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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-10-15
PlTH AND POINT.

Parental Solicitude lyon mustn't
put needles in your mouth, dear" said
Mrs. Tyte-Phist to her daughter. "Ii
rusts them. Chicago Tribune.
--"Vot langwidges!" exclaimed the
perplexed foreigner. "You say it will
rain like t'under,' und, by Yorge, it yos
t'undcring alretty!'-C Chicago Tribune.
First Wheelman 60 beginner)-
"Strange how a fellow will run into
things when he first begins to ride
Second Wheelman-"Yes, ran into
debt to get my wheel."-Boston Tram
script.
--Mistress-"Well, Jane, did the chill
dren behave well during my nbsence2"
Jane-"Oh, yes, only in the last hour
they fought like cats and dogs"
"Why?" Because each one claimed
having behaved best."-Fliegende Blaet-
ter.
--Fenderson-"I consider il a good
rule, and it's one | have tried to follow,
to say bright things only once in
awhile; in that way my good things are
remembered. If was all the time get
ting off bright things, they wouldn't
be noticed" Fogg-"A very good rule,
but, Fendy, don't you think you observe
1t too closely y?"-Boston Transcript.
ladies and gentlemen" said the
professional hypnotist, as he nitro
duced Wayside Rhodes to the assem-
blage; 81 will now give you remark
able illustration of hypnotic power. /
will lend the subject here before you
five pounds" "That's no trick" said a
voice. "And them" said the professor
in firm tones of assured triumph, ~ will
make him return the five pounds to me-"
-Tit-Bits.
-Indications.-"I have been told
the young man remarked, "that you arc
very quick at repartec." "Pm so glad
to hear It," replied Miss Cayenne. 'It's
comforting assurance" "Itwas quite
tribute 10 your conversational abili-
ties" 81 don't care for that. But il
shows how they regard me as TO age
When a sarcastic woman seems young
they say she is quick at repartee; but
when she seems old, they say her cispo'
sition is soured. Washington Star.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-10-15
LONGING.

There's cezy little cottage In the country.
far away
from the city where the waves OF COM
mcrce swell;
And tho hollyhocks are blooming In the
garden all the day,
While tho sunflow'rs stand on guard
around the well.
can see within the doorway OF that cozy
little cot,
neat figure that the mornlng-glories
frame:
And she shades her eyes and gazes down
the highway white and hot,
While her lips have shaped themselves to
breathe my name.
All! her eyes are dim with weeping and her
checks are moist with tears,
And her glossy raven locks are flecked
with snow,
And the lines upon her forehead are tho
footprints of the years
That have vanished since we parted long
ago.
And I'm longing--ohl I'm longing-for my
mothers kindly face,
With homesick feeling tongue can never
tell;
For the sweet old-fashloned hollyhocks
that bloom about the place,
And the sunnow'rs standing guard around
the well.
$. Q. Lapius, In Ohio Farmer.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-10-15

Two women boarded Market street
cable car, one with long-legged little
girl. She gave the conductor two fares.
"Fivc cents MORE" said the conductor.
you'll have to pay for that child,
ma'am."
"Pay for Laura! Well, we'll" She
opened well-worn leather purse and
flashed out one by one, five pennies.
"D'ye see, Laura, I'm payin' for ye. Yc
can't sit in mammy's lap any more"
Then, addressing the passengers.
"She's always climbin' on my knee.
She's our only one. LAury, you must
tell your paw ye're little lady now;
ye're paid for Ye can't sit on mammy's
lap any more. Dear me, how time flies. ~
She gave the passengersa comprehen-
slye glance; then turned it on her friend
ut don't seem no time at all since
Laury was born. Rebecca, you remem-
Der, or was you away? 1t was that
warm. But Laury, ye're little lady
now ye're paid for"
The long-legged little girl leaned
shyly against her mothers knee, who
put her arm around the child and
pressed her to her side, The passengers
no longer smiled. The lonely old fel
low in the corner with speckled stock.
ings had tear in his eye.--San Fran.
cisco Examiner.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-10-15
yeranda Shelf for Plants.

Plants in pots make an especially at
tractive dressing for the veranda. And
here, too, they can be easily cared for
To show them to the best advantage put
up shelf just inside the rail, and a lit
Tie below it. In this way the flowers
will show to great advantage from the
outside and the pots will be in no dan
ger of being overturned, as they surely
are when resting upon the broad top OF
q veranda rail. Another advantage thus
gained is that the pots are not fully ex-
posed to the sun, and the roots are not
likely to be burned out. A flower box ol
considerable length, and just high
enough to cover the top of the rail, will
also prove very attractive when filled
with a choice collection of flowers. II
does house plants much good, moreover
to get them out of doors in this way fol
the summer months, while in the posi-
ton shown they can be much more cas-
ily cared for than when in the house.
American Gardening.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-10-15
THE "TRAUMEREl."
An Extravagant Word OF Praise for schu-
mann's Composition.

mann's Composition.
If there is any one thing that has
lifted the taste of the American public
to its present standard it is "Trau.
merei." Astounding statement! Yet
true. In the first place, the public ear
had hardly been attuned to the great
things, for it had never heard them,
The popular music was frothy, and II
might even be said that, with the ex.
ception of New York and Boston, the
American cities were without music.
Then, the grand orchestra was un.
known, and when Mr.. Thomas, with his
AZ men from Central park garden, went
On tour through the provinces, the band
was hailed everywhere with delight
And its programmes never. held any
thing so popular as Schumann's "Trau.
merei"
Old readers, and some less old, need
not to be told how the orchestra used
to play this piece. 1t was set to strings
entirely, with possibly some use of the
wind in the little romance that was in.
playing Of the theme and the coda, and
the end, hushing down in the softest
diminuendo, to faint dream of note,
was a revelation of the value of strings.
The laborious brass band, the cracking
piano, the fiddle as solo instrument.
these were familiar, but here was some
thing new. Never before had Ameri-
cans heard the string orchestra en-
ployed alone. Never had they known
whata crescendo and diminuendo might
be. The truth of tonality, the vocal
smoothness, the perfect mechanical
control Of the instruments, the unison
in lingering and bowing, even, were
things that they talked about long after
the concert, and when return engage
| ment was announced there were always
letters to the conductor or the man
ayers asking that the "Traumerei' be
played.
OF course, since then we have learned
that the same technic can be applied to
other things, and that other orchestras
have strings as well as that of Mr..
Thomas. We have learned, moreover
that the range of composer like Schu-
mann was not expressed in this one
dainty little piece, any more than the
genius of poet is illustrated complete
ly in sonnet or a quatrain The lit
ersture of music has widened to us
greatly in the 25 years since Mr.. Thom.
as began to play the "Traumerei" along
with Voght's "Night Song" Haydn'F
serenade and the "Amaryllis" Of Louis
XIII. But because we appreciate
Beethoven and have become nation OF
greedy Wagnerians, are we to scorr
the steps by which we rose ?-Brooklyv
Eagle.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-10-15
PRINCESS OF WALES.
How the Future Queen OF England Looks
Mt the Spinning wheel.


The princess of Wales had the for
tune to be reared in homely simplicity.
Her father, when she was born, was
duke of Schleswig- g-Holstein-Sonder-
burg-Glucksburg, younger son OF
not very rich house, and without pri-
yatc fortune. His family was brought
up economically, like that of any coun-
try gentleman. 1t is not strange, there
fore, that the princess, his daughter,
should be especially marked among the
royal personages Of Europe for her do
mestic tastes. 1t is we'll known that in
her girlhood she made and remodcled
her own simple frocks and trimmed
herself her own headgear. Her mother
was a German, and she herself received
the excellent training in the needle and
housewifely arts that German matrons
deem essential for their daughters.
Among these is the use of the spinning
wheel, and the princess recurs with
never-ceasing affection to that homely
but picturesque implement, in the use
of which she is as sl<illfu as any Ger
man country girl of the time when she
was one herself. Though the princess
of Wales no longer is obliged to do spin
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-10-15
WOMAN AND HOME.
TALK ABOUT CoRseTs.
To Secure Good Results Women Must
Know How to Wear Them.


To Secure Good Results Women Must
Know How to Wear Them.
The corsetiere who knows her busi-
ness, says L'Art dc la Mode, can supply
the correct shape of corset from time
TO time as the figure develops, but the
woman for whom the corsets are made
must do some of the work herself.
Nine. X. herself says that with all the
corsets in the world she cannot keep
her promise to produce perfect figure
unless the woman who wears them will
do her part. She must learn to walk
well, to sit correctly, to "carry" herself
properly, to hold her head up, to elevate
ihe bust by raising the chest to where
It belongs, and to keep the shoulders
where they should be (Which is where
they fall naturally when the chest Is
carried up where it belongs).
Then again, while every corset must
be nodded to conform to the figure it
encircles, the woman who appreciates
q good figure must have several corsets
at one time. For the cloth tailor-made
gown there nut be one corset, for the
decollete dinner gown another kind,
for the negligee robes de chambre an
other style, for the bicycle quite an
other, and so on.
The correct bicycle corset, for exam
pie, is ventilated, and over the hips has
merely n side steel and some elastic
bands. The dinner corset about the
bust is shaped to conform to the low
necled bodice. The corset for the
lounging gown is little more than a
bust support. The corset for walking
gown is built close and high above the
bust and long over the abdomen. The
corset for the empire gown has no bus.
to speak of and is little more than n
belt. etc.
The woman who by patience and
practice and proper corseting has ac-
quired n good figure can wear a corset
longer than the woman who has a sham
bling carriage, and "hops' instead of
sitting correctly. The latter soon
forces the bones which support the cor
set into improper shape, and then If she
continues TO wear it her figure will be
nodded badly instead of well.
A well-known New York corsetiere,
who sympathizes with the woman who
must be economical, says that when a
corset is seen to be losing its shapeli-
ness it can be steamed until the bones
are flexible, and then over a flatiron the
bones can be restored to their correct
shape. This is only possible, however
where the best materials are used, SC
that the actual shaping of the corset
was done in cutting the forms, the
bones being used merely to hold the
pieces in place.
If corsets were worn in sight, as bon
nets are, what a revolution there would
be in their appearance.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-10-15
The Hidden Sounds.

The Chinese have some extraordinary
buperstitions in regard to music. Ac-
cording to their belief the Creator hid
eight sounds in the earth for the ex-
press purpose of compelling man to
find them out. According to the celes-
tial idea the eight primary sounds are
hidden in stones, silks, woods of various
kinds, the bamboo plant, pumpkins, in
the skins Of animals, in certain earths
and in the air itself. Anyone who has
ever seen or listened to a Chinese or
chestra will remember that their mu-
steal instruments are made of all these
materials except the last, and that the
combined efforts of the other seven
seemed better calculated to drive the
ethereal sound away than to coax it
from the air, which is really the object
of all Chinese musical efforts. When
the band plays the naive credulity of
the people, old and young, hears in the
thuds Of the gongs and the whistllng Of
the pipes the tones Of the ethereal sounds
of nature that were originally depos-
tied in the various inanimate objects
by the all-wise Father.-Chicaao Newe
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-10-15
ADVICE FOR HUNTERS.
The Best Way OF Training q Dog for
Shooting.


Never be too familiar with young
dog. He must have certain respect,
not necessarily q fear of you; but he
must learn to obey. Any intelligent
puppy will learn his name in few les
sons. Once you have given it to him
never change it. Mind you this-when
he has once recognized you as being his
master, his one idea is to please you
and to deserve pat on the head and
word of praise. Never tussel with him
with stick, and never deceive him un-
der any pretense. More dogs have been
spoiled by their masters not playing
fair with them than one could reckon.
Be honest with your dog, and he will be
honest with you.
II you possess q gun, and your dog Is
Of that kind which has inherited the
scent for game, the first thing to teach
him is to fetch and carry-that is, TO re-
trieve-and this without chewing or
mutilating the object which he brings.
A way to break dog of this is to take
an old glove, put few tacls with the
points extending outward, and fiji II full
of cotton. He will find that by picking
it up gently he can carry it without dis
comfort, while If he attempts to worry
it, the consequences are not agreeable.
This lesson is much better for him than
any amount of whipping, and he will re-
member it much longer.
II you wish to shoot over your dog,
| the next thing Is to make him find the
bird. To do this, the best way is to
procure live quail, which can easily be
had from any bird-fancier; put il in a
small cage and show it to the pup, warn
ing him not to touch it. Then conceal
the cage in copse of fern or grass,
and bring him carefully in that direc-
tion. Never let him nearer than within
four or five feet of it; then speak to him
encouragingly. Under the influence CT
your words he will become all attention,
and dog thus properly broken will
never Flush covey," unless he runs
into them by accident OF when he Is
carried away by excitement. under
which circumstance he will show con-
triton. Harper's Round Table.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-10-15
MIRRORS IN STOVES.
Novelty That Promises to Become Deah
to tho Feminine Heart.

TO tne Eemlhine heHrt'
A mirror in the palm of the glove ID
the latest novelty. With its assistance
its owner is enabled to be sure that her
bonnet is on straight and also that her
curls are in perfect order. She can like
wise ascertain if her bow is Mt the most
becoming angle at the proper time.
All these things and hundred others,
important from feminine point OF
view, she can find out on the streetwith.
out attracting the attention of passers'
by, with the aid Of this simple contriv'
ance.
The inventor of this device has so al.
ranged the little looking-glass in the
palm of the glove as not to interfere
with the shutting of the hand. lie has
| likewise taken the precaution of putting
it in the left-hand glove, so that when
| its owner shakes hands with friend ii
| will not be observed.
1t is not the fair sex alone that will
find this ingenious contrivance useful
Men are quite as vain as women, so the
latter claim, and will be seen by any Oh
server TO look at themselves in every
mirror they pass on the strect.-N. Y.
| Journal
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-10-15
How to Clean Straw Hats. /.

a last seasons straw hat that has he
come discolored may be cleaned with
very little trouble. Procure at the drug
gist's two cents worth Of powdered yell
low sulphur and mix j. with the juice
OF n lemon. With a soft brush or piece
of white cloth rlb this mixture into the
straw; take fresh piece Of colth,
slightly dampencd with cold water, and
rub the straw well. Put the hat aside
for "a hours, then brush thoroughly
with clean brush to remove any pow
der that may remain. The straw should
be fresh, clean and creamy in color.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-10-15
DANGEROUS FlNANClERlNo.
Men In Straits Joopnrdize Their Credit by
Issuing yaIueiess Checks.

"Are Pittsburgh business men often
detected in the practice OF ldting
checks?" was the question asked of
number of leading bankers the other
day in response to which some interest
ing information was obtained. The al
legations made in recent sensational
trial about how the practice of obtain
ing money without paying interest
could be carried to n sort of scientific
perfection made the subject appear one
of considerable Importance as, indeed,
those of the bankers who would talk
about it admit that il is. Bank cashiers
and directors are, of necessity, the most
discreet people in the world, and con-
seouently those who would consent to
give any information on the subject
stipulated that their names should not
be used.
1t would appear, however, from facts
obtained, that there is nothing to pre-
vent n business man or firm with good
credit from always having an amount
outstanding in checks much greater
than their bank account if they are
sufficiently skillful and unscrupulous
Honest men will not draw against moth
ing, it is generally maintained, though
there are said to be frequently cases
where the bankers send for their Gus
toners and reprimand them for some
irregularity or request them to move
| their accounts to some other bank. The
greatest care is necessary to protect
banks against the acceptance of worth
less checks, and such losses are fire.
quently occurring. a banker, who has
ulso variety of other interests, in dis
cussing the matter said:
Exiting is drawing checks on banks
where you have no money and then
sending the bank drawn on check on
n third bank, to meet the first when it
arrives. Skillful and well-posted men
can form chain by which they can get
the use of money for months in this
manner, and though it is not often re.
sorted to by any but the dishonest there
are cases where big firms have fioated
large sums a long while, and eventually
took all their paper without having
been suspected.
"The simplest form Of kiting is where
man gives check on bank where he
has not the money to meet it and goes
to the bank next day and deposits the
amount. In the ordinary course OF
business the check will not reach the
bank for 25 hours and il the cash is
there to cover it when it arrives it is to
be presumed his intentions were honest,
and so that the transaction is not prop.
erly TO be called hting at all. If, how
ever, by some mischance, he is unable
to make the deposit, he is liable to prose
cution for false pretense, even if he had
supposed that he would make the de-
post, the thing which man does being
always the best preseumptiye evidence
of his intentions.
"Where it is the intention of a man
to obtain large sums of money by fly
ing kites whether to defraud the last
holders of his paper or with the idea
of getting money to tide him over diff
culties, he viii operate between diff
ferent cities and sometimes also with
the aid OF a confederate. ."-Pittsburgf
81,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-10-15
DESIGN FOR WORK APRON.

vided into three compartments by
feather stitching. The edge of tile
pocket and The sides of the apron ire
bound with narrow blue satin ribbon,
and small roscttes of the same Gre
placed here and there. Across the up
per part of the apron the well-known
moto, "AStitch in Time" ETC., is worked
with silk with which you feather
stitched. The pocket mas spray of the
flower known as ragged sailors"
worked across them in two shades OF
blue asiatic flo floss; work the stems
and leaves in two shades Of browu.--
Eva NJ. Niles, in Boston Globe.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-10-15
NOVEL WORK APRON.
1t Can BE Made of Variety of Very
Pretty Materials.

This pretty little work apron can be
constructed of variety of materials,
butchers linen, scrim or organdie, but
the most effective to use is china silk,
either white or colored. The apron
shown here was made Of ecru pongee.
Thirty-six inches of this is sufficient
and the breadth of the pongee forms
the width of the apron. Two inches
from the top the threads are drawn TO
the depth of an inch by feather stitch
Ing in light blue asiatic twisted Gnu
broidery silk, the two.inch plain piece
forming the back of the hem, the drawn
work showing only in front. Through
the drawn work light blue satin ribbon
is run, about yard and half of it be-
ing required. At the lower edge an
eight-inch pocket is turned up, and di-
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-10-15

ming or even sewing, still, simple and
unpretentious soul though she is, she
may not be insensible to the effective
ness the spnning-wheel lends as an ac-
cessory in the portrait ofa graceful and
beautiful woman.
The art of being grandmother comes
pleasantly to this lady, and she never
seems more charming than when she
tends the pretty little girls and boys
of the third generation. She is loving
but strict, too, and there is no danger
that Prince Edward and his brother
and the little Duffs will be spoiled. No
royal lady ever had more good, prac'
teal common sense than this princess
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-10-15
When Extremes Meet.

cover there is Mr.. Deckerdow, in.
ventor of Deckerdow's hair renewer,
and with him Prof. Domepate, instruc-
tor of social ethics at Heavyhammer
college,
81 shouldn't think the professor would
find anything congenial in such COM
pany."
"0h, doesn't he though? He is try.
Ing to borrow some money from him.
Bay City Chat
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-10-15
The Latest Health Fad.

The latest health fad is paper pill
lows. The paper is torn into very small
pieces and then put into pillow sack
of drilling or light ticking. The pillows
are very cooling in ho' weather. and
are said to be superior 10 feather ones
Newspapers are not nicG to use, as they
have n disagreeable odor Of printers
ink, but brown or white paper and old
letters and envelopes are the best. The
finer the paper is cut or torn the lighte,
il makes the pillow.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-10-15

The deep sash of ribbon is much worn
by fashionable women. 1t is slightly
pointed in front and is fully quarter
Of yard high. 1t is, in fact, one of
the recent borrowings from the Marie
Antoinette period. Skillfully adjusted
it is pretty and becoming, but put on
by one who doesn't know how it Is
stiff and ugly to the last degree. 1t
should have the look of easily swathing
and suggesting the lines of The figure.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-10-15
Chic Combination OF CoIors.

Paris is responsible for the rage,
amounting almost to a craze, that blue
serge tailor-made gowns have their
Jackets lined with green taffeta, and
almost every blue gown has its gaeen
stock and girdle. Even the men are
wearing green neckties with their blue
serge suits.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-10-15
Tho Csarina's Private Car.

One Of the czarina's newest posses
sions is railway car of her own, ex-
quisitely upholstered in rose satin and
lighted by electricity. The wheels OF
She compartments are covered with
India rubber tires.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-10-15
Up In Scripture.

Johnnie ChafIie- Come, Mamie, let us
play Adam and Eve.
Mamie-IIow will we play it?
"You tempt me with an apple an1 III
eat it."-Texas Sitter.