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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-16
PlTH AND POINT.

IA ykcht must be an awfully ex'
pensivc thing TO own.' eyes; you have
to give up so much on every cruise. -
Brooklyn Life.
-Jillson, who has no use for matri-
mony, says the difference between
wedding bells and wedding bills is all
in the "i."-Buffalo Courier.
First Clubman-"Why do Mrs Null
Ter and Mrs. Meyer hate each other
so bitterly?" Second Clubman-"Bo-
cause both are women,'-ulS, Berlin.
-Tommy-"Paw, what is the sweat
ing SYSTEM" Mr.. Figg-I don't
know exactly, but 1t has something to
do with the troubles of the pore. IN
dianapolis Journal.
--"Dah amt much practical use,
said Uncle Eben, ''in de kind oh peni-
tence dat comes after mans done ct
de chicken what he gathered de night
bcfoh. Washington Star.
johnnie Observation-Disclosures, is
papa a taxidermist? Mrs. Crimsonbeak
-"No, my son, a taAidermist never at
tempts to stuff things until after they
are cad."-Yonkers Statesman.
Elderly Spinster-"This picture is
portrait of myself at the age of seven
teen" Her Dearest Friend-"Ah, in
deed? Painted by one of the old mas.
tiers, | presume. "-Journal Amusante.
Paris.
-Bride-"Oh, Arthur, often doubt
your love, for fancy that you want to
marry me on account of my dowry.'
Arthur-"What a foolish idea. Why
that won't last me any time. File
gende Batter.
Hungry Higgins-"Wot would you
| do if YOU was to fall heir to million
dollars? Weary Watlkins-"rd be Sc
dead ticlled that I'd wake up before ]
even had the chance to buy drink. y
indianapolis Journal.
Mother miss Smithers, your
schoolmistress, tells me she's always
being obliged to scold you, Johnnie
I'm sorry to hear that" Johnnie icon
sderately)-"O, never mind, mother
It doesn't matter. I'm not one of those
iensitive children, you linow!"-Brook
Ign Life.
Tom (reading history - pretty
rough the way that Spanish inquisi
ton used to treat people, eh?' Dick
sob, dunno. They showed a grea
deal of ingenuity in thumbscrews ant
things, but not one of them thought t.
try the effect of Rotations by young
elocutionists. Chicago Record.
"A Scottish congregation presented
their minister with sum of money
and sent him off to the continent for ;
holiday. A gentleman just back iron
the continent met prominent membe
of the church, and said to him: "Oh
by-the-by, met your minister in Ger
many He was looking very well; h
didn't look as if he needed rest.
"No," said the church member, yer.
calmly, sit was ma him; it was the con
gregation that was needin' rest"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-16
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
THAT LITTLE GIRL.

often hear folks talking u.laughing and
a'talSing
About httlo girl who elves not very for
from here"
One who's extremely mussy"
And "meddlosome" and 'fussy"
Who cloves 10 wander through tho house and
get things out OF gear"
I'm glad I'm not so mussy
And mcddlesome and fissy;
cannot SEQ why any girl can DO so very
quoor
I've Just heard mother joking, ascoldins and
Joking
About a little girl who "does not live mile
away"
She says shc Is n midget
Made up Of mostly Gdget"
And from Monday Until Sunday she does
nothing else but play"
I'm glad I'm not o midget
Made up OF mostly ldget"
I'm glad I'm not SO little that l cannot quiet
stay,
once heard papa limiting, a.tallsing mud a'hint
ing
About little girl who doesn't live up In the
moon"
lie says she's Every silly
And her first name isn't Billy"
That she talks the blessed morning, II she
doesn't sleep till noon"
I'm glad I am not silly,
Though my first name isn't Billy,
And hardly ever talk at oil, and always ''get
up soon"
I've heard some folks complaining, assigning
md complaining
About little girl who lives next door to folks
they know"
They say she's Every lazy"
| She almost sets them crazy"
| That she's always doing hing and does
very SLOW"
I'm glad am not lazy,
Incver set folks crazy,
And / work so very, very much I've hardly
time 10 grow.
Claude Harris, in ST. Nicholas.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-16
SUMMER TOILET HINTS.
Costumes Which Look Neat and Cool When
StylishIy Made Up.


Some lucky fairy-lucky for woman
kind-was influencing Dame Fashion
when she issued the law that waists
and skirts need no longer be made OF
the same material.
To women with small incomes the
present style of having two or three
skirts to wear with single waist is
boon, enabling her to look trim and
even fashionably dressed by the outlay
of very little money.
There are all kinds of bodices, from
simple linen, percale or wash goods OF
any description to the elaborate silk or
brocade for evening or theater wear.
During the summer wash goods will
predominant over elaborate and heavy
materials, but even for these there are
several styles to choose from.
Smart women anxious always to
look Every fit" have their waists made
by professional shirt makers, contend
ing that only by this means can they
secure the proper fit and set of the col
lar and neck; but I have seen any
quantity of readv-made shirts that
fitted extremely well.
The simplest of bingham or cheap
cottons, also cotton duck made with
three plaits front and back, with turn
over collar and cuffs, | have seen sold
as low as fifty-eight cents. The more
expensive ones have no plaits, are gath
cred slightly over the shoulders to al
low sufficient fullness across the bust.
| As "a rule, the collars and cuffs are
stifflv laundcred, the rest of the shirt
being left soft and pliable.
Some fussy waists are made with
fichus which fold over the bust and
have the ends tucked in at the belt
For some inexplicable reason this style
is not so effective, and is only becom
ing to few women.
The coolest and prettiest, to my mind
are those of English cheviots anC
striped linens made with stiff shir
front or yoke, from which the ma
terial is fulled in at the waist line
The sleeves should be large and finished
with cuff at the wrist. Though al
white chevoits are worn they lack tn,
distinctness of the colored goods, AM
there is a kind of linen shirt waist
pale buff, relieved with tiny line o
white, that always looks cool and com
Portable. With this sort of shirt wais
black satin ties are correct. Some wea
the narrow four-in-hauds, but they ar
rather behind the age.
Turn-down collars are decidedly MOI
fashionable this year than the stand
ing ones, though both are worn ~sChi
esgo Journal
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-16
LOST THE POINT.
Even the Best of Stories Misses Fire When
Awkwardly Told.

Awkwardly Told.
Last year while certain distinguish.
ed English lady was travelling in this
country she expressed establishment at
the vast fields of corn presented to her
view during journey through Indiana
and Illinois, and she wondered what
the Americans did with the enormous
crop. To this a bright young American
girl in the party answered: 1--WE eat
what we can, and can what we can't
The witticism would have been lost
upon her ladyship had it not been for
the friendly offices of others in the
party, who, by dint of labor diagrams,
chisels, etc, finally got her ladyship tc
see the point of the joke. Then her
ladyship was so pleased that she put il
down in her notebook to spring it up
on her friends at home. This is the
wav the witticism sounded when it was
let loose at one of her ladyship's dinner
parties: "In America, you know, they
have so much maize that they eat what
they can and tin what they can't"
When the Knights Templars jour
neyed to San Francisco the most felici-
tous toast offered at the splendid ban
Duet was in these words: THE ladies
God bless them what would our
knights be without them?' An En-
glishman present was so delighted
with the pleasantly the British
adore punning-that when he got back
to Australia he attempted to perpetu
ate the toast at local banquet, and
he wondered why there was no out
burst of hilarious applause when he
arose solcmnly and cried passionately
'The ladies-God bless them! what
would our Knights Tcmplars be with
out them?"
We have all heard of the German wh'
(having been fooled by a joker wh'
pointed to church steeple and asked
"How is that for high?'0 immediatel.
went home, called his wife out into Thu
yard, and, pointing to the neighborinl
shot-tower, asked with ill-suppresset
mirth: "How high vas dot?"-Chicag
Record.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-16
WALL CABINET.

Wide. With these two shelves and the
sides form the framework of the cabi-
net, and fasten it together with long
steel wire nails OF slim screws.
Next make an upright division piece,
as shown in the illustration, and
fastcn II at top and bottom distance
of six or eight inches in from one end;
make another shelf and fasten it lit
tie above the center, between the top
and bottom shelf, making one end fast
to the upright division and the other
to one side of the cabinet, as the draw
ing shows.
Get from carpenter piece OF
cornice molding about two inches wide
and long enough to go around the
front and sides of the cabinet mitre
and fastcn it around the top, and with
the addition of few coats Of paint the
cabinet will be completed.
A curtain across the front, arranged
with rings so it will slide on a rod, will
add greatly to the appearance.-N. Y.
Recorder.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-16
Xyisdnnn of the EIenhant.

1t appears from trustworthy anec-
dotes that the Asiatic elephants in a
few months of captivity acquire the
rules of conduct which it is necessary
to impose upon them. The speediness
of this intellectual subjugation may be
judged from the fact that, after short
term of domestication, they will take
willing and intelligent part in captur'
ing their kindred of the wilderness,
showing in this work little or no dis
position to rejoin the wild herds. In
the case of no other animal do we find
anything like sucl an immediate adhe-
sion to the ways of civilization. We
have to account for this eminent pecul-
iarity of the elephant on the SUPPOSE
ton, which appears to be thoroughly
justified, that the creature has, even in
its wild state, type of intelligence
and instincts more nearly like those OF
men than is the case with any otbei
wild mammal -Scribner's.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-16
PAY WITH CHECKS.
A National Bank Account Is Convenient
and Economical.


The wise woman may have extreme
ly few dollars, but she has bank ac
count. Carrying ones wealth in
check book is much safer than carrying
it in a purse, and although it may not
be convenient to pay such small things
as car fares by checks, it is much more
convenient to pay bills of any consid-
cradle size 1t is quite safe, also, to
tender check on any city bank in pay
ment for goods bought in one of the
large stores, even though one is not
personally known to the proprietors.
There is always ample opportunity for
them TO discover the worth of the
check between The time of its prescn-
tation and the time the goods are sent
home.
TO open bank account it is not
necessary to have much money. Some
banks will receive as small deposit as
fifty dollars as a beginning. 1t is neces-
sary for woman opening an account
to be personally known to the cashier
or to have a letter of introduction to
him or to the president. Such letter
should be presented during bank hours,
which arc usually between ten and
three. 1t is well, also, for the woman
who has bank account TO remember
that the institutions of finance close
early on Saturdays. The name, adj
dress and reference of the depositors
will have to be entered in her writing
on the identification book. Should u
check signed by her name in doubt
full writing ever be presented, this
book will be used for comparison
When this has been done the
deposit is made. De .,vsits may be
made in bills, checks or drafts,
and when the money is handed
to the receiving tel err it is accompanied
by deposit slip, on which the sum de-
posted and the form in which it is pre-
sented are recorded. A pass book, which
tells the amount of the depositors
credit. a check book and some deposit
slips are given to her and she is fully.
equipped depositor. The pass book
should be sent to the bank at stated
| times to be balanced.
The advantages of having bank &C.
count are more than the mere glory OF
the situation. Banks are not so easily
robbed as feminine bags and bureau
drawers Checks are more convenien;
than bills and silver. And, lastly, there
is less temptation to extravaganza
when one has to mSi e out a check fol
each item, and when one realizes that
each abstinence from spending swell'
the sum to ones credit.-N. 7. Journal
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-16
CARPENTRY FOR ROYS.
A Wall Cabinet which Can BE Made In

A Wall Cabinet which Can BE Made In
Few Hours
The illustration shows simple and
useful wall cabinet that can be made
by any boy. 1t should be made about
thirty inches long, twenty inches high
and seven or eight inches deep, and
below the bottom shelf the ends of the
sides should project about five inches.
Make the two sides first twenty-five
inches long and eight inches wide.
With compass saw cut out the brack-
ct effect at the bottom of each side,
and then make two shelves twenty
eight inches long and eight inches
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-16
A LONG FAREWELL.

why Private Dohcrty Babe His Sergeant
Cood-By.
It is said to be an old story, this of a
man named Doherty, who was drilling
with his squad of recruits in London.
Doherty was nearly six feet two in
height, and at that time the sergeant
major was man whose height was
only five feet four. On this day he APP
preached the squad looking sharply
about him for some fault to find.
All the men squared up except
Doherty, and the sergeant-major at
once accosted him.
"IIead up there, man. called he.
Doherty raised his head slightly.
up higher, sir'
The head was raised again Then
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-16
TWO CLEVER POODLES.
One Smoked Pipe, the Other Ran
BhotsBlnc king Stand.

One Smoked q Pipe, the Other Ran
B3ot=Blacking Stand.
Like all representative dogs OF diff
ferent countries, the French poodle
possesses sore of the characteristics OF
his nation. Vivacity and quick intelli-
gence are the dogs most prominent
traits.
The brightest poodles | have ever
known, says Stuart Travis, were oil
proteges of shopheepers, old soldiers
and the bourgeois in general.
used to sec very often a veteran OF
the French wars. This old soldier had
a poodle who was his pipe bearer
1t was funny sight to see the dog
walking gravely upright on his hind
legs, and taking quick little steps to
keep up with the martial stride OF the
veteran.
Every now and then the man would
take a very black meerschaum pipe
from his lips and give it to the dog
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-16

the sergeant managed, by standing on
his toes, to reach Doherty's chin, and
he pokcd it higher, with the remark:
That's better. Don't let me see
your head down again."
BY this time everybody was interest
ed at seeing Doherty staring away
above The sergeant-major's head, when
voice from above said, in a rich
broguc:
"Am l TO be always like this, ser.
geant-major
Eyes, sirr'
Then I'll say good-by to We, sergeant
major, for I'll niver see yez again"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-16

Marcy-Didn't you tell me some
weeks ago that you had discovered a
rich iron mine on your New Jersey
farm.
Corncob-Yes, but the specimens OF
ore we dug up turned ont to be parts Of
an old frying nm. Y. Advertiser.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-16
MOUSE AND LION.
rhey Scared Each Other In Turn Until
the Little Animal Escaped.

inc LIttIo HnInnuI ENCHptUs
One day q keeper wishing to test the
affection popularity supposed to exist be-
tween q lion and mouse put mouse
in the cage of a full-grown Nubian
lion, says McClure's Magazine. The
lion saw the mouse before he was fairly
through the bars, and was after him
instantly. Away went the little fell
low, scurrying across tho floor and
squealEing in fright. When he had gone
about ten feet the lion sprang, lighting
little in front of him. The mouse
turned. and the lion sprang again
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-16
A Voted Bridge.

Tcacher-Yhis poem refers TO THE
Bridge Of Signs" Do you know what
bridge that is?
Dull Boy-Guess there amt anything
can beat the Brooklyn BRIDE On hiSc.
GOOD News
The morning call., 1894-10-23

strangely mixed up with the kindly senti-
ment which induced Russian rfficers to
60 to church and pray for a fallen Japan
ese hero.
Commander Sakamoto, who was for
merly second officer of the Yoshina," said
the officer, attended reception on board
Russian man-of-war in the Pacific station
some years ago. He made a great many
friends among the Russian officers. Then
he went 10 England as an attache TO the
Japanese legation. Last year he returned
to Japan and took command of the gun
boat Akagi, which was in the thickest of
the naval battle In the Yau River. While
commanding he was struck by she'll that
cut him in two. The upper portion Of his
BODY was carried overheard while the rest,
from the waist down, fell upon the deck.
A sailor. seeiDg the fell of his commander,
leaped into the sea and saved Commander
Sakamoto's body. When the news of his
death reached st. Petersburg maDy Rus
sian officers prayed for him III the
churches" I"
The morning call., 1894-10-23
MR.. STRONG ACCEPTS.
He Will Fight the Tiger in It's Chief
Stronghold.

NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-Colonel Strongfwa
this afternoon waited upon by the notifca-
tion committee of the New York State
Democracy and officially rendered the
nomination for Mayor by that organization.
George Waltgreen was chief spokesman,
aud, in presenting the nomin alton, said in
part: ''You are Republican, we are
Democrats. But you enter this fight not
as partisan leader. but as a champion of
all honest citizens, under whatever flag
they march, against the hordes Of corrup-
ton, no matter under what party name
they masqu Grade. To religious bigotry,
under whatever guise, you are and always
have been an avOwed and open foe; for this
we honor you. To the widest personal
liberty under the law you are and always
have been the faithful. fearless friend; for
this. too, we honor and admire you"
Colonel Strong in accepting the nomina-
ton said that the citizens OF New York for
the last six Y ears had been governed by
corrupt ring Of conspirators that had
brought disgrace upon municipal govern
ment throughout the land. The exposition
made by the terrific probe of Mr.. Golf be-
fore the Lexow committee had awakened
the good people of the city, regardless Of
party affiliations, to a determined effort to
eradicate corruption.
Colonel Strong went on: 81 want to say
that my convictions are clear, that all Sc
cret oath-bound principle organizations ale
contrary to the spirit of our institutions,
and do not believe any principle party
can or ought to exist when one of its car
dinal principles is opposed to freedom of
thought and the worship of God according
to The dictates of ones own conscience"
The morning call., 1894-10-23
HILL AT YONKERS.
The Senator Declines to Go Into
Personal Matters

YONKERs. n. Y, Oct. Ex-senator Hill
spoke before tremendous gathering here
tonight. The chief meeting of the even
ing was held in the Music Hail. but the
Gro owd was 80 great that it became neces-
sary to have an overflow meeting, which
was held in front of the City Hall. Mr..
Hill was escorted to the hall by x-Presi-
dent of the State Senate McCleliand and
Frank P. Trainer. The trio were cheered
as they appeared upon the platform. Ex-
Mayor j. 81. Bell presided and introduced
the Senator as the next Governor.
Mr.. Hill covered about the same ground
gone over during his trip through the
State. In opening he said be would not
descend to personalities, but on this his
first visit to Yonkers, would take up ths
live issues before the people. He de-
nounced the aDportt tonment amendment as
unfair and sectional, and declared that
the Repub blicans had taken advantage Of
the Democrats to spring the measure on
the people.
Turning to national matters, Mr.. Hill
said the Republicans, with the entire con-
troll of all branches of the national ad
ministration. had run the country in debt
"a legacy that it had left to their sue
cessors, the Democrats, who had to un-
dertake the duty of paying off the bill
that others contracted. To this he large
~ attributed the hard times through which
the country had just passed.
Speaking of the Sherman act, he said its
The morning call., 1894-10-23
BLOWN UP BY DYNAMITE.
Explosion of Ton of the Stuff in
the Harbor of Rio.

AhS DOh VI k>iOs
BALTIMORE. Oct 22.-Captaiu Hudgins
of the coffee bark Dom Pedro ii, now in
port, gives graphic description of dyna-
mite explosion that occurred IN Rio few
days prior TO September 6, when his vessel
sailed for Baltimore.
Brazilian soldier discovered near the
English cemetery a spbterranean maga-
zine In which the insurgents of the recent
rebellion had concealed a large quantity
of ganpowder, cartridges and dynamite
shells, which they evidently intended
soldier reported his find to the general
commanding. and rough cart drawn by
two mules was sent TO the scene to re-
move the contents of the hidden magazine
to place of safety.
A detachment of soldiers accompanied
the cart. and a curious crowd of citizens
followed ii 10 the little hole which had
been dug out to hold the explosives. A
quantity Of shells had been placed in the
cart and pile of others had been passed
out close behind il, when one of the SOL
diers, while in the act of handling the
shell. dropped it in among the others.
An explo sion shook the earth. A sheet of
flame shot upward and cloud of whiiish
smoke hid everything from view. The
vessels in the harbor rocked at their moor
ings and the city was thrown into wild ex-
element. Over a ton of dynamite had ex-
ploded from the dropping of a shell. The
soldiers and mules were blown into frag-
ments and only pieces were found. Over
sixty persons were reported killed.
The morning call., 1894-10-23
DEBS ON STRIKES.
ihere VIII Never Be Another Big
One in This Country.

NEW YORK, Oct. 22-E. V. Debs. presi-
dent OF the American Railway Union, will
organize branch of the union in this
city tomorrow. On Wednesday Debs
Will hold conference with New York
railway men as to the connection with the
A. t. u. and on Thursday he will address
ma's-meeting in Brooklyn. Friday he
VIII start on an organizing tour through
the State. visiting Watsrtown, Rochester
and Buffalo. The tour will terminate with
general reunion of prominent union men
at Cleveland.
Debs said to-day: "I have received fortv.
two applications for charters aimee T lef,
Chicago. The union Is booming. 7 nre.
dict that this country has seen ia bigcest I
railroad strike. There will never be one
like it again. AT CO. vention of 42o
delegates from the various branches of the
a. X. U. the ballot was settled as being
more effective than strikes. A resolution
1ndorsing Government ownership of rail.
ways. telegraph and mines was agreed and
the Peoples party indorsed."