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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-09

Getting into third-class carriage ut
q suburban station, gentleman found
the only other occupant was travel
ing minstrel with large harp in
green baize covering. Presently the
station where tickets were taken was
reached, and as the train journeyed on
the gentleman was startled at hearing
a sort of ,muf,Ied whisper issue appar-
emily from the harp. Seeing him look
ing rather c,iriously at it, the man In
charge of it remarked: I'm sure you
are a gentleman who won't cause
trouble. The fact is, when ! haven't
made much money it comes cheapm
for my little girl to travel with the
harp:" and, hastily undoing the baize
covering. out stepped business-like
young damsei of about ten. London
Answers.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-09
Tho Boys That Are Wanted.

A young man with practical knowl
edge in his head, skill in his hands, and
health in his body, is his own letter Of
recommendation, diploma and refer
ence. Mix him up with sixty thousand
other people, and you can find him
again, he will have the habit of being
on top. Throw him naked on desert
island, and he will be at the head of
something. He does not &c whining
up and down the land blaming fortune
and saying he has no chance, but goes
out and does something, and goes out
again and does it again better. Boys
and men that do something definite,
either with head or hands, are the boys
and men that are wanted, and the de-
mand is as great here and now as it has
been any time since the beginning.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-09
LESSONS IN SWIMMING.
Suggestions for Feminine Aspirants to tho
Delightful Art.

Dcib VI [tils
The woman who can not swim has
just one advantage-sh does not know
the delight she is missing Only those
who have experienced the bliss Of
cleaving the waters with steady strokes
and of feeling themselves borne up by
the waves know anything about the
joys which non-swimmers miss. To
learn to swim the first requisite is con-
tidence-almost reckless confidence.
The woman who is absolutely sure that
the water will do its part towardo bear
ing her up has learned at least half
her lesson. Then she wants teacher
of strokes, and no better one
can be found than an athletic
young brother who has been in the
habit of receiving annual chastisement
about the LIST of May for "going in" too
soon. If she has not such a valuable
possession, swimming school, with
its instructors. is not bad. But the
best school is the sea, and the best
teacher some skillful companion.
The pupil will not find the arm
stroke difficult, but she will discover
an awful tendency on her part to let
her legs drag behind her motionless.
An excellent way to counterfeit this
tendency is to have a piece of board
small enough to be lightly clasped at
the edges and light enough to float
even when so caught, and to hold the
hands stationary on this while practic.
ing the'foot motion
1t is difficult to acquire the graceful
art if one wears flannel garments OF
many folds. The most sensible swim.
ming outfit consists of short-sleeved
blouse and a divided skirt of light.
weight jersey. Or one may wear tight.
fitting trousers and a short skirt over
them, but the style which gives the
most freedom to the legs is to be pre-
ferred. Stockings are worn, but the
sandals should be kicked off as soon as
one passes the pebbly portion of the
beach. In every possible way the
swimmers movements should be un
hampered. Unless one intends to wasl
ones hair daily an oil-silk cap is {
necessity, but the broad brimmed
notwithstanding, tapping monstrosi
ties with which dilletante bather
shade their faces are to be avoided
N. Y. World.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-09
DASH AND HIS CHARGE.

drove him out. Dash went and lay
down in the garden to think about it.
Surely his master would set things
right-he would never allow cats in
the garden, much less in the house.
But when Rob showed the kitten to
his father he, too, strol1ed it until it
purred. The cook was told to give the
little beast milk regularly, and let it
curl up by the stove whenever it was
pleased to visit the kitchen.
If the dog had been in cage he
might have strangled himself or beat
en- his brains out, as | have kncwn
birds to do. AS it was, after trying
several times to kill the intruder he
sullzed and grew SO bad tempered that
his mistress became uneasy, lest he
should bite some one of the family.
1t was little Rob who suggested a
cunning plan. The cat should be kept
in the kitchen, and it should be Dash
who should keep her there. In short,
Dash should be made the cats guar
dian.
The plan worked to charm. Dash
soon grew proud of his duty of looking
after Tippie. When she became thief,
as most good mousers do, he would
chase her out of mischief. When he
saw her on the table he would reach
up, catch her in his mouth and set her
down on the floor. He did this several
times, but as she did not seem to mind
it, one day he shook her before letting
go. That made her understand.
She soon grew fond of Dash, and
would run to meet him every morning,
jumping up and catching his nose
between her forepaws and sometimes
throwing them round his neck, as if
she were hugging him. He would play
with her by turning her over on her
back, holding her down with his paw
and then pretending to bite her, but he
never hurt her.
Nor would he let others punish her if
he thought she did not deserve it. One
day her mistress, WHO spoiled them
both, grew tired of the cats moving
when she was not hungry, and was
only asking for food because She
smelled it, and to teach her better at
tempted to put her out into the snow.
Dash ran to the rescue. He snatchcd
Tippie out Of the ladys arms and car
ried her over to the corner where she
slept Then he ran back to his mistress
wagging his tail, as much as to say:
"She won't bother you any more, take
my wcrd for it.
So they lived until Tippie, the cat,
and Dash, the cat hater, died of old
age. And all this came about because
little boy understood the strong
points of dogs acknowledgement
Compton, in st. Louis Republic.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-09
les A PATRIOT.
On This Particular Occasion He Met the
Wrong Man. However.

On This Particular Occasion He Met the
Wrong Man, However.
''Sr!n he began to one OF the clerks
in the water Office, as he waved a no
tce in his hand, here is notice that
if ! don't pay my water-tax before the
day is out the water will be shut off al
the housew
Eyes, sir"
81 call it an arbitrary notice, sir! II
smacks of tyranny, sir! | don't pro-
pose to allow no corporation to bull
doze me.n
mo, sir" replied the clerk, as he kept
on writing.
at isn't American, sir! The ear of
Russia sends around such notices, but
the car of Russia doesn't run Detroit.
The idea Of hopping on to an Ameri-
can citizen in any such way!'
eyes, SIR" humbly replied the clerk.
at has aroused me and ! won't pay
no, sir, won't pay if you shut the water
off from the whole town! More than
that sir, and | want to give you notice
right now, that the hyena who comes
up to shut that water off will never
live to do it! I'll slay him, sir-slay
him in cold blood!'
"Yes, sir" was the quiet response.
"If You had sent man to notify me
that the tax was past due should have
given him the cash at once, but when
this water board resorts to bulldozing
tactics with me, you have struck the
wrong man! Yes, sir-the wrong
mani"
eyes, sir"
eve talk about the freedom of the
American peoplew continued the man,
as he paced up and down, "but where
is it? This is a sample of it-this ar
bitrary notice! Unjust put up or shut
up Here we are living between two
| great lakes, and river pouring mil.
lions of gallons of water past our doors
every day in the year, and yet | must
pay for water! Not only that, but
must be threatened and bulldozed and
walked on'
''Yes, sir" said the clerk with nod.
| Dub IL HCNtl w lb-ICNCl. L IL VIC
in the last ditch! I'll show this water
board that the spirit of American lib
erty still lives, and that there is one
man in this town who can't be walked
on"
Eyes, sir"
The American patriot paced to the
door and back. No one looked at him.
Business continued right along as
usual. He waited fully five minutes
for some awful calamity to occur, and
then walked up to the same window
and the same clerk, laid down the no
tice and ten-dollar BILL and very
quietly said:
Meant to come in yesterday, but
forgot it, Take her out"
Eyes, sir" replied the clerk, as he
handed over the receipt and the change
"Hot weather, this?"
Eyes, very hot-good-by!"-Detroit
Free Press.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-09
PlTH AND POINT.
We are on trial ourselves whenever
1

We are on trial ourselves whenever
we condemn another. --Ram's Horn.
-Gcntly took that which urgently
came, and without scorn fofgave; do
thou the same,-Coleridge.
PA, mans tuning the piano mex,
door" "Great suffering job! dye sup
pose | don't know it, child?'-Buifalo
Express,
Sweet Sixteen-"Do tell me, Elsa,
when my accepted lover asks for the
first kiss how many shall l give him9"
-Fliegende Batter
--McCorkle-"Isn't Briggs naturally
lazy fellow" McCrackle-"Not ex'
actly lazy, but he seems to think it UNI
healthy to work between meals. Tit
Bits.
-Court-"Why should the prisoner
have an interpreter? Can't he speak
English?' Attorney-"No, your honor;
he's railway trainman, "-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Amounted to the Same Thing
Customer-"IIave you copy of the
Fifteen Decisive Battles?'" Bookseller
mo; we're all out. But we can give
you Reflections of Married Man."
-"De man." said Uncle Eben," "dat
complains bout whut he KANT help
am mos likely de same one dat's too
lazy ter stir hissof in time ter keep de
trouble fom happenin."-Washingto
Star.
"A "Poke" Bonnet. lovely
white chip hat that was your wife had
on to-day, Baglev!" "Yes. And it
took the price of five blue chips to pay
for it."-Browning, King & Co.'S
Monthly.
-She-"You have met the beautiful
Miss Y, have you not? "What do you
think of her?" He-"She is one of that
sort of women that any man could die
for, but none could live with. In
dianapolis Journal.
-Aw-as | understand it." said the
travelling foreigner, your ofliceholders
here are the servants of the people.
Am | right?" You have become lit.
tie mixed" said the citizen. sit must
be the ofiiceseekers you are thinking
off. Indianapolis Journal.
Mrs. Honser (meditatively, at the
museum I'D just like to know -
Mr.. Honscr-"Know what?" Mrs. Hon.
scr-"If that India-rubber man was
ever one of the bouncing babies we
read about in the birth department OF
the newspapers. Buffalo Courier.
Mrs. Gavspouse engaging new
servant)-"I am very particular about
the conduct of my domestics. had tc
discharge my last girl because caught
her winking at my husband" Appli
cant-"You did quite right, ma'am. A
girl as careless as that ought to be dis
charged IN. Y. Herald.
How Artists Embarrass Artists
cat the most thrilling part of the pro
fessor's recitation of the 'Chariot-race
he was stopped for five minutes by q
burst of applause" "Strange behavior
surely" "No. The foot lteam wa.
in the front row and it made their hail
stand on end. Judge.
Time to Build the Fire.-Mrs
StrilSer-"Don't you believe in The
union of labor?" Mr.. S.-"Of course
do. "Why, my dear, if there were ne
union of labor the greed of capita
with its iron heel would -" Mrs. S
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS all right; sup
pose you get up and build the fire, anC
I'll cook breakfast. Detroit Ere,
| Press
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-09
FASHIONS IN NAMES.
Return from Fancy" Names to Anne"
"Jane" and Martha"

Return from Fancy" Names to Anne"
"Jane" and Martha"
People are growing tired of the
fancy" names which have for some
time been popular, and are reverting to
"old-fashioned" ones such as Anne,
Jane, Martha, etc. 1t is very great
pity to have any fashion in names, of
which we can not have too much va
riety; and to describe any in particu-
lar as fancy names" is absurd,
since many of the pretticst
are of really more ancient ORR
gin than the homely ones quoted; and
far from circumscribing our choice,
the increase of population makes it
most desirable to revive or invent
more.
When large family circle of brothers
and sisters and cousins marry, it often
happens that several of the new mem
bers have the same name, and it is most
tiresome having to explain. every time
we alude to them, whether we mean
this or that Edith or Ethel
With a little thought numbers of
pleasant sounding words might be
found which would serve admirably
for appellations and tend TO lessen the
existing confusion.-Lady Pictorial.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-09
SHE HAD HER WEIGH.
II Was "a Posthumous Triumph, But II WSs
Hers All the Same.

"Whcn woman makes her miBd up
to anything said the man with the
ginger beard, they amt no way OF
perventin' her from rcachin' the end she
aims at
"Thouten she dies, of course re-
marked the grocer.
1T does look to me-" said the man
with the ginger beard to the rash inter-
rupter, like you have the most natural
gift of tellin' what you don't know
every time you open your mouth of any
man | ever knowed. | will admit con-
tinued the man with the ginger beard,
as the grocer assumed a humbled eX'
preston, chat you are all right in the
grocery business. Fact is. man would
have to be pretty smooth to make
Twin out of the kind o stock you keep.
Now, the time you explained the hair
bein' in the butter because the butter
wasn't strong enough to hold itself to-
gether without it was plum good. How.
somever, it looks like rain, an can't
waste no more time on you Now, this
here woman"
(Which woman?"
"This here woman | was thinlIin' OF
when spoke was just like all the rest
of EN-; when her mind was sot, it was
sot. Pore thing, she had to die 10 git
her own way, but she got it."
Love AFFAIR."" asked the man from
Potato creek, who had romatic streak
in his mental composition.
Love affair nothin'. She was mar
rit to her third husband. They hadn't
been marrit fer mo~e'n week, guess,
before the old man begins twittin' her
cause she was so thin, an wonderin'
why the Lord couldn't a-seen fit to
make her weigh as much as his first
wife. How much did the dear angel
weigh?' she asked him, kinder sarcas-
tic-like, one day, when they had been
jawin' little more than common.
"'Jist exactly one hundred and fifty
five pounds says he.
"'Well, says she, I'm a-goin' to git
to that weight if it takes me a hundred
years
'Howsomever, stead of gittin any
fatter, she gifts thinner and thinner
right along, till at last she ups and
dies. Well, says the old man, seems
like she didn't git to that there weight
she started fer after all. ! guess she
weighed nearer fifty-fvc than a hun
dred and fifty-fve.' But that's all he
knowed about it. About two years
after they was boom in real estate
and the old graveyard turnin' out to be
pretty good town lots, the folks had tc
move this here woman among the rest
When they come to dig her up she hat
.patrified."
"Petrified, I suppose you mean, y sale
the school teacher.
Anyhow, mean she had turned t.
rock. An just fer curiosity they
weighed her. Funny thing too. Sh,
come exactly to that there one hundred
and fifty-fve pounds she allies said she'C
git, and they won't never nobody MAKE
me believe that she didn't know wha
she was dom all the time. '-Indianap
| oils Journal.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-09
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
Now Dash Learned to Take Care OF III
MistreSs' Pussy.
a CAT Halter CURED.

Now Dash Learned TO Take Care OF His
Mistress Pussy.
Dash was a Gordon setter who had
enjoyed the full confidence of all the
members of q large householder half
Q iifetimo-that is to say, half dogs
lifetime. From puppyhood he had been
petted and treated as person of inn
portancc
He had many pleasures, but the
greatest was being sent scampering
down the long garden in pursuit OF
cats ignorant that this particular piece
of ground belonged to q dog.
Dash's master disliked cats almest as
much as the dog, and as these animals
made havoc with his flowers, breaking
down his favorite rose trees and lying
in the midst Of his Canterbury bells,
perhaps his dislike was no more to be
condemned than the dogs. However
that may be, the moment cats nose
or tail appeared at any corner of the
garden wall Dash was summoned to
give chase. Cats and the legs of the
iccman were two morsels that Dash
longed to taste. The man had acct
dentally hit the dog with piece of ice
which he was throwing away, and on
another occasion he had shaken his
tongs at him.
One day Dash bounded into the sit
tlng-room in answer to call from his
mistress and found her petting little
ball of black fur, which on being set
down on the floor in front of him
bumped up its back and Kissed at him
like n snake. A cat! Dash could not
believe his eyes. How kind of the mis-
tress to give him such treat. He
pricked up his ears and wagged his tail
and then pounced toward the kitten,
but before he could seize it he was
struck sharp blow by little Rob and
called dad dog!" by Rob's mother
Worse even than that, his mistress
picked up the kitten and stroked it,
while she stamped her foot at him and
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-09
No Wonder

Paperhanger-To fit up these rooms
in the style you want will cost two hun
dred and fifty dollars. have figured
it down to the lowest notch.
Householder-Whe My wife and
daughter will have to give up their
European trip this summer-that's GER
tain.
Paperhanger-That's too bad My
wife, by the way, is going to start to
Europe in about two weeks herself As
to this border, now, how would it do to
make it little narrower? You see, etc.
Chicago Tribune.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-09
THE WAYS OF TURKEYS.
Experiences of Lady Who Knows All
About the Queer Birds.

In April your turkey-hens will not
stay together, as they have done allthe
winter, but each seems to have sep
arate secret, and you will often meet
one in the most unexpected places, far
away from the house. Then the de-
ceitful old turkey-hcn will try to look
so unconscious She just goes on pluck
ing at the grass and weeds, slowly
turning first one way and then another
in an aimless fashion; and when she is
sure you are watching her, she viii
lead You back and forth. around and
around, sometimes for half a mile.
Yet-would you believe it?-right here,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-09
When the Emancipat,on 4. Comn,e,..

0ld-Fashioned Passenger (awaking
suddenly from a doze)-I beg your par
don for not seeing you standing, madam.
Please take my seat.
Woman Conductor shaking him again)
Say, uncle, how much longer are you
going to keep me waiting for your fare9
Chicago Tribuna
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-09
Copgsnlal Spirits.

Aunt Maria-I think you and Mr..
Mann ought to get along nicely to-
gether. You know you both like the
same people.
Matilda-Yes and what is better, we
hate the same people. just think what
nice long talks we shall have together
Boston Transcript.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-09
An InfallibIe Indication,

There was an intense silence around
Mrs. Hashem's table while the chicken
was being served. 1t was broken by
the girl with fluffy whits hair, who
whispered to the one with dark glasses:
BILLY Bliven has paid his board bill
at last
''How do you know?"
"He got q piece of white meat instead
of the wing and neck, as usual. - Wash
ington stag
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-09
WHY She Liked Him,

Elsie-Oh, uncle, l am so fond of you.
Uncle-And why?
Elsie-We always have jam when
you take lunch with us,-Fliegende
Blaetter.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-09
When tho Women Vote.

Mrs Hicks-We have a cook now that
promises great things.
Mrs. Dix-So?
Mrs. Hicks-Y es; she's the leader OF
the district. / had to raise her to
twenty-five month in c~dcr TO get
John place in the customhouse. -
Pnclx
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-09
What 1t Was.

''What is that cash on Finders face?'
''Oh, that is mark of respect
"A mark of respect?'
Eyes, he's got more respect now for
the man that put it there than he had
before. Atlanta Constitution.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-09
WHEN BABY GOES TO slrEn

~ O1Gs-Es
w , noue takes the baby, and the noddInq
p ,S ,o n0 mat It's weary and would like to
ro ", oea'h-lisc stilIGcss bout the house
' , s,ccn silent when the baby goes to
' ,on get so frightened tina, almost
", loso my breath "'''o''
m"s, =, 20 make bit ofnose It scares me
way peep 'eo h"ii-
to sleep ''' nus aiiios' gone
appears VI '"S s'lue
"rs mat angel kisses softly touch as dream
~, and deep, '1'' u '''''''NS'
A"' .ne world can once more move on. for
paoy gone to sleep.
''"'fd NJ Wood In Atlanta Constitution.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-09
After the Spanking.

Mother-Now, Johnnie, don't want
to ever catch you in that jam closet
again.
Johnnie (sobbing)-An' l don't want
you to, nuther.-Detroit Free Press.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-09
One Dollar Per Year.

near by, along the fence In olump OF
grass, or under some dried brush, or
perhaps in the middle of the pear
orchard, with never q thing to mark
the spot, or in tanglc of blackberry
bushes In the old graveyard ON the COO.
moist earth is nest of specified eggsl
But take carel DO not for the world
put your hand in the nest! You must
take those eggs out with fresh, clean
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-09
Time to Get 0ser 1t.

Mrs. Barring your husband love
you?
Mrs. Gay--Law, no! Why, we've been
married almost year now!-TTuth.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-09
Had Experiencc,

Teacher-Johnnie, what is man
gle?
Bright Pupil-Something they use in
a laundry TO to tear clothes with.-Ar-
kansaw Traveller.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-09
No Words 20 Waste.

Mother-Mrs. Blank has given you
some cake, and you haven't even said;
''Thanl1 you"
Small Son-It's hal1o-s.-Good News.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-09

Miss Scrawneigh-I think your arms
and shoulders are just beautiful
Miss Plumpknecht (modestlyy-That'p
where we differ--Pac,S
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-07-25
81 A YEAR IN ADVANCE

to his own advantage. He has done
everything in the way of persistent ef-
forts to disorganize, scatter and defe at
the party ticket that his consuming
greed and disappointed ambition have
dictated, counseled and demanded.
He has done everything possible to
maintain the dual character OF his po-
litical rOcord-a Republican or DEM
ocrat as would best subserve his self
ish interests. He has never vet seen
the time when he was not more than
willing to see the party to which he
belonged for the time being go down
in utter defeat, if he could rise upon
its discontinue and defeat. This Is
Brown to dot. How any ono can
have any confidence in the stability
and integrity Of man who has exc
cuted so many somersaults and achiev-
ed so many tergiyersa is passing
strange. For q man with Brown edu-
Gated genius for sudden and frequent
revolutions to ask for Office on the score
of party loyalty and service requires
the massive frontispiece of the whale
and the ossiferious cheek Of the Govern
ment mule. Coxey's army is sdisbanded
and Hoboism is dead.