic mining operations used to be car
ried on This is now prevented by law a
the rivers were becoming filed with the
debris We passed vineyards and orchards
of hundreds Of acres, and ;hcn entered a
level country where wheat and oat fields
extended as far rs we could see. Reached
san Francisco at $50 p m. aud joined orr
companion nj tie Russ House, where ncst
Wichita people have been stopping. Find
our mail up to date has been sent back;
which is 4 great disappointment
San Francisco has much to interest US
and we would like 70 prolong our stay III
we could. The ocean Winds blow almost
constantly and the weather is dec!dedly /
cool oycrcoai4 are worn in the evening. /
There is no frost in winter
and beautiful gardens Of Gowcis
bloom The year round one Young
lady whom we me. thought our country
musi be very gloomy in the autumn when
the leaves fall from the trees and ihe flowers
fade and die
another thing stranger will notice !,
the grcat number Of wooden buildings The
only dwelling Of other material have sen
is the brown stone palace Of Flood the NALL
onairr They use the California red wood
however, which lasts long and docs not
burn readily Elegant houses are made
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-08-10
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

| 81 "a. Lia-, lls Ii,nr-.
KANSAS C.TY 10, ing. ~ Wichita
gentleman wager, a isansa, Clty lady thu,
| ,here has been more real estate Transfers in
| money value IN Wichita t'sn in E;.u~as Cts
| DURING this season Wil the rinas kind,
| publish the aipru@ipla;t sales - July l. 1855,
| to settle tie wager. SUBSCRIBER.
Kansas CITY Is real c-ta;. transfers Tor tbo
lir> -iN month, Of 1885 were y o1O. D1a
If Wichita reached out iwcph --catnh 81
that figure !; Is uorc ,hJn ans bo.l} y
licycs X G. Times
The Wichita gentleman was q fool, bat
no les i ic a fool Who answered "suh,cri-
Der in the Times. Nobody with an ounce
Of sence pretend that Wichita has led Kan.
sas City in . mas y in which Kansas Cts
lei I'LL western cilie,. hat upon the o,hcr
hand none hul hr NEST ignorant 81 public
writers would presume 10 assert in print
chat Wi,aiia, real estate transfer,
this season hadn't amounted to up.
wards Of one million dollar Ne
are Inclined t. believe subscriber auyfh
and his question one gotten up Il, some
yaWyin1 idiot in the T;ne> office Wehayc
not had lGe 20 ran h5.k aygr TIE daijy r,
ported real estate transfer. in Ni,iiia for
the time mentioned but for one halt lt,-
time or for lhc three months Of Nay. Junt
and Judy thcr.M estate transfers as shown
by The Cling IN the county clerks office in
this ciiy flgan mp >ix niiIion six hundred
and torjy scyen Thousand and odd .iallar-.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-08-10

Ii is not an uncommon thing TO see thi-
city alluded 10 AS wicked Wichita. \
diamond tea and coffee swindc WAS
opened out here a short time since 4,
soon rs our authorities had determined IL
character il was summarily given the grand
bounce Now that same swindlc or one
like ii has been running in Topeka, Leav
cnworth and other moral towns as we see
hy the papers unmolcsted. VIII our broth
rem of the press in those cities bear down
easy hereafter. if they please, when il
comes TO Wichita morality