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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-10-26
PlTH AND POINT.

Amateur Model-"Now be sure you
don't get my feet too large" Illustra'
tor-"0, they will be reduced onc-half
In the reproduction. Vogue,
Critic lin art gallery)-'T don't see
any art in that daubuof yours" ANA
teur Painter (delighted) -"Ahal You
think l have the art that conceals art"
why do you think they were new
in the business of robbing?" Passen.
ger-"Grcat Scott they blew open the
safe and left five sleeping-car porters
unmolested. "-Inter-Ocean.
Good Girl. -JaclS-"Why did you
kiss Mamie so fervently? Are you en-
gagged to her?" Charlie-"No, but
was, and she has consented to break
off the engagement. Truth.
"A Gifted Woman.-'What express
sive eyes your wife has!" said Manches-
ter to Snaggs. EYES," assented Snaggs,
with sigh. "She can express herself
very vigorously with her tongue, too"
indianapolis Journal.
Aunt Mehitabel has been thinking
considerably about finance. 'I've con-
cluded," she remarked the other day,
that the sensible way is ter take yer
money out of yer stoclsin' an put yer
foot in it."-Washington Star.
Mrs. Fangle-"Have you secured
ledger for your second floor yet, Mr..
Goslin?" Goslin (horrifed) III haven't
been looking for ledger, madam"
Mrs. Fangle-"Why, I'm certain my
husband told me you had rooms to let
in your upper story."-Waif.
Totally Depraved. The confidence
man turned the corner and broke into
n run, leaving his trusting victim stand.
ing serenely in front of the hotel with
bogus check in his hand. 1.-THE gull
l left behind mel" he said'softly to HIM
self rs he ran.-Chicago Tribune.
Valuable Assistance. MADAM"
said the tramp, 1--WE got to get to Jer-
sey City tonight. Can't you assist me?"
mo, haven't time; but III lend you
my dog. He's great help to tramps
when they want to make space. Sic
i'm, Tige" said the kind lady.-Har-
per's Bazaar.
"A Chronic Kicker. Mrs. Remsen-
II am sure you can find any fault
with the dinner tonight, Robert.
Everything is just as nice as it can
be-" Mr. Remson (reluctantly)-"Oh,
yes. l suppose so. 1t quite makes me
wonder whether l am at home. "-P. g.
S. Bulletin.
-Doctor-"Why, Sageman, I'm as
tonished to see you looking SO we'll.
What have you been doing with your
self?" Sageman-"Oh, nothing more
than passing quiet two weeks in the
country" Doctor-"Don't say! You
must have gone to some place where
the sanitary conditions are remarkably
favorable" Sageman-"They are;
there Is no doctor within thirty miles
of the town."-Boston Courier.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-10-26
Tho WishIng-Chair.

At the worlds fair there is wish
ing-chair," which is built exactly like
the famous old wishing-chair in the
Giants Causeway, County Donegal,
Ireland. The chair is a big fat rock
surrounded by other rocks, in the
midst of which it nestes as snugly as
If it had been built there, instead of be.
ing placed there by nature. The story
of the wishing-chair is that anyone
who sits in it and makes wish will
have his wish fulfilled inside of year.
At the worlds fair the wishing-chair is
occupied by some one all the time, and
many are the wishes that are made
there. One little girl sat in the wish
ing-chair and wished that her dolls
would all turn into candy, so that she
could cat them. And cunning little
boy who had to be helped into the
chair wished that he could live in a
circus-tent and feed the animals pea.
nuts every day of his life. 1t is said
that the wishing-chair sometimes dis
appoints people by not fulfilling their
wishes; but when that is the case it is
because they have changed their minds
about wanting the wish gratified. The
Irish people, who are 10 be seen in tho
chair every day, almost always wish
for better times for their native land.
And surely we can all hope that all
good things will be theirs.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-10-26
THE LAST STRAW.
There Was Nothing Slow About This
Young Woman.

There Was Nothing Slow About This
Young Woman.
Two Detroit women met the other
morning on the street and with COM
mon impulse they began to talk about
hired help.
''Have you gotta girl yet?" asked one.
mo, have your" followed the other.
1--WE had about dozen in the last
month, and they are no good. The
capsheaf was laid on, though, yester-
day."
"How was that?" came the eagerly
curious interruption.
"Well, very stylish girl of about
thirty called at noon to see about a
place. liked her looks, though she
was dressed better than l was, but
though, as she was so particular about
her clothes, she'd be nice every other
way. Of course, she was naughty and
proud, but lots Of untidy ones were
that way, so l overlooked that too, and
I had practically engaged her when,
what do You think she wanted?"
''Six nights off and two afternoons
for matinees?" suggested the other one.
mo, not that. Would you believe
it? She wanted on extra room-for her
maid ITO occupy. Now, what do you
think of that?" and the other one drop
ped cher power of thinking. -Detroit
Free Press
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-10-26
FACTS ABOUT CAR HORSES.
Their Business Day Is Only Four Hours
Long, but It Is q Very Hard One.

Their Business Day Is Only Four Hours
Long, but 1t Is n Very Hard One.
If there is such thing as a heaven
for beasts, which may be reached by
life of hard work and self-sacrifice,
then surely there are harp and halo
in store for every street-car horse.
This unfortunate animal occupies the
same plane in horsey society that the
sweater holds in the society of men.
Each works harder than the Lord in
tended. and each thereby shortens his
life by considerable period. But the
great difference between the two is
that the sweater gets some recompense
for h is labor, though it is mighty
small one, and is buoyed up by hope,
which is the fy-wheel of human
progress. He may even be
blessed with wife and many children,
and home in tenement-house. But
the street-car horse has none of these
comforts. He works hard, so hard that
he is useless as a car horse at the end
of four years, but the only recompense
he receives is his board and lodging.
He has no wife and no children and no
home, other than little stall in
stutfy city stable. The only thing that
he can hope for is that he may emerge
from his term of car service with
enough strength left to warrant his
being sold to a farmer, in which event
he will see for the first time since his
early youth green fields and pastures,
and will have an occasional meal OF
grass. But the chances are that his
four years at car-pulling will destroy
his value to everybody but the old bone
man or the street vender. OF these
two, If he had any choice, he would
probably select the former.-N. Y.
INn,.lI
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-10-26
MISTOOK HIS MAN.
Tho Barkeepcr Thought the Fluanclcr Was
n Deadbeat.

There is plenty of money in the
country" he said, pouring out about
four fingers of rye. What we need
most just now is the restoration of pub
lie confidence. | have just now come
from the street"
Another gentleman nodded his head
approvingly, and the barkeeper listened
to him.
"Ninety-fve per cent. of the public
business is done on credit. Did you
ever think of that? Only five per cent.
is actually based upon cash."
The barkeeper glanced nervously up
and down the bar and cautiously re-
moved the bottle.
''As long as my neighbor has con-
fidence in me things go on all right
AS long as l have confidence in my
neighbor his word is as cash. Now
where is all this currency?"
That was evidently what the bar
keeper was thinking about, for he
slowly pushed check for fifteen cents
towards the speaker.
ut is locked up" continued the
man, answering his own question. 1T
is boarded by the scared banks and the
worse scared small investors. Money
is getting tighter and tighter every
day. 1t is as much as man can do to
scrape enough together to buy drink"
The barkeeper winked significantly
to the other man and began to play
with something behind the bar.
Nobody trusts anybody else. Pub
lie confidence is completely under
mined"
At sign from the barkeeper the
boy who was polishing the brass work
softly locked the door.
'Now, for example," continued the
financier, intent on his own ideas. "if
had certified check in my pocket at
this moment for one thousand dollars
and had no currency wherewith to
! liquidate the price of another drink"
"You pay for that drink you've
had!" said the barkeeper, savagely,
land we'll talk about another. And,
what's more, we don't want no more
CUFF about ''credit' and confidence in
here. See?" D. p
At the same time the smart servitor
brought out stuffed club about as
big as bologna sausage and brought
it down on the bar with whack.
This startled the fnancier so that he
knocked the empty:glass off the bar as
he stepped out of range. The bar
keeper was evidently accustomed to
the Bowery, and had no appreciation
for finance or financial conversation
unaccompanied by club.
'W-w-what the - do you mean,
sir?" stammered the financier. He
turned red and pale, and then said
This is an insult; it's gross insult,
and I'll report you to the proprietor"
He took out big wallet full of bills
and checks and drafts with trem bling
hand to pay the score. The several
gentlemen in the room looked indig-
nantly at the barkeeper, and the
boy quietly unlocked the door. The
barkeeper apologized to the crowd and
very humbly to the offended gentle
men, and then opened a bottle of wine
on the solemn promise that nobody
would say anything about it. 'For
thought he wuz a-goin' to do me sure!
See?"-Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-10-26

from the myriad other spectacles these
strange stage shows afford in them
selves sufficient inducement to the low
ers of theatricals to keep the various
theaters upacked almost to suffocation
day and night And it is not only the
theater-going portion of the populace
who visit these performances, but
those as well who are not in the habit
of attending the theaters of the city.
This may be accounted for by the fact
that such performances were never be-
fore witnessed in this part of the world.
While there are grand musical con-
certs. both Instrumental and vocal, fire.
quently taking place in the great halls
of the fair grounds, they do not seem to
dctract to any appreciable extent from
the popularity of the Midway shows;
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-10-26
yAvANEsE ACTRESSES MAKING THEIR TOILET.

for the crowds that frequent the stuffy
little theaters never grow smaller, and
the quarters fairly pour into the ticket
Office windows, while there is at all times
plenty of room at the musical concerts
There are about a dozen theaters in
operation in the Plaisance. The first
in order on the right leaving the fair
grounds, is that of the Javanese, in the
interior of their village. Among the
performers at this theater are
some slsillful manipulators of mario
nettes or puppets, which consti-
tute an important part of their
stage property. The principal features
of the entertainments are the dances
which are performed by the girl profess
SIGNALS. These dances are rendered
quite interesting by the graceful move
ments of the shapely little women and
the somewhat weird music of the queer
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-10-26
HINTS FOR THE HOSTESS.
Don't Crowd Amuscments on Your Guests
But Leave Them Alone Sometimes.

Don't Crowd Amusements on Your Guests,
But Leave Them Alone Sometimes.
The woman whose friends call her a
'born hostess" is person who knows
how to let her guests dispose of their
own time. She does not overwhelm
them with list of amusements all ar
ranged and planned for their pleasure,
and in which they participate or incur
her deepest displeasure. She does not
look wild-eyed and nervous all the
time you are in her house for fear You
are not enjoying yourself. She does
not hunt you down when you have gone
to your room for nap or quiet read,
asking you if you are not dull and tired
of such a stupid house and Immediately
proposing some gay and festive plan for
the evening entertainment. The true
hostess has everything studied for the
comfort OF her guests, even to the quiet
and peace of mind. Her house is dainty
in every respect, her servants are well
trained and respectable, her table is
well provided with fruits and vegeta-
bles and cream that city people love so
well. The bedrooms have an air of
home and refinement about them, but
do not suggest the family too aggres-
sively. There are no photographs or
portraits in the chambers, no knick-
knacks or personal belongings of the
hostess or her children. Everything is
fresh and dainty from the carpet to the
fas, Nd LoI
tress, springs, pillows and blankets are
irreproachable. There are always
plenty of fresh towels and the hostess
puts cake of soap in your room, al
though most guests prefer their own
particular kind. Then she always has
some airy nook where you can write
letters and read the current maya
zines and the newest spicy novels Her
piazza is strewn with big rocking
chairs, hammocks and dainty tea
table, where you can generally find a
lemonade cup" Of some cool " bev-
erage prepared for the wear, when
they come in from q long walk or a
row up the lake. There are pleasure
parties on the tapis every day, drives,
sails, picnics or small dance in the
evening, but the guests are not made
to feel that If they do not attend these
parties everyone else's pleasure will be
at stake. The hostess leaves it to you
whether you care to go or not, and you
feel quite as much at your ease stay
ing at home with n book and rest
full day before you as if youhad gone,
for you know you have disappointed
no one, and you are really at lib
erty 10 know your own mind when
you visit the "born hostess. "-Balti-
more Herald.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-10-26
THE SNAKE BITE WAS FATAL.
The Red Nosed Man Tells How tho Venom
Got In Its Work.


ats all humbug, this talk about
rattlesnakes being so deadly poison"
said red-faced man in the smoking
car I've lived among em. They
used to be so thick out where live
that you had to be mighty careful
where you put your feet down II you
didn't want to hurt rattler or two
every time you stepped My bed was
never any more than big enough for
me and the easy conscience | always
slept with, but I've woke up more
times than I've got fingers and toes
and found that two or three rattle
snakes had managed to find room
with us. They were plenty, tell
you, out where live. But deadly?
Pooh! Why, I've known scores and
scores of people to be socked, and
soclsed deep, by rattlers and never
knew of but one instance where rat
tiers bite was fatal. Never but once,
out OF more cases than there's pimp pies
on goose.
''Bill Bulger was the man that was
bit that time-a great, big, rough
scutf Of log chopper that didn't look
as If whole den of rattlers could
raise as much as flea bite on him.
But he went TO teasing big buck rat
tlesnake that had come down to camp
to look around one day, and the snake
just threw his upper teeth against Bill
a couple of times, and every drop of
poison he had he emptied into Bills
wrist Holler? Great Jeeswax, how
Bill did holler We grabbed him and
hustled him over to the Pigs
Ear shebang on t'other side
of the camp and began to decant rum
into him, and it wasn't long before Bill
looked as II he was glad he was bit.
Everybody said he'd die, though, sure
pop, because that buck rattler must
have unloaded into Jim close on to
three fingers of the best poison he had.
Consequently folks were surprised
more than you can think when they
got around the next morning and found
Bill on deck as clipper as a red squir-
rel and sound as white-oak knot"
"Whatw exclaimed the man in the
next seat. 81 thought you said that
the bite was fatal"
sit was, sir!" replied the red-faced
man. "Bill got blind, crazy drunk on
the strength of that snake bite and
killed the bartender."-N. Y. Sun.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-10-26
A GENEROUS PEER.
A Touching Anecdote Related of the Late
Poet-Peer, Lord Lytton.

A Touching Anecdote Related OF the Late
Poet-Peer, Lord Lytton.
Many years ago, when the elder Bull
wer was in his prime, laborer on the
estate was engaged to do certain job
Of hard work. At the end of week he
carried his account to the bailiff, who
said weeks work was worth three
shillings and sixpence. The man in
sisted that this was not enough and re-
fused to settle, and every time he met
the bailiff he would stop him and ask
for his money.
Finally the bailiff became angry,
discharged the man and refused to al
low any farmer on the estate to hire
him.
The man was forced to leave the
neighborhood, but he was too poor to
move any great distance, so that he
was still within the circuit of the
bailiffs ill-will. Wherever he went
this pursued him, and his life in con-
sequence was hard one. But all the
time he kept telling his family and his
friends that some day he would get
the money which the Bulwer-Lytton
estate owed him.
He was well on in years when one
day he met man in the road 1t was
the some time poet Owen Meredith,
now come to the title, and English
ambassador to France, at home on a
visit
"You are Lord Lytton, l believe" he
said, respectfully.
Eyes"
Then, if you please, should like you
to pay an account which has been due
me for long time"
Lord Lytton looked at the account
and at his request the man told the
whole story. The poet was very m UGH
affected and disturbed. Then he said:
swell, will do what / can to make
it up to you"
He was as good as his word. He
built house at the gates of the park,
put the man and his family into it and
gave it to them, rent free, with other
perquisites, SO that he was entirely
comfortable for the remainder of his
days.-Hartford Courant.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-10-26

them that they are vulgar exhibition
intended only to cater to the depraved
tastes of certain element, and to draw
the dollars from the pockets of the NOR
bidly curious In any event these ex"
hibitions are drawing large crowds and
the enterprising foreigners are reaping
q rich harvest of American coin.
Further along the Plaisance are the
Turkish, Chinese and other theaters,
each presenting rare attractions In
their respective styles. There is also
circus, giving performances by trained
animals, and several cycloramas, each
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-10-26
One Way of Unloading Wagons.

Tobacco is brought from Kentucky
over the various bridges on long
wagons holding five hogshead. The
tops of these wagons are three or four
feet above the street, and was amused
at the method OF unloading. The
drivers don't go to the trouble Of using
skids. They simply place cushion,
made of gummy sack stuffed with
straw, on the street and roll the heavy
hogsheads-and they weigh nearly a
ton-with a jump on the spring cush-
ion. They bounce little, but the men
say that it is rare thing for one Of
them to break.-Cinciunat Tribune.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-10-26
One Dollar Per Year,

propretors by the worlds fair officials
on account of the Objectionable nature
of the performances of the dancing
girls at this theater. The trouble con-
tinued for some time, but must have
been satisfactorily settled, as the dances
are still given, though perhaps in a
somewhat modified form.
These dances, which have gained fol-
the Persian theater great deal OF mo-
toriety, are represented to be survival
of an ancient religious rite, but it is
the opinion of many who have seen
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-10-26
THE TROUBLESOME PERSIAN DANCER

instruments which accompanies them.
There is nothing in the slightest i'm
proper in these dances, which is more
than can be said of the dances of the
Pcrsians and Egyptians The dancers
are comely and seem possessed of fine
sense of propriety. Their costumes are
picturesque and their heads, necks and
arms are loaded with odd ornaments of
metal and stones or glass beads
The next theater is that of the South
Sea islanders on the opposite side of
the Plaisance. Here the natives of the
Samoan islands give their strange songs
and dances all day long and far into
the night, making but brief pauses for
rest and refreshment.
Further along, on the north side Of
the Plaisance, we come TO the Persian
theater, which of late has figured prom
inently in the law courts. Several IL.
functions have been served upon The
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-10-26
Arab Lion Hunters.

Among the Arabs of the Atlas noun.
tains, where the lion is hunted with
success, the hunter studies his beast
before engaging in battle. If he is very
fat there is little danger in pot shots.
II he is lean and spry the Arab will
maneuver for coign Of vantage from
which he can pour in three or four
shots before coming to close quarters.
II he is SO emaciated that you can
count his ribs the rule is to shoot bold
ly; the brute can not retaliate. Chi
caro- Herald.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-10-26

Lockwood, the chess player, could
play twelve games simultaneously, but
no more, not being able to begin the
thirteenth. After death an examina-
ton of his. brain showed, it is alleged,
that its molecules were arranged in
squares like that Of chess-bosrd
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-10-26
WORLDS FAIR HEATERS
Come OF the Strange Stage Shows
of Midway Plaisance.
Tho Picturesque Performances OF the
Javaneso- Trouble Over the Persian
Dances - Profitable En-
terpr,ses.
Especial Chicago Corrcspondencal

l. is u w e i
known fact that
public interest
centers nearly
If not quite as
much in Mid
way Plaisance
as in the worlds
fair proper. And
this is not to
be wondered at
when the nu-
merous theatre
cal attractions
of that wonder
full thorough
fare are con-
sidered. Aside
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-10-26
Free transportation.

Scientific Mama-Do not dance all
the evening, dear. Remember that the
dances Of an average ball cover total
distance of nine miles.
Practical Daughter-oh, but a girl is
carried most of the way, Mama!-
Truth. o
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-10-26

In the Fisheries building are ter
aquaria having a capacity of 1000 to
$1,000 gallons of water each. In the
center of the eastern polygonar puild-
ing is rotunda 60 feet in diameter, in
the middle of which is basin or pool
26 feet wide from which rises mass OF
rock covered with moss and lichens.
Almost every fresh water fish known
may be seen swimming in the pool.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-10-26

"A Turin jeweler has made tiny
boat formed of single pearl. It's sail
is of beaten gold studded with dis-
monds, and the pinnacle light at its
prov is perfect ruby. An emerald
serves as rudder, and its stand is
slab of ivory. 1t weighs less than half
an ounce; its price is $4,000.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-10-26
Disinterested Love.

"Well, I'm not going to run any such
risk, my dear"
"That's just like you. John! Ever
since you got your life insured you've
been awfully afraid you'd gel hilledr
Life.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-10-26

and all of which are doing thriving
business
There is hardly moment Of the day
or evening that the Midway is not
packed with people. 1t is a sight worth
going round the world to see Every
body seems to be good natured and
happy, and although there are frequent
collisions one seldom sees anything like
display of i'll temper.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-10-26

THE car of Russia has twenty-one
horses at the fair, some of them with
pedigrees that run back 125 years.
There is more than one of them that
500. 600 would not buy.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-10-26

AGRICULTURE ard its kindred inter
ests of forestry, dairy and live stock
has exhibition space under roof OF
sixty-nine acres the bu'ldiUg costing
sl,sls.one,