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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-02-14


to everything else. A bulldog never
forgets anything; whether it be a KIND
ness, or an, insult, or college educa-
ton, and is in this respect quite unlike
the celebrated Thomas B. Macaulay,
who boasted he had forgotten m lore
things than most people knew.
The training of the dogs requ1res'a
certain knack, with great kindness, pa |
tience and firmness. For, although
they are sparing Of the whip, when a
dog deserves whipping he gets H.
after. being made to understand why
he is punished
The first step in his training is;the
placing of a mannilxin behind the door
und making the dog understand that
this is criminal he is to sclze' fhls
lesson is not hard for him to learn, for
bulldog would much rather jump on
man than not, Then the trainer
catches the mannillin by the shoulders
and lowers it slowly to the ground,
with the dog still hanging to the rags
around the neck. When the dog be-
rins to tear the figure the,& trainer
strikes him with the whip to intimate
that that is not what he is expected TO
do. Finally he learns that he is npt to
let 90 but to hang on without. tear
.nq the victim. If anyone moves the
mannilzin he has gripped a fcroclops
growl warns all bystanders that all
such nonsense had better stop at once
When he carries out his role well he is
petted and caressed, for kindness plays
Quite as Important u part as The whip
in the school. - ~
As soon ,as it. is certain that Master
Dogpie has learned his lesson they let
| him loose on d living model. This 'ex-
befiment is never quite free from dan
ger, SO the. man who feeds him is usual
" chosen for the first experiment, as
| the dog will not be so likely to teal
him, although in oil cases the moae
puts on leather collar around his necf
| to guard against accident Then these
experimentsare renewed on strangers
who naturally demand pretty good pay
for their services, and who Constitute
sort 81 d board of regents 1T the dot
,passes this examipation, he takes HI
degree and is ready for work: Th
German government hopes to make us'
of these dogs In tho service OF tn
customs to catch smugglers on the frol
tier.
Apropos of these dogs, lam reminded
of a story of dpolicennn in this cour
try in a,aountry town, who was aiway
j. accompanied on hisbeat.b by his devote
bulldog. One day the, policeman di,
covered two mon in case OF assaul
and robbery. When they saw him con
!, ing they, took to their heels. OF eours
he could not 60 two ways at once, so h
called Nicks attention 10 one MAJ
while he made off after the other. II
secured his man, and, coming bacl
found the second man prostrnte wit
Nick standing guard, st. Louis IL
l .Lala
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-02-14
PuNaeNl PARAGRAPHS.

s-"Say, rfs there feller with u
wooden leg BY the .name Of Smith livtn'
hsre9@- sWhat's the name Of hfs other
leg?"--Eife. = S't& t
.-Young sculptor -sweli, Bronsoh,
what do .Soa think of that bssts"
BRONSON -"lfm-it.may be good bust
-rbut.. really, Chizzlc, It strikes me asa
bad break, ,"rIIarper's Bazaar, i
g-There is an old saying about having
an ambition early in life, and sticking
to it. If we all did that we would OIL
be bareback riders in circus. -Atch-
ison Globe. I
k-"Are you going to vote the straight
ticket, dear@ "Ihe,- straight ticket?
Do you, mean to say that any Of them
are cut ON the bias?"- Indianapolis
journal. y L
Palette "This picture places The
millSmaid on the wrong side, and BE-
sides it isn't COW at all. but a buff "
Jess-"What of it; all wanted of you
was to guess whether it was a sunrise
Or a sunset. MY. World. 3
h-All lie Needed. -HHow do you like
the. way / wear my hair now?" asked
the football player. TITS lovely, IRE.
Piled the girl "If your head only liad
Some silk sewed around it, it wouldbe
a lovely sofa pillow."-Detroit Free
Press. ~ ~ :
How She Moved Him, Miss Fitz-
81 fear shall have to complain of you
for, cruelty to animals" Statate-
"Pray, what do | do?" Miss Fitz-
"Keep poor little Fido up so late.
Puck q >. . ;.iS
i, "A country storekeeper in this state
received lately this encouraging reply
from an old lady whose bill had long
remained unpaid: "Don't worry about
my bill, Mr.. -. I'll owe you forever
before I'll cheat you out of it. ."-Boston
journal. ,eI',@.
THE passage" said the publishert to
the great. author ',seems anbigpons TO
me. What do you mean by it?p ~
don't know" replied the great author
; 81 left it there for the commentators
to work over when I'm dead. Wash
+. ington Star.
Once Upon Time Bicycle Ae
costed Horse. Got, off the earth!'
said the Bicyclc;A Il arn going to sup
, plant you entirely" The Horse smilec
| -''Nay, nay" itrejoined, gently; "they
can't make canned corned-bcef out O
you."-Puck
e "A kind of crinoid iinhabiting. th
t Mediterranean is deposited as an egg
, goes about to find place to live, Sc
q lects a. home, takes root there, an
e after further development finally cut
y loose from ite mornings and remains
wanderer the rest Of its life. ::
e -The optuse .outlander, : "Yo'
/ Americans" said the superior foreiSl
/ gentlemun, t'will never know the ful
b value of existence till you learn TO ap
|, preciate the blessings of rest 1--WE d'
t already" replied the native. IF yo
d don't believe it just watch the scramol
e that occurs for the place when VI
n cancy occurs on the police force. y u
n dianapolis Journal /
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-02-14
!. couar MOURNING.
How Different Nations Observe the Deatf
inR a SnYpreI.n.


OF Il Sovereign.
When the Emperor Alexander III. OF
Russia died lately the courts of Europe
went into mourning for periods varying
slightly. according to their formal GUS
tom. Tie anourptng" Of the British
court, which represents the general
usage, lasted fora period Of four weeks;
for that is the time in which, the court
expresses in various outward ways its
purely Formal grief in the case OF a for.
eign potentate who holds the rank OF
an ernperor~or empress, a king or
queen, .-ae- -" t'' ~
~ Tie usage of the British court Is this
Upon the death of reigning or prince
ly person, Within the range of the
courts mourning; the Court Circular
IA sort of. daily official bulletin of the
proceedings of the royal court--forth'
with contains notice commanding a
certain period Of mourning. The notl'
fication, which is prepared under the
immediate direction of the queen, pre-
seribes the period of,the mourning and
what shall be worn on formal occa'
sions
. Gentlemen are to wear, Grape on the
arm or other prescribed mourning
ladies are to wear black or purple to
certain prescribed extent. The notiil
cation informs the court that it is t'
wear 'full mourning" until certain
date, and after that half mourning'
and, finally, that on certain dat'
these signs are to- cease a together.
For reigning foreign potentate, o
one who has reigned, the term o
mourning is four weeks During tina
time festivities are suspended, and onl,
| the most ordinary and necessary "func
tions" and formalities observed, at al
of which the persons connected with o
invited to the court appear in the pre-
scribed mourning.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-02-14
! rRuE HEN ;sToRIEs:
How Biddy Got Away with Snake IAa'
wanted to Eat Hers.

= wanted to Eat Hers.
Did you eyer know that snakes ana
hons arc sworn enemies2 Indeed,
chickens have been known 70 attaas
I'f6od-sized black snakes. This, hqvY
ssycr, As only modeIately'si2ed snake
story l. am going tp tell; that is, the
story ola medium-sized snake., A.
Isi One morning a1ady who. Yas visiting
I$hithe country looked. out OF hcr~wR
| taow aud saw an old hen. behaving mS
most eccentric fashion KrosringwEat
."totai abstainersn hens ares sae
ktidw. that the old Biddy was notdn7
Idulging in a spree, SO concluded that
she must be suffering from sunStrpl-%
:, On looking moro oloscly; however,
she discovered that the hen had a,ver!5-
liable case of shakes in splte-osf an
her temperance principles. For there,
Tcoiled ready for a spring, was q; snake
some twelve or fifteen inches long. Az
the snake sprang, the hen backed pes.
Then, while'her. enemy was recoverin5
itself and preparing for another DART,
the hen rushed In ana pecled ut ~
head most vigorously, backing oil again
as she saw the snake ready TO iuap.
This maneuver continued until tho
snake lay stretched to coll no moro,
when the hen began; In leisurely,
business-lil1e way to mako brealltAs5
Of that snake, beginning with the head
I and swallowing it inch by inch, until
not wiggle Of its slender tail remained
In view. -. ,.,.
Apropos of the total abstinence hnb'
Its of hens, am reminded OF trick
PLAYED by small boy on some stately
old hens, who stepped haughtily around
his fathers yard, as If they merely m'
lowed the family to live there for their
convenience. He soaked some bread
crumbs in whisky and scattered them
literally in the chicken yard. Now, L
never knew a hen who would refuse TO
eat ANYTHING that was thrown to her,
from a cold roast to diamond rinS.
( So very soon the bread crumbs had van-
= ished and in short time the jollicst
party of old hens who ever got a Jag ON
were clucl5ing and cawking around,
!. tanglefooted beyond the widest expert
Il cnce of unfeathcred bipeds, For, being
by nature a little eross-eyed1 ia their
n toes, they stepped on their own feet
!, and got in their own way, and all the
q while cackled and jeered at each Other
o for being drunk. One old rooster II
particular was sight orgods apdmen
lie leaned with limp tail and uncertain
head, in suggestively familiar attitude
against the gatepost; blinking his stu
;, pid little eyes and trying in maudlil
way to crow, but with indifferent sue
cess.
I'll wager the whole lotgot up with
headache next morning and went righ
off to sign pledge. Fannie Taller, il
Gt T,OiliS Republic.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-02-14
ALL In ONE.
A Married Nuns Sage Advice to
% Bachelor.

A Married Nuns Sage Advice to
'' 'i Bachelor!
The married man was talking to the
bachelor. |
"Why don't you ?1inquired the
benedict. ~ ;n .ss,.t
Il don't want to be q married man, i
suppose" replied the bachelor.
"What kind Of a man do you want to
be?" ~ tt ''"
mot any kind for any length of time.
For instance, I'd like to be boy part
of the time; then a lover signing out
his heart; then husband and father
for month or so; then an old man for
another month, and so on. changing
about as the mo cd might take me.
That sort of q thing beats these eyer
lasting youth snaps all to pieces"
"Then marry" said the benedict with
supreme confidence.
THAT would knock my plan all tc'
pieces" :,
son the contrary, my dear fellow
said the married man, settling down'to
his work, 'it would make you all OF
these. When you wanted to be boy
Won could join your children in their
pleasures and plans, in their sports and
sorrows; when you wanted to be a
lover, you would always find your wife
ready to listen to the same sweet words
YOU told her in the June nights OF long
ago; when you wanted to be married
man you could take off your coat and
put up stoves, and get out and do the
marketing, and study up new ways OF
how not to forget what your wife told
Won to get down town; when you want
ed to be an old man you could sit down
in your Office and wonder where you
were going to get money enough to
keep things going and think over the
grave cares and responsibilities OF a
man in your position. There it all is,
old fellow" concluded the married man.
''and you have selected it yourself
Now marry" g.:
And the bachelor didn't-Detroit
Free Press.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-02-14
ITALIAN STATE LOTTERIES.
Peasants Tempted by Odds OF 10000 Times
,. the Amount They Stake. e

Peasants Tempted by Odds or 10000 Times
SO. the Amount They Stake. e
In Italy there are many highly
moral laws against gambling, but the
government is responsible for system
Of state lotteries which encourages
widespread gambling among the peo'
pie. The published statistics show
average receipts of over ten million
dollars year. Every Saturday after
noon the lottery is drawn in the eight
principal towns of Italy, and there are
government lottery Offices In every
town and village, where tickets may
be taken for any of the eight lotteries
in the kingdom. Avillage may be toe
small to have post Office, but it will
be pretty sure to have lottery Office.
The method of stalking in the lottery
is to select from one to four numbers
and to stake what you please upon
them at the nearest lottery office. You
NAV bet on one number, and If 1t is one
| of the five drawn in the lottery you re-
| ceive twelve and one-half times you1
stake. Or, you may bet that it will be
| drawn either first, second, fourth OF
| fifth in the order of drawing. In
this case you get sixty-six times
your stake if you win. Another
plan is to take two numbers and back
what is called the ambo If both your
numbers come out among the five you
get 800 times your stake. If you choose
three numbers, which is called terno,
and they all come out, you win five
thousand times your stake. If you
back four numbers, called quaderno
you win sixty thousand your stake
The method most in vogue among the
peasants is to take three numbers ant
invest small sum on the terno and or
each of the ambos contained nit. A
peasants average weekly investment
ranges between two cents and tel
cents. As|little as four-ffths of q cen
may be staked.
All kinds of omens are consulted t,
arrive at the lucky numbers. Dream
are great favorites, and inspiration
are drawn from any great nationa
event. For instance, when Victor En-
manuel died, the tip was toplay tn
number of his age, the numberof tn
year of his birth and the number @
the day oe%the month on which b
died. Tholsands of people backed tbi
terno, and, oddly enough, it actual
came out. A few weeks later Pop
Plus IX. died. The same game wa
,, played on the numbers relating to hi
,, death, and again the terno came on
OF course the government lost a grea
. deal of money on these OCCASIONS BIT
it would. soon get it back by the az
ditional impulse given to the gamblin
by the news of these winnings Pea
sons Weekly.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-02-14
LOVED HER PARROT.
Mrs. Leary Tried to Save Her Pet vt the
.I Uta,r oP IJcr Tife

Mrs. Leary Tried to Save Her Pet ut tht
Risk of Hor Life.
The affection, of men and women for
animals has led to many strange adj
yentures-and to none more thrilling,
perhaps, than one which occurred late
ly in New York city. In o five-story
apartment house, the first floor and
basement were occupied by an 'apoth-
ecary. In this basement sudden and
fierce fire was caused by the explosion
Of some chemical preparations; and the
flames spread so rapidly that the oceu-
pants of the upper tenelrents were un-
able to reach the street. However, they
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-02-14

A German applied for marriage IL
cense in western town recently. Inc
paper was made out, and the German
produced his pocketbook. r
1.-Two dollars and half" said the
clerk.
.sZwei tollar und holt! Mein gta'
cious, but dot vas sheap!'
The clerk looked little surprised.
He had known men to grumble even al
the cost of a marriage certificate.
"Yah, mynherr,' said the happy Gus
toner, "dot vas sheap. For zwei tollai
and a ho'f I gets me eip frau"
"Yes."
"Und four shildrenc - II,
eyes" -.
"Ein goot home n:
"Yes." =:
"An desc tings for zwei tollar und
holf2 Mine gracious, but dot va
sheap" ,.fx
The clerk wished him joy and a lent
life, and he went away reJoicing.-
Youths Companion.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-02-14

After boiling half dozen onions in
three quarts of. water for one, hour
pour off the liquor and cut the onions
into small pieces. Season with salt and
pepper and pour a pint of cream sauce
over them. Serve very hot. To:make
the sauce, first put pint Of milk into
a saucepan to boil. Rub toa cream two
tablespoonfuls OF butter and one gen
erous spoonful of flour, and when the
milk begins to boil stir: the cream into
it. Continue the stirring until the
sauce is smooth. Season with salt and
pepper and boil up at once.-N, y
UOrl1
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-02-14
DOCS AS POLICEMEN
An Idea which Is Being Developed In
Germany at Present.


Germany at Present.
How's that for q new idea? But that
Is an idea they~are developing in Ger
many, and believe it is going TO Go
great things. y The object is mot to
have the dog jump on, man and tear
him to pieces; any uneducated dog can
do that. But he Is trained to knock
the criminal down and keep himjimo-
tionless until the dogs assistant can
come up with the handouts. =
+ The reedithey use ate bulldogs al.
most exclusively, both on account OF
their tremendous jaws, and because a
bulldog loves fight as naturally as an
Irishman does. They are very inteln-
gent, and when they have once seized
the idea, etheyhold on to 1t as they do
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-02-14
Unchanged.

Intimate Friend-fias you husbano's
love grown cool?
Sarcastic Wife-O, no. He loves him
Belf just as muoh now aE he did wheR
we were married twenty years bgo =
Somerville IoarHal ~
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-02-14
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY

" Europe produces every year Hpou'
lSho. 900 600 pounds OF tobacco, of;whict
Austria grows about ore'third. II
France imports from the United
States nearly one-half OF the tobacco
manufactured in the government fac
tories.
7 According to DR.. Chalmers re-
searches, the mean duration of life at
birth-based upon the mortality expe-
rience OF Glasgow during the ten years
-lssl- -1S9O-is 36.4 years, S5.s for males
and S7.7 for females. M ra|
1t has long been known that car
bon exists plentifully in comets. So
dium, has also been found in some; OF
them. Prof. w. W.. Campbell, of the
Lick observatory, reports that he has
examined Gales comet with a spectre
scope. and is satisfied tina y nitrogen is
also one of the elements thereof.
1t has already been demonstrated
in the case Of the Yarrow aluminium
torpedo boat that that metal, even In
alloy. is unable to resist the corroding
action of salt water. The experiments
recently made by the American naval
authorities in this respect are fully
borne, out. +, IL remains 30 be seen
whether the claim made in behalf oi
the aluminium boat recently tested IN
the Thames is justified.
The habits of the penguin are eN
ceedingly interesting To see them
swimming under the surface at the
geological gardens of London or al
Amsterdam is rare sight. In nature
they swim like porpoise, in n pro
louged dive, broken ut Intervals oi
about thirty yards, as they rise to take
breath, when they leap entirely out oi
water Immediately disappearing with
scarely ripple, after clearing space
of from two to two and half feet
One was found to survive being held
under water six minutes Their food
! consists of large shrimp Euphansia)'
! and their stomachs generally contain
number of angular pebbles.
Recent discoveries in Africa have
all tended to prove that Herodotust The
father of history was not also TN
father Of lies The four lakes iron
which the Nile rises have been showl
to exist. Stanley's Ruwenzori moun
tains lake the place of the Mountain
of the Moon; the pigmics live in tn
equatorial forests, and now Signo
Robbie cchi Bricchetti, the Italian eA
explorer Of Somali land, tells of dc
graded race which he has found on tn
) shores of the Indian ocean, withou
! weapons or proper dwellings, livin
exclusively on fish and bivalves, whol
he considers the descendants OF tn
J fabulous .Ichthyophagi, or fish eaters
S described by the old Greek historian.
/ Referring to the warmer climat
b which is evidenced as having existed
one time all over the earth. Sir WI
liam Thompson says: The cart
. might be globe of white hot irol
5 covered with crust of rock 1000 fet
| thick, or there might be an ice-col
t temperature within fifty feet OF IL
:! surface, yet the climate could not
| that account be sensibly different fro
5 what it is, or the soil be sensibly mo-
t or less genial than it is for the roots
!! trees or smaller plants" Manifest.
c therefore, the duration of life upc
IS the surface can in no way be depen
e ent upon the length or intensity
Il heat supply from, the interior, Tht
Y it is claimed, could not at the .prese
I. time MELT miIIimeter thickness of iC
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-02-14

the countries much more closely al
this age of the world than royal mar
.riages.do, are quite regardless of re-
ligious faith.
Much court tmourning, so far as. it il
distinctively the mourning of thu
court, has the sincerity of personal at
tachnefit. behind it.-Youth's Com
,,anion1 = II, ~ no.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-02-14

Paddington--Do you know what
am going to do with the first one hun-
drad dollars earn? p
Elsins-Pay your entrance fee 70 .
bone for aeea and ineFa men ~'rsss, .s,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-02-14

peculiar in its appearance, and It's
tions did not seem quite natural
Possibly Corporal may be exhaust
ed from hunger, or it may be the pe-
ceptive light of the moon," thon9ht
Rogers, The dog was now within
range, and he could hesitateno longer
"It's a matter of life and death, y he
re fected, ''and If | make a mistake
everyone, even Corporal himself, Yil
forgive me-" =
Slowly and imperceptibly he brought
his rifle TO his shoulder, short bqt
true aim, a crack and a yell-such as
only an Apache who has received his
death wound can give-startleds the
whole garrison. 81
AS if by magic everyone collected on
the spot, each as he approached evi-
dently expecting to see repetition ef
the tragedies. D.
The story was soon told. The skin St
poor Corporal had been used as dF-
guise by the Apache, who, with abow y
hand, had been creeping up on hts
third intended victim. Deceived w
the apparently sleeping sentinel o.
had been led to betray himself aAc
had met a most merited death. uh
doubtedly he had by the same devixt
deceived the other sentinels and h3t
very nearly succeeded in adding aga
| 9th --aln
'ogers was overwhelmft
5ulations, special repf
made to the war depart
,cfore long he received asl
much-coveted commission
mes. 49, r.-.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-02-14
Covered Both Cases.

Theatrical Manager regret, gen
tlemen, that l cannot put your produc
tions on the stage.
First Author-Why notn pray?
"Your play you see,.is 50 awfully
simple"
And mine9'
"Is simply awfuip--Fliegende Rlat
ter
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-02-14
= rossibIc Iseason.

'I know why flowers grow" said VII
bur. "They want To get out Of tAg
,iiFt, -HsrpeF's Young People
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-02-14
q Stamp Perforation.

% postage stainps'a die
W the needles Of a
three hundred
hundred hnd
re punchedIper
plate is eXees-
5ut in day, hnd
ipidly destroyed.
bronze has caused
for months With
The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-07-25

PROCTOR academy will open prim-
airy, intermediate. grammar and hing
school department on Monday, Sep
TENDER 2nd. The advantages of a
select private school may be had at
small cost.-Isaac Huse, Princi pal. /
PLENTY of rubber hose can now be
bad from the Provo Hardware & Iron
company. Best quality, lowest price.
PLYMOUTH Sisel binding Irvine 10
any quantity at lowest prices at Provo
Hardware Il Iron Company.
THERE is one medicine that VIII cure
Immediately. We refer to De Wits
Collie and Cholera Cure for all Summer
Complaints, No delay, no disappoint-
ment, no failure. Smoot drug Com
pany.
HE coolest drsught beer in town, 5
cents glass, at Eureka saloon.
Provo and Payson choirs will render
sweet anthems at Castillo on the
Twenty Fourth. You miss the best day
and most enjoyable day Of your life ii
you fail to go 10 Castillo on pioneer
Day." +
CLOSING out ladies, waists, dresses
and duck suits. At your own price, at
Eggertsen's.
TRAVELLERS find a safe companion
in Z Wits Collie and Cholera Cure.
A slsnge in drinking water and in
dc often causes severe AID danger
Gus complaints. This medicine always
CT IS them. Smoot Drug Company, /"