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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-02

caught that he made up his mind never
to take unnecessary risks again.
He had been visiting farmyard
that was quite way from his burrow,
and when he came home again he found
that the burrow had been filled up with
earth. At first Reynard thought that
it was done by the badger who had
lived in the hole before Reynard drove
him out; but soon he saw the marks of
q spade, and knew that man had been
there.
While he was examining the burrow,
suddenly he heard the cry of the
hounds, and he knew that the hunt
was out and was after him. He
dropped the fat hen he was carrying
and trotted away from the dogs, mean
ing to slip out along little ravine he
knew Of. But no sooner had he
reached the edge of the wood than he
heard q man shout. Then he knew he
would have to run for it.
Away he shot, his long brush sweep
ing the ground. The hounds came
straight after him, and he had to in
crease his speed. But, tired from his
long journey, he found the hounds
gaining upon him and saw that he
would not be able to reach the little
ravine in which he had so often puz-
zled the leenest hounds.
Still at full speed he looked right
and left, and saw thick row of bushes
on one side. Turning sharply he ran
toward them, for he knew there was q
railway cutting behind them, and
hoped to cross it in time to reach the
further bank before the dogs. Once
hidden from the huntsmcn he knew of
twenty tricks by which to throw off
the dogs and get away to safe cover.
Unfortunately as he leaped through
the row of bushes his hind legs caught
between two springy shoots that held
him like trap. Nearer came the dogs;
harder poor Reynard struggled; but
try as he would he could not pull his
legs through between the stems. He
was about to give up the struggle
when he heard the rattlety-bang Of a
freight train coming along the track.
This scared the fox more than ever for
he thought that it might keep him
from crossing tho track even if he
should free himself.
He struggled desperately, and, at
last, by quick push Of his fore legs
threw his body back from between the
sticks He was at liberty-but just
then the hounds were upon him!
Reynard made one long leap half
way down the bank, and at that mo
ment the train came opposite him so he
couldn't cross the track But Reward
then showed what a bright old fox he
was, for, giving another'jump, with tn,
foremost hounds at his very heels, hC
caught the rear end of platform cal
the last car of the moving train
Then, feeling quite safe, Reynart
turned his head and gave the bafled
hounds farewell smile.
Reynard, after this close shave, made
up his mind to find home not quite
SO near the fox-hounds. He remained
on the train until he was well out o
reach, and he never went back to hi
old quarters. This was unfortunat,
for the poor little rabbit whose bur
row Reynard stole when he took nev
home.
The huntsmen often wondered HOY
the fox got away, but the dogs neve
told.-Benjamin Webster, in st, Mich
olas
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-02
ELEGANCE OF SPEECH.
High-Flown Terms Affected by Ambition
Young Girls.

High-FlOwn Terms Affected by Ambitious
Young Girls.
Young girls who are ambitious to APP
pear cultured, and to excel in elegance
of speech, are often in danger of losing
just the quality they would gain by
avoiding many of the simple express
sions in everyday use.
Most of our familiar forms of speech
are proved good by long and constant
use, and are so entirely unaffected and
direct that any evidently intentional
avoidance of them seems stilted and in
bad taste. The girl who, for instance,
scorns to employ so common an express
sion as ''go to bed" and always an.
nounce herself as discreetly retiring"
has not only sacrificed somewhat
of directness and accuracy, but
has also failed to attain the
good form" for which she has
striven. AS a matter of truth, one ''re-
tires" when she leaves the family circle
and goes to her own room. She may
spend the entire night there and not
'go to bed" She who 'retires' at bed
time, as a matter of course, "rises" in
the morning. She could not by any
chance do anything so utterly common.
place as ''get up"
She purchases" the articles people
ordinarily buys" and condescends to
reside in the street or town where
her more unpretending neighbors are
pleased contcntedly to live"
Her morning stroll, no matter what
its aim or destination, is 'constitu-
tional;" her afternoon nap, "siesta. .
She, happy maiden, is never by any
chance ell" or sick" though frequent
ly confessedly ''indisposcd."
This young woman of ambitious if
somewhat ''toploftical" diction man
ages by CAREFUL circumlocution to
achieve what no doubt seems to her a
grace of language, but she is at her
best when she gets pen in her hand.
Sometimes haste or enthusiasm may
betray her tongue by shortcut into
simple dircctness of eXprcssion-but
her pen, never.
The rose that she holds in her hand,
and that she has hastily spoken of as
smelling sweet" would be described
upon her written page as shedding
gracious perfume" "distilling fra.
grancc,' or perhaps it would even form
the theme for an elaborate and diffuse
rhetorical figure, as unlike the rose ir
simple unpretending sweetness ant
beauty as the writer's style is unlike
the elegant perfection for which she il
striving. .-Harper's Young People.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-02
Occupations of the French.

Some very interesting facts about
France are quoted by one of the Paris
papers. We are told that one-half of
the population of France is dependent
on agriculture for living, one-quarter
on industry, one-tenth on commerce,
four-hundredths ON liberal professions
and six-hundredths on income derived
from funded property or stock. The
number of land owners cultivating
their own land is 9,176,0O bankers and
merchants are set down at 100000;
manufacturers give employment to
over 1000, 600; state fuuctionaries form
an army sO5,OOO strong, and there are
$4,000 journalists and men Of letters. -
London Tablet.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-02
PiTH AND POINT.

Cunning has effect from the credu'
lity of others, Itlequires no cxtraor-
,dinary talents to lie and deceive. John
son.
The league race is very queer
thing, when we consider that number
of the clubs that are in it are not in it.
Puck.
Another dress, 1t takes a good deal
of money to keep you in clothes, Mary?"
"Am not your wifc?" "You are-my
dear wife, IN. Y. Press.
Acme Reached.-IIiggs-"Figgs is
prospering, isn't hep Hatch-"Oh,
yes. He's got now to where he can
sass his butcher, Judge,
-Balleteuse-'I will give you place
in my heart NJ. lie Baron" The Baron
Thank you, but I'm not fond of
crowd. journal Amusant.
Commercial Traveller popping the
question)-O! Fraulein Anna, may
offer you my heart?-extra quality
durable e-indestructible !"-Unsere Ge-
sellschaft
-'Is Ethel going to the seashore
this summer" mo. What's the use?
Nobody would believe she has been
away. She doesn't frecklc or tan a
bit. "-Washington Star
81 always thought fifty was an
even number" said Willie, hopelessly
puzzled, "but here's an item in the pa
per which says the book has fifty odd
pages | can't understand it,"
Landlord -"When poor fellow
without money asks for a nights lodg'
ing | invariably take him in" Nc
Caustick-'"Then you treat him like
regular guest. '-Raymond's Monthly.
-"Confound that fellow BillIem; he's
up to some crookedness | know.
wish there was some way for me to
find him out" 'Humph! Go around
to his office with a bill. Buffalo
Courier.
A Sure Thing -"Clara says she
has had proposal of marriage from
rich Mr.. Bagley." "Do you believe it
is truth?" "Oh, guess he means busi-
ness. He has offered her a position as
typewriter, Judge.
-Non-C -Committal- Woman Suffragist
-''Are you, sir, in favor of women vot-
ing?" Mr.. -"Madam, you should
not ask me such question and expect
an answer when you know | am un.
armed. Detroit Free Press.
Mrs. Grumper (reading description
of June wedding)-"I don't see why
they should call the groom's attendant
the best mani" Grumper-"H Humph!
That's easy Cause he has sense
enough to stay single, of course
Buffalo Courier.
Not Solid Gold.-Strawbcr-"You You
look as though you had sat up late last
night Singerly-"I did And one of
the fairest flowers of womanhood
promised to be mine" Strawber-'I
see. And so those rings under your
eyes are engagement rings. World.
Mrs Wickwirc Wasn't it Shak-
speare who said that the apparel oft
proclaims the man. or something Of
the sort?" Mr.. Wickwire-'I don't re-
member, but probably you are right. |
suppose they had clothes loud enough
to make proclamations in his day the
same as now. indianapolis Journal
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-02

Experts in handwriting say that all
the people of a single generation write
alike, and it is well known that most
French handwriting has strong fam
lily likeness to the eyes of others than
Frenchmen. Nearly all Cinnamon of
the wash-house class look alike to SUI
perficial observers, and persons unac-
customed to colored persons find diff
Guilty in distinguishing one from an
other 1t needs, however, com
parison of two or three family photo
graph albums of twenty or thirty
years ago to convince men and women
of to-day that there are striking SUI
perfcial lilIenesses running through
Americans of given generation.
All these old albums show curious
resemblances, chiefly, perhaps, of dress
and face, but sufficiently striking for
one family album at first glance to be
taken for another. AS page after page
of each is turned over, there is the
same succession of men, women and
children in full figure, sitting, stand
ing, posed in groups of two or three,
with hats, without hats, draped in
shawls, and manifestly dressed in their
best for the occasion. The photogra-
piers of those days chose, for reasons Of
their own, to make full-length pictures
and, as they were usually small cos.
tune counted for a great deal and
helped intensity the general likeness
running the whole generation.-N. N. Y.
Sun.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-02
HOW TO waffle A CABIN.

more simple the outfit the moro ingen-
nity required in making comfortable
camp.
The first thing to think of is suit
able shelter. Tents with poles, guy
ropes, pegs and everything necessary
for putting up cost from Sc to $50. For
50 wedge" tent nine feet square and
nine feet high may be bought, and
for Sl4 q United States army hospital
tent.
While tent Is always best when OBJ
tainable, it is not absolutely necessary.
A very comfortable hut may be built
by securely fastening four saplings in
the ground as corner posts, leaving tho
stubs of the branches when trimming
down. On these stubs lay cross-pieces
reaching from one corner-post to the
other. Fill in the intervening space
by thatching closely with well-leaved
branches.
Canvas couches which fold into
very small space cost but 81. Beds,
however, may be made Of fine branches
on framework of sticks. The
branches should be covered with
layer foot thick of leaves or pin nee
dies, or, better, hemloclS boughs This
kind of bed should always be covered
with rubber blanket Qhe rubber side
down to prevent dampness coming
through.
Portable stoves with full set of
cooking utensils cost from So to S12,
and are convenient. The camp kettle,
swinging from its tripod of poles, was
in use long before portable stoves
were invented, and, if money is an OBJ
ject, may be clung to still. A good
oven may be built from fiat stones.
Build three walls foot high with
them, and cover the top with q large
stone slab, leaving space at the back
for the smoke to escape. The front
must be kept open to keep up the fro
and to create draught.
Two skillets with covers), good
sized iron pan and coffee poi can be
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-02
ALUMINIUM ALLOY.
Lightness and Strength Make 1t a Very Im-
portant Composition.

Lightness and Strength Make 1t Very I'M
pOrtant Composition.
At n recent meeting of engineers in
New York city some specimens of
new alloy of aluminium and nickel
were exhibited which were remarla-
Bile. Both were in the form of rolled
Sheets one-quarter of an inch thick.
In one of these hole about five
eighths of an inch in diameter had
been drifted out to about two inches
in diameter cold, and the other, which
was strip about three inches wide,
twenty-four inches long, had been be;&
at the middle, the detection amount
ing to about two inches. 1t was
stated that the force required
to do this bending had been
about the same as is required to
similarly bend similar piece of ninety
thousand-pound steel, and when the
specimen was placed upon the floor and
stood upon until Strengthened, it i'm
mediately resumed it's former shape up.
on being released; in other words, it
seemed to be perfectly elastic within
the limits named. The alloy is of a
beautiful white color and of remark
ably light weight, No information
was given as to the proportions of
aluminium and nickel in the alloy, but
it probably contains only small per-
ccntage of the latter, and SO far as
could be iudg ed it bids fair to be an inn
portant alloy in eases where lightncss
and strength are especially desired
American Machinist
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-02
LESSON TO GALLANTRY.
An al" Road Incident Wherein the Me
Were Given n Point In True POlitcncss.

An al" Road Incident Wherein the Men
Were Given n Point In True Politcness.
A south-bound train was slowing up
at the One Hundred and Fourth street
station and the usual line of would-be
passengers was scurrying up the stair
way and pushing along toward the "L"
road platform, just as though there was
not likely to be another south-bound
train in twenty-four hours.
Half of them, after their breathless
rush up the iron stairway, missed the
train after all. For there, directly in
front of the ticket sellers win dow,
stood stout and elderly colored wom-
an. Her movements were so impeded
by the old-fashioned carpet-bag which
she carried in one hand and bird cage
with piece of newspaper over its top,
which she had just laid down from
the other, that by the time she found
the requisite nickel the whole line was
blocked and dozen or more impatient
men gave the old auntie broadside of
sour glances as she finally dropped her
ticket into the glass box and shuffled
out upon the platform.
The next train along CHANGED to be
Sixth avenue train. The old auntie
boarded it promptly and took vacant
seat beside fashionably-dresscd young
woman with an interesting face, de-
posting the bird cage in the aisle,
where the later passengers had to step
ntya,. ~ Than ha 1icoouara1 tbat c1,
wanted to go down Ninth avenue and
had taken the wrong train. She was
evidently unused to travel in New
York, and at every stop down to Sixty.
sixth street she rose nervously and
asked the impertubable gateman;-
please, sab, is dis wha | has tc
change keers?"
Don't worry, auntie," spoke up the
fashionable young woman beside her in
kindly voice, "I'll tell you where to
get off"
Some of the business men in the seats
opposite glanced curiously over the tops
of their newspapers, noted the pretty
face of the young woman and the anX-
ious face of the old one and then went
on reading.
"Fifty-ninth street; change for Ninth
avenue! This train for Sixth avenuer'
called the gateman, as the train came
to stop again.
| 0Then that fashionable young miss did
a most graceful act. Come, auntie," Z"
she said, pleasantly, "I'll help you off
with your things" and seizing the
ancient carpet bag in one daintily-
gloved hand and the bird cage in
the other, she led the way out
to the platform, followed by the
astonished old auntie, while the row of
morning newspapers in the opposite
seats went down in unison and all the
men stared with surprise.
The pretty stranger did not re-cnter
the car. She stood there on the station
platform talking pleasantly and smil-
ing like ministering angel as the
gateman called: ''Forty-third an
Eighth avenue neXt!' and the train
moved on.
"Confound it, murmurcd man who
sat near me, ''why was it necessary for
a woman to give us all such lesson in
true polit eness?" An then every man {
nose was buried more completely than
bef Gre in the columns of those morning
papers. IN. Y. Herald.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-02
RULES FOR CAMPING.
It's Great Way TO Spend Ono or Tvs
Summer Months.

All things considered, there is no
more healthful way of spending va-
cation than camping out, Boys in par
ticular enjoy the freedom of camp life.
-Four make good camping party.
One of the number should be chosen
captain. This is a responsible position,
and the person elected TO fill it must
have good common sense and plenty of
tact If he possesses knowledge of
camp life all the better. The boys may
act as captain in rotation.
The outfit need not be expensive.
The writer has camped out when his
entire outfit, strapped on his saddle,
consisted of n rubber and an army
blanket, hatchet, hunting knife, gun,
ammunition, tin cup and tightly
corl5ed bottle filed with matches, The
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-02
An Herculean Trenchman.

From Samson, who slew so many OF
his enemies with the jaw bone of an
ass, to the strong man Of to-day, who
holds a piano on his back, the world
has known many giant of strength.
Among these there lived in France at
one time q certain Gen. Favrat, who
was probably the strongest men Of his
time. Even in his old age his strength
did not desert him, as illustrated in q
rather amusing story told concerning
him and his family physician. Feeling
ill one day he sent for the doctor. AS
the latter was sitting by the bedside
the old warrior began to lament: "Ah,
dear doctor, am not the man I was;
you can't imagine how weak am get
ting; look here" and with these
words he grasped with his right hand
one of the legs of the chair on which
the doctor was sitting, and lifted both
the chair and its occupant couple OF
feet from the ground. "You see 1t
takes quite An effort"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-02
THE BROKEN FOLD.

POr PoSt IN my friend, gricve not DER mnoh
60, sT' .ne vanished voice and tonch. ~
az ,m not gazing, white and cold
AZ the broken curtain-fold' iO
Imoa p,,. this little chamber hast.
i,a put a, .he house is high and ynst
Ie hath freedom now to 20 '"'''
An and out ana two and fro.
y y ,s inc crystal-fountain'd halls
y y inc rosy-windowed wallis
= inc music and the bloom
"s nc treads from room to rooml
naeEward Im i shall the curtain flow
IN s the little chamber lowS ~"
Sali Shali he here return ana dwell
Bearing sprays of asphodely
nay ah nay Didc thou awhile
MN an my place nor weep but smile
sone aay-swect day!-thou shalt riso.
smooth the fold, and meet his eycs
"nes buekham, in N. Y. Independent.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-02
REWARDS ESCAPE.
How Sly Old Fox Fooled an Entire Pack
of Hounds.

How Sly Ola FOX Eooled an Entire fsck
of Hounds.
A clever old fox lived in the edge of
q wood near a town. And he wouldn't
have been an old fox if he hadn't been
clever, for not far away was the house
of the master of the fox hounds, who
often did his best to catch the sly old
fellow who poached upon his poultry.
Many q narrow escape Reynard re-
membered, and he became very bold.
He began to think that no pack Of dogs
were sagacious enough to run him
down, and so he was often careless.
Sometimes he would even break cover
when he was well hidden, so that he
might have the fun of running away
from the whole pack in full cry. But
ono morning he came SO near to being
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-02

He--I wonder why that stunning,
looking girl gazes at me so yearningly.
She must be endeavoring to make an
impression.
Shc-Yery probably, as people usual
ly use something soft for that purpose
Puck.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-02
A Hright Boy.

Johnnie" said teacher in one OF
of the uptown public schools, "have you
seen the skeleton of the mammoth in
the museum Of natural history?"
"Yes. num-"
$40 what kind of an animal does il
belong?"
"a dead one. Texas Siftings.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-02
Jacks Point of View.

Georgc-Youngchapp must be crazy,
He has married widow with family
of children.
JaclI-Not so crazy as you think. He
has moved into street with a trolley
line on it.-N. Y. Weekly.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-02
Very Familiar.

beg your pardon, sir, but you seem
to be staring at me in a strange fashion.
Do you see anything about me that is
familiar to you?"
"Yes, sir, my umbrella. "-L'Intrausi.
geant lllustre.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-02

Softleigb Don't you think that Miss
Caustique is very sarcastic?
Gruffleigh-I believe tGat is her
friends polite paraphrasing Tor her i'm
pertinence, Truth.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-02
Family Pride.

"Didn't the ladies who called leavL
iards?"
Bridget-They wanted to, ma'am,
but told them you had plenty of your
own, and better, too.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-02
Not Always.

Mrs. LaStylc TO Uncle Reuben, in
whisper)-"Uncle, do you always eat
with your knife at home?"
Uncle Reuben lin loud and honest
tone)-'No; l gen'ally use a spoon on
these ere soft wittles. Puck.
, 1894-08-17
Stdott1bes,
Wer 3GDlt Die Stenern?
Gini9es uber Gas mirfen Ger Steuer=
neutrality-suspicious..

Die 8efeueruue oes NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
mo Ger Gorporotionen. - SprcaenOe
6iferft. - Wie mitgIie0er DER Qnss
oIeiAut1esbeh0roe reid weroen.
, 1894-08-17
Keiu Urbetts 0onoreB.

Die Bldne fir bic Nbboltung zines Nrs
better GDngreiieS, nit tpeldbem itb bic @iz
bill federation lett Ginger 3cit getrQgen
bate, pur0c III Der geitrigen Neriammlun9
Ote1er 9eieN14Qft IN QIcr Stile fauen Qe>
loiien. 9ie Qeute, weIdbe Sen GongreB be-
IlrDortet Datten, ipradbcu often bic 9lniicbt
aus, 0aB Bic capitaliitiicban Otit9lte0er Ser
decoration fllr baS Qlufgeben oelielben Derz
antwOrtIicb ieien, neil iie ficb bon benz
Gon8reB cine %&rGftiguug Ser Nrbeiterorz
ganilationeH DerlprOdbeu bitten.
Ser 8orl3tdg, Den geplanten QtrbettS>
@On9reB ouf5u8eben, Durbe fur3 por
ScbluB Der geitrigen 8eriammlung bon
benz @omite fir Bel9!Ii1ie unD Gmpfeb>
IunGen cingebrac6t. Der 8eric9t Diele3
Counties lprac9 Die Nniicbt aus, boB Elm
@ongreB tpie Der geplante 81 elmer ipGteren
3eit iebr miiniben8pertb ietn miirbe, oa6
Oerielbe ieBt, in oieien unrubigen 3eiten
ntcDt ab8e0alten iperoen ioQte.
Der 8Drldlag tpuroe nit an0ereu @mz
pfeblungen oe9 Gomites angenOmmen.
Srau Saul, Die StrQBenz unb Q(uepz
Snlpettortn Der Wtunicipal 9rDer QeaQue
CAB III Der 8erlammlung ibre @rfdbrunQel1
uber Die Getatgun9 Der StraBen unb Sol
fen GDica9O5 sum 8eftcn. Sic 6etonte be-.
l%onoers, OaB Bottom s. 1000, 900, g}cw
'Oort 100000 un0 Chicago nur $40, OOO
fur StraBenreiu!8unB i66rltb ouSgcbe,
unD ije betOnte, DoB GDicago crit Damn
etnt9erm0Ben refine StraBen boben tuerbe,
tpcnn fir DC 3pcGe Der StraBenreiniguno
minoeitens $6O0,O00 iabrlt9 bepiaigt
Dirben.