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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-05-05
One Dollar Per Year.

one of the 'deadest' parts of the country
imaginable, but very beautiful region
notwithstanding. 1t is in Buckingham
county, Virginia, and the land has been
in the family since the original grant
from the crown, in 1928. Right in front
of Elm Cottage, my home, is u gigan-
tic elm tree, which is said to be the fin
est elm in the country, and was second
only to the big one that was blown
down on Boston common. Three grown
persons with their arms stretched out
can just span its huge trunk. The old
cottage is sixty feet wide, yet the
branches of the elm can be seen jutting
out on both sides of the house from the
view at the back. The cottage is one of
those low, rambling buildings, only one
story and attic, with nearly every room
on a different level, so that one has to
be continually stepping up and down in
going from room to room-a house that
has grown gradually in the course OF
years with the people living init.
Many an artist has made little pill
grimage to the place just to get sketch
of the old house and the older elm tree,
both grown to be landmarks in the
neighborhood.
There passed my days, never going
to school an hour in my life, but learn
ing from my mother, and later from
few literary friends, who helped me in
my work by cutting and pruning my
first efforts at writing. My literary
work now consists in writing novels
that are published in book form, and
novelettes and short stories for maga-
zine publication.
Miss McClelland is a very rapid and
prolific writer, and since last autumn
has written two novels and five short
stories, Her style is terse, direct, and
with Straightforward tone that has
often been mistaken for, masculine
work, and deceived many of her readers
who knew of the author only as NJ. G.
McClelland, and did not guess that the
IN" stood for Mary.-Baltimore Sun.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-05-05

They were afraid that they would be
late for the night car, and when they
reached the street that it ran on they
saw its lights some three or four blocks
away.
There was moments hesitation and
then one of them suggested:
"There won't be another down for
nearly an hour"
LETS run for it, exclaimed the other.
They buttoned up their coats and start.
ed, and they covered the first block
in record-breaking time Then they
stopped, looked at each other for mo-
ment, and one asked between his gasps
for breath.
Say! Doyou mind kicking me few
times?"
"No," replied the other. ''Will you do
as much for me?"
They returned to the shadow of a
building, and the exercises were brief,
but they abounded in brilliant effects.
Then they limped to the curb and ST.
lently waited for the car. 1t was COM
ing down, not going back.-Chicago
Tribune,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-05-05
Women on Public Boards.

Indiana takes considerable pride in
the fact of having the only woman's
prison in the world entirely controlled
and conducted by women. 1t has at
tracted much attention from persons
interested in reform work, and the sub
ject of similar institution is being
agitated in several other states. A
short time ago this reformatory caught
fire, and was damaged to the extent of
$50, 900. Great regret was felt, and the
first questions were, will the Legislature
appropriate money to rebuild, and what
shall be done with the 200 inmates until
this body meets, year hence? To the
surprise and qualification of everybody,
however, it was discovered that the
building was insured for the full
amount of the damage, and that all
that was necessary to be done was for
the board of managers TO collect the in
surance and commence rebuilding
This has already been done. There
was universal commendation by press
and people of the sagacity of the wom-
en- who have the business management
of the prison. Column.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-05-05
- Mary AnR
: kitchen fire;
. kerosene ca1
: golden Tyre.

- ROluen Tyre.
Brooklyn Eagle.
-Worshiping Wide Areas.-Matilda-
"George told me last night that he wor-
SHIPPED the ground walked on" Maude
(who is alous)-"Good heavens! All
of it?"-Boston Post.
Proof Positive.-Jacl-"S you are
engaged to Maud now?" Tom-"How
do you know?" JaclS-"You were the
only man she didn't flirt with last
night IN. Y. Herald.
The man who is always anticipating
happiness tomorrow is a good deal
better off anyway than the man who
spends his time thinking how wretched
he was day before yesterday.-Somer-
vile journal.
Gus de Jay-"Y-a-a-s, / had a hard
time, you know, with the fevah. It
was thought foh time that might
lose my mind" Young Woman great
ly interested)-"And did you, Mr.. De
Jay?"-Washington Star.
She Talks Too Much.-"Why, En-.
ma, aren't you married yet?" "Alas,
no! 1t isn't my fault, either A mum.
Der of young men have wanted to speak
to mamma, but she didn't give them a
chance, "-Fliegende Batter.
Pretty Near .-Editor-'I want you
to write up an obituary notice on old
SlSinnfynt." Assistant-"Is he dead?''
Editor-"No, but he has just sent in
money to pay up his subscriptions for
the past five years. l guess we'll have
to use the obituary before long. Yam
kee Blade.
-Fenderson-"Brown and his wife
over there on the sofa, appear to be a
loving pair, but if you should see them
alone once, perhaps you wouldn't think
thom so happy" Fogg-"oh, but l
have seen them alone, each of them, and
If anything they seemed happier than
when they are together" : Boston
Transcript.
Runs in the Blood.-"They're trying
to break old Jones' will" "Much money
in it?" "Not cent. You see, Jones
was a colonel through his grandfather,
and left the title TO distant relative,
and now his six sons are fightin for
It," "What's their point?" "Why-that
the burned thing runs in the blood, an
can't get out O the family"
"A Great Success -Featherstone-"l
hear that you have written play and
are yourself going to take the principal
part. Do you think it will be success?'
Billboard-"It has already been a sue
cess from my standpoint. appear as 8
rich banker, and the manager has al
ready had to give me new suit to fl
the part."-Clothier and Furnisher.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-05-05
A SINGULAR NOVELIST.
The Peculiar Style of Late Frencl
Story-Writer.

The Peculiar style of n Late French
Story-Writer.
Not long ago the Paris newspapers
recorded the death and cremation of M.
Jules Stapleaux, writer of romances
which were published as feuilletons at
the foot of the columns of French coun-
try journals.
Stapleaux was well known to the lit
erary men of Paris, who describe him
as one of the brightest of conversation
alists, but probably the worst story
writer in France. The badness, from a
literary point of view, of his stories was
well-lSnown to Stapleaux himself, who
took jokes on the subject good-natur-
edly.
Here are some sentences quoted from
this singular mans stories:
''The viscount wore very short waist
coat, and pantaloons of the same color" :"
"After the death of his greatly loved
wife, the general aged rapidly. At the
time which our story records he was
sixty-five, but he appeared just twice
as old"
"The baroness, aged twenty-nine, had
just attained her majority"
Stapleaux had some difficulty in get
ting his stories printed, but when he
found a market for one he made the
most of it. A newspaper once engaged
him to write serial as feuilleton. 1t
ran daily, until the subscribers began
to stop their papers in large numbers;
when, one day, the proprietor of the
journal came to the author of the ur-
popular romance.
"Look here!' he exclaimed. "Your
story has been running six months, and
bids fair to last forever. The subscrib-
ers are in rebellion
"Well?" said Stapleaux, innocently.
"Well!" l will give you just three
days to wind the thing up!"
impossible! just think of it. The
countess is at Clermont, Jean Duroc is
away off in Martinique, Cherbaty, the
spy, is on the point of being arrested.
How in the world am going to bring
all this to wind-up in three chapters?
81 don't krow," said the publisher
''but l give you warning that L shall
cut you off short in three day!"
He went away. At the end of the
third installment thereafter the pub
Usher was pleased to see the words
'The End" written in a trembling
hand. He sent the number to press
joyfully, without reading it, and when
the paper came out, was astonished tc
see that the last paragraph read as fol
| lows:
"We shall tell, In another story tC
follow this as sequel, what became Of
the countess, and how the adventurous
journey of Jean Duroc terminatedp-
Youths Companion
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-05-05
MAKING FlREMEN.
Training Schools at Which Fire Fighters
Are Developed.

Training Schools at Which Fire Fighters
Are Developed.
A training school system for fremen
is one of the interesting features of the
fire-fghting department of Chicago.
New firemen are initiated and old
ones skilled in the dangers and neces-
stiles of their calling at the engine
houses where hool1-and-ladder compan-
les are stationed. At these places what
is known as the pompier-drill" is gone
through, and here, too the various
devices designed to insure the safety
of human life are tested And at these
places, also, the nerve of new man is
given through trial.
To the lay observer the pompier drill
is thrilling sight. It stirs one to see a
two-hundred pound man run up the wall
of a four-story building by no other
means than a skeleton ladder twelve
feet long-a device that appears to be
unable to bear the weight of an average
youth. Yet this is done, and done so
quickly as to take ones breath away.
Attached to each engine-house is a
three-story tower with window lodges
on the sides. The pompier ladder is
curved at one end, and the new fireman
is taught how to rest this end on the
first-story ledge so that it will not slip
while he is climbing. After he has
reached the first ledge he draws up the
ladder and hangs it from the ledge
above. Then he climbs again, repeating
the process until the roof is reached.
The ladder, having no safe grasp on the
ledge, is likely to slip unless skill.
fully managed. The freman's weight
must hold the ladder securely in place.
A slight shifting of the weight to
one side would raise one of the curved
prongs resting on the ledge, and, this
slipping, ladder and fireman would fall.
1t was by an accident of this kind that
fireman lost his life few days ago at
the engine house on Pacific avenue.
The object of perfecting firemen in
this drill is to make them skillful in
scaling buildings to the roof, where time
is valuable consideration. An expert
fireman can get to the top of a building
long before truck ladder is in place.
Another drill is that with the steel
net device for catching anyone
jumping from building. The firemen
are taught how to hold the net, and
tests are made by having persons jump
from short elevations. In this drill a
system of signals is used to secure
prompt and uniform movement on the
part Of the men. This is to enable
them to move together at captains
signal so as to catch falling body
Chicago Tribune.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-05-05
A Brave Woman.

Mrs. Nellie Maines, who keeps lodg-
ing house in the factory village of Glen
Falls, Ct, lately showed herself brave
and ready-witted woman. One night
recently, one of her dodgers, who is a
somnambulist, climbed in his sleep out
of dormer window, and sliding down
to the caves, sat with his feet overhang-
ing the sidewalk, three stories below.
Mr.. Maines declined to crawl down the
roof to rescue the man, but his wife
said to her sister: "You hold me, and
I will 60" She got out of the win
dow and carefully lowered herself un-
til she had the imperiled man within
reach. She clutched him firmly and
clung to him with desperation until
both were drawn safely back inside the
window
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-05-05
Eating Strawberries at Christmas.

All, beloved, that's what makes life
heavy and dragged out for so many of
us. We waste many precious months
trying to ripen Strawberries at Christ
mas, whereas If we would just let them
alone, and let the snow fall on them
and the winter winds rave over them,
they would ripen of themselves in July.
And then; ah, then they would be
Strawberries. Once ate strawberry
at Christmas. A man worth seven
million dollars gave it to me-he had
ripened some in his conservatory. / had
to eat it because he stood and watched
me, and couldn't do anything else. 1t
seems he had given some to other friends
and afterward found them under the
sofa-the Strawberries, not the friends.
The latter were picked up farther down
the road. Did you ever taste a nice,
ripe olive fresh from the tree? Never?
Well, my friend you just treat yourself
to one sometime. A raw olive would
be good thing to take the taste of a
conservatory strawberry out of your
mouth. And what would take away
the taste of the raw olive? Nothing in
this world. Once you bite green olive,
and the day you die the taste thereof
will still be lingering around your in
suited palate.-Burdette in Ladies'
Home journal.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-05-05
WOMAN'S GOSSIP.

KATE SANBoRN, teacher and lecturer,
is grandniece of Daniel Webster. She
is proud of the thought that she has
earned her living ever since she was
seventeen.
CATHARINE PoPP was the oldest member
of the Belgian press and the only wom-
an journalist in her country She had
received from the king knighthood in
the Order of Leopold.
THERE are now two colored women
lawyers, twenty-four doctors, six civil
engineers, nineteen photographers and
twenty-five artists. There are also 1l2
colored women pursuing studies abroad.
THE Girls Friendly Society of Eng
land is union of over 10000 women
and girls of all classes which holds reli-
gious and secular classes, provides
homes of rest and training, lodges, Ii
braries, etc.
NINE. DE NovIKoFF, who has attract
ed much attention by her labors in
London in behalf of the oppressed
Slavs of Turkey, is Russian woman of
high birth, the widow of Gen. Novikoff,
who was one of the bravest soldiers in
the Servian-Turkish war.
A NOVEL exhibition is to be held in
Paris to ILLUSTRATE the progress of femi-
nine arts. A special feature will be a
series of seventeen wax-work scenes
showing the historic position of women
in French society at various periods,
from the fifteenth century to the pres
ent day.
JULIA FOSTER AVERY, the, ,two-week-
old daughter of Mrs. Rachel Foster
Avery, of Philadelphia, is the youngest
member of the National American Wom-
an Suffrage association. The proud
grandmother, Mrs. Rosa Miller Avery,
of Chicago, no sooner heard of the ad.
vent of the new baby than she sent a
dollar to the treasurer to make the lit.
tie woman member Of the society.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-05-05
LONG-FELT WANTS.
Needs That Electricians Would Do Well te
Supply.


If the electricians give us sunshine at
night, they will have bestowed on
mortals godlike gift. We want, how
ever, something else from the elec.
tricians even more than that. 1t is
something they have often tried TO give,
but have never yet succeeded in bestow-
ing on us-a practical electric motor.
In the first place, we w8nt motor
which will supersede horses for the
traction of light vehicles. Imagine
the convenience of electric cabs and
omnibusesl At present, not only five
million inhabitants have in London to
be fed and watercd and provided with
air and light and room, but fve-hun-
dred thousand horses. If these could
be dispensed with, the saving would be
enormous.
Nor would the saving in keep be the
only convenience. Carriages and carts
without horses would take just half the
room now occupied. Electrical traction
would therefore put an end to the con-
jestion of traffic which is so serious in
many thoroughfares. Instead of cab,
we should have light armchair on
wheels, with seat in front for the
driver, which would carry us in safety
at eight miles an hour. Quite as great
is the need for a good electric motor for
housework 1t is no good to talk about
setting up in our houses neat little dy-
tbot hA,,gn,x,asI nA,,1l loo
how to work in few hours. The house
maids never would learn, and we should
soon find the neat little dynamo stand,
ing rusty and dust-grimed in the area,
forgotten of man and maid.
If electricity is to be any good in the
house, it must come in ready in box
potted energy, which can be applied,
like grease, wherever it is wanted In
this shape it may have hundred uses.
The footman, instead of turning the
knife machine, will connect it with the
electrical motor, the cook will use it to
turn the handle of the egg whislx, the
coffee roaster, and the coffee grinder,
and to turn the meat. In the laundry
twill do our mangling and ironing.
In the stable it will clip the horses, and
in the gardeners department pump the
water and cut the lawn. Everything,
in fact, that now revolves by the exer-
ton of muscular effort, will be arranged
to turn by electricity. When the
electricians have given us the house
hold motor, and not till then, shall we
be able to say that man has chained the
thunderbolt, and made it an obedient
slave.-Spectator.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-05-05
A Shrewd Woman.

An interesting story is told of Mrs.
Mary V. Taylor, of Pittsburgh, said to
be the only woman in the oil business.
Two years ago she was a book-keeper
for large oil firm and being a keen
observer, she noticed that oil-pipe was
growing scarce in the market. She quiz
etly bought up all the pipe she could
get, and in the pipe famine which fol-
lowed she had twenty carloads to dis
pose of at ar advanced price. With the
proceeds of this sale Mrs. Taylor invest
ed largely in oil-well supplies, and now
is doing business which pays her tens
of thousands year
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-05-05
A Forgiving DIspositioD.

She with coldly cutting severity
l learned from one of your old school
mates to-day that you once wrote a
most absurdedly love-sick poem about a
young girl, and it was published in the
Hightone Magazine.
He-Yes, my dear. The girl is now
Mrs. Beetle.
"What? That big, fat, greasy thing
with six children?"
"The same"
ooh! Well, dearie, don't mind."--
N. Y. Weekly.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-05-05
A SUCCESSFUL WRITER.
The Name Miss Mary McCIelland Has
Made for Herself.


Miss NJ. G. McClelland, the novelist.
is of middle age, tall and slender, and
with iron gray hair parted over her
forehead. She is genuine southern
woman, kindly and cordial of manner,
hearty and pleasant of voice. 81 con-
slider myself partly Baltimore wom-
an" she said, ''for my mother was born
here, and her brother, Frederick B.
Graf, was for many years consul in Bal
timore for Norway and Sweden. Yes.
] am distant cousin of Gen. McClel-
lan's family, although the ID has been
dropped from their name. Ihave been
writing ever since can remember, but
my literary life began only seven years
ago, when little poem of mine was
printed in western paper. How well
] remember my wild delight at seeing
myself in print. even in so modest lit
tie effort.
Where Is my home? Well, l think
perhaps description of my old home
has been read oftentimes without its
being known In the first place, it is
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-05-05
unexpected Renartee.

"Well I guess you will know me next
time you see me-" said the man at
whom Chollie had pnconsciously stared
for ten minutes. II may know you,
my good man, but I'm shuah shahn't
wecognize you, doncherknow," was
Chollie's crushing answer.-Indianapo-
lis Journal.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-05-05
willing to Assist.

New Son-in-Law-Ahem! You re-
member, Mr.. Oldchapp, you said that
after we were married you would assist
me in the matter of furnishing house.
Mr.. 0ldchapp-Certainly, my boy,
certainly. Come around the corner
with me and I'll introduce you to a
friend of mine who is in the install
ment business.-N. Y. Weekly.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-05-05

The coolest region in the United
Stsles lies along the northern border OF
Minnesota, between the southern point
of The Lake of the Woods and the Da-
kote border. The temperature along
that line often falls as low as so deg.
below zero In 1878 the instruments
at Pembins registered from 80 to 90 be
low.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-05-05
She Would Endure Him.

Young Mr.. Bunn-May 1 call upon
you, Miss Mum?
Miss Munn-Oh, yes, Mr.. Bum. l
suppose we really ought to mortify
ourselves somewhat during lent
Puck.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-05-05

Mrs. Briskie-'Johnny, did the
doctor call while l was out?" Little
Johnny (stopping his lay)-"Yes. lie
felt my pulse, an loo d at my tongue,
and shook his head, /. ID said it was a
serious case, and he left this prescrip-
tion and said he would call again be-
fore night" Mrs. Gracious
mel 1t wasn't you sent him to see. 1t
was the babv."
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-05-05
ISSEE, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1892.
PITH AND POINT.

--Jagon says that women who have
attained majority always seem to be
in the minority. -Elmira Gazette.
1T is dangerous time for mans
greatness when his wife's imagination
begins to wear thin-Indianapolis Jour
nal.
When fellow sees with an eye
single he is all right. But when he be-
gins to see double he should let up for
awhile.-Binghamton Republican.
"A dashing poem
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-05-25

8. Sanbern has sold thu news route
Oh the Y h I. and G. X c. 10 George
Clark oil Reno.
CennecIicur's instruction against
silver and for Cleveland will bs sfistt
by Texas instruction for silver,
Nearly half the men imported into
the Ceur d'Alencs have deserted and
gone over to The Miners Union forces.
Snow is melting rapidly under the
influence Of the sun these warm davs,
and in consequence the Truckee river
is booming.
A trlghlful accident occurred At the
Anacond. mine, Butte, Montana en-
The l4lh. A cave occurred ON the 800
level, burying II men.
Bishop Register: There is report
atioat that the Carson u Colorads has
raised the freight rates ON outgoing
borax S3 per ton, but NJ confirmation
of the rumor is ohlainsble.
1nyo Index Reports say TINT the
Carson & Colorado Railroad Company
has, or soon will, make reduction on
incoming freight Rates. Such action
is commendsble and will be greatly
appreciated in Overs Valley.
The time henored custom OF using
sspider's web Ia stop the bleeding If
a wound has resulted in the death Of n
Liverpool woman from blead. poison
ing. The web is especially adapted
to catch disease, and can never be re-
garded rs surgically clean.
The nitrate beds of Peru are giving
out. The government in case Of that
event will have TO turn her attention 10
Nevada, Ms outside nf Peru the most
valuable nitro beds are To be found in
Nevada. The deposits near the sink
of Humboldt will probably be worked.
John Lawrence Sullivan, the premier
pugilist, successful actor and dis.
tinguished American citizen, has Just
completed book Of 800 pages. The
book is an autobiography In which
are related remarkable tales of adven-
ture, told in langauase not less re-
markable.