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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20
SHORT ITEMS FOR WOMEN.

Miss KATE SMITH, pretty and high
ly educated young lady of Louisville,
Ky, has recently received a diploma as
professional embalmer.
OLIVE THoRNE MILLER is the latest
recruit to the rank of author readers,
and she has been giving in New York a
series of Bird Talks" in schools and
academies about the city.
Miss ANNA HUDE, of Copenhagen, is
the first woman in Denmark to receive
the degree of doctor of philosophy. For
the last three years she has had charge
of the historical department Of the Dan
ish royal archives
DIR. JULIA WAsmBURN, Of Lexington,
XIV, is in charge of bureau in the
Kentucky State Medical society, and
will deliver the public address this year
at the meeting of that body in Danville
on "Women in Medicine"
Mrs. A. NJ. MAINLY has bequeathed
to the city of Washington a large sum
of money for the erection and main
tenance of home for destitute women,
as memorial to her mother. In men,
DRY of her husband she has willed to
the Children's Aid society $50, 900 for the
erection of q home.
MISS NJ. Z. OGDEN, of San Antonio,
Tex, has been placed on the board of
examiners of post Office employees in
that city. For three years she has been
chief clerk in the money order depart
ment of the post office, and is said by
the postmaster to have given greater
satisfaction in this position than any
man he could have found.
CAMILLA CoLLET, the Norwegian
writer, who has been called the mime.
de SevigRe of Norway" was so years old
a short time since, and great festi-
val was held in Christiana to celebrate
the day. She has worked all her life
for the cnfranchisement of woman.
Henrik Ibsen was present at the ban
quet given in her honor, and the town
was Illuminated by a long procession
of students carrying torches
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20
Take Care Of Your Ers..

The way people abuse their eyes Ia
nmazing. They try them, strain them
and ovcrtax them in all manner OF
ways And when their eyes begin to
weaken with ill-usagc and age they are
too proud togive them the aid of glasses
which they crave. Furrowcd cheeks,
sallow compilations and white hair can
he hidden under enamel and rouge and
dyes; but there is no fashionable nos
trum that can cover up weakness Of
eyes. Spectaclcs proclaim the defect
which they mitigate, and are looked
upon by those whose minds are as weak
MS their eyes as badge OF infrmity;
and sooner than saddle their noses with
them, they saddle their lives with semi
blindness. N. Y. Ledger
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20
SUMMER FASHIONS.

SKIRTS covered with ruflles from hem
to waist line are much liked
LACE flounccs around the lower edges
of the skirts are increasing in popu-
larity.
SQUARE yolScs, outlined with enor-
mously full ruflles of the dress mate
rial or of lace, arc very popular among
drcssy young women.
SMALL girls dresses have enormous
ly wide collars or shoulder rufflcs that
extend ont over tho full sleeves in such
manner MS to suggest wings.
A HAT with medium width brim,
made with handsome lace-straw braid,
faced with black velvet and with a
trimming Of loops and bows of lace
and quantity of fine aigrcttcs, has
been very much admired.---N. Y. Led
nor 81
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20
FOREIGN JOTTlNGS.

ONE-TIIIRD of the human race speak
the Chinese language.
In 1874 all London houses were COM
PEELED for the first time to be connected
with sewers.
THE emperor of China chooses his own
successor, whether the person chosen
is member of the royal family or not.
NoTHING is wasted in China Tho
stones of various fruits and the shells of
nuts arc cleaned, dried and carved into
ornaments of the most graceful kind.
TIE Roman houses and palaces wero
SO imperfcctly lighted that in many
living rooms the inmates were forced
to depend on lamps 10y day as well ar
by night.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20
A ooLoREp WOMAN LecTuRiNc.
Talking to English People ON Lynch Law In
the South.

ldlkinB 10 hnNtHH D fpptc VIZ ~ "N'a - -"
the South.
Miss Ida Bell Wells, Negro woman
from Holly Springs, Miss, is lecturing
in England on Lynch Law IN the
United States The subject, as 1t at
fects colored people in the south, is
somewhat new to British audiences,
and Miss Wells desires TO rouse tho
moral sentiment of the people in favor
of just and equal treatment OF the
Negro race throughout the world.
Some of the statements she made
in n recent interview were start
ling to the Britishers, who supposed
that the prejudice against the colored
race had died away. When asked II
the spread of education and growth OF
property among her people was increas-
ing, she replied that the color line was
ms distinctly drawn as ever, and she
added: "No Afro-American, whatever
his moral, financial or educational
standing, can enter n white church,
school or railway car. One sign that
the feeling has not grown less IS that
within six years some of the southern
states have passed a law to prevent the
admission of Negroes in the same car
with the whites"
Miss Wells states that she was her
self dragged out of car in Tennessee
and left at the station because she re-
fused to ride in the Negro car. She is
of the opinion that rs the Negro adj
vances in education and qualities of
good citizenship the dissemination to
allow him civil rights becomes deeper,
and maintains that Rritlsh opinion and
protest will have great force. So she Is
holding meetings in all the large cities.
N Y Sun
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20
A Few Hints About Cburp,pr.

A gild edge butter-maker says it is
not necessary to the good quality OF
butter that the cream be churned every
day. Three times week in summer
and twice in winter will do, provided
the following points are observed: Not
to LET the milk stand longer than TWEEN.
ty-four hours in summer, or thirty-six
in winter, without Swimming. All the
best cream for butter will rise in that
time; and keep better removed from
milk than on it. Put the cream in a
bright tin bucket, kept for the purpose.
Tin may be cleaned more perfectly
than either wood or earthenware. The
cream should be well stirred each time
an addition is made to it, and should
stand after the last cream is added, at
least two hours in summer and four in
winter, before churning, to allow uni
form ripening and souring to tak'
place.-N. Y. Tribune.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20
FARM AND GARDEN.
FAIR ROAD TAXES.

President Bates oGcrs some Sound ArGu-
mcnts ON the SabIcct.
II have observed in various papers
complaints by farmers that bicycle men
all advocate better roads, but bicycle
men propose to make the farmers pay
for the roads. Hence some farmers pro-
pose to tax bicycles and apply the pro-
cccds to making better roads. .-
II roads are to be made by taxing
those who ride over them no bicycle
man will object But such a tax must
necessarily be u special tax, like the
toll taken on toll roads. And the only
fair tax of that sort is by taking toll,
so that the user of the road pays exact
ly for so much as he uses 1t must be a
toll tax on dHvchicles, and all beasts,
and all pedestrians, If one Is taxed
for using the road, all road users must
be taxed alike Beside, the tax ought
to fall heaviest on those who most
damage the road by using it. A BIZ
cycle does not damage the road at all;
laden wagon does. So does horses
hoof, or that of any hoofcd beast.
Further, the law should make fair
distinction in the object and result of
road use. The farmer uses the road
and damages it to make money for him.
self. SO docs every business teamster.
They get benefit in actual money
gain from every good road. The
cyclist uses the road solely for enjoy
ment. He makes no gain from it, and
it would manifcstly be unjust TO levy a
special tax on him. Now, cyclers do
not desire good roads at the expense of
the farmer. Bicycle advocates of good
roads are generally in favor of the
adoption of the county system of road
taxation and management. Under the
county system the whole county is
made one single read district and the
entire property of the county is taxed
equally for the highway fund. This
makes the heaviest cost fall upon cities
and villages and not upon the farmer.
The justification of such law is that
good roads benefit every body who owns
property, whether they all use the road
or not. The merchant of the village,
the man who owns house or lot in
the city, equally with the farmer-all
have the value of their property and
business increased by good roads In
the orange district, where several mil.
lions of dollars have been spent in the
last ten years making good roads, the
official records of the county show that
the value of the property of the whole
county has more than quadrupled with
in the last eight years owing to these
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products TO
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of perfect lax
alive; ehectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation:
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20
HE ENGLISH NOBILITY.

QUEEN VICTORIA is especially skiIlful
in making omelcttes, while the prin-
cess of Wales excels in making tea and
buttered toast.
The queens favorite author is Sir
Walter Scott. OF modern authors her
majesty is most fond of William Blacks
novels, and 1t is said that she reada
everything written by Walter Bcsant.
THE wedding present from the cor
poration of the city Of london to the
duke of York md Princess May will
consist of diamond necklace for the
princess and service of silver for
household use. t. ID ~
THE duke of Edinburg, it Is under-
stood, is among the heaviest sufferers
in England by the recent bank susrcn-
sion in Australia. As tho duke Is a
very wealthy man he will not be en-.
barrassed by the misfortune.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20
Routed a German Soldier.

A mischievous American girl was re-
Gently in Dresden, when the stolidity Of
the sentinels pacing up and down like
automatons attracted her notice, She
was seized with a sudden desire to test
this cast-iron rigidity, and, waiting
until the sentry had turned his back,
she slipped into his box. When he
came back she popped out her
head and said "Boo!' The soldier
dropped his musket and bolted, while
the proud American girl, having routed
portion of the German army, demure-
ly rejoined her friends, The emperor
heard of the incident and expressed a
desire to see the young woman, but she
declined to enter into an amnesty With
a conquered power
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20

The national church of Spain is Il C
Roman Catholic, to which nearly the
entire population adhercs. There trc
in the kingdom 5000 churches and
cathedrals, 32,435 priests, 1852 nuns,
1854 monks and II ,2O2 converts, monas-
tcries and other houses of religious
character. The clergy are maintained
by the state. There are in the country
a few thousand Protcstants, a few thou
sand agnostics and about four hundred
Jews. The constitution provides that
Protestants may hold religious services
under certain restrictions; but, within
the past year an Episcopalian chapel
has been erected in Madrid without
official sanction, under the protection
of the British embassy.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20
WOMEN AND CRIME.
Some Kentucky Statistics That Form
Valuable Object-Lesson.

Some Kentucky Statistics That Form a
Valuable Object-Lesson.
There is a great hue and cry that if
women could vote the bad women
would all rush to the polls and the good
women would not vote. Here is an OBJ
icct-lesson: The convicts in the two
Kentucky penitentiaries have just been
counted, and it is found that there are
now /, $40 convicts that have to be sup
ported by the state. Of this number 20
are women, white women and 30 col
ored, and 1874 men. According to
these statistics, sgotten up by the men
themselves, there are 81 7-13 of a man to
every woman.
Now, we suggest if the men voters
will take care of the 1874 bad men, the
women will take care of the twenty-six
women, and we think the masculines
will have bigger contract on their
hands than the women. We will even
agree TO take the fractional man and
make a good citizen out of him, teach
him to read the constitution and show
him the duties of citizenship, without
the use of liquid patriotism. We have
been suffragist for years, and we have
never vet heard of bad woman who
wanted to vote. We are inclined to the
belief that it takes bad man to make
q bad woman.
AS there are fifty-one bad men in
kentucky to every bad woman, the
state would be in no danger from the
votes of the women, but it certainly is
in danger now from the thousands OF
bad men who surge through the saloons
and gambling dens to the ballot box
and no moral power to Offset their
votes, which are sold out to the distil-
lers and brewers who manipulate the
politics of the state. No, the danger is
not from bad women, but from bad
men. We were always glad we were
born woman, but we are really de-
lighted since reading the statistics
above. Southern Journal.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20

Not SO Very Cold. -They were sit
ting together in the moonlight, and he
was trying hard to think of something
pleasant to say. All of sudden she
gave slight shiver. "Are you cold,
darling?' he asked, anxiously. 81 will
put my coat round you, if you like"
'"Wcll, yes she said, shyly, with an
other little SILVER, lam little cold, |
confess; but you needn't put your coat
round me. One of the sleeves will do"
Yankee Blade.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20

road improvements, while the value OF
the property directly along the lines OF
the good roads has increased over six
times.
The official records always show the
same extraordinary increase in the val.
ues of property, wherever good roads
have been constructed. And this is also
noticed: Farmers always resist and
complain before the good roads are con-
structed; but, after the roads are made
they are the strongest supporters of
the new system. Nothing could induce
them to go back to the old condition;
and the complainers and resisters are
thereafter confined to city and village
hang backs. In Michigan we have one
county that, in spite of resistance by
farmers, got the privilege, by special
act Of the legislature, of spending $780,
900 for stone roads. They spent the
money and the supreme court of
the state pronounced the act unconst-
tutional, and then up rose the farmers,
having been convinced by once trying
the effect of so much good road, and
joined in a'strong petition to have the
state constitution amended so that their
county might be permitted to bond it.
self for more hundred thousand dollar
good road expenditures Meanwhile
those farmers who got the benefit of
the first hundred thousand dollars
worth of good roads "cut swells" and
chuckled: Don't you wish you could
get ie?" over the farmers not on those
roads.
Well they may, since the official valua-
tions prove that lands along these roads
have enhanced in value more than
double any other farm lands in the
county. -President Bates, in Chicago
Bearin0S
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20
Sage for the Market,

Sage is profitable crop. For market
purposes it is grown from seed, the
plants being set out on the ground that
has been occupied by peas or some early
crop, so as to secure late crop from
the land. The rows are twenty inches
apart, the plants being twelve inches
apart in the row. Late in the fall the
crop is harvested, tied up in punches
and sold.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20

Let us turn from the giants Of this
forest to those plants which can only
be seen with the higher powers of the
microscope. The smallest of these and
ut the same time the smallest of living
things are the plants known as bac-
terra. They have an average diameter
of LES, 900 of an inch and length one
to ten times as great, Many OF them
have diameter Of less than 1-5O, 900 OF
an inch, and it is probable that there
are multitudes of them SO small that
the highest powers of the microscope
do not render them visible. Science.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20
GOLDEN GRAINS.

A FOOL carries his name in hi.
mouth.
THERE is no easy place anywhere on
earth for lazy man.
FIND Q, man who has no hobby, and
you find one who is not happy.
NOTHING will do moro to improve tho
looks than sunshine in the heart
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20
Renewing n Source OF perm.

Danger is near when the kidneys grow in
active. Tho ,ource of peril is removable
with Hostettt r'e Stomach Btters, which
unquestionably averts Bright's disease, dla-
betes, gravel and other ruinous malades
attributable, Ia the first instance, to dor
mant condition Of the ki6neys and bladder
A healthful impulse to the performance Of
the functions Of these organs is speedily
communicated by the 9itlers, which like
wise removes constipation, malaria, liver
trouble and dyspepsia.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20

Do you know what makes coffee deli
ciousy Good quality and freshness. The
best grade, IL not newly roasted, will yield
n poor drink. MAIL POUCH coffee pos
sesses the quality, and, besides, is roasted
and packed fresh ercry day, in one-pound
sealed packages only, by HANLEy & KIN.
sELLA COFFEE AND SPICE Co., st. Louis.
Getit at your grocer's.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20
The English colonies in America

The English colonies in America in
1854 had population of 1,4S5,634, of
whom 292, 1888 were negroes. The French
were scarcely 100000 in number, but
were strong in Indian allies, who,
stretching along the whole interior
frontier of the English colonies, and
Disguised with constant entertainments
upon their territories, as well as ILL
treatment by the English, were always
ripe and ready for cruel warfare.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20

VIsIToR-"Why, how big you are grow
ing, Tommy Ifyou don't look out you will
be getting taller than your father" Tom
my-"Won't that he jolyl Then pap'll
have to wear my old trousers cut down for
him. It'd Bits.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20

IA LITTLr change of heir" remarked the
old man as he altered his will, cutting of
his nephew in favor Of his typewriter
Philadelphia Record.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20
MAKES ITHELF EEL1

MAKES ITSELF FELT
the great, gripping, old-fashioned pill.
Not only when you take il, but un-
pleasant, from first to last, and it only
gives you a little temporary good.
The things to take its place are DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. One of these
at dose will regulate the whole system
perfectly. They're tiny, sugar-coated
granules, scarcely larger than mustard
seeds. They act in Natures own way.
No reaction afterward. Their help lasts
and they do permanent good. Consti-
patton, Indigestion, Bilious Attacks, Sick
or Bilious Headaches, and all derange-
ments of the liver, stomach, and bowels
are prevented, relieved, and cured.
They're the cheapest, Cor they're guar
anteed 10 give satisfaction or moneys re-
turned. Nothing can be "just as good
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20
SwelIings in the Neck

Or goi're, made my
neck fully twice its natu-.
raj Size. For three years
oil my strength seemed
to go into the swelling,
and l was reduced from
1875 to 80 pounds. l
took Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla, which gave me
strength, relieved dis
tress in my stomach, and
hest Of All entirely re.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20

~ CHENEY & Co, Toledo, O., Proprs. Of
Halls Catarrh Cure, offer 800 reward for
any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by
taking Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for tes-
timonials, free. Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20

AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE DAY.-"The
young lady 10 whom became engaged ut
the ball last night is hereby requested to
send her name and address to the Office of
tits paper. III Secolo.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20
German
Syrup"

My niece, Emeline Hawley, was,
taken with splitting blood. and she
became very much alarmed, fearing
that dreaded disease, Consumption.
She tried nearly all kinds of medi-
cine but nothing did her any good.
Finally she took German Syrup and
she told me it did her more good
than anything she ever tried. 1t
stopped the blood, gave her strength
and ease, and good appetite. l
had it from her own lips. Mrs.
Mary A. Stacey, Trumbull, Conn.
Honor to German Syrup. g
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20

THE USUAL CAUsE.-Lord Ftz Mud-"Sir
Charlie is going TO marry an American
girl" Lord Haversnake-"Nol Why, 1 had
no idea his finances were so low as that!'-
Puck
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20

THERE'S one consolation" thought the
bargain hunter as she was blown to atoms
by II dynamite cartridge, 'lhs is a fast
dien-Harvard Lampoon.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20

PEOPLE arc so inconsistent. They will
speak in complimentary terms Of the minis
er's slow delivery while they swear ut the
messenger boys. -Yonkers Statesman.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20

BUT 1t Didn't Tempt Him.-"That is what
call great snap" unused The fox, cycling
the steel trap critically and passing on
Chicago Tribune.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20

REGARDLESS of the fact that the cyclone
always travels in a great hurry it manages
TO pick up many valuable things on the way.
Inter Ocean.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20

TIE telephone girl, no matter how charm.
ing she may seem TO be, is always quito
distant in her conversation Rochester
Democrat.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20

You perhaps wouldn't think so TO look al
it, but almost any musician will tell you
that the drum ues.ts the stick all hollow
Troy Press
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20

NERVOUS and bilious disorders, sick head
nche, indigestion, loss Of appetite and con-
stipation removed by Beecham's Pills.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20

CLOSE RELATIoSs-T anccdote met the
short story, and said: "Ah, how are youl
We're related, aren't weI' 80 I've been
told" replied the short story. And then
they both rushed into print together
Truth.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20

NOTHING but child can take the bitter
ness out of life and break the spell OF lone.
liness.- Margaret Fuller.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20

THE modern landlord doesn't get fright.
ened when he sees the handwriting on the
wall. He just gets mad.-Buffalo Courier.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20

GIRATrEs are now worth 5000 each in
this country, but they arc high at that price.
Philadelphia Record
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20

LIILIE--"Sho always tolls the truth
Amv-"What nuisance she must bc."- N.
Y Herald.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-07-20

THE shooting stars appear TO have no
aim, and no one knows what they arc shoot
ing for