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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-05-24
DEGRADED RUSSIA.
It's Social Aspect and Moral Condition IN
the Eighteenth Century.

is Social Aspect and Moral Condition IN
the Eighteenth Century.
Peter the Great said of his country,
and said truly: Russia is rotten be.
fore she is ripe" TO realize the true
meaning of these words and the full.
ness Of their implication, one must
study in detail the reigns of Elizabeth
and Catherine ii. In Russia, during
the eighteenth century, were to be
found side by side the vices alike OF
savagery and civilization. Add to the
lack of social instinct, of humanity in
the wider sense, and of moral respon.
sibility that is to be found in q Zulu
kraal, the worst corruptions that are
bred in courts like that of Louis XIV,
and one can form some faint notion OF
the Russian capital under Elizabeth
and Catherine.
The country, as a whole, was orien-
tai in its want of civil organization,
but without the idealism of the east.
The capital was a weller of blood and
lust, barbarism and sophistry, atheism
and superstition, drunkenness and
savage violence, Incidence and semi
insane activity The moral condition
was reflected in the physical. Never
was there such mixture of squalor
and magnificence as in the palaces of
the Empress Elizabeth. The rudest
and the most costly furniture were
fumbled together. Filth and splendor
were always alternating, and the vilest
food was eaten off plates of gold
Spectator.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-05-24
One Dollar Per Year,
COOKING BY STEAM.
food Rendered Moro Palatabio and I'm
some Cases More Nutritious.

Some Cases More Nutritious.
Some claim that food cooked by
steam Is more nutritious and whole-
some than cooked in any other man
ner. While not agreeing exactly with
this statement, do think that many
dishes are more palatable when cooked
by steam. In the steam cooker, which
have tried and found satisfactory,
there is a perforated disk which fits
into the kettle in three different posi-
tions; this divides the space into e
below, 4 below, or q below the disk,
according to its position. There is also
an extension tin top, much like an or
binary steamer, to be used when cook
ing large quantities or many kinds at
once. There is pipe down one side
of the kettle, through which the super
fluous steam is discharged into the
stove. No odor from the cooking food
escapes into the room, for the joint be-
tween the kettle and cover is sealed
with water.
The steamer Is largo enough for
turkey, II the bottom of the tin extern
sion is removed, which can be done. For
an average family potatoes and pud-
ding may be cooked in the kettle with
out the tin extension. Dumplings or
cottage pudding will cook in twenty
minutes IL the water in the lower COM
partment is boiling when they are
placed in it, Very rich buildings con-
tanning suet etc, require more time.
Potatoes will cook in thirty minutes,
and are always nice and meaty. Bread
and raised biscuit are always nice
when cooked by steam, there being alb
solutely no crust at all, but bread
thus cooked should be eaten warm, as
1t does not keep moist and tender like
that baked in the ordinary way. Rice,
oatmeal and the like are cooked to
perfection by steam, You do not have
to stir them to keep them from burn
ing, and every kernel is cooked tender
without losing its shape. The many
things that can be cooked in q steam
cooker, from beef tea to first pre-
MUM canned fruit, cannot be enumer-
atcd here; but persons procuring a
steam cooker, l am sure, will pro-
nounce it "household convenience"
Orange Judd Farmer.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-05-24
Locomotive Attacked by a Cow.

A striking example Of the instinct OF
maternal devotion in the animal king.
dom, and at the same time curious
incident, was witnessed by scores OF
people at Wissahicken station recent
ly. A sleek-looking COW, With hap.
py-go-lucky calf at her sido, wandered
upon the railroad tracks just as train
pulled up at tho depot The COW got
across the track ahead Of the engine,
but her offspring, with the reckless.
ness of youth and curiosity of inexperi.
ence, fingered to dispute the path.
The engineer crowded air on his
brakes, but the calf disappeared be-
meath the cowcatcher Every body
looked for veal outlets; but as the loco
motive slowed up and stopped the cal
calmly stood up under the boiler be-
tween the driving wheels. The COW
heard the bleat of alarm and caught
sight of her calf. She unhesitatlngly
attacked the big iron horse and vainly
endeavored TO horn it off the track.
bawling angrily the while. A news
boy, after deal of maneuvering, man.
aged to puch the calf between the driv.
ingwheels. and COW and calf moved
lsisurely off AZ though nothing had
happeEed. -Phlladslphia Record.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-05-24
SAVANNAH, HARDIN COUNTY, TENNESSEE THURSDAY MAY a. 1894
PlTH AND POINT.

--Waiter-"De usual stcaK, sah?"
Regular Customer-"No; am tired to
night. Bring me plate of hash"
--she--"IIavc you got The Heaven.
ly Twins9'" CleriS-"Yes, maam. One
dollar" She - what for both2'-
Halo.
-Mamma-"Did you take your cap
sulc without any trouble?' Robbie
Eyes, but had an awful time gcttin
the quinine out of t."-Inter-Ocean.
kathleen (who has been lectured
severely on the proper treatment Of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., why do you call
my gray kitty Maltese? Is it because
maui and tease II SOP"
limit (rcading fashion journaD-
Goats are now worn longer than ever
before" lmpecune-"l'm right in
style then. This is the third year for
mine buffalo Courier.
Il wish my father'd buy more blocks for mo
| Unjust admit think the prospects slim.
But why he doesn't can't really see,
Sin &c with them / would build q house for
him
-liarpers Young People.
-"What are your hopes for the
future?" asked the solemn man. ~
have none just now" replied the youth.
Tomorrow is my best girls birthday,
and I'm worrying about the present. !"
-PiclS-Me-Up.
-"Will you give me this little hand?"
he pleaded, lovingly. Reginald, this
hand is already pledged" she replied.
II will redeem it," he answered, alb.
sently, "if you will let we have the
ticlset."-St. Louis IIumorist
-"What is senatorial courtesy?"
asked the young man who is not
ashamed of his ignorance. Senatorial
courtesy" replied the citizen who al.
ways believes the worst, sis what pre-.
vents statesman from closing deal
before he has let his colleagues in on
the ground floor Washington STAR
dick Ocelng of Toms biceps)-
"My! what I'm arml Do you frequent
the gymnasium" Tom-"Gymnasium
nothing! Tread all the papers, dailies
and weekles. Just try it for week
or two yourself. The amount of turn.
ing over it gives fellow to follow the
different articles from one page to an
other beats all the gymnasiums in
Christendom for exercise" - Boston
Transcript.
1--WE have queer experiences in the
house of mourning" said the clergy
man Of the party. at was only few
weeks ago that called upon middle.
aged shoemaker, who had lost his wife.
l spoke to him as thought meet, and
especially enjoined upon him the duty
of being resigned. When had got
thus far, he interrupted me to say in q
quiet tone: oh, that's all right, Mr..
Prooftext; | amt kicllin'. "-Boston
Transcript.
"A young man, known as Long.
Nosed Bennett, said to his wife, the
morning after their marriage; Now,
Melindy, if you're going to wear the
pants, git up and make the fire: II not,
say so, and I'll wear 'em myself We
might as well settle this matter at
once" After several years, asked
him: well, Uncle Charley, how did II
turn out?' He replied: "Wnll, we've
been pullin' and haulin' ever since, and
| low each of us must have got leg"
| Home
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-05-24
The Harmful Dotted Veil.

The injurious effect on the eyes
caused by wearing dotted wells is an
old warning which has been sounded
to no purpose, and the fact that ocu-
lists are growing rich under this reign
of fashion does not alarm the wearers
of this attractive bit of feminine yani-
ty. The dots are larger or smaller,
closer together or farther apart, as
they are more or less becoming, while
the possibility of impaired eyesight is
left entirely out of consideration. 1t
has been discovered lately that the dots
are not their only harmful quality.
There issome substance used In stitfen-
ing or coloring the net which is pois-
onous If it chances to find its way into
the eve.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-05-24
Look for tho Bright Rays.

A woman with happy disposition is
far more to man as wife than the
woman with great fortune, for riches
take wings. Worldly prosperity has a
way of altering, and if once money
vanishes the gloomy individual does
naught but sit down and weep, having
no word of encouragement for the hus-
band, on whom the blow falls most
heavily. The happy dispositioned wife
will see way out of the difficulty or
will accept matters rs they are in a
sweet spirit of cheerfulness that en-
dows her husband with new zeal and
causes him to look upon her as the
guiding star of his existence. If God
has not given you such disposition
cultivate it as far as possible, 1t does
no good to brood over ones troubles.
1t doesn't help matters out bit. Be
on the lookout for bright rays and you
will certainly find them.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-05-24
Flirting Is Very Bad Form.

The man or woman who will indulge
in the practice of flirting" with an
outside party is not worth going out
with or being taken out. 1t Is a
species of bad form that nothing can
excuse, and though there are many
who think 1t cute to make eyes and re-
turn signs made by strangers, feeling
that such attention is a bit of personal
homage, the outside world judges diff
ferently and one exhibition of that
sort should he enough to wean the re-
spect of either man or woman, no mat
IL, bow devoted they might heretofore
have beer
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-05-24
CHILDREN's RIGHTS.
A Phase of 1.-THE Universal Problem That
COnfronts Society.

COnfronts society.
There is no substitute for genuine,
free, serene, healthy, bread-and- butter
childhood. A fine manhood or woman
hood can be built on no other founda-
ton, and yet our American homes are
so often filled with hurry and worry,
our manner of living is so keyed to
concert pitch, our plan of existence so
complicated that we drag the babies
along in our wake and force them to
our artificial standards, forgetting that
"sweet flowers are slow, and weeds
make haste"
If we must, or fancy that we must,
lead this false, too feverish life, let us
at least spare them. BY keeping them
forever on tiptoe we are in danger of
producing an army of conventional
little prigs, who know much more than
they should about matters which are
profitless even to their elders.
AS to keeping children too clean for
any mortal use, suppose nothing is
more disastrous. The divine right to
be gloriously dirty large portion of
the time, when dirt is necessary con-
sequence of direct, useful, friendly con-
tact with all sorts Of interesting help
full things, is too clear to be denied.
The children who have to think of
their clothes before playing with the
dogs, digging in the sand, working IN
the shed, building bridge or wedding
the garden never get half their legiti-
mate enjoyment out of life.
! have a good deal of sympathy for
the little people during their first eight
or ten years, when they are just begin.
ming to learn life's lessons, and when
the laws which govern them must
often seem so strange and unjust.
The child has right to n place of his
own, to things of his own, to surround
ings which have some relation to his
size, his desires and his capabilities
How should we like to live half the
time in place where the piano was
twelve feet tall, the door knob at an
impossible height, and the mantel shelf
in the sky; where every mortal thing
was out of reach except collection of
highly-interesting objects on dressing
tables and bureaus, guarded, however,
by giants three times as large and pow
erful as ourselves, forever saying,
"Musn't touch, and il we did touch we
should be spanked, and have no other
method of revenge save to spank back
mbolically on the inoffensive persons
of our dolls?
The child problem is merely one
phase of the universal problem that
confronts society. Let the history of
domestic rule typify in little the his
tory of our political rule; at the outset
autocratic control, where control is
really needful; by and by an incipient
consttutionalism in which the liberty
of the subject gains recognition, exten.
sions Of this liberty of the subject grad
ually ending in paternal abdication."
We must not expect children to be
too good. Intellectual and moral pre-
cocity produced by stimulation will be
at the expense of the future character.
In these matters the child has right
to expect examples. He lives in the
senses, he can only learn through OBJ
| ject lessons, can only pass from the
concrete examples of goodness to a
vision of abstract perfection. -Jenness.
Miller Monthly
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-05-24
OLD-FASHlONED WIVES.
How Homes Are Made Bright Promise
of Heaven by Them.

How Homes Are Made Bright Promises
of Heaven by Them.
A pretty young married woman said
in our hearing the other day:
Lorraine is such an oldfashioned
wife"
"And what" we quericd, do you
mean by that?"
"Oh," laughed the gay little matron
as she seated herself in the big arm.
chair and reflcctively slipped her tea
from pale pink cup, "she has such
queer notions about her duty to her
husband and home. Why, she declines
all invitations unless he is included.
and never, under any circumstances, is
away from home when he returns al
night Then she always gets up to
breakfast with him, and even goes so
far as to prepare herself certain favor.
lite dishes for him, instead of leaving
such business to the cook.
"She doesn't go away in the summer
until he is able to go, too; and, in fact,
she fuses over him in the most absurd
fashion. don't believe in that sort OF
thing myself. believe it spoils man.
My husband knows that am too tired
to get up at seven for the sake of sit.
ting opposite him at the table, and
pay my servants enough to make them
wait on him satisfactorily. AS for
staying at home whenever he can not
accompany me, simply never would
get out; therefore | go my way, he
goes his, and we are very well pleased
with the arrangement"
After the pretty creature had van.
ished to join party of friends at din
ner reflective mood stole over us, and
in the twilight we thought how much
happier many a household would be II
there were more oldfashioncd wives
instead of the type which we had just
had chance to study. philadelphia
Times
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-05-24
THE MOcKInG BIRD


he didn't itRow much music
When first he como along;
An all tho birds went wondcrin'
Why he dldn't sing song.
They rrimpcd their feathers In the sun
An sung their sweetest notes;
An music jos como on the run,
From all their thrillin' throatsl
But still that bird was silent
In summer time an fall:
Ho les set still an listened,
An no wouldn't sing at oil.
But one night when them songsters
Was tired out an still,
An the wind sighed down the valley
An went crecpin up the hill
When tho stars was all a-tremblo
In tho dreamin' fields o. blue,
An the daisy IN the darkness
Felt tho fallin' o. the dew;
There come sound o. melody
No mortal ever heard,
An all tho birds seemed singin'
From the throat O one sweet birdi
Then tho other birds went Mayin'
In land too fur TO call;
Fer there warn't no use In stayin'
When one bird could sing fer ALI
+. l. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-05-24
WOMAN AND HOME.
AANDKERCHIEF POCKET.

Pretty When Made In Colors to Match
Ones Various Gowns.
There are always those who, regard
less Of edicts Of fashion, will have n
pocket of some kind in which hand
lserchief at least may be safely carried
A favorite design for such pocket is
shown In our engraving. For making
it, four dozen three-quarter inch rings,
one yard of half-inch ribbon and a
part of ball of crochet silk will be
required The rings are crocheted
singly, filled with lace stitch, and
sewed together, as seen in the sketch;
twenty-four being used for the front,
and the same number for the back, al
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-05-24

though the back is sometimes made Of
thin canvas covered with the dress ma
terial. One-third of the ribbon makes
pretty bow for the bottom, and the
rest is used for suspension loop and
bow for each upper corner. A little
bow at the top, where the loop is
pinned to the belt, would be pretty If
the pocket is to be worn with a round
waist. Such pockets are prettiest II
made in colors to match the gowns
with which they are to be worn; but
black pockets are often worn with
gowns of other colors.-American Ag-
riculturist.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-05-24
SOME HOME REMEDIES.

For bee sting, make a paste OF
earth and water. Cover the stung
place with it, bind it on and it will
soon give relief.
WHEN felon first begins to appear
cut off the end of lemon, put the fin
ger in it and keep it there as long as it
can be borne.
For sore throat, Try frequent
gargle of salt and water. If little is
swallowed it will allay the irritation,
cleanse the throat and do no harm.
For stains on the hands nothing Is
better than salt moistened with lemon
Juice Rub the spots well with the
mixture, then wash off in clean water.
IT is said that good remedy for
strengthening and clearing the voice
Is to beat the white of an egg with the
Juice of lemon and sweeten 1t well
with sugar and use as needed.
TO CURE round shoulders, sleep per-
fectly Northumberland is, without any
bolster or pillow. The habit can easily
be acquired of sleeping thus, and the
round shoulders will soon be straight
ened.
For a cough, boil an ounce of whole
faxseed In pint of water, strain and
add little honey, the juice of two
lemons and an ounce of rock candy.
Stir together and boil few minutes
Drink hot
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-05-24
Silenced.

Housekeeper-Those eggs you sold
me were stale, and l asked you for
fresh-laii eggs.
Dealer Observation-Disclosures eggs
are fresh, madam, not sailed, and they
are laid eggs, madam, not manufac-
tured. Had you desired eggs recently
taken from the nest you should have
asked for treshly-laid eggs.-N. Y.
Weekly.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-05-24
A Pretty Picture Frame.

1t can be easily and inexpensively
fashioned from cardboard; or, if you
prefer, plain pine wood may take the
place of cardboard. First cover the
mat with fabric chosen from one Of
the daintily lowered challies, silkolines
or china silks. About the frame this
same material is arranged to form q
graceful puff, the fullness being
gathered ut both edges. Very tiny
tacl1s fasten into place the inside full
ness, while the outer gathering is
tackled to the back part of the frame,
o narrow tape neatly finishing it.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-05-24
yehoao wheat Flour Rolls.

Que quart OF the flour, butter tho
size of an egg rubbed into the -four,
teaspoonfuls baking powder, tea
spoonful salt, and milk to make a
dough soft as 1t can DO rolled. Knead
we'll and make into rolls. Moisten the
tops with milk and bake In quick
oven.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-05-24
The Unsympathetic Boarder.

"Tf had the wings of bird" sighed
the lady, "Pd fly away and be at rest. :"
well, my dear madam" ventured
the boarder, you may get them yet
see by note you sent up to my room
this morning you already have bill"
Detroit Free Press
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-05-24
eyes" said Cholly, ~ was str

YES" said Cholly, II was struck
by the caah, doncherlnow, and
stunned, and when I-aw--woke up |
knew nothing" "Ah, then you
were all right when you woke up"
said Jack Jolleboy; back to your nat
ural condition. IN. Y. Press.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-05-24
NO BUDDHISTS IN INDIA.
A Very Common Impression Is Here
Corrected.

Corrected.
India has served many gods, he says,
and the monuments raised in their
honor are countless. 1t appears to be
generally believed at the present day
that the religion of India is Buddhism.
How this common impression gained
ground it is hard TO say. When Sir
Edwin Arnold published "The Light
of Asia" he did not think it necessary
to state that Gautama the Master had
no longer any following in the country
which witnessed his birth and holy
life; but Sir Edwin's book produced a
religious revival, or something very
like it, among a certain class of semi
intelligent readers who are continually
foraging for some new tidbit of reli-
gion with which to tickle the dull
sense of their immortality into relish
for Heaven.
There are no Buddhists in India.
There are many in Ceylon, and there is
a sect of them in Nepal, an independent
territory to the north, on the borders
of Buddhistic Tibet. The religion van.
ished from India in the early centuries
of the Christian era. The neo-Brah-
mans set up antiBuddhas, so to speak,
in the figures of Krishna, Mahadeva
and Rama -demigods and idols of the
great neo- Brahmanic religions, Vishnu-
worship and Siva-worship; and these
swept everything else before them un-
til the Mohammedan conquest; and at
the present day, in one shape or an
other, these forms of belief are adj
hered to by fivc-sixths of the popula.
ton, the remainder being Mussulmans
The Buddhists are gone, though not
without leaving behind them rich
legacy of philosophic thought, and
many monuments of their artistic
genius. Marion Crawford, in Century.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-05-24
The Production OF Artificial Silk.

Experiments with vegetable pulp
have demonstrated the feasibility of
silk-malsing by machinery. At no dis
tant day the silkworm will find her oc-
cupation gone, and in place of the CO.
coon we will have enormous spools of
silk drawn directly from pulp. Vege-
table fiber is made into collodion, and
is then forced through finely perforated
metal plates. The slender threads that
issue are at once submerged in water.
This takes up the volatile elements Of
the collodion and hardens the threads,
which become elastic and solid. The
filaments are so fine that it requires
nearly dozen to make thread that
can be handled with safety. Extreme
fneness is necessary in order to give
the required softness and fexibility.
With this comes degree of brittleness
that makes the product frail almost
past handling. When machinery of
sufficient delicacy can be invented to
carry and manage these tiny lines
without breaking them, we may be
able to engage in silk making as readi-
ly as in paper making, and with quite
as satisfactory results. Experiments
have thus far been made with perfect
ly successful results in all particulars
save the one noted.-N. Y. Ledger.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-05-24
No Onense Intended.

Mrs. Minks-I don't want to make o
scene, but that man over there is star
ing at me very Extensively.
Mr.. Minks-He is, eh? I'll speak to
him.
Mrs. Minks "a few moments later)--s
Did he apologize?
Mr.. Minks-Y-e-s; he said he was
looking for his mother, and thought at
first that you were she.-N. Y. Weekly.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-05-24
A Sensitive Man.

Writer-The editor of the Laugh
ers' Own" is the most sensitive mar !
ever saw.
Friend-In what respect?
Writer-He can't take Joke,
Friend-I never observed it,
Writer-Well, / have. ] took q
dozen good ones to him to-day and he
rejected every one Of them Detroit
Free Press,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-05-24
Presto, Changed

Jonesey-Say, Brownie, can you let
me have two
Brownie chastity interrupting)-l
haven't blamed cent, Jonesey.
Jonesey-Two fives for a ten?
Brownie (heartily)-Certainly, old
fellow! With pleasure. Judge.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-05-24
A Modest Maid.

Her Father-Mr. Budd appears to be
an amiable sort of chap-he had quite
large interest in his fathers old firm.
She (blushing)-I think l can dis
count the firm, papa,as far as interest
pOeS Truth