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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-02-20
ABOUT SELF-RESTRAINT.
Hcw to Overcome the Fixed and Arro-
CANT Pride of Mentality.

How to Overcome the Fixed and Arro-
CANT Pride of Mentality.
Control and restraint of the thinking
powers are especially necessary because
no pride is more fixed and arrogant
than that of mentality. The purse
proud man may be ignored pride in
personal appearance may be suppressed
by laugh, but the air of superiority OF
the man who thinks himself of finer
mind than his fellows is exasperating
to every one and of no use to its pos
SCISSOR. Every one dislikes the person
who is given to 'laying down the law"
and regards his arrogance as sign OF
weakness. Benjamin Franklin, one OF
the most remar kable minds of our rev.
olutionary period or of any age, at,
tributed his success in influencing
others to his custom of so modestly and
deftly conveying his ideas that his
hearers imagined them their own, and
by treating all men as if they were
mentally his equals. Control and re-
straint are also necessary to save men
of reasoning habit from sitting in iudg
ment on their fellow-men. The true
judicial faculty is probably the highest
attainment of the human mind, but it
never is reached by men who indulge
openly or secretly in the amusement
for such it is-of judging those around
them on the basis of some single act er
trait of character. That this fault is
alarmingly common is we'll known. 1t is
easy to proceed mentally through sue
cessive deductions to conclusion when
only single point is considered; but
human nature is of too complex a
quality to be disposed of in such man.
ner; the man who adopts it has not the
method of the judge, but of that pesti-
lent type of public prosecutor who bends
all his efforts toward conviction, ignor-
ing all evidence on the other side.
Whether in the present age such self
made judges do any great harm toothers
is open to doubt for experience has
taught modern civilization so to dis.
tribute and limit power that no man
can now assume mastery of the lives
and fortunes of others; as to the in
diyiduals themselves, however, there is
terrible suggestion in the Divine COM
mand: Judge not, that ye be not
judged" But the most important end
to be gained by control and restraint OF
the reasoning faculties is the direction
and confning of thought to subjects at
hand and really demanding it. Persons
sometimes are heard to comnlain thai
their lot in life is so cast that they find
nothing for their minds to do, but they
always are wrong. Proper sense OF
duty will impel any one to direct all his
action by thought instead of impulse,
and demands upon the thinking powers
are quite as imperative, to people oi
active conscience, in the cottage of the
laborer or the shop of the mechanic as
in the study of the pastor or the cabinet
of the President-John Habberton, in
Chautauquan.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-02-20
HUMOROUS.

-"Can | sell you Life of John L..
Sullivan, sir?" asked the agent. mo, my
friend" said the merchant, 81 have no
use for scrap-book. ."-Munsey's WeOx-
ly.
A-She-''Did you let father know you
owned great deal of real estate?' He
81 limited at it." She-"What did he
say?' He-"IIe said deeds speak loud
er than words "-Munsey's Weekly.
-She-"Don't you admire Gothic
architecture in churches, John? There
is something about it that suggests re-
pose" He-'I dunno. Pretty much
any style of a church suggests repose to
me, provided the pews are comfort
able. ."-Burlingto Free Press.
Something of an Experiment.
Paticnt-"Doctor. don't believe that
medicine is doing me any good"
Doctor -"You haven't tried it long
enough to see the effect yet" "What
effect ought it to have?" "Um -ah-
well-er-I haven't tried itlong enough
on you to know just yet."-Time.
-Housewife-"We haven't any cold
victuals, nor" Tramp-"Cold victuals!
Who asked you for cold victuals? want
broiled steak an fried eggs and hot
flannel cakes an coffee. Cold victuals?
The ideal" Housewife-"Walk in,
please. My daughter will play for you
while I'm getting them ready."-Phila-
delphia Inquirer.
An Honest Artist. - Maulstick--
"Why don't you use better brushes.
That kind is century behind the
times" Dauber-'I know it is, but
don't want to take an unfair advantage
of the old masters. / want to put my.
self on an equal footing with them, SC
thai if beat them I'll do itsquarely"- it
brakes Magazine.
Mr.. Mushroom-''Well, my dear,
suppose you have all the fxin's you
want to make swell sensation at the
opry this week. l paid good many
hundreds for that there box and wan
to show up in good shape" Mrs. Mush
room-"I only think O. one thing. I'd
like to wear one of thin wood mantel:
l see advertised. l think they must bt
awfully swell. America.
Anxious Mamma (of six daughters
to eldest)-"Ethel, you really must ex
ert yourself more. Here it is the middle
Of your second season, and you haven
had single good offer yet. You know
l must bring Clara out next season, anC
Maud the next; and there are three t,
come after them" Ethel-"Yes, mann
ma, have been considering the matter
and think the only way is for you tt
persuade papa to buy us all a machine
and let us learn tYpewriting. Puck.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-02-20
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.


Out of S.79s Episcopal churches in
the United States s,S74 have adopted
the free-pew system.
There are now sixteen Standlna-
Wan Baptist churches in South Dakota.
Three of these were organized this year.
The Congregationalists in Chicago
have doubled in number during the last
decade. They have over three times as
many churches now as in 1879.
The Century puts the number Of
young men in our American colleges at
about TO- OOO and the number graduated
every year at about 10000.
I'm the statistics of the Protestant
Episcopal Church in the United States
there is an increase in the number of
Sunday-School scholars for the year
1SsS-S9 amounting nearly to 33, 900, near
ly quarter of the increase being in the
diocese of Pennsylvania.
The Training-School for Female
Nurses connected with the Post-Gradu-
ate Medical School and Hospital in New
York City was started four years ago
with five nurses. 1t now has fifty pu-
pills. all that it can accommodate, and
has grown rapidly in the favor of the
medical world.
The pastor of New Jersey church
announced that there would be crema-
tion in the church on New Years Eve.
He had succeeded in raising the money
/ fn m 1oht fha aAiFaa on1 n
cremation alluded to was to be the
burning of the mortgage. This was
done with appropriate ceremonies and
the ashes were placed in vase for
preservation in the church.
The Presbyterian church in Iowa
has never before had such prosperous
year as last, measured by increase of
numbers. Three thousand and fifty
persons were received by confession and
the net increase was 1855. In 1883 the
net increase was 13 only; and the in
crease of the five years, 1879 to 1888,
was not half the increase of the year
just closed. Christian at Work.
The tenth annual report of the San
Francisco kindergartens shows an ex-
traordinary growth. The association
in the last year has gained three new
schools and 1900 pupils. Within ten
years twenty kindergartens have been
founded, and 5000 children enrolled.
Half of these children have been trained
in schools erected by the gifts of Mrs.
Leland Stanford. Credit for the sue
cess of the work, and also for generous
contributions, is due to Mrs. Sarah b,
Cooper, the superintendent, who has
given her whole time to the work,
1t costs something to run college
The expenditures of Columbia College
during the year ending with June, 1888
were S407, COG. Towards these the stu
dents contributed in fees S144,731, or
little more than one-third only. The
salaries of the professors in the schools
of arts, mines and law alone amounted
to S232, 1879, or nearly twice the sum pai(
by the students; and if we add the othe
salaries paid the amount becomes fully
twice the receipt from fees. All of tn,
total expenditure of more than Sl00, 00
was for the bare maintenance of the col
lege with the exception of less thai
$40, ,000 The interest on the great in
vestment in buildings, library and ap
paratus did not enter into the account
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-02-20
DUELING IN ENGLAND.
The Last Encounter Between Officers oi
the British Army.

Dueling received its death-blow in
England by fatal encounter which
took place the 1st of July, 1S43. Two
officers Colonel Fawcett and Lleuten-
ant Munro, who were brothers-in-law,
had a quarrel. Colonel Fawcett was
elderly, had been in India, was out OF
health, and was irritable in temper. 1t
came out afterward that he had given
his relative the greatest provocation.
Still Lieutenant Munro hung back from
what up to that time had been regarded
as the sole resource of a gentleman, es-
pecially a military man. He showed
great reluctance to challenging Colonel
Fawcett, and it was only after the i'm
pression-mistaken or otherwise-was
given to the insulted man that his regi-
ment expected him TO take the old
course, and that if he did not do so he
must be disgraced throughout the serv.
ice, that he called out his brother-in-
law. The challenge was accepted, the
meeting took place, Colonel Fawcett
was shot dead, and the horrible anomaly
ANocll VI OlO VI bNO SlSbtTS
rendered widow by the hand of her
brother-in-law, and family of children
clad in mourning for their uncle, whom
their father had slain. Apart from the
bloodshed Lieutenant Munro was ruined
by the miserable step on which he had
been thrust. Public feeling was aroused
to protest against the barbarous practice
by which bully had it in his power to
risk the life of man immeasurably his
superior against whom he happened to
have dislike. Prince Albert interest
ed himself deeply in this question, es-
pecially as it concerned the army. Varil
Gus expedients we're suggested. Event
ually an amendment was inserted into
the articles of war which was founded
on the more reasonable, humane and
Christian conclusion that to offer an
apology or even to make reparation
when a wrong had been committed was
more becoming the character of an Off
Ger and gentleman than to furnish the
alternative of standing up to kill or be
killed for hasty word or a rash act
All the Year Yound.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-02-20
POINTS OF PROGRESS.

TIE Woman's Press Club, of New
York, already has fifty members.
THE records of the Patent Office show
that women have obtained patents on
1900 inventions.
AT the recent municipal elections in
Great Britain, it is said, 1000, 900 women
were registered and voted.
TWENTY-FIVE young women are study
ing at Columbia College, and inquiries
about the Annex are becoming frequent
and urgent.
THE Municipal Council of Paris has
voted 50Of. towards the expenses of the
Women's Rights International Congress,
to be held there this year.
THREE American women received
medals from the jury of fine arts in the
Paris Exposition-M Elizabeth Gard
ner Miss Klumpke and Miss Rosin.
A woMAN's magazine in the Bengali
language has been issued monthly for
several years. Mrs. Ghosal, wealthy
Hindoo lady, is its editor and propri-
etor.
Miss ANNIE SoUTHwoRTH, Vassar
graduate, was elected member of the
school committee by unanimous vote,
at the annual town meeting in Slough
ton, Mass.
FOURTEEN of Ipwa's country school
superintendents are now women. All
of these are elected for term which
does not expire until 1892. Four of
them are hold-overs from the former
| terms.
A BRANCH of science which has hither-
to engaged the efforts of men only has
been invaded by Miss M. A. Booth, of
Longmeadow, England. Miss Booth
has entered the Royal Microscopical So
ciety and is to edit the society's paper,
the Observer. The journal will be de-
voted to natural history, science and
microscopy.
THE women's University Club is a
new organization in New York City, to
which none but graduates from the
standard colleges are to be admitted.
The objects are social, literary and edu-
cational A large room in Barnard Col
lege will serve for the present as library
and club-room, though the club expects
to possess quarters of its swn in the
near future. About twenty-five men,
bers are enrolled, Miss Helen Dawes
Brown acting as president
THE new town of Demorest in Georgia
has been called ''the woman's town." II
is newly laid out, and the title deeds to
: all the lots provide that the establish
ment upon the premises of gambling.
, house. liquor-saloon or house OF prosti
! tuition shall forfeit the title to the land
, An effort has been made, and will be re
! newed at the next session Of the Legis
, lature, to have in the towR charter !
l clause securing the right Of wOmea =
: vote in the town elections.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-02-20
Brides Bright stratagem.

Not long ago an Atlanta young lady
was about to be married-she is married
now. The following story has leaked
out by merchants comparing notes
from time to time: About two weeks
before the time the wedding was to
take place this young lady visited the
various stores in the city. At each Of
the jewelry stores she called the pro-
prietor aside, told him of her approach
ing marriage, ana then said: Nov, it
is very probable that some of my friends
may come in here and select me pres
ent It's horrid to get something you
don't like, so l want you to look out for
me and if you can satisfy yourself that
present is to be purchased for me in
duce the purchaser TO buy something 1
will now select" The proprietor could
see nothing wrong in granting such .
request, and the young lady selected a
number of pieces.of jewelry which suited
her taste. They were marked and the
clerks notified. This was repeated at
the crockery. music and book stores.
From all that can be learned the scheme
worked we'll, and on her wedding nis'ht
the happy bride had but few nrese ats
with which she was not plessed.-lss-
eagO Herald.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-02-20
A WINTER SUNRISE.

Sweet falling through the frostencumbered air
On earth's chill bosom, lighting up the while,
The first bright rays OF the late-risen sun =
Descend and thrill her features L smile.
The small white clouds, low lying in the east
: Catch radiance from his beams and turn to
gold,
While toward the west, the mist that lowered
low
Retreats apace, through the blue heavens
rolled.
No Joyous lark upsprings to pour his strains
OF rapturous music Ger the weakened earth;
The brook is mute firm bound in icy chains,
Nor greets the ear with its accustomed mirth.
No sound occurs to break the quiet spell,
Save from some distance farmhouse, where,
perchance,
Some sharp-voiced colly reused by vagrant
kline,
Sounds his quick halt" disputing their ad.
vance.
) Slow rising from each farmhouse chimney
gray,
In lazy stretches now the smoke ascends,
And waited by the light east wind away
Far in the west, with morning vapor blends.
The moon that, through the cold, still hours Of
night,
Kept watch and lent pale luster to the scene
Like pale specter, fingers yet in sight,
Low in the sky its filmy outlines seen.
And now, from every farm-yard. far and near,
Commnging sounds of life, once more
aroused
by mornings welcome light, assail the ear,
From cattle sheds and where the sheep are
housed.
The farmer issues from the smoking door,
Urged by the loud demands for morning fare
Scatters the golden corn and fragrant hay
Peace reisns again throughout the quiet air
M c. Brown, in Yankee Blade.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-02-20
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Senator Pierce, OF Dakota, is the
author of several novels.
An American lady who managed to
see something of Count Tolstoi's real
life AYERS that the Russian socialist in
his apparent resolution to live among
and like common people manages to
get good deal of comfort, not to say
luxury, out of it.
The ex-Emperor Of Brazil has al
ways been anxious to pose as very
learned man. Whenever he heard that
famous scientist was about to visit
Brazil he would "cram up" on the pros
pective guests speciality, and at an op-
perfume moment display a startling
amount of technical information.
Benjamin H. Day, "the patriarch of
penny papers," and founder of the New
York Sun, died at his residence in
New York City recently, aged eighty
years. He was born in Massachusetts,,
and went to New York to work as a
compositor when eighteen years old.
! He started the Sun in 1888, and after
wards sold it to Moses Y. Beach.
MIR. Maurice Thompson has been
overtaken by ludicrous but annoying
fate. In his early years he wrote sen,
sational story which was printed and
then sank into oblivion. Now, in the
midst of his fame as careful and sue.
cessful writer, somebody has unearthed
this story and is printing it in a paper
devoted to light fiction and he can not
help himself.
The late Henry w. Grady was q
great raconteur. He was master oi
dialect, and was never afraid of giving q
good story plent. of coloring. 1t was
considered a remarkable thing in the
Office of the Atlanta Constitution if {
week went by without new yarn from
Grady. His stories were always witty
but mover vulgar.
The regulation American move
thinks it a point lost if some i'll
favored deacon" is not introduced il
the story to show off character
sanctimonious, or officious, or med
dlesome, or thorn in the fesl
to the pastor. But, beyond question
among the best people in the world arr
our deacons. And so when few day
ago the daughter of the pastor of one 0
the churches in this city was married il
the church the board of deacons, as tokel
of their regard for the favored child o
the church, presented her with an ele
giant set of china. Every thing abou
the wedding, it may be added, was mos
fittingly and beautifully done.-Chicag
Adyance
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-02-20
In WOMAN'S BEHALF.
A SOLDIERS S TRIBUTE.

To the Woman's Relief Corps of South Dako-
10 this little song is respectfully dedicated.-J
H. DeVoe, Company &C." Ninth New York Ar
t!llery Second Brigade, Third Division, Sixth
A. c.
In the long, long years ago, when wore the
loyal blue,
When the patriotic women, with their hearts so
good and true,
Came TO help us in our struggle, as no other
ones could do,
Then I swore to help my sisters, for they nursed
and brought me through
CHORUS
Yes, they nursed and brought me through,
when the fever laid me low.
In my dreams l now can see them, while
they're fitting TO and fro.
Then ! swore to help the women, for their
hearts were loyal too,
And my vote shall go to free them, for they
nurscd and brought me through.
On the field OF Petersburg, midst the screaming
shot and shell,
Where the soul OF man was tested, where the
bravest soldiers fell,
There / saw the women hneeling, with their
hearts so good and trueS
BY the bleeding wounded soldiers, ana tney
nursed and brought them through.
CHORUS.
On the dome in Washington, there the goddess
proudly reigns.
She's the emblem OF our freedom, while our
women are in chains;
And her light from Bedloes tower CLEANS in
mock'ry DER the sea-
While onr mo,hers wlves and dauohters hmm.
bly, beg for liberty.
CHORUS.
Let us stand in solid phalanx, every man who
wore the blue,
For our mothers wives and sweethearts, who
to us were Eied and true;
For no better friends, with truer hearts, or
earth well ever find;
We will not forget the kindness of the girls We
left behind.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-02-20
UNIQUE CONSPIRACY.
How Partisan Father Sought n Son-in.
Law and Was Fooled.

How a Partisan Father Sought a Son-in.
Law and Was Fooled.
M. Gallet, Partisan business man,
was and still is the father of an only
daughter, and, the latter having become
a young lady, he looked for husband
for her. He looked, but for long time
he did not find. Finally luminous
idea struck him, and he straightway
applied to his physician, one DR.. Dibot,
it seeming to him impossible that the
doctor should not know some one who
would do for husband.
DR.. Dibot was not slow in discovering
candidate in DR.. Faulquier, prac-
ticing at the Batignolles. The latter
wore in his button-hole the ribbon of an
officer of the academy, and he had a
brother who wore the ribbon of chew
alier of the Legion of Honor. How could
pie thus decorated?
The young people were presented to
each other few weeks later the mar
riage was celebrated and all seemed for
the best in the best possible world. The
marriage took place in August, 1888, and
DR.. Faulquier received the dowry, 30,
600 francs.
For some weeks M. Gallet was delight
ed with his son-in-law and Nine. Faul-
quier adored her husband. But soon,
although the husband declared he had
many patients, the young household
lacked money, and the young doctor
had to resort to borrowing. even getting
large sums from his father-in-law.
NJ. Gallet, who had made no inquiries
about the man to whom he gave his
daughter, thought it his duty to inform
himself concerning the man to whom he
lent fifty louis, and this is what he
found out:
1. That his son-in-law had never beer
doctor.
2. That his son-in-law wore illegally
the ribbon of an officer of the academy
3. That his son-in-law's brother wal
not Doctor
4. That the said brother wore Illegal,
the ribbon of a chevalier of the LegioI
of Honor.
Judge of the despair of this unfortu
nate father, who had been so happy owe
his daughters marriage. He entered
complaint in the courts, and the falls,
DIR. Faulquier was sentenced to thre,
months Imprisonment for Illegal,
practicing medicine and illegally wear
ing decorations.
Meanwhile DR.. Faulquier sought ant
obtained divorce.
But the father-in-law was still no
satisfied. He made a complaint agains
Pierre Faulquier and his physician, DR.
Dibot, for swindling. When the cas-
came to trial some days ago the fac
was revealed in court that DIR. Dibot'
only diploma was from the Universit
of Philadelphia, which in Paris is locke
upon as no diploma at all.
The morality of the affair appear
from the following short passage fror
the trial:
The Court-If It had been questio
of lending 10000 francs to M. Faulquie
you would have made inquiries abou
him, would you not?
NJ. Gallet-Oh, yes, sir.
The Court But when you gave hir
your daughter and 30, 900 francs you di
not think this necessary?
NJ Gallet-It is true that / wa
wrong, but you must remember that h
was an officer of the academy.-Pari
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-02-20
THE CHANGERS IN LINE.
The Growing Work of Noble Organ
iZation.

The browning WORK OF NODle Orsah-
ization.
At the sixteenth annual meeting OF
the Maine State Grange in Belfast the
other day, Ex-Governor Robie, Master
of the State Grange, SAID in his annual
address:
The last, but not the least of the pur-
poses of the grange according to its Off
cial declaration, is to inculcate proper
appreciation of the ability and sphere of
woman. This was the crowning work
of the founders of our order in admitting
her to full membership and to equal po-
sition with the male sex, thus recogniz'
ing the equality of the two sexes. II
WAS a noble departure from the senti'
ment and practice which had heretofore
ruled the organic law of all the promi-
nent secret associations of the land,
Our declaration of purposes thus gives
to woman the influence and power which
are needed in building up and protecting
an industry and pursuit in which she
has an equal interest Woman occupies
prominent position on the 'home
farm" equal to its distinguished master,
and as matron she disc harcges import
ant duties which no other person can do
as well; hence in the economy of the
grange we find that the equality of the
two sexes is fully recognized. The
grange door ''swings inward at the
gentle touch of woman as the ruder
knocking of man." While we admit the
justice of the principle of equality, let
us not forget its logical consequence.
and not cease our efforts until the
American woman shall enjoy all the
rights of American citizenship.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-02-20
8. SAVANNAH TENNESSEE, Y,

And now the baby garden has kind
uncle as well as loving auntie. You
may laugh, but believe that is what
came of Mollie's idea. 1t brought her
most excellent husband; and mark my
words, young ladies, that is a blessing
not to be found every day.-Haddie
Wise Address, in Chicago Standard.