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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-07-28
SANS ALTERNATIVE.
How Father Brought Ills Recreant Sol
to Time.

How Father Brought His Recreant Son
to Time.
A prompt action and few seasonable
words at the beginning of a young mans
career often produce lasting effect on
his after life Many years ago, when
Samuel Phillips, of Andover, Mass,
afterward acknowledgement of the
state, was student at Harvard col
lege, owing to some boyish freak he left
the college and went home.
His father, grave man, of sound
mind, strict Judgment and few won DIS,
was greatly disturbed by the seeming
lack of stability in his sons character.
After learning the facts he deferred
expressing any opinion until the next
day.
At breakfast he said, addressing his
wife:
'My dear, have you any cloth in the
house that would be suitable for making
Sam frock and trousers?"
eyes, indeed" she replied.
"Well, then" said the old gentleman,
you may follow me, my SON."
AS they approached the common he
venturcd to ask: what are you going
to do with me, father?'
"Oh, replied the old gentleman, APP
parently reused from pleasant revery,
speaking in cheerful tone, 81 am 60
ing to bind you apprentice to the black
smith over yonder. You can take your
choice" added Mr.. Phillips firmly, as
he saw the look of CONSERVATION on his
sons face. Return to college and stay
there or you must work"
81 had rather return" replied Sam
uel, meekly.
Very WELL" said the old gentleman,
turning toward home Immediately.
His son did return to college, con.
fesseG his fault, applied himself tc
study, and became much-respected
man. And his father never regretted
the day when he offered Samuel such
an unpleasant alternative, although he
often admitted that he might havs
been little put to IL if Sam had
elected to follow the blacksmith
trade"
But he would have held to hiS wori
in any case.-Youth's Companion.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-07-28
NOTES FOR WOMEN.

The gifted daughter of Judge Scy-
mour ID. Thompson, of ST. Louis, has
been his secretary for two years, and
fills in her leisure time studying law.
WOMEN physicians will be placed on
the staff of the exposition hospital at
Chicago, and will rank equally with
their neutrality-suspicious. in all re-
spects
Miss NJ 7. HERDERs, for the past six
months assistant in the drug store at
Darby, Pa, has been appointed chief
apothecary at the Howard hospital,
Philadelphia.
Mrs. SUSAN BROWN FILLMORE, lately
celebrated her ninety-seventh birthday
in Providence, R. l. She has some repu-
tation as a maker of verse, and wrote
poem on her ninety-ffth anniversary.
Miss IDA BURNETT, a strikingly hand
some Minnesota girl and graduate OF
the University of Minnesota, was the
first to take possession of site on the
new Sisseton reservation. She staked
out her claim at once, and, with the as
sistance of her driver, went to work &c
build cabin. Miss Burnett has a sus-
picion of Indian blood in her veins, be-
ing a descendent of the Sioux race.
THE author of philosophy OF the
Unconscious Edward Won Hurtmon,
saws. "The woman who desires to be
equal to man has gained foothold in
ali countries and nations during this
generation. In the last 800 years moth.
ing has undergone more intrinsic
changes than the position which wom-
en- take in social life. The woman of
ITO can hardly be recognized ID the
woman of 1890"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-07-28
PROTESTANT CHURCHES IN RIO
They Are Few 80 Number and Have but n
Small Membership.


The Protestant churches of Rio are
few In number and unpretending in
appearance, writes Fannie b. Ward
The oldest is the English Episcopal,
spoken Of in a former letter, which was
built Under the provisions of the treaty
of 1910, which stipulated that it should
have tho exterior appearance of n prii
Fate house and use no bells. The
earliest attempt at mission work in this
city was by the American Methodist
Episcopal church in 1885, but it
was abandoned seven years later.
About twenty years ago the south
crn branch of the same de.
nomination inaugurated another mis-
ton here, which has resulted In the orr
ganization of two prosperous societies
for regular service in English and Portu-
guese, the building Of rather hand
some church edifce, and the creation
OF first-class school for girls, which
occupies the site of Jesuit Indian mis-
sion.
Though small the Methodist church
is the best specimen of chutcl archi
lecture in Rio, with seating capacity
of about four hundred. 1t was com.
pleted in 1886. The American Baptist
society also has mission here, estab'
lished about eight years ago, but has
not yet erected church. The church
of the American Presbyterian mission is
n plain, substantial structure of rough.
addressed granite, set well back from
the street within its own ground, and
partially concealed BY the mission
buildings. II has u seating capacity
| of six hundred The services are con.
Quoted in Portuguese and its society is
largely composed of natives There is
a German Evangelical church on the
Rua dos Invalidos ("street of sick peo-
ple'O, very small and plain in appear.
ancc, The society was established here
about sixty Years ago. The oldest exist
ing mission is that known as the ''lgre1a
Evangelical Flhminense," which was
founded by Scotch physician-D r.
K. Kalley-and is now composed almost
exclusively of converted Portuguese
and Brazilians Their sanctuary on the
Rua d'San Joaquine looks like anything
but a church, having been built ac-
cording to the provisions of the treaty
regulating Protestant worship, al.
though finished as late as 1886. A
school is maintained in connection, and
its work is said to be most excellent "a
Chicago Tribune,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-07-28
THE OLD PIONEER.

"" Settlers, meeting did you say' Yes, boys, l
think IN 20.
Id like to tail, of the good old DAYS NJ ,h,r,,
years ago;
lis thirty-fye SINCE left the east and came
away out west:
was young man in these days and my health
was OF the best
pougnt my land at government price, and set.
Tied down 10 stay,
hauicd some logs from the timber. seven mr.
eight miles away;
Ana hunt me little cabin with windows look
ing south,
a Fireplace ami a chimney, with a great wide
open mouth.
Al yea want to see that cabin, you can walk out
IL stands trille sideways at the corner of the
barn.
I've covered 1t with prairic-hay to keep out rain
and snow;
And used 1t for chicken shed dozen years
or SO.
The roof is bent in the middle, the chimney fat
on the ground
inc door creaks on the hinges, and loosely
swings around;
The poor old empty hovel, so lonesome and for
lorn,
Doesn't look like the coy house whore all nv
boys were born.
we built the new one long ago, east of that
heavy grove,
planted every one of the trees, and every one l
love;
Maple aud willow and cottonwood; poplar and
ash and pine;
Don't you sec what forest I've raised for me
and miner
From my open door in the springtime you'll
hear the planters click,
You can scarcely count the houses, the neigh.
bors are so thick;
A score OF teams are working in the level fields
below;
1t didn't look like that my boys, thirty years
ago.
All the prairie was pasture then, you could
scarcely sec a house;
I've travelled miles and miles at night after my
trulnt cows.
All the prairie was pasture, but thcy wandered
far away;
Strange that, with feed so plenty, the creatures
wished to stray.
There wasn'ta sign of village at tho foot O
yondcr hill;
A winding road ran over tive followed it of
tomill;
1t twisted and turaed away from sloughs to o,
around tie ridge,
And when We came TO the "Wapsic"-- crossed
II without bridge.
w%' glad to see our busy town grow proud,
up, Of course.
And glad tosce our daily mail brought in by al
iron horse
know, when the market is nearer, il helps III
to save the Dimes
Bnt once in awhile long to 90 back TO the goo,
old times.
Strangers have come among us They're wei
come, to be sure;
Friendship Is always valuable II genuine an,
pure.
But one by orc our carly friends are leaving IL
every year.
And VIC miss the genial fellowshipof the sturd,
pioneer.
a Tvai Old Settlers Meotingl" Get me my ha
and cane;
IT'S pity that my rheumatism makes me
tribe lame.
Tho strongest feature OF old age is that @
'goiug Slow"
But never mind I'm thankful that still hay
strength to 60 EE1
--lsmme. Eggleson, in Western Rural.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-07-28
WOMEN IN BOHEMIA.
What Is Being Done for Their Advance
ment In That Little Country.

What Is Being Done for Their Advance
ment In That Little Country.
The affairs of the little country of
Bohemia "a part of the Austro-H ungar-
ian empire) are well worth serious at
tention. A writer in Polish paper
published at Warsaw recently gave a
history of the advance of women in that
country. The pioneer woman in the
general advancement of her country
women, closely connected with the gen.
eral awakening of national life in the
first half of the present century, was
Joanna Rottona, or as she is known in
literature, Caroline Swietla, who is still
living Az a young girl she showed a
decided taste for literature, and despite
conventional opinion that it was un-
seemly, devoted herself to study and
writing. Also she thought the native
Czech lauguag. should be spoken in.
stead of the German, and she with hci
husband, who shared her idea, always
used it. Madame Bottona's efforts were
largely in the line of industrial adj
vance to enable women to become self
supporting. The outcome of her labor'
WIS an extensive ard influential Czecl
society of woman's industries.
Another pioneer laborer was Bozen;
Niembowa, born in 1920. She devoted
special attention to the instruction anC
enlightenment of the CONNIE people
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-07-28
NO 30. ",

rnain office In which was located the
train runner of the division. At fire.
quent intervals sharp cracks Of light
ming would reeeho through the room u,
they struck the arrester ON the switch
But the man worked on totally obliv
ious of his surroundings
suddenly caught the drift OF what
he was sending out over the wire, and
was Mortified to learn that he was try
ing to manipulate the train orders SC
as to cause wreck. Trains No, AZ and
As passed each other about five miles ur
the road from my station and he was
sending out orders with a cool, steady
hand to train a. to take siding about
ten miles east of Medicine Hat and to
train As to pass AZ at TIE regular place.
These orders would have thrown
the two trains, which were heavily
laden with passengers and express
NATTER together very near my station.
II could easily hear the sounder and
from his orders knew the would-be
wreclIer was an expert telegrapher and
thoroughly familiar with train run,
ming. Every now and then the wrecker
would raise his hand from the key as a
more severe stroke of lightning would
come in over the wire, but he was too
intent upon his deadly work to desist,
"The tramp of heavy boots ON the
platform outside told me that the con.
templated wreck was an organized
scheme for robbing the express com.
pany and passengers Muttered curses
frequently came from the man at the
key as his plans for wreclsing the train
would meet with obstacles in the shape
of pertinent questions from operators
up the line, who wouldn't follow the
new order of things without fully un-
derstanding their import
"My MUD was in horrible whirl
and frequently strained at my bind
ings to get my hands loose, but say,
age curse from my guard warned me
to be careful or my life would not be
worth much, On account of the trains
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-07-28
CHARACTER INDEXES.
Little Traits That Show the Bent of the
Individual.

t1lttlt CuDW bhS Dtub vi blo
individual.
Great things are the aggregate OF
Titles. Human life is succession Of
unimportant events. Half century
age clerk in New York city was wont
to take down the shutters of the store
at precisely six o'clock In the morning.
While he was taking them down, ram
or shine, certain old gentleman al.
most always passed by on his way to
his place of business. The old gentle
man smiled so benignantly upon the
young man that q hearty and familiar
'good-morning" became natural to
both.
Month after month this mutual greet
ing continued, until one morning the
old gentleman was missed, and he never
appeared again. He was dead Not
long afterward the ehterprising and
faithful clerk was waited upon by the
administrator of the old mans estate,
and informed that his store and stock
of goods had been willed to him.
Attracted by the youths promptness
and fidelity, the old gentleman had in.
CURED into his character and circum.
stances, and was satisfied that he could
leave his property to no one SO likely to
make good use of it as the clerk who
took down the shutters at just SIX
o'clock, summer and winter.
Through this legacy the clerk was in
troduced into a profitable business al
once, and he afterward became one Of
the most wealthy, benevolent and re-
spected merchants of the city.
A young man responded to the adj
vertisement of New York merchant
for clerk. After politely introducing
himself and his business, he was en-
gagged in conversation by the merchant
Finally cigar was offered him, which
the young man declined, saying. 81
never use tobacco in any form"
'Won't you take glass of wine
then?" the mercant continued.
81 never take wine or anything of the
kind" the young man answered cour
teously.
Nor l." responded the merchant
"You are just the young man ! want.
He had the key to the applicants
character now, and he wanted no fur
Their recommendation. Com
panion.
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being behind time knew they would
be pushed to their utmost speed by the
engineers, and if they came together,
the wreck would be horrible one.
'',Fhe storm continued to increase in
force, and peal after peal of thunderre-
echoed over and above the little sta.
ton. Still the wrecker at the key kept
steadily at work weaving bis web OF
destruction. Suddenly he called out in
voice of mingled satisfaction and
devilish glee:
"'Ah! that fixes the matter all right,
Forty-seven has signed the orders al
the water tank, and in ten minutes
they'll go together. Tell the men to
spread out up
"He never finished the sentence. A
binding flash at the switchboard, a
shrek from the 'wrecker and the Office
appeared to be one mass of fame. My
guard rushed from the building, and
with mighty effort l wrenched my
hands free and pulled myself through
the door. The little station was as
dry as finder, the oil from the train
mems lamps added to the combustible
nature of its makeup and in a moment
flames were breaking out in every part
"NYith loud cries several of the
wrecker's confederates dashed toward
the little room to pull their leader out,
but the heat drove them back; and as
voices were heard up the country road
coming toward the station they all dis
appeared in the darkness.
"a man named 'Humpy Logan un-
tied my legs, as my hands were useless
on account of the great numbness oc-
casioned by the tightness of the thongs,
and l quickly explained the situation
to him. He hunted up lamp and
dashed down the track and around the
curve in one direction, while swung
the lantern upon the train coming
down the straight piece of track to the
station in the other direction.
my lantern was not seen by the en-.
gineer, but the burning station acted
as danger signal and the train drew
up at the station, the engineer totally
ignorant of the danger they were escap-
ing and only intent upon helping to
subdue the flames,
"Twenty-fve words explained the
situation to the engineer and group
of passengers that gathered around,
and as train Al slowly rounded the
curve from the east, substantiating my
story, the organization of prayer
meeting there and then would have
been an easy matter
'The engineers of both trains with
their conductors held consultation
and As finally backed to the next siding,
followed by AZ, and the tangle was
Strengthened out.
s'The next day the remains of the
would-be wreclzer were found in the
ruins of the station and the railroad
company's physician, after holding an
autopsy, declared that the man had
only been stunned by the lightning
and while unconscious had been smoth-
cred and then burned to crisp.
sin all my experience with lightning
that was the luclIiest bolt that ever
Rugged wire" said the narrator as he
finished his tale, ''and the lucky stars
of the people on those two trains were
undoubtedly in the ascendant on that
terrible night. Washington Star.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-07-28
THE ONE-EYED MAN.
He Can See as Far, But Can Not Judge as
Accurately.

tie Y an see as fdf, nut tan NOT Judge as
Accurately.
A person may see as far with one per-
feet eye as with two, but he can not see
as clearly, for the advantage that bin.
ocular, or double, vision possesses over
monocular, or one-eyed vision, is that
the former, by allowing the observer to
catch sight of the object from two diff
ferent points of view, gives him at once
some idea of the proportions of its
different parts. But though this Is
true in theory, in practice the judg.
ment interferes, and the Judgment has
been educated and in some measures
rendered independent of the services of
binocular vision, by experience and the
use of other senses, such as touch.
Thus man with only one eye is never
deceived as to the nature of an object
with which he is well acquainted, for
the report of it that he gets from his
vision is corrected and supplemented by
his experienced judgment and trans
mitted to his centers of consciousness
in as perfect form as that which
reaches those of man with two eyes.
The advantages of binocular vision may
be thus further illustrated. In rapidly
dipping pen into an inkstand or put
ting stopper into a decanter the one.
eyed man can not judge as accurately
as the two-eyed man. Or, again, if we
shut one eye and attempt to plunge the
finger rapidly into the open mouth of a
bottle we are vel y apt to overreach OF
fall short of it. Brooklyn Eagle.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-07-28
A Mean LOke.

Grinsmith crushing into young ply
sician's office doctor, are You prepared
to go at once to the assistance of man
who has swallowed a pint of embalm-
ing fluid by mistake for port winef
DIR. Young grabbing his medicine
case)-Yes, sir! Where is the patient?
Grinsmith backing out Then please
hold yourself in readiness, for if any Of
my friends are big enough fools to drink
embalming fluid for port wine, I'll come
for you the first thing. National Trib,
mne.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-07-28
The Life of Limited Train.

In answer to the question, what is
the average life of New York &
Chicago limited train, Pennsylvania
railroad official says that it is a trifle
over six months, and the fact that such
a train goes to the shops to be thorough.
ly overhauled and refitted twice year
will show how careful the great rail.
roads are to keep up their standards
Very often the trains show but little
wear and only here and there can the
results of six months use be detected,
but they are nevertheless ordered to
the shops, stripped of their interior fit
tings, reprinted, gone over by the
worhmen of every department that
took a hand in originally constructing
them and then restored to the cabinet
makers and upholsterers to be turned
out again practically new cars. Another
interesting point was that these trains
are not patched up with a new car
now and another new car again, but
are always sent out in complete sets Of
cars from the shops and when this is
done the tram which is taken off to
give place to the new one is used for
some less distinguished un.-Philadel-
phia Record.
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tors, when it came his turn to tell a
story: ''In my early experience with
the telegraph business, ! was located
out at place called Medicine Hat, a
small group of shanties on the North
ern Pacific railroad, as operator, ticket
agent and express agent. Medicine
Hat could be classed among the towns
as being thirty miles from nowhere.
What little business was done was on
account of mining village some thirty
miles back in the mountains. The entire
population of Medicine Hat could have
been easily crowded into the little vii
Iege station.
zone night, after day of the most
sultry weather that had experienced
for months, ! was detained at my Office
on account of delayed trains. A con-
tinuous roll of thunder accompanied by
sharp flashes of lightning in the dis
tancc, warned me of an approaching
storm. / fretted and stormed, as
wanted to get to my boarding shanty,
about quarter of a mile up the coun-
try road, before the storm broke.
was leaning back in my chair musing
over the events that had brought me
west, when suddenly voice broke upon
my ears:
"'Hold up your hands, quiclS'
Balancing up saw a huge revolver
pointed through the little window in
the wall through which / sold tickets,
and behind it weird mask with terri
BILE shining eyes. In endeavoring to
comply with the command, especially
the latter injunction, my chair swung
around my head struck on the edge oil
the table and unconscious | rolled to
the floor.
When regaincd my wits ] found my
self living on the floor of the outer
waitinr-room bound hand and foot,
with a tall, ungainly-loolSing fellow
standing guard over me with a VIM
chester. The storm had broken over
rs. and the wind, rain, lightning and
thunder were something terrific.
"All at once my trained ear caught
the sound of the telegraph sounder'
and turning my head | perceived man
NJ nv desk working away at my key.
He wore a mask, but this did not dis
mise the fact that he was a young
man. AS the characters were tucked
off and came to my ears knew he was
selling his way as to the location OF
the delayed trains.
Il also noticed that he frequently
crosse and made use of the ground wire
from he switchboard, which cut OH the
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-07-28
Concentra ted Misdom.

"Who is it that possesses all knowl-
edge9' asked the Sunday-school teach
err.
'My brother James," replied di-
minutive pupil. "He's just home from
college Brooklyn Life
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-07-28

Both Sides Admitted It.-Gargoyle
THE jury in the SwaybaclS case
must have been composed of very ig-
norant men, Gummy-"Why?n Gar
goyle-"Thc lawyers on both sides
asked the Judge to instruct them, Do
trait Free Press,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-07-28

The Baldwin locomotive works re.
Gently shipped train consisting en-
tirely of compound locomotives, twenty
in number. The power was furnished
by ten-wheel Locomotive, which has
become somewhat famous for various
remarkable performances. This en-
CINE, No IS, has total weight of 2OO,.
eco pounds The total weight of the
train. exclusive of the eI CINE furnish
ing the power, was l.OOO,Oao pounds