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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-09-28
SHE WAS AFTER GAME.
The Roaring Creek Widow Wanted Man,
and Wasn't Very Particular, Either.

Tho Roaring Creek Widow Wanted n Man,
and Wasn't Very Particular, Either.
We had dinner at the Roaring Creek
hotel and were waiting for the stage
horses to be brought out when wom-
an galloped up on raw-boned horse.
She was "a female who had seen fifty
winters, and each succeeding one had
had made her homelier than the one
before. Even the stage driver, who
valued women at one million dollars
ton, turned his head after one look.
Gentlemen" she began, as she sized
the five of MS up, I'm IL lone widder
from Wild Cat ranch, ten miles up
Roaring creek. Are any of you single?"
Mrs. Scott, you go on called the
landlord as he came to the door.
''What fur?" she asked, as She looked
at him.
"This is about the tenth time you've
rid over here lookin fur man. 1t don't
look right"
"Ycs, it's about ten times, guess, :"
she slowly replied, ''and it don't look
as if was going to hev any luck to-
day. Does anyone of you want wild
der with six hundred acres of land and
an orange grove behind herr"
Each man solcmnly shook his head,
being already provided for.
you see.' explained the landlord,
''this ere hain't no way to lSetck a man,
and you might as we'll quit. A traveller
don't want to stop off and marry any
body, Why don't you git arter some
newcomer
Don't hear Of anybody" she replied.
"But ! know Of one He's bought
land three miles down the road and is
putin up Il cabin. He's only got one
eye, and he's lop-shouldcrcd and drags
his leg. but mebbe"
Hell do!' interrupted the widow.
"How fur down the road?"
"Bout three miles. Kin your hoss
make it without fced?'
lies got to or die!' she grimly re.
piled. I'm out huntin' to-day, and am
bound to find game! Three miles down
the road-lop-shouldered-ncw-comer
--one-eyed-drags his leg? III be thar
in half an hour and captur' him dead
or alive. Good-byw yw-M. Quad, in Chi
caUO Times.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-09-28
HORTICULTURE FOR PROFIT.
Statistics Prove That Women Have Made
1t a Success,

Statistics Prove That Women Have Made
1t IA Success.
Some of the statistics compiled for the
Worlds fair have been looked up They
show that there are 303 women farmers
in the state of Massachusetts,, one fruit
grower and two who are following the
profession of florist. In the south,
more especially, horticulture is carried
on successfully and very extensively by
women. In this field there are possi-
bilities for great success, as has been
demonstrated by facts from all parts of
the world. Paris during the winter
season spends S2O0,O00 on lilies of the
valley.
One of the most noted floral displays
in our own city is under the manage
ment and supervision of woman, for
Mrs. Jack Gardner's greenhouses are
among the city's noted points of inter
est. Her beautiful residence in Brook
line is embowered with vines, and the
beautifully kept grounds and conserv-
atories are famous for their magnificent
rhodadendrons, azaleas and other
shrubs and beautiful plants. In the
greenhouses are nearly 400 varieties of
orchids, and here are grown the beauti-
full violets so closely associated with
Mrs. Gardner. One of the most interesting
and attractive displays in the grounds
is the japanese iris, sent from Japan
by Mrs. Gardner when she visited that
country. We fondly claim an iris in
this country, but it must hide its di-
minished head beside these wonderful
flowers. True, the family resemblance
is easily traced, but in the likeness
there is such unlikeness that it seems
a wholly different flower The bios
SONS are fully six inches in diameter,
with many more leaves than in the
common, and showing wide variety
of the loveliest tints The plant is
treated in the Japanese fashion, with
pipes edging the bed so perforated
that an even shower falls on all alike,
so that the requisite moisture is assur-
ed at all times.
One of the greenhouses contains
tanks in which the African lotus grows
as luxuriantly as in its native waters.
The grapes for the table are raised on
the grounds.
A lady living near New York city
has paid the rent of an expensive place
by good management of greenhouses
Boston Transcript
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-09-28
ANNAH HARDIN COUNTY, TENNESSEE
PIrH AND POINT.
If you want TO see how much clear
dog there is in man watch how ho
treats his wife. .n--Ram's Horn.

If you want TO see how much clear
dog there is in man watch how ho
treats his wife, "--Aams Horn.
-Yabsley-"Dld you ever tackle any
of those missing word contests?"
Mudge-"Yes. The missing word was
yes but could not get her to say it,"
--Demorest's.
The man who said that ignorance
was bliss evidently never was school
boy, and had the teacher ask him how
TO spell word, holding rattan all tue
while behind his back.
Sarcastic Citizen-"Traveling on
the recommendation of your physician,
SUPPOSE Hungry Higgins-"Naw.
On de recommendation of me lawyer"
indianapolis Journal.
O-."If," said Uncle Eben," ""dah was er
sho' nuff fool-killer some OBJ de folks
dat calls de mos fur i'm now 'ud be de
fus' ter git in hidin' when he Gem
'roun'."-Washington Star.
Hell declare, Miss Angelina, you
treat me worse than your dog" She
"Oh, Mr.. De Mogyns, how can you say
so? I'm sure never make the slightest
difference between you."-Tit-Bits.
Charley Addlepate Gn Machinery
Building)-"Aw-th' waffle Of the ma
chimes dwowns ones conversation"
May Cutting (who is bored)-"Yes;
isn't 1t grand?"-World's Fair Puck.
-"Marie, has any onecalled while I
have been out?,' "Yes, ma'am; Mr..
Pommier." 'Mr. Pommier? l don't
know anyone of that name" ~ know
that, ma'am; it was me he came to
seew-Le Domino Rose.
-He-"I have decided to ask your
fathers consent by letter, Pauline.
Now, what sort of a letter would you
advise me to make it?" Shelf think,
Horace, that would make it an anony-
nous letter. "-Life's Calendar.
An Instance Cited.-Mrs Staggers
--"You would be much happier if you
would but learn to say no." Mr.. Stag
gers-"I know would have been much
happier if you had said mo- ON cer-
tain occasion. detroit Free Press
-Mabel-"What made you get so
red and embarrassed just before you
went out of the room just now?"
Marie-''If tell you, don't breathe it
to a soul. You know the clock on my
stoclsing?" Mabel "Yes." Marie
"Well, it had run wn."-Club.
Mrs. Newlywed Indignantly -
"And you took the cake put in the
window to cool and ate it! How dared
you?" Whiskered Samuel Caught in
the act and consequently humble)-
"A starving man will eat almost any
thing, mum. Buffalo Commercial.
The Latest Style.-"How will you
have your whislers trimmed?" asked
the barber. "With accordion plaits
please, and passementeries, was the
reply. The barber was stupefied for q
minute, until the boss told him that his
customer was the bearded woman from
the dime museum.-Puck.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-09-28

vasslng the sad circumstances OF his
failure and death. 49,
And Kate Raymond was forgotten,
too, as she sat by herself in the big,
sounding rooms, with her black dress.
and her pale cheeks, and the unshed
tears making her poor eyes heavy.
People had pitied her at first, but
they took it for granted she would do
''something;" at all events, it was none
of their business.
'Well my dear, have you made up
your mind?" said old DR.. Smith, as he
came creahing into the room and sat
down beside her.
Kate looked up through the gather
ing tears.
Doctor, want your advice. Tell me
what / had better do"
advice, eh? Well, it isn't easy to
ndvise, under some circumstances child.
The only two places that seem at all
eligible to me are Mime. Pellair's and
the situation as companion to old Miss
Beverley. Ishould advise you to go to
old Miss Beverley, my dear, if you can
DC sure VI pdJicIcc oiiu oOiiSOhVio'
IL am not the wild, impetuous girl
once was; can be patient now, doctor. !"
'Well, shall tell Miss Beverley to ex-
pect you?"
Eyes; but doctor"
"Well?'
"How many members are there in
Miss Beverley's family?"
"Only herself and fussy old bachelor
brother-ten times as old-maidish as she
is herself. You may bless your stars
you're not going as companion to the
old man.
Kate smiled little absently.
'There used to be a-nephew, who"
"Yes, know--Carl Beverley; but he
went to Florida year ago. At ten to-
morrow then, my dear, I will call for
you."
DIR. Smith creaked away in those
noisy boots of his; and Kate Raymond
went upstairs to pack her trunk and
think.
So Carl Beverley was in Florida! She
had known that before, but somehow
she wanted the doctors testimony to
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-09-28
IN WOMAN'S BEHALF.
WOMEN IN LITERATURE.
Their Earlier Productions Had Charm
Tint IL lacking Now.

Their Earlier Productions Had a Charm
That IA Lacking Now.
There used TO be iu the literature
produced by women distinct quality
of femininity. 1t is not so common asst
once was, although names of living
writers might be given whose work
has it. But not to excite the animos-
ity of any who would dislike to be ac-
cuscd of it we may safely go to a re-
mote past for an example, and we GER
tainly shall not give offense by recall
ing the letters of Madame de Sevigne.
This delightful quality, which every
body recognizes, has charm quite
distinct from any grace of style
as it is usually defined. 1t is as
indefinable as the charm of
beautiful woman The most that we
can say of it is that it is note of
femininity, No man, whatever his es-
prit, or his delicacy, or his lightness of
touch has ever had it, not even the
most effeminate among men writers.
1t is a most desirab BILE and valuable
quality, and the one quality that
to literature in these days most wom-
en- consider it compliment If their
anonymous writings are taken to be
the. productions of men. And men
they are still so ungallant-would be
annoyed If the careless Judgment be
passed upon their work, Sounds as If 1t
were written by woman" 1t is un-
derstandable why women wish to be
thought to write like men, on the the
ory that literature, like other art, is
scxless, and that there is only one
standard of excellence. But it is not
understandable why women, enfran-
chised and come as an equal into the
! kingdom of letters, should wish to drop
quality so fascinating and so full of
potency and charm as that we are
speaking of. Practically, in her com
petition with men, she has dropped
it. We encounter it less and
less. And it is grave question
whether the reinforcement of litera-
ture by an increasing number of wom-
en- who write so that their productions
can not be distinguished from those of
men is compensation for the loss of
this lovely quality of femininity. Is it
necessary that women in gaining
knowledge and skill should sacrifice
this most exquisite expression of wom-
an as woman, that is, the expression of
a charm which is one of the few notes
of rcminiscence of our fallen estate? 1t
is not ineffeminacy in the common
meaning, it is not lack of virility; but
it is the counterpart of that quality
which is etymologically strictly derived
from the word vir. 1t is for women to
say whether literature is to lose this
quality. y.-Charles Dudley Warner, in
lIarpers Magazine.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-09-28
A SMART DOG.



Bears hate dogs beyond anything
else, and will frequently give up a good
chance to escape from the hunter for
the satisfaction of waiting for pursu'
ing dog or two and crushing the life
out of them. Dogs that are not espe'
cially trained to hunt bears re al
most sure to fall victims to bruins
vengeful rage on such occasions, and
even experienced and educated bear
dogs not infrequently overrate tacl,
smartness and fall before some furious
old bear that they have been harrass'
ing and circumventing in the chase.
No dog was ever done up by beai
though in so remarkable manner as
George lnnes' dog Tinker was few
days ago, says a Roulette (Pa.) CORE
spondent, George lnnes is hunter
who lives in the Mexican county woods,
near the head of Potato creek. His
dog Tinker was considered the best
bear dog in that part of the state and
Innes did quite a profitabl business
with him by hiring him out to hunters,
who depended on his sagacity and
thorough knowledge of the manners
and customs of bears to bring success
to any hunt. No bear had ever sue
ceeded in getting the best of Tinker in
the slightest degree, and If hunters
he was with came home without their
bear it was never Tinker's fault.
1t is recalled now that once Tinker
had, by his slillful maneuvering,
worked a willy old campaigner of bear
out of laurel patch right where one
of the waiting hunters was standing
gun in hand. The bear was not five
rods away from him. The hunter fired
both barrels at the bear, which turned
and rushed back into the laurels.
Tinker came bounding out of the
thicket with glad yelps, for he plainly
had expected to find the old bear
stretched uon the ground. When he
jumped into the opening, looked
around, and did not see the bears car
cas-, his glad look gave place to one of
surprise ii stood for moment as il
he could scarcely believe his eyes, and
then turning an angry look on the
hunter he gave him an ugly scowl and
went back home. He was disgusted
that his good work should have been
spoiled by a bungling hunter and he
would never hunt with party after
that if that particular hunter made
one of it,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-09-28

ing went right. Miss Bevcfley seemed
determined to be suited with nothing
that was done for her, and the old
bachelor from his corner growled
chorus to all her fault-findings.
Day after day passed by very much
in the same style, and Kate Raymond
grew paler and quieter with each re-
volving sun. AT first her prond spirit
had rebelled
II cannot endure it, she had thought.
But then came the bitter reinem-
brance that she must endure it-that
she had neither home nor friends to
fee tol
And when at the weeks end Miss
Precilla Beverley paid the astounding
sum of two dollars into Miss Raymond's
shrinking palm she felt that it had in
deed been hardly earned.
There's one good thing about you,
Miss Raymond" said the spinster, par
enthetically, as she counted out the
bills-"one quality that none Of my
other companions could ever suit me
in; you never get out of temper. You've
never once lost your patience the whole
time you've been here and yet used
to hear, year or SO ago, when my
nephew Carl was at home, what a
changeable, ficklc, impatient little
thing Squire Raymonds daughter
was"
Kate colored, and the tears started
quickly to her deep brown eyes.
no" said the old bachelor in the
corner, mo, Miss Raymond never gets
out of temper nowv'
Glow old are you now?" asked Miss
Beverley, searchingly.
II was twenty last month"
"Humph only twenty? Well, | sup
pose you'll be getting married some
day. and shall lose my companion"
But Kate gently shook her head, with
out even looking up.
III shall never marry" she said. "No.
body cares for me now."
There, James, told you you'd
knock that vase off the window seat il
you insisted on leaving it there Ia
mented Miss Beverley, as sudden
crash of breaking china interrupted
Kate's voice. Run, Miss Raymond,
and don't let the water soak into the
carpet. don't see how men can be SC
careless"
And for once the old bachelor had
no word of excuse to plead for him
self.
miss Raymond" he said in low
hurried voice, when his sisters tempo
rary absence had chancefl to leave them
alone together half an hour or SC
later, ''you said little while ago that
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-09-28
iMPUDENCE AND IGNORANCE.
They Lend Kind OF Ignorance Which Can
BE Dispensed with ProfitabIy.

They Lend "a Kind OF Ignorance Which Can
BE Dispensed with ProfitabIy.
There arc many sorts of courage
which both men and women would be
better without, but, unfortunately, are
not. There is courage of impudence.
1t abounds to-day. 1t is all the fash
ion. If you want a thing and can not
get it in any other way. try impudence
that is recipe which is constantly
being given in the papers.
Then there is the courage of igno-
rance. Not long ago was in n room in
which there was an eminent pianist.
lie played as, so far as know, he alone
can play, one of Chopin's masterpieces
lowering his finger tips. with the
eloquence of many voices. Directly
he had finished the lady of the house
went sailing up to him. "Thank you
so much! You should hear my little
girl do so want you to tell me what
you think of her, For so small a child
not yet learned music two years--we
think she's wonderful"
Before the astonished virtuoso, whose
knowledge of English is not profound
could get word in edgeways, there
was small child about nine years OF
age planted on the music stool with
eye Banks and Braes," with varia
tions, opened out in front of her.
In self-suificient little nonentitv
who had mot yet learned music two
years." and who, naturally, had no mu
sic in her, the performance was excusa
BILE, and it would be too much to say
that sudden death would have been it,
only adequate reward-but in the pres
ence of that famed musician! | do not
know what he suffered. know what
we felt.-All the Year Round.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-09-28
81 WANT YOUR ADVICE. !"

make assurance doubly sure She was
glad; yes, upon the whole she was very
Glad. She knew she had treated the
honest, loving young fellow like a
selfish. heartless coquette; she knew
she had half broken his fond, faithful
heart with her airs, and graces, and
false smiles, once upon time.
AZ ten o'clock precisely the next day
Or. smiths buggy came to the door for
Miss Raymond and her trunk. :,
"Keep up good courage my dear
said the kind-hearted old man. Miss
beverley is rather trying. they say but
She has a heart, and yoe'll work your
wav down to it after awhile"
Kate hoped so, but she could not help
,.a,,ng a little discouraged when DIR.
Smith had left her alone in the dark
ened room, with pair of green spec
taeles rlaring at her from one corner
snd 4 pair of blue 'spectacles from the
other -
Her first day as companion was
,naffablv wearisome. Patiently she
trudged up and down stairs with MISS .
pever.ey's Cruel and the old bachelors
foot mutners. .r, S....
yhs asxt ~ wss As'Aas ss'sh ssss'
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-09-28
One Dollar Per Year,
THE IDEAL WOMAN.
Prominent Men Give Their Ideas OF What
She Should He.

A number of prominent men have
given their idea of the ideal woman in
the Union Signal, Two from Hartford,
Ct, are particularly interesting. DIR.
Crothcrs says:
The ideal woman Is the Che who,
from conditions unknown, has caught
the spirit of the ages and Joined its
great evolutionary murch. She
is the woman who never stops growing,
mentally, morally and physically, and
who is always above the low levels of
the present, and always struggling to
/ higher conceptions and higher activi-
ties, and who makes the present step
ping-stones for the future
John Hooker, husband of Isabella
Beecher Hooker, says:
No man ever grew up with more
reverence for fine woman than |. |
have never lost that reverence; but my
idea of what constitutes a fine woman
has materially changed used to think
her essential qualities in youth were
sweetness, delicacy and modesty, and
in after life, home-loving wifeliness,
and Madonna-lilSe motherliness, Fifty
years of observation and reflection
have taught me that woman grows
nobler and truer to herself and all her
obligations who, still faithful and
loving in her home relations (for her
heart will always be there), is yet
full of intelligence in all matters
that are interesting the public, full OF
sense of the value of her sex in its re-
lation to social progress, full OF an
appreciation of her rights as human
being, inspirable by inspiring thoughts
and influences, and power for good in
the community in which she lives, and
perhaps in that larger community that
makes up the nation to which she be-
longs She is to me the noblest woman
who, without mere personal ambition
or self-secl1ing of any sort, and with a
great spirit of helpfulness toward all
the wronged and suffering, limits the
field of her work only by her ability
and opportunity, making these, and
not any conventional rules, the test of
what God meant that she should do.
That woman may be all this, and yet
not lose particle of her wifeliness or
motherliness, or of her sweetness and
delicacy, is matter of absolute knowl'
edge with the writer.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-09-28
Golden RuIe.

Two men became engaged in fight
in the street Instantly their hats went
off and rolled in the dust. One of the
men was entirely bald and the other
had thick head of hair The bald
man seized the other by the hair and
began to drag him about.
''Stop him!'' cried bystander.
"Why should you stop him?" asked
another. "He's only practlclng the gold
en- rule"
"The golden rule! What do you
mean?"
"Why, he's doing TO the other man
what he wishes to goodness the other
man might be able to do to him..
Youths Companion.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-09-28
May Practice LAW in Indiana.

The Indiana supreme court has de-
cided that women may be admitted to
the practice of law in that state. The
constitution reads: Every person of
good moral character being a voter
shall be entitled to practice law in all
courts of justice" The lower court,
when the matter was brought before
them, decided that as women are not
voters they must be ruled out The
higher court, however, argued that,
while the constitution says voters shall
be admitted, it does not say that 9th
ers, including women, shall not be.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-09-28
Her Reward.

At Copenhagen young woman who
seized thief and held him until the
police came, was presented with dia-
mond brooch and flattering letter OF
thanks from the director of police, and
received an offer of marriage from n
well-known journalist Women thief
catehers are SO numerous in this enun-
try that ii has been suggested that /,
would bankrupt the police department,
TO attempt To reward them all. not tc
mention exhausting the supply OF mar.
risgeabls Journalistic IN, y, sun.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-09-28
nv Anotber Mama.

Rollo--Tell me, pa, is there any differ
ence between common salt and chloride
of sodium
Mr.. Holliday--Yes, Rollo, great diff
ference. Salt is two cents a pound at
the grocer's, while chloride of sodium
is fifty cents a teaspoonful at the drug
gist's.-Boston Transcript
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-09-28

nobody cared for you. That was a
mistake"
Kate Raymond looked up in sur
prise.
my nephew, Carl Beverley, cares
for you; he has never left off caring for
you. If he thought you would never
look kindly upon him again ="
But Kate shook her head.
at is too late now to say these things,
and yet ="
"But it isn't too late" interrupted
the old bachelor, solemnly, rising out
of hisc hair, taking off the blue specta-
cles, behind which sparkled a pair of
brilliant black eyes, removing the rusty
wig from profusion of chestnut brown
curls, and spurning the wadded flannel
dressing gown from him with con.
temptuous motion.
Kate rose to her feet with hysteric
scream.
Carl"
"Is it too late, Katie? Tell me! This
last week has taught me how good,
how gentle and how patient you have
grown, and love you better than |
ever did before. Can you forgive me
for the ruse practiced to learn whether
might indeed aspire once more to
your hand?"
Kate Raymond said mo" at first, but
she said yes afterward, when Carl
had convinced her Of the perfect propri-
ETY. of his conduct.
"And did your aunt known
SIT was she who insisted upon it,
Kate She wished to prove the temper
she had heard was SO tickle and uncer-
tain"
And the old lady's wedding present to
Miss Raymond was a diamond brooch
that queen might have worn.-Buf
falo Inquirer.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-09-28
An Agricultural Trrn of Mind.

81 think Benny win make farmer"
aid Mrs. Bloobumpcr to her husband.
"What makes you think that?'
81 found him picking the seeds out
of some seed-cake had given him. and
he said he was going to plant them and
raise ell the cake he could eat
Iudra