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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-04-27
SQUELCHING AN INTRUDER.
Brother Dawson Asserts His Rights In an
Emphatic Manner.


Emphatic Manner.
One of the colored women employed
about the hotel was sweeping off the
veranda when an old man with a
crooked leg and carrying a broomstick
for cane halted at the steps and sa-
luted;
"Good mawnin', Drudder Dawson
how yo' was dis mawin'?"
what 90 mean talkin' dat way to
me?" demanded the woman as she
leaned on the broom to look him over.
Good mawnin', Brudder Dawson"
he repeated.
"Yo' is Brudder Dawson yoself.
What yo' gittin' at actin dat way?"
Look yere gal; has cum along yere
to spoke about fo' words to yo' an
wantoyo' to open dem big ears o yo's
monstrous wide. Yo'r name was Lu.
cinda Jackson, / reckon?"
"Of co'se."
"An' yo attends de Baptist pray'r'
meetin' cherry Thursday even'?"
"Yo' allus sees me dar, of co'se. What
yo' gittin' at?"
"rze gittin' at dis: On de last three
occashuns when de preacher has got up
an said, we will now close wild de dox-
ology; Brudder Dawson, pitch de tune
what has 20 dump"
Muffin
look out, gal, or I'll hev 20
churched for lynn. What yo' has dun
was to sot right in an pitch dat tune
befo' could git my mouf open an make
everybody believe yo' was leadin' de
singin Fze cum yere to tell yo not to
do il agin."o
"Shoo! Does dat tune b'long toyo?"
she difiantly replied.
,"LooiS out dar, gal. hain't saying
dat de tune b'longs to me, but / ar say
ing dat when de preacher calls upon
Brudder Dawson to start it off, den
Brudder Dawson ar de man to do it. II
yo' ar Brudder Dawson, den yo' goright
ahead. If yo ar Sister Lucinda Jack
son, den yo' keep dat big mouf closed
till I strikes my tunin' fork and hits do
right pitch"
"Huw she replied as she began sweep.
ing.
"Yo' lest member" he cautioned, as
he turned away. "I'ze bin pitchin' dat
doxology tune in our church fur ober
twenty vars, an doan dun reckon to
be histed out now by no woman who
has cum down from Atlanta wild lot
of furbelows on. gin yo' fair warnin,
an II yo' dcsist upon participatin my
nnimosity de consequentiainess of dc
calamity must be on yor own head. !
has spoke. Good day~-N. Y. Sun
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-04-27
TAKEN AT HIS WORD.
A Witness who Knew How to Deal with n
Badgerlng Lawyer.

bHuSerihR lawyer
A lawyer who was cross-questioning
some witnesses, and had done every
thing in his power to confuse them,
brusquely asked them, when other
methods failed, to speak up louder"
The last man called, burly coun-
tryman, decided that he would take
the lawyer at his word, so in response
to the first question, what his name
was, he replied in voice that rever-
beratcd through the building
John Brown, sir-r-r-r."
81 guess you've been drinking this
morning" said the irate lawyer,
sternly,
Eyes, sir-r-r-r," replied the witness,
rs though calling to neighbor two
miles distant.
II thought So" said the lawyer,
triumphantly. "What did you take?''
Coffee, sir-r-r-r," shouted the wit
ness.
A burst of laughter from the court
room disconnected the lawyer for a
time, but when the merriment had sub.
sided he asked, nothing daunted;
81 guess you had a little something
else in your coffee, didn't you?"
"Yes; sir-r-r-r," still came the reply.
"Ah, now we're coming to it!' said
the lawyer, rubbing his hands, and
winlSing to the jury. Now, my good
man, don't be afraid, but speak right
out and tell the jury just 'chat you had
IN your coffee"
The witness filed his lungs for q
tremendous effort, and Numbered:
"A spo-o-o-on, sir-r-r-r."
The courtroom, bench and bar were
convulsed with laughter, and the bad
gering lawyer lost his case.-Yankee
Blade.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-04-27

greenhouses in the east, and it is not
undue praise TO say of him that he Is
unquestlonably the best man for the
place that could be found in the coun-
try to-day, Under his watchful eye the
delicate leaves and tendrils unfold and
through his careful nursing the frailest
pets of the hot-house are brought up
from the tiny shoot to the full.grown
strength of maturity
In the horticultural department there
will becXhibits from all over the world.
From far-away Australia, from japan,
from South America, from every Euro
pean country, and from every quarter
of the North American continent will
come the wealth of fruit and flowers
peculiar to each locality The several
states of the union are here, pitted in
intense but friendly rivalry. Semi
tropical fruits, plants and flowers from
the southern states will illustrate to
the world the bRlmy aspect of nature
in those favored climes. Hardy an
nuals from the extreme north, the rich
and variegatcd product of fruit orchards
in the middle and western states will
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-04-27
the other depa

the greatest artist, after all, and in her
handiwork mankind finds the greatest
pleasure and enjoyment, and so from
the wonderful works of man we turn
with sense of keen delight to the still
more wonderful productions of her
hand
1t would be difficult if not impossi-
BILE task to picture in words the mani
fold beauties which will gladden. the
eyes of visitors to the floral depart
ment of the worlds fair. The most
skillful foriculturists in the country
have been employed for many months
in preparing for this exhibit At their
head is John Thorpe, trained and ex-
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-04-27
A Mean Husband.

Young Wife-What! it is only ten
o'clock, and here you are at home al
ready from your club.
Young Husband-Yes, left early on
purpose; but you don't seem to be
pleased with my coming home early.
"Its all right, but l was hoping you
would come home late, so / could get
off my first curtain lecture"
Sorry to disappoint you, my dear
Texas Siftings.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-04-27

.perienced hand who has made the care
of flowers the study of his life. Of him
John McGovern says in his Worlds
Fair Journals: "His mind is an unex-
plored encyclopedia of the most beauti-
full. In the huge volume of his knowl-
edge each page is flower the tender
est, sweetest, loveliest thing that man
touches with his five rude senses. BY
common fame no other man known to
the western hemisphere has come,upon
such a height of experience, instinct
and devotion.
Mr.. Thorpe was born in England and
has spent fifty years of his busy life
amyng plants and flowers. An ideal
existence truly. He has had charge Of
some Of the most extensive gardens and
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-04-27
Geological survey,

The geological survey will not at
tempt to fill much space with speci-
mems. There will not be over four
hundred of them, but they will To
typical The borings in different parts
of the state show the actual thickness
of strata. A large map showing the
geological areas of the state will form
part of the exhibit. The econcmic
portion of the display viii be devoted
to Investigations in coal strata prin.
cipally, and some new points in that
industry will be shown. The Worthy
collection, from which the original de-
scriptions of state geology were writ
ten, has been purcased by the board,
and will be added to the exhibit
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-04-27

The music hall seems to be about
the best paying of public entertainment
ventures in London, and the CONVEX
sion of theaters into music halls and
the opening of new halls goes on
apace. The new Olympic theater 10
the latest to be converted into the
alter of varieties. The Empire Music
hall pays an average yearly dividend of
20 per cent; the Alhambra, % per
cent; the Tivoli, 20 per cent, and the
Pavilion, 16 per cent.-facts which may
have had some influence on New York
managers In recent and rumored or.
periments.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-04-27

all serve as object lessons of the special
adaptation of certain localities to horti-
culture. Within the limits of the horti-
cultural exhibit will he shown the
products OF n score of different eli
mates. Artificial temperature for ten
der plants, scientific care. and row of
greenhouses in working order will give
the visitor n practical idea of the pos
sibilities OF horticulture.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-04-27
AMONG THE FLOWERS.
Beauties of the horticultural Ex-
hibit at the Worlds Fair.
Rare Plants from All Over the World
Under tho Great Glass Dome
Fruits of Every Known
Cline
Special Chicago Correspondence
BOUT the most in

BOUT the most in
viting spot at the
w orl d S ( q | L
groun DIS I h csc
spring days is the
section given over
to the gardens and
the horticulture u
exhibit. After the
long, severe win
ter which has just
closed u sniff of
the air which is
already redolent OF
bursting buds and
fresh foliage is in
deod welcome and
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-04-27

Harry-Does she know you love herr
Fred-She can't help knowing it
Why, she told me she had $4,000 ayess
Lila
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-04-27

Its oil right to TRY, try ngair, I"
but be sure not to try the second where
you fail the first
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-15
Household Helps.

A few drops OF carbonate of
ammonia put into a small quantity of
rain water will prove safe and easy
remedy for cleaning spots from car
pets.
Instead of putting food in the oven
TO keep hot for late corners try
covering it closely with tin and
setting it over a basin of hot water.
This plan will keep the food hot and
at the same time prevent it from
drying.
The most judicious foods to serve
with pork are fried apples, apple
sauce, tomatoes and sweet or white
potatoes. If pork i offered in the
form OF sausage meat, apple sauce
or fried apples should never be
omitted.
An old and tried cleaning solution
for black dresses is handful of fig
leaves boiled in quart of water till
only pint is left. Dip a brush or
bit of sponge in this and rub the
spots and stains. Black cloth that
is only dusty and generally grimy
may be washed in soap bark water,
drying without rinsing.
The juice of three lemons and the
thin, yellow rind OF one, with two
ounces powdered sugar to every
quart of water, makes q rich and
strong lemonade drink Put juice,
sugar aud rind, cut into bits, into an
earthen jar and pour over the boiling
water, covering closely at once.
When cold add pounded ice and serve.
To clean gilt frames rub them
with a little salvolatile mixed with
cold water, or. after busting the
frames well, paint the gliding with a
camel's hair brush dipped in the fol-
lowing mixture: One gill OF water in
which one ounce of common salt, one
ounce of alum and two ounces oil
purified nitre have been dissolved.
To wash silk stockings, use tepid
water and white soap, ivory or white
CASTLE, and wash only one at time,
as on no account must they be al.
lowed to lie in the water. Rinse
carefully in cold water and squeeze,
lay them fiat on towel, and roll the
towel up tightly. and leave to dry.
Afterwards. TO renew the gloss, rub
them briskly with a piece Of dry
! flannel They will look like new.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-15

NOltiN IL
by Alexander the Great, was not car
ried out until the end of the nine
teenth century after Christ is an in
teresting question, the more so be-
cause the ancients, particularly the
Greeks and the Romans, were famous
for their engineering skill in con-
structing canals and bridges, the en-
during quality of which are in evil
dence to this very dav.
One explanation given is that upon
examination of the ground the an
clients believed the level of the Gulf
of Corinth to be higher than that of
the Aegean Sea, so that If the cut was
made the adjacent country would be
flooded 1t is more likely, however,
that during the Roman occupation of
Greece, and also in the time of Alex
ander the Great, military operations
left neither time, money nor men for
such an enterpr Sc. II is certain that
Nero quit work ION the canal, which
had already been cut a distance of
several hundred yards. because mis-
presence and his resources were de-
manded at home, where a series of
revolutions were beginning to shake
the very foundation of the Roman en-
pire.
The fortunes of Greece in the follow
ing centuries especially during the
middle ages, when it was the
football of the Franks, the Ven
etians, the Spaniards and the
Turks, were of a nature that such an
enterprise could not be thought of.
To the Phoenicians, under whose
rule Corinth reached her highest point
of wealth and power, the advantages
of channel through the isthmus must
have been evident 1t was probably
for political reasons that they did not
attempt to cut it. They constructed
instead a ship railway, a smooth, hard
road, over which their ships were
transported from sea to sea. But this
must have been n laborious and eX-
pensive method for ships to traverse
the isthmus-much preferable, how
ever, TO the long and dangerous cir
cumnavigation of the Peloponessus.
A year or two before King Ohio OF
Greece was dethroned for insisting on
running the government on the auto.
cratic-monarchial system, some French
engineers made a survey of the 18TH
mus of Corinth and came to the con-
clusion that canal was quite FEAST
BILE. They went to the king with their
scheme, but nothing came of it. In
1889 Gen. Turr of Garibaldi fame, took
up the project, and succeeded in OBJ
tanning important concessions from
the Greek government He formed a
company, composed mainly of French
capitalists, called the International
Socity for the Maritime Canal of
Corinth. The capital of the company
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-15
Dai-y Notes.

Good clover hay is one OF the best
of feeds for the dairy cow.
Good butter depends more on the
butter maker than the COW.
1t requires no more to milk and
feed a good COW than a poor one.
In dairying profits depend less on
how much we do than how we'll we
do il.
Peas, oats and barley mixed are
highly recommended for COWS. The
crop can be used for soiling and also
in the grain.
What can | do to harden butter
that comes too soft9 asks lady.
We presume you have no ice. Then
use cold water when the butter is in
the grain.
Churn in the cool OF the morning
in very hot weather, to prevent the
temperature of the cream from rising
too high for the good of the butter.
When the boy or girl begins to
milk sec that they are taught to do
it properly. AS they begin they will
likely continue. We have known
boys to begin by stripping with the
thumb and two fingers, wetting the
teat with milk, to milk that way
ever after.
An exchange says that if COW
gets choked with an apple or potato.
holding up its head and breaking an
egg IN its mouth is a sure cure. The
same remedy is recommended for
horses under similar circumstances
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-15
canada Thistles Not Seeding.

The Canada thistle propagates so
readily from its roots that it does not
need seed to become an untolerable
nuisance in cultivated grounds.
There are conditions in which seed
does not form usually on very rich,
mellow soil where the root growth is
unobstructed. In some Western
agricultural papers we have seen
communication saying that the
Canada thistle never seeds. The
writer's have examined heads Of
bloom and have found them entirely
barren. But this negative evidence
proves nothing. We have noticed
both the seeding and not-seeding
specimens. The latter were always
more rank in growth and usually had
a red bloom. The thistles that fur
nish seed have mostly a bloom very
much lighter colored. American
Cultivator.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-15

BERLIN authorities are considerate
and honorable enough to pick up all
destitute Russian emigrants who find
their way to that city and ship them
at public expense to America. What
will strike every reader as remark
able. almost incredible, is that the
Berliners take the unnecessary trou-
BILE of disinfecting those Russians
from 1.-The stricken districts" before
sending them over. London also
favors this country with all pauper
travellers who come to town, sending
them by way of Canada so that our
immigration agents at seaport cities
will be saved the exertion of enforc-
ing the law.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-15

II has taken more than two thousand
years to make cut through the mar
row strip of land which separated the
Gulf of Corinth from the Gulf of
Aegina.
The opening of the Corinth ship
canal is of great political and COM
mercial importance. Indeed, so ex-
traordinary are the advantages now
possessed by Greece for the ex-
pansion of her maritime trade, which
is already large, that in a short time
it is bound to become a commercial
power that must be reckoned with in
Europe. There is, in fact, no reason
why the country should not fully
regain it's ancient riches and glory.
No wonder then, that the formal
opening of the canal recently was
greeted by the firing of guns and took
place in the presence of the king, the
mem bers of the royal family. the cabi-
net ministers, the foreign diplomatic
repres ntatlves, the chief III litary and
civil officials and a great concourse of
citizens.
Why this project, thought well of
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-15
A Pearl Boat.

Not very long ago London news
paper announced that jeweler Of
Turin had made tug-boat formed of
a single pearl. The sail is of beaten
gold, studded with diamonds, and the
pinnacle light at the prov is a per-
feet ruby An emerald serves as its
rudder, and the rtand on which it is
mounted is a slab of whitest ivory.
The entire weight of this marvellous
specimen of the jewelry craft is less
than half an ounce, but the maker
values il at f1,000.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-15

ACROSS THE IsTHMUs OF CoRINTH.
Kingdom of the Hellenes, consists of
two peninsulas, the peninsular of At
tica and the PENN, ula of the Pelo-
ponnesus or Morea. They are joined
together by the narrow strip of land
known as the Isthmus of Corinth. On
one side of the isthmus lies the gulf of
Corinth, and on the other side the
Saronic or Aegean Gulf The shortest
and safest route to Athens from the
Adriatic is through the Gulf of Cor
inth. But heretofore this passage has
been stopped within forty miles of
Athens by the strip of land now ira
versed by the canal. 1t was necessary
to sail around the Peloponnesus, and
at the south of that peninsula to
round three capes, Gallo, Matapan and
Malta, that have a reputation among
navigators as bad as that of Cape Horn.
BY passing through the Corinth canal
steamers coming from the Adriatic
and bound for Athens, Constantinople
and ports of the Black Sea, will gain
about twenty hours, while boats from
Marseilles and Messina will save at
least eight hours.
The distance between Patras, the
principal port of the Peloponnessus,
ahu viz BA lhOlpai pOlb VI W
tica, the two most important cities in
Greece from a commercial point of
view, will be reduced from forty eight
hours to seven hours.
The advantages Greece possesses
for commerce, and its maritime posi-
bilities are not surpassed by those of
any other country in the world. No
part of Greece is more than forty miles
from the sea. 1t is a country of noun
tains, bays, CULTS and inlets, At every
point of its great coast line natural
harbors abound. It's geographical
position is in the midst of densely
populated countries, the most distant
of whose seaports are within a few
days journey of her shores Greece
will have, before long, all the carry
ing trade of Austria Italy, Turkey,
Bulgaria, Roumania, the Russian ports
in the Black sea, and good share OF
that of France, Spain and Algeria
Finally she will emerge upon the high
seas, and get n large slice of the COM
merce of the world. All this she will
owe mainly to her ship canal, the ten
dency of which will be to stimulate
commercial enterprise, especially in
the building and acquiring ships.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-15

FRANCE is profting by the lamenta-
BILE experience of the United States
and is excluding pauper labor. Inc
new law now in effect provides that
foreigners who have not obtained
leave to be douiciled in France, or
who come into that country for the
purpose of exercising their profess
sions or doing any kind Of business
therein, will have to register within
eight days after the arrival at the
place where they propose to reside;
that such foreigners will receive,
upon payment of fee, certificate
stating that they have complied with
the law, without which they cannot
obtain employment, and that IL they
change their place Of residence their
certificate is to be revised by the may
or of the locality.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-15
ACCORDING to the latest informa-

ACCORDING to the latest informa-
tion there are now published in the
world about 5000 daily newspapers
and fully 1000 OF them in the United
States. In addition to the dailies
there are said TO be fully 10000
weeklies, beside the multitude of
monthly and other periodicals whose
mission is to keep the world in
formed. The oldest newspaper in the
world is said to be the Pekin Gazette.
started more than thousand years
ago and in the same form and size
in which it now appears. The whole
empire of China has but nine other
dailies and fourteen periodicals. while
its oriental neighbors, the Japanese,
have ninety-two dailies, besides 175
other periodicals. The oldest paper
in Europe is the Frankfort Post Zei-
tung, unless some of the bulletins
once posted in the Roman forum are
dignified with the title of newsps-
pers
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-15

IT is now patent to any observer
that during the coming winter in
thousands of families throughout the
country one fire will have to answer
where two were thought necessary
during the winter of year ago. 1t
is no less manifest that in hundreds
of factories the wheels have ceased
to revolve and no fuel whatever will
be required. This condition is not
peculiar to the middle states, but is
common everywhere in the domain
of Uncle Sam. In spite of IL, how
ever, and in spite of the fact that
the owners of the hard coal product
have on hand an unusually large
supply, the price is held sitter than
it was year ago when the majority
of people were living on Easy street.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-15

upright and battened with 8 Inch
battens. The roof is made of
grooved roofing and 6 inch battena
The walls inside are lined up 20 feet
for warmth. The building is So
feet long and 26 feet wide. There is
q steam generator and barrels for
water and cooked feed. with pens
Sx10 feet and yards. The five pens
on the south side are divided by part
~ movable partitions and are used
for fattening hogs.
The troughs are placed directly
under the partition between the pens
and the alley, and u door twenty
inches high and the same length as
the trough, hangs to this partition.
the door having sliding latch with
which it may be fastened to either
side, excluding hogs until the ed is
in place. From X to the right hand
end of house, thirty-two feet, the
whole floor slopes six inches and
this / consider the fine point in my
plan, since by using hose or cave
sprouting in connection with the
water supply the floor can be easily
washed, and the manure with the
liquid be pushed through the shute,
and caught in tight box placed on Il
sled or stone boat and removed to
the field. The alley is six feet wide,
doors four feet wide.
With this house l am ready for my
sows to farrow any time after the
10Th of February. The cost of build.
ing was 1925 with lumber at $22 per
thousand.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-15

THE people of New York city are
won't to call the people of Colorado
silver idiots. The people of Colorado
are responding by sending potatoes
and -four to the suffering poor of
New York city. There has seldom
been an instance in which the heap
ing of Goals of fire as scripturally
recommended has been carried to
such an extent that freight train
was required to transport the Goals.