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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-02-15

the high, cold winds come from that
quarter, and there is no trouble to get
the heat to go in southerly direction
in cold weather After locating your
furnace, dig hole in the cellar bot
tom where 1t Is to stand, SX10 feet and
feet deep; wall with brick and floor
with same; this is needed to give a
proper inclination to the heat pipes,
and to keep the furnace from being too
near the floor above it. If there is an
entry in the middle of the house put a
register in the floor at or near the
north end of it; this will temper the
whole house in cold weather. Heat
pipes can be taken from the furnace
into all the rooms; these pipes should
all have hampers in them in the cellar
near the furnace, so as to control the
distribution of heat to each room as it
may be needed.
Good dry seasoned wood cut in one
foot lengths can be used with great
satisfaction; fill the fire pot full of it,
and when once well on fire, close all
bottom drafts; leave the damper in
smoke pipe open just enough to carry
off the smoke, and it will run all day
without any further care. Such fur
mace can be put up complete to warm
such a house, with heat pipes and regis
ters to every room, for 5000. My fuel
(hard coaD for this furnace and kitch'
en- range costs an average of 81 cents q
day throughout the year. The cold
air is taken from out of doors on the
north side of the house to the base OF
the furnace in a wooden box by II
inches; the box projects IS inches
from the house, and has partition In
it az feet long; the sides Of projection
are cut sloping, and covered with wire
| to keep out vermin. By this arrange
ment all northerly winds are caugh
and conducted to the furnace; it should
have damper in it to control the all
supply in times of high wind. We have
no use for inside doors in this house.
In warm climate, believe fur
mace in cellar (north side) directly
under the entry, with one hot-air pipt
into the entry, will be ample for warm
ing this house comfortably; this can b.
done for $125 or less.
Fig. is cellar floor, showing smoke
pipe and tin pipes for conveying hea
to upper floors. Tin pipes are run VI
each fue to the second or chambe
floor, which added much to the cost, a
each room thus has its own indepen
ent heat supply. There is one rcgiste
in entry and one in dining-room oil
first floor; two registers in parlor oil
the west side where flues are marked
also two on second floor west, one il
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-02-15
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

To KEEP ice in the sick-room over
night set the pitcher in newspaper,
gather up the ends, twist them tight
and snap on rubber band.
PRETTY cushions are made Of parch-
ment satin, SO called on account of its
color. Finish with frill of silk and
decorate with flower designs.
COVERS for cups and glasses used in
a sick room can be made of cardboard
and covered with crochet cover Of
either white silk, wool or cotton, as
preferred, small loop being put in the
middle of the top to lift it by.
THE English way of serving pincap-
Piles is to take the fruit out from the
rind in solid cone. This, with its
pricllly stem attached, Is left intact.
The pine is then sliced and piled in its
natural shape and the rind fitted on.
it is thus sent to the table and served.
A PRETTY tea cloth may be made of a
very large dinner napkin or piece Of
table linen of suitable size. select a
pretty pattern and outline the design
with wash silks. Old gold, deep rose
or dark blue is pretty. Another is Of
fine linen with an inch wide bccder,
hemstitched, then row ofdrawn work,
then a wide border of cross-st itching
worked in was!: silks.
The cardinal rule in kitchen is to
clean up as you 80, and Il attended To
this saves half the labor and fa-gue
cooks suffer from who pursue the old
method OF having grand ind comprs
hens!ve clean up
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-02-15

there to exchange few gentle words
most of them clad in somber black or
drab. but with very few outward
marks of distinction from their fellow
beings save thick, soft, snowy cravats
wound closely round about their
throats Ten minutes after, the meet
| ing house was empty.
For few minutes, Grissel's mother
sat in the porch, thinking, as her Gus
| tom was, of all the dead Friends buried
around. The sunshine fell so lovingly
on their graves, their peace was SO
eternal, that the shadow of death APP
palled her not. Grissel moved from
one grave to another, her dove-like
eyes full of brooding peace. And ever
as she walked the youth was beside
her. Where she stayed he fingered also.
When she moved on his sturdy steps
kept pace with hers. He said nothing,
but his eyes were ever on the maiden's
face Insensibly they came back to
the porch and stood hand in hand be-
fore Grissel's mother, the maiden's
eyes filled with happy tears. Mother"
said the youth, gently Mother, lean
on me, and we will journey together
always"
Then Grissels mother arose and
blessed them "My children! May
the Lord bless thee and keep thee; the
Lord make His face to shine upon thee;
the Lord lift up the light of His coun-
tenance upon thee, and give thee
peacep
The youth and maiden bowed their
heads to receive the blessing. A
cuckoo's wandering voice wooed them
woodwards, tall trees nodded and bent
to them, a butterfly lowered over Girls
sci ere futtering away into the blue.
The youth gave his arm to Grissels
mother. Grissel walked beside them
down the hill until they came to the
"Poor Cottages. The mother went
upstairs, leaving Grissel and her lover
together. lie opened his arms, and She
Guttered softly to his breast
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-02-15
WOMAN AND HOME.
WARMING The HOUSE.

An Economic Method for People of Mod
crate Means-rho Writer Considers Por,'
ablo Furnaces Better aud Cheaper Thnn
stoves-Dlagrams Showing Location of
Different Pipes.
write for farmers and people OF
moderate means; the plan described is
within the reach Of most people. For
economy and ease of putting in opera
ton, the portable furnaces now made
by many reliable parties have no SUI
perior. A large furnace is needed for
large house-42 inches diameter is an
excellent size. My house is of brick,
34xS0 feet; stands north and south,
front entrance on north side; is two
stories, with cellar under the whole;
ground floor has parlor the whole
length on the west side, two rooms
and inclosed porch on east side; Sec
ond story has four chambers and bath
room; both floors are well and thor
oughly warmed with one 42-inch port
able furnace.
The proper location of the furnace
in the cellar is Of the first Importance
it should be in the northwest corner, as
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-02-15

slightly smaller than the second. Enc
broider delicate maidenhair ferns in
natural shades in corner four, lacking
this to the third piece of covered
board. Or this corner may be made OF
white or ecru leather. Fasten the out
side edges together, leaving spaces be-
tween each card for the photographs,
and finish the case with bow of pale
green ribbon to match the ferns. q
For amateur photographers another
suggestion is to make an album of wa
ter color paper, in which the UNI
mounted "snap shots" are to be pasted
and each photograph outlined with
splashes of gilt. The outside of the
album is of heavy pasteboard covered
with linen and decorated with letter
ing suggestive of contents. This CLASH
fles the photographs and gives ones
friends the pleasure Of cameras
sketch boolz.-N Y. Herald.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-02-15
UNIQUE DENTISTRY.
The Methods Were Unscientifc, but the
Results Were Satisfactory.

The Methods Were Unscientific, but the
Results Were Satisfactory.
One of the guests at the Riggs house
recently was complaining of an aching
tooth, and inquired at the office where
he could find a good dentist. He Sc
cured the information and went out to
find relief, when Proprietor DeWitte
smiled at a funny "reminiscences
Il shall never forget a tooth-pulling
incident that occurred when I was a
youngster," he remarked. "My uncle,
who was physician, had great, big,
stalwart colored man for servant.
His name was Buck, and one day he
went into his masters office and COM
planned that one of his teeth was near
ly killing him. My uncle advised him
to go and have it taken out. Buck OBJ
jected. Nav, indeedy, boss, he ex-
claimed, hit wud dess fairly kill me
ter hab dis toof tucked out
My uncle then told him he
would fix it for him by using
little magic. Buck was equipped
with all the superstition of his race,
and he readily acquiesced in the sug-
gestion, for he thought the doctor
could do anything. The old gentle
man took the small string from his
violin, and, making loop, dropped it
over Bucks aching tooth and drew it
taut. Then he led Buck out to the
hitching-post, and made him stand on
his tip toes, which brought his eyes
on level with the top of the post, and
tied the catgut aroand it. Upon the
fat surface of the top he poured some
gunpowder, and then solemnly warn
ing Buck not to move, he returned to
the house. Suddenly he came rushing
out of the kitchen door with a glow.
ing coal of fire held in a pair of tongs.
Buck saw him coming and backed fer
all hn was worth. But he left that
tooth in front of him, -Washingtor
Poat,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-02-15

benches for the ministers, male and To-
male. the women sitting to the left,
and the men to the right AS the vari-
GUS families of Friends entered, the
women and girls turned to the right,
the men and boys to the left. All the
seats were Of plain deal, the grain Of
the wood showing darlily. In the wood
itself were quaint shapes, huge lizards,
lakes and mountains, and gruesome
animals grievous to behold In front
OF the benches, at green-covered
table, sat some one appointed to read
chapter of Holy Writ if the meeting
were silent" The walls were pam
neled and of vanished deal. Stray
beams of sunlight came through the
windows, which were FIVE feet from
the ground, and danced across it in
fantastic notes. Even the little chill
dren sat quietly there to worship God
sin spirit and in truth" They did not
shuttle their feet about or cough or
play like other little children, but sat,
with solemnly sweet eyes, holding their
parents hands. One little child, the
youngest of the flock, slumbered in its
mothers arms Presently the woman,
still holding the child, rose up, and, in
tones of silver sweetness, uttered her
Heaven-born message, A stray child
from the village looked in at the open
porch, and, frightened at the universal
quietude, ran softly away Silence
brooded over the little gathering, a
silence which was only broken by the
rustling of the boughs against the
loaded windows. One of the ministers
sat with closed eyes, his fine serious
face upturned to Heaven.
AT half-past twelve, there was a soft
rustling of gray robes as of angels
speeding upward. The male minister
on the right hand shook hands with
the female minister on his left. Then
the women, the light falling on their
rapt shining faces, moved slowly away
down the path, lingering here and
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-02-15
HOUSEHOLD ACCIDENTS.
The Proper Treatment Of sligtv Wounds
md Scratches.

A slight cut or abrasion OF the hand,
or slight burn, may become serious
matter il it is totally neglected. Where
the skin is torn or cut, 1t is desirable
In the first place that the wound should
bleed freely. Cases of lockjaw are OF
rare occurrence where this is the case,
and very slight wound OF the hand
or foot has been known to produce
this dangerous malady where bleeding
did not follow.
One of the greatest dangers lies in q
wound of kitchen knife, which may
have held impure matter, and even
from the scratch of n pin, and fatal
cases of blood-poisoning have FREE
quently resulted from so simple
cause. Absolute cleanliness, therefore,
is necessary in the treatment of such
wound. After the wound has bled
little & should be washed with per-
fectly clean water. That which has
been boiled is best for the purpose,
and there is no harm in using little
carbolic acid in the proportion of a
drop or two to quart of water.
Do not attempt to stanch bleeding by
the use of cobwebs, which are natural
ly dirty and full of impure germs, but
use little lint and clean cotton or
linen cloth. These should be always
kept in the houses for use in case of
such accidents. A trustworthy drug
gist will always supply some prepara-
ton of carbolic acid, properly weak
ened for household use. Even house,
hold ammonia, though it is painful at
first, is recommended as mild way of
cauterizing simple wound. A thick
paste of equal parts of common baking
soda and flour, wet to apaste with cold
water, is the best remedy for burn.
! 1t Is better than lime-water because
lime water is liable to become incrust-
ed, while the paste of soda and flour is
cooling to the surface and can easily be
removed. The object of treating a
burn is to cover the extremities of the
nerves which have been injured and
give them opportunity to heal. While
such paste is being prepared, cover
the wound for the moment with COM
mon flour and wrap it up in clean cot
ton.
A simple healing plaster which may
be prepared in the household calls for
half pound of resin, an ounce each
of mutton tallow, camphor-gum and
beeswax, half en- ounce each of British
oil, cedar oil, gum myrrh and linseed
oil Melt the resin, mutton tallow,
camphor-gum, beeswax and gum myrrh
together and add the oils. This plaster
should be spread on cotton when need
ed and applied to the wound.-N. Y.
| Tribune
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-02-15
ODD THINGS ABOUT CENTS.
Among Other Things They Are Quite ET
tensively Counterfeited.


Among Other Things They Are Quite Er,
tensively Counterfeited.
From time to time one sees references
in the daily papers, referring to the
difficulty experienced by the ferry COM
panies, car lines, etc, in disposing OF
enormous accumulations of ordinary
copper cents. The reader is very apt
TO remember this, particularly if in ex-
change for dollar bill he is returned
ninety-five one-cent pieces by con-
ductor.
AS q matter of fact, there's no excuse
for the item, much less for a car con-
ductor or change taker in unloading
his weight of copper upon the always
more or less abused passenger. The
United States sub-treasury, at Wall
and Nassau streets, makes, and has
made it a practice for years, of eX-
changing minor coin for United States
money of large denomination, and it
has many regular customers who are so
served.
There are a number of curious things
about cents as they come to the sub,
treasury. In the first place, they are
quite extensively counterfeited. This
may seem strange, as the profit in a
counterfeit cent is necessarily small.
1t is true, however, nevertheless, and
is supposed to be the work of Italians,
who, more largely than any other ma
tionality, seem to favor the imitation
of our minor and subsidiary coin.
The Brooklyn and New Jersey ferry
companies, the elevated railroads of
both New York and Brooklyn and the
various slot machine companies are
regular customers for the exchange of
cents for other money at the sub-treas'
urv. At times they turn in enormous
quantities, the slot companies alone
ranging between one hundred and
twenty-five dollars and seven hundred
dollars day.
AS might be expected, all sorts OF
oddities in the way of coin come in
with the quantity taken in the ma
chimes. In addition to the counterfeits
are scores of mot one cents of wal
times, metal discs and foreign copper
Austrian money predominating As the
copper cent is simply token, no mat
ter what its condition is, it is redeemed
at par if it can in any way be identi'
fed as United States money.
The popularity of the slot machines
a year or so ago brought about q
curious condition of affairs in the
country. This was nothing short of 9
cent famine" The headquarters Of
the company is in New York, and al
the agents sent their cents here foi
redemption, which drained the coun
try of its supply and overstoclled The
minor coin vaults of the sub-trcasurJ
here with CENTS Y. Herald
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-02-15
TRUTH IN THE HOME.
dow Mothers Often Undermine Their Chill
dren'a Regard for Truth.

now OlAtI HelT Wills
dren'a Regard for Truth.
The foundation of life is truth.
Truth is the foundation of home life,
business life, church life, society.
Without it there is no stability, be-
cause there is no confidence. Even
careless thinkers admit this; and the
one who least regards it in practice,
sometimes in his innermost soul values
it most. While the value of truth as a
basis of living is acknowledged, too
frequently mothers are the ones who
first introduce child to falsehood.
The other day little child was
brought into kindergarten for the
first time. She absolutely refused
to remain without her mother, Il
woman of wealth, and one who
might have commanded leisure
had she wished, but who preferred
filling her time with charitable and
social engagements. The timid little
girl held her mother prisoner the en-
tire morning. Tile second morning
the child was little more accustomed
to her surroundings, and did not cling
so tightly to her mothers dress. The
mother took advantage of this, and
said; ''1f you let me go out for little
while, | will come back and bring you
box of candy" "No, you won't, -"
said the little girl, looking in her
mothers face with perfect fearless
ness; 81 know you won't" "Oh yes,
will" responded the young mother;
eff you just let me go for little while,
will come back with a box of candy
for you" The child consented, but
her expression made it very plain
to the teachers in charge that she had
very little confidence that her mother
would keep that engagement. She sat
by and watched her little companions,
and after time joined in the games
and work. When her nurse came for
her, she was overheard to say: "Mam-
ma said she would come back and
bring me box of candy, but l1nowd
she wouldn't" And the nurse gave no
evidence of surprise. The mother APP
peared the next day apparently with
not the slightest recollection of the
stain which she had put upon her own
character the day before. How can
that child have any regard for truth
when the being whom she loves most
on earth cares so little for it?-Out.
| look
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-02-15
a 0yI4ltA1al ssa1IId.
( ( (GNJ WIS
GrBIBURGIrf
Copyright, 1891, by the Author.

lSOPJ io7f NY tuc
The way wound through long lane
of pink chestnuts, the spikes of which
were just bursting into bloom. Be-
yOnd the lane was leafy avenue of
trees bordered on each side by green
fields, through which sparlxled little
river, blue with the sapphire tint of the
spring sky. Along the road came
many men, of all kinds and degrees;
also women in strange costumes and
hats wherein blue feathers of fantastic
shapes largely abounded; most of them
bent upon the enjoyment of sunshine
and sweet air. Some of the men rode
noiseless little bicycles, others drove
housekeeping ponies; and there were
still others seated behind broken-down
horses, which, hired for the day, pain
fully dragged themselves along, their
large eyes wistfully gazing at the
green of the fields by the roadside, or
the seductively cool overhanging
branches.
1t was FIRST day." the day of rest
for everything but patient beasts of
burden; a day of-rest for dappled kline
IN the shadows, for dogs lazily summing
themselves before the alehouse door;
for world-worn danes in white mob
caps by the porch of the Poor Cot
tages;" for bowlegged laborers spent
with their weeks work.
Presently from out the Poor Cot
tages' came sweet Grissel Gray, with
the aged mother who had given of her
substance to the needy until she had
naught left to give; and SO took no
shame to herself that she accepted not
the aid of her Quaker friends, but
dwelt in the "Poor Cottages" For
although the Quakers are thrifty
folk, they like not to see their poorer
brethren dependen on other aid than
theirs. But the Poor Cottages had
been given for the use of Amerton by
one Guy dc Burton, the record of
whose good deeds lived after him
through the ages. The ''poor Cot
tages" and a stone tomb in Amerton
church bore eloquent testimony to his
memory. No mail-clad knight had he
been, but pious palmer from the Holy
Land, whose effigy lay recumbent on a
marble tomb beneath the old stained
glass window of the church, palm
branch on his breast, and in his hands
fragment of Holy Cross.
On this "frst day" morn as sweet
Grissel Gray and her mother, clad in
dove-hued garments, entered the sun
shine, the mother leaning on the
maiden's arm, o fair-faced youth Of
twenty came from behind the old oak
at the churchyard gate. His eyes were
blue as speed we'll, his hair fair and
curling, his features resolutely firm
yet comely to behold. He was clad in
homely gray, and bore stout oaken
staff in his hand. Slowly he, came to-
wards them, drinking in the quiet
beauty of the maid, and deeming it a
part of Gods sunshine as her fair
hair strayed tendrilwise from out the
cool depths of lavender bonnet and
futtered round the white kerchief
pinned across her breast. Gods
dove" he murmured reverently, and
gave mother and daughter greeting.
The maiden's blue eyes looked into
his with tender trust. Her mother
took his arm, and Grissel fell behind
as they mounted the hill with slow
steps, for the breeze began to die away
and the day was hot
At the top of the hill reverend
friends awaited them with outstretched
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-02-15

@What is the matter with you?" said
the Pickings man to an acquaintance
he met the other day, who was looking
a little down in the mouth.
"Well, said he, ''l'll tell you: / am
knocked clean out You know | have
always tried to he an honorable and
upright man, good citizen, in fact, a
perfect gentleman so far as general de-
pertinent and good morals were con-
cerned. But find that l am just the
reverse in those qualities, and only
think of it, learned it, too, from some
ladies that thought were my best
friends. You think they had good
deal of courage to tell me of my faults,
do you? Oh, no, it didn't come to me
in that way. was out in the hall and
they were on the other side of the door,
and, you see-well, to make a long
story short, 4he transom was OPEN
indianapolis Sentinel
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-02-15
For MiIady's Fair Face.

There are few women who have not
had at some time or another use for a
face powder, even though as q rule
they eschew anything on that order.
A violet powder which can be com
mended is composed of wheat starch,
three pounds; powdered orris, half
pound. Mix together and add altar of
lemon, one-eighth Of an ounce; affairs
of bergamot and cloves, each, one-half
drachm. For those troublesome black
heads that SO disfgure the face that
is blessed with the most classical fea-
lures the following compound works
wonders: Take kaolin, four drachms;
glycerine, three Grachms; acetic acid,
two drachms, and oil of lemon, five
drops. Apply this every night and
after few days the black specks can
be easily pressed out, or most of them
will even come out by washing with
pumicestone soap.