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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-11
FULL DRESS FOR MEN.
Some New Points AS to the Cut OF the
Evening Suit la Mode.

Some New Points AS to the Cut Oh the
Evening Suit la Mode.
The last authoritative report, giving
in minutest detail the proper manner OF
cutting dress suits, is as follows: The
length of the coat for man standing
five feet eight inches is eighteen and
half inches to the waist and thirty-six
inches to the bottom of the skirt The
back is cut with moderately high
shoulder seam, narrow back scye, a
side seam moderately curved and
width at the tack of one and three
quarters inches. The gorge should be
cut slightly longer and lower than for a
double breasted frock coat, and the
lapels, which are light, should be made
considerably peaked They are spaced
for five holes, and are made to turn just
above the second hole from the bottom.
The silk facing should extend only to
the end of the collar The lapels at the
bottom are very slightly rounded and
the skirts at the hips are turned very lit
tie, and at the bottom they are rounded
even less. The edges are bound with
very narrow binding, The sleeves are
cut so as to be shapely, having but little
fullness at the top, and are made just
large enough at the bottom to inclose
linked cuffs smoothly. They are finished
to initiate tolerably deep cuffs, and close
with two holes and buttons. The fronts
should just meet at the termination of
the roll when pressed close to the body,
and below that point are well cut away.
The vest closes with four buttons so
spaced that the opening corresponds
with that of the coat. The length should
be the same as that of the coat to the
bottom of the strap. The collar is so
curved that the opening resembles a
shield in shape.
The trousers conform to the outline of
the leg in a more shapcly manner than
when made for business or day wear.
The side seams should be plain. They
are well shaped over the calf and about
the ankle, in order that upon the foot
they may fall as smoothly as possible.
The pockets should be placed in the
waist seam-BoSton Herald.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-11
MAD-STONES.
Their Efficacy Equaled by Burnt Bon" or
Porous Earth.

Their Efficacy Equalsd by Burnt Bon" OF
Porous Earth.
Many so-called mad-stones have been
analysed. Faraday found one of the
most celebrated ones to be nothing but
the charred bone of a deer, while others
have been found to be stones Of different
materials having some absorbent powers
as such porous stones usually have.
There is no such thing as a peculiar
stone known as the maidstone, and any
thing having absorbent qualities, be it
burnt bone or porous earth or rock, may
be used as maidstone with equal pros
poets of success. 1t may possibly be
that. when the virus of a rabid dog re-
mains in the wound, and before it has
entered the blood and circulatory sys'
tenn, a bit of porous stone may draw j,
out, and so would sucking the wound Is
well. But the idea that peculiar stone
called maidstone will remove the virul
of rabid dog from a persons bloot
ranks with such other superstltiOns a.
killing hog at certain phases OF The
moon or weaving a child by the signs o
the zodiac. 1t is, however, Harmless
and cheap, and may possibly have
greater influence on the mind than tn
Chicago NeaCS
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-11
A DUTCH INDUSTRY.

Celebrated Demonstrating Establish
N men at Amsterdam. ua
Our guide showed us with great pride
the great engine in the lower part of the
building, which was used to set in mo-
ton the large amount of machinery in
the upper part of the premises We
were much pleased with the great clean
illness everywhere apparent. Taking
us up fight after fight of iron steps, we
were introduced to roomful after room
full of artisans busily engaged at their
avocation; men, women and boys, seat
ed at long tables or benches, with ma
chimes in front of them rapidly revolv-
ing by means of bands connected with
the great engine above mentioned. Very
civil and polite we found them, ever
willing to pause in the processes they
were engaged with to explain any part
of it about which we inquired. We
were informed that when stone was
found particularly unfavorable the work.
man was obliged to have recourse to the
hazardous operation of splitting. In
this case the stone was fixed in its posi-
ton by kind of cement The line of
cleavage having been ascertained, a
smart blow was given to the splitting
knife, and the result was as it happened.
When the section must cross the
crystalline structure of the gem, recourse
is had to saving. The diamond is &C.
mented to q block of wood firmly fixed
to the table. A line is drawn where the
division is desired. This is filled with
diamond dust and olive oil. The saw is
piece of the brass or iron wire attached
to the ends of cane and whalebone, the
teeth being particles of diamond, which,
when the saw commences, become i'm
beddcd in the metal. If the stone is
large the process takes eight or ten
months. We watched the process of
polishing with considerable interest. In
this operation we noticed that the dia-
monds were embedded in kind of metal
which appeared to us mixture of lead,
hardened by some other metal, possibly
antimony, something similar to, though
softer than, printers type. When we
had watched the men, women and girls
at their respective employments as long
as we thought necessary, our guide took
us into little private room, where were
carefully preserved models of all the
largest and most celebrated diamonds
known to exist, from the Koh-i-noor
downward. These models give an exact
representation Of the style of cutting OF
each gem. N. Y Times.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-11

leaving in 1775, when they tarred
and feathered one Thomas Ditson
in Boston, marching to the tune,
as the best known way of heaping
contempt on the Yankees. This was
changed at Lexington, when the Brit
ish commander was asked how he
liked the tame, and answered. How
they did make us dance to itr' Doodle,
Mr.. Moore said, always meant trifer,
and is thus referred to in the Lancashire
hornpipe,e written in 1922.
He closed his paper by relating the
incident at the surrender of Corn
wallis when the British, not wishing
to surrender to the despised colonials,
turned to the French contingent and
prepared to ground their arms. See-
ing this Lafayette ordered the French
bands to play Yankee DOODLE and
to this tune the arms were laid down
and the Revolution ended.-M Y.
Times.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-11
SUBMARINE VESSELS.
The Nordenfelt Steam Craft and Goubet's
Electric Boat.

The Nordenfelt Steam Craft and Goubet's
Electric Boat.
A successful submarine craft for use
in naval warfare has been the study
of inventors for generations. The
well-known Swedish engineer, Norden-
felt, has recently perfected boat or
vessel of this desc ription, the merits
of which have been made the subject
of elaborate discussion in engineer
ing journals. 1t was recently tried in
the harbor of Landskrona, under the
supervision of Swedish officials, and in
the presence of representatives from
the principal naval powers of Europe,
and its performances agreed to con-
siderable extent, if not completely,
with the claims made by its inventor in
its behalf.
Nordenfelt's craft is cigar shaped,
like most of the experimental crafts of
similar description. Its motive power
is steam, produced on the surface, and
stored in hot reservoirs for use when
the boat is under water. The same
power puts and keeps in motion the
devices for lowering the boat to the
depths where it is to be navigated. Its
balance is kept, and it is prevented by
simple mechanical appliances from sink
ing deeper or rising nearer to the sur
face than the proper level where its
movements will be most effective. No
provision is made for renewing the air
or purifying it where the crew are IN
closed, but four men have occupied it
while below the surface for several hours
and gave no indications of exhaustion
or even weakness when they emerged.
The boat is made of half-inch steel
plate, with a strong iron frame, and a
low glass cupola on top from which it is
conned and its operations directed. II
is quite vessel, being sixty-four feet
long and twelve feet beam. The ex-
periments made were very successful,
and it approached unseen near enough
to many vessels in the harbor to have
launched against them a torpedo with
| fatal effect.
A French inventor named Goubet has
recently made some experiments with q
submarine boat operated by an electric
motor. He had previously contrived O
similar craft of which three hundred
were ordered by the Russian Govern.
ment He regards his present boat a:
far superior to the one that he first pro.
duced. - Chicago Journal,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-11
FLY SPOKEN.
How samuel Bowies, the Great hditor,
Managed His stan.

mhnhSeh Ibs cNeHs
Mr.. Merriam, in his life of Samuel
Bowles," shows how the famous editor
used to manage his staff. The disci-
pline of apprentices was sometimes
hard for the boy, but not bad for the
man into whom the boy was to develop.
The ways of the office can be seen from
this:
A man would often work for weeks,
or even months, without any word OF
notice, and then would come terse
command, hitting the weak point, OF
heartening him with praise. One
youngster, who had not fully mastered
the department assigned him, as he was
whistling at his desk, heard the words
thrown over his shoulder, as the CHIEF
went by:
You needn't think you're doing that
work very we'll"
.'He didn't whistle again for week
Yet Just afterward Mr.. Bowles wrote tt
some inquirer generous commenda
ton of him.
A man whose hours of work had beer
somewhat irregular found on his dcsl
the message:
Goodnight at ten, sharp. Good
morning at nine. sharp. - Youths Com
pdfiOn.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-11
YANKEE DOODLE.
DR.. Moore Relates What He Knows Com
corning the Origin of the Song.


corning the Origin of the Song.
Yankee Doodle" was the theme of
an interesting paper read by Mr.. George
H. Moore, LII. d., before the New York
Historical Society recently, "The sub
ject," said Mr.. Moore, naturally di-
vides itself into two parts: First, as to
the origin of Yankee; and, second, con-
corning the time with which the word is
indissolubly linked Gordon, writing
in 1875, says Yankee was the favorite
word of one Jonathan Hastings, living
in Cambridge in 1713, and used as a
term of excellence. The students at
Harvard thus became acquainted with
it, and, linking it with Hastings, from
whom they hired horses, it became by
word and was scattered over the coun-
try. There is little or no authority
to rest this statement of the origin upon.
The first registered Yankee was one
William Mari, n slave in the Carolinas,
who, in an advertisement in q small
English paper in 1925 is thus called. "
Mr.. Moore then passed over
in rapid succession the various
supposed Indian derivatives of the word,
including that in Irving's "History OF
New York" and the hitherto accepted
authority of the Moravian missionary in
Pennsylvania that it was corruption OF
Yengeese, the Indian phonetic spelling OF
English, and continued:
1.-THE word is not Indian or Greek
but is pure Dutch, expressive of con-
tempt, and probably the most so in the
vocabulary of the early New York
Dutch. "Yankin" meant in that dialect
to grumble, snarl or yelp, and its deriva.
tive noun Tanker meant a bowling cur
1t was not in use save among the lower
classes, for reasons which now shut out
slang from use by educated people; but
il was well-known word. In the col
lisions between the New Englanders and
the New York Dutch bad blood was
aroused, and the New Englanders de-
spised the Dutch, while the latter abom
mated the former. Hence the use of the
word to Indicate the contempt which ex
lo,cN. rNciN circumstance points 10 It's
birth II the collisions between the Dutch
ana he cclonists To this day the Yam
ke,' are looked upon with distrust b,
the tmnants of the real Dutchman out
sidi Now England.
'H'ae word was well known before the
tuh continued Mr.. Moore, "but the
latte Nnqucstionably came from En-
gland, despite the assertions that it is {
well-known Netherland peasant song, OF
that Kossuth, when here, recognized il
as Hungarian dance, or that it i.
known as the ancient sword dance of til,
BiScayans. The words and tune wer,
undoubtedly first welded together b,
DR.. Richard Shuckberg, who was con
nected with the British army when til,
colonial troops from New England
marched into camp at Albany to joir
the Britiss regulars on the way to figh
the French. The doctor knew of tn,
tune rs Fishers jig, of which vers,
4 ran
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-11

-"Mystery gold" is an alloy resem-
bling gold in appearance and weight,
and withstands the jewelers. test OF
strong acids. Its analysis is given as
follows: Silver, 2,4S; platinum, 32.O2
copper, by difference, $3.50 Strong
boiling in nitric acid, even when an ar
ticle made of it is left in it for some time,
has apparently no effect upon the alloy,
which is coming extensively into USE
~ Y. Tribune.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-11
POPOCATEPETL.
The Ancient Volcano Transported Into the
Halls of Litigation.


The ancient volcano Popocatepetl has
got into the courts. Not that it has
been bodily transported into the halls OF
litigation, but it is the subject of novel
suit at law. For many years General
Ochoa has been the owner of the volcano,
the highest point of land in North
America, together with all its appur-
tenances. The crater contains fine
quality of sulphur, which the General
has been extracting, giving employment
to Indians who cared to stay down in
the vaporous old crater. The property
was at one time fairly profitable, but
now it appears that the volcano was,
some time ago, mortgaged to Carlos
Recamier who brings suit of foreclosure.
The papers have been joking about the
matter, some asking what Recamier in
tends to do with his volcano when he
gets legal possession. He has been SOL
EMMY warned that the law forbids the
carrying out of the country ancient
monuments and objects of historic inter.
est.-Me1ico Cor. Boston Herald.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-11
AN INTELLIGENT GOOSE.
A Gander which Was Not as stupid as the
Rest of It's Family.


Rest of It's Family.
The Talker finds in recent book on
The Intelligence of Animals" a story
which goes toshow that the goose is not
always such silly and stupid creature
as some would have us believe. Years
ago in little village of Germany, an
aged blind woman might have been seen
on her way to church every Sunday, led
BY a gander which walked calmly in
front Of its mistress, holding her gown
in his beak. As soon as
the old woman was seated in her
pew, the gander retired to
the clIurchyard to feed upon the grass,
and when the service was ended he con-
Quoted his mistress to her home. One
day the pastor called to pay his old par
ishioner visit. but found she had gone
out; on his expressing some surprise to
her daughter that she would trust her
mother to go out alone. she replied:
''Oh, sir, We have nothing to fear; my
mother is not alone, the gander is with
her. ChristiaH Gt HerE.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-11

"A party who discovered an alum
cave in Elks County, Nevada, explored
the opening with candles for distance
of fifteen or twenty feet, when they came
to a chamber of considerable size, but OF
irregular shape, the top, sides and floor
of which constituted solid mass of
crystallized alum. The rays from the
candles, reflected from the pendant sta
lactites, gave it the appearance of fairy
prOttO.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-11
Quite a Change.

Colonel Peterby met Jim Webster q
few days ago. Jim had recently mar
ried.
How do you like matrimony, JlmP"
asked Colonel Peterby.
He shook his head obviously 49,.
whats the matterg'. ...... .,......
Eyer see, boss, before we were mar
ssed when / knocked at de dOre she use
ter say: Am dat you, honeysuckleP'
Now when comes home she bawls out;
"Clean off dem hoofs before you comes
in dat dore, you black moke. "--1eTa'
StJtingS.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-11

Mr.. A, B.. Sawyer, an English in.
spector of mines, considers that the
temperature at the depth of a mile from
the surface viii reach 122 deg. Fair,
and that, therefore, long before
that temperature is reached COM
pressed air will have to be employed for
reducing the temperature in the work
ings and for assisting the ventilation.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-11

According to Prof. P. Wagner,
steamed potatoes are far more nutritive
than boiled ones. With the latter, not
only is more water taken up, but also
nutritious salts are extracted by the sur
rounding water. The author publishes
analyses in support of his opinion.-N
Y Post.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-11

The deaf man continues to seek the
railroad track for his daily ''constitu-
tional;' the swift and economical hired
girl still persists in coal-Oiling the kin
dlings-and yet every newspaper in the
country claims to have larger circula
ton than ever before. -Chicaco Ledger.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-11
Lucy Locket lost her pocket,
lydia Fisher found IL. etc.

The appearance of the troops called
down the derision of the British off,
GERS. and soon the hit of the doctor be-
came known throughout the army as
q method for showing the contempt
for the colonials, and this continued un-
I'll Sftet Lexington, the British troops
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-11
A Progressive City.

"You ought to see the streets of Lon
don, ;" said Softley. They are kept as
clean as our sidewalks, and no dirt is
allowed to stay there any time at all. ="
1--WE haven't got that far along" re-
piled his Nibs, "but we are progressing.
How are we progressingP"
1--WE are not yet able to keep the
streets clean, but we have reached the
point of paying well for not having il
done. "--Drdke's Travellers Magazine.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-11
One tablespoonful after each meal

One tablespoonful after EACH meal
For children from one to seven years
old half a teaspoonful is a sufficient
dose. and for children from seven to
twelve years old, from one to two tea
spoonfuls. Putting it in other words,
two to five fnr child under seven, and
five grains Tor one under twelve years.
This treatment is to be followed for one
week even when the dog is not mad, as
the virus of an angry dog produces n.y.
drophobia.
When rabies is manifest. the treatment
is to be continued for three weeks. In
such a case the fluid can be injected
with good effect in doses of from fifteen
to thirty grams every two hours. 2
SHR
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-11

Germany devotes 100000 acres to
the cultivation of the potato. The yield
last year was 20, 600, 900 tons.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-11

A BosToN boy calls himself Compass, be-
cause he is boxed so often.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-11

Hoops HOUSEHOLD CALENDAR is the hand
soonest and most convenient ever issued.
Send six cents for one TO c. !. HOOD q Co.,
Lowell Mass.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-11

INvIGoRATE, renew and beautify the hair
by the use OF Halls Hair Remover.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-11

Fox sick and nervous headaches, consti-
patton and liver troubles, take Ayers Pills.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-11

Plies TooTHACHE DROPS cure in minute, &c
Glenn's Sulphur Soap heals and beauties. 25c
GERMAN CORN REMOVER kills Corns Bunions
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-11

Ir afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it. BIC.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-11
ONLY twenty-five cents.
Red Star Cough Cure.
No opiates or poison.

LITTLE girl to uncle-How do you make
q Maltese crossa Uncle-Step on her tail.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-11

A Chinaman in Boston announces
that he can cure diseases where all 9TH
ers fail.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-11

The original balkin' affair-The mule
~. Y Morning Journal.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-11

PIso's Remedy for Catarrh is agreeable
to use. 1t is not liquid or snuff. 5Oc
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-11

A REAL corn taxa tight shoe. Boston
Rencnn
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-11

People we must put up with-Pawn-
brokers' Rambler.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-11
Worth $1,000.

I had a severe ct.
tack Of catarrh, and be
came so deaf I coult
not hear common con
yersation. / suffered
terribly from roaring
In nv head. / procured
q bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm. and In three
weeks could hear Al
well as / ever could
and now / can say t,
ell who are afflicted
with the worst OF die
eases, catarrh, take on,
bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm ard be cured. !
is worth $1,000 10 an,
man, woman or chill
suffering from cataIrll
"A. 4: NEWMAN, Gray
ling, Mich.
A particle is applied
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-11

IT is difficult job to set a hen or good
example. Boston BnlietiL
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-11
WORTH TRYING.
DIR. ID. ID. Toal's Remedy for the, Cure Of
Hydrophobia.

Hydrophobia.
Wound to be cauterized with strong
nitric acid, and then. dressed with one
half drachm of belladonna ointment and
seven and one-half drachms of resin.
In the case of an adult the following
internal remedy is to be taken:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-07-27
SNEEZING CATARRH

The distressing sneeze. sneeze, sneeze, the
Lerid, watery discharges from the eyes and
nose, the painful Inflammation extending
to the throat, the swelling Of the mucous
lining, causing choking sensations, cough,
ringing noises in the head and splitting
headsches-how familiar these symptoms
are 10 thousands who suffer periodically
from head colds or influenza, and who live
in Ignorance Of the fact that a single appli-
cation o. SANFORD'S RADICAL CURE FOR
CATAERH viii afford instantaneous relief
But this treatment in cases of simple Ca
tGrrh gives but a faint idea of what this
remedy VIII do in the chronic FORMS where
the breathing is DISTRACTED by choking, pu-
trid mucous accommodations, the hearing az
feCted, smell and taste gone throat ulcer
Eted and hacking cough gradually fastening
itself upon the 6ebilitated system. Then Il
is that the marvellous curative power OF
SANFORD 5 RADICAL CUBE manifests itself in
instantaneous and grateful relief. Cure be-
gins from The first application. II is rapid,
radical, permanent, economical, safe.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-07-27
CONTINENTAL

7. Ross. Elmira; j. c. Armstrong, Ogden;
". L Sect and wife, New York; d. c. Nc
Laughlian. Park Park; J Grant. A B.
Sheldon, Auburn. \ Y; Grihths, wife
and child. 5. Tompkins. Philadelphia; n.
Duffy. New Orleans: : A. Hutcheson,
Buffalo: T c. Ross, ElmirG: Grs 4 Haired,
A Tweed and wife. Leadyille: +. F0rbell,
Denver; Mrs. 7. or. Ms. c. Peck. Yreka,
Cal J. II. McChrystal, Eureka. Utah: D =.
Torpey. PorinnR: y. Z. GallOp. GrantOn,
Conn; W. 3. Sicily, =. II. Shorb. New York.
J. Welde; q. Martin, Cheyenne; h b.
Mech. A. Coll. Cleveland: l.. r. WEIGH,
Chicago: o Arnold, Evanston; W. c.
Waite, Chicago.