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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-01-07
CHESTNUTS.
How a Skilled Cook May Make Them
Available In Many Ways.

How Skilled Cook May Mako Them
Available In Many Ways.
Why not make meal of chestnuts?
There have been feasts known where
the whole bill of fare was composed of
the same Wand differently prepared.
Unlike the walnut, the chestnut lends
itself readily to the treatment of a
skilled cook, and may be made avail
able in many different ways for refined
tastes.
To begin with, thens few soups are
more palatable than chestnut soup,
served with frittered peas, and,
although this can scarcely be looked
upon as novelty, how seldom do we
meet with itp
Again, with regard to the fish course,
for those who usually partake of pota-
toes with it, would it not be pleasant to
find dish of plainly boiled chestnuts,
shelled and sailed?
No one, of course, is ignorant of that
noble dish-turkey stuffed with chest
nuts. For cooking and serving dish
like this, the highest culinary authori-
ties should be consulted, and their d.
rections followed to the letter.
Puree of chestnuts may well take
the place of potatoes. For an entree
chestnuts and mushrooms would be an
acceptable and pleasing variety, and
would afford opportunity for the exer-
else of some experimental ingenuity.
The same may be said of veal and
chestnut patties, with due seasoning
of herbs For the 'sweet course" in a
feast of chestnuts we have to fall back
upon chestnut cream, while stewed
chestnuts, with caramel of bright
brown color, makes pretty contrast.
In our humble judgment the only
process of roasting chestnuts is to doso
on a broad, perforated pan or shovel
on the top of clear coal or coke fire
just, indeed, as they are cooked in the
| streets, and where, II we try them, we
generally admit they arc better than
anywhere else; better, we maintain,
simply because they are really roasted
and not boiled previously, for the nuts
themselves are not generally of so ex-
cellent quality as those we find on
our own tables. To roast them thor
oughly through, and not to scorch and
blacken the outer portion, it is neces-
sary to pay them great attention, con-
stantly turning them with the fingers
or tongs, and this, of course, takes
time. AS rule chestnut can not be
too large, and when the season is a
prolific one these are not difficult ia
meet with, while very few are abso'
lutely bad.-N. Y Herald
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-01-07

in business way, but / never saw him
there, nor up to that time had l ever
seen them together. One day who
should come in here at. about five
O'Clock but the young lady and her
mother, and they hadn't been in here
five minutes before the young man en-
tered. He walked past themand came
up here by the desk. They both saw
him, but not word nor bow passed
between either of the three. Noticed
this, and was puzzled by it, for, thinks
l, of course the young lady must know
who sends her the roses, or she
wouldn't wear them. But saw some
thing very soon which set my mind at
rest on that point. The mother and
daughter were buying white violets,
and the yong lady picked one out Of
the bunch and held ii in her hand.
After completing their purchase. and
as she turned to follow her mother out,
the girl gave a hasty glance in the dr.
rection of the young man and dropped
the violet on the floor. Then she went
out. 1t wasn't many seconds before
the Young man. had that violet care
fully tucked away in his pocket. and
you would have thought be had fourI
a gold mine from the change whichs
made in him. WHY. you could see
happiness stick right out of hi
well. the next af,ernooa the young
lady came in algas;s Nv minutes |.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-01-07
AUNT CLARA BROWN.
The First Woman to Cross the Great
American Desert.

The First Woman to Cross the Great
American Desert.
aunt Clara Brown, formerly a
slave, who is credited with being the
first woman to cross the plains into
Colorado, died here at her home on
Arapahoe street. She was the only
female member of the Colorado Pion-
eers' Association, and was the pet of
that body, numbering over four hun
bred people. Aunt Clara Brown was
upwards of eighty-three years of age.
She remembered the outbreak OF the
war in 1912 well, and was half-grown
girl at that time. In her youth she
was owned by planter in Logan
County, KY, who sold her to some one
who emigrated to Kansas, where she
managed to obtain her freedom, and
started with wagon-train to Colorado.
She had no money with which to pay
her passage, and so acted as cook in
order to pay for her transportation.
The wagon-train arrived at Denver in
1859, having encountered some eight
hundred Indians on the way. Aunt
Clara was never afraid of the Indians,
as she had Indian blood in her veins,
her grandparents having been saw
ages. She was born philanthropist,
and when President Lincoln set the ne
groes free she took her savings and
journeyed to Kentucky for her people.
Later she returned with twenty-six
members of her family, men and wo-
men, for all of whom she paid full
wagon fare, and who have long since
married and intermar1ied until they
and their descendants form a notable
part of the eolored community in Colo
RADIO. Aunt Clara's husband and chill
dren were sold away from her long be-
fore the war. The children were in their
infancy. Two years ago Aunt Clara
heard that one of her slave-sold daugh-
tiers was living at Council Bluffs, Ia,
and she gathered enough money by
hard labor to take her to Council Bluffs.
There she met her daughter, from
whom she had been separated forty
years, and brought her back to Denver
with her. The long-lost daughter was
the sole comfort of Aunt Ciara's de.
clining days. In an early day she wa:
engaged in numerous noble charities,
turned her home into shospitsl. hotel
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-01-07
THE FIRST QUARREL.

=" SO this is tho end, after all. Is III
You were false from the first suppose?
But I'm wiser ut least from this vlsit--
/ was fool to PROPOSED
Just think of all that you've told mel
-. And which filled me with infinite bliss
And now at Il distance you hold me,
And refuse TO give me one kiss"
Thus we stood by the gate through the tw
light,
And commenced to accuse her again.
When saw tears in her eyes in the moon.
light,
And her face grew saddened with pain.
"Oh why will you quarrel and doubtme2
I've not changed in the slightest, my
dear!"
And then she TREMENDOUSLY said that without
me
Existence for her would be drear.
But indeed, can't kiss you," she pleaded,
Tin sorry, but don't ask me, Ipray-
You must knowf"-thon step she recoded--
+" have eaten six onions to-day"
-Terds SUtings
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-01-07
WHITE ROSES.
Their Agency in Making Two Low.
ing Hearts Happy.

Something over year ago." says
New York florist, "a young man,
who was stranger to me, came into
my store and asked for a single white
rose. He wanted, he said, the finest
one had in the store. He was very
careful in selecting it, but finally found
one with long stem and few green
leaves that seemed to suit. He wanted
it sent to a young lady on Murray Hill,
whose address he gave me. Well,
when he mentioned the name ! could
have given him the address, for her
folks were good customers of mine.
He told me that he wanted me to save
him white rosc the finest | could get,
every day until further orders. Well,
he used to come in every afternoon at
about five o'clock, rain or shine, call
for his rose, and see that it was prop
erly directed and sent off to the young
lady on Murray Hill. After awhile 1
began to take an interest in the young
man, although for long time didn't
even know his name, for he never men,
toned it, nor did he ever send his card
with the rose. The young lady used
to come into the store quite often with
her mother and sister, and l was at her
house frequently, for they entertained,
and always did the decorating, but
j never saw the young man there.
Zone thing l began to notice after
awhile, and that was that the young
lady, whenever she went out of an
/. evening, whether to party or to a
PfUU Of Anusemeat,--afways wore
white rose, and it didn't take me very
long to make up my mind, whenever l
happened to see her, that the rosb she
was wearing at that identical moment
Mad left my store at about five o'clock
lat very afternoon. The first time /
noticed this was at the opera, where l
70 whenever can. She was in "a box
With her family, in full dress, but the
pnly flower she wore was large white
rose. After awhile who should / dis
cover, sitting little distance IN ad-
vance Of me, but the self-same young
man whose face had become so familiar
to me as my daily customer, who al
ways bought single white rose. Was
he listening to the musicp Was he
paying any attention to what was
transpiring on the stagep Not bit Of
it. He evidently didn't come there for
that purpose. He was looking all the
time at that white rose or the wearer,
probably the latter. don't believe he
knew there was another person in the
house. And | didn't blame him very
much, for she was picture. To my
eyes, and no aoubt to his, she was the
handsomest girl in the house that night;
and that was saying good deal, for
there were SOME of the best people in
Now York present The next day he
into ths. store usual, and as l
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-01-07

An Account of the Smallest Full-Grown
Dog i'm the World.

An account OF tne SlnhhebV ulI-OTOWh
Dog in the World.
Nearly two hundred different kinds
of dogs! Think of it! And yet this is
not difficult to believe; for, we have
water dogs, and watch dogs, and sheep
dogs, and fighting dogs, and pet dogs,
and sledge dogs, and carriage dogs,
thick dogs and slender dogs, long
legged and short-legged dogs; dogs for
killing rats, and dogs for killing wild
boars; dogs for use, and dogs for orna-
ment; dogs to care for us, and dogs for
us to care for.
Then there is the little dog-the toy
dog, as it is called. The smallness to
which dog can be reduced is remark
able; and if the size of the very small
est dog had not been officially record
ed, no one could be blamed for doubt
ing the facts concerning the little fell
low.
Tiny" black-and-tan terrier, has
the honor of having been the smallest
full-grown dog that ever lived. He be-
longed to Lieutenant-General Sir Archi-
bald Maclaine, Of England, and in
honor of his extreme tininess is now
carefully preserved under glass case.
Tiny was less than four inches long.
and could comfortably curl up and
take nap in common glass tumbler.
An ordinary finger-ring was large
enough for his collar; and when he sat
up, baby's hand would almost have
made broad and safe resting-place
for him.
Of course Tiny was of no account 7
against rat Indeed, hearty, Sc
respecting mouse would have stood
ground against the little fellow.
if Tiny had not strength, he
courage, and would bark asi6S
his little lungs would let him ~
biggest rat that ever lived-when
rat was dead.
To tell the whole truth. Tiny was re-
markable and he was famous, but he
was not very happy. He could have
had almost anything he wished to eat,
but he had no appetite. He shivered
most of the time, even though he was
usually hidden in warm wraps. OF
course he caught cold easily, and then,
oh. dear, how pitifullyhe did sneezei--
@. J. RHsseH. ia S. Nicholas.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-01-07
OUR BOYS AND GIRLS.
A DOLLS COMPLAINT.

I" oh, dearl my poor heart is broken;
My little mistress Miss Polly,
Has left me here In the dark alone,
For the sake of another dolly.
She only came yesterday
Miss Flora Luela France,
With long, blonde curls that are false,
know,
And trunkful of clothes from France.
"'Such beautyr cried little Miss Polly,
TO hold her I'm almost afraid:
This darling shall be the lady now,
And Pauline shall be her maid
know am old and feeble
And my eyes are no longer bright;
But to make me wait OH Miss Flora,
l don't think is really right
"Pll hide back here in the closet
1t is dark and dusty, know:
But my mistress will never find me,
If she hunts for me high and low.
She will wish she had treated me kinder
To find me I'll not give her chance,
For I'd rather stay here all the rest of my
days
Than to wait on Miss Flora from France!"
Ella Randall, IN Golden Daus.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-01-07
One Dollar Per Year.

"But forgot all about it until late
In the day there came q message in
haste, and mothers face grew white as
she heard it.
"'An accident! Some are hurt and
must go at once Before 1 had time
to think she was gone, and had to-
wait for dreadful hour before the
members of the pleasure party CAME
but not ALTO tell me.
"The horses attached to one of the
carriages had taken fright and run
away, finally overturning the carriage
and throwing all who were in it out
upon the hard, graveled road. Our
little Marian was one of them, and no
one as yet knew whether she would
life or die.
ooh, if l could tell you what ] suf-
fcred. How wandered about by day
and lay awake at night, remembering
all my unkindnesses to my little sister,
and thinking almost wildly, if could
have, if it were only one day, in which
to tell her how loved her and to show
her my love in every possible way.
Every unsisterly word or act l had
ever been guilty of towards her seemed
to rise before me in all their hatefulness
and ugliness until l felt sure that God
was going to punish me by never Civ
ing me an opportunity to atone for
them. And my misery was increased
by the haunting idea that she might
now be the worse for my refusing her
the sun umbrella.
"But He was more merciful than l
deserved-as He always is, After q
few wretched days of doubt, word
came that Marian would get well.
II fretted and pinned so to see her
| that at length my mother allowed me
to go to the house where she had bee4l
taking care Other all the weary ~
was carefully cantionsd11
quiet and to do nq o'e1cite her,
but nobody seemed to have remembered
to prepare me for the great change in
her appearance. went into her half
darkened room with beating heart,
and, forgetting all caution, gave little
cry of dismay as / first caught sight of
her.
could thatsbe my merry-faced little
sister, | could not see a trace of her
in the poor, little, thin face which
turned toward me. All the pretty curls
were gone, and her blue eyes looked
unnaturally large over the pale cheeks.
She held out white bit of hand to
me, but rushed out of the room and
cried till I could cry no longer.
They did not let me go back, but
she was brought home soon after that,
and had many days III which to show
that had learned my lesson well.'
"And did you never quarrel any
more?" asked Ruth, as Aunt Emily
paused.
"Well, suppose we did sometimes,
but we certainly did mend our ways
so far as to be able to taste the sweet
ness which comes of seeking happiness
for Others instead of for ourselves. l
think we found that bright smile,
a gentle word, kindly act, and all the
other beautiful outgrowths of loving
spirit were better worth cultivating
than the crop of ugly weeds which
grows from the root of evil temper. "
N. Y. Observer.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-01-07
KIsMET.
Warranted Not to Be Translated from til
Arabic

Warranted Not to Be Translated from the
Arabic.
This world is full of disappoint-
ments.
The dog sleeps all day and banks all
night.
Rent-day reaches you in less than no
time, while it seems as though payday
would never arrive.
When you invite company to spend
few days with you, the cook becomes
offended at some trife and leaves.
The robin sings three or four months
in the year; but the Shanghai crows
you out of your dreams all the year
round.
The man with one eye wears pair
of spectacles, and the man with two
eyer wears single-barreled eye-glass.
When you want to wake early, YOU
oversleep yourself, and when you have
nothing to do but sleep, you lie awake
all night.
When you want to catch train, the
wind blows your hat off. and always
blows it in the direction opposite to that
of the station.
Your dog flies down the path and
tears your dearest friend to tatters;
but when a burglar breaks into the
house, the dog is chained up in the
barn.
1t is just after breaking your back to
put q patent-leather shine on your
shoes that you accidentally step into a
puddle up to your ankles.
The poor blind man lives in the
country, where there is beautiful seem
cry; and the man who can see a five
dollar bill twenty yards off, behind a
stump, works in coal mine.
If you perform an act of charity, it
is never known. If you are guilty of a
misdemeanor, it is known in the col
umns of every newspaper, and your
name is not spelled wrong.
The dove COOS its dulcet notes away
off in the woods; but the peacock lets
off its rasping shrek, which always
suggests rat-tai file, right under your
window before you are half awake.
When it is pouring rain, your UNI
brella is not to be found anywhere in
the house; but during a drought it is in
| three or four rooms at time, and you
have to pick your steps to keep from
falling overit.
You are usually impecunious on a
holiday; but when you have to work
all day long and nearly half the night,
you think of the riotous enjoyment you
could purchase with your money ifyou
only had the time.
The man that owes you money drops
into oblivion until the debt is forgotten;
but the man you owe appears at every
gathering you attend, and you are
finally driven to paying him in order
that you may see less of him.
If your great-grandfather helped
sign the Declaration of Independence,
no one is aware of it unless you tell
them; but if your great-grandfather
was hung, you can't get into war Of
words without having it thrown up to
you,
You never remember that you have
left your watch under your pillow on
the top floor until you reach the side
walk, and it is not until you reach the
top floor at night that you recollect
that you either left the front door open
or unlocked. Puck.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-01-07
SAVANNAH TENNESSEE, THURSDAY, JANUARY I, 1886.

and general refuge for those who were
sick or in poverty. If those who made
her home their home were able to pay
her for what they received she accepted
it; if not, it did not matter. At one
time she accumulated large amount
of property, but lost it all through the
scheming of her agents.-Denuer News
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-01-07

"A gentleman having his hair cut
and being annoyed with the operators
stories, in the middle of each he
said: ''Cut it short" At last the bar
Der. in rage, exclaimed; 1T can not
be cut shorter. for every hair on youI
head is of. ~ Y. LEDGER.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-01-07
WELL PAID.
A Duelist Receives One Thousand Dollars
for p,orh Shot.

A Duelist Receives One Thousand Dollars
for . s,erhy Shot.
1--WE had" said one of the crowd,
zone of the funniest duels l ever saw
at college. 1t was a put-up job, of
course. The pistols were not loaded
with ball, but the duelists did not know
that. They stood up like men, appar-
(ntly, but one of them got so nervous
hat he fired before the word was
iven. That placed him at the mercy
his opponent, who was poor devil
d rather shrewd AS soon as the
tol went off the individual who fred
lot utterly scared. The other stood
N and determined, and proceeded to
e leisurely aim.
Mont shoot~ yelled the victim.
'sD}n't shoot"
81 believe it is my turn, isn't itp" he
asSed, and turned to the seconds.
5f course 1t is; go ahead" And he
sssip covered his man.
Hold onl Hold on! I'll give you
five hundred dollars if you won't
shoot"
f-'sTain't enough"
~For Heavens sake. I'll give seven
hundred and fifty dollars"
The man with the pistol sneered and
covered him once more.
How much will you taker
"A thousand dollars"
..'Tn give it Put that cursed thing
down"
And he paid his little thousand dol
lsrs.-San Francisco Ch.onicle.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-01-07

Some Ohio men on returning from
visit to Mexico to examine some
mines. were telling old Ben Wade, the
Congressman, about the charms of the
country, its soil, climate, rich mines.
ETC., and finally said: "All it needs is
water and good company "Humph, :"
.grpnted the old gentleman. that's al
the lower regions need. "-Clevelasd
Lender
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-01-07

4kt 3 .sPound party IN Augusta,
Me-, Mr.. Blaine recently contributed
pound of silver dollsr<
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-01-07

Pointed toes to shoes for the fem.
inine foot are in favor still.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-12-16
Undiscriminating Applause.

Let woman whose solo gift" lies
in n voice of unusual Compass force out
the g or Fof the lower octave until it
becomes more like the groaning of an
invalid than musical tone, or let her
squeak out the + in the third ledger
line until it sounds as beautifully as the
cry of pet lap.dog on whose toes
someone has stepped, and it will suffice
to fill the hall with enthusiastic
plaudits. Another songstress, who
may be able to sing the simplest melody
without giving one the cramps, and
whose warmth approaches the tempera-
ture of Canadian iceberg, will perhaps
display flexibility of voice to rival
that OF an instrument As soon, then,
as she sets up her fireworks and rock
cts in the form of scales in sixteenths,
as soon as she pierces ones tympanum
with her Internal trills, with awful per-
sistency and without taking breath. we
may rest assured that the parquet will
spring up from its seat and howl in
ecstasy. And still another singer may
have taken it into his head that ode
clamatory expression" OF emphasis"
let it be correct or false, but, at all
events, strikingly exaggerated, con-
stitute the "all' of dramatic music;
that these qualities properly enjoy the
privilege of superseding beauty of
tone, time. and rhythm; that they fully
suffice to replace the real contents,
musical form, melody, tempo, and key.
To fill the exaggerated demands of
such bombastic, high-fying, affected,
and conceited style he assumes the right
of taking unwarranted liberties with
the most important works. Yet, if he
brings this system of play before GER
tain public he may be assured that the
most lively and honest enthus asm will
reward him, because he has murdered
great master, destroyed a master
piece, torn lovely melody into tatters,
and degraded noble passion. -Ameri-
can Musician.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-12-16
A knowing Bulldog.

Hes played out and wants rest.
He whipped the best dog in New York
last night, and he ant got over the
shaking-up yet"
1t was Philadelphia sporting man
whomade the remark, and he referred to
a fine-looking bulldog which sat by his
side on the train from New York. The
brute, however, had not escaped with
out punishment, for under both eyes
he carried the evidences of a severe
struggle.
.Get up here. Bruiscr," said the
sporting man, and he sat the dog upon
his launches. after which he wrapped
him up in his overcoat, so that nothing
could be seen but the '.bulrs' head.
The dog was perfectly contented and
looked very wise. Then the owner
placed his silk hat on Bruiser's head,
and the brute resembled prize-hghter
after severe punishment.
'Here. Brusier. be n dude. Smoke
this cigarette" And the sport placed
lighted cigarette in the dogs mouth.
A peal of laughter rang through the
car as the passengers saw tn proceed
ing, and Brusier gave his master sly
wink. He seemed to be conscious of
the amusement he was affording the
crowd, and did not in the least mind
being dressed up in an overcoat, wear
ing plug hat, and smoking cigarette;
The hat and cigarette were removed
and the owner said.
go to sleep Bruser."
The dog did not need to receive an
other order. He laid his head over on
the window and five minutes later was
actually snoring.
well, that's the first time l ever
heard dog snore," remarked pass
enger.
"That's the greatest dog you ever
saw" said the owner, proudly. I've
had him over to England with me twice
and I'll take him again next year"
Brusier had to be awakened from his
slumbers upon the arrival of the train
at Ninth and Green streets.-Phttddet-
phia North american.