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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-11-01
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.


Bishop Foster Of the Methodist
church was the original boy preacher
He was converted at six and was
licensed to preach at fourteen.
The theological seminaries gener.
ally have an increased number OF
students. The ranks of the ministry
are to be filed up and Strengthened.
The most heavily-endowed educa
tional institutions In the United States
are. yGirard College, $lO,000,00Oi
Columbia, $4,000, 600; John Hopkins,
100000 Harvard, $4,000, 900;
Princeton, $500, 600; Lehigh, $780,
600; Cornell, 81, 400, 900.
The controversy on inspiration
bewilders. some people. A lady, who
has heard assertions frequently made
that certain parts OF the Bible are not
inspired, is anxiously inquiring for an
inspired preacher, so that she may
be secure against mistake.
The memory of Helen Hunt jack
son, the devoted friend of the Indians,
is to be honored by the erection of an
Indian girls school, to bear her name,
at Santa Fe, N. M. The building is TO
cost thirty thousand dollars, and is
to accommodate one hundred and fifty
pupils.
Among the various correspond
ence schools which have of late come
to be, and we trust to stay, is the
american School of Politics." de-
voted to the study of the science of
politics, political history, American
institutions, and public questions of
current interest.
A Chinese Christian recently asked
Archdeacon Moule how many clergy
men there were in England. Being
desired to guess, he said: 'It's little
country; perhaps 1,500;' and being
told that there were $4,000, said, in
astonishment Twenty-three thou
sand! Then you. can well spare one
thousand for China. Spirit of Ms
Sions
According to careful calculations
made by a British clergyman of note
and just published, Protestants have
increased during the last hundred
years from 27, 200, 900 to 134, 900, 900, or
nearly fourfold. Roman Catholics
during the same period have increased
from so, 600, 600 to 63,000,00 or two
fold. The Greek church during the
century has increased from 10000, ,00(
to SO, 000,0 900. also twofold.
Queen Victoria, when at Glasgow
a short time ago, paid visit to Queer
Margaret's College, the only college
for women in Scotland. She expressed
her pleasure at hearing of the pros
perity of the institution, and said
Every movement which tends tC
, raise the position of women, and ex
tend the sphere of their influence, has
my warm approval l trust that th'
college may long continue to be pros
porous" The friends of ''highel
education in England are jubilan
over this incident.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-11-01
HUMOROUS.

The difference between being
burned out and fred out is that in the
former case you get the insurance. -
Dansvilte Breeze.
-Jinks-"Been teaching Winks
lawn tennis. ehp Did he learn
easilyP' Minks-"O, yes; he soon
tumbled to the racquet. "--Philadeiphia
Record.
--'Do you notice that bewhiskered
German yonder? He's a famous
musician, they tell me-" "Yes,
Bromley" Titled, isn't he-what is
his name?" "Herr de Gurdy, prob
abiy.''
Jones was calling ON his dentist.
.sSe you arc troubled " ittii toothaoheg''
inquired the artist in worries. Fright
fully" "Ah! does it come on fire.
quentlyp" Every five minutes. "
"And lasts some timep" "a quarter
of an hour at least. Judge.
-Landlady (delightedly, to new
boarder)-'I must congratulate you,
Mr.. Byseps, on your ability as a car
yer. You dismembered that chicken
beautifully" Mr.. Byseps-"Thanks.
l deserve no special credit. I'm a
stonecutter. "-Pittsburgh Bulietin.
Two of a kind-First German Ac-
tori has been dinking dot / will
blay me in English negxt season.
You dink mine accent vos good
enough, SchweitzerP" Second Ger.
man Actor-Mein gracious, yes! You
speak dot English just so well like me. "
Time.
You get off some pretty rank
things sometimes" said the grocer
to Bacon, who was holding down
boxes around his stove. "Yes,
replied Bacon, modestly; II just
got off the frkin of butter
there a few minutes ago. Yonkers
Statesman.
-He-"I must break off my engage
ment, Violet" She-''Why should yor
do that?" Howell, your father has
failed; how can he supporta son-in-lav
in the style in which have livedr
She-"Why, you goose, he failed or
purpose to meet the extra expense!"-
Hdrper's Bazaar.
-Peddler Ito boy)-"Is your ma in
sonnyP" Boy-"Yes. mas in. Wha
cher got? Ribbon, fxin's an things
Peddler-''Yep.n NAH be glad t
look at 'em. There was peddler herr
last week for two hours an halls
Peddler-"Did your ma buy much?
Boy-"She didn't buy any thin. Sh'
never buys of peddlers; but mas
kiad-hearted woman, an is Away
willin' to look. Come in. Don't b
'fraid of the dog-he's Just had SOM
meat But the peddler was evidentl,
afraid Of the dor.-Golden Dags.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-11-01
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

-ouothV TIeyudS, tnt OcrlHdu
novelist, prefers not to use the title Of
nobility which has been conferred
upon him.
There are several eminent French
men of letters who do not use tobacco
in any form; among them M. Sardou,
NJ. Renan, M. Jules Simon, M.
Feuillet and M. Sarcey. M. Dumas
gave up smoking long ago.
-Alexandre Dumas is credited with
being the richest author in the world,
barring such writers for zest and
pleasure as Andrew Carnegie, whose
income is figured out at over $4,000
day.
AT a late sale of autographs in
New York letter of the Duke OF
Wellington sold for seventy cents,
while scrap in the hand writing OF
Artemus Ward brought over ten times
as much. Two letters written by
George Washington sold at $13 each.
OF her religious belief, Harriet
Beecher Stowe said: "As to my relig-
ious belief it is embodied in the
Apostles Creed given in the Episcopal
Prayer-book. AS to the practical use
| make of it, / refer you to my writings
particularly "Uncle Toms CABIN
and my religious poems. l have all
my life sincerely endeavored to mold
my life in accordance with these be-
liefs."
1t is safe to say that, for every ar.
ticle accepted by the two most success
full magazines in this country, from forty
to fifty are refused. The editor of one
Of them told me, some years ago, that
he received abouttwelve poems day.
AS he could only use from four to six
a month on an average, if you reduce
this statement to proportion, and
eliminate the Sundays when no mail is
opened, you will have three hundred
and twelve poems received each month
and only six printed.
Uncle Toms Cabin is q book thai
still goes marching on. Down in
Brazil the emancipation of the slaves
was mainly due to an editor who KEEP
his paper red-hot with abolition argu
ments. He did not have much success
until finally he printed a translation D
Uncle Toms Cabin. Then the people
walked up They cried over the story
and raised such protest agains
slavery that the government wa
forced to abolish it-Atlanta Co'sstitu
ton.
Charles G. Leland, writing OF
'Crow Lore" in the 81. James Gazette
says: Everybody knows the Roystol
rook or crow with white jacket
The gypsies say that this equivocatinI
and unprincipled bird once wen
among the rocks, who inquired
Where did you get that white coatP
To which he replied. 4 borrowed |
from fool Of q pigeon Then, goinl
. among the pigeons, he said: 'SariShan
pals-how are you, my brothersP' I
which pigeon replied: What, ar
you one of us! Where did you ge
those black trousers and waistcoatf
NUNS the word, pal, answered tn
Royston. Il stole them from those rHs
, calls, the rocks. ~ ..t et.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-11-01
THE PIcKPOCKET.

Dear" she sobbed timidly lshe was bridc),
my pocket has been picked" Without q
word
tshe was bride), he never once dcmurred,
Dut from his pocket took, nor even signed,
Acrisp new bill, and asked: what was IT.
dears
A ten or twentys see, have it herer'
tShe was bride.)
Oniy tenp' with pretty blush she cried;
But looked so sweet that ioyfully he laid
The twenty in her hand, and thought he
paid
small price for her quick kiss-she was Q
BRIDE
Then turned, but low whisper met his ear
ferhaps-pcrhaps--I ought to tell you
dear"
tShe was bride.)
Her voice sank lower still; she family sighed
ANA sought for words she could not seem t,
find
AT last "'Twas I who picked it; do 20,
mindr'
pi course he didn't mind (she was a brlde),
but thought 1t such pretty little trick,
He iaid down twenty more for her to pick.
she was o bride.
alice w Rollins, in Time.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-11-01
SHE FORGAvE HIM.
why Cooing Billiger Was Not Compelled
to Remove His Arm.
Ilnillin.o.. AInSunt nam 1Atro nn,11. q rf1,

Why Cooing Billlger Was Not Compelled
to Remove His Arm.
"Billiger McSwat, remove your arm
instantly"
Great drops of perspiration broke
out on the broad, intellectual brow of
the young man to whom these words
were addressed.
''Have | presumed too much upon
the kindness and familiarity with
which she has treated ,ncen he said tc
himself. ''Have | lost herP No! No!
1t can not bel 1t must not ber' And he
gave voice to the emotions that thrilled
his soul.
"Lobelia Grubb," he said, with the
yearning. passionate warble. of a
young poet rendering the first par
oxysm OF his muse to administered,
cross-eyed, literary editor, "hear what
have to say first y
Clearing his throat with eonvuisive
energy, he went on;
s'For the love of heaven, Lobelia, do
not tell me that have been mistaken
in thinking the uniform regard that
has marked your conduct toward me
during the last six months to be a
warmer sentiment than that of mere
friendship! Do not crush the hopes
that have risen in my breast like a
Milwaukee avenue tenement house
erected on the contract plan. Be your
own gentle, tender, pitiful self, and"
"Billiger McSwat, remove your
armr'
Zone moment, Lobelia! Think of
the happy, soulful hours we have
spent over Dante, Browning and the
hen and a-half problem! Call to mind
the enjoyment, the enthusiasm, the--er
patience with which we have attend
ed lecture after lecture on art! Remem-
Der the"
"Billiger McSwat remove your
ar1n!'
"And- listen to the pleading of your
own gentle heart when L tell you OF
the sorrow that hasty decision on
your part would cost me now. could
not bear it. / came here this evening,
Lobelia, oppressed by the news just
received that / have lost my only
uncle. In the breast pocket Of this
coat is the letter that conveys the sad
news. 1t is true he was man OF
great wealth. He was worth perhaps
a quarter of million, and in the letter
of which | speak / am informed by
his solicitors that am his sole heir,
but"
Lost your only uncle? o. l am Sc
sorryl Let it be my mission to comfort
you, Billigerr'
Gently. forgivingly the fair maiden
beaned upon that sorrowing young
man, as she laid her beautiful head
with its wealth of golden hair tenderly
and consolingly on the breast pocket
containing the sad letter.
Aud Billiger did not remove hi:
arm.-Chicago Tribnae,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-11-01
ITEMS FOR WOMEN.

The Government needs woman be-
cause she is different from man, and
views things from different stand
point, and only by the combined coun-
sci of the two can the best results be at
tained Nebraska Farmer.
No REASON can be shown why wo-
mans vote In the State should not be
received with as much respect as in the
family. A State is but an association
of families, and laws relate to the rights
and immunities which touch woman's
most private and immediate wants and
dearest hopes. Harriet Beecher 'StoDe.
A LONDON jeweler recommends dia-
mond cutting and polishing as an ex-
cellent employment for women, saying
that he believes any woman or girl
with quick intelligence could learn to
polish a diamond every fairly in six
months" He says the qualities neces-
sary iii this art are great honesty,
good education. quick Intelligence,
great patience, and good eyesightt. y
II THANK God," said Mr.. Horace
Davis, in his inaugural address as pres
ident of the California State University,
.'that the time has come when the treas
ures of the highest education are laid
open to women equally with men, and |
believe that this leaven will silently
work through the whole community,
giving higher tone to society and ex-
ercising benign influence even upon
public affairs. "
The generation that has come on the
stage since the war can hardly now re-
| alize, in view of the fundamental prin-
ciples of American government, that
slavery ever existed here, that the pull
pit and press, that the church and the
State ever defended it. So, when this
battle for woman suffrage shall have
been fought and the victory won, men
will marvel at the injustice and stupid
ity which so long deprived American
women of the ballot. Frederick Doug
lass.
The Woman's Federal Labor Union
of Chicago is endeavoring to form a
committee of delegates from all the wo-
mems associations OF that city, to i'm
prove the condition of women and chill
dren employed in the factories. by Sc.
curing the enforcement of factory ordi
nances now habitually neglected, the
enforcement of the school laws. and the
appointment of women, responsible to
women's organizations, as inspectors ol
workshops where women and children
are employed
} THE experience Of the last twenty.
five years has proved that better laws
for women and for the protection Of
the home may be procured without
woman suffrage, but only after long de
lays and very hard fighting. Thos,
who have been instrumental in securing
the improved laws referred to. gener
/ ally declare in emphatic terms tha
; they would have been CARRIED far NOR
easily and quickly. and would remail
c on the statute books more securely,
l ] women had the right OF suffrage
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-11-01
SAVANNAH, TENNESSEE, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER /,

honey than he will Tor almost any
thing else, | waited, with gun in hand.
At last he made "a dash for the skip,
and the trap closed on his left hind
foot let him thrash about for awhile
and you better believe he did
thrash and then | went. out and put
too good bullets into him. When |
examined him in the morning, found
that he had been In a trap before, for
one of his fore feet was nothing but
stub, the toes having been torn off long
before" ap9 arr qfgu@l9 ~e.
: - Did bears ever kill any of your
stockPA
"Kill any! Well, wish ! could say
they never did. would be couple
of hundred dollars better off than ]
am now if bears had never. touched
any of my live stock. Since / have
lived here / have lost / don't know
how many sheep and pigs. but for the
last five or six years bears have killed
only one sheep and two pigs for me.
/ can tell you what very old and
large bear did for me nine years ago
this October, but / don't suppose one
person in ten would believe it. At the
same time it is a fact, and |, don't
know as | would take any stock in it
myself if | hadn't seen it. Come out
here in the yard and / can explain it to
you better.
''Over in that little lot there had a
calf and bull that was coming two
years old. The other cattle were down
in the berry field. was away up in
that rough lot you see near the top OF
the hill burning brush and stumps.
The lot is in plain sight of the place
where the calf and bull were, and gen.
orally you can hear noise from the
valley very clearly up there. 1t was just
after sundown and l was getting ready
| to quit work, when l heard the bull
below as though somebody had tried
to anger him. paid no attention tc
the noise at first, but he kept it up SC
long that after awhile | looked dowr
that way and saw the bull tussling
with bear. Before / could get ovel
the fence I saw the bull fall, ant
heard no more of his believing, TIL,
bear then turned from the bull to tn,
calf, which he had already killed, an(
began to tear it to pieces.
"Of course / hurried down the hill
as fast as ever | could, and, whenever
| cast my eyes toward the lot, l saw
that the bull still lay there, while tn,
bear kept tearing at the carcass of tn
calf and devouring the meat. 1t wa
} between the berry and nut seasons, an,
stock in the woods was uncommonl,
scarce, and the bear seemed to be hal
starved. He was SO hungry that h
didn't make move to lug the calf Of
into the woods, and he kept tearin,
and eating till got my rifle from tn
, house and shot him dead. While tn
bear had been trying to make wa
with the calf the young bull rushed a
him in defense of it, and he had jabbe
the bear SO hard and often with hi
sharp horns that the hungry old brut
was compelled to turn on the pluck
bull, but not until he had crushed tn
life out of the calf. The bear ha
broken the bulls neck and stretche
him out helpless, and then he laid int
| the flesh of the calf, and paid no NOR
attention to the bull, and all three wer
dead when | got to them. IN Y Sun
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-11-01
SUDDEN HOSPITALITY.
How Two Tramps Got Square Meal
Without Asking for 1t.

Without Asking for 1t.
A couple of tramps stopped at a
farmhouse in West Tennessee during
the yellow fever season. "You can
come in and drink all the water you
want" said the farmer, 'but you
neenter ask for any thing to eat, for
you won't get it. ;"
The tramps looked at table that
had just been set for dinner, and
sighed.
You neenter sigh, " said the farmer,
"fur you don't git n bite of that grub,
Wy, we've got 'possum, don't you
see; sweet potatoes, billed ham, curly
mustard greens and three kinds of
bread. l wouldn't twit you fellers,
but the last tramp that come along
here stole the only good set of harness
on the place"
Don't put yourself to any uneasi-
ness on our account" replied one of
the tramps, "for we amt hungry"
mot hungryw the farmer ex-
claimed.
mo; all we want is place to sit
down in the shade.n
"Wall, this is the first time / ever
heerd of tramps not being hungry"
''It's sorter rare with us, can tell
you. I'm sorter feverish, myself
Don't exactly understand it, for
never was this way before. Oh, have
had slight bilious attacks, but | never
had such pains in the back of my neck
before. just before leaving jackson
vile"
A sudden scuffiing in the room
caused the tramp to break off his mar
ration. The skirts of the farmer s
wife tapped against the gate, and an
old man lost his hat as he leaped into
the road. The two tramps moved their
chairs up to the table.
The hospitality of this neighbor-
hood" one of them remarked, ..has
found a place in romance and verse. -
YES" the other one replied, land
the peculiar charm about it is its ex-
treme suddenness. ."-Arbansaw Trdv-
oIor
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-11-01
OBJECTIONS CONSIDERED.
Reasons Advanced Why Women Should
Not Vote Weighed and Analysed.

Reasons Advanced Why Women Should
Not Vote Weighed and Analysed.
"Woman'S sphere is home" Then
why is she not compelled to stay there?
Why is she allowed to sing and speak
and read In publicP Who can defend
the unwomanly practice Of teaching in
public schoolsP She Ought to influence
her brothers and sons to do these
things. How dare she attend or ad-
dress temperance meetings, or go as a
missionary to foreign lands, or work in
hospitals, or earn her living in any
way that would call her outside OF the
sacred precincts of home? II men
would only pass a law forbidding wo-
men to go to church or to market or to
any public place, there would be no
talk of women wanting to vote.
"Woman's strongest Influence is that
phich she ererts IN family life" 1t is
strong, certainly, but it is not always
gcoa. Many homcs arc ruled hy wcaa!!,, wcaa!!,,
or silly, or narrow-minded, or nervous
women, for whom the discipline of a
larger life would be the best tonic ilnag-
Unable. ''In pretty large experience
Of real life," says Frances Power Cobbe,
II have failed yet to find a single case
In which woman who has exercised
public spirit even to the extent of self
devotion. was not also an admirable
und conscientious daughter, wife,
mother or mistress of q household A
woman would neglect her home for the
sake of passing a bill quite as readily
as she would "forsake an infant for a
quadratic equation"
"Woman's influence at home would b.
weakened By giriag her the ballot" On
the contrary, it would be strengthened.
Men know very well that as regards the
knowledge of public affairs, many wo-
men, by reason of their restricted lives
are in state of ignorant simplicity
Let any woman try the experiment O.
Offering a suggestion upon any course
of political conduct to husband OF
brother, and it is sure to be greeted
with superior or indulgent smile
While woman is contemptuously ex
cluded from political duties, her advic,
and influence at home must always re
main at the minimum.
IN toiU not be safe TO grant the ballo
to soon,an until she is capable of using !
inteiligently." 1t will not be safe fo
boys to approach the water until afte
they have learned to swim.
Men and their toiues viii rote eractll
alike Then it will be an added bon'
of sympathy and union between them.
men and their sciues soiH uote eracti
opposite" Then it will not be half s
great a barrier between them as dii
ference in religious faith. The NOR
difference between the political opin
ions of the sexes, the more reason VIII
women's interests should be represente
in political life.
"Homen are virtually represented b
men, It was said by James Otis tha
mo such phrase as virtual represents
ton is known in law or constitution.
is altogether subtlety and illusion
wholly unfounded and absurd" Whe
did they make their choice? Whe
were they ever consulted? We merel
assume that men viii be good to us b
cause we confde in them. Legislatio
is always in favor of the legislatin
class
"Honas already ererts an imneH
influence in Dolitics. and does not ne
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-11-01
Exactness Before All Things.

''Now, George, take the message
and be sure to get the answer. You'll
hurry, won't you?n
"Yes'm.n
George went off. At the end of two
hours he came back to mamma.
''Georgie, where on earth have you
been all this timer / told you tc
hurryin
80 I did But you didn't say to
hurry back. .n-Tinle-
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JOSEPH j. EAGAN, of No 40 West st. New
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JAS.H DWYE Err, of Webster, Mass, writes:
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