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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-03-27
GROWING VANILLA.
An Industry Carried On for the Most Part
by Women and Children.

An Industry Carried On for the Most Part
by Women and Children.
The vanilla plant of Mexico is
climber, having numerous adventurous
air rootlets, in which it fastens to its
chosen support. 1t is an ugly, ungain-
ly vine, with all the grotesqueness and
none of the grace usually found in men,
bers of the orchid family. The flowers
are very abundant, but they prove
mostly abortive unless artificial fecunda-
ton is resorted to, which largely in.
creases the yield OF pods,
The flowers open in March and April,
and artificial fertilization begins at once,
as each blossom remains open but
twenty-four hours. The buds do not open
simultaneously, hence the ground must
be gone over daily.
The work is done for the most part by
women and children, each of whom is
provided with sharp stick and short
ladder, for convenience in reaching the
flowers. The flower is grasped with the
fingers of the left hand, while the right
displaces the anthers with their pollen
by means of the stick, and conveys them
to the pistil.
If this operation is dexterously per-
formed the flower dries upon the
ovary in forty-eight hours; If it falls in
less time the manipulations have been
unsuccessful. The fallen blossoms are
used for practice in the art OF fertiliza-
ton by beginners, who at the end of a
few days become able to fertilize thou
sand blossoms in day. If the plants
were not thus treated the yield would be
barely one-tenth of what it is.
The harvest begins properly in De.
cember, when the capsules assume the
yellow hue which indicates that they
have reached their maturity.
The process of curing vanilla is del.
icate one. The pods must not merely
be dried, but this must be done in way
to secure several results; the pods must
retain q certain softness, they must lose
little in weight, they must develop all
possible fragrance, and the active prin.
ciple must be brought out to coat the
surface in the form of crystals. produc-
''silvering of the vanilla"
In order to effect these several re.
suits the pods are spread in layers upon
gratings of sticks, arranged in tiers for
convenience of inspection, in dry and
well-ventilated room. After twenty
four hours the pods are picked over and
the poor ones rejected. The next day
they are placed in the sun. Before sun.
set they are again collected and care
fully arranged iii layers upon dry
blankets.
This process is repeated for twent,
or thirty days, the time necessary fol
the capitalization to become complete.
Then the vanilla is assorted, tied up in
bundles of fifty pods each, and packed
for slipping In tin cans.-Youth's Goa
panion-
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-03-27
UNPROTECTED interests,

Men can not represent women until
women shall give their legal consent
that they may. Men are unlike women,
said Mrs. Mary A. Livermore, in a re-
cent address, and represent only their
own tastes, interests and occupations,
which are chiefly material. The special
interests of women are in the home, in
the children, in the future of the race,
in what really concerns the highest civ
ilization. One man is sent TO the halls
of Legislation, or to Congress, to repre-
sent railroads, another, to represent
iron interests; another, manufacturers;
another, the agricultural community;
another, the Standard Oil monopoly;
and John Morrissey was said to have
been sent to represent gamblers. But
who is sent to represent woman, and the
sll-important interests entrusted to her
management?
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-03-27
AReasonable Proposition.

Referring to the law proposed in New
York requiring that there be at least
one educated woman physician in every
State institution for the insane where
insane women are confined, Harper's
Weekly says;
'eThe proposition that in every hospi-
tai and asylum under State control in
this State there should be at least one
educated woman physician, is so essen
TALLY reasonable and so justified by ex-
perience that it is impossible to see upon
what ground it could be opposed. Legis-
lative action upon the subject has been
taken in Massachusetts,, Pennsylvania
and Ohio. In ten other States-Maine,
Michigan, Minnesota, Indiana, Illinois,
Iowa, Nebraska, New York, California
and West Virginia--women physicians
have been voluntarily appointed by SUI
perintendents or trustees. There are
now more than twenty such physicians
serving in State institutions. New
York legally sanctions the education
and practice of women physicians. Ia
there any good reason why she should
not provide by law that every unfortu-
nate insane woman under the care Of
the State shall have the services OF an
expert of her own sex if She desires 1T?
Surely the question carries its own ans
wer. 1t would be thought very hard
dispensation that insane men should
not be attended by men physicians If
they 80 desired. The reasons in the
case of both sexes are obvious and IA
miliar. The only regret and wonder
are that a provision so humane and nat
ural and consoling for these unfortunate
wards Of the State has not yet been made
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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-03-27
HUMOROUS.

-"Young man." said the theatrical
manager, would you like to join
my company?" ANY Inducements"
"Would you try star part?" ANY
thing but starvation. Merchant Tray
eler.
Mistress (angrily)-"Bridget, are you
not ashamed to wear my hat?" Bridget
-"Well, mum, to tell Their truth, l be,
fur it's divil bit krowed it was last
years stoyle till Mary O'Conner told
me."-Munsey's Weekly.
--Inquisitive Citizen - "What's the
matter with the man? Been run over
by railroad train?" Ambulance Sur
geon "Worse than that. He was
caught among the women in a bargain
rush at Sellers" - Philadelphia In
quirer.
Mrs. Toto (strictly temperate) -
"Why, you know, Mr.. Lusher, that am
so conscientious in my temperance prin-
ciples that never allow my cook to put
brandy in the mince pies" Lusher-
/ ut does you credit, madam, great credit.
/ / agree with you. 1t does seem like a
waste of good liquor to put it into pies. !"
Boston Transcript.
mo, Hiram" said the young girl,
sadly, 81 can not be your wife. We are
too compatible" Compatible" he ex-
claimed. Isn't that the very reason
why" mot in our case. l should
probably insist from motives Of econ
omy on dispensing with a servant and
doing my own homework, and you would
probably let me do it, Hiram. "-Chicago
Tribune.
-Friend-"Well, how is John doing at
Harvard9 1t is his first term, believe"
Proud Mother-"0h! he says he is get
ting on splendidly and is bound to sue
coed. He has been promoted already"
Friend-"Indeed! l am glad to hear it. I"
Proud Mother-"Yes, he has been made
member of the freshman crew. al
ways knew John would make his mark
in college"
An English scientist says that II we
were to visit the moon we should find
the days and nights a fortnight in
length, and II we survived the scorching
during the day, We should certainly be
frozen to death during the ensuing
light" That settles it. We shall not
visit the moon. The climate is entirely
different from any of the forty-seven
varieties we sometimes experience here
during twenty-four hours, and it
wouldn't agree with us. The English
scientist does we'll to tell the truth
about it instead of trying to boom town
lots on the moon.-Norristow Herald.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-03-27
Evidently Did Not Get 1t.

Extract from letter written by editor
of Spiketown Bugle to general passen-
ger agent of T., Y. & Y railway: Dear
Sir: wish &c take a little trip to Mag
ara Falls and return and naturally pre-
ferring your excellent road to any other.
write to ask for pass for the round
trip. In the future, as in the past, you
may count upon hearty support and
good will of the Bugle in every way by
which it can possibly contribute to the
prosperity of your deservedly popular
and successful line"
Extract from editorial in Spiketown
Bugle of week following: Elsewhere
will be found the particulars of the kill
ing of COW belonging to our worthy
townsmsn, Harrison Smartweed. by a
careless engineer in the employ of the
q, Y. & Y. railroad at the Walnut street
crossing day or two ago. We under
stand the poor. miserable I'D T., Y. &
Y, with Characteristic meshness, is try
ing, as usual. to sneak out Of paying fes
the animal" etc.-Chicago Tribgsa
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-03-27
BITS ABOUT WOMEN.

Miss REBEKAH E. ROBERTS has been
admitted to practice in the orphans
court of Philadelphia. She is the second
woman lawyer admitted TO the bar of
that city.
Miss HANKEY, the first woman ever
graduated at Columbia, is to be COM
memorated by window in the college
library. The design is an allegorical
representation of her career as ascholar,
cut short by death. There are three
principal figures, those of Science, an
angel and a student.
MRS. E. R. HALL, travelling passenger
agent of the Queen g. Crescent route,
headquarters at Birmingham, Ala, has
been travelling quite extensively in the
North of late. Being the only lady
travelling passenger agent in this coun-
try, she attracts more attention than
does the ordinary travelling
passenger agent. Mrs. Hall is very lady.
like in demeanor, and self-reliant in her
methods of doing business.
REV. PHOEBE HANAFoRD, who is now
pastor Of the Church of the
Holy Spirit in New Haven, CT,
although nearly sixtf-six years of
age, has the elastic step of girl OF
twenty, and all of her enthusiasm. She
has dark wavy hair, dark eyes, and we'll
cut features. Mrs. Hanaford began
preaching in 1866, and has been hard az
work ever since. Thousands of people
are said to owe their conversion TO her
persuasive eloquence.
Miss EVA L. GREGG, county superin-
tendent of schools in Cherokee County,
Ia, recently had petition for revoca-
ton Of certificate tried before her, which
consumed nearly two weeks. The plain
tiff and defendant were men. The Wom-
ans Standard says: 1.-THE young lady
maintained perfect order in her court,
and conducted herself in the capacity of
Judge with so much dignity, self-com-
posture and unbiased Judgment that she
won the highest commentator"
MRS. DREW, one of Mr.. Gladstone's
daughters, who was for years his pri-
vate secretary, favors woman suffrage.
She says in recent letter: II feel very
strongly on the subject, though perhaps
on rather different grounds from these
occupied by most of its advocates, viz,
that just because Nature has clearly
made wide difference between men
and women, therefore she should be left
unfettered to decide what they can and
can not do. and that this she is prevent
ed from doing by the arbitrary inequali-
ties Of legislation"
WHEN Edison had given two weeks Of
his valuable time to going up and down
the New York elevated railroad, trying
to discover what caused its noise, and a
cure for it he gave up the task. Then
little woman took it. She rode on the
cars three days. was denied place on
the rear platform, was laughed at for
her curiosity, and politely snubbed by
conductors and passengers But she dis
covered what caused the noise and in
vented remedy, which was patented.
and she was paid the sum of $4,000 and
q royalty forever. Her name is Mrs.
Mary Walton, and she lives in New
| York City.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-03-27
IN WOMAN'S BEHALF.
INEVITABLE JONES' VIEWS.

Well, yes, I'm in fer wimin's right
'lowedtha all the wimin wuz,
Fer who con know womin's wants
Better'n worin doess
Most folks that talk on womin's rights
Git up and froth and howl and rant
And say the men won't let US vote
Because they think we can't.
And soy that womin's classed the Same
AS Injuns, idilts, babes and sch,
And amt got half the privileges Of
The drunkard In the ditch.
And they contend that wimin orr
To be allowed to have some say
About the laws and vote the same
AS men, on election day.
Now mebby this Is SO, but la
This Amt the pint that's troublln' me,
Fer don't know so many men
That's smarter'n wimin DO.
And when the men want sympathy
Err kind advice, you know,
1t sint TO idiits nor to babes
They're centrally apt TO go.
But this Is what's pester'n me,
To see man that's vile and low,
Expect to get wife's that's just
AS pure as driftin' snow.
They seem to think o gal must be
A sort OF angel in Dress
Tho common gals with oil their faults
Are good as men guess.
claim that wimin has right
To get as good as what they giveA
And angel wlmin are too good
For any man that lives.
Eva Donaldson, In Boston Courier.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-03-27
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Rev. DR.. Rankin says that his duties
IS president of Howard University will
not keep him from writing hymns.
f. Marion Crawford, the novelist is
thirty-six years old and Of Italian birth.
He was educated at Concord, N Il and
Cambridge, Eng.
Count Tolstoi so highly esteens ITO
kology, Book for Every Woman" by
Alice b. Stockham, NJ. D., that he has
offered to translate it into Russian.
Baroness Gripenberg, of Finland, has
promised to put it into Swedish.
DIR. Hale preached his first sermon
when he was twenty years old. He was
worthy namesake of Edward Everett,
who was settled as pastor at the Brat
tie street church when he was nineteen,
and was professor of Greek at Harvard
when he was twenty-one years of age.
Amanda M. Douglas, the popular
novelist, is one of the few living writers
who knew Edgar A. Poe personally.
She says of him: "His voice was low,
but exquisitely modulated, he never
laughed and seldom smiled, and when
he did his smile was sweet but melan-
choly."
John G. Whittier received $1,000
from the publishers of the New York
Ledger in payment for his poem, 1.-THE
Captains Well" Mr.. Whittier, in
sending the poem, said that it was
probably the last he should write In
thanking Bonner Brothers for the re-
Enumeration, he said the sum was all the
more welcome from the fact that it
would enable him to perform certain
little charities he had in mind.
The Astor Library's income in 1889
was 1913, s4L64, while its expenses were
S25, COS. 80. The number of books in the
library, exclusive of pamphlets, is $751;
9S4, some 1900 volumes having been
added in the last year. The number of
students in alcoves reached 1926,
while the total number of readers (64,-
21O) greatly exceeded that of the previ-
Gus year. The maintenance fund is
S411, $50, and the endowment fund ST.
sos, $40. IS.
-Rebecca Harding Davis, writing in
the Congregatiol.alist, says: "a signif'
cant symptom of the present condition
of the American mind is the fact that
the syndicate purveyors of fiction for
the million have provided at least six
novels which are to be produced next
year, based, like "Ben Hur," on the
scenes and events of the Bible. Joshua
David, st. John and ST. Paul are to fig
ure, it is stated, among the heroes Of
these romances. The authors are among
the most popular writers of fiction in
America and England; some of them
are devout and jealous Christians
others are already known for their VIC
lent attacks on the orthodox faiths"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-03-27
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The University of Michigan has
entirely done away with the marking
system and has abolished all prize COM
petitions and class honors.
Miss Caroline Williams, OF London,
has given five thousand dollars to the
University College of South Wales and
Monmouthshire to found scholarships
for women.
Never suffer the social interests Of
the church to interfere with the spirit
ual. The church is not a club; it is an
avenue of Divine grace, an agent for
service. Advance.
in four years the Lutherans have
erected 1889 churches in this country.
OF these $50 we're German, SAT English,
173 Swedish, 1879 Norwegian, SO Danish,
8 Finnish, Q Slovenian, Icelandic. In
dependent.
In Copenhagen school dealing
with social and political questions has
been opened for women. Among the
branches taught are contemporaneous
history since 1S4S, constitutional law,
ethics and psychology.-Jewish Mes
senger.
The Presbyterian Theological Sem.
mary in San Francisco recently re-
ceived donation of $25O,oo0 from Mr..
Alexander Montgomery, of that city.
The money is held in trust and can not
be used until an additional $50, 900 shall
have been raised by the directors.
Colorado College, at Colorado
Springs, Col, has just come into posses
sion of q valuable set Of books through
the gift of Mr.. ]. j. Hagerman. 1t con-
sists of IT'S volumes and is the London
edition of the celebrated edition known
as the Dolphin classics, of which there
are only two other sets in the United
States 1t contains all the best criti.
cism down to 1916, and complete text
of all the classic Latin literature.
-Haverford College pa has pur-
chased the library of the celebrated Ger.
man scholar, Dr. Gustav Bauer, Leipsic,
Germany, who recently died. The Ii.
brary consists of 5000 volumes. There
was great competition among German
scholars as to who should carry off the
prize 1t is one Of the finest, If not the
finest library of ecclesiastical literature,
Hebrew, Syriac and many other rare
manuscripts, which can be found in this
country.
The example of Philadelphia in tho
matter of theater services for non.
church-goers is being very widely felt
Similar services have been begun In
Boston. Archdeacon Mackay-Smith,
who is responsible under the Bishop for
the evangelistic work of the Episcopal
church in New York, lately went to
Philadelphia to observe the services al
the Continental Theater. Rev. Arthur
Brooks, who preached there few
weeks ago, was greatly impressed with
the work, and expressed determination
to see If something similar can not bo
done in Gotham.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-03-27
One Dollar Per Year.

common interest which can be estab-
lished between men and women, the less
danger is there that they will establish
immoral relations.
1.-THE development Of the brotherly-
sisterly ideal is the goal at which we are
aiming. Hence we would multiply in
every direction points of contact be-
tween men and women. Give them
more objects OF common interest and
more opportunities of meeting on COM
mon ground; unite them more closely in
all public work, and every step taken in
that direction will leave farther and
farther in the background the old false
and degrading notions of the past"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-03-27

The Baltimore Baptist offers its
readers some advice on the subject Of
"Praising the PASTOR "a pastor needs
to have kind words from the lips of his
people. He must have them, or his
sensitive and hungry spirit will suffer.
1t is nonsense to say that he ought to
rise above such things This he can
do and ought not to do. The pastor
all the time that he must feed
sympathy of his church. God
Ixed it this way, and this is the
fought to be"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-03-27
so ron're rcallY Going h

v~-"And so you're really going to
vt professor! You, the heroine
and engagements! How did
come to accept him?" His
ON Bostonl-"Why, you see,
Sosed in Greek, and when re-
NILS got mixed on my negatives
ehercule = accepted him, and
700 proud to acknowledge my
Oh, I'm his for lite.'-Life.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-10-14
wySY afyNgl

Although last Tuesday Was cold,
damp dsy our town fair brought out =
g,oi crowd sbd the effort wss .uccc..
In every department.
N. ground VA. white With sno~ We'd.
ncs.iay morning AMI u continued Ia fall
tlll noon. but melted as u fell.
Hop. TIL. cold wave Will stop the 20
taio rot. po,atoc. seem a. L. ru,iing
lu.t the same whether In the ground az
.pr,ad thin In the cellars. ! have just
brought Cs bushels FROM IN. cellar that
hsd ru,tei In the past ten days, In . lot
% 80 bushels.
4 Good Tcmpl,r. Lodge was formed
hsrr last Friday With al charter mem
bcr. aud Ave application. at the next
meeting.
Rev. Mr.. D,yi. :. worker la the
good cause 10 religion and through bis
Effort. several have lately manifested q
determination a. lead q hcti.f life.
Mrs. Amo. n. -crihncr has returned
from Worcester. where abe hs. ben
nearly . var with her daughters. both
arr Improved In health.
Edward whe.lcr IL AZ home from cob
lsgc.
1harle. e. Merrill .. going 10 move Ia
Bethel mn for the win,.r.
sheriff wormeli. yesterday. Friday,
arrested the thru ~ho ii.turbs,i the ~
llsiou. meeting In thi. village two Se-ks
ago. and th-y are Ia L. tried before just
Ice Rich ihl. forenoon. rheir name.
are Frank sampson, Victor Mcfcc and
Alexander Nciane.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-10-14
souru aossuRy.

The first thing Ia meet our EYES wher
looking out of our window this morning
Was snow. Not the beautiful snow that
poets speak of, but q sloppy, uncomfort'
able looking snow that makes Que sbi,rf
anil Hoax toward the wood pile that may
have been neglected, and Who wonder.
that they are neglected and that Ne
sometime. get careless, when they stop
Ia think that I.oxbury lies between the
fsmou. gold fields ~ Byron anil boom
Ing I,umfordt Are there no treasures
hidden In the rocks aud mountains ~
Roxbury, No di.hlng cataracts Ca set
.plnil.-s humming In thu futurcf Must
Ne Away. r.msin smallf VIII ne al
ws,. b. obliged Ca climb the tslle.t tire
a. hni our hlghn..sf We hop. not, aud
.o In III. mesntIm., We Will rrpleni.h
the wood pile. make rag carpet. aud
bo,ri the schoal ms'sm, until oar turn
az greatness comes.
SCHOOL In district No. commenced
Monday. the .oih. With Mis- Anna York
for teacher. This IL her second term
here.
Cora iIu..sy I. taking c,r 81 Mr..
seNsli Goff IL Mexico. Who !. very sick.
Mr. Orlando iIsnn,fori sold . nlre
colt Las, week 20 VIM. farnum % Rum
ford.
J. ~. Jrnnc ha. cold fine col, Ia l..
Merrill.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-10-14
GREENWOOD

Only a part of our noie- ~ere written
out last week on account ~ having
chanc. of sending our letter Ia the ONCE
and - m nov flash them.
]. ". Cummings SEEM. "a IL q litle
ca the meDding hand, the greatest iroub-
\. nos being want of sleep. Ills n.rN-
oa. .ystsm Il go diseased that be csn-
not ct more than an hour or 80 81 .lorp
FOR several night. la succession, snd
none Al All daytlme., and that keep. him
from rallying a. be otherwise would.
lie nov draws pension of si1 per
mouth. Iii. .lx children are last grow
Ing up Ia man aud womanhood, hi. old
Ell .sn, wallac. r., being la hi. I'll
wear, an honor to the family aud
churvh member.
Mr.. Cumming. and your scribe called
ON Deacon Iyo,ejoy, and although the
venerable couple nov count their year.
hy The four,corr, We found them stu
cheerful AMI enjoying the comforts OF
life far teyond the average Of people nj
Thai age. Mrs. lyo,ejoy .ho~-d "a. q
mart Of a white bs-isprrad that she had
,roche,s.i. To consist when finished of
IA square. 90 Of which were already
,omnlsted. Zach square IL beautifully
fgurei and mus, rolaire good deal OF
ingenuity and patience IN ns for'na''on'
Nav thl. venerable pair i've many YEAR,
W., a. point out the heavenly way U"
the people among whom they I've.
John Uili's three oldest children are
nov married. aud when Maggie gave
b.t.slf away a fcw weeks ago she had
$3.50 In clean cash having worked In the
Bate. mill la lewiston seventeen wears
Michael Giii has q five-year-eid fstch-
en- colt, grlding. for shlch he la. W,
m.ei 40. lie says an even STU"
would Ja.i exchange owners. pans'
Dryant owns the mother of this colt,
.pd sl.o a weauling FROM her which Tor
.Ife and beauty I. hard Ia BEAT.
| "Wednesday, Ga. sth, grouni co'er~'
with snow Ia the depth of Que Inch.