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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-09-21
"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

Host (who has trod on the ladys
skirt -"Oh, forgive me! You see it's
my natural instinct to detain you."-
Tit-Bits.
-"Did your new cook bring good
recommendations from her last EN-.
ployer?" "'lm going to find out as soon
as she has an afternoon at home. In.
ter Ocean.
-Rosalie-"What makes you think
he is in love with you?" Violet-"The
first time he called he left his gloves,
the second time his cane and last night
he forgot his hat."-Vogue.
Temperance Orator-"How strange
that man will put an enemy into his
stomach to steal away his brains"
Voice in Audience--'Grcat Scott Is
that where you carry your brains?'-
Brooklyn Life.
"A la Bellamy. -Landlady - "Are
you socialist, Mr.. Jones?" Jones'
Good heavens, no! Why?" Land.
lady (severely)-''Yo seem to think
the tablecloth is communistic napkin"
Yankee Blade.
-Editor-'Isn't this rather queer
ending to this romance--no marriage
mentioned?" Authoress- omitted
the marriage because wanted it to be
strictly romantic in every detail. There
is no romance in marriage. "-Indianap
oils Journal
-Governess-"Yous see, my dear, the
Antipodes live on the other side of the
earth, and they only go to bed when
we are getting up" Little Emma
"Then, Fraulein, suppose, my brother
Fritz, the student, is an Antipode, eh?"
-Fliegende Batter.
Singular Case of Obscured Vision
Inebriated Gentleman (who is being
assisted into his carriage) John,
wh-wheresh door?" John-''Here,
sir-you've got hold of it." Inebriated
Gentleman feebly)-"Yesh, John, l
know. VIII - wheresh - carriage?'-
Pick-Me-Up.
--The Newly Wed-"Edith did the
hatefullest thing at our reception, and
I'll never forgive her." Cousin Jane
"Why, what could it be?" The Newly
Wed-"She addressed Charles in the
most plying manner, and said: 4 hope
you'll. be happy The way she uttered
thatword hope was positively unbear-
able. Boston Transcript
The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of
A portion of Salisbury Cathedral was
being restored, and a gentleman no
ticed man busily engaged in carving
grotesque face with apparently no de-
sign to go by. He went up to him and
said: GLOW do you manage to invent
such frightfully ugly faces?" The man
replied, Il eats piece of cold pork be-
fore goes to bed, and then dreams
'Anl"-Pearson's Weekly
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-09-21
A WOMAN OF NERVE.
Desperate Battle Between Woodman's
Wife and Hungry Bear.

Desperate Battle Between Woodmans
Wife and a Hungry Bear.
A desperate battle took place few
days ago between famished she bear
and the wife of Amos Corey, woods
man on the Upper Beaverlsill, near
Turnwood, N. Y, says the New York
Times. For several days bear tracks
had been seen in the neighborhood,
and once agood-sized bear had been seen
crossing the road near Corey's cabin.
The other morning Corey started with
rifle and dogs to hunt down the animal,
and had been gone about an hour
when his wife heard a great commo-
ton in the dooryarG. Just then little
dog ran into the house yelping with
terror and covered with blood. Mrs.
Corey, thinking of the bear, seized a
keen bladed AK from the rack and shut
ting her baby and little boy in bed
room ran into the yard. There she
saw huge she bear rolling and
tumbling among the sawdust and chips
of the woodpile, while over it lowered
swarm of honey bees. The bear
had upset half dozen hives of bees,
and the little creatures were having
their revenge. Mrs. Corey watched the
battle for awhile and then she made a
stroke at bruin with the ak, inhicting
severe wound in the animals side.
With howl the bear rushed upon her,
unmindful of the bees. Rising upon it's
hind legs it advanced upon the woman
and tried to hug her. Mrs. Corey piled
the AK with energy, and after several
blows struck the animal in the head,
killing it instantly She received dur
ing the battle blow from one of the
bears paws which badly lacerated one
of her arms. After the bear had been
killed the bees swarmed about Mrs.
Corey, singing her severely. They
finally rested on the bushes near by,
where she succeeded in hiving them.
Afterward she was surprised to fird
that two little cubs had come out of
the brush and were smelling about
their dead mother. She captured them
and after feeding them with warm
milk they became quite tame. She will
keep the cubs and raise them.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-09-21
WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING.
Now They Venture Into Fields Hilbert
Uninyaded Save BY Man.

Now They Venture Into Fields Hitherto
Uninvaded Save BY Man.
Queen Victoria is never seen to lose
her temper with her interiors, but her
servants know that household arrange.
ments must go as by clockwork, or the
royal lady speedily knows the reason
why. As a rule she calls them by their
christian names and encourages them
to speak freely to her and not to stand
in too much awe of her. She always
inquiries their names when they first
come to the palace, and, despite the
immense size of her household, she
never forgets any of these names. She
is a kind mistress and much beloved by
the domestic staff.
There are three famous American
women of letters at present in London.
Mrs. Louise Chandler Moulton, Mrs.
Kate Douglas Wiggin and Mrs. Pratt.
Mrs. Moulton is welcome annual in
the English metropolis, but this is Mrs,
Virgins first visit.
The only sister of Rudyard Kipling il
one of the foremost of Shakespearean
scholars. She is said to know the great
poet better than anyone in England,
always excepting, of course, Halliwell-
Phillips. Miss Kipling's power OF
memorizing is truly phenomenal Any
where one starts passage she Dan
readily match the line, following
straight along chapter and verse.
whether it be play or sonnet Her
Shakespeariana is exceedingly fine and
though not an author like her famous
brother, is yet student and woman OF
the finest literary perception.
Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Cruger is sell
dom seen away from her famous coun-
try seat, Idlesse Farm, on Long Island.
There she lives in semi-royal state, en-
Pertaining brilliant house parties occa-
sionally, but most frequently dividing
her time between her writing table
and beloved field and gardens. 1t is
said that Mrs. Cruger does not mean to
publish again fer a year or more, but
she is at present engaged on the mas
terpiece OF her successful literary ca
reer
With the exception of Levi z. Morton,
Francis Shaw and n. X. Fairbank, the
finest herd of Guernsey cattle in this
country is owned by Mrs S. p. Tabor
Willets, of Roslyn, L. l. Mrs Willets
farms extensively and with remarkable
financial results. Her truck is an i'm
portant item every morning in the
Washington market receipts, and some
of the best Hamiltonian blood is found
in her stables, where numerous and cost
ly trotters are bred every season.
Chicago Post.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-09-21
New Capes for Autumn Wear.

The rage for pelerines, Breton, circular
and Henri ii. capes will continue
through the autumn and winter sea-
sons, light and diaphanous textiles
merely giving place to silk, velvet, bro
cade and cloth. One Of the new capes
has a serpentine arrangement of dra-
perry in front that goes under the flow
ing portions in scarf form and ties in
the back. The cape itself just reaches
the waist line in the back. Another
cape has high vandyke collar heavily
trimmed with glittering Persian passe-
menteries, and a third model has a
stylish mousquetaire collar which can
be turned up very high if so liked. In
its natural position 1t nearly covers the
shoulders,-N Y. Post.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-09-21
GIRL BACHELORS.
A Cynical Man Who Thinks They are Sim
My Awful.

ply Awful.
DR.. George ii. Hepworth contributes
to the very amusing article on Girl
Bachelors" He tells of cynical friend,
whom nothing in the solar system from
the sun TO Neptune pleases, who on
this particular occasion is growing
over the new subdivision in society
called girl bachelors. "Do you know
anything" he says, $50 notifying as
controversy with q woman who knows
more about your speciality than you do
yourself? tell you, my optimistic
dreamer, when women begin to hear
men say their lessons, TO pat them ON
the head when they say them correctly,
and to keep them after school when
they say them badly, it is about time
to put up the shutters and advertise
the business for sale at public auction.
You may like that sort OF thing.
but / prefer dose of strych.
nine. / think I've lived quite long
enough if women couldn't tell MS to our
faces that they couldn't run the world
as badly as we do if they tried, and that
we had better step TO the rear for
while and let them straighten things
out and make life worth living. feel
positively benumbed when ! hear that
sort of talk. ! can't get my opinion
without excoriating my throat"
After some controversy between tho
author and his friend, one of the VERT.
able girl bachelors enters the room and
the GROWER finds that she can hurl as
sharp spear as he. The article closes
thus:
My friend was glum. He rose slowly,
got into his fur-lined overcoat, and as
he babe me good night, muttered, ~
was awfull'
but isn't it true?' / asked.
''Hmr' he replied. That's why it is
en- awful "
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-09-21
WOMEN AS FRIENDS.
Men Don't Know Them as They Really
Are

men DON'T hnOW Ihem as Ihey Really
Are
A correspondence of the Woman's
journal, in writing of women as
friends, says:
A man simply will not believe that a
girl does not want him to make love to
her; that she likes ideas in CONVERSE
ton better than sentiment; and that,
often, the more capable she is of deep
and true affection the more she buries
that capacity out of sight of the world,
and tries, while waiting for the one
man who can touch her heart, to keep
up merely friendly, impersonal rela-
tons with all others
There is great untitled field, rich in
experience, for men here. if they
would understand woman's nature,
let them approach her from the calm,
assured standpoint Of fellowship, talk
ing into consideration the fact OF
their common humanity rather
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-18
The Dog was Not Touched.

In a parlor ear on an eastern train
sat a richly-dressed young woman,
tenderly holding very small poodle.
Madam" said the conductor, as he
punched her ticket, Il am very sorry,
but you can't have your dog in this car.
It's against the rules" 81 shall hold
him in my lap all the way" she re
piled, land will disturb no one"
THAT makes no difference" said the
conductor; Il couldn't allow my own
dog here. Dogs must ride in the bag
gage car. III fasten him all right for
you" Don't you touch my dog, sir!"
said the young woman, excitedly; Il
will trust him to no onew and with
indignant tread she marched to the
baggage car, tied her dog and returned.
About fifty miles further on, when the
conductor came along she asked him:
Twill you tell me if nay dog is all
right?" II am very sorry" said the
conductor, politely, 'but you tied him
20 trunk, and he was thrown off with
it at the last station. Chicago News.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-18
Rfght-Eyed or Left-ryed

There are but few am bidexter. either
in the matter of hands. feet or eyes. 10
may sound rather queer. but il is fact
nevertheless. that ninety-hve out Of
every one hundred human beings are
right-handed, ieftiegged and leftcyed.
Felix Hemsnt, who knows more about
eyes in a minute than half Of the OPP
ticians and oculists of the country have
been able TO learn in lifetime,
remarks that IL is An established fact
that we ali use one eye more than we do
the other. which establishes clear case
of left and right-syedness" ss though
tho same terms wese used 20 denote .
preference in the use Of hands aud feet
II you want to decide rs TO whether
your friends or relatives are right or
left-eyed, give them a small TELESCOPES
or spy-glass to look through. or have
them take aim" with gun. We ALI
take great interest in ascertaiping the
color, size, shape and visual powers 81
our chiidrcn's eyes. but how many OF
us stop to consider whether they ARE
right" or ''left-eyedr'
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-18
HOW AN OYSTER GROWS.
Each Overlapping Layer Of shell Mems
Year OF Age.

Each Overlapping Layer OF shell MeoRs Q
Year of Age.
The oyster at the commencement Of
its career is so small that two million
would only occupy . square inch. In
six months each individual oyster Is
large enough to cover half q crown, and
in twelve months a crown piece. The
oyster Is its own architect, and the she'll
grows as the fish inside grows. being
never too small
1t also bears its age upon its back,
and it is as easy to tell the age of an
oyster by looking at its shell as IL %
that of horses by looking ut their teeth.
Everyone who has handled an OYSTER
shell must have noticed the successive
layers overlapping each other
These are technically termed shots.
and each one marks a years growth, so
that by ounting them the age of tho
oyster can be determined.
Up To the time OF its maturitv-that
is, when four years of age-the shots
are regular and successive, but after
that time they become irregular and
are piled one upon another. 50 that the
shell becomes bulky and thiekened
Fossil oysters have been seen Of
which each shell was nine inches thick.
whence they may be guessed to be more
than nine hundred years old
One TO two million oysters are pro-
duced from single parent, and their
scarcity is accounted for bv the fact
that man is not the only oyster-catiny
animal
The starfish loves the oyster and
preys upon il increasingly. variety
of vhels is also very fond OF young
oysters, TO get at which it bores rights
through the shell and sucks the fish up
through the hole thus made. Boston
Globa
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ing bureau were locked, and he was in
formed that Lord Walden had posses
sion of the keys.
There is no necessity to ask for
them" remarked Cory. ''She was too
clever to leave papers about"
AS he spoke he took up the waste
paper basket and turned out the con-
tents upon the table. There were few
torn-up notes, and these he threw back
again. One little piece of blank white
paper he picked up and held toward
the light
what do you make Of that?" in
CURED the vicar.
do you see it is exactly the size and
shape of the papers which druggists
put powders into? Sect the folds are
quite evident" He folded the paper
as he spoke, and showed it to MIR.
Hume.
Surely, that proves nothing" re-
marked the vicar.
Not as it stands, but the microscope
may reveal something MORE" and he
placed the paper carefully in his note
pOok. HcEc arc CcTt6iu Hc
continued, (which decrease the action
of the heart, and are used in medicine
as sedatives. They are somewhat
dangerous il taken unadvisedly and in
large doses" he concluded, with sig
nifcant look.
''You will not add to Lord Walden's
grief by telling him that his wife de-
stroyed herself?" said Mr. Hume. in
deeply panied accents
by no means" replied Cory. at
Is merely the detective instinct which
leads me to follow up every clew. ant
consider every side-ssue in any case
on which I may happen to be engaged"
He turned over some Of the books
and papers which lay upon the table
Then he resumed. abruptly: Eleanor
Bromley was the acknowledged leader
of the gang OF swindlers who have
eluded the vigilance OF the police for
some years About eighteen months
ago they were at Monte Carlo, and one
day, at the tables. Bromley took mp the
winnings of young man who had
been losing heavily for some time. but
who had by bold coup recovered a
large sum There was row, of
course. but Bromley was too clever for
them all. and the unfortunate victim
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-18

the root of all that he did She told
him that Lord Walden was not a
wealthy man, and that she could not
went away, but wrote her letter
threatening to attend ball he heard
she was about to give, and publicly
denounce her. believe she put off the
entertainment in consequence.
'"Phe other day, he wrote to her
again, and. this time, threatened to turn
informer. and claim the reward Of five
hundred pounds which had been for
some time offered for the apprehension
OF any of the gang. She replied to this
that she would see him in her own
house at a certain time; and all this,
you see, TALES with what has already
transpixed.
apparently they could not come to
an understanding, and Durand left the
house, swearing to fulfill his threat.
The next morning Lady Walden is
found dead" The detective paused.
''It is curious" he observed, after a
brief silence. ''that so clever woman
should have so entirely lost her head.
One would have thought that she could
have devised way out of the difficult
ty, somehow"
Mr.. Hume took few turns up and
down the room.
do you wish to see his lordship again
to-night?'' he asked, at last.
ut is unnecessary" replied Cory;
81 have carried out my instructions
and identified the body. There is
nothing l. ore for me to do but TO re.
turn to London. Durand will be
prosecuted in due course, but it is very
unlikely that anything further will be
heard about this unfortunate affair"
Il am deeply thankful to hear you
say So" returned Mr.. Hume.
Then, SIR" said the detective, bow
ing, 81 have only to thank you for
your courtesy and wish you good even
ing"
The funeral took place next day,
and shortly afterwards, Walden park
was sdut up for an indefinite time, its
owner having gone abroad.
A tablet on the wall of the church
bears witness to the youth and virtues
of ''Stephanie, Fifteenth Countess Of
Walden" but. with the exception of the
vicar, no one in that remote country
district is aware of the fact that the
young and beautiful countess and the
notorious swindler, Eleanor Bromley,
were one and the same person.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-18
Well Said.

Flattery, when delicately admins
tered, cannot fail to be acceptable.
"You forget that am an old woman"
said lady, in response to an admiring
remark from one of the old school.
Madam" was the reply, when my
eyes are dazzled by diamond it never
occurs to me to ask a mineralogist for
its history" Horace Walpole in dining
with the duchess of Queensborough on
her eightieth birthday, said, in pro-
posing her health: May you live, your
grace, until you begin to grow ugly"
Her ladyship's tongue was as ready as
his own She replied: II thank you.
Mr.. Walpole. May you long continue
your taste for ENTHUSIASTICALLY
Magazine.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-18
They Naturally Expected II.

George fixing the kitchen stove)--
Why. the dam
''George!" exclaimed his mother, re-
provingly.
George-Pshaw! the dam
"Nhy, George" screamed his sisters
how can youp
George-Why, hang it all, I was only
going to say that the dam
Lizzie-How can
George continuing desperately
That the damper is turned off, and
there is no draught. What's the ma T.
Ter you all?-Drake's Magazine.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-18
which I am unwillingly Obliged to ask

1 0sSA
you..'
Lord Walden hesitated. The buffers
! story Of the two voices in the boudoir
required to his mind.
$50 away now" he said, after re-
fecting an instant. 81 will see you
again tomorrow. after the = the
i funeral"
My ID 3D." replied Cory, respectful
~ but firmly, my business will not
admit Of delay. have come to idcnti-
fly the body" he drew photograph
from his pocket as he spoke, and laid
it on the table. The other two started,
for it was undoubtedly a portrait of
Lady Walden.
Lord Walden looked at it earnestly
for few moments.
go on" he said, at last, tell me
your story
For some years past" proceeded
Cory, there has been series of the
most extensive frauds carried on both
in England and on the continent.
| These frauds were devised and carried
out by gang of five persons, one of
whom was = woman called Eleanor
Bromley. By her remarkable boldness
and ingenuity she has for FIVE years
bottled every effort of both the English
and French police to bring herself and
her companions to justice. About
eighteen months ago she was at Monte
Carlo, and owing to an unfortunate in
cident, the details of which / need not
trouble you with, she was obliged to
leave somewhat suddenly. All trace
of her was then lost until FIVE days
ago, when one Of the gang was arrest
ed in London. This person has made
certain statements which it is my pain
full duty to lay before YOU"
Lord Walden raised his head. 81 cen
endure no more" he said, brolsenly.
Hume, take this man away and listen
to what he has 70 say"
The vicar rose. and, signing to the de-
tcctive. they noiselessly left the room
together.
May l SEQ the bodyp" whispered
Cory.
Mr.. Hume led him upstairs and indi-
Gated the chamber where the dead
woman lay. He waited outside until
Cory returned. The detective came
out looking very grave. 'The woman
who lies there" he whispered, is no
other than Eleanor Bromley"
Mr.. Hume uttered an exclamation OF
horror. What are you going to do?"
he asked.
''She is beyond my reach" replied
Cory. There were sufficiently good
reasonsf for her sudden death. ~ he added.
significantly.
''Do you mean to imply that she died
by her own hand?" demanded Mr..
Hume.
81 think it highly probable If you
will allow me, 1 should like to see the
boudoir where she was found"
They went downstairs together, and
Mr.. Hume rang the bell and desired the
butler to bring lights.
HAS anything been touched in this
room since her ladyship died?" inquired
the detective.
mo. SIR"
''Will you kindly tell me all you
know about this sad AFFAIR."" continued
Cory.
The butler did so, and Cory listened
attentively. taking down a few notes
as the recital proceeded. Then, hav-
ing dismissed the man. he walked
round the room and carefully examined
everything. The drawers of the writ
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Fond Mother (of delicate dudel-
81 think il is time Clarence selected a
profession What would ron adviser
Old Gent refectively}-"He might do
nicely as typewriter girl"
The wife-.SThe night you were
away. John. the baby cried for nearly
seven hours" The HEsband-"why
didn't you tell him wasn't here? He
would hare stopped ;hen-"-Life-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-18

Wife-Did You tell that girl she'd got
30 60 at once?
Husband did. and she says she
won't. Shall l call a policeman?
Wife-Mercy, MOI Our names would
be in all the papers. III get rid of her.
Husband-Ycu? How can you?
Wife-IM tell her you are a brute,
and want to send her away 10 save ex.
pense. although I'm sick. and viii &C.
tually suffer without her help. Then
she'll go.-N. Y. Weekly.
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went straightway out into the garden
and shot himself. Public feeling was
much against Eleanor Bromley, and
che found it convenient to disappear.
leaving her accompliccs IN the lurch.
One of them. Frenchman named Eu-
gene .Drrand, traced her to Egypt,
where she passed herself off as Rus
sian countess. and succeeded in capti-
vating and marrying Lord Walden.
Durand followed her TO England. and,
according to his own account. present.
ed himself before her and demanded
hush money. fancy that he must have
been in love with her himself, and that
disappointment and jealousy were at
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-18

-First Young Lady of Distinction
''My ancestors came to this conntrv one
hundred and fifty years ago" Second
Young Lady OF Observation-Disclosures did
not find it necessary to come to this
country at all"-Texas Siftings.
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Good R>a.op why.

Mr. Fog-Ycs. he mus. hare been a
good husband They tell me that his
wife says she never saw the Least fault
in him
Mrs F.-Perhaps she was blind
sRo6fnn TrAnAcxinA
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Mamma - Johnnie, what made
you pound holes all ever this parlor
wall?" Johnnie-'1 was looking for
the ears Won and papa said IL had"