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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-07-11
PERSONAL PARTICULARS.

WASHINGTON was an enormous eater. HIS
usual dinner, one commentator says, would
have made three ordinary men sick.
GLADSTONE Is said to have no memory OF
faces, but facts and principles with him
have the adhesive force Of q sticking
plaster,
M. DE LEssEPs, says Paris letter, Is
rarely seen in society nowadays, and his
name is seldom quoted In the papers. Not
many months ago De Lesseps was name
to conjure with.
BRIGADIER-GENERALD DRUM, lately placed
on the retired list, is believed TO be the first
private soldier that ever attained the rank
Of Brigadicr- General in tho regular army
of the United States.
B. p. SHII.LABER, better known as Mr.
Partington, who has been for the last seve-
or eight years confined with rheumatism,
has made an alliterative joke about his
truly pitiable condition. "Here sit from
years. end to years end, armed with pen,
paper, pipe, pills and patience"
PRINCE ALoIs ScHwARzENBERG, the VIC
tim of the latest fatal duel in Vienna,
owned twenty-three breweries, four sugar
refineries, one oil mandatory, twenty.
three saw-mils, one bakery, four water
mills, forty-six brick kilns and host Of
farms, cottages and manufactures.
MRS. HARRISON is very busy woman
Her correspondence is something enormous
and demands great share Of her time. She
receives letters from all sorts of cranks
most Of whom beg some sort OF favor at hel
hands. Many of the letters are impertinent
rude or malicious, and these are tossed intt
/ O waste basket at onco. All OF the 70
mainder are answered, If possible.
LoSDoN's famous preacher, Rev. G. H
Spurgeon, says that he is always preparing
his sermons, reading and thinking, but thu
specific preparation begins ut six o'clocko oil
Saturday evening. His great difficulty il
to find text, he having preached so man.
sermons in the course Of his life. His pub
| lished sermons fill thirty-three volumes
| and these he keeps on shelf near at hand
SO that he may look back and sec that h
does not repeat himself.
PRESIDENT HARRISON is becoming fam
GUS tramp. Ho is generally accompanied
bers Of his Cabinet, and he talks bushes
as he walks, but he gets the air and excl
else all the same. To some ono who wa
speaking to him on this subject the othe
day, tho President said: i must hay
exercise and must have air. would JUS
as soon think of going without my dinner
or Of sitting up all night without sleep, as
would Of losing my daily exercise"
SPEAKING of Mrs. Alice ]. Shaw, th
American whistler, an English critic /,
marks that mary people have been aske
out to hear her in London regarding til
whole thing as joke, and have come ava
In simple wonder at the unlooked-for di!
play Of her powers. They have found he
a sound musician and subtle mistress
herparticular art. They have concluded tina
through her special medium, 'sho could e
Covent Garden with ecstatic trills or sin
into the softest whispered notes, tho exec
ton Of which only years Of rehearsal cou
achieve"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-07-11
APPLYING ASHES.
One of the Best and Cheapest Fertilizers
That Can he Secured.

One of tho Best and Cheapest Fertilizers
That Can he Secured.
Neither wood nor coal ashes should
De allowed to go to waste; both can be
used with good results II proper care
is taken. Unleached ashes are, Of
course, the most valuable; next comes
leached wood ashes, and then coal
ashes They are all, however, well
worth the labor of saving and apply
ing, and can be used for variety OF
purposes.
In the garden, the truck and small
fruit patch they can be used to best
advantage. II properly stored away
so as to Keep dry they are fine and can
be readily applied and Incorporated
with the soil. 1t is important with
fertilizers of any kind to have them in
such condition as to be readily APP
piled, and then to be in condition to
be available for the growing plants.
1t is not the amount of plant food that
is applied to the soil that benefits the
plants, but the quantity that is made
available. Good wood ashes can turn
considerable amount of available
potash, and for some crops especially
that requires or need their element of
that plant food it can be obtained by
using wood ashes.
With small crops in the garden, like
onions or lettuce, the better plan is 10
apply broadcast, either just before
sowing the seed or after preparing the
soil in good filth, or as a top dressing
after the seed is sown. With large
crops. like peas or beans, apply di-
rectly in the drill. working well into
the soil before planting the seed.
Potatoes can, in majority of cases,
be considerably benefited by an appli-
cation of small quantity in the hill
before planting the seed. With rasp'
berries and Strawberries an applica'
ton Of a small quantity around each
plant early in the spring will prove oil
considerable benefit. They can be
applied upon the surface, and in cult.
waiting be well worked into the soil.
They are very valuable applied around
pear trees, aiding materially to keep
them in good health and in maintain
ing a good growth. Considering the
little work of saving and applyins
them, ashes are one of the best fer
tilizers that can be secured. Detroit
Commercial Advertiser.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-07-11
The Colt at WEAVING Time and After.

Mr. Seymour Brooks, of Wisconsin,
in paper before recent Wisconsin
Farmers Institute, gave the following
valuable suggestions as to the proper
method of handling the trotting- bred
colt at weaving time and after:
At weaving time tie the mare in a
box-stall, put halter on the colt and
tie him by her side. That will be sat-
isfactory to both of them. Let loose
the colt three times a day to nurse, for
few days. Do not give the dam
much water; it will help to dry her
milk. Keep pail of water before the
colt, also bran and oats. In about
four days take the mare away and put
her to work. Let us aim to keep the
colt thriving. 1t can be done with
feed. Different colts will need differ
ent amounts. Do not be afraid of feed
ing too much; it will not hurt him.
American Eclipse was fed six quarts
of oats the first year and it did not
hurt him.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-07-11
Total expenses OF tobacco crop.

Product on four acres at 800 pounds
per acre 8, 200 pounds. Cost 7 16-100
cents per pound.
This cost can only be reduced by cul
tivating better land and increasing the
yield, employing less labor and thus
increasing its efficiency, restoring the
elements to the soil and thus keeping
up its fertility, producing home sup
plies and thus saving transportation,
cultivating less land and cultivating i.
better, and, above all, in the practice
of rigid supervision by the owner in
all the operations of the farm, and thus
save waste, wear and tear, and losses
in tools. stock and time.
The yield of tobacco could be greatly
increased and the land preserved i.
some such methods were adopted The
profits of tobacco planting depend
much more upon the amount grown
upon an acre than upon the number OF
acres cultivated. An increase in the
yield of double the present quantity
would double the profits and improve
the soil.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-07-11
CLEVER WON AN.

The Superiority of Women Over Men In
Matters Requiring Tact and Judgment.
The character of man may, like the
character of people, be judged by his
estimation of woman. The lower he is
in the scale of humanity, the less he
amounts to as an individual, the poorer
is apt to be his opinion of her. An in
ferior man is 1ikely to speak of women
patronizingly, if not slightingly, as men,
bers OF the softer or weaker sex. He
admits that their hearts and intentions
are good, intimating that their minds
and acts will not bear scrutinizing. But
man OF intellect and insight, capable
OF understanding and sympathizing with
women, will seldom accept such judg-
ment. He is qualified to appreciate
them mentally, to see that they are
often cleverer than himself; that their
instincts are more correct, their per-
ceptions clearer. their intelligence
quicker.
This seems to be true, surely, OF
American women, who have many ad-
vantages that women of other nation
alities do not have. They are treated
with far more consideration and chival-
nv, held in much higher regard than
their transatlantic sisters. Europeans
think they are spoiled by their BROTH
ers, husbands, fathers; but they show
their spelling in very creditable ways
lin individuality. in independence, in
poise of nature. A common foreign
criticism is that they are superior to
their countrymen, particularly in
agreeableness. in the faculty OF being
interesting, in whatever pertains to
manners and social culture. The rea-
son may be that they have opportun-
tiles for development and improvement
denied to our men, who are immersed
in business to the exclusion OF every
thing else. The money that these
make they lavish on wives and
daughters, who, are thus enabled to
travel, to increase their knowledge and
experience, to perfect their graces, tc
add to their personal charms
How constantly we meet women
whose husbands and fathers prospered
in their affairs, though they all had
humble antecedents and small begin
nings! The women appear elegant
well-bred, distinguished, as If they had
been born to their luxurious surround
ings. But the men are awkward, evt
IDENTIFY strange to their altered circum
stances. emphasizing the fact BY theil
constrained behavior. They can no
learn so speedily they can not adap
themselves to the new and untried
they can not be recreated, like women
with whom ambition is merely equiva
lent TO performances. who ABSORB
through her pores; whose idea an'
ideal may be made coniunctive. 81
may not possess the breadth aad dept
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-07-11
HERE AND THERE.

"A bushel OF corn is worth nearly
three bushels Of oats for fattening
hogs or other stock, but oats make a
better food, owing the larger proper
ton of nitrogen and mineral matter
contained therein.
1t is better to allow fat hens to set
than to attempt to prevent them from
incubating. If allowed to stay on the
nest until they lose flesh they will lay
better than if "brok en- up" from set
ting.
Sweet potatoes should be oultivat-
ed well until they begin to run. They
will not thrive If the weather is very
wet, and the more air and heat admit
ted to the roots the better, so as to
give them an early start.
1t has been demonstrated that
horses can feed on ensilage with ad-
vantage, and that where they are not
required to do service, as in winter, an
allowance of thirty pounds of ensilage
per day will keep horses in good con-
dition.
The farmers in Mercer County,
KY, complain OF a parasite which saps
the life out of the wheat. Some sales
have been made of crops at 62l cents
per bushel. but many are holding for
a better price.
Frequent churning is better than
retaining the cream from separate
milkings, as mixture of cream of diff
ferent ages is usually the cause OF
poor butter The best butter is made
by churning the cream as it is ready.
1t you are annoyed by. the appear
ance of warts on the turkeys and
chickens you will find sure remedy
in the common molasses. One appli-
cation will often remove them. II
they do not disappear in week try
again.
"A good appetite indicates good
health. 1t is no disadvantage to have
an animal that is a heavy feeder.
Such animals usually produce pro.
portionately to the quantity consumed,
The food is simply the material to be
converted into products.
Experiments by the New York
Dairy Commission show that oleomar.
garine will not dissolve and digest in
the human stomach in its natural and
ordinary temperature, and it is, there
fore, an Improbable substance as food
| Before sending new potatoes to
market it will pay to carefully assert
them. 1t isnot the large potatoes thai
always bring the highest prices, but
those of uniform size. When large
and small potatoes are mixed the sinai
ones lessen the value of the larger, and
effect the price of the whole.
Report comes from Station Camp
Tenn, that a mare belonging to Al
bert Latimer recently gave birth Il
triplet mules. They were all we'll
formed, though small, and were aliv,
when foaled, but died in short while
1t is claimed that the mare was bret
but one time.
Any kind of low house will answe
for ducks. A large dry-goods box
raised from the ground and made wa
ter-tight on top. will be found excelcn
for flock OF one dozen. but it must b
kept clean and dry, the floor being
well Uttered With cut straw or de-
, earth.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-07-11
The Votes of Women.


The theoretical dilemma OF the wo-
mems votes turning the scale in favor
of law which they could not enforce
with bayonets, says Alice Stone Black
we'll, in Woman's Journal. is purely
theoretical. In dozens OF Kansas cities,
thevotes OF women, added to those of the
better class of men, have defeated city
governments that have winked at
violation of the liquor law, and put in
city governments that have enforced the
law. There never has been any at
tempt to dispute the matter by VIC
lence. not even in Elk Falls, where the
election was decided in favor of the law
and order party by one vote, that OF a
lady eighty-five years old, Mrs. Pru-
dence Crandall Philleo. In like manner,
in several Southern States, practical
prohibition has prevailed for years be-
cause no liquor saloon can be licensed
within some miles OF a church or school
house unless majority of the men
and Uon,en in the district petition for
it. There has been much grumbling
by the liquor men. but no armed upris-
ing. Experience thus far has borne
out Colonel Higginson's prediction,
that "when any community is civilized
up to the point of enfranchising wo-
men, it will be civilized up to the point
of sustaining their votes, as 1t now sus-
tains their property-rights, by the
whole material force OF the commune
ty." If this has been found true in
communities not particularly law-abid-
ing, and in the case of the liquor ques-
ton, which is perhaps OF all others the
most irritating to the lawless classes,
we need not have much fear Of what
will happen elsewhere
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-07-11
Chicken.kiIIing Dogs.

To cure dog of killing chickens
take the chicken that has been killed,
by the legs, and after beating the dog
with it, pass the legs each side of the
dogs neck and tie the feet together,
so that the chicken hangs securely
fastened to the dog. After carrying
the chicken around for day or two,
the dog will be so thoroughly disgust
ed with chickens in general that he
will not be apt to trouble them again.
Poultry World.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-07-11
A Piece of Her Mind.

A lady correspondent has this to say:
~ want to give a piece Of my mind to
certain class who object to advertising when
1t costs them any thing-this won't cos,
them cent. I suffered living death fol-
nearly two years with headaches, backache
in pain standing or walking, was being lit
orally dragged out Of existence, my misery
increased by dragging. At last, in despair
I committed the sin Of trying an advertised
medicine, DR.. Perce's Favorite Prescrp
ton, and it restored me 10 the blessedness
Of sound health. honor the physician who
when he knows he can cure, has the mora
courage to advertise the fact" The med
icine mentioned is guaranteed to cure those
delicate diseases peculiar to females Rea(
printed guarantee on bottle-wrapper
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-07-11
DEvoL's CATCH WATCH.

"eiormed Gambler Tells How He Made
Hundreds Of Dollars.
One trick, though a small one, that
used to play years ago on the un-
suspecting has caused me many pangs
OF conscience while in repentant
mood. 1t was quite simple. had
"eatch' watch; and it caught 'em,
100. The case was made of pure gold,
the metal actually being hammered
Into the proper shape. The works
were not worth seventy-fve cents; they
We're as cheap as could be found. But
the case was very fine, and had to
carry the watch in chamois-
skin pocket to prevent the soft gold
from wearing away. In those days
this was befo' the wah-brass candle
sticks were in common use. would
take the tallow dripping that ran down
ON the outside OF brass candlesticlS
and rub it on the case OF the ''catch"
watch. This gave the case the ap-
pearance and smell of brass. As l
dressed generally in the style, when
gentleman saw me pull out thai
watch = and l always managed
to pull it out in way to
attract attention-he would give me
the laugh, and say, "Well, / am sur
prised to see man of your appear
ance carrying an old brass watch like
that. ''rll bet you 500 to $40 that
my watch has finer case than yours,
SIR" would probably reply. The
man would examine my watch, and
when he opened it and saw the cheap
works, he was then more than ever
confirmed in the belief that it was a
snide watch, and that was just Civ
ing him bluff. "I'l bet you," he
would say, land we'll leave the decis-
ion to jeweler." We would repair
TO jeweler, and after the test was
made, OF course my watch was found
to have case made of pure gold-24
carats fine-something not known as
to any watch made of pure gold.
While raked in the poor fellows
800 that he had put up, / then gave
him the laugh and left him to ponder
over the manner he had been taken in
as a sucker" In all my travels
never found but one man who got even
with me on this trick, and he was
a ST. Louis jewelers. clerk in
those times, but is now running 9
handsome store here of his own.
had made bet with man that my
watch had finer case than his. ant
we stepped into st. Louis jewelers.
establishment to have the two watche,
tested. One of the young clerks who
is now in business for himself, looked
at the watches and said: "I'll bet 20,
ten dollars that the other gentleman
watch case is finer than yours, De
vol" "See here, young man, would
advise you not to bet" l replied, $50
this gentleman and myself have jus
stepped in to settle little dispute a
to the number of carats OF gold in tn,
watch cases, and it is an affair of oul
own" But the young clerk thought h
had sure thing, and was anxious t,
bet, and took him up He went VI
stairs with the watches to test them
and soon learned that my watch was
"catch," and that I had won m,
friends money and also his ten dolla
bet. The young clerk came down wit
a broad smile on his face, and said m
watch case was the finer of the two
but that he guessed he would jus
charge me ten dollars for making tn
test. That clerk was the only ma
who ever got even with me on tina
trick, and he was simply even-tha
was all. st. Louis Globe-Democrat
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-07-11

WE value everything in this world by
comparison. Water and air have no intrinsic
value, and yet Jay Gould, if furnishing IN
the desert, would give all his wealth for a
pint of the former, and think it cheap;
hence, life and health are the standard OF
oil values. If your system is full of Mala-
ria you will be very miserable; a few doses
of Shalenberger's Antidote will make you
well and happy. Is one dollar a high price
to Dayl
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-07-11

SEEK for good school with principal
who cares more about character than about
Greek and Latin, and about Greek and Latin
chiefly as instruments in rhe development
of character; who loves boys, and whom
boys love, and who maintains q kindly,
gentle, not severe, but firm discipline, and
nut Your BOYS under him.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-07-11
Tobacco Grown at a Loss.

A writer in the GAINESVILLE CTenn.)
Chronicle taking 800 pounds as the av-
srage of tobacco production in that
section. thus figures out the result to
tie grower.
Tobacco Is grown at 9 loss 70 the
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-07-11

Baron Alberto Frarchetti. who
composes operas. expends immense
sums on their production His work
,..Asrael,' was rehearsed for month
prevs,as to its performance in Florence,
seven hundred people being engaged
The mise en- scene was estimated -
costing $4,000
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-07-11

THE value of dried potatoes as an article
of food is urged by DR.. Jacob M. Shmule-
witch. Among the advantages claimed is
that it keeps much better than the fresh
potatoes, and being far lighter and less
bulky, Is more readily transported. Before
cooking, the dried potato is macerated in
water for ten or twelve hours.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-07-11

In Finland's system of public schools
manual training is universal. Boys learn
to sew as well as girls, and girls also learn
carpentry.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-07-11

CONSIDERING the efficacy of fish as brain
food, it is to be wondered at that the
parents of "chappies" do not insist that
they shall eat it NJ least once u day.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-07-11

THE Japanese Government has engaged
two German lawyers in Berlin to proceed to
Toxic and re-frame the Japanese penal code
to conform 60 the German instead Of the
French code, as now.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-07-11

AvoID all boastings and exaggerations,
backbtings, abuse and evil speaking, slang
phrases and oaths in conversation; depreci.
ate no mans qualities, and accept hospital
ity of the humblest kind in hearty aud ap-
preciative manner.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-07-11

CAN the sale of an inferior article con
stantly increase for "a yearsi Dobblns
Electric Soap has been on the market ever
since 1865 and is to-day the best aud ptresl
family soap made. Try it: Your grocer has it.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-07-11

A FRENCH count when brought into court
by eighty-two different creditors acknowl.
edged that he was somewhat financially
embarrassed, but he wanted a little more
time to conclude marriage with an Amer.
lean girl
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-07-11

HOTEL and restaurant soups that are three
fourths hot water and onc-Quarter coloring
are not believed to possess medicinal quail
ties enough to attract the attention OF
physicians.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-07-11

THE telephone is used on tho continent OF
Europe to enable the guard Of train de-
tanned between stations to communicate 10
the nearest point for assistance.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-07-11

No SPECIFIC for local skin troubles equals
Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whiskcr Dye, so cents.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-07-11

As YOUR daughters grow up teach them
at least the true merits Of housekeeping and
cookery; they will thank you for it in later
life great deal more than for ACCOMPLISH
ments.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-07-11

MusT not be confounded with common CATH
artic or purgaiive pills. Carter's Lit 70 Liv-
err Pills are entirely unlike them IN every re-
spect One trial will prove their superiority.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-07-11

The man who finds trout in town that
have been twenty-four hours on ice palata'
Bile will never be conspicuous cpicure.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-07-11
Oregon, the Paradise OF Farmers.

Mild, equable climate, certain and abundant
crops. Bestfruit, grain, grass, stock country
in theworld. Fuliinformation free. Address
Oregon immigration Board, Portland, Oregon
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-07-11

THIS is "Engllsh as she is spoked'' In
Parliament: "Don't interrupt me until am
doneu
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-07-11

In Lapland the test Of oratory is seeing
who rattles off the most words without
stopping to draw breath, and the women
generally comes out ahead.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-07-11

For all arrangements Of the liver. stom-
ach and bowels, take DR.. Pierce's Pellets.
One a dose,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-07-11

TEACH boys and girls the actual facts OF
life as soon as they are old enough to under
stand them, and give thcm the sense OF 70.
sponsibility without saddcning them.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-07-11

THOSE who wish to practice economy
should buy Carriers Little Liver Pills.
Forty pills In q vial; only one pill dose.