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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-10-25
BlLLY'S LESSON.
And His Teacher Is His Neighbor's Water
Spaniel.

Fp7h'Ni
Tommy Leigh and Billy Connor
we're neighbors. That is, they lived
quite near each other. Tommy was
eight and Billy was ten years old, l
am sorry to say they were not alike.
Tommy was warm-heated and kind,
while Billy was not always so. But
this excuse must be made for Billy; he
had no mother to teach him right from
wrong, so his bad little nature often
ran away with him. But will tell you
what set him to thinking he would do
better.
One morning Tommy rescued little
dog, to whose tail Billy tied an old
milk-can ''to see him go, as he told the
boys and girls standing by to enjoy the
cruel sport
He was very angry at Tommy for
spelling the fun, and little while
after, seeing Tommy's kitten summing
itself on the porch, he caught her up
and ran with her under his jacket out
of the village toward the mill pond
with Rover, Tommy's water spaniel,
close at Eis heels,
The cruel boy had small bag in his
pocket and put the kitten into it, Ro-
yer all the time looking on and whin-
ing, as if to say: what are you doing
with my pet, you bad boy!' for the kit
ten was Rover's playmate and he loved
her dearly. But Billy did not heed the
pleading look, and with toss, threw
the bag out into the pond.
But Billy tried to throw so far that
he lost his balance and fell off the bank
into the pond. 1t was not very deep
near the shore, and Tommy, who hap.
pened to walk by just then, helped him
up the steep bank.
In the meanwhile Rover had plunged
In after the kitten. The bag did not
sink very far, and, grasping it in his
mouth, Rover swan with it to the
other shore. There he laid it down
and with his sharp teeth quickly tore
open the bag. He began to lick and
fondle the poor little kitten, that, wet
and cold, mewcd sadly.
Billy sat down on a stone. Some
thing maybe it was Rover's reproach
full cyes-told him that he had done g
cruel act. lie tried to watch the dog
but he could not see for the quick tear'
that would keep coming, though hc
winlSed fast and wiped his eyes will
his jacket sleeve.
BY and by Rover took the way slowly
home, his little pet following him, still
wet and much rutiled. Then Billy wen
home, too Waiting by the corner o
the lane, he caught the kitten as sh'
came along and dried her wet fur oi
his rough jacket. Then he carried he
to sunny corner by the hedge to doze
Do you know what Rover taugh
Billy that morning?-Mrs. Christin
Stevens, in Our Little Ones.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-10-25
'SEE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1894.
PlTH AND POINT.

-Aphorism-."If tnct could be sold.
cnly such as are already possessed oi
1t would want ia buy Barley
d'Aurevilly.
When a mall crosses the street Il
avoid creditor he gets rid of his cred
itor for day while he gets rid of his
courage forever. Young Mems Era,
Mrs. Newcooli mel | wish
we could have something new for din
rer." Mr.. Ncwcooll-"Why don't you
make some good coffee?"-lntcr- Ocean
--Easterly --"You have no system Of
street sweeping in Prairie City, OF
course?" Col Kansas-"Bless YOU, yes
The cyclones do that for us reg gIlarly."
IN. Y. Herald.
-She-"In the summer time Bee
thoven wrote most of his music in the
open air." He Ia melodist)-"And still
he didn't get much air into his music"
indianapolis Journal
The Lady-Killer. er.-Accepted Suitor
-"Lieutenant, may introduce you to
my intended?" Lieutenant-"Very
rash of you, don't you think, my dear
neutrality-suspicious. Batter.
de trouble wifi disshere civiliza-
tion," said Uncle Eben, "am dat by dc
time er man gifts financially fixed ter
inj'y de bes' oh eberyt'ing he's done
worried 'fintcrd rdispepshy."- Wash
ington Star.
Liked 1t Himself. f.-Yachtsman-
"Why are you tying those pieces OF
wood on those bottles of whisky?" Wa
terman--"So them what you haven't
emptied will come ashore when you
upset. Y. Weekly,
-Joax-"You know Bagley fell off
car yesterday and broke his jaw. His
face is all bound up. went up to see
him to-day" Hoax-"How was hep"
JoaX-"His wife said he couldn't COM
plain. ."-Philadelp Record.
folks doan' show 'nuff considera.
tion foh de young people," said Uncle
Eben. when er small boy gifts de
Stomach-ache, people makes jokes bout
i'm an laughs, but when or grown up
man gifts it he insists on bein treated
like he's gwineter die, ho'h."-Wash.
ington Star.
81 want You to publish these poems
in book FORM" said seedy-looSing
man to a New York publisher. Pub
lisher-"I'll look over them, but l can
not promise to bring them out unless
you have well-known name" Poet
"That's all right. My name is known
wherever the English language is
spoken" "Ah, indeed? What is your
name?" "John Smith. White Plains
Weekly.
AS to Marriage-Father-'I under.
stand you think of getting married?'
Son-"Yes, sir" Have you
given the matter your calm considera'
tion and deliberated thoroughly upon
the gravity and Importance of the step
as well as upon the uncertainties and
possibilities of the new rclation?" Son
mo, Sir" Father-"You have not;
And why have you not?' Son-"Be
cause, sir, l really want to get mar
ried." Father-'Um-cr-ah-I guess
you are right about it. Go ahead, it's
the only way, | fancy."-Detroit Free
| Press
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-10-25

Small boys who cannot resist the
temptation to make predatory excur-
sions on neighboring apple orchards
should be transported to the Sandwich
islands, where the apples have become
wild, and where forests of many acres
Gre found in various parts of the coun-
try They extend from the level of the
sea far up the mountain sides, 1t is
said that miles of these apple forests
can occasionally be seen. A traveller is
responsible for the statement that the
extent of one of them is between five
and ten miles in width and about twen.
ty miles long.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-10-25
Little American Girl.

Last summer little girl, ten years
old, living in Indiana, was walking
across one of the railroad tracks near a
trcstle across a deep ravlne when she
discovered that 1t was on fire. She
knew that it was almost time for
train to come. She knew that the train
would drop into the ravine II allowed
to cross it, She took off her red fan
mel pctticoat and went running up the
track waving her danger-signal. She
stopped the train at the curve and
saved it, There were number OF
French people on the train going to
the worlds fair. These people were 30
grateful to this bravo little girl that
they, on returning to France, r,etitioned
that the little girl should receive q
medal Of honor. President Carnot or
dered the medal struck OFF, and 1t was
sent to the little girl. This medal Is
given in France only to those who have
done marked acts of bravery. It Is the
medal which Franco gives her soldiers.
Outlook.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-10-25
A VERDANT TYPEWRITER.
She Did Not Understand Sending Money by
Telegraph.


Many years ago when people did moi
know so much as they do now, an ole
lady from the country, who, bcwil
dered by the marvellous inventions OF
steam and electricity, had ceased to be-
lieve that anything was impossible,
conceived the idea that she could make
quick trip to town by telegraph.
Inquiring as to the feasibility of the
plan, a waggish station telegraph
operator took her into dark room,
placed the handles of a galvanic bat.
terry in her hands and turned on the
current. Before itreached its full
strength the old lady, firmly believing
she was making her journey, but una
bic to endure the pain longer, asked to
be taken back-and the accommodate
ing operator brought her back.
The foregoing was current" joke
thirty years ago, and our fathers
laughed at it many time. In those
days, as now, all such stories were told
at the expense of the innocent rustic,
city people being far too smart to be
made the butts of such tales. But
even at this late day some of the smart
city folks are not much ahead of their
country cousins of half a century ago
in their knowledge of modern scien-
tific appliances, as the following true
story will show:
A certain large business concern in
st. Louis has in its employ a young
lady, clever with the typewriter, and
of average intelligence. One day one
of the firm had occasion to send one
hundred dollars by telegraph to one of
his travelling representatives. The
typewriter was going to dinner and it
was but little out of her way to call at
the Western Union telegraph office.
Giving her the address he gave her
ninety dollars in bills and ten dol
lars in silver, and asked her to have it
sent by telegraph.
Looking at the silver doubtfully, the
young lady said, hesitatingly: 1.-The
bills are all right, but they can't send
this silver by telegraph, can they?"
Her employer did not fully under
stand what idea she had in her head,
but told her it was all right and il
would go. Still unconvinced, she re.
turned to the argument with: "But
how can they send these heavy coins
over the wires?"
The employer laughed, explained the
modus operandi o. sending money by
telegraph, and the maiden departed on
her mission. She had lived all her life
in st. Louis,-St. Louis Republic.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-10-25
One Dollar Per Year.
SlRRAA WAS FAITHFUL.
now a Sheep Dog Took Care OF sgvsn
Hundred Lamba,

hundred LainDa
You often hear great deal about
dogs destroying sheep, and some per-
sons would like to kill all the dogs in
the country. That is very foolish, be-
cause the dog is really the Sleeps best
friend, and if, instead of hating dogs,
each farmer would get good one to
look after his flock they would be quite
safe He would not let any strange,
bad, fierce dog hurt the sheep that were
in his charge.
Such brave and faithful animal
was Sirrah. lie lived in Scotland o
good many years ago, n collie Of tho
best and purest breed, and as hand
some MS he was intelligent. He had n
beautiful white frill and the clearest,
most honest and affectionate hazel
eyes.
Now, Sirrah held post of great re-
sponsibility He had to take care of tho
lambs Not of few lambs, dozen or
so, but of seven hundred. just think
how hard it would be to count seven
hundred lambsl But that was what he
had to do. He was expected to keep
watch of all and not to lose one.
One very dark, stormy night the
sheep managed to break out of tho
| fold. No one knew what started them,
but they followed each other, as sheep
will, being very stupid animals, and
before midnight the fold was empty
and the sheep and lambs were scat
tered in three separate parties over the
wide range of hills. The shepherd
called Sirrah, who was sleeping after
working hard all day, and started OFF
with his men, 1t was pitch dark and
they could not see the dog, but he
knew his duty and went off to look for
his lambs, while the men hunted for
the sheep.
They found them after awhile and
then sought for Sirrah and his charge,
but no trace of them was to be seen.
All night they wandered over the hills,
till finally they turned towards homo
in despair, having made up their minds
that the lambs were all lost and that
they should never find them alive, for
there were many steep precipices and
places where they might all have fallen
off and been killed
1t was now getting light. The shep-
herd and his men were going slowly
and sadly along, when as they passed
a deep hollow among the hills they
heard bark. They looked down and
saw some lambs and the dog in front
looking round for help, but still at his
post. Then they did not feel tired
any more, but ran down the side of
the hill, and Sirrah was glad enough
to see them. He came little way to
meet his master and the look of care
and responsibility left his face.
Not one lamb Of the whole seven
hundred was missing, but how they
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-10-25
HOUSEHOLD TRIPLES.
They Are Details Important to Every
Housewife.

When you have strained you plain
boiled potatoes, take them at once to
the open door or window and give them
vigorous shaking in the draft. They
will become white and mealy. Try it
once, and you will do it always, so
great is the Improvement.
Every good housekeeper browns and
rolls or CRATES her stale bread, thus
having it ia readiness for scallops or
frying meats, fish, croquettes. If, after
being rolled, it is put through the flour
sieve the additional tineness will amply
repay the trouble.
One morning in the bright, clean
kitchen of lumber camp the cook
made bread. After kneading the bread
he took enough for loaf and drew it
out again and again, rolling it up each
time as we would puff paste. Then he
set it aside to rise, repeating the process
before putting it in the pans. This, he
said, was the secret of white and fiaky
bread.
Do you wish to make Cruel for a sick
friend? Take corn meal and sift it into
a quart of boiling water, stirring it
until it is of the consistency of cream.
| Add salt to flavor, and let it simmer for
half an hour or longer; then run it
through fine sieve. Have in bowl
little cream or rich milk. Pour your
boiling cruel into it, and you have a
drink sick person ought to relish.
A little soap eases wonderfully the
labor of cleaning stove. Rub fan
mel rag on the soap, dip into ordinary
stove backing and apply to the stove,
finish with dry cloth. The work will
be done quickly, and will last much
longer than without the soap.
If you have many short-stemmed
flowers to arrange it is well to fill a
low dish with damp moss, then with a
sharp stick dibble holes in the moss
and insert the stems. When the flow
ers have faded the moss may be dried
and used again. Pansies show to bet.
ter advantage in this way than in any
other.
The most satisfactory way to deal
with moths, bed bugs or other house
hold pests is to fumigate with sulphur
The ordinary powder will do, but sui
phur candles are better, and can be pro-
cured from any druggist Put the ar
ticles you wish fumigated in a small
close room, taking care to remove all
silver or growing plants, as it will tar.
nish the one and kill the other; place
your lighted candle In an old kettle
and have the room closed for several
hours. AL animal life viii ba DO
stroyed. Globe
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-10-25
TIE WOODEN LINKS.

this cut piece like that shown in Fig.
2. then mark off the links as shown in
Fig. 3. Hold this piece sidewise and
cut out the darker portions shown in
the illustration. Do the same thing on
the other side of the piece. A small
bit of wood will be left between each
of the links. Cut through this and
they will loosen. Round out the pieces
and sandpNper them down. The illus
tration shows only three links, but a
chain of about twentyfour links car
be made easily, and it will serve many
useful purposes.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-10-25

had ever been got there, how the dog,
all alone, in the black darkness, had
ever managed to get them all together
and then to bring them safely down
the sides of the deep hollow, no one
could ever tell
Sirrah had been oil alone from mid
night till sunrise. He had no one to
help him, and yet all the shepherds OF
the hills could not have done the same
in SO short o time.-N. Y. World.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-10-25

Chicken Surgery in Florida.

A marauding hawk made an attack
on Lakeland (Fla.) fowl yard, and sue
ceeded in ripping q chickens craw en-
tirely from its body, SO that It dragged
on the Fround and also cutting hole
through the craw, so that 1t would not
hold food. A day or two afterward the
owner caught it and one OF the ladies OK
the family performed a surgical opera
ton. The craw was sewed up, the
chicken was soaked in hot water until
the wounded and dry skin was made
elastic again, the craw was restored to
its place, the wound sewed up, and now
that is about the healthiest chicken In
the ward.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-10-25
A Curiosity Among Colors.

II is curious fact that the color Of
yellow, whether it be vegetable or an
imal, is much more permanent than
any other hue. The yellow of a flow
er's petals is the only color known to
botanists that is not faded or entirely
discharged upon being exposed to the
fumes of sulphurous acid. Take tho
viola tricolor (heart's easel as an illus
tration. II exposed but moment to
these fumes the purple tint imme-
diately takes its flight, and in the
wall-1ower the yellow shines as
brightly as ever after all other col.ss
have asd
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-10-25
A Little Too Late.

Miss rFadd-The meanness of some
people is past comprehension.
Mrs. Fadd-What has gone wrong,
my love?
Miss Fadd-Last week was elected
an active member of the Young La
dies Philanthropy club, and to-day
began my ministra.ions by taking a
basket of cold victuals to poor wom'
an whose name was down on the books,
Well, when got there ! found that
some meddlesome busybody had been
there two weeks ago and given hei
work, and had to carry all that stuff
back.-N. Y. Weekly.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-10-25
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
A LITTLE HoUSEMAlD.

Wanted-a little hoGsemald
just to help mamma to-day
Hair tu.kcd neatly in braid,
Apronod, capped and smiling gay
here sbo comes-as prompt and neat
AS q household fairy sweet
Chairs In every round and chink
Shall be busted perfectly;
Hearth swept clean, before you think
Babys scattered toys will be
Quickly pat away IN place
by this fairy household grace.
Then she has her wages paid
Promptly every penny, too
Tru5ty, winsomo little maid
Sho gets paid In coin so true
Praises, kisses, loving words,
TIL she's happy as the BIRDS
Lulu Curran, In Good Housekeor ing
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-10-25
LITTLE WOODEN CHAIN.

How n Handy Boy Can Make One Con-
tanning Twenty-Four Links.
A pretty experiment, which boys
with knacl for carpentering will
find interesting, is the making of a
chain out of q single block Of wood.
This is how the feat is accomplished.
This diagram almost explains itself:
Take piece of very soft wood, one
inch square by six inches long. Out of
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-10-25

Il doesn't matter so much
Whether he's in the style
Or whether he's Irish. Welsh. or Dutch.
Provided he's made his pile.
Chicago Trib21s.
The herald., 1894-12-03
LITTLE OF THE MAN LEFT.

The Body Of Soldier John Smith Out
Into Hundred Pieces.
Coroner Gates held an inquest at the
Soldiers Home yesterday upon oil that
remains of John Smith, an inmate, who
was killed by the Southern Pacific train
near the home late Saturday evening.
Smith was cut into hundred pieces,
which we're thrown into . conRlomer-
ate mass of flesh snd bones. No one
portion Of the anatomy could be distin-
guished in the mangled flesh. even the
head being eevered and mashed to q
jelly.
The only means through which Smith
was identified was by number on .
piece OF his shirt. His clothing was cut
and torn to shreds by the train.
The evidence adduced ct the coroner's
inquest would tend to chow that Smith
was riding on the pilot. Just whore he
got aboard is not known, as he was not
seen. He is thought to have been un.
der the in fusnce Of liquor and to have
fallen of IN front OF the train, which
strewed pieces OF his body along the
track for many feet.
The coroner's jury exonerated the
railway company from all blame and
returned a verdict that Smith met death
by accident.
The herald., 1894-12-03
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

| Newspapers and Magazines at tho Read.
ing Room.
| The chamber of commerce reading
room is we'll supplied with periodicals
the following being list of those on
fle:
Papers on fils. general reading room
Times-Index, San Berpardino -Four
Corners, Wheatland; Press. Santa Bar.
bara; Champion, Downey ;Kalsidesco ope.
San Bsrnardino; II aniord Sentinel, Han.
ford; Sunday World. Los Angeles
Santa Monica Outlook, Santa Monica
Cotton Chronicle, Cotton; Santa Paula
Chronicle. Santa Paula; LIE Progres,
Les Angeles; Orange Post, Orange
Der Sud Californier, Los Angeles
Santa Ana Standard, santa Ana; Farm
and Labor Review. Los Angeles; F.; Cotton
News. Cotton; Tulare County Times,
Tulare; Lancaster Gazette, Lancaster ;
Kern County Echo, Bakersfield; Ana
helm Gazette. Anaheim; Rsdlands
Citrograph, Redlands; Escondido
Times. Esoondido; California Fruit
Grower, San Francisco; Burbank News,
Burbank; Escondido Advocate, Escon-
dido; California Voice, Los Angeles !;
L'Union Nouvelle, Los Angeles; Azusa
Pomotropic, Azusa; Ontario Record,
Ontario; Ontario Observer, Ontario !;
Orange County Herald, Santa Ana /;
Ventura Weekly Democrat, Ventura !;
Rocky Mountai H bandman, Denver !:
Denver Timss-Sun, Denver; Pacific
Rural Press. San Francisco; Land and
Water. Los Angeles; Whittier Register.
Whittier; Investor, Los Angeles Orange
News. Orange; Pomona Weekly Times,
Pomona; Highland Citrus Belt, High
land East Side News, East Los Ange.
les; lnyo Independent. Inyo; San Luis
Oblspo Tribune. San Luis Obispo;
Southern California Farmer, San
Diego; California Cultivator, Los
Angeles; Moreno Indicator. Moreno;
Rural Californian, Los Angeles; Land
of Sunshine. Los Angeles; Riverside
Daily Press. Riverside; Ventura Free
Press. Ventura; Crown Vista, Pasa-
dena; San Diego Union. San Diego ;Riv-
erside Enterprise, Riverside Perris Now
Era, Perris; Pasadena Star, Pasadena;
Sacramento Bee, Sacramento: Fresno
Republican, Fresno; Santa Barbara In
dependent. Santa Barbara; Record
Union, Sacramento; Expositor. Fresno
Post, San Francisco Report, San Fran
cisco; Oakland Enquirer, Oakland;
South Pasadeniap, South Pasa-
dena; Daily Journal. Los Angeles;
Farmer and Labor Review, Los Angeles;
Ontario Observer. Ontario; National
City Record, National City: Winches-
ter Recorder, Winchester: South River
side Bee. south Riverside; Riverside
Reflex, Riverside; Rialto Orange Grow
er, Rislto; Acton Rooster, Acton;
Search Light. Los Angeles; Trade. Los
Angeles; The Bullion. Los Angeles
Santa Monica Enterprise. Santa Monica
Mt Lowe Echo, Mt. Lowe.
Magazines and papers ON file in the
mem bers' club room:
Chicago Tribune. Chicago; Boston
Post, Boston; Times. Los Angeles
HERALD, Los Angeles; Express. Los An
The herald., 1894-12-03

yesterday that third arrest had been
made. but this proved untrue. While
oficers are supposed to be awaiting an
opportunity to "cinch" the suspect. 1t is
known shat he has made himself scarce,
and Q search yesterday failed to reveal
his whereabouts.
The presence Of the suspect is ell the
more desired on account of his having
made . remark that he overhead Heslsy
and Fseler seal the plot to rob Elikan'a
stors, He would perhaps be the most
important witness that could be secured
in the case.
Healey and Feeler will be taken into
the superior court today to plead. They
arc both apparently unalarmed and en-
tirely unconcerned as to the outcome OF
their case.
Healey's case presents many peculiar.
tiles and perplexities, now that the fact
of the murder may be viewed with calm
dsliberation.
There are few people who know the
circumst stances who do not believe that
this quiet. unassuming, pleasant man.
nered boy committed that cold blooded,
diabolical murder. And il such be the
case then it must be admitted that the
whole performance WAS carefully and de-
uD0ratoIy plRuuou ohyos WooAe oSous w.
fore the sad affair and that Healey was
the moving apirit in it.
Fselsr. his partner, knew nothing OF
Camille Elikan or his habits; did not
know that he took bis money to his
room each night in the little leather
grip, and did not know the location Of
anything about the premises. There
fore tho conclusion must be that Healey
planned 1t all, and that Feeler was only
. silent" partner in the crime.
Healsy worked on the electric road in
this city for some time as q conductor.
His employers found him honest and re.
liable and his fellow workmen con-
sidered him good fellow, though quiet
in manner and not inclined to make
close friends.
If the theory which has been ad-
vanced already that an operation per-
formed on his neck some months ago
affected his mind. should form the basis
of his defense in court when the time
comes to try him, the case will be an in.
teresting one.