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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1894-09-15
Wis Gregory was called to Chicago, Wednesday,

Rev. s. Goodwin and wife of Munci" Ind, visiting their
daughter, Mr.. J. W. Winger.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1894-09-15

Miss Gusse Baughman OF Omaha the of Miss Kahar
incl leutsch On Wednesday.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-11-15
STEAMlNG The FACE.
How to Perform This Youth and Health
lmparting Operation.

HOW to Perform This Youth ana Health
lmparting Operation.
Have the teakettle boiling for you at
certain hour. Take newspaper,
fold down the middle, pin two of the
ends behind and put it over your head
like big hood, letting it come well
over your face in front.
Rub your face thoroughly with any
good cold cream, sit down by the
kitchen range, your paper bag over
your head and your nose as close to the
spout of the boiling kettle as you dare
to, Don't tempt fate too far, or you
may burn your face. Keep turning
first one cheek and then the other, SO
that all parts of the face may be
steamed equally. Keep this up for
fifteen or twenty minutes or until you
have perspired freely. Now don't rub
this grease and perspiration off with a
towel, but take silver-bladed knife
and gently scrape the debris away,
even as man scrapes whiskers from
his features.
After every bit is removed battle the
face with warm water in which few
drops of sweet-scented benzoin have
been poured. If you are going out
doors dash the face with cold water to
prevent chapping, but if you are going
to remain at home rub little cold
cream under the eyes, over the eye.
brows and behind the ears, for these
are the quarters in which the telltale
wrinkles first begin to come. Then go
lie down and take a nap and waken re-
freshed and as glowing as sixteen
year-old girl.-Health.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-11-15
HAD A TERRIBLE DREAM.
MIR. Blanks Awful Vision After Shopping
Tour with His wife.

Tour With His Wife.
Mrs. Blank went shopping. Mr..
Blank went with her. No one can ex-
plain just why he went, for she didn't
positively compel it, and he is still re-
garded as sane He went, anyhow.
She wanted buttons. Those at Jen-
kins' store were too small, much too
small. So she went to Kahn's and
Poznanski's and the Merchants Sup
ply; then to Poznanski's and the Mer-
chants Supply and Kahn's. At Jen-
kins' again they showed her the same
buttons and she found them too large!
Blank guessed it case of expansion
caused by the heat; it seemed hot to
him! She got almost to another place
not quite-for they saw her coming
and locked up for the night! So she
went home. That night Blanks hard
breathing wore his tired wife, so she
woke him, in turn.
whats the matter?" she demanded.
IL had dreadful dream" he
gasped; II thought we were both dead,
that you had gone to Heaven, and that
IL hadn't"
"How perfectly awful" she cried,
grasping him convulsively around the
neck, ito be separated, and"
"We-weren't separated" moaned
Blank with a shudder; 81 could
have endured that! But mono! |
dreamed that you were to be allowed
to go shopping forever, and that was
condemned to go with you!"-Chicago
Herald.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-11-15
HOUSEHOLD MACHINERY.

However Extensive 1t Becomes 1t Can't
Displace the Servant of Small Things.
There is prospect that, before we
are much older, nearly all our house
keeping will be done by machinery.
Not only by special machines for spe-
cial purposes, but by great cooperative
machinery for the whole housekeeping.
But the faithful housekeeper is quite
sure that there is one servant who will
never be supplanted-the servant of
small things. The servant, paid or I'M
paid, who picks up the trifles everyone
else drops, and puts away the articles
everyone else forgets. The servant
who carries up and down stairs odd
cups and glasses and spoons: who finds
overshoes and states and school-books
and hats; who gathers the scattered
playthings and discovers the misplaced
book or sewing; who makes ready the
chair and the footstool for the coming
occupant, and who takes up all the
dropped stitches, moral and material
in the family life.
There may arise housekeeping ma
chimes, big and little, working with
marvellous skill and accuracy. But un-
til method is discovered of putting a
heart as well as hands into them, Of
giving them a soul as well as body, it
is certain that the sphere of the scrv-
ant of small things can never be per
fectly filed by such eontrivances.- =
Harper's Bazar
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-11-15
ORCHID HUNTING.


Armies of Vicious Ants.
On the fork of tree few feet above
our heads is perched one of the largest
orchids we have ever seen, A mass of
aerial roots, bulbs and leaves, four feet
through, is surmounted by score OF
long, whip-lilSe fower-stems standing
up ten feet beyond the leaves and
gracefully arching over Now, Adonis
Christmas let us see you get that plant
Don't break it, or rub off the flowers
against those bush-ropes. The negro
takes his cutlass and begins chopping
away at some of the vines which hang
in front, and presently is clasping the
tree on level with the orchid. We
see him tug once at the plant and then
slide down the tree rubbing his hands
and swearing loudly.
what is the matter? Why don't
you get the plant?" says the collector.
TOO much antses-bite too bad" re.
plies he, with an injured look as he
rubs his shining black skin.
sob, but we must get it, and if the
negroes are afraid I'm go up myself"
cries our friend.
Up he climbs. and is down again
much faster than the negro. Stand
ing on the bank he quickly strips off
his coats and picks the great black
ants from his neck and hands, rubs the
sore places, grumbling and sorely dis
com6ted. Looking up, we see the
plant almost black with insects, which
had evidently put themselves in battle
array, and were prepared to fight for
their home among the roots of the
orchid. Not yet vanquished, our col
lector cuts a long bamboo from
clump growing close by, and some
what viciously commences to loosen
the orchid from its perch by poling at
it from below. But it is so interlaced
with bush-ropes that nothing can be
done without breaking the plant in
pieces, which, of course, will spoil it
as a fine specimen. Then the ants be-
gin to swarm down the stick and pres
emily few bites on the hand makes
our friend drop it into the stream.
Reluctantly we are at the last
obliged to leave it alone and proceed
onward, hoping for better luck with
the next plant. Padding along, we
think of this wonderful continuance of
nature to protect the orchid from in
sects and even, as in our case, from
human despoilers. We do not find
orchid collecting so very easy, for the
nests of the maribunta the wasp Of
Guiana) often hang dangerously near
to coveted specimen and warn off
| intruders. Sometimes these are not
seen until the little insects are buzzing
about our ears, and then there is moth
ing left but to get off as soon as posi-
BILE. A nest which hangs in front of a
fine Brassia and effectually bars the
way is blown to bits by the gun of our
party; then were sure the plant ana
paddle on before the homeless ones
find out what is the matter, Some
times Lizards scamper away as plant
is grasped, and once harmless snake
glided across the hands of one of the
negroes, making him cry out with
fright. Another time snake fell into
the bateau and made us all get out OF
its way until we found it was neither
the dreaded labaria nor rattler.-Corn.
| hill Magazine.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-11-15
A GREAT CAT, THIS.
How a Maltese Circumvented 372 Ware
house Rats.

house Rats.
Custom House Broker Jones tells a
good cat and rat story, and he vouches
for the truth of it. The fact is, he has
told it so often that he really believes
1t himself, if no one else will.
Mr.. Jones formerly had charge of a
grain warehouse that was infested
with rats-great big gray fellows, with
bobbed tails and ears fringed from
fighting.
81 had to get rid of them in some
way" says Mr.. Jones, ''for it cost too
much to feed them and repair the dam
age they did. Why, one of those fell
lows would gnaw the side of burglar
proof safe out in night. tried traps,
but l think one rat would hold open
the trap while another stole the cheese.
Then they would spring it. Finally, I
left the traps open, and occasionally
would find one set and baited with an
old chew of tobacco or cigar stub.
l think those rats had some idea of
trapping me.
81 was telling friend about my
troubles one day, and he volunteered
to lend me his Maltese meuser, great
big nervous fellow, with plenty of cum
ming. / was afraid the rats would be
too cunning for him, but his owner as
sured me that he would clean them out
in hurry.
"The first morning put him in the
warehouse l heard some racing and
running, and on peeking out saw that
cat playing with great big rat. They
were rolling over and over each other,
and enjoying the fun hugely. That
made me hot, but left them to their
fun. The next morning there was more
| noise than before, and l saw twenty or
thirty rats chasing around having fun
with that cat. On the third morning
there must have been couple hundred
of them, and everyone was having a
barrel of fun with that cat, pulling his
whiskers, his ears and his tail
''The next morning there was nc
noise, but there were three hundred
and seventy-two victims of misplaced
confidence lying on the warehouse floor
dead The cat was cutter than the rats
He waited till he got all of them gu,
playing and killed every rat in the
place. San Francisco Post.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-11-15
PINEAPPLE RECIPES.
This Delicious Fruit Can lie Prepared In
Variety OF Ways.

Variety OF Wnys.
The most important thing to know
about pineapples is how to cut them,
and ignorance Of the proper manner in
which this should be done is rcspon-
sible for much of the distastc awarded
to this tender and delicious fruit.
The pine should Rrst be peeled, tak-
ing care to cut well inside the eyes TO
remove the sharp spear which each eye
contains. Then stand the pine on end
and wiring off the crown or top, never
cut ii off.
With sharp knife then cut the pine
In thin slices from top to bottom and
keep turning the pine around and slice
TO the core. Put the slices in dish
and let stand until ready to serve,
when sugar may be added If desired.
Under no circumstance add the sugar
until the last moment, as 1t draws out
the juices of the fruit and Injuries the
flavor. This is tender point and one
not generally known, but If you will
follow these directions fully the result
will he dish incapable of harm to
anyone. both tender and delicious.
Pineapple shortcalSe is u tempting
dessert and is made us follows:
= Take half u cupful of butter, one
cupful of sugar, half q cupful of milk,
two cupfuls of flour and two teaspoon
fuls of baking powder Bake in two
layers and spread chopped pineapple
between the layers after the cake is
cold. This recipe is very popular down
where the pines grow, but any recipe
for strawberry shortcake will do as
well by substituting the pine for the
berries.
Another and still more delicious use
for this fruit is known as pineapple
biegnets:
Cut the pine into pieces the size of
silver quarter dollar and quarter OF
an inch thick. Let these steep for an
hour in brandy, sweetened with pow
dered sugar then dip in batter and fry
in boiling fat until they are quite
crisp and of a golden yellow color.
Take them up in a strainer and put
them in hot baking tin, sprinkle with
confectioner's sugar and set in hot
oven to glaze. When they look bright
and glossy dish on white paper and
serve hot.--N. Y. Herald.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-11-15
What Goes with Whit.

Some cooks never know just what
to serve with different meats as
relish. Following is a table of things
considered the proper caper: With
roast beef. grated horseradish; roast
mutton, currant jelly; boiled mutton,
caper sauce; roast pork, apple sauce;
boiled chicken, bread sauce; roast lamb,
mint sauce; roast turkey, oyster sauce;
vcnison or wild duck, black currant
Jelly; broiled fresh mackerel, sauce or
stewed gooseberries; boiled bluefsh,
white cream sauce; broiled shad,
boiled rice and salad; compete
of pigeons, mushroom sauce; fresh
salmon, green peas with cream sauce;
roast goose, apple sauce.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-11-15
THE SIZE OF ATOMS.
They Can Not BE Discovered by the Naked
Eve.

They Can Not BE Discovered by the Naked
Eye.
Science informs us that all bodies
are composed of atoms and molecules,
atoms being the smallest particles into
which matter in general can be divided,
and molecules the smallest particles
into which any particular body can be
divided without losing its identity.
For instance, the smallest particles of
salt which are able to retain the prop
critics of salt are molecules, but such
molecules may be split up into parti-
cles composed of sodium and particles
composed of chlorine, and these ele-
mentary particles, which can not again
be divided, are atoms.
But no one has ever been able to see,
or distinguish, molecule or an atom.
Yet the possibility of their being rem.
dered visible has more than once been
discussed Only short time ago such
a discussion occurred at meeting Of
the Physical society in London, and
reasons were then shown for believing
that molecules are not indefinitely
small in comparison with the wave
length of light, which averages some.
thing like one-ffty-thousandth of an
inch.
Ten or eleven years ago Sir William
Thomson, now Lord Kelvin, investi-
gated the question of the actual size of
atoms and mol ecules, and came to the
conclusion that, at the largest, they
might be MISREPRESENTATION of
an inch in diameter! That would make
them so small that five hundred could
lie in row within the length of a
wave of light
1t is difficult to imagine that parti.
cles so minute should ever be rendered
visible to human eyes, and yet, as has
just been remarked, the possibility of
seeing them is occasionally discussed
b. men of science.
But if such feat of seeing ever is
performed, it will certainly prove to
be something more than mere graft
fication of curiosity. Many of the most
reconcile questions in science would
be suddenly Illuminated by the discov-
cry of a means of watching an atom as
we can now watch rotifer under the
microscope Youth's Companion.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-11-15
PITH AND POINT.

Shadows have no claws, but they
have frightened many people to death.
Rams Horn.
fare these colors fast?' she asked
of the new clerk. Eyes, indeed. You
ought to see them when they once start
to run. Washington Star.
The Summer Vacation. What
makes you take n summer vacation?
For change and rest" Eyes, the hotel
walters get the change and the land
lords get the rest!'
~ think have increased in weight,
but decreased In height" "Oh, mol
One never knows how short he is till
he returns from his summer vacation"
Boston Gazette.
-Yeast-"Does Gullivan's wife al
ways have the last word?" Crimson
beak-"You seem to forget, man, that
Gullivan is professional pugilist"'-
Yonkers Statesman.
-Maud-"Of course the Englishman
that Sibyl married had a coat-of-arms
and a crest?" Marie-"IIe had coat
of-arms, but had lost his crest; he had
been married before. brooklyn Life.
D-Figg-"What peculiar man Dun
der is. lie has a sovereign contempt
for anybody who doesn't know as
much MS he does" Fogg-"I should
think he would. Boston Transcript.
Tailor to collector who has just
returned from dilatory customer
"Well, did he seem very much annoyed
to see your" Collector-"0n the con-
trary, he asked me to call again.
Fliegende Blaetter.
DE Hamne Back to town so
soon?" Barnes Tormer-"Yes. We
played in Plunkville to deadheads, and
two of them brought suit against sfor
loss of their time in witnessing the
play. indianapolis Journal.
Mamma = "Oh, Frank! I've just
heard that smallpox is about What
ever would you do if baby caught it?"
Frank-"By Jove! Never thought Of
that! Give me my hat, I'll go and get
vaccinated at once!"-St. Paul Pioneer
Press.
Mrs. Anderson-"So your daughter
is studying for the stage?" Mrs. Brown
Eyes, and she is progressing very
rapidly" How far has she got?"
"She has already had her photograph
taken as Lady Macbeth. Texas Sift-
ings.
What is the largest city
in the world?" Scholar - Chicago
Teacher - "Oh, no; London is the
largest" Scholar-'I guess not, and l
ought to know; we've got Chicago
drummer boarding at our house. De
troit Free Press.
81 thought had me man" said the
| New York detective. "But it didn't
take him long to convince me that he
had never been here before" How did
he do it?" "Unconsciously. He asked
me where you could get drink on
Sunday. Washington Star.
-"Willie has taken to smoking cigar.
ettes," said Mrs. Closegrip, to her lord
and master, when he came home from
the Office. "All right" growled the
old man, "let him smoke 'em if he wants
to. Cigarettes are cheap, and he won't
be outgrowing his clothes so FAST
indianapolis Journal.
Jack (rapturously)-"Now, darling
will you please name the happy day?'
Minnie r(blushingly)-"Three weeks
from Thursday, Jack" Norah, the
kitchen-maid Through the keyhole)-
"Av you place, miss, that's me regular
day out. Ye'll have to get married in
| the earlv mart of the wake Tit Rits
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-11-15
THE NEW WOMAN.
Disasters Likely to Ensue II She Continues
TO Try to Rival Man.

W Try W hNhi hdHs
II the human race is TO endure, and
If civilization is to advance, the rela-
tions between the sexes must not per-
manently be relations of rivalry. Men
and women were not made to struggle
with one another for the advantages Of
life, but mutually to aid one another
in reaping those advantages. That
''sweet love" of which the poet speaks
is given as the reward of right rela-
tons between man and woman; and,
where other guidance is lacking, we
may proftably ask whether any given
line of conduct tends to the gaining OF
the sacrificing of that reward. If to
the former, then it may safely be said
to be right conducts if to the latter,
wrong.
What it is clear that man has to dc
in these later days is to frame to him.
self higher and completer ideal OF
manhood than he has hitherto on the
whole entertained, and try to live up
to it. The awakened womanhood OF
the age--when allowance has been
made for all that is hysterical and NOR.
bid and heartless in contemporary
feminine utterances = summons him
most clearly and distinctly to walk
henceforth on higher levels in the
strength of a nobler self-control. Then
he has to recognize in the fullest
sense, without particle of reserva-
ton, that he has in woman not a
weaker shadow of himself, not r..
Election of his glory nor minister to
his pleasures, but divinely bestowed
helpmeet, to whom special powers and
faculties have been impaired for the in
depreciation of truth and the beautify-
ing of life.
The ancient Germans, Tacitus tells
us, used to recognize certain Divine
power of intuition in their women, and
if they did it was probably not with
out cause. The phenomenon is not an
extinct one in our own day, and we
venture to say that its frequency will
wax or wane according to the respect
paid not by man only, but by woman
herself, to all in her nature that is
most distinctive of womanhood. 1t is
far from certain that woman always
recognizes what her own best gifts are;
and there is, in our opinion, a specific
danger lest, in her newborn zeal for a
masculine equipment of knowledge
she relegate to an inferior place that
native truth of perception which is OF
more importance, we may almost say,
than all formal knowledge. -Populas
Science Monthly.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-11-15
TEA CLOTH BORDER.

bordered with white and silver bro
cade, with an insertion of beautiful
lace between the silk and the brocade.
In each corner of the silk center waa
an exquisite group of the brides name
flower worked in raised white silk ems
broidery, outlined with silver thread.
In the center her monogram was
worked and il was surrounded by Il
garland of the same flowers tied with
a true-lover's knot.--N. Y. Tribune.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-11-15
Recipe for Almond Macaroons.

Pour boiling water over half pound
of shelled almonds, remove the outer
skin and plunge into cold water for "a
few minutes, then pound them to a
smooth paste, adding teaspoonful OF
lemon essence, add pound of pulver-
lied sugar and the beaten whites Of
three eggs Work the paste together,
dip the hands in water and roll the
paste into balls the size of large nut
megs. Lay on buttered paper an inch
apart. Dip hands in water and pass
finger tips OYER macaroons to make
them smooth and shining. Set in q
cool oven for forty-five minutes. These
macaroons are very nice, and if made
right are as good as those made by con-
PETITIONERS.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-11-15
WOMAN AND HOME.
BORDERS FOR polLlEs.
Some New Designs Which Arc Artistic
and Easily Made.

Some New Designs Which Arc Artistic
and Easily Made.
The accompanying illustrations are
designed for borders to be worked
upon doilies, tray cloths, tides or any
OF their near relatives, in outline stitch
with wash silk of any desirable shade
Very little explanation is needed, as
the illustrations speak quite plainly
for themselves. The little pansies and
daisies are conventional in design, but
1t will add greatly to their artistic eff
feet IL they are not all "twins," but
are made to vary in some slight de-
tails. The pansy faces may nod toward
each other little in one case and turn
away from each other further on in the
border, thus relieving the "setness' of
any absolutely conventional pattern.
1t takes but little taste and skill to
make this variation, and the effect
gained will more than repay ones
work. In the case of the daisies, a
petal or two twisted here and there
relieves the stiffness very greatly. The
INTERVIEWING stems form beautiful in
side finish to the border The fancy
stitching ON the outside edge may vary
almost indefinitely, the illustrations
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-11-15
Commercial Value of the Heart.

81 am not rich," he said, but if the
devotion of true and tender heart
goes for anything with you, dear
Clara"
ut goes well enough with me, Mr..
Spoonful, interrupted the fair maiden,
with pensive look on her sweet face.
But how will it go with the butcher,
the baker, the grocer? Those people
must be considered, you knOw"-3os
ton Home Journal.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-11-15
The Dress Suit Case.

The travelling bag known as the
dress suit case was originated about
thirty-five years ago. For about thirty
years it was used almost exclusively
for the purpose indicated by its name.
About five years ago it began to grow
in favor as bag for general use and
its sale as such has since increased
rapidly. Its thinness made it easier to
carry and it was less wearing on the
clothes of the person carrying it.
Things packed we'll in it and it was
convenient bag to stow under berth
in sleeping car; and it commended it.
self generally as an all-round bag. 1t
was said at well-known trunk and
bag establishment that of all the trav-
cling bags of that size now sold, proba.
bly, fifty per cent. are dress suit cases.
Probably less than ten per cent. Of
these are bought for use as regular
travelling bags. They are made in vari.
GUS sizes and depths, the deeper ones
being known as deep dress suit cases.
They are sold at various prices up to as
high as twenty-five dollars for a fine
alligator. Y. Sun.