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The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-02-18
The Exhilaration of Paris.

Tho sensation which France produces
on the impressionable foreigner is first
of all that of mental exhilaratlon, says
Scribner's Magazine. Paris, especially,
is electric. Touch it at any point and
you receive an awakening shock 1--we
in it and you lose all your lethargy.
Nothing stagnates. Everyone visibly
and acutely feels himself alive, The
universal yivacity is contagious. You
find yourself speaking, thinking, NOV
ing faster, but without fatigue and
without fulfill ty. The moral air is tonic,
respiration is eifortIess and energy is
Of exertiou Nowhere Is
there so much activity; nowhere so lit
tic chaos. Nowhere does action follow
thought so swiftly, and nowhere is
there so much thinking done Some
puissant force, universal in its operation,
has manifeslly so exalted the spirit OF
an entire nation, here centred and To-
cussed, as to produce on every hand
that phenomenon which Schiller admir-
ably characterizes in declaring that
"the last perfection of our qualities is
when their activity without ccasing TO
be sure and earnest, becomes sport"
The very monuments Of the past arc as
stepped in its influences as the boulc-
yard Babel of the present
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-02-18
The Name of Astor.

Tho Astors always keep together.
When William moved into Lafayette
place Mrs. Langdon took up her resi-
dence in the same vicinity, corner La
fayctto place, and her house was the
scene of the Astor place riot. The As
tor library was established next door to
Williams house, aud this made it a
family centre When Williams two
sons, John Jacob and William, married,
they formed new colony in Fifth ave-
nue., taking up an entire square, and
their father followed them, occu-
plying house on an adjacent corner
The family have thus kept together and
have lived peaceably. Indeed, it is one
of the few instances in which wealth
has not led to variance. The Astor
name is now given to the Astor house,
the Aston library, Aston place, and the
Aston block in Fifth avenue.
There is also an Astor house at Wal.
dorf on the Rhine, founded by John
Jacob, who left $3.50, 900 for this pur-
pose. 1t is occupied as place for the
worthy poor and is very useful lnsti-
tuition. Astoria, which is one of the
prettiest towns of Long Island, was for
merly John Jacobs summer resort, and
thus deserves the name He made his
will which is dated He'll Gate, July 4,
1885, twelve years before his death. He
added a number of important codicils,
one of which, made in 1889, provided
for the erection of the Astor library. He
gave the land, and also $500, 900, to
which the family have added some very
handsome benefactions. Astoria on
the Pacific coast also derives its name
from old John Jacob, and is proof OF
his enterprise in establishing trading
post so far from the limit of civilization.
I'll New York Letter
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-02-18

Drawn and muscle of the printer, who
sends the platform back and forth by
giving turn to one of tho four large
levers or 'cross handles" that radiate
like the spokes Of wheel on one side
of the press. When the platform
to which the plato is attached comes
back to tho printer after an impression
is made the printer covers the plate
with ink by passing a roller over it 1t
is required that the ink shall fill only
the lines cut into the steel So, with a
rapid movement with a swab of cloth
the printer wipes off the super1uous ink.
Then with his hands he goes rapidly
over the plate, rubbing the ink into the
lines, and, finally, with trained and
delicate touch polishing the surface of
the plate. All this is done by skilled
men so quickly that the girl helper has
hardly time to take from the stack OF
paper at her side fresh sheet of paper
| and ad just it on the roller ready for
another impression. Then the printer
gives turn to one of the big spokes.
The platform passes under the roller,
which leaves the printed sheet on the
plate; the girl lifts the sheet off, rapidly
scrutinizes it and deity places it on the
evenly stacked pile of sheets already
printed, and the platform returns auto
matically to its first position, and re-
ceives new deluge of ink on its return.
This process is constantly repeated, and
all the time the press is keeping a wat CHI
on the printer and keeping tally against
him. Attached to each press, locked up
in case, is a register that makes an in
exorable record of every impression
taken. A clerk has the key that un-
locks the case and reveals the secrets of
the register The printer not only has
to account for every sheet of paper he
receives, but for every impression taken
on his press He might otherwise take
an impression on paper Of his own. -
Merchant Traveller
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-02-18
"Bng Soup

A couple Of Indians who were en-
deavoriug to assume the characteristics
Of civilization, were dincd BY a Boston
phianthropist not long since. Ono OF
the COURSES was oyster soup. and it was
their first experience with that de-
lectable Livalve They did not know
its name, and speaking in their native
language, INDUCED in a laugh. The
host inquired the cause of their merri-
ment. "Oh. We like your bug soup
very much" was the reply Boston
Journal
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-02-18
How Paper Money is Printed.

The large apartment in the Bureau Of
Engraving aud Printing whore the
presses arc at work takes up nearly the
whole third floor BY each press is a
plate-printer, with arms barred to the
should .r and stained TO the elbows with
ink. At the other side Of the press Is
the girl who helps him. The work OF
tho printer requires much physical czor-
ton, and the figures constantly and rap
idly moving about around the presses
adds fascinating animation to the
scene. The press Of the Ordinary pat
tern has a fat platform called the
"plauk," that masses to and fro under
tho rollers. This platform is Of hclvy
metal, and the motive power Is The
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-02-18
Chnrn Slowly.

A little maid in the morning sun
Stood merrily singing and churning-
"Oh how | wish this butter was done,
Then off tc thefelds I'd be turningl"
So she hurried the dasher up and down,
Till the farmer called with half-made frown,
''Churn slowly"
'Don't ply tho churn so fast, my dear,
1t is no good for the butter,
And will make your arms ache too, | fear,
And put you all in tiutter-
For this is a rule wherever we turn,
Don't be in haste whenever you churn-
Churn slowlyp'
''n you want your butter both nice and
sweet
Don't turn with nervous jerking,
But ply the dasher slowly and neat
You hardly know that you're working;
And when the butter has come, you'll say,
YES surely, this is the better way
"Churn slowlyw
Now all of you folks, do you think that you
A lesson can find in butterl
Don't be in haste whatever you do,
Or get yourself in futter:
And when you stand in Life's great churn.
Let the farmers words to you return
''Churn slowly"
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-02-18
hereditary Tradesmen in Japan.

The boys seen in nearly all the places
Of skilled labor in Japan, suggest what
is the fact, that apprentices begin to
learn their trades usually much earlier
than in our country, so chat when ma
iority is attained the mastery Of the
crafts is thorough. Another striking
feature of the Japanese system is that of
heredity Skill runs in family lines.
Not few of the famous artisans of the
present decade are descendants in the
ninth, tenth and even twentieth genera
ton, of the founder of the establish
ment, / once employed o carpenter in
Fukui, who was proud of his ancestry of
wood workers through twenty-seven
generations; and the temple records
show such Boosting to be true, though Of
ten adoption interrupts the actual blood
line, At paper makers establishment
in Awotabi, in Echizen, / dined with
the proprietor whose fathers first estab-
Ished the industry q millennium ago,
the national history showing also that
the Uoreans, before the ninth century of
our era, visited the place. LScribners
Magazine.
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-02-18
COunterreitfng gems.

The closest mutations of d iamond
and other precious stones can be mada
out of mixture Of violin glass and
borax A London lapidary once testi-
fed in court that he made all his imita-
tions out of real stones, by taking pale
cheap stones, splitting them, introduce
ing a deeper tone of color, and joining
them again, whereby the salable value
of the stones was considerably increased.
Diamonds are often split and each half
of the gem is made to do duty on paste
foundation on which it has been care
fully mounted. The operator then has
two gems, at two prices. One zocolind
was accustomed to procure a very thin
aakc of an inferior example Of the stone
he wished to Improve, choosing thosc
which had little color. AS bottom for
his ''make up he took bit OF crystal
which he had shaped for his purposes
covering this with transparent glue
properly colored, he fixed on the fake
and then concealed the joining SO we'll
in the setting that customers could
be deceived into believing that
they had very fine stones. Varie-
ties of the topaz and other stones are
often cut and polished and palmed of
as diamonds; but this material is costly
A composition for rubies is made of 500
parts of strass--a specially manufactured
glass-twenty parts OF glass OF anti
mony, and half part each of purple Of
cassius and gold Mock pearls are
sometimes very deceptive in appearance,
but they can usually be detected by
comparison with the real gem, by their
brittlcness, or by the clumsy aud blunt
edged appearance of tho drill holes,
which are usually perfect in the real
pearls. The scales of small fish known
as the bleak have been used in tho for
nation of false pearls; but as it requires
some 10, 600 of these fish to provide
one pound weight of tho pearl making
material the manufacture is not to be.
come extensive. r Popular Science
Monthly
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-02-18
Fortress Monroe.

Fortress Monroe is one of the ccle-
brated strongholds Of the world. 1t is
the largest and strongest fortified pos 10
America, and commanding, as it docs,
the entrance to Chesapeake bay, is one
Of tho most important The pomp and
circumstance Of war IS still observed
within its impregnable walls, and over
It's gun range the young officers Of the
army get their artillery practice. It is
one of the features OF Old Point Com
fort Philadelphia Cal.
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-02-18
Almost. Rnt Not Onite.

Where have you been Tor the past
two wecks2" said one travelling man to
another "out on the road7"
ono, took rua to New Orean, to
sec a young lady down there
"Dil you have pleasant timer
''No, not as pleasant as / expected.
Her father doesn't hold me in the high
esteem with which | could honor him.
"Then you were not wiucd and dined
and fctcdP
mo, l wasn't exactly feeted, but I
was booted on several occasions. -
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-02-18
Foods of Foreigners.

Tho Germ ms, in their homes and
restaurants, boast Of having hams, sau-
sages, hares and many other articles Of
food imported with their wines from
the Fatherland the Italians, even in
Ben |, exhibit yariou, gastronomio
treasures from Italy, and the variety Of
canned foods the French always import
is now supplemented by regular weekly
consignments Of what they call Oscar
gots, which IS to say saails. But tho
height of this love forsfho foods Of the
fatheraul, is reached by the Chinese.
If you enter one Of their shops ia Mott
street, you will see barrels of dried
fowls, dried fishes, dried beans, yams
and fruits, dried ccls-in fact, the sup
ply would equip the Iardcr Of rich
man house. Yet nearly all these arti-
cles can be obtained here fresh for lesa
money New York San.
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-02-18
FRED'S WIFE.
BY w. n. JENKINS.

"Wan, Mis- Lee, how do you like
Fred's wifea She pears to be real
clever"
''Yes, Mis- Green, she's clever, but
she amt without her failin's."
81 suppose not. If there's anything
on your mind you needn't be afeared to
tell me, for you know never repeat
anything"
Il know you hev alters been keerfuI
about such things. Wall, to speak
plain, she's dredful extravagant"
"My dear Mis- Lee, you don't say sor'
eyes, do, and it's fact. Now,
Mis- Green, this is painful subject,
and l wouldn't mention it to anybody
else. But Minna wants ribbons and
such things, and then, she don't under
stand cookin'. / have seen enough to
know what I'm talkin' about told
Fred before he married her that he
might do BETTER but he wouldn't hear
to me- She can paint and sing but
she amt fit for farmers wife. Fred
Is smart, if he is my son, but he's got a
poor wife"
''Wall, it's pity, but really think 1
must be goin' now. Do come over soon,
dear Mis- Lee"
Meanwhile far different scene was
being enacted in a low, dingy farmhouse
which was the home of Fred and Minna.
Fred was reclining on a hard lounge in
the long, narrow dining room, suffering
with the headache. 1t was a pretty
sight to see the tall, graceful girl bend
ing over her stalwart young husband,
bathing his throbbing temples. He had
been very proud of his lovely bride, and
half the young men in town had suffered
when he won the prize
At length Fred declared his head was
easier and told Minna she could see
about supper, but still she fingered by
his side. Finally she said in trembling
tones:
Fired, there Is something l want TO
ask you"
every well, Minna, go ahead, but I
hope it is nothing very dreadful. You
look pretty serious"
"P.ease don't laugh, Fred; 1t is an
important matter to me
$50 on, love"
"You don't know how lonely I am
without my papers and mag zines"
"Don't you have enough to do to &C.
cupy your time, Minna2'
eyes, but do love to read, and
"You can borrow the Weekly Won
der of father any time"
'But want few magazines. Can't
have them Fredr
AIinna, am surprised. No Won
der that mother thinks you are extrava-
CANT"
docs she think so, Fredp
"You know quite well that she does,
butt did not think you could be so
girlish. A married woman, twenty-o one
years old, wants to pass her time read
ing love stories and fashion articles.
hope you will Danish such ridiculous
ideas.
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-02-18
The Mighty Pen.

The annoyance which creaking
hinge can give il sometimes enough to
upset the comfort Of whole household.
with its grinding, squcaking iteration,
not only rasping the nerves, but bctfay.
ing every movement It is something
whose remedy is neglected, too, till the
nuisance can be endured no longer, and
then the sweet-oil is poured out, and
featheris hunted up, and grease spot Is
probably made on the skirts by soma
overflow, and 90 the carpets alterward by
drip from the deposit in the hinge, and
hands have TO be washed after the deed
is done, and more or less fuss generally
is made by the feather and its oil. The
whole trouble can be obgiated by the
use Of black lead pencil o. the softest
number, the point rubbed into all the
crevlces Of the hinge reducing it to
silent smoothncss as If by word Of com.
mand. ri Harpcr's Bazaar.
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-02-18

Poor hinna went about her work
with heavy heart. Her peerless Fred,
the man she had believed almost per
feet, had actually spoken harshly to her
She thought of the past and of the
present, and was obliged to admit that
there was great difference. Her girl
hoods home was spacious and elegant,
with flowers, books and magazines, and
an organ. Fred was thriving young
farmer, but during the half year of their
married life he had only provided the
bare necessaries. Minns made some sad
failures, as far as cooking was con-
cerned.
One day Fred came in to find his pref
ty wife in tears.
''What is the matter, lovel" he asked
tenderly.
"Oh, Fred, don't know what to do.
can't make any good bread"
''You will learn, Minna."
81 hope l shall" she responded, bit
terly. But as the day passed she did
not seem to improve The bread was
heavy, the pastry complete failure, and
even the potatoes were not palatable.
The neighbors talked, the hired men
grumbled, and Fred laughlngly declared
that they would soon be confirmed dys-
peptics; but it was no laughing matter
to Minna. She often shed bitter tears
over her failures.
Minna still longed for her papers and
magazines, although she did not ask
for them again, and, Fred decided that
she was quite sensible, after all.
But one pleasant afternoon she walked
to the postoffice and carried a mystic
rious PACKAGE and afterthat her spirits
were very changeable. AT times she
was very talkative and light hearted,
then again she was very respondent;
but one hot, August day, when Fred
went to the house after a lunch, he
found her, to his surprise, almost wild
with Joy.
ooh, Fredl oh, FredP' was all she
could say
"Why, Minna, what is it?'
And when she was little caImer she
told him how she had written a story
and sent it to the ------ magazine, and
it had been accepted.
"Aud they have paid you for it3' he
asked.
Yes, Fred, twenty dollars and, best
of all, they want to hear from me again
I'm not going to do any more cooking"
Minna's success was really wonderful,
and the old farmhouse was completely
transformed in a short time. Fred pur-
chased a handsome organ, and they have
plenty of good reading, Two stout, red
checked girls, keep the household ma
chinery in motion
Fred is justly proud of his wife, and,
strange to say he really enjoys her
books and magazines.
Said Mrs, Green to Mrs. Lee, the
elder:
''You like Frod's wife better than
you did, don't you2'
eyes, Mis- Green, I do. Is'poso
was little hard at first, but / thought
he might hev done better. called
her extravlgant and wasteful and said
good deal / ought not to hev said But
l tell you hev changed my mind"
'She don't do any homework docs
shc2"
''No, and she don't need to But
she had hard time for a while know,
and when l went there wouldn't show
her bit expect didn't do just
right But she earns a good many dol
lars with her pen, and we are all proud
of her" - Yankee Blade.
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-02-18
NM Rcanties OF Astronomr.

Astronomy is a beautiful science. A
scientist tells that it would take
railroad train, travelling day and night at
the rate OF Glty miles an hour. AZ, 900,
600 year, to reach the star Alpha Cen
taari. The difficulty Of building arail.
road to tins star will, it is feared.
prevent a practical test Of the expert.
ment Il Norristowa Herald.
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-02-18
PIGEONS as Weather Renortocs.

Mr.. ODonnell, Of the United States
signal service, is experimenting with
carrier pigeons for carrying weather re-
ports between Key West. Florida, and
Nassau in the Bahamas. When the
birds are trained they are to be given 10
sea captains to take to sea, and send
home again with weather reports. The
service is expected to be useful in the
West India islands =. Cass-lts NJ ,gazine
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-02-18

Al Iishman, who had on very
ragged coat was asked Of what kin Of
stuff it was made "Bedad, I don
know" says De, al think the most Of it
is made Of fresh air -
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-20
LET DAKOTA In.
Secretary Mccormack on His Wa!

Secretary Mccormack on His Way
to Join the Delegation at Wash
ingtOn.
Secretary NJ. l.. Mccormack, of Da-
kota, was among the arrivals in the city
yesterday, being Ell route to Washing,
ton to join the delegation appointed by
the Aberdeen convention to urge the.
admission of the territory into the
Union. Il have been SnOw-bound at
Grand Forks for several days" he said,
land besides l wanted to take my fam
lily East with me to spend the winter.
Representative Springer's bill is in.
every way satisfactory to me. and L
think it would be for the best interest
of Dakota if it should be passed by
congress. We want to come in as one
state, and the Aberdeen convention re-
fiected the views of q majority of the
voters of Dakota when it adopted res
olutiOn to that effect" @
''While we would like to be admitted
in time, to participate in the election for
president this year, | do not think con-
greSS will take action in the matter soon
enough to enable us to do so, but it is
likely that the closing days of the SEES
sion will result in our success. Ev-
erything is in readiness for admission.
and no good reason exists for keeping us
out. Seventeen years ago, when l first
went to Dakota, little dreamed that
there would be such rapid develop
ment as one. item will illustrate. Six
counties in Dakota, in the valley of the
Red river. last year threshed out 23,000,-
600 bushels of wheat, and we will do
better than that this year"
Il sincerely trust that congress will
take the proper course in this matter at
once, and put an end to the ceaseless
Squabbe about dividing the territory,
which no well-wisher of Dakota de-
SiIeS."