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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-01
QuiZzed by Lincoln.

Judge Glenni W. Scofield was per-
sonal friend of Abraham Lincoln. A
Warren county private, having knocked
down his captain, was tried, convicted
and sentenced to the Dry Tortugas. His
friends urged Scofield to have him re-
leased, so he went to see the president
and told his story. Listening attentive
ly, Lincoln replied: 81 tell you, Judge,
you go right down 70 the capitol and
get congress to pass an act authorizing
private soldier to knock down his cap
tain. Then come back here and will
pardon your man." The judDe says that
there was such an air of quizzical earn
estness and desire to serve him about
the presidents manner that they broke
out in an outburst of laughter. The
judge did not press the case further =,
harrisburg Telegraph,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-01
One Dollar Per Year.
PERSONAL: AND LITERARY.

Senator Sherman has been nearly
thirty eight years in Office without in
terruption. This is remarkable rec-
ord as to time. The senator has also
become very wealthy man.
The most precious life in the world
is that of Viscount Dudley, who has
lust been insured for el,200,000. The
prince of Wales can not get his life in'
sured for more than 965O,OO0.
The king OF Sweden is great swim
mer and had an ambition in his youth
to emulate the deeds of the Berserkers.
He wears gdRtS de Suede in swimming
to keep his hands from tanning.
The famous composer, Camille do
Saint Saens, has left Paris for Switzer-
land. So great is his horror q curiosity
hunters he travels incognito, and tells
none of his friends his destination.
Addressing camp-meetug at De-
catur, H.. Bishop Turner said that any
man who thought he was near the close
of his life at sixty or seventy-five ought
TO be ashamed of himself, and that
those who obeyed natures laws ought
to live to the age of one hundred years.
Bishop Turner is sixty-nine and in his
prime.
Mr.. Greeley said half his life was de-
voted to the Tribune, and the other
half in preparation for it. He opposed
adopting literature as profession in
the following words: Literature is
noble calling only when the call issues
from world to he enlightened and
blessed, not from void stomach cla'
moring to be gratified and filed"
MIR. Gladstone, in the face of pro-
test, clings TO his belief that the sun
paid to Milton for his Paradise Lost"
was the first regular payment for lit.
erary work. 'ln the sixteenth cen.
tury," he comedies" there were authors
in the pay of booksellers. Milton, how.
ever, was no journeyman. He sold
property; and l have not yet received
notice of any earlier case in which
literary work was made the subject OF
sale and purchase"
"A novel plan for extinguishing
church debt has been hit upon in Mel
bourne, Australia. The church COM
mittee-or vestry, as the case may be-
divide the total debt among themselves,
and each man insures his life for the
amount that falls to his share. The
policies are transferred to the church,
and the annual payments on them are
made out of the collections. Then, of
course, as the members of the commit
tee drop off, the sums on their lives
drop in, and later, when the only sur.
vivor dies, the last installment of the
church debt is paid.-London Public
Opinion.
Jan Van Beers, the celebrated
painter, gave a midnight supper to
some friends in London recently. The
entertainment was full of surprises.
The electric light was suddenly
switched off, whereupon the table and
the guests became mysteriously illumi.
mated from an unseen source. 1t was
then evident that the table was sheet
Of glass under the cloth, and that the
lights were beneath it. Two pates
were handed to the host, who promptly
released from them some dozen tame
Java sparrows who hopped and twit.
tered about the room. The temporary
ceiling was vellarium, and thereupon
were thrown, by a magic-lantern, por.
traits of several of the guests
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-01
Insolence the Badge of Inferiorlty.

1t has been truly said that "arro'
gance is u plebian veil" But many
people fail to appreciate the fact, and
insoience is widely adopted DIS d means
of exhibiting independence, which
would not be otherwise apparent. In
deed, in nine cases out of ten you can
put down an insolent individual as one
who is naturally inferior, habitually
trampled upon, and fearful lest his true
insigniicance be discovered by others
AS IA matter of fact he adopts the very
best means of publishing his inferiori-
ty. TO into any store, any Office, and
you will find that arrogance varies in
versely as rank. For the truly great,
the leaders among men, are conspicu-
ously civil and gentle in manner; their
positions are assured. 1t is the igno-
rant and the unimportant who foolish
ly seek by means of impudence and
pomposity to convey an idea of inde-
pendence which they are fully con.
scious of lacking. 1t is hardly neces-
sary to add that this impression is never
really conveyed. d.-Boston Herald.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-01
USEFULNESS OF THE WASP,
An Insect That Attends strictly TO Its Own
business.


The philosopher has not yet risen
who can tell us the good purpose for
which the wasp was created, except
that 1t be that he may destroy other
noXious insects, which In itself can
hardly be esteemed good purpose,
when all things animate in nature are
themselves-the fated noxious insects
included-declared TO be made for a
good purpose But the wasp If we are
placed in n safe position to study it,
conveys two excellent lessons-the care
of its children and attention to its own
instead of other peoples business. 1t
is an excellent provder for its family,
laying in supplies long ahead, and it is,
as most of humanity can testify, most
vigorous and determined protector of its
home and kind. The wasp has archi-
tectural skill of the highest grade, and
his houses neither decay nor fall to
pieces, except where the stronger force
Of man or any accidental intrusion of a
heavier power knocks them to pieces.
Early in the summer the common paper.
wasp builds her house. She makes il
of that material which man has only re.
Gently discovered to be among the most
durable substances for even the heaviest
purpose-thc paper of wood-pulp-and
like an economic householder who
knows the evils of middlemen and con-
tractors, she furnishes her own wood
pulp, chewing woody fibers with her
jaws, and making them into paste
which hardens into paper, The com
mon mud-wasp builds most beautiful
cells OF earth, which she often fastens
to the rafters of houses. She lays one
egg in each cell and then fills the cells
forth as a store of provisions on which
the young wasp shall feed when its
she'll is broken and it is yet too weak
and small to scratch around for itself.
The mother wasp then fills up the en-.
trance to the cells with mud
and departs, it is believed to die,
her work well and faithfully done.
In the spring the ova are broken, the
young wasps, nourished by the food
supplied them, grow in strength until
they are enabled to burst the barriers
at the doorway, and they go forth to
follow the same round of life which
their parents followed before them.
AS to wasps attending to their own
business, this they do strictly. If you
do not interfere with wasp, he will
not sting you. They are, however, ex-
tremely sensitive and should not be
ueedlessly aroused. When a mud
wasp's nest is found in the rafters of o
country house it is just as well to let il
remain until winter sets in, when il
can safely be destroyed, the old wasps
being gone and the young ones yet in
their eggs. But while the wasp is
building, it is just as well also to lei
him alone. He will not disturb you il
you do not disturb him, and his actions
soon become source of interest and
instruction to the ousehold-lessons
indeed in industry and family affection.
| N V Trihuna
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-01
Sculptured by the Weather.

A curious example of the wear and
tear to which the surface of the earth
is subjected is shown in the stone
capped pinnacles which are found on
South river, in the Wahsatch noun
tains. There are hundreds of these
slender pillars, ranging in height from
forty to four hundred feet, most of them
crowned by large caps of stones They
are not works of human art, as might
be imagined, but are the memorial mon
uments of the hill from which they
have been cut by the action of air and
water. Those pinnacles alone remain
of many square miles of solid rock,
which have been washed away to a
depth of some four hundred feet The
greater hardness of the surface has
caused it to resist corrosion more than
the underlying rock, thus leaving huge
caps of stone perched high in air ON the
points of their columns. One double
column, capped by single stone, forms
natural bridge, both unique and
picturesque.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-01

pride. He thinks Chicago the greatest
town on earth, and if you were to ven-
turo the suggestion that any corner OF
the earth had prettier girls than the
windy city, he would not improbablN
cut your acquaintance instantly.
So he was immensely pleased the
other day when he read that clever
story about how New York man sus-
tanned his towns reputation for fair
women and won bet at the same time.
OF course you know the story: The
New Yorker wagered with Philadel-
phian that on a certain day they would
meet so many first-class beauties on a
certain number of blocks in the avenue.
They did meet exactly the requisite
number, and the New Yorker pocketed
the money smilingly. He was society
man, You see, and he bribed these fair
acquaintances of his, with unlimited
candy and gloves, to help him win
the bet.
st. Agedore read the story over
again, and then slapped himself hearti'
ly on the knee. "By Jove," he said,
vigorously, "here's great chance for
me to vindicate the reputation of the
Chicago girl. Let me see-h'm, | sup
pose I'd better not bet just exactly the
same way-that would be too much
like this story. No, I'll bet on the size
of their feet. A lot of those fellows al
the club think because they happen tc
have been born in York state that they
can grind out that chestnut about Chi
cago girls feet every day or So Wait,
I'll make them tired of itr'
He then proceeded to lay his little
plans He knew there would be NJ
difficulty about getting a man to be'
with; so he first made sure that hi
would be betting on a certainty.
He called on a number of his faii
friends on Prairie avenue, and ex
planned his little plot to them in turn
That is to say, he explained it only il
part. He could not bring himself t
mention the fact that his bet was baset
on the smallness of the feet possessed
by the fair ones whom he sought as hi
allies. He had too great sense of del
icacy to mention this detail. He mere
ly told them the New York story ant
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-01
SAVANNAH TENNESSEE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER l.

Every well, went on St Agedore,
suppose we get our friend Corbridge
here to act as umpire and make the
walk with us. Agreed. And-how will
next Sunday afternoon at three suit
you for timeP'
"As well as any other"
ut doesn't matter much about what
block we choose" said St Agedore,
with a fine assumption of carelessrUss.
Suppose we say from Eighteenth
street to Twenty-third?"
The other nodded his head in ap-
proval, and smiled very satisfied sort
of smile,
So did our friend, st. Agedore. And
as to who smiled best-why, we shall
see that when it is quite clear who
smiled last. Certain it is that he was
observed quietly chuckling to himself
at intervals until the stated Sunday
arrived.
Three o'clock found the three
friends duly assembled at Prairie av'
enue and Eighteenth street. st. Age-
dore was radiant in victorious confa
dence. The other man said very little,
And the umpire looked awfully impof-
tant. He had to decide an almost ma
tional question, you see, and he felt
his significance deeply.
The momentous walk began.
Arm in arm the three strolled on
wards. Half of the fist block had
been traversed when door opened and
radiantly-attircd damsel stepped
down onto the trottoir. But-oh, hor-
rors-as she came down the steps the
size of her feet was distinctly and aw-
fully visible. II was-but let us draw
a large veil over the exact dimensions.
st. Agedore shuddered. His oppo.
nent smiled family, and Corbridge
looked surprised.
The blocks were passed one by one.
In nearly all of them the trio met with
girls whose feet were imposing, but
not pretty. But none of the fair ones
who had promised to appear for st.
Agedore's benefit fulfilled that promise.
Twenty-frst, Twenty-second. st.
Agedore's face grew pale. Ironically
he thought to himself: "She cometh
not, he said," as every step brought
him nearer defeat.
Twenty-third street
you've lost, st. Agedore," said the
umpire.
"Yes," he said, disconsolately. He
was filed with anger at those who haG
: disappointed him, and wonder at theil
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-01

reason for SO doing. He was not long
kept in suspense.
my dear fellow" said the winner,
you're not the only man in town who
reads the papers Did you ever see
this article before?"
And he pulled out of his notebook
the cutting which related the New
York episode already mentioned.
St Agedore only nodded slightly,
and bit his lip, frowning
"You see," went on the victor, "when
you made that bet at the club you were
so confident that I-well, smelt rat,
as the phrase goes. More especially as
had read this article here. You know,
l think, that my acquaintance on the
avenue is fully as wide as yours. Well,
| went promptly and bribed every one
of them, except such as had indubit-
able Chicago feet (he smiled triumph
antly as he shot this shaft, to stay in
doors at the time appointed.
81 confess that in some cases had
| to raise my bribe considerably over a
previous one, but the persuasive power
of more candy prevailed, and, after
all, am ahead trifle on the bet"
And then St. Agedore repeated a
large number of three-em dashes
quietly to himself.
He has been waiting ever since for a
chance to get gloriously even, but the
chance hasn't come yet.
So, sad as it is to relate, the size OF
Chicago feet was not permitted vindi-
cation on this occasion. Virtue was
defeated, but-we shall see.
In the meanwhile, st. Agedore is
putting iii some valuable time in call
ing himself an idiot When you come
to think of it, it is rather idiotic to
suppose oneself the only person who
reads the papers nowadays Perci'
val Pollard, in American Clubman.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-01
BEATING A BETTOR.
One Case Where the Fish Was Up to the
Stated Weight.

Ohc Nubt NhtTt tht 1911 NfuS bp w tho
Stated Weight.
A number of men stood In front of a
railroad Office on Clark street, looking
at an enormous muskallonge, which
stretched on ice, served as an advertise.
ment of the roads fishing grounds.
One of the men, glancing at the card
which announced the weight of the
fish, said with sneer:
"Thirty-five pounds! I'll bet twenty
dollars it doesn't weigh thirty-four.
Anybody want to take me up? Do
yor?" he added, speaking to a young
fellow who came out of the Office.
"Do / what?"
"Want to bet on the weight of thi,
fish?"
Whats the use of betting on itf
The card tells how much it weighs"
"Oh, | know what the card tells, but
I want to get the real weight of the
fish. Bet twenty dollars it don't weigh
thirty -four pounds"
"All right I'll go you"
The money was put up. The fish
weighed forty-fve pounds When The
defeated man was gone, some one
speaking to the winner said.
You ran big risk"
Not much You see there are /
number of fellows who go around dis
putting the weight of railroad fish,
and are cternally wanting to bet tina
they will not weigh as much as the
card states, and they don't, as rule
but fixed this one. The original care
gave the weight at fifty pounds, bu
expecting sharper along, l changed
| t,"-Arkansaw Traveller.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-01
IT is FUNNY.

This world is very funny,
For no matter how much money
hAn Is earning he will spend It and be hard up
all the time,
To his Utmost he is strainlnn
10 catch up without attaining,
TIL 1t makes his life a burden when IT should
be bliss sublime,
He who earns thousand merely
Thinks two thousand yearly
Would be just the very figure TO make happl.
ness complete;
But his income when 1t doubles
Only multiplies his troubles,
For his outgo then increasing makes his both
ends hard to meet.
II Is run in debt and borrow,
Flush to-day and broke tomorrow,
Flnancieriug every which way to postpone the
day OF doom;
Spending money ere he makes 1t,
And then wondering what takes IT,
Till he, giving up the riddle, looks for rest
within the tomb
Oh this world is very funny
To the average man whose money
Doesn't quito pay for the dancing that he does
before he should,
And he kills himself by trying
Just little higher flying
Than is suited to his pocket and his own etcr
nal good.
Frank d. Holiday, In Detroit Free Press.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-01

get out of its bed. Lowell Citizen.
As they stood on the beach where the
wavelets play
She laid her head on his satin vest
And lifted her lips in a pouting way
And-he did the rest.
Cape Cod Item.
Hungry Higgins-"O, had sich
dream las night! thought l was
fuller'n billed owl" Weary Watkins
-"Ah, it's you that always was the
lucky duck"-Indianapolis journal.
The city man who can not tell rye
from oats is usually the man who can
tell you best how to make money off a
farm. At any rate, such man could
never make living on one.-Somer-
vile journal,
PA" said little George Thikhed
what is meteorologist?" and old
Thikhed thoughtfully replied: "Why,
my boy, haven't you seen the man with
a lantern who comes to look at the gas
meter now and then? Well, he is a me.
teorologist. Boston Bulletin.
THE Way to Mans land Girl's)
heart, etc."-"Do you remember that
lovely gorge at Flowery Dell?" asked
Griffin of one of the girls he had met
at the picric "Rather!' was the reply.
'It was the first square meal I'd had
for week. brakes Magazine
-Reporter-'I have been assigned to
interview number of noted men on the
subject of books which have most influ-
enced them" Great Author-T un-
derstand." "My question is this: What
book has been to you the greatest stim-
ulus to mental activity" IAN empty
pocket book. Omaha World.
Accounted For-Moodles-"I say,
Bangle, that's pretty rocky suit Of
clothes you have on" Bangle-"It cost
me seventy-five dollars" Noodles
"When it was new?" Bangle-"No;
just as it is" Moodles-"H on earth
did that happen?" Bangle-"I didn't
pay for it until ! had had it eighteen
months. IN. Y. Sun.
Small Boy-'What'll do with this
money bank?" Mamma-'Puti it away,
of course. 1t has dollar in 1t that
your aunt gave you and some change
your papa and put in" mot now.
There isn't any money in it now. !
spent it," "Spent it? What did you
do that forp" "Why, the minister
preached so hard against hoardin' up
riches that got converted and spent
what had"
Mr.. Spurgeon is said to have USED
the following illustration in a good mis-
sionary sermon. 1t was about q
poacher. Said the owner of the land
"You must not fish here" ~ am not
fishing" was the cool reply. "Why
you have got rod and line" added the
indignant landlord. 81 know have,
answered the poacher; "but am mere
ly trying to dro~n = worm. ."-chris'iaE
Register,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-01
The Solitary FIy.

1t is the solitary fly that annoys
Where there are swarms of flies, they
have their time and attention partly oc.
cupied in mutual conversation, playing
tag and other fly diversions, but get
into a room with a solitary fly and he
will give you his undivided attention.
He will buzz in your ear, tickle your
head and perform all sorts of madden.
ing impertinences, and when you strike
at him he is away off at the other end
of the room describing circles in the a;'
and laughing most artlessly. 1t is the
solitary ay that makes life burden
Roston Transcript
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-01

Nervousness and
Nervous Prostration,
Nervous Headache and
Sick Headache,
Female Weakness,
All Diseases Of Women,
Nervous Chills,
Paralysis,
Nervous Paroxysms and
Nervous Choking
Hot Flashes,
Palpitation of the Heart,
Mental Dependency,
Sleeplessness,
st. Vitus's Dance,
Nervousness of Females,
Nervousness of Old Age,
Neuralgia,
Pains in the Heart,
Pains in the Back.
Failing Health.
ALI these and MANY other cf
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-01

Mrs. Ella a. Bratton, of New Ross Ind,
says: 81 can not express how much l owe
TO the Nervlne Tonic. My system was com.
Coughing and splitting ppibld up blood; am sure j
was In the first stages of consumption, an
Inheritance handed down through several
generations. / began taking the Nervine
Tonic and continued its use for about SIX
months, and am entirely cured. 1t IS the
grandest remedy for nerves, stomach and
lungs have ever seem"
Ed j. Brown, Druggist, OF Edna, Mo-,
writes: "My health had been very poor for
years, was coughing severely. i weighed
only ITO pounds when / commenced using
South American Nervlne. have used two
bottles and now weigh 1870 pounds, and am
much stronger and better than have been
for five years. Am sure would not have
lived through the winter had not secured
this remedy. My customers see what 1t has
done for me and buy 1t eagerly. 1t gives
great satisfaction"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-01

His Wife Heard Him. -Whiskisling
81 never was so full but that would
be fuller" Mrs. Whiskisling-"You
march out and get the wood bin full
er. You need exercise and your
stomach needs rest. brooklyn Eagle.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-01
G u K {: s

Broken Constitution,
Debility of Old Age,
Indigestion and Dyspepsia,
Heartburn and Sour Stomach,
Weight and Tenderness in Stomach,
Loss of Appetite,
Frightful Dreams,
Dizziness and Ringing IN the Ears,
Weakness of Extremities and
Painting,
Impure and Impoverished Blood,
Boils and Carbuncles,
Scrofula,
Scrofulous Swelling and Ulcers,
Consumption of the Lungs,
Catarrh of the Lungs,
Bronchitis and Chronic Cough,
Liver Complaint,
Chronic Diarrhea,
Delicate and Scrofulous Children,
Summer Complaint of Infants.
cured by this wonderful Neryine Tonic.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-01
INDIGESTION AND DYSPEPSIA
The Great South American Nervine Tonic

Tne GPeaC SUUCH AmeFIcdH NeFVIHo 1UHIo
Which we you the only absolutely unng remedy dcov
Indigestion Dyspepsia and the vast train of symptoms
and horrors which disease and debility of the human
ah No person afford this jewel nacuabe value who
affected Stomach because the experience and testimony
thousands to proye that the great
world for this universal destroyer There unmagnan disease
of the resist the wonderful curative the South
American Nervne Tonic.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-01
HUMOROUS.

Tommy (yawning)-"A river must
have a good time" "Why?"
Tommy because it doesn't have to
get out of its bed. Lowell Citizen.
As they stood on the beach where the
wavelets play
She laid her head on his satin vest
And lifted her lips in pouting way
And-he did the rest
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-01

for every class of Nervous Diseases remedy has been able
TO compare with the Nervne Tonic which pleasant and harmless
all effects the youngest child the Oldest and delicate nvd
na Nneenhs of all the ailments to which the human family heir
dependent exhaustion and impaired digestion When there
insufficient supply of food in the Blood general state of debility of
the BRAIN spinal and is the result Starved like
starved muscles become strong when the right kind food supplied and
system must supply all the by which the vital forces Of the
body carried it the first suffer for want perfect nutrition
Ordinary food does sufficient quantity the kind of
repair the present mode of living and labor
the For this becomes that food be
supplied This production of South American Continent has been
found by analysis contain the essential elements out Of which tissue
is formed This accounts for its power all forms of