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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-08-22
UNHAMPEREO BY FACTS.
woman's Ideas of Figures and Measures
ments Usually Unreliable.

Woman's Ideas of Figures and Measures
ments Usually Unreliable.
However accurate in many things the
average woman may be, her idea OF
figures and measurements are pretty
sure to be vague and unreliable, says
the New York Evening Sun. She has,
seemingly, no conjunction whatever
about declaring q thing to be two
yards long when she means two feet. A
woman once came home from q yacht
ing trip and described 30-foot mast
as measuring 800 feet, and all with such
calm assurance that not one of her as
founded listeners dared contradict her.
Mr.. Howells, who knows something OF
feminine nature, has not failed to touch
upon this frailty. "Why, Agnes, that's
only ten," says Mr.. Roberts in enumer-
ating 'the elevator" dinner party; you
said that there were twelve guests"
"WeD, never mind" answers Mrs. Rob-
crts, with complacent and character
istic logic, 81 meant ten" 1t was not
one of Mr.. Howells' heroines, however,
who triumphantly announced that q
certain edifcc that she had seen abroad
measured three miles in length. Even
her long-suffering husband, hardened
as he was to such rash and reckless
statistics, couldn't stand that. He
therefore, slyly touched his wife'sfoot
under the table. Whereupon tho wom-
an promptly added; "And two feet
wide"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-08-22
TWO CENTURIES AGO.
The Prices OF the Necessaries OF Life
Were High.

The Prices OF the Neccssarics of Life
Were High.
The question of prices in those days,
the first quarter of the seventeenth
century. as compared TO these is full
of interest to everyone, and it is salts
factory to find that food was not as
fabulously cheap in the days of our
forefathers as we are often led to be-
lieve. Mary Verney writes to Ralph
at Blois complaining bitterly of the
dearncss of provisions in London.
Beef is 4d., veal aud mutton 3D.,
while Pen Verney reckons ss. q,
week too much for her diet, which
is afterward fixed at e6 year Twelve
pounds a year seems a great deal for
willful little Betty, aged thirteen, to
spend on her dress, but country bred
as she was, she declines, Mary writes,
to wear anything but silk. The sum
of ESQ claimed by Nancy Denton, who
was a spoiled child and rich mans
daughter, is far more appropriate to
her position. In fact, the fees earned
by physicians in those days were far
in excess of what we should give now,
in spite of the exceeding simplicity
not to say remarkable unpleasantness
-of their pharmacopoeia and treat
ment.
DR.. Theodore Mayence, the fashion
able doctor, left 9l40,0 equivalent
to over half q million) behind him, and
Sir Ralph Is miserable because he can
not afford to pay DR.. Denton the 95C
which is the ordinary fee for a confine'
ment. A Venetian mirror costs 94O, a
portrait by Van Dyke $50. A maids
wages come to e3, but the pair OF
trimmed gloves" with which it is the
fashion to reward any extra services
on her part, come to e1 IS. -an absurd
ly disproportionate present. The price
of Sir Edmund's Covent Garden house
is a10O. and many horses fetch as much
while 920O year is the usual price fol
boys board and teaching in good
French family. Magazine
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-08-22
WOMAN AND HOME.
BICYCLING COSTUMES.
An Entertaining and Important. subjcoe
Instructivciy Discussed.

An Entertaining and Important subjeoe
Instructivciy Discussed.
The interesting discussion which Is
going on Ia the newspapers as to the
most convenient and becoming style OF
bicycle costume for adult female 'idcrs,
during the progress Of the fnd,illus,
trates peculiar, weakness of the sex,
or to put It moro correctly, n pardona-
bic vanity Time was when there
would have been no discussion OF this
kind. In the old days a girl or woman
found riding, n bicycle, II bicycles had
been known in those days, whether in
full or abbreviated skirt, would have.
met with dire punishment at the hands
OF the elders, while short skirt would
have provoked as stern an outburst OF
anger as did the display of limbs before
that rcdoubtablc old KniclSerbocker
governor Of New Amsterdam. But the
world has progressed since those days
and the display of those members with
which, according to the poet, the devil
baiteth his hook, no longer occasions
surprise, unless it happens that they
arc unshapcly.
Hence the discussion of this problem
has, according to the Chicago Tribune,
taken exactly the shape which might
have been anticipated. 1t will be OBJ
served that all the girls, married wom-
en- and widows who have symmetrical
/ lower limbs are inclined to favor tho
short skirt which win not obscure that
symmetry On the other hand, all
those who have spindling or the Chip.
pendale style of combinations are firmly
set upon having the long skirts. Be-
tween these two classes there is still
another which Is neutral MS to sym
metry. II is conscious that 1t has no
occasion fol. vanity and at the same
time it knows It Is not Il subject for
ridicule. This class is in profound
doubt about the skirt and how far 1t
should come down. Again 1t Is notice
able that the girls arc more particular
about these aspects Of the case than
the married or older women. The
former are actuated by the aforemen-
toned vanity, which Is entirely par
donable, which is condoned by every
poet from Shakespeare to Swinburnc,
and which is limited at even by sanity
George Herbert, while the latter are
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-08-22
PlTH AND POINT.

. THE only reason why we don't see
tbe face of truth everywhere, is be.
cause wo live too low down. Rams
Horn FIQ hng folrfWi .iHfw 70.
--Citt;cus--,I wonder how IL IN that
so few womt stutter when they talltp"
Witticus- They haven't time. "-Tam.
many Times. nrot sii IN
tl-Wv,d-nEnnec. tolses his wife and
motber.In.,aw ont sailing quite often. /"
Kellogg-"Yes; he is trying to drown
sorrows. ~ Harlem Life. 9lnm sdi
S,n,.r rposorter--"And ;s every.
,hira on vour farm nico and fresb9n
Earnn,er r..N;ca and fresh hq71 guess
,o,,,d tl;rl, Cd a yop,d see some of our
o;tu hoa rders n-Roston Transcrint
~ ,,;re, ,,ooaas s.a,,onad noar the
~ o,'n m ), ~. Ln,,,od fo.sd ia.
ons,sau ,,s', @ so,ao,.s. ..uina .hsr,tahI.
So,tosa ,,,D ao's,. 10 hn ash.noa - a;r;nr mo a
M 80 rJ;nJn patit par,s.
,an'l 'f-s7 m, TBdf i4ilRms II
..,;. 10 uo.. .o
80. n..e a,,,a.J "u S;n;Jn r. ;nto Tow
~ 49, o,a,te. % aaoh =,
p f,a,,. b,o,hnus ,rr.t .,.onla sbesleft on
Ia; sI ,..o,,,an uomnau,s' ponnd
| Table.
HDo,,v-"I told Mr. Nicefel,ov that
T bet Reggie twenty kisses our boat
would win race at the regattai,l
| Da,sv-"Well wasn't he sbocl,edp,,
| DoIly isNo Ilet him ho,d tho st,l.os ~
--Boston Globe. fil 1un YD avot saj
-Grant-"Can Il be possib,e that
Hawkins is in love with tbat fat pirlY
Whv. She weighs three bundred, Al
Ieastn, .HobbsN"No.' I don't 4 believe
he's In love: he's lust infatuated. -
Boston Courier ''' 'iiN o"i
Not the Kind She Wanted -
Teacher--"Children, you should al,
! ways respect your teacher. Now,
| Willy Green, tell me why you should
respect me- Willy-"On account OF
your age Puck. D, ,,.h,f,.a.,J ,.t
"A Congressman's Concerns. -''Whai
has your representative done since he's
been in congress2p. What's he doneP'
"Yes." "Built two houses, paid off .
mortgage. an opened grocery store!'
Atlanta Constitution. dFidF
,r-"Do YOU know. .pI gushed Miss NAV,
flower. 81 think Jack is very mucl
Interested in palmistrv. He told IN,
he naid twenty. Ave cents one EVENING
last week inst to look at another mani
hand. .r-Boston Bulletin.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-08-22

The waiter girl drew herself haught
lily up behind the new boarder's chair.
"Will you have strawberry short
cake?" she Missed malevolently. Ger
tainly," the new boarter answered,
with new boarder's conciliatory man
ner. mot too short" he added rs the
girl swept loftily through the swing
door. you needn't worry" growled
the bachelor boar der at the foot of the
table, who had been waiting half an
hour for two eggs boiled four minutes,
''It'll be long enough before you get
it." And amid the silence that fell on
the table the butter was distinctly
heard to give low chuckle and turn
over on it's other side..-St. Louis Re.
public.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-08-22
SAVANNAH HARDIN COUNTY, TENNESSEE AUGUST p
1T WAS A CUNNING PLAN.
But the Other Woman VIII Never For.
give Her In This World.

But the Other Woman VIII Never For.
give Her In This World.
She was lanlI aud lean and there
was look of suppressed curiosity. in
her eyes as they rested on the faces OF
her fellow-passengers. Presently she
nudged her companion:
"There comes that Litewite girl"
she whispered, "the only one that was
married about year ago. Can you
remember her name? can't"
"Why, yes, II was Jennie"
"Nonsense can't call her Jennie,
can !. mean her married name. It's
on the tip Of my tongue, too, but i
can't get it. Let me see, believe it
begins with an s."
"Perhaps it is Smith?"
"Of course not, silly; could remem.
ber that without trying. Say, she
looks as II they were pretty well off.
Let's go over and sit with her"
"But we don't know what to call
her."
20, leave that to me, I'll manage
tive plan that never fails. Why,
how do you do? I'm SO glad to see
your
why, this is quite surprise"
"Yes, isn't it? I've been wanting to
come to see you for an age, but 1t is
so far that I've kept putting 1t off.
Let me see, what is your new ad-
dress?"
20, we are in the same place; why
did you think we had moved?'
20, almost everybody did this year.
How is your husband? Well? BY the
way, what do you call him? There is
so much talk now as to whether a wife
should use her husbands Christian
name or -"
.Oh, l always use his Christian
name"
"M-- very much better, I'm sure.
And his mother--do you call"
II call her ma, just as my husband
does. Don't you think, l met an old
acquaintance to-day and she had
actually forgotten that / was married;
wasn't 1t horrid of her?"
20. horrid! by the way, how do You
spell your new name? We had quite
controversy about it the other day."
A wave of color swept over the other
woman's face with two g's," she re-
piled in frigid tones, signaling the
conductor to stop the car as she spoke.
AS she stumbled out, shrill voice
from the far corner piped up:
why, that was Mrs. IIogg, wasn't
1t? Her face was so red that | hardly
knew her. wonder why she got out
here. ~ Chicago Tribune.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-08-22
Rcndx to Do His Part.

"And now will somebody in the audi.
ence accommodate me with the loan Of
q cavalry sword?" asked the professor
of magic, stepping to the front of the
stage and rubbing his hands in pleas
ant anticipation.
There was no response.
The professor repeated his request.
Same result.
81 am sorry" he said at last, after
waiting several minutes, that shall
be unable to perform my advertised
feat of swallowing a sword, but you
will see, ladies and gentleman, that 1t
is not my fault. | will now proceed
with the wonderful performance of the
magic egg-bag," etc. Chicago Tribune.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-08-22

more disposed to regard comfort and
freedom of action of the limbs.
There is no good reason indeed why
the female riders should not wear tho
abbreviated skirt, all classes of them.
The Chippendale class can easily
enough place themselves upon the same
footing with their more favored sisters
bv the skillful use of padding Sym
imetry of all sorts can now be procured
at the shops. If it be allowable for
less favored sister to conceal the raw
ages of time by the appliances of art
and to compensate for the cruel indif-
ference of nature by the skill of the
chemists and cunning artificers, If she
can 90 to the studios where female
beauty is compounded for sale and pur-
chase hair, eyebrows, complexion,
checks, neck, bust, arms and fingers,
which vie with the highest efforts OF
nature, why should she not purchase
also the requisites of symmetry for tho
motive power of the trcadles and thus
enjoy all the pleasure of the most
favored class2 1t may be averred that
she is flying figure of deceit, impos-
ing upon the public as she speeds along
the park or the boulevard, but that is a
matter between herself and her con-
science, and If the spectator is none the
wiser, as most certainly he will not be,
the conscience will find it difficult to
rise superior to innocent vanity.
Therefore there is no reason why the
entire world of female cyclers, young
and old, shapely and unshapely, lean
and fat, handsome and ugly, should
not adopt the abbreviated skirt and
have as good time as the male pa
irons of the "bike," who are grossly in
different as to their looks. The COM
ing woman in her competition with
man will surrender many of her pre-
negatives, but it may be assumed she
will never abandon her pride in her
natural or artificial charms, as the case
may be. She will never be content te
make rs ridiculous an appearance as
most men do on the bicycle, and sht
never should, for 1t is every woman''
duty to be as beautiful Us nature ol
money will allow, whether on or of
the fying wheel. In word, let WON
en- dress as they please for this healtl
giving exercise.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-08-22
A SOCIAL PEST.
Sketch of the Talkative Woman Who Teils
Her Troubles. sac

Sketch of the Talkative Woman Who Tellb
Her Troubles. ias
The travelling female who rushes into
condolences and is no sooner seated by
You in the train than she begins to
give you full and detailed account of
herself. her family, husband. children,
servants, physician, minister and mil.
liner. She is also much given to col-
laring the conductor and asking him a
string of questions in a breath. She
Is great trial. Her first attack be-
gins something like this: = lAis ',9i
"Please put .up this window. No.
never mind; am afraid | will take
cold. Yes,I guess you might as well
put it up. Well, declare, did not
think it was so cold; please put it
down. Would you mind changing
seats with me?, it makes me sick to
ride backward |, anl going out to
Ohio to see my sister Mariah. She is
married and has twins and trifling
husband. One of the twins is
named for me and the other-well,
declare, If l haven't clean forgot
VINO bne OJner bWlu Is uhlDcu lOT. Ltb
me see, it begins with NJ. 1t is not
Madge or Maud, or Marian, or Maria,
or Margaret. Why, 1t Is Maria, / be-
licve. OF course it is Maria. That is
the mothers name, and maybe she is
named for her mother. It's horr;d
name, and hate it.. Oh, recollect
now, it is not Maria at all. 1t is Susan.
How stupid of me not to remember the
dear little things name. Well, as l
was saying, am going out to Ohio
Do You know how far Ohio is from
here? 1t is near the Ohio river,
think, GAINESVILLE, or some name like
that, is the place where get off. !
shall be so glad to get there. Wonder
what they are all doing at homer !
am crazy to get back, and | have been
worrying all day for fear Joe, he is my
! husb band, will take off his fannels just
as soon as my back is turned, and"
Here you make bolt and get the con-
ductor to give you another seat. :
| Washington Post. 4" os
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-08-22
Jones After the wedding.

There had been big wedding in
high life the night before, and Brown
and Robinson were discussing its
glories at the club.
"Great affair, that" said Robinson.
Magnificent" agreed Brown.
"How the wine fowed!"
"And how the boys did bathe in it!
No one took too much, though-ex.
cept Jones'"
"Yes. That's the worst of Jones. He
never knows when he's had enough.
I'm sure he was half seas over last
night"
"Half seas over? Oh, no! When I
saw him he was sailing into port
Boston Budget.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-08-22

Something ought to be done to pre-.
vent those two lunatics from going ont
rowing together" exclaimed the nerv-
Gus woman. Don't mind 'em, ma
dam" replied the bystander. Each
is in good company. One of 'em is the
man who rocks the boat and the other
is the one who wants TO see how far
from shore he can swim. Washington
Star
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-08-22
IsIcycles OF Baro Beauty.

Queen Margharita of Italy is an ex-
pert rider of the fascinating wheel, and
recently the Cycle club of Milan pre-
scnted her with gold wheel, which is,
probably, the most beautiful and valua-
bic cycle ever made. With English
women, who are extremely fond of
cycling. it has become q fad to have
wheels quito out of the ordinary. Lady
Dudley has white cnameled wheel,
with handles of beautiful ivory.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-08-22
How 10 Keep Lemons Fresh.

1t Is not generallyiynown that lemons
may be easily and almost indefinitely
preserved under glass. Some, one year,
were purchased on the Fourth OF July,
and, by way OF experiment, each one
was put under an inverted goblet.
Thus kept from the air, they were
finally removed, on Christmas day, In
perfect condition, apd ps juicy as ever.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-08-22
UI Undoubted GentIllty.

Mrs. Newriche Observation-Disclosures
any of your ancestors men of note, Mr..
Cynic?
Mr. C.-Yes, madam, should say so.
One of them was the most famous adj
miral OF his day, and commanded the
allied forces of the world.
Mrs. N. with altered tone of deep
respect)-Is 1t possible Mr.. c.! and
what was his name?
Noah, madam. Life.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-08-22

Teddy wish hadn't licked Jimmy
Allsorts this morning.
Mamna-You see now how wrong 1t
was, don't you, deara
"Yes, cause didn't know till after
ward that his mother was going to
givo children's party."-Boston Trsv.
eley,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-08-22
.yournallstlc Item.

"What do you publish q paper for,
: like to know?" inquired a politician
o country editor.
&'For one dollas a year in ADVANCE
Sud you owe me for four years." wai
reply.-Texas Sittipgs
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-08-22
MAKE YOUR OWN BUTTER.

Here Is n Handy Churn, Small, Cheap ana
Effective.
This illustration represents an ordi-
nary Jersey milk jug converted into
churn. 1t is fitted with view-glass
and made air-tight by simple arrange
ment of the lid.
When suspended, as shown in the cut,
1t will swing with q range of several
inches, and, although it has no internal
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-08-22
An Encouragement.

Ethel-But. mamma. it-it tastes
awful.
Mrs. Uptodate (encouragingly)-.
There, there, Ethell Take it like
little man,-Judge.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-08-22
BEDROOM VENTILATION.
A Curtain Which Defends tho s'eePos
Against Direct Air Currents

Against Direct Air Currents
To get plenty of air into sleeping
room ut night without tho cold or
damp wind blowing directly upon the
bed is necessary alike for comfort and
health.
The familiar device of board fitted
to set tightly into the window frame
underneath the raised lower sash an-
swers for extremely cold nights; but 1t
does not give enough air in moderate
weather. On the other hand, If a Sc
we're wind is blowing upon the opened
window, although the temperature
may not be very low, the strong cur
rent is too trying for most slecpers.
- To those who wish to enjoy the open
window at night, and yet to be defend
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-08-22

beaters or dashers, it will make butter
in from five to ten minutes.
OF course, device so small as this Is
not intended for making butter in great
quantity, but as much as five pounds
may be made in it readily. The illus
tration is taken from Cassell's Maga-
zine,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-08-22
Badly Mixed.

Citizen Gn drug store)-Please give
me ten cents worth OF nux populi.
Druggist-Sirp t1tt t-fi
"Ten cents worth of vox vumica-l
mean vumuli-that is, pux vopica-I
should say yum populi--er7-er-nux
vomica." ~ ire natrs. ass
''Certeinly, sirl But, pardon me,
that was q rather peculiar mistake Of
yours.
III am regular contributor to the
Weekly Whooper, over the nom de
plume of "Vox Populi,' and l seem
somehow to have gotten my nom and
the name of the tonic mixed, Puck.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-08-22

The Ashley river, In South Caro-.
lima, was named in honor of Sir An
thony Ashley Cooper, afterward the
famous earl of Shaftesbury. The In
dams called the stream Kiaweh, 9
word of doubtful significance
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-06-03

Barometer corrected for temperature and eIe-
walton, but not for latitude
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-06-03
OF Interest TO Managers of Plan.
fafiOns.

A Model Plant is not complete without
Electric Power, thus dispensing with
small Engines.
Why not generate your power from
one CENTRAL Station a.? One generator
can furnish power to your Pumps, Centri-
fugals, Elevators, Flows, Railways anu
Hosts also furnish light and power for
a radius of from 10 to 20 miles.
Electric Power being used caves the
labor of hauling coal in your field, also
water, and does away with hing priced
engineers, and only have one engine TO
look after in your mill.
Where water power is available, II
costs nothing to generate Electric Power.
The HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COMPANY is
now ready TO furnish Electric Plants
and Generators OF all descriptions at
short notice, and also has OH hand q
large stock of Wire, Chandeliers, and al
Electrical Goods.
All orders will be given prompt atten.
ton, and estimates furnished for Light
ing and Power Plants; also attention is
given TO House and Marine Wiring.
TBEO. HOFFMAN,,
1910 Manager.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-06-03
PASSENGERS.
ARRIVALS.


From Kauai, per mrIwalani, June /
+ Cornish.
From Kauai per stmr Ke Au Hou, ] une
Mrs II Wilhelm and daughter, Albert
Aquire and 2 infants, Mrs MCGOWAN and {
deck.
From Kauai, per stmr Mikahala, June
S w Wilcox, III E Smythe, S M Dodge
ReverendS B Hanaike, j l. Kopa, o Kua
l. NJ Mitchell, J NJ kealoha, ] b Kehale-
ole, J Kanoha and 43 deck.
From San Francisco, per ? NJ S S City OF
Picking, June Lieut. Albert s McLemore
P r KeOg.
From Maui. per stmr Claudine. June 2
A + Under, j. 2 Lincoln. Judge J H Ka-
leo, ] X Iosepa, Rev Z M Hanuna, Master
q Hanuna, J X Hanuna. w L HOlokahiki
VIM HolOkahiki, E Z Gliding, 6 Garnett,
Oscar Unna, Miss Neurnann, Mother Mari
ana, Sister Cecilia, l. A Dickey, A McKub-
bin, Won Hamm, l. NJ Vettlesen, G Gill
hus and wife, Tom Treadway, W ? Wal
olaiOle, Miss Nj Waiwaiole. Rev Kina,
Miss Abel John Kaluna, Rev S Kapu, Rev
. A Wahine, Rev d X Kaumiumi and 80
deck passengers.
DEPARTURES.
For Vancouver, B. c., per G A S S Warri-
moo. June ALFRED Carter, w H Baird.
For Yokohama and Hongkong, per P M
s City of Picking, June &c l. Dredge, w
n Armstrong, Bishop Walden and family.
Rev Mr. Draper and wife, E Y Hull and
wife, Lau Chong and family.