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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-01-19
WOMEN AT WORK.

No vassar girl has ever been divorced
from her husband is the proud assertion
of Vassar graduates
A CALIFORNIA woman has made over
hundred and fifty thousand dollars
from a patent baby-carriage.
MoDJEsKA, the actress, converses in
several languages, and is much inter-
ested in making collection of works
of the Elizabcthan age.
SPANISH girls are not all perpetually
draping themselves in lace mantillas
and dancing to castanets. In the old
college of San Salvador, several names
of women are enrolled with those of the
men.
Miss GERTRUDE l. BARRETT, daughter
of Rev. b. F. Barrett, of Philadelphia,
has been made general manager of the
Swedenborg Publishing Association,
since the dccease of her father who
was for many years president of the
association.
DR.. MARY E. BRADFORD, the Ameri-
can Presbyterian missionary at Tabriz,
Persia. who did such noble medical
work among the Persians in the late
cholera epidemic, is 2 native of Lexing-
ton, Ill, and is only about thirty years
old She received her diploma in 1887
from the Woman's Medical college of
Chicago, and was afterwards a surgeon
in the New England hospital in Boston.
She was sent to Persia in 1888.
In Germany every servant girl is
obliged to own little blank book for
stamps. Once week the mistress pastes
| in the book two-penny-half-penny
stamp, which is purchased from the
government. When the girl gets old,
or should she fall ILL., the stamps are re-
deemed by the government so that the
girl has a small sickness or old age
fund. This custom was ordered by the
emperor about two years ago.
Mrs. c. H. WILSON, of Cleveland. o.,
Is one of the most successful florists in
the country. She took up the business
more than ten years ago, when she
found 1t necessary to increase her In
come, and having a large collection OF
plants in her own home, she began with
them. In order to improve her methods,
she went to a floral establishment to
learn the business Her first green.
house was very small; now the total
glass area of her greenhouses is about
10000 feet MIRA Wilson's specially !.
decorating,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-01-19
COLOR OF HUMAN BLOOD.
Its Richness of That Usually Varies At-
cordlng to Ldng Capacity.


cordlng to Ldng Capacity.
Having recently examined large
number of specimens of human blood
from persons of different ages, ranging
from four to seventy-six years, some
being those in robust health, others
being tuberculosc, correspondent was
struck with the great difference in the
shade of color presented, some being OF
very rich tint, others very pale. He
says THE richest color was in the
blood of girl twenty.slx years Of sge;
graduate OF Vassar college; who had
the highest ahthropometric Measure
inent for respiratory capacity in class
of about five hundred girls
'Her health was excellent and she
consumed rather more flesh food than
is usual. The next highest tint was
found in the blood of woman about
seventy years old, with n somewhat
unusual chest measurement having
also excellent respiratory capacity and
being IN fine health. This woihan, on the
contrary, does not eat flesh at all. !
expected in her case I'd find d more
than ordinary number Of white blood
corpuscles, but there were far less than
Usual, It being difficult to find them,
they were so few The palest blood
was from chlorotic Irish servant girl
of twenty-five years and in tubercu-
lose boy Of four. There was not much
perceptible differences in their cases.
"Thc girl had naturally good respira-
tory power, but she had lessened it by
tight clothing and an almost constant
indoor life for long time. After
spending month at the seaside I ex,
amined her blood again and found the
tint somewhat deeper than before. As
we know the color of the blood is
caused by the h@moglobn in the red
blood corpuscles, and If this is greater
when the respiratory capacity is great
est may not the color of the blood be
heightened by charging the chest and
increasing the lung power? From
some observations | have made / , e.
lieve it can. Science.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-01-19
THE NEGRO.
His Race Is on n Slow but Gradual De-
cline In New England's Population.

His Race Is on n Slow but Gradual De-
cline In New England's Population.
The colored race does not increa Sc
rapidly in New England. Rhode Island
is the only New England state where
the colored people were in 1899 over 9
per cent. of the population. Even there
the colored population has, according
to the census, fallen off from 2.49 per
cent of the population in 1850 to 2.21
per cent. in 1890. In Connecticut in
the same period the percentage
declined from 2.O7 to 1.72. In Maine
the colored population in 1870 was
less than quarter of l per cent, a
decline for the decade, but slight,
scarcely perceptiblc, gain as COM
pared with 1850. The same is true of
New Hampshire and Vermont, where
colored people make up only is per
cent. and 80 per cent. respectively Of
the population.
In Massachusetts, they were in 1890
LOS per cent of the population, against
~ in 1850. In Massachusetts,, as in all
other New England states, however,
their percentage declined during the
present decade The census enumera-
tors found 90, 500 colored people in
Massachusetts in 1890, 1923 in Maine,
800 in New Hampshire, 1904 in Yer
mont, 7,64l in Rhode Island and IL. 500
in Connecticut. There is no indication
of the forcing of the color line in New
England politics in these figures, but
there is, on the other hand, the sug-
gcstion of physically decadent race,
or at least one that is not holding its
own in its social isolation. Boston
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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-01-19


owing to the crinlxle in il. and with
cneeks Touged by heat and suds to
an Ns'ming degree, go out in the sit
1sroom to meet father and his
MAN as foretold by little Jennie
quo Is peeping in at this very instant
through the hall door, making an oc-
casiooal grimacc at me.
Rather, in his usual enthusiastic way,
,s entertaining the said IMAM" with
"he OF his never-ending tales on his ia
.vorite hobby 1--WE all have hobbies, YOU
nnow' SO won't particularize), but he
ooes pause long enough to say:
My eldest daughter, Susie, Mr..
smith, my housekeeper, you know, and
very Jewel she is, too, assure you".
Mr. smith rises and bows He is tall,
rather good looking and exceedingly
cool and self possessed. | am not. /
want to shake father for that unluclsy
compliment. The idea of calling any
one Jewel of a housekeeper who has
nothlng better for dinner than cold
ooiF,d salt pork, beans, steamed bread
an half of a pie for dessert!
In my hurry to return to my sudsy
Kitchen, where at least can enjoy a
good cry, run plump against the stool
Mt the doorway that Jennie has drawn
up in its way, in order TO peep through
The transom, for Jennie is one of the
''terribles."
There is grand crashing fall, as the
tall stool goes over, but Jennie, with
her usual agility, lands upon the floor
like a cat
Father Immediately runs out and de-
mands what has happened
Point to the stool and reply as
calmly as l may:
Jennie left it in the doorway"
AS for the child, she is already safe
within the kitchen, as demure as if
nothing had happened.
"You should be soundly whipped for
such conduct" say, ahgrily, then l
remember the awful prospect before
me. A dinner for guest who is a
complete stranger, nothing with which
to prepare it, and not cent Of money.
IF father would only RENE IN Der that
we've used the last of the pension
check--if he only could remember"
j sigh, and then add: "Poor father!'
Jennie is regarding me demurely
There have been times when her fertile
brain has come to the rescue.
what are we to do?" ask, hope
lessly, looking at her.
There's your ring"
my ring!" cry, ''my one treasure, ="
aud snatch my hand away from her
gaze and then the tears flow in very
truth.
"Oh," said Jennie, 81 only meant to
pawn it; you can redeem it, on know.
Father pawned his watch"
$50 he did," | say, holly, land never
redeemed it,"
But my ring! heavy gold band given
me long ago by the bashful, halfway
lover, Clarence Baylor, my old friend
and schoolmate, who sailed away
across the sea and returned neyermore.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-01-19
Woman in the German Army.

The German army ranks among its
members several women holding posi-
tions as regimsntal chiefs. In 1861 the
Empress Frederick was appointed col
oncl of regiment of hussars. The
duchess of Connaught, daughter of the
famous Red" prince ranks as colonel
of infantry. Princess Frederick
Charles, widow of the famous
RED" prince, is also colonel OF
regiment. Queen Victoria herself has
headed a regiment of dragons lin
theory for the last three years. The
Princess Albert, of Russia, holds like
position. In a like capacity the Elm.
press Augusta Victoria was appointed
commander of regiment in 1890. The
duchess of Edinburgh is an attache OF
the regiment of the guards, and but re-
Gently the queen of the Netherlands
became colonel.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-01-19
An Afablc Archdukc.

Archduke Joseph of Austria took a
walk lately in the imperial park OF
Alesuth, when he saw an old peasant
running as fast as his old legs could
carry him in pursuit of a fugitive
rooster. The peasant was perspiring
and gasping for breath, and waiting all
the time, yet persisted in the pursuit
of the froicsome bird. The archdulle
took pity on the old man and ran to his
assistance. He succeeded in capturing
the rooster and delivered it into the
hands of the peasant, who was over
joyed, and rewa rded the prince with a
brand new coin. -Chicago Journal.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-01-19

worse, you are likely to get wet. Won't
you take my umbrella-or let me walk
your way-I believe l prefer the lat
ter" with a friendly laugh.
Here is nice predicament Almost
at the door of the pawn shop, and this
very kind and obliging young man
waiting most cheerfully to dance
attendance upon me even in rain.
storm.
For an instant stand helplessly be.
fore him, my cheeks aflame, then
manage to say:
"If you could take car and-and--"
Certainly" he said, coldly, handing
me the umbrella.
"You can call for it, you know"
add, blushing most dreadfully.
He turns an instant, wondering ex-
preston on his face, bows, and is in the
passing car and gone.
"Oh," say with gasp, what girl
he must think me-and then that
begged him to call for this umbrella!
Id like to toss it in the river. I'd
rather have gotten wet through than
to have met him to-day just here"
They are busy in the pawn shop; it is
many minutes before receive my
precious ring and slip it ioyfully upon
my finger, the only article of the kind
I have ever possessed-and then the
memory of from whence it came, of the
sea that parted us, of the bigger sea
| that now must forever roll between,
causes tear to roll slowly down my
| cheek.
take my handkerchief and wipe it
away, raise the borrowed umbrella
carefully and go out into the storm.
Somebody is rushing by, somebody
who it seems did not care to take that
| car, since his own business must have
compelled him to return to the neigh
borhood
1t is all over now; he has seen me
come out of that dreadful place; he
understands now to whom that pawn
ticket belonged. But he little dreams
I that for his sake was the sacrifice
made.
Then, three days later, he calls for
that unluclSy umbrella-at least l call
it unlucky. 1t is evening; am all
alone, for father and little Jennie are
out walking.
He looks particularly well and partic-
ularly handsome, l think, giving him
my hand, shyly, for the memory of all
that mas been does not help to render
me calm and cool.
lie talks easily of poor old father and
his dreams; of little needless Jennie,
and then talks of me, of myself, trying
to draw me out, and before ! know il
/ am telling him much of the life OF
trials and privations, and wind up
with the history of my ring. don't
know why tell it, but l do, and then
and then. somehow, before the re.
turn of father and Jennie, | discover
that Mr.. Smith has not called for his
umbrella. but wholly and entirely to
see me.
He does not say as much in words,
but know. And | think, as he holds
my hand and watches my face with
those dark eyes. he reads Alright tho
reason of the bushes that come and 60,
Later on he tells me so gently and
so fondly how he knew all about those
dreadful happenings and how he pitied
me and wanted to help me.
And then l laugh and tell him that
pity is akin to love, and he might have
known mis- danger
But he says he fails 10 see the dan.
ger. r--Abbie G. McKeever, in Yankee
BLADE.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-01-19
remarkable Woman "Drummer."

A firm of machinists in Scandinavia
employs young woman agent whose
territory covers the whole of Europe.
She recently arrived in London direct
from Moscow and en- route for Mel
bourne. The woman commercial trav'
eler Is frequently met on the continent,
one London firm employing several
women as travellers and many manu-.
facturers having one or more women al
AGENTS Chicago Post
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-01-19
PlTH AND POINT.


Men dire foolish in other affairs OF
life DIS we'll DIS that of love-making,-
Philadelphia Call.
The moment we begin to thihi,
somebody else has religion we lose d
good deal of our own. RAMS Horn.
--Jagson says that never trust q
man till you know him" is good advice,
but you never know some men till you
trust thcm.-Elmira Gazette.
-Teacher-"Suppose you had discov.
cred America, instead of Columbus,
What would you have dohe7" Chicago
Boy-"opened a real-estate Office"
The medical men say tina; klepto.
mania is disease. We have observed
that its victims are always taking some
thing for it.-Binghamton Leader.
1t shows how a certain instinct
breaks out in the sex that when they
marry man they think they're get.
ting Observation-Disclosures Times.
-=He.-"Don't you think that eo-educn-
ton leads to d good many marriages. 81
She-"Well, what is marriage itself bat
u species of co-education%-
apoiis journal.
tits the little things lii life that
count" said the philosopher. eyes,
indeed" said the primary teacher,
''you should visit my school somr time
and hear them!"
The Arid Region-"De Meta? Oh,
he's cultivating his voice" "But he
drinks so hard!' "Well, you know he's
from the southwest, where they can't
cultivate without irrigation. Puck.
-soprano-"We all like sheep.
Tenor-''We all like sheep" Alto
1--WE all like sheep have gone ---. y
Uncle Tinothy-"Say, Satnahthy, III
stay after meetin' an see if / can't sell
some. "-Inter-Occan.
-Crummer-''The Afghans consider
smoking n greater offense than MUIR
der" Gilleland-"Dear mel Some one
must have unloaded some Brooklyn
cigars on them at some time. IN. Y.
Herald.
The simplicity of expression natur-
al to child was freshly illustrated by
four-year-old day OF two ago who
suddenly cried ont; ooh, mamma, I
ate tip my MOUTH" He had bitten his
tongue.
"A man should be judged by his in
Inv hn y,
who intend to be honest, but steals oc-
casionally, is certainly no worse than
he who intends to steal, but can't get a
chance boston Transcript
WHATS the matter, Parker? You
look blue" 81 am. asked Miss Nor
rison to be my wife" "Ah! Rejected. "
mo. Referred me to her mother, and
well, her mother rejected me herself
last September at Narraghnsett"
--"Yaas," he said, II shall have tc
challenge him. He called me a liah
don't you knowl" GLOW ill.bred" ex.
claimed his sister. "Wasn't 1t? When
there are so many pleasanter word:
that mean the same thing. ASKING
ton Star.
She Chilled Him. What.
the matter? ! Thought you had gone C
call on Miss Bostonne. Jack-"I did
call, but found the atmosphere of the
room so chilly that | left" Tom
Wasn't there stove in the room?'
Jacls--"Yes, but Miss Bostonne was
there also. Yankee Blade
-Misjudgcd. -Employer-"See here
Mr.. Penn, this is the fourth time il
three months have given you da,
off to attend your sisters wedding
Don't you think You ought to find {
new excuse?' Book-Keeper-"But, sir
have been telling the truth. Siste
lives in Chicago. indianapolis Jour
nal.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-01-19
A Clear Case.

The Police Magistrate-Why do yor
think this broil was brought on by ,
discussion of political issues?
The Officer heard 'em distinctly
your honor. One man says oyer liar,
an the other says Eyer cut throat an
a horse-thief," an then they fit. Chi
cago Tribune.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-01-19

Little Boy shu'd think these thou,
sand-legs' bugs would starve or some
thin.
Little Girl-Why?
They've got to hunt for things tt
eat, same as other bugs, haven't thcy?'
''0f course"
well, ! don't see how they can keer
all those legs goin' an think of any,
thing else. GOOD News.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-01-19
A Taffyer from Taffyyillc.

81 have just been reading an inter.
esting story of two men who were lost
in the Adirondacks while hunting"
said the beautiful Miss HuclSins. "Were
yon ever lost, Mr. Tubbs?"
"Once."
"When?"
"When l first saw you l was lost in
admiration, and l may add that have
not since been found. Boston Globe.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-01-19

Given me with request to remember
him." nothing more; and he died. they
said, of some fever, the handsome,
dark-eyed boy, and my ring was all l
had of what might have BEEN"
81 don't know of anything else" re-
peated Jennie, heartlessly.
Nor !, either,' 1 say, slipping it
from my finger. Then | write down a
few items of things the child is to get,
give her the ring in my little worn
purse and send her forth. | could not
go myself, and she is equal to it,
1t is passable dinner. We manage
to get through somehow, but as hand
father his second cup of coffee, he does
see the very thing least desire him to
notice--the ringless hand.
"Why, Susie, pet, have you lost your
ring?'
In vain try to stoph him, perhaps the
sorrow in my face makes his question
the more pointed.
81 put it away" / say by this time.
81 have been washing, you know.
ooh. YES" says father, entirely salts
fed, but the shame of the little suoter-
fuce the loss Of my ring, render me
ANYTHING but sociable hostess.
am congratulating myself that it is
70 end well. after all when AGAIN
fathers usually all unseeing eyes no.
tice a small bit Of paper on the foor;
he stoops down and picks it up.
as Il yours?" be asks, handing 1t 70
orr guest. when, oh, horrors! ! see II
is pawn ticket the ticke, und poaS,ess
" for my precious ring, that neeaieSS
Jennie has forgotten to give me.
Our guest smiles and says
"ob, no. not NINE, .,.x.
MY eyes srs.Ras = young young ,, Is shs5
were easei ! snuty
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-01-19
A wifeIv Rehuke

81 think I'll have an oil portal,
made" said Mr.. Derrick, who had be-
come suddenly rich in petroleum.
There you 60 talking shop again."
exclaimed his wife, who was taking
lessons in culture. PUCK.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-01-19
Yea, Verify (!

THAT text of Bishop Orthos last
Sunday was an awfully good one, |
thought" observed Chappie Van Dem
init, as he flung another dunning notice
into the fire.
what text was that?" asked Chase.
hem.
I'm the midst of life we are in debt"
Truth.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-01-19

--She-"Why do you never take me
to the thcater, George?" He-"Mabel,
you certainly do not expect me to spend
my borrowed cash Tor theater tickets,
do your"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-01-19
AN UNLUCKY DINNER.
aus Many Trials Ended Happily for
All Concerned.

0 p S co ming
h o m c II n d
there's a man
with himm
" Goodness r.
i cry, there
never was such
n m an, never,
to bring co M
pany home on
w ash uuyS, IL Z
never fails."
l snatch off
the wet apron,
I W ist up my
hair, h at so
persis t c tly
..sll l. 4sl
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-01-19

Where the Mistake Was.

Schmidt-Some funny mistakes occur
In this world.
Miller-What's up now?
Schmidt-Well, you see, DIR. Soonovcr
had to fill out death certificate for
one of his patients and he put his own
name in the place where he should have
inserted the cause of the patients
death, Texas eiftingA
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-09-06
He Croaked too Soon.

He was type Of the aggressive, "l-told
YOU so" croaker who gloats over human
misfortune simply because the world insists
on going on in the old way and ignoring his
advice. A look of triumph came into his
little gray eyes as he caught sight of sheet
Of viii paper pasted on the door of big
Washington street building at noon yester-
lay. There was something written on the
sheet in a fine hand The little old man
halted, took off his hat, mopPed his brow,
waved his hand toward the sheet of paper
and said 10 loud tone of voice to couple
of men standing by:
THAT marks the beginning of the end
predicted it long before the ides of last
November. But the blind, unthinking peo-
pie had their way. They sowed to the wind,
and now they vii reap the wirlwind.'
A crowd of 100 people had gathered and
the little man became oratorical.
1--WE are on the brink of national ruin.
National credit is irrctrievably gone The
air is filled with the crash of mighty hanks
md great corporations. and the hum of in
lustry is sllled in the land. Cobwebs are
forming on the idle looms, and the rust ac-
cumulates on the miners pick and shovel. p"
The crowd by this time numbered 1000
people. all demanding to know what was
going on.
"The savings of how many poor people
have been swept away in this crash. Can
any one tell me?" shouted the orator.
Let us see whether this little paper,
iraught with sorrow for thousands of people,
will tell us the true reason for this failure,
which is only the forerunner Tor hundreds
more"
The little man adjusted a pair of steel
bound spectacles to his nose and read this
notice while the crowd waited in breathless
silence;
"a few desirable offices in this building
for rent at reasonable figures. They can be
seen on application to the janitor.
The orator skunk away just as policeman
made grab for him. Chicago Times.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-09-06

The story of Hawthorne's connection
with Lnngfellow's poem "Erangeline," "a
hitherto told, i that Hawthorne found the
incident recorded by the poet unavailable
~ the foundation of prose romance and
then placed il at Longfellow's disposal
Horace Ingersol, gentleman living at
Salem, gives n different version. The facts
of this story were originally told to Mr. In
gersoll by Mrs. Halliburton, who lived in
South Boston He told the story TO Haw-
thorne one day while they were walking
Over what is now Lafayette street, in Salem,
and Hawthorne said he would write noyel
about it. As time passed on he neglected
To keep his promise, and six years later In
gersoll gave the story to LongfeIlow ct his
home in Cambridge, and from this the IA
nous story was written. Mr.. Ingersoll re
calls with some amusement that at the time
he gave the story to Longfellow he attempt
g TO tell him how it should be written
His Instructions were not followed very
closely, but he was perfectly satisfied with
the result after the work bad been compile
ted. In his library at the present time Mr..
Ingersoll has the copy of "Evangeline"
presented to him by Lpngfellow. with an
autograph inscription on the fly leaf
well, after that book came out. you ought
to have seen Hawthorne rave" said Inger-
soil lie wasso mad at himself and with
me because he had not written the novel
that he did not get over it for 50 me time =
do not think he ever fully forgave me for
telling tue story to Lonsfellow"