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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-09-19
Telling Are by the Couture.

The common objection among won.
anl1ind to letting their age be known
is not shared by the ladies of Japan,
who actually display their cycle OF
years in the arrangement of their hair.
Girls from to 10 wear their hair inter.
laced with red crepe in semi-circle
around the head, the forehead being
left free with curl at each side. From
the age of 15 to 80 the hair is dressed
very high on the forehead and gath
cred up at the back in the shape of o
butterfly or fan, with twistings of silver
cord and perhaps decoration Of col
ored balls. Beyond the milestone of 30
woman twists her hair around shell
pin placed horizontally at the back Of
the head. Quite. differently, again, q
widow arranges her coiffure, and the
initiated are able to tell at glance
whether she desires to marry again or
not
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-09-19
ONLY ONE PERFORMANCE.


Experiences of Conjurer Among the
Heather of Montana.
A well-ltnown conjurer, who, under
the present circumstances, wishes to
be nameless, sends the following good
story of his experiences in Montana:
Among otler things had two dice
boxes and two clay marbles / called
the miners around me, and proceeded
to manipulate the marbles and boxes
on the bar of the local saloon.
"'Now, gentlemen said I, I'm no
worker of miracles; ] don't heal the
sick or raise the dead, but I'll put this
marble under this cup, and bet you
twenty it's under the other cup. Come,
who'll open the ball?"
SILENCE followed Then friend Of
mine elbowed his way to the front.
"'I'll bet she's there said he, and
laid down his money.
"'And there she is exclaimed I.
Here you are, here's Jour cash. Once
in awhile I'm caught just in that way.
Well, who's next? Here's the marble;
you can see it go under the cup. Now,
I'll bet you either way
''Three rough hands were raised with
three twenties, when husky voice
shouted at the edge of the crowd:
Hold in your bronchos, boys, I'm
the first man to bet A burly in
divdual in blue shirt and broad
brimmed hat pushed his way to the
bar. Now, perfesser, I'm ready fur
yer. Lift up you box. There's the
ball, dead to rights-sce it, fellers%
"The boys answered affirmatively.
Here's twenty, perfesser, went on
the husky voiced man, AN bet the
balls under that cup Cause wig +?
Cause Pm rational man, an we're all
rational men-we believe what we
see. We seen the ball under that
cup, an it's got to be there,
an I'm betting it's there. II
it amt there they's been q
hocus pocus, and that kind of work
don't go down with this hyar COM
munity.' The huslSy-voiced man pro.
duced six shooter about as long as a
Winchester. In my opinion I'm bet
ting on dead sure thing. Lift the
cup, perfesser.'
"The six shooter was cooked with an
ominous click, and the huslxy-voiced
man looked mo squarely in the eye
II confess that smiled in siclly
way, coughed, hesitated and would
have said something had not pair of
determined steel-gray eyes given me
fair warning. The joke had gone
further than intended
II raised the box; the ball was there.
~ thought So said the husky.
voiced man as he poclSeted the money.
If you want to take any more bets,
perfesser, | reckon the boys'll accom-
modate ye.'
But ] didn't. t."-Pearson's Weekly.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-09-19
HOMEMADE ICE BOX.
But Little Skill and Still Less Expense
Needed to Make One.

But Little Skill md Still Less Expense
Needed to Make One.
When prosperity rcigns over the land,
things are too cheap to warrant much
time or labor being spent upon house,
hold convenienccs, but now, when
economy is SO absolutely necessary in
30 many homes, 1t Is well enough to
treat upon the topic which forms the
caption of this article. If the wage
Garner is out of work, part of the time
or entirely, time and labor count for
nothing in the production of house,
hold articles and It is always better to
be well employed than to be idle.
Now, If not provided with q refriger-
ator for the summer, and it pays as
well to buy ice for one as to buy the
food that goes into 1t, If you have not
a good, cool, well-ventilated cellar, let
John make you one as follows: Get or
make two boxes, one foot smaller
than than the other, and pack the
space with sawdust Set the thing
down on the cellar floor. Each box
must have hinged cover, as per dia-
gram, and at the bottom of the inner
box is to be Slated rack for the ice
to rest upon. The drip water can es-
cape by bored hole and piece of tub
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-09-19


books by him at the sanH time. He
would stop In the midst of his Bible
reading and turn over the lGaves OF his
dictionary like man 'hdnting for
something But he never seemed to
md it--whatever it might be. And
presently he finished the last chapter
of Revelation, and shut up the book
with the air of man c,me. to the end
OF long job and not 700 we'll pleased
with what he'd done. lie laid it down
upon the table.
~ suppose you haven't got another
Bible in the house? he said Il should
like to get the loan of it if you have
why, man, said mother, isn't
your own Bible, that gave ZEE, good
enough for zee? What difference is
there between one Bible and another?'
II you've got another he said, 4
should like to get the loan of it.
We'll, mother was only too glad to
have the old man read the Bible at all.
She humored him and fetched out the
great big family Bible And he be-
gan again at Genesis and wenH right
on to Revelation. He still kept the
dictionary by him as he read, and
would still turn away from his reading
about once in ten minutes to hunt in
that dictionary for something he never
seemed to find. More than once mother
hinted about his going to chapel, but
his answer was always the same. No.
he would say, I'd rather stop al home
and read the Bible
"And when he came to the end of
the family Bible strange story be-
gan to be told about him. For he
went forth and borrowed another BIZ
BILE and commenced again at Genesis.
At the end OF year he had come to
Revelation again, and then he went
and borrowed another Bible. 'Twould
be bold thing to say man was
touched in the head and gone totelish
because he was all the time reading
the Scriptures. But what puzzled
everyone was that John Sampson
should never be willing to read the
same copy of the Book more than
once.
AT last, after much talk upon the
subject, everyone was convinced that
he really was little bit dotty; for a
man came into Pentreath selling cheap
Bibles, and John bought three copies,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-09-19
BEATEN BY SUNBONNETS.
Unique Issue brought Out In q New Zea.
land Campaign.

ldbu tHHpatEns
In one of the big towns in New Zea-
lanl the nominating convention chose
as candidate, after heated session, a
man whose morals were not blamcless,
and who, in addition, had objected to
the education of women on the ground
that it spoiled them for housekeeping
The news spread from the nominating
convention half through the town. In
that hot climate many of the women
wear large sunbonnets, something like
the poke bonnets which are in vogue in
the country towns of our own coun-
try. There were number of women
in the grocery store, buying butter
and provisions, when the news ar
rived. There was brief interchange
Of remarks, and everyone went di-
rectly home. The houses there are
separated by fences or trcllises COW
cred with roses, morning glores and
scarlet creepers. In two minutes
after their arrival home each woman
had repaired to her fence, called up
her neighbor on either side and had
transmitted the tidings with more or
less emphatic opinions upon the action
of the convention. Persons who passed
that afternoon said that wherever
they went they saw nothing but
couples of sunbonnets in earnest, but
subdued, conversation. Within an hour
every woman in town had been COM
municated with in sunbonnet fashion.
Before breakfast, it is said, every hus-
band had pledged himself to an indig-
nant wife. The campaign, a brief one,
went through with singular apparent
apathy. The luckless candidate, who
had been fearful that his past would
be overhauled, was joyful and conf
dent of election by handsome ma.
jority; but when the votes were count.
ed he was buried by a majority SC
large as to astound every politician in
the colony. The next day the only
newspaper which had supported him
In the district announced its discom.
fiture in the simple lines; He was
buried forever by three thousand sun.
bonnets. IN. Y. Mail and Express.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-09-19
stuffed romntoes Arc Good.

Select about six large tomatoes and
scoop a hole out of the top of each.
Make this stufing: A tablespoonful OF
bread crumbs, two tablespoonfuls of
minced veal or chicken, teaspoonful
of mixed sweet herbs, and some lemon
peel chopped very finely. Season all
rather highly with pepper and salt,
moisten with cream or beaten egg.
Place the tomatoes on baking tin, I'LL
the hole in each with the above stufing,
and bake in moderate oven for about
quarter of On hour. To serve, place
the tomatoes on a hot dish and pour
thick, brown gravy round.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-09-19

y CkiAh. DuMpSon. Gwan, JeSs!
lie shook.up the reins and awaited
the question which he knew would not
!. be long delayed.
,'s..'s' ...... Who was old John Sampson?" l
.naslsed ....a.
~. sARother Of the many people knew
before you came into these parts,p was
1.-The answer "Wheal Dream had not
been stopped in those days, and John
: sampson came from over to Tallywarn
TO work there, and took lodgings with
mother, for she was widow, and hard
pushed to find food and home for a
family of young children"
And he did not read his Bible very
I. wiseiy?' Ipersisted.
:, Saml chuckled. "He didn't read it at
all first going away" he answered.
i"Mother was woman of some con-
.,science; she used to wonder whether il
= iwadn' laid upon her TO turn him to
doors and statvc, rather than have such
: O man under, Christian roof be.
lieve he was. sober enough and no great
: swearers'.~ Indeed, so far as / can re.
( member him, he was man that thardly
ever talked about anything. But he
~ never Went to chapel, nor even tc
church; ;'all the time he was lodging wi
mother. He used to spend Sundays out
upon the moors in good weather, and
when it rained he would sit smoking in
a little shed where the donkey-cari
was kept If he was by when mother
prayed before sending us off to bed he
would go outside and sit on the garden
wall with his pipe in his mouth. I've
known her pull down the window and
pray almost in shout, on the chance
that some word in season might strike
him like q javelin and bring him to a
proper frame of mind.
''He stopped in Pentreath for some
years, and twas always the same with
him. Then one day he came into the
kitchen with very strange look upon
his face. Begin your pardon, Mis-
Gurney,' he said, but could ZEE give
me the loan of Bible?'
sIcan see mothers face now, for
was growing big boy by this time.
"A Bible?' she said. 'Thee's want a
Bibles?
"Tss,' he said, if there's one handy.
"'Praise be for thatP she said. III
give zee Bible
"Well, she gave him Bible, and
after that she watched him pretty
closely. And, 'Ah,' she said one day
the influence of Christian family is
thing that must tell For old John
Sampson stuck to that Bible like q
limpet to rock, and was all the time
reading it. Mother noticed that ne
began at the beginning and read
straight through, genealogies and all
and that pleased her, for she was al
ways thorough herself.
"This went on for some little time
There was a bra deal of talk about II
. in Pentreath, and to begin with very
few would believe the story mother
told. However, old Mis- Shelves
dropped in one evening, all by chance
as she made out, and sure enough
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-09-19

princess of Wales may be q screen OF
hammered brass which Is the product
of coal HEAVIER. One Of the best work
ers in brass is washerwoman.
The corner table illustrated Is one OF
the exhibits, the work of two pupils OF
one of the schools, and it is both beau
tiful in execution and unique II design
1t was built by one young man and
carved by another, and is graceful
and convenient model for reproduction.
1t is especially useful as tea table,
the china to be arranged on its shelves
while its folding leaf can be raised and
utilized for the tea-brewing apparatus
Its shape affords an often valuable
economy of space.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-09-19
Important Inven.ion in weaving.

One of those inventions which will
inevitably displace large amount of
labor because CT its increased economy
has recently found its way into textile
manufacturing. 1t is loom which au-
tomatically feeds bobbins into the
shuttle. This work hitherto has been
one of the duties of the weaver Now
five persons can take care of eighty Of
these looms, whereas, at present, one
person looks after six. The new
process will run for an hour or two
after every one has left the factory at
night and through the noon hour. 1t
is said that it will save one-half the Ia.
Dor cost in weaving and one-fourth the
whole labor cost Of manufacturing
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-09-19

Like everything else, even the fash
lon in the cookstove changes. Some Of
the newest cooking ranges are made to
set close against the wall and close
down on hearth. This hearth is built
by the mason in the floor, of brick and
Portland cement A hearth of this
kind costs about six dollars. The price
of the range varies, but it can now be
set up with the hearth as low as any
first-class range on legs, and it pos
sesses this advantage, that it takes up
less room and there is no clutter place
at the back or under it to collect dust
and debris. m Y. Tribnna
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-09-19

A Connecticut man has patented 4
machine for making hats out of wood.
A log of wood, cut square, fed to the
machine, Is converted into fine strips Of
wood much resembling excelsior. 1t Is
claimed that when these are moistened
they can be woven much more readily
than straw, and mako a durable hat.
The inventor says the substance is
lighter in weight than straw, and that
because OF its easier manipulation and
lower cost It will supersede the straw
now used for headgear.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-09-19
Just Judgments.

Love is an infinite capacity for suffer
ing.
mans affection Is regulated by his
digestion.
The beauty of pain IS not In the thing
itself but the way 1t is borne.
The mere accident Of relationship
does not give oae tao right to be IN
sulting.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-09-19
MS MOTHERS ~

Eg -
Nwas her wont whom ,,red ., o,..
wl,n nv 70 her bosom crcpt,
"r.h golden locks In disarray.
"a 70 Kiss him as he sIep.
{, shall not wake him with Sissl" hS i"'
80 heavenly sweet his slcepIno fooo-
= 90 beautiful and bright, 80 '''''
Know tho angels lit the lace
:, 10 kiss my boy good-night,
49, How Svs,n9 sNn,,,S smiles in dreams OF bliss,
80. now low should | wake him with ltIsss
~. % qua his mother say, ana when
- g, Goa whispered His sweet will,
~ IS on,y lnoaned HE sloepsm and then
@-- ;hnoeung, she kissed him stlll;
: .. Anu weeping murmured only this:
~ !. cannot wake him with kissl1
y = Kun" J." stanton, in Chicago Times Horalt
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-09-19

John Sampson was sitting in the the door Or
wav reading away for dear life. 80
shc Tas went forth and told the news all
over Pentreath, and there was no end
" Mother was pleased enough to have
mo'nel ,hev we're for time. How
matters s,as as .neg |. e;t. she thought twas a
. o;tn the old man shouldn't go further
p,sy paying 10 begun so we'll So one Sunday
morning, when he took up the Bio,e i,loie
mo5us' nnd was going out to sit on the little
seat that stood against the 'front.' OF 'ne
house, she spoke. .. oh.no,
o ".Wouldn' ZEE like to come to chapel
JohnY she said. -, u;o ~,
Oh a.No'' ? s;o''i he 81 said, I'D rather stop here
and read the Bible 49,,
enu wi, said mother, ] suppose you
A. rnow what's best for zee.
,o,.p ps9 one Saturday by Jimmie aayle's
ssr somA and brought back fat red cook
s.h,eI, sJ,,, 1T tarned out to be dictionT
After that hs always hes ies
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-09-19
Nervy.

Iupd'
She lSnelt beside the detected figure
and fondly kissed the dropping head.
Papa, can ] not keep the wolf from
the door with my singingP"
He was without hope, although lie
smiled
'My child" he sighed, your sing
Ing would keep almost anything else
from the door, but the wolf is pretty
nervyl you know, Detroit Tribune
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-09-19
A HOMEMADE ICE Box.

ing out into q dish. Inside the inner
box arrange cleats for shelves to rest
upon. Altogether you will find this a
very satisfactory ice box. the air in it
being sweet and pure and colder than
In most refrigerators. Have two sets
of shelves, SO that when one set Is be-
ing cleaned and dried the other can be
In use.-Good housekeeping.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-09-19
A Hating Intellect.

MARY, ,"Se;4 Mrs. Hume to her Irish
domestic, '.ihke this tape-line and
measure the width of your room. l am
going to give you new carpet"
In few moments Mary called,
"Mrs. Hume!''
"Yes, Mary"
'Ican't measure it."
"Why not?"
"The tape-line isn't long enoughl"--
| Harper's Bazaar.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-09-19
Tales of Terror,

They were telling war stories.
Brown--I ate mule meat once for
three days.
Smith, was seven months prisoner
at Andersonville.
Jones-Well, gentlemen, wasn't In
the war, but I've spent nineteen years
In boarding houses. Chicago Record.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-09-19
Between Twn Flres.

Bags--Jones is in an awful fix for q
nervous man.
Jags-How so?
Bags-Thc only way to keep his baby
quiet is to ring the dining-room bell,
and the house dog howls whenever he
hears it,-Broollyn Life,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-09-19
WOMAN AND HOME.
CORNER TEA TABLE.

Designed and Executed by British Assoei-
alton Workers.
A recent exhibition in London that
has been under the patronage of royal
ty is that of the Home Arts and Indus
trial association. This enterprise en-
courages the cultivation of artistic ef-
fort among the rural population, the
farm workers and village laborers, as
well us in more pretcntious corlmuni-
ties, Side by side with piece of en-
bossed leather work executed by the
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-09-19
4: THE BIBLE READER.
pY II. D. LOWRY.

UT, therel" sale
5 a MI, a s h ,
reached the enc
of his S t ory
There's a bra
many Christians
as they do cal
themselves, tha'
do read the Bibl,
in eno be ttel
fashion than oil,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-09-19

First Citizen Gn the near future)-
Who is that they're goin' to string up?
Second Citizen-That's the man that
stole Tornado Pete's bicycle.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-09-19

The Congregationalists of this
country number 5i2,77i. They have
!. 7s6 churches and 456 halls. The value
4 their church property Is estimated
t.s4,sa5,4 4S7.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-09-19

Maryland has io7,054 persons en-
gagged in manufacture, the annual
Elue Of whose product IS sl7l, ,s42, ,5ss.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1895-02-16
ULTlMOS CABLDCR .IMiS

Madrid, Febrero 70 Aver en- el
Coogreso pressnt6 su dictamen Dc
acuerdo con el p-nsamiento del go
bierno, la Comi>i6n qne entiende eli
el proyecto de- r formas Para Cuba
lem. ilem iden. Fl Eu bajador
mario qof ha te'e gra 64do al nini~tre
de n gocios Extrapj ros d-i Sultan
que reside en- Tapg-r. die 6ado!e que
la agrA>i6l i que fl6 obl"to la Oh
recldo Is importancra. poique tanto
el gobierno como -l Copgee,o le bar
lsssgrsviado, D. j.ndo >at' f-cho
La cau-a que Ia j .risdlcci6n militia
instruye con motive de este suceso SO
ll+va con tai actividaa. que ell trlba
nal ha estado fanciona ando toda Ia
nocbe en las prisiones militares de
San Francis co.
Id+m idem id4m-H4n celebrado
una Iarga reunion los d putaios au
tonomistas, acord tndo qua ell So nor
Montoro intetve venga en- 4 debate
que SO ha de su .cltar con motivo DE-
la presentation del rtf5rido proyecto
de reformas para Cuba, abs .en' ado
Sc los demas diputados autonomistas
de hacerlo. fin de spres nrar la apro
bac;6n de dicho proyecto.
ldem, idenn 4-Et Literal exa
nina. IN un editorial, la formula
colonial del Sc or Abarzuza. la ce
zebra por cuanto establece Ell Cubs una
legalidad eon1 para todos los parti-
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1895-02-16

feras inGmas en- one Sc sgitan ell
negociante Y el obrero para cenir
q estos con ei fagfa tricolor que
representa- 10 que fue aver y 81
que siendo en- varios pueblos de
Europa la esplendente p1rpura.
Cuando Sc c 'n>idera la marcha
de estas ideas y 81 modo con que
las monarqufas que restan SO la
dean hacia la repdblica hasta el
QUITO do adoptar las plebeyas
formas de 6 TIA, no podemos sus-
traernos q hscer caba justicia a
la excelencia de La id-as moder-
mas reconoc da por los mismos
q quienes conviniera detaner Il
progreso y volver q 10 pasado.
EstA 10 paradogico de nuestros
iuicios en- que tai vez no pueda
tenerse en- ia situaci6n original 4
por la renunca a de Perier. toda Ia
f6 que Sc qui>iera.
Sera Mr.. Faure todo 10 honra-
do, Y activo. y patricia que pue
dan los partidos republicanos de-
scar.
Mas por muy alto que sus con
diciones 10 coloquen, no nos pa
rece que ell nuevo magistrate
llenara los ideales de los partidos
republicanos nj las aspiraciones
lie la Francia.
En- las republicas sud-ameri
canas Y aun en- la gran Rep6bli-
ca del Norte pueden un carfete-
ro 8 un |, nadoi llenar cahalmen-
te el primer puesto.
Fin Francia no es possible que
10 lene, por sabio, Y cort6s, y ac-
two, Y opulento que resulte un
curtidor; Y 10 solo IN curtidor.
sino quien no tenga on Francla,
y aun en- Europa, los 'estigios
que comunican el ta' ento, la Illus
TRACTION, y las ejecutorias civicas
Cuando Roma iba 4 arrancar
de las manos del agricultor illus
tro el tosco arado, para entregar-
lie la espada de la patria, Ia glor. a
del modesto agricuitor estaba en
la conciencia de todos los roma
nos.
Sin que pretendamos descono-
Ger los timbres que pueda tener
el magistrado que nos ocupa,
creemos que no es dando 81 I'll
mon al primer desconocido, que
la Rep1blica frapcesa bordeara
los escoIlos Y vencera las tempes-
tades
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1895-02-16
| NO MAS HERPES |
CisraciCn radical por medic de Ia Herpe-
tina de IorYegrosa.

Numerosas certifcsciones de individuos
curados de esta fatal dolencia atestiguan Ia
bondad de este medicamento. La HER
PETINA se emplea al propio tempo cor
la LOCION ANTIH ERPETICAD DE To-
RREGROSA que, tan briliantes resultados
viene dahdo para extirpar las pecas, barros
y ranchasde la cara.
No hay empeine cue SO resista al trata-
miento de la Hespeti'aa de la Loci6n An
tsherp<tica da Torregrosa.