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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-12-29
"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

Customer (who had lost his teeth,
% the landlord who had served him
with very tough steak Landlord,
YOU are hatterer. r."-Iiumoristischc
Blattcr
--Cholly Chapleigh-"I don't care n
rap for the girl, and / wish she'd drop
me-" Miss Quicl; Perhaps She has
been trying to drop you, but you won't
tumblc"--N. Y. Herald.
lie that is down need fear no fall
So he that's standing up already
Stands quit Of fear of any call
TO give his seat up to a lady
-Harper's Bazaar.
This is the way she wound up her
letter: "P. S.--lf this letter never
reaches you, you will know that it is
not my fault, as ! shall give it to my
husband to mail Minneapolis jour-
nal.
beaten at Last. 81 saw something
harder than your biscuits while was
away, DEAR said Mr.. barley pleasant
ly, to his wife "Indeed?" "Yes. A
cake of hotel soap Detroit Free
Press.
Public Opinion. Il wonder wheth-
er hanging is painful deathP Some
people say it isn't at all So" ut must
be. Doesn't everybody say that there's
nothing so painful as suspcnse?"-Pick-
Me-Up.
Trustworthy. Madison Squeers-
There goes woman who has perfect
confidence in her husband" William
New-''How do you know Madison
Squeers-''Why, she trusts him with
her dog. Puck.
She NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.! III
wager you'll bo tired of marriage with
in twenty-four hours after you've
bought me my first new dress" He (he-
roically) )-"Wcll, then, I'll never buy
one for you. ''--Tit-Bits.
life in this country said the
philosopher, lis heap like going to
the circus Soon as man gets to tho
front all the fellows on the back seats
insist on him sitting down out of the
way" indianapolis Journal.
--"'Twas ever thus from childhood's
hour" she sighed romantically. Great
Scott, Miss Passeigh, said Billy Bliven
with genuine sympathy .you don't
mean to say you have had trouble as
long as all that!n-Washington Star.
-Suitor = Madam, love your
Widow-'Thats an old story" Suitor
81 adore your Widow-"A hack
neyed phrase" Suitor-''I can not live
without you and | wish to marry you"
Widow-"An original idea at last; yes,
/ like that "-Der Floh.
Mrs. Flutter-"I hear the dealers
are going to raise the price of sealskm
sacques this winter" Mrs Slimpursc
~ hope they'll be more successful
than am. I've been trying to raise
the price of one for the past three
years. ."-Binghamton Republican.
---"Miss Myra, do you use cosmetics?"
"No, George" "Do you dote on phys
ica culture?" "No, George" "Are
ycu fond Of ioe cream and eonfaot!on-
ery9' ~'No. George" "Do yon belong
to cooking CLASP" mo. George. .
"Priceless maid. will you link your for
tIneG with mine forever" mo,
George, 'r-Pharmaceutical Era
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-12-29

<,,rsad Re day I,daod ho NAV have
,,on.. u I;tarall,, ~ ,ll + rcmember:
,vhst = lna,v ;s thot ho nronounced
gone fo,,pula ~ tbe effect that n man
,,,;,rbt i. vol, Iva aoad nc spend his
rlr;s,,,,os;, !, n sboencamn
Ico,ldn,t ha1n l,nrh;pa NJ him. be
sea,,ed II s,,ol, daadI1 earnest abont 4.
tborrb tba tbouabt Of tbe wife and
hab;es do,vn - NE ranch honse on the
R;o pecos wont to INV heart. and the
sioht of ne old Mans homeless eyes
,,e,vos ~ s,,n,roth;os q rreat da,l more
than corj,s loud lamentations
s,orl ,yas onr Adonis. b;g STRAIGHT
vo,,no fallou, with b.;r ,;lse crrlv corn.
IN, ,y,v ,b,+ tool, With ali ,be
,yo,rer ana rov;ng fancv and I
l,,ay he ,v.s s;ah;ng 20 ,h;nl, of the
fam;n;ne yvorlas be.m;ght have CON
,,,,ara,l ,,,.;n.r tho cbr;.t,na. fos,iy;t;ee.
IN 10 III n ,yas easv 10 cuess
az. IA fa;tl,f,J ho,rt ,,,s ror,s eo,.a
orso,nebodv i, n,rticular
W. three b.d hosr drif,inc sboen for
,o,ne s;x weelxs down toward the Devil
,.;v9r Tla s,,ot 700 ,vero now y, had
,,,an,,, 20 sotoi III no ,yoto, anvybore
ncar sheen win live verv we'll vou
E lrnou ,.;tho,t ,yatsr and oet fat q
,hov hava sotgl. 60 our NTex;con bauled
- h.rroi ,,hsrevor bo could. and zoe
,,sed 4 e. drink and 10 coolr with !, II
tbe man who washed his face too nuch
was considered unpatriotie. II is. no
doubt. very sbocl,ino to relate. hut we
,varc All extremelv natr;ot;c and the
water sunnlv CHANGING IN he inst then
very low. there hadn't been face
washed in camp for n week. The work
MA shcen-camp 4 l,illinOlv hard. and
81 & dirty TRAVELLING as we must no
ma1, carries more clothing than he car
RES On him and sotol' catclaus.and
mesouite thorn soon make RAGS of
tben,. corb was always handsome
dirty or clean. whole or ragged. His
GOOD laolss Law in his lines and pronor.
lions and were ineffaceable. Int the
roor Old Man-never beauty at his
hest-prew simplv bideous. He had
with his clear honest. iicht.grav ewes
n stiff blacs ,,eard which. if left I'M
sbayen fortwo weeks. transformed him
into n ferocious bripand.
we had been hard at it slashing sotol
III aavs and were sitting. unusually
tired ragred and dirty. around the
capn-tire when Corb filed his protest
grove . so;d oft.r tho monror =,
,sant, r,oue nwbat,l yo, h,ye for
rh,;stnaso.
*, hig b,tb.trb full ~ yator /, half
ra,lon of cclogne n new snit Of clothes
and dance 10 % to y answered Corb
,romntlv
W. both Iaugbed. the wish was sucb
. ,,,o,ogranb ~ the how and his amb;-
t;ans
s,yvh,,u do for Won Old Monpp 7
said
,syvan. said the Old Man modostlv
ma e,,ite ~ ;fbe exnectad mo To nrodpce
then, from somewbrre .rd like n pair
20 hre.chas~,besa No most too had
ana some secsnt rrnh for tho crowd +,
,rhat was he Ga Man All over A
,atle for h;,ps,lf and ] great deal pro
homo nublico sTbat with many other
tfnOhtruSlvc good points, was why
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-12-29
f'hf'isRfr2as
A i lN A r. ~
SHEEP QN\P

WAS the Gath
of December,
and Corb Me-
Henry rose up
in the midst of
the sheep-camp
and, fguratiye-
lv sp q akinp,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-12-29
chrlstmss Secrets.

Christmas secrsts.
Yen mustn't look in corners.
And you mustn't hear a sound,
Because flock OF secrets
is flying all around.
THEY'LL perch upon the Christmas trees
When weary CT their fight,
Or they'll build their nests In stockings
IA The middle Of The night
But catch them Christmas morning
For dear old Santa sends
In every one sweet surprise
TO his loving little friends.
-Anna M. Pratt, in Youths Companion.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-12-29

But on Christmas morning, when she
gives him a pair of slippers, daintily
embroidered by her own fair hands, the
mystery is solved and his feet again re-
sumo their normal proportions Chi
cago Mail.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-12-29

When he calls upon her as the holiday
season approaches he finds her preoccu-
pied and inclined to gaze intently at his
feet. This makes his life miserable, and
he never before realized how terribly
large his feet really are.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-10-12
Farm Notes.
Stirring the Soil After Rains.

found during my studies of soil
moisture, when taking samples of
soil just before the rain, and again
Immediately after in the same locali-
ties, that ON several occasions the
soil at some distance below the sur
face was drier after than before the
rain, | found, also, ON two different
occasions, by determining the amount
of water in an area of field d-soil down
to depth of four feet, and then add
ing with sprinkler Il known quanti-
ty of water to the surface, that after
the lapse of about "a hours the lower
three feet contained less water than
before the sprinkling occurred, while
the upper foot had gained in water
more than had been added to the
surface. | have not been able yet to
determine whether this principle APP
plies to all soils, but there is condi-
tion of moisture for clayey soils un-
derlaid in which a certain amount
added to the surface increases for Il
time their power of drawing water
from deeper below the surface, so
that in these cases the surface foot
may receive not simply the rains
which fall upon them, but AN addit-
ional quantity brought up from be-
low in consequence of the rains hay
ing fallen.
These facts make it evident that
there may be times when to leave a
piece of ground unstirred two or
three days after u shower may result
in leaving the upper four or five feet
of soil in q drier condition than if it
had not rained at all, because not
only will the rain itself have been
evaporated from the surface, but in
addition some portion of the deeper
saltwater which the rain was the oc-
casion of bringing up from below. If
the surface is broken as soon as the
soil will permit of it, there will be
retained near the surface, where the
moisture is most needed, not only
most of the rain which fell, but in
addition that which the increased
capillary action has brought up from
below Our Grange Homes.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-10-12
How To Catch n Fowl.

Few persons know how to secure a
fowl to advantage. Never seize a
fowl by the tail, if fine bird, nor
touch the back, but grasp both legs
at once with affirm, tight, quick hold
and then raise free from the ground
or perch and hang the body down
clear of any obstacle. This method
does not ruffle the plumage or turn a
feather, which in a fine bird must be
avoided When the web of the
feathers is once broken it can. never
be united again, and where much
handled this often occurs. 1t is the
source of much annoyance, to nice,
clean, smooth bird to have the plu-
mage rutfled. 5t.
Their bodily covering is regarded
with the utmost care, and the lustre
and beauty of it indicates the health
and strength of the fowl.
The foregoing from the Kansas
Farmer; is good advice, to which we
add, that in Selling fowl in a coop
and withdrawing it through small
door or hole, there is great danger of
injuring or breaking the plumage, to
avoid which, seize firmly by the legs,
and after the first momentary strug-
gle it. will drop down on its breast,
thentdraw it gently by the legs, us
ing the left hand to steady the body
and wings through the opening and
the danger of injury to the feather
ing will be very much lessened. -Ex.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-10-12
MAMMOTHS FOUND IN LONDON.
Prehistoric Remains brought to Light
while Digging Sewers.

About three months ago some labor
ers We're digging sewers in the neigh
borhood of Gordon square, half mile
east of Regents park, London. First
they dug through n layer of made
ground about six feet thick. Beneath
it was ten feet of yellowish brown clay
containing pieces of flint and chalk.
Under this was about five feet of sand
and gravel and then IA layer of clayey
loan about a foot thick. In this layer
mammoth's tusk was found.
News of tn interesting find was sent
to DR., Hicks, secretary of the Geological
society, and scientific experts were
detailed To make further Investigations.
They brought to light IA considerable
number of bones and since then the
experts of the Geological society have
been identifying the bones and collect
ing information about tia deposits in
which they were found. They have just
reported the results of their labors To
the Geological society. They say that
with the bones which were found in
this clayey loan were considerable
number of seeds which belonged to
plants that are usual near ponds and in
marshy places, and have n wide range
from the arctic circle to the south of
Europe. These seeds, therefore, are not
helpful in determining the climate of
the Thames valley during the epoch of
the mammoth.
The loan in which the bones lay
consists of old river drift, and hence,
as might be expected, the bones Of
more than one animal were found.
They represent u small rodent, the red
deer, the fossil horse and two man.
moths. OF the mammoths, one was
full grown;a n little more has been re-
covered of il than two large fragments
of Il tusk, which must have been thir-
teen feet long. The other mammoth
was about half grown, and the bones
belonging to it are very perfect lower
jaw and some leg bones. 1t is probable
that both animals were drowned. either
by breaking through the surface of
frozen river or in a sudden Hood which
stranded the bodies where they were
found.
These are not the only remains of
the mammoth that have been dis
covered in England. A very remark
able case of the finding of mammoth
TeillalnS WAS ItpoIleu III 1919, WHeu III
single pit composed of old river
gravels near Cambridge the remains of
more than twenty individuals, repre-
senting thirteen species of mammals,
were found. These animals, besides
the mammoth, included hippopota-
mus, rhinoceros, and another species
of elephant The remains of this pre-
historic animal in several cases in Eng
land have been associated with the
relics of man. The first on record was
discovered about 1715, when "an ele-
plants tooth" was found with now
famous flint implement that is pre-
served in the British museum. OF
recent years either flint implements or
mammoth bones have been dug up in
gravels at various heights above the
Thames. In England, therefore, as
well as in America and on the con-
tinent of Europe, proofs have been
found that man was contemporaneous
with the prehistoric elephant.-M Y.
,Snn
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-10-12
Best and Cheapest Meat.

There is no meat so cheaply- raised
and fattened as poultry. Most far
mer's families prefer fresh to salted
meats, Especially during warm
weather, and there is none more
available everywhere than the fowls.
One fowl makes a meal for large
family, and there is none left to be
thrown away, or to be ,salted to pre-
vent its spelling. The next meal is
running around, preserved naturally
until needed A bushel of corn will
keep farmers fowl in good eating
condition for year The fowl will
lay 100 eggs or over, which will more
than pay for the grain given, and the
butchers cart is always at the door.
And what more palatable dish to set
on the table than a chicken fricassee,
roast or boil. - 8
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-10-12
General News.
UNITED STATES,

\ fire in the Niel1leplate freight
yards at Chicago Sept 30, destroyed
forty loaded cars, which with the
contents wSre valued at 800, 900
The American Long Distance Tel
ephone Co, have Just completed con
Meeting Boston with Chicago by tel
ephone.
President John G, Shortall of the
Illinois Humane society states that
he will not allow bull-hghting at the
Worlds Fair.
A portion of the Norris mine at
lronwood, Michigan, caved in Sept
%, mprisoning ten miners. A res
cuing party is at work, but they have
little hope of reaching the men alive
William p. Canaday of North Car
olina, eX-sergeant-at-arm of the
Senate, committed suicide at Wash
ington, September 27. Financial
difficulties is supposed. to be the
cause.
The Government has declined to
permit 200 Chinese actors to enter
this country for the purpose of pre-
senting Chinese plays in Il theater to
be erected near the entrance of the
Worlds Fair.
A company has just been organ
lied in Philadelphia to erect a sugar
refinery to be operated in opposition
to the sugar trust. 1t is to be known
as the McCahan Sugar Refining Com
pany, and has a capital stock of ~,
600, 900.
While Superintendent ID. E. Muir
and Miner William Holt were eXplor-
ing an unused chamber in the Wilson
coal mine at Walsenburg, Col }, Sep
tember 2S, the accumulated gas ig-
lifted and both men were killed by
the explosion.
Edward Burns and a companion,
strikers in. the recent railroad trou-
BILE. at Buffalo,. stole an engine from
that place, after having thrown the
engineer to the ground and severely
injuring him. They were pursued
by police in another engine and over
taken after a hot chase.
Three railway companies, the. Mis-
souri, Pacific, the Wabash and the
Union Pacific have decided to with
draw from the Western Traffic asso-
citation, on account of the Burling-
ton refusing to discharge it's general
traffic manager for rate-cutting, as
the law of the association requires.
Postmaster General Wanamaker
has decided to issue what are to be
known as the Columbian series of
postage stamps, of the same height
as the present series, but twice as
wide, in order to properly display the
illustrations that are intended to
commemorate the discovery of
America by Columbus.
The British steamer Highland
Chief, from Buenos Ayres to Liver
pool, reports that on September 18th
she met the British tank steamer,
Bayonne on fire. Part of the crew
had taken to the boats. The High
land Chief waited till the fire was eX-
tinguished. While she was stand
ing by boat was swamped and five
persons were drowned.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-10-12
THE Willy WIDOWS CASTLE.
1t is Founded on Rock with Danger.
Gus Fissure.

Mr.. Jessup, who occupied last sum-
mer the large Chateau Habsburg on
the Megyenhorn, near Lucerne, with
his wife, Lady Mildred Jessup, and
family, has for some time, says the
Paris Gahgnani Messenger, been in
negotiation for the purchase of the
castle of Lenzburg, situated about
1000 feet above the town of that name
"a fine old place, standing upon
massive rock and commanding splen-
did views. The records say that the
castle was built in the eighth century,
and that the last of the lords of Lenz-
burg was count of Kyburg. The
present proprietress, widow, has
long been anxious to sell the castle,
and she found a very likely customer
in Mr.. Jessup of Philadelphia, who got
SO far as depositing $4,000 francs to
the local authorities as compensation
for the closing of public right of way
over the property. All the papers
were ready for signing and Mr.. Jessup
had fully made of his mind to purchase,
when he was informed that there was
great assure running through the
rock upon which the castle was built
and that it had long been pronounced,
unsafe. If any accident happened
Mr.. Jessup would of course be he id re-
sponsible for the consequences, as the
rock dominates the town. Finally, it
would require 1900 francs to put the
rock right and make it right for hui
man habitation thereon. Mr.. Jessup
was of course astonished at all this,
and upon making inquiries he found
that the proprietress of the castle knew
all about the assures in the rock; but
preferred not to say anything about
them until she bad got Mr.. Jessup's
purchase money in her hands. He,
therefore, threw up the bargain, and
now refuses to have anything more to
do with it. 70 be fair to the criminal
council, they say Mr.. Jessup is per-
fectly justified in his action, and will
refund to him the $4,000 francs paid
for closing the right of way. AS to
the widow she sits sorrowing over the
folly of her own wicked little ways.
She will, / think, have to waita long
time before she gets such another
chance as that she has just forfeited.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-10-12
FOREIGN.

The German Government has de-
cided to hold Worlds Fair at Ber-
lin in 1897.
The King and Queen of Portugal
will attend the Columbus fetes in
Madrid, leaving for Madrid October
25th.
The Atlanta ports of Columbia are
closed against all vessels from coun-
tries infected with cholera. This in
cluded the United States.
The evicted tenants of Ireland are
likely to receive aid from the British
Government, during the time com
mission is making its inquiry.
Seventy seven per cent of the mas
ter cotton spinners of England have
decided to enforce the reduction of )
per cent in the wages of employees.
They intend to strike.
A bloody duel was fought at San
Lazaro, Mexico, last week, between
two Mexican officials, both receiving
serious wounds The seconds in this
duel were members of the National
Congress which passed law strictly
prohibiting duels in the republic.
A dispatch from London states
that General Booth of the Salvation
Army has bought the old house in
Holland which over two centuries
ago was occupied by Admiral deRuy
ter, who figured in the great contest
for naval supremacy between Great
Britain and the Dutch. Genera
Booth proposes TO use the house as {
barracks for the Saliva lion Army.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-10-12

The orchard should be mapped out
registered and the register kept
from being lost. There are many or
chards that contain kinds of little
value comparatively, and as soon as
this is clearly shown their thrifty
branches should be grated with
more desirable varieties. The regis
try should be made at once. as soon
as the gratis are put on-or the tree
planted
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-10-12

+ An Indian woman, y. claiming, to be
12S years of age, was in attendance
at the Cabrillo celebration at San
Diego.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-10-12

y fire in the Nicklepate freight
yards at Chicago Sept. 30, destroyed
forty loaded cars, which with the
contents wSre valued at 100000.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-10-12

According to a computation recent-
ly published in a financial Journal, the
percentage of net dividends. .Setarhed
to the stockholders of street railways
in the United States is three times as
great as that by steam railways.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-12-24

Now that electricity is being more and
more widely used il is no longer safe for
"A woman 20 carry her watch in the
place where 1t has always been most Sc
cure-in her corsets. A New York
woman few days ago was going TO pay
a visit Of curiosity 20 an electric light
plant She was warned that her watch
might be charged with electricity, and
40 she did not take 10 with her.
The precantion was useless. The next
day the movements of the watch were
most eccentric. Now it was fast, now
slow, but never right. She asked her
husband, who was an electrician, what
could DO the matter with it, and he soon
found that her corset steels had been
charged with electricity during her visit
10 the plant. aud that next day, when
she placed her watch in its usual resting
place, the charge had been commune
Gated TO its works.
OF course women have often worn cor
sets that have been ''charged"-at the
shop. But here IL new idea.-New
York World.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-12-24

Act ON new principle regulating the
liver, stomach and bowels fhrouh tie
nsruss. A new discovery Or. Miles, Pills
speedily cure billiousness. bad taste, tor
pld liver, piles. constipation. Unequal
al for men, women. children. Smallest
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-12-24
Gaining Time.

Teacher-w What is the height of Pixies
peaky
Boy--Do you mean how high it is
above the surrounding country
How high Is il above the sea2
"Uml AT high tide or low tide?'
EITHER"
IL forget. Good News.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-12-24
norscr NJ Grass.

In the neighborbood Of Turin there is
20 BIO seen. at the entrance 10 field, the
following notice in large letters:
Horses admitted 10 Craze at the fol-
lowing rates;
"First--Horses with long tails, three
francs.
''s5econd-Ilorses with clipped tails.
one franc"
II you go 10 a countryman and ask
him the reason for that difference in the
charge. no will reply:
Tho reason is very simple. The
horses with long tails can easily drive
away the flies, while those with clipped
tails cannot do 80, and they are so tor
nented by these insects that they eat
absolutely nothing - Monde Umoris-
ffga
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-12-24

A certain hotel keeper in London de-
cided not TO charge his customers for
attendance, but lac found that many of
them objected to the omission, and ac-
rordingly there appeared the charge Of
eighteen pence a day in each bill. That
eighteen pence produced $4,000 year
He began business with only 81, 500,
and he recently retired into private life
worth e150,00O. He was at one time in
domestic service, and he has recently
bought an Essex estate, with its old
mansion and deer park. --London Tit
Afta