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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-10-04
TRIBUTE TO ROBBERS.
Curious Bit of History Showing the Begin
ming of Our Navy.


Collectors of old coins and people
who are over three-score years old may
remember the old United States one
cent piece bearing the motto: millions
for Defense; Not a Penny for Tribute"
which was extensively circulated early
in the present century. One of the
principal incidents that led to the
adoption of this legend-which seems
singularly out of place on an American
coin, especially just after the United
States had achieved its independence
of Great Britain-occurred one hundred
and nine years ago, when the
United States merchandising Dauphin,
of Philadelphia, was seized near
the straits of Gibraltar by a warship of
Algiers, and her crew and passengers
were thrown into Mussulman bondage
to await an eXorbitant ransom. About
the same time the American trading
vessels Maria, OF Boston, and Minerva,
of New York, also we're seized in the
Mediterranean, and their people met a
similar fate, making total of 112
American citizens in danger of being
sold into the slave marts of the east
At that time the United States was
without single ship of war or naval
officers or navy yards. The cause Of
this unprotected condition of the coun-
try was the strong opposition to a per-
manent navy as well as to standing
army, and congress resorted to
the plan of paying an annual
tribute to the semi barbarous powers
of North Africa, so there would
be no further molcstation of our COM
merce in the Mediterranean. Twenty
two of the prisoners were ransomed by
the government for about sixty thou
sand dollars, while the others died in
captivity or were ransomed by their
| friends In short time the annual
tribute from the United States
amounted to over one million dollars,
when the Economists" in congress
realized that the tribute was far ex-
ceeding the cost of maintaining a navy.
Then the cry millions for Defense;
Not Penny for Tribute" was raised
aud did not little toward securing
the appropriation for the first group OF
war vessels that made the United
States navy famous. These were the
Constitution, United States, President
Constellation, Congress and Chesa
peake.-N. Y. Tribune.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-10-04
THE GODDESS.
She Was Willing to Feed Her Face Will
Ice Cream.

She Was Willing to Feed Her Face with
Ice Cream.
From what I've said thus far you
might be excused for supposing that it
is almost altogether foreign crowd
one sees in the Battery park on band
night. | have not mentioned the dis
tinctivcly American girl, simply be-
cause have no confidence in my abil-
ity to do her justice. Her prettiness is
sometimes almost amazing. The low
collars some of them wear on their
light summer waists expose throats
which are a revelation in that respect
to one who has been more accustomed
to study the lines of throats cx-
posed above much richer, but
much lower cut, waists. Her
head is SMALL am speaking of
u type-and well carried; her figure
slighter than those of the foreign girls
of her age, but more graceful in line
and action; her hair is abundant and
blonde; her features are small, except
her eyes, which are apt to be large and
expressive of a degree of self-confidence
really surprising. She may wear a
ninety-eight-cent skirt, thirty-eight-
cent waist, forty-nine-cent straw hat
and six-cent tie, but she wears them
with a jauntincss and dash which sell
dom accompany costume costing as
many dollars.
AS | stood near the refreshment stand
agirl of this type passed who had such
an exquisitely beautiful throat that
fear / actually started, for
something attracted her attention
to me. She paused, eyed me
with the serenity of a god.
dess, her beautiful lips parted in g
smile, showing two perfect rows OF
white teeth, and then she addressed tc
me these mystic words:
"Ah, there, papa! Don't get comic.
She passed on until she saw young
man she knew who was eating ice
cream, and she said to him:
Hello, Danny, feeding your face by
your lonely these nights?'
The young man grinned and replied
Not on your life, Name. Won't yor
join me?"
"Why, sure" responded my goddess
| IN, Y. Sun.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-10-04
DOG AND SHARK.
The Strange Battle Had to Be Ended
With an AK


A fight between shark and dog
is something very unusual. Such a
contest took place recently on sand
bar near the Bridgeport light, off Sea-
side park, Bridgeport, Conn, Capt.
Mcneil, the keeper of the light, has a
large Newfoundland dog named Prince,
He is very fond of fish, and the other
day, while perched upon the end Of the
breal1water looking for chance to get
choice morsel for his dinner, he espied
large black object noundering in a
sort of cove made by the fall of the
tide on the sand bar short distance
away.
Prince started for the spot. The OBJ
ject proved to be shark left by the
outgoing tide in the cove, with only
a foot of water in which to
founder. Prince swan to the
place where the imprisoned shark
was, and proceeded to help himself
to the biggest dinner of sea food he had
had in some time. From the way he
tackled the shark it was evidently his
intention to shake the life out of him;
but six feet of shark was too much for
Prince. The shark was angry, and
showed it by flinging Prince about
twenty feet The dog renewed the at
tack, this time in the rear He fastened
his teeth in the tail of the shark and
dragged the fish about thirty feet be-
fore letting go. This was Princes ia
vorite mode of attack after that, but
the next time he tried it it proved very
disastrous for him. The shark waited
until Prince was near enough and then
made hit. 1t was no foul tip, but
that sent the dog many feet and
doubled him up so that he stayed in
that position for some time.
Prince renewed the attack, and again
succeeded in getting his teeth in the
tail of the shark. lie held on for some
time, but at last the tail proved
too lively for him, and again
he was sent flying many feet into
the water. The battle had been going
on for some time when Capt. Mcneil
saw that the dog was getting the worst
of it, and armed with an AK he rowed
to the scene. One round was fought
while he was on the way and it is de-
scribed by the captain as follows:
"a swing of the tail and Prince picks
himself up several feet away. Prince
rushes. An upper cut by the shark
lands Prince again. Prince feints and
the sharks tail fans the wind. Prince
clinches his teeth in the sharks tail,
and when they break loose Prince is in
the air. Several lively passes follow,
in which the fish loses much skin and
Prince makes several tours in the air.
The round ended with both combat
ants bleeding and badly winded."
As soon as Capt. Mcneil reached the
shark he dispatched the shark with the
AK. The shark was nearly six feet long
The water was stained with blood from
the effects of the struggle.-N. Y. Sun
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-10-04
The Real Wealth of Life.

Wealth without health is poverty. II
is a surprise that people do not have
sense enough to know that money ex-
pended in fashionable and allowable
dissipation is worse than wasted; and
that wealth won at the expense of
health is the most disappointing attain
ment that is possible. The real wealth
of life is in spiritual and physical
health. He who possesses these need
not pine for the accumulation of money.
He has what will afford him more pleas
ure than any amount of property, and
he has what no amount of money can
buy. There are but few to whom good
health is not attainable, though it may
be irretrievable if wantonly thrown
away. The price of it is temperance in
all things, industry and cleanliness OF
body and of mind. Chicago Interior.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-10-04
LOSS OF MEMORY.
The Strange Case of Man Who Didnt
Know Himself.

The most curious incidents connected
with memory are, of course, its entire
lapse, and such cases are not by any
means so infrequent as is generally
supposed. 1t is startling enough, no
doubt, to hear fellow-creature asking
another fellowcrcature to tell him who
he is, but such things have actually
happened. Indeed, il was only last year
that case of the kind was engaging
the attention of Melbourne physicians.
A young man, about thirty years of
age, called at the police barracks and
demanded to be informed as to his own
identity. At first it was thought that
the man was lunatic, but it soon be-
came evident that his statement as to
his memory having failed him was per-
fectly genuine. He was taken into Gus
tody and kept in Melbourne Jail, where
he was the object of much attention
and curiosity on the part of physicians
and warders,
He persisted in the declaration that
he did not remember anything before
the day on which he visited the police
barracks, and several medical men eX-
pressed their belief in his statement
attributing his lack of memory to
masked epilepsy. Curiously enough,
the man ultimately recovered his
senses through the music of tn e Jail
Sunday service. One morning he was
observed listening intently to the sing
ing. He was questioned about it, and
said: II seem to have heard that be-
fore somewhere. What is it?' He did
not understand when told it was
music, but at the close of the service
Dr. Shields took him up to the organ,
and, having shown him that the sounds
he had heard were produced by finger
ing the keys, seated him in front of the
instrument.
The man struck several notes unin-
telligibly and then chord or two in
harmony, and in an instant, with a
look of pleasure, he commenced a
selection from "The Creation" which
he played correctly and well. He used
the stops, and showed that he was
familiar with the instrument, and in
this way, as already indicated, he
gradually recovered his memory
Gentleman's Magazine.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-10-04
WOMAN AND HOME.
"cA, MY TIRED BACK"

You Can Strengthen 1t By simple Homo
Exercise A System Which Is Far More
Effective Than the Swallowing of Medl-
cines-Every Woman and Girl should
Practice 1t.
The back has twenty-siX seperate
bones, so strung together that they
have very little individual movement:
but what little they have ought to be
carefully preserved, if we would be
capable, graceful and easy.
Children have nine more separate
bones; these become joined into two, to
form the solid back wall of the pelvis-
that 5ony basin which holds our deli
cate abdominal organs.
There would be no muscular back
aches if we had kept childhood's move
ment of the back.
There are no supernuous muscles in
the human body, and sooner or later
those which have been deceased to de-
generacy will be called into action.
Then, naturally, they will either fail
utterly to respond to the call, or they
will act beyond their strength anil suf-
fer for it.
Thereupon somebody who has more
uncducated sympathy than knowledge,
says; REST your back if it makes it
ache to use it," Somebody else says:
Support it with corsets or braces"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-10-04
NNAH HARDIN COUNTY, TENNESSEE THURSDAY OCTOBER
Pl1H AND POINT.

--Tommy-"W is right, stuffin'
or dressin'?" Jimmy-''lt's dressin
when it's on yur plate, and stufiin
after you have swallowed it,"
The difference between ''mcddling"
and Investigation" is that you always
investigate, while it is the other per-
son who NEEDLES. Fourth Estate.
Mrs. lIouseholder-"T iccman
didn't call this morning" Cooli-"Yes,
ma'am, he did. There is a puddle on
the door-steps. "-Leavenworth Times.
-She-"When / was in school /
thought pickles and caramels made
good lunch" Mr.. Slimcoin-"Wouldn'
it be fun to try it again?"-Inter-0cean.
Us there an authors club in this
town." asked the young man. "There
is replied the editor 'Bill, hand me
that oak sapling. Atlanta Constitu-
ton.
-Clara-"Fannie must have an ex.
cellent education in French" May
"Why?' Clara-"She reads the Ameri.
can hotel bills of fare so tluently."-
| Peck's Sun.
Mrs. HicSs-"Are you sure that you
married me for myself alone?" Hicks
-"Of course. Having your mother to
live with us was not strictly an idea of
mine. Harlem Life.
Mrs. Fogg-"Of course mott What
fool you are, David" Mr.. Fogg-
And yet hardly day passess that
you do not give me piece of your
mindr-Boston Transcript.
Naughty Lady (who has just pur-
chased stamp)-"Must put it on my
self?" Post-Office Assistant VERY po-
litely)-"Not necessarily, ma'am; it will
probably accomplish more if you put it
on the letter Newark Ledger.
-Tailor-"Surely you don't mean to
say that you want this coat made with
a padding between the shoulders. ="
Customer-"Hus I'm a member of
the Cycling cluband candidate for its
presidency. journal Amusant
Testing Her,-Guffy-"I thought
you said you could tell the past, present
and future?" Fortune Teller-"So
can" Guffy-"You must have known,
then, that wouldn't pay anything for
your humbug. Good-by"-Truth.
-Carleton-"Did you hear that Gid
diboy and his wife had frequent quar-
rels since their MARRIAGE" Montauk-
81 don't believe it; they live in one Of
those measly flats where there is not
even room for an argument Brook
Ign Eagle.
"A Chelsea man sent fifty cents to
New York to get some advertised di.
rections telling "IIow to Avoid Sun
stroke" When the directions came
they read: Never go out of doors in
the summer time excepting after dark. "
-Somerville journal.
-Flossie-'I'm afraid to go to sleep
all alone in the dark" Mamma-'You
go right to bed like a good little girl,
and remember that Gods little angels
are with you" Flossie ten minutes
later)-"I can't go to sleep, mamma. |
guess one of Gods little angels is Bit
ing me. The Kings Jester
Handling Facts,-The lady witness
had become quite picturesque in her
testimony and the attorney had called
her down in way that had made her
mad all over. "Confine yourself to
facts, if you please, madam" he said in
conclusion. Every WELL" she replied
tartly, you are no gentleman. How
does that strike you?"-Detroit Free
| Press
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-10-04
AN EXPERIENCE.
Two Extremely Dignifed and Conventional
Girls In the Country.

Girls In the Country.
There is New York family which
has country place in Westchester
county. In the family are two young
women who lin town, at any rate) are
EXTREMITY dignified and extremely con-
ventional. There is also a brother,
who became infatuated with the idea
that it would be good exercise for him
to ride bicycle. On recent moon
light evening, when the brother was
not at home, the two sisters stole
quietly out to the barn and brought
forth the bicycle. They were arrayed
in strange and weird costumes which
they had improvised for the occasion.
They wheeled the machine" over to
the tennis court and then, for the bene.
fit of the sleepless stars and the wide
awake moon, gave an exhibition of at.
tempted bicycle-riding which would
make the fortune of roof-garden
manager.
The result of that little performance,
not counting in the bicycle, may be
summarized as follows: One wrecked
tennis net, two broken poles, twenty
five square yards of ruined turf,
crushed and broken shrubbery in large
quantities, one twisted ankle, one
knee-cap strained, one knee-cap
bruised, two arms stiffened, and seven
teen separate and distinct black-and-
blue spots.
cts funny" say the girls, conf
dentially, that bicycle goes back
ward when you want it to go ahead,
and can run into two dozen things at
one time"
"What | can't understand" says the
brother to the whole family, sis how a
load of brick fell on my bicycle when
it was locked up in the barn"
The girls have nothing to say to this,
and when their brother is in their
presence they heroically walk without
limping. AS he knows that his sisters
are altogether too dignifed and proper
ever to get on bicycle, it will be a
pity if he should see this little para
graph.-N. Y. Tribune.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-10-04

But you listen to hear a still small
voice saying: "Thou fool! This day
shall thy back be required Of theer'
To completely ruin the muscles of the
back prop them up, making your form
as unnatural as possible.
Hard labor Of one kind on another is
inevitable to most of us. But our nerves
and muscles ought to be, and can be,
kept in order and repair by gymnastics.
Men, women and children should eXer-
else every day as vigorously as the ami
mails in the forest.
Suppose you are a sewing woman,
en sit from early morning until late
at night, moving your feet, and in q
bent position.
You should not wonder that your
b. X aches! You show this in your
round shoulders, fiat chest and sallow
complexion. Medicine" will not help
you. You must either stop sewing or
form gymnastic class, or practice GER
tain exercises for yourself. And it Is
net always possible for sewing woman
TO stop sewing.
Igive you here simple exercises which
require no apparatus:
I. (D Stand perfectly balanced, heels
together, shoulders bacl1-not high
head up, chin as double as possible.
(9) Hands on hips, fingers forward.
Take long breath as slowly as posi-
bic and as slowly exhale with mouth
shut. Repeat ten times.
>. C) Same position. Heels together,
toes turned out, hips firm.
(2) Bend head and back slowly back
ward, keeping eyes on the ceiling, and
arching back well and taking deep in
spiration.
(3) Bend forward, still looking at
ceiling, shoulders well back. Repeat
ten times.
s. Rotate the head slowly. Bend tho
head to right and left. Do it all very
81 ly and forcibly,
> Arm upward - stretch keeping
IT, close to the ears. Forward, down
W: bend, until your finger tips touch
I'll cor, upward, backward bend, al
w keeping your head between your
arr, Repeat five times.
; 1osition, fingers touching Shout
de- { the same stockholders well
ba. i. Now forcibly extend your arms
upr I'd three times, outward three
tin, forward three times, out and
downward. This Is like one Of the old
du4. 5-bell exercises, but you do not
need dumb bells if you will do the
NOV ements with life.
6. Lie fat on your back on the floor
and take long, deep inspirations, first
making sure that the windows are
open and that you are breathing pure
air. And, of course, you are not exer'
cising in your corsets. Now, with feet
well extended and hips well firm, try
to get up without using your arms.
z. Lie face down on the floor with
your hips firm and see how far you can
raise your head and trunk.
8. March up and down the room, ex
tending your arms upward at every
fourth step, keeping regular martha
time.
0. After week or two you will bC
ready for violent exercises. Lie down
face down, hands on the floor just undcl
your shoulders. Raise your body OF
your toes and arms, keeping you
knees and back perfectly straight
Lower your back to the floor yer!
slowly. Repeat three times.-House
| wifa
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-10-04
One Dollar Per Year.
TESTS OF BREEDING.
Good Manners Have Their sharpest Tess
ut Home.

Franlness without rudeness, inde-
pendence without the least tinge OF
egotism, sincerity freed from any show
Of coarseness, promptness OF express
sion without undue liberty of speech,
and the grace and sweetness OF atteuy
ton and sympathy are the nerves Of
good manners, Lacking these mere
physical attractiveness goes for naught;
with them homely face and an una
classic form appear positively beautii
full. Style tells, and there can be No
good style In the absence of good char1
acter.
One of the shrewdest things that
Emerson ever said was: "lle that does
not fill place at home, cannot abroad,
Good manners begin at home and have
their sharpest test in the conduct %
everyday domestic affairs and In the
management of what we are wont TO
consider tho insignificant circum3
stances of private life. 1t was vulgar
old woman who said: Il hain't got no
Sunday-go-to-meetin' foolishness about
me-" but her remark carried q val3
liable suggestion of what mani
ners should DO, the same every
day in the year. That Is b
say, the habit Of life, not the for
mality assumed for an occasion,
is the true basis Of social condpcE
and carly youth is the time In WHICH q
proper habit of life is to be acquired.
What we do from habit we do without
self-consciousness, easily and with such
grace as we have. Good breeding is
but the hereditary habit Of doing the
right thing Us matter of course, II
YOU have not good breeding the next
best thing is sound self-training, not In
outward expression alone, but in in-
ward taste, aspiration and attitude.
For manners are but extrinsic badges
of intrinsic values. The flower is from
the root the grace of charming con-
duct is from the purest wells Of right
feeling and honest purpose. BE sure
that worthy motive and an unselfish
attitude of mind are behind your con-
duct and you need not dread criticism.
Somehow genuine goodness and SYM
pathetic attention to others cover all
Of our merely conventional shortcom-
ings, provided these shortcomings are
not the result of vulgarity which is in
compatible with ordinary regard for
ones station in life. Angelina Bryce
Martin, in Chautauquan.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-10-04

untu To AIaka IaTnOnnhA.

The Journal Of Hygiene says lemon
ade is the most perfect Of drinks; that
it ought to be substituted for tea,
coffee and alcoholic drinks. This Is
the direction given for making it;
"For a quart, take the juice Of
three lemons, using the rind Of one
of them. Carefully peel the rind very
thin, getting just the yellow outside.
This cut into pieces and put with the
juice and powdered sugar, Of which
use two ounces to the quart, in jug
or Jar with cover. When the water
is at boiling point pour it over the
lemon and sugar; cover at once and let
IL get cold"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-10-04
Recipe for Dreamed Eggs.

Take four slices of toast, four hard
boiled eggs, two tablespoonful of but
ter, one-fourth of q teaspoonful Of pep
per, one teaspoonful Of salt, one tea
spoonful Of -four, three gills Of milk.
Cut the eggs into thin slices. Cut the
slices of toast in halves and lay them
in q warm platter. Put the butter on
the fire in frying pan and when IT be-
comes hot add the flour. Sta until the
mixture Is smooth and frothy. Gradu-
ally add the cold milk, stirring all the
time. When this boils up add the salt
and pepper. Mix the eggs with the
sauce and spread on the toast. Bake
in o moderate oven for six minutes and
serve Immediately.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-10-04
New WAY of Serving Pineapple.

Where the pineapple Is very fine and
ripe, it may be brought to the table
whole; it is pretty dish; and can be
served by digging ont the eyes, one or
two at time, with a cheese scoop or
pointed spoon. The sections will DO
found to run clear to the center, and
will split as readily as those of an
orange. This method Of serving pine
apple is that always used in England
for the fire dollhouse fruit, which
never costs less than half guinea.
Pineapple thus served is eaten by hold
ing it in the hand, and dipping the
pieces In sugar, in the manner familiar
TO us for strawberries.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-10-04
Association of Ideas.

Papa" asked Johnny, do you be,
iieve there is real, sure-enough dew
il?"
81 don't know, Johnny" said Mr..
Billus. II hope not. BY the way
Maria" he continued, turning to Mrs.
Billus, when your cousin Phoebe
comes to visit us this fall is she going
to bring that boy Of hers along?"-
Chicago Tribune.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-10-04

In the cucumber season, instead OF
throwing away the peel and pulp, put
them in jug Of water on your toilet
table and wash with this infusion. You
may also use slices of pulp instead Of
soap. Cucumber has wonderfully cool
ing as well as softening properties.
Orange and lemon peel used in the
same way will keep the water sofs and
scent It deliciously.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-10-04
A Critical Cow.

Fair Maiden-How savagely that
cow looks at mel
Farmer Hayseed-It's your red para
sol, mum.
Dear me! knew it was little bit
out of fashion, but didn't suppose a
country COW would notice it,-Pearson's
Weekly.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-10-04
They Can Write All Right,

OF the twenty-six barons who signed
the magma charta three wrote their
names and twenty-three made their
mark. This is all changed now. Every
baron can write, but only few succeed
in making their mark. Tran
script