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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-09-08
HE WANTED TO KNOW.


tlttle WHO hdu IN Intense Anxiety
About All Things.
One day sat in a car seat on the
Saugus branch Of the Eastern road,
says Boston letter, behind pale,
careworn lady, who was taking little
boy from Boston to Maiden. AS the
little boy was of a very inquiring mind
and everything seemed to attract his
attention, could not help listening to
some of the questions.
"What is that, auntie?" the little boy
commenced, pointing to a stack of hay
on the marsh.
''Oh, that's hay, dear" answered the
careworn lady.
whats hay, auntie?'
''Why, hay is hay, dear"
But what is it made of?"
''Why, hay is made of dirt, water and
lir.' tf
"Who maxesit?"
God makes it, dear"
"Does He make it in the day time or
the night?"
Sin both, dear
"And Sundays
Eyes, all the time?"
''Ain't it wicked to make hay on Sun
day, auntie?"
"Oh, don't know. I'd keep still,
Willie, that's dear. Auntie is tired"
After remaining quiet moment little
Willie broke out
"Where do the stars come from,
auntie?"
81 don't know; nobody knows"
ibid the moon lay emp"
Eyes, guess so" replied the wicked
lady.
"Can the moon lay eggs, too"
81 suppose so. Don't bother me-"
Another short silence, when Willie
broke out:
"Benny says oxins is an owl, auntie
Is they?"
''0h, perhaps So"
Il think a whale would lay eggs
don't you, auntie?"
"Oh, yes--I guess So" said the
shameless woman.
'Did you ever see a whale on his
uest?"
"0h, guess So"
"Where?"
81 mean no. Willie, you must be
quiet; I'm getting crazy"
what makes you crazs sunsis?"~
J Chicago Journal
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-09-08
DAYS OF SMALL THINGS.
Weak Efforts that Have Grown to Mighty
Helps.

Helps.
Long before the revolution a young
printer in Philadelphia, when he had
taken off his working apron at night,
used to sit porting over his dozen of old
volumes by freight. He soon knew
them by heart and hungered for more.
But books were costly and he had but
little money.
He had eight or ten cronies, young
men who like himself were eager for
knowledge. Ranging his books on
shelf, he invited his friends to do the
same that each might have the benefit
of them all.
Ben Franklin thus laid the founda-
ton of the first circulating library, and
now one of the largest in this country.
Thirty years ago kindly German
pastor, moved to pity by the condition
of the homeless orphans in the city in
which he lived, took three of them into
his own home, appealing to Christians
for aid to feed and clothe them, and To
educate them into useful, good citizens.
HIcc BIcdb VI plidH dS,D luiln III ull'
ferent cities of the west are the result
of this little effort.
A good woman in Philadelphi, TWEEN
ty odd years ago, asked two or three OF
her friends to join her in renting lit
tie room where they could meet occa-
sionally to drink a cup of tea, and con.
suit together how to help other women
whose lot in the world was harder than
their own.
Out of that little room has grown the
stately New Century club with its col
lateral guilds, classes, and clubs Of
workingwomen, which have helped and
strengthened many thousands.
Many readers who live in inland
towns are bewildered when they visit
the cities by the great libraries, hos
pitals associations for charity, cduca-
ton or mutual aid, and wish hopeless.
ly they had the same helps to broader
and higher life in their own homes.
Let them begin with a little effort,
and persist in their good work. SONG
good will come from every attempt oil
this kind, The most firmly grounded
institutions are those which grew out
of poverty slowly, and were not bull:
TO order.-Youth's Companion.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-09-08

it stood, head erect, ears forward, tail
switching, yellow eyes cleaning and
scintillating, cruel, horrible. The Hin
doc was motionless, expecting instant
death. Suddenly the beast. with a
harsh growl, threw himself upon the
man, telling him like log, and stood
with one paw on the natives breast
But he was restless; something at
tracted his attention. He raised his
hair on end, laid back his ears, turned
his head away and was evidently watch
ing some object in the jungle.
At first we could see nothing of the
newcomer. Imagine our establishment
when, from behind clump of minosa
thorn, rushed ''rogue" elephant. Oc-
casionally a wild male elephant be.
comes solitary wanderer, either a
compulsory or voluntary outcast from
his herd, hence their name. They kill
and destroy everything in their path, and
are great terror to the natives. The
rogue" charged Immediately. head up,
ears cooked, trunk curled up. The
tiger was ready for the attack, and
springing on the elephant seized him by
the shoulder. A vigorous shake dis
lodged the beast, but again it charged,
and the terrible conflict was well be-
gun. could not properly describe the
scene. The moments slipped by and the
fight still ragged, but there could be no
doubt how. it would result. The ele-
plant was now almost beside itself
with rage. With a great roar he tore
his antagonist from his side and hurled
the beast ten feet away in bunch OF
grass, but it was back again in an in
slant. The blood poured from dozen
great wounds in the elephants body.
At last he caught firmly around the
body of the tiger and began to throw
it backward and forward between his
fore and hind feet, then kneeling on it.
crushing it into the earth, and with q
final kick went trumpeting into the
jungle.
We were now free to go home. The
old ''rogue" had saved our lives. The
brother who had so nobly risked hi
life was not seriously hurt, and had
crept away during the fight. But the
excitement was too great for the ageC
father, aud that night there was a new
grave under the sacred banyan tree
Anna NJ. Parkley, in Memphis Appeal
Avalanche.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-09-08

very troublesome, entering the native
village nightly, destroying cattle, chill
dren and men.
We frequently amused ourselves in
the evenings, blowing hugle and
counting the number of tigers that
would roar in answer to the notes; and
also to Brighten away the jackals, who
used to come in numbers around our
bungalow and make night hideous by
their unearthly cries 1t had been a
hot, restless night, and the first gray
peep of advancing dawn found me
stretched ont in a reclining chair on
the veranda, waiting for 'chotre-
hazra,' and mentally arranging the
coming days duties. For me the won
derful coloring of gorgeous sunrise
had lost it's destinations, yet | lay
watching the shadows creeping and
spreading themselves beneath the man
go and lime trees, when it seemed a
strange shadow crept over the ground
whats that?" l cried, jumping up;
but nothing unusual was in sight. Per-
haps it was only shadow, but it
seemed to crawl with the inimitable,
deadly grace that only a tiger has.
just as the light rose clear above the
fringing belt of cocoanut palms there
came trotting up the path toward the
bungalow, chanting a song, two Sudras
carrying between them burden sus-
pended from pole, the ends of which
rested on their shoulders, The Sudras
are the lowest of the four great castles
of Hindoos They are very poor and
live all their lives near starvation. But
they are happy in their domestic life
and show especial care for the aged or
infirm. Placing their burden on the
ground at the foot Of the bungalow
steps they made a profound salaam,
carefully turning back the cloth from
their load, and 10! smiling old father
looked up at his affectionate sons.
1.-THE great father wants to die on
the banks of the sacred river" they
said, in answer to my question as to
where they were going.
"But it is far to the Gauges, and
many dangers wait in the Jungle"
Yes but the great father must rest
in peace. Has Memsahib seen any ele-
plants or tigers this moon?" they anx-
iously inquired.
"Alas! yes. Three days ago one man
was taken; last night deer from under
our house."
With a low reverence they caught up
the old father and quickly moved down
the sunlit path and faded from sight in
the tangled shadows of the orange and
lime trees beyond. The silence of
early morning reigned around, broken
only by the scream of a parrot or the
cry of monkey. Calling my native
servant girl / set out for walk, and
followed down the same path taken by
the Sudras. We had gone about a
quarter of mile when we were
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-09-08
SAVANNAH HARDIN COUNTY, TENNESSEE, THURSDAY, SEPTE

way possible? ,Wonld not the tiger be
upon us before we could reach the
edge of the woods? A movement in
the elephant grass on one side showed
us the tiger was drawing near. We
saw his cleaning eyes, his tawny
coat. Pulling myself together re-
solved on rush TO the path Clasping
hands with the native girl, we ran
with might and main. A ray Of hope
entered my heart. Could we reach the
house? A deep growl on the other side
of the path. Faster we ran. But q
CLEAN of gold and pair of blazing
eyes once more between us and home
sent the cold shivers running all over
me, and i stopped short knew it
was the habit of tiger to circle its
prey instead of leapiug upon or run
ming it to earth. Experience of friends
had shown that the tiger in selection
of human food always seized Europeans
in preference TO natives. No doubt L
would be the victim. A low growl
near at hand! My heart seemed to
give one beat backward and then came
a sensation of indescribable sickness, a
sinking, swooning nausea, death-like
feeling, impossible to describe. 1t
seemed | could already feel an arm
being torn off, and darts Of fire rushing
through my body. Then came on the
still morning air the clear song of the
Sudras. Perhaps they could help us.
II would be death to stand here, and
turning we fed down the path. Just
ahead, between us and the dark noun
tains, was a small hill surrounded by a
pagoda. Perhaps some of the worship
ers still fingered The Sudras had just
reached the steps leading to the idol
house as we came up. Alas! at the foot
of the idol was the morning offering OF
rice and fruit, but the worshipers were
gone. The tiger was in full chase.
Again came its roar-closer than be-
fore, and now right behind us. Look
ing into each others faces we could see
nothing but despair. A sudden scream
of parrots and chattering of monkeys
aroused us to action. "Up the steps,
ladies, the blessed Rhesus will protect
u.s." cried the old father as he caught
Sight of a troop of long legged monkeys
that are considered holy SAINTS by the
Brahmins. In a moment we wers
scram bling up the broken steps lead
ing to the dollhouse.
mana, carry my father to safety
while the beast eats my flesh" cried
one of the Sudras. "Nay, let me die
for him."
go, brother! am the oldest, mine
the honor" and the younger obeyed.
We had just reached the foot of the
pagoda when we heard brushes break
ing on the other side of the hill. But
there was no time to speculate upor
the nature of the sound, for the ole
father cried out: Brain, Brahm," as
the great tiger bounded in sight ant
rushed toward his son. For a moment
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-09-08
BREAKING IN A BRoNcHo.
The Three Inltiatory steps in the Educa'
ton of the Mexican, Pony.

The Three Inltiatory steps In the Educa'
ton Of the Mexican, Pony.
The process of breaking" wild
broncho may be divided into three
parts; Throwing, haltering, failing.
A man, quick of eye and steady OF
nerve, enters the corral. Swinging
rope rapidly in front of the particular
broncho wanted, this horse is kept in
the corral and the rest permitted to
filter out through the gate. Then,
deity, stout moose is whirled over
the broncho's head and three or four
men lay hold of the rope. After many
futile attempts the rope is finally en-
tangled in the bronchos feet and the
animal thrown to the ground.
Quick as flash one of the men
throws himself upon the broncho's
head, with one knee firmly on the head.
With deXtrc-ls hands the horses feet
are tied tightly together, just below the
fetlocll The animal is now perfectly
helpless and further proceedings are
undertaken at the leisure of the opera
tors. A rope is passed around the
ANIMALS neck just behind the ears, then
brought down and twisted, with half
hitch, about the nose. There are many
knots and secret devices used by vari-
Gus ranchers in haltering broncho,
each man thinking his own especial
method best. And it is no mean trick
to halter broncho effectively, when
the horse is to be broken to lead by the
"tailing process
While the broncho is yet helpless, with
all four feet bound, another broncho,
already broken and used to such work,
is led to the spot and the wild broncho
is tailed" to the tame one; that
is, the halter of the former is firmly Sc
cured to the tail of the latter. This
done, the wild broncho is released and
the two horses thus strangely fastened
together, are turned out to go where
they will. OF course, there is backing,
and jumping and pulling, and all sorts
of unpleasant things for the tame ami
nal, but in two or three days the bron.
2ho is usually broken so that he will
lead. ~, .5.......
The broncho's further education ia
undertaken by daring rider armed
with an immense Mexican saddle and a
horsehair bride with wicked bit
But after all is done and the bronchc
is broken to Saddle, you never can trust
him. He is like an Indian, and you
may expect treachery at any moment
| Detroit Free Press.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-09-08
A TRUE FISH STORY.
The One Trout That Came Expressly 70
Little Jennie jerks.

The One Trout That Came Expressly for
Little Jennie jerks.
They were out under the Honey
Sweet" tree, Jack and Ted and Ollie,
picking up the apples that had fallen
off in the night and eating all they
could, when they spied Grandma Lane
coming up across the orchard with her
apron over her head.
"She's been to carry some ounce
jelly over to Mrs jerks" explained
Jack, because her little girls got the
typhoid fever. | guess she's better,
though" For the jelly glass was emp
ty and Grandma Lane looked smiling.
Eyes, and Jenny is as hungry as a
little bear" said she, land the doctor
says she may eat bit of broiled trout.
| wonder"
''Why, of course we CAM" cried Ted,
guessing in an instant what grandma
neaRt wed like to, first rate. Wen
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-09-08
FOR LITTLE PEOPLE.
A WARNING.

Girls and boys, wish TO tell you
OF n foe you entertain
| have seen him with you ofton,
And the fact has caused me pain;
For he only seeks the ruin
OF your lives so young and fair
He's foe, cool, sly and cunning,
And his name Is; 81 don't care"
Have you ever thought, dear children.
That II don't care" is thief,
Taking from you time and order,
Candor, friends, and all save grIefi
Don't you notice the bold falsehoods
That he daily tells TO You,
And that make you say: ~ don't caro-"
When at heart you really dor
He, at first, will only cause You
To forget yourself and dare
To answer parents, friends and strangers,
With the rude words: 81 don't care"
But be warneii He'll plant within you
The true spirit Of his name;
Then he'll disappear like magic,
Leaving you to bear the shame.
Break the habit, children, break 1t,
Do not use the common phrase;
Smaller things than this have started
Many life in reckless ways.
Guard your words, your thoughts, your actions
To yourself be true; and dare
Not let the good OF life slip by you
With a reckless ~ don't care"
-Floy S. Armstrong, in Housekeeper.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-09-08
Napoleon Rode In.

Teacher-How did Napoleon III.
reach the throne of France?
Pupil-He rode in.
Rode in? NONSENSE
"Oh, yes'm. The history says he got
in by coupe. GOOD News
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-09-08

startled by slight noise in the path
behind us, like the breaking of twig.
We looked apxiously back, but nothing
unusual was In sight, and the peaceful
song of the Sudras came clear and dis
tinct Just ahead. We moved on few
steps, but another backward glance
showed us huge tiger crossing the path
between us and the bungalow. Never
in my life have l felt my nerves give
worse jump l shook all over in spite
of myself. 1t must have been this
tiqer saw under the trees this morn
ING. We were helpless. Strange and
thoughtlehs as it may seem, knowing
the country to be dangerous, we had
gone out unarmed. The first impulse
vas. to make dash through the
,ungle ard endeavor to reach the
bungalow. Bat was escape In that
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-09-08
They Love wit of ANY Grade.

mo difference how stupid joke is,
there is one class of women who will
always laugh heartily at them"
"What class is that?"
"Those with beautiful teeth. IN. Y.
Truth.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-09-08
Unkind.

81 don't think my hair would stand
on end if / were to see ghost"
remarked Miss Elder, after several
spectral tales had been related.
"Of course not" replied Miss Flypp.
False hair is never affected that way"
Detroit Free Press.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-09-08

Friends it possible, Mr.. Oldboy,
that you got married again in spite of
your sixty years of age?
Mr.. 0ldboy - Certainly, my dear
friend, and l am exceedingly happy.
Friends that so; how about your
wife?-Texas Siftings.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-09-08

Hell think Dolly Griggson is terri.
oily rude. l was telling her one of my
best stories this afternoon and she fell
asleep.
She-That's strange! She told me
yesterday that she was troubled with
insomnia.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-09-08
BY AN ELEPHANT.
A Miraculous Escape from an In
dian Tiger.

~, what was
the noise under
the house last
night?"
Tiger, misses,
he eat up pet
deer last night"
We had been
some years in
India, living in
a region in
Tested by tigers,
and often came
face to ia C e
with these ter
rors of the jun
81 e. Of lat e
they had been
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-09-08

The natives of Vera Cruz do large
trade in firefies. which they catch by
waving burning coal at tn. end of a
stick The insects fly toward the light
and are captured in nets
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-09-08

Father" said Farmer Begosh's
son, ''rm goin' to have another chill"
"Be We? Well, jes' wait minute till |
git the churn fixed up fur ye, will YEP"
Washington Star.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-09-08
az baven't seen a sole 90 out of INV

door to-day" remarked the complain
ing shoemaker who idn't believe in
advertising. -Yonkers Statesman.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-09-08

-."Love is blind" but jealousy sees
more than really exists. q Week.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-09-08
Interesting from the stnrt.

81 don't like this as much as though
l would" said Harry, looking up from
his algebra. ITS stupid. There's too
many rules to learn" n lll7.
Things always seem SO until we get
through some of the drudgery," an.
swered mamma, encouragingly. Nam
mas are always ready to inculcate moral
lessons. SIT will be more interesting
after awhile. Everything is so at first"
Harry looked solemn.
Il know one thing that isn't stupid
from the beginning" said he; you
don't have to wait for it to be interest
ing,"
what is it?"
Eating ice-creamr'-Harper's Young
People.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-09-08

Harry wanted to give Lucy birth
day present, but couldn't make up his
mind what it should be; so the next
time he called he frankly told her the
difficulty under which he was laboring.
want to make me present, Harry"
exclaimed Lucy in well-counterfeited
establishment. why, Harry. Jon fer
get yourselfl' Harry took the hint and
offered himself on the spot -ROsts9
Transcript
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-22

A new fire alarm system for use n
hotels consists Of electric bells having
gongs of from six TO ten inches 70 suit
the requirements Of the building. The
gongs are mounted on polished base.
having box under lock- attached for
holding two cells of dry battery and an
automatic drop Tie drops are con
nected in series 70 their respective boxes
in the halls and pushes located II the
Office This FIRE alarm system has no
connection whatever with the working
of the annanciatov. and does not IN any
way interfere with the working Of the
combination return cali bells located II
the rooms.
Upon pressing the FIRE alarm buttons
the drops in the various boxes N the
series OF floors operate and close the
local circuit 10 their respective bells
and batteries. Each bell having Is OWL
battery Is entirely independent Of any
other bell The ;silS VIII coutlnue 10
ring until v,se1 Ia eAca iIall or desig-
mated place are locaTei small alarm
boxes containing . push outtoa.-Elec-
.risal World
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-22
TITS THE STEEL AGE.
SOME or THE WONDERS OF MOD
ERN BRIDGE BUILDING.

The Great Structare Soon to Span the
Historic River Thames-Other Bridges
of Note to Be Found in England and
America,
It has been tritely said that while the
art of bridge building is ancient and the
science of bridge building is modern,
the skill Of the present engineer has be-
come the special flower and glory of our
age of steel.
The earliest timber bridge on record
is that which was thrown over the
Rhine by Julius Caesar; but long ages
before the Chinese built stone bridges
of great magnitude and first introduced
in their construction the principle of
the arch. One of these is four miles
long, seventy feet high and has 900
arches. The Romans followed, and
nothing in the way of modern bridges
up to fifty years ago equaled the one
built by the Emperor Traian, A. D. 104,
over the Danube. During the last two
centuries some very beautiful bridges
have been erected in France, and in
Venice there are no fewer than 800.
In Great Britain the art kept pace
with its progress on the Conti4ent, the
most ancient bridge being that at Croy-
land, Lincolnshire, said to have been built
in $50. The bridge over the Trent at Bur-
ton, in Staffordshire, was built in the
Twelfth century. 1t was 1,545 feet long.
Old London bridge was begun in the
reign Of Henry II in 1176, and its cree
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-22

he governs it well, has got rich on his
income and is visiting the United States
to learn all he can about the wonderful
white people.
He is perhaps the only modern mon
arch who makes revenue out of re-
lgion, for each subject who absents him
self from church without good cause is
fined four cocoanHts. Other taxes are
light, and paid in cccoanuts, which are
sold to traders as soon as a cargo &C
cumulates. The people are Christians,
and far more peaceful than Gilbert
islanders generally. They are supposed
to have resulted from fusion of Chinese,
Kanakas, Malays and what not, and the
king looks very much like an ordinary
mulatto.
His name is an English adaptation of
his native title, which his interpreter
spells Kbmora He has one wife, and
she is regent in his absence. While in
San Francisco he was the guest of the
captain with whom he came, as were
his nephew, Prince Antavar, and his in
terpreter, an old pilot known simply as
JACK. Inc king sIiedhS no LHSilSh. Inc
Gilbert islands number sixteen, lying
on both sides of the equator, about 800
miles southwest Of Honolulu. The peo-
pie are selnibarbarous, but King Ton
bramo lives in nice frame house, is
greatly impressed by the genius of the
Americans who trade at his one wharf,
and intends to visit the principal cities
of the United States to get ideas for the
advancement of his people.