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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-01-23
AN INDIAN CAMPAIGN.
4 Famous Writer Describes a Smart Brush
with Paythans


There were four months in which to
try the men, and Cottar nearly wept
with Joy as the campaign went forward.
They were alphabetically fit beyond the
other troops they We're good children
in camp, wet or dry, fed or unfed; and
they followed their officers with the
quick supleness and trained obedience
Of n flrst-class football fifteen. Once
satisfied of this, their officers used them
unsparingly, exactly as man takes lib
critics with tried horse. They were
cut off from their apology for base,
and checrfully cut their way back to 1t
again; they crowned and cleaned out
hills full Of the enemy with the pre-
cision of well-trained dogs of chase;
md in the hour of retreat, when, ham
pered with the sick and wounded of the
column, they were prosecuted down II
miles of waterless valley, they, serving
as rear guard, covered themselves with
a great glory In the eyes of fellow-pro-
fessionals. Any regiment can advance,
but few know how to retreat with q
sting in the tail. Then they turned to
and made roads, most often under fire,
and dismantled some inconvenient mud
redoubts. They were the last corps
to be withdrawn, when the rubbish Of
the campaign was all swept up; and
after month in standing camp, which
tires mortals severely, they departed to
their own place In columns of tours,
singing:
'Es goin' to do without EN-
Don't want 'em any more;
'E's goin to do without 'em,
AS 'e's often done before.
Els goin to be martyr
On 'lghly novel plan,
An all the boys and girls will say.
low! what nice young man-man-man!
Ow! what nice young manl'
There came out Gazette" in which
Cottar found that he had been behaving
with Courage and GOODNESS and discre-
ton" In all his capacities; that he had
assisted the wounded under fire, and
blown in gate, also under fire. Net
result, his captaincy and brevet ma
jority, coupled with the Distinguished
Service order, which is vulgarly called
the "Don't Stay On" inasmuch as 1t Is
supposed to block the way permanent
| ly to the Victoria cross.
AS to his wounded, he explained that
they were both heavy men, whom he
could lift more easily than anyone else.
"Otherwise, of course. l should have
sent out one of my men; and, of course,
HbUuT thut guttc we si-eri 81 fe
the minute we were well under the
walls But this did not prevent his
men from cheering him furiously when
ever they saw him, or the mess from
giving him dinner on the eve of his
departure for England. "a years leave
was among the things he had "snaffled
out of the campaign" to use his own
words.) The doctor, who had taken
quite as much as was good for him,
quoted poetry about "a good blade cary
ing the casques of men," and so on,
and everybody told Cottar that he was
nm excellent person; but when he
rose to make his maiden speech they
shouted so that he was understood to
say: ut isn't any use tryin' to speak
with you chaps rottin' me like this.
Let's have some pool" -Rudyard Kip
| ling, in Century.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-01-23

M-inch holes bored in the foot
pieces below and into suitable holeS
in the end pieces of the upper frame.
The essential part of the frame, which
allows the table to be extended, is the
crossbar on top. This bar is "a inches
long, inches wide and q inch thick.
1t is let into the end pieces of the frame
flush with them and screwed firmly with
screws.
The top consists of three pieces; 2
of them are scmi-circle II by "a inches
and the middle board 10 by "a inches.
Each of the end pieces of the table top
has cleats, secured to their under
side, which embrace the crossbar. They
are so placed that the end boards may
be pushed together, forming circular
table, or to pull apart wide enough to
insert the middle board between them.
Fl irv le heard hnsdowel pins to COR
respond with suitable holes in the end
board. The clcats which embrace the
crossbar hold the table top firmly on
the frame, but should be loose enough
to allow to slide along ii and so extend
the top.
For family of four persons the table
will be large enough, as its dimensions
arc an oval, "a by Al inches. The total
height is 81 inches and may be con-
structed at very slight outlay for ma
terials and presents good appearance.
Thomas c. Harris, in Farm and
| Home,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-01-23
GLASS MILLINERY.
Turned Out In Largo Vuuurfrrus ny iTiesss-
tian Manufacturers.


tian Manufacturers.
Articles of dress arc now being ex-
tcnsively made Of glass. A Venetian
manufacturers is turning out bonnets by
the thousand, the glass cloth of which
they are composed having the same
simmer and brilliancy of color MS silk,
and, what is a great advantage, being
impervious to water. In Russia there
has for long time existed D tissue man
ufactured from the fiber of peculiar
tilamentous stone from the Siberian
mines, which by some secret process is
shredded and spun into fabric which,
although soft to the touch and pliable
in the extreme, is of so durable nature
that it never wears out. This is prob
ably what has given an enterprising
firm the idea of producing spun-gass
dress lengths.
The Muscovitc stuff is thrown into the
fire when dirty, like asbestos, by which
1t is made absolutely clean again; but
the spun-glass is simply brushed with
hard brush and soap and water, and
is none the worse for being either
stained or soilcd. The material Is to
be had in white, green, lilac, pink and
yellow, and bids fair to become very
fashionable for evening dresses. An
Austrian is the inventor of this novel
fabric, which is rather costly. Table
cloths, napkins and window curtains are
also made of it. 1t has also been dscoy-
cred that glass is capable of being
turned into a fine cloth which can be
worn next to the skin without the
slightest Observation-Disclosures Jour
nal
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-01-23
WOMAN AND HOME.
WHEREIN THEY DIFFER.
How n Magazine Writer Compares Man
and Ills sisters

How n Magazine Writcr Compares Man
. and Ills Sisters
Man is creature Of cast-iron habits;
woman adap,s herself to circumstances.
This is the foundation Of the moral diff
ference between them.
A man does not attempt to drive a
nail unless he has n hammer; woman
does not hesitate to utilize anything
from the heel of boot TO the back of n
brush.
A man considers corkscrew abso-
lutely necessary TO open bottle; a
woman attempts to extract the cox
with the scissors; if she does not sue
coed readily she pushes the cork into
the bottle, since the essential thing is to
get at tn fluid
Shaving is the only use to which n
man puts razor; n woman employs 1t
for chiropodist's purposes.
When man writes, everything must
be in apologize order; pen, paper and
ink must be just so, and profound 81
lence must reign when he performs this
important function. Awoman gets any
sort of paper, tears it, perhaps, from n
book OF portfolio, sharpens pencil
with a scissors, puts the paper on an old
atlas, crosses her feet, balances herself
on her chair and confdes her thoughts
to paper, changing from pencil to pen
| and vice versa from time to time, nor
does she care if the children romp or the
cook comes to speak to her.
A man storms if the blotting paper Ia
| not conveniently near; woman dries
the ink by blowing on it, waving the
paper in the air or holding it near a
lamp or fire.
| A man drops Il letter unhesitatingly
in the box; woman rereads the adj
dress, assures herself that the envelope
is sealed, the stamp secure, and then
throws it violently into the box.
For man 'good-by" signifies the end
of conversation and the moment of his
departure; for u woman it is just the
beginning of new chapter, for it is
just when they are taking leave of each
other that women think of the most i'm.
portant topics of conversation.
| A woman ransacks her brain trying
TO mend broken object; man puts il
aside and forgets that for which there
is no remedy.
Which is superior? - Lippincott's
Magazine.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-01-23

PlTH AND POINT.

-Judge-"Defendan can you nd.
vance anything more toward your de-
fense?" Defendant-"No, your honor.
had only one dollar, and have al
ready given that to my lawyer."-Das
Echos
--Elsic-'My dearest Stella, haven't
seen you for four months. How is your
Charles?" Stella -"Oh, my Charles
has changed very much since then. His
name is now Robert = Fliegcnde
Blaetter.
-She-(to her fance)-"I heard u
lady pay you great compliment yes
terlay." Hc-"Quite natural. What was
it?" She-"She said you must be o
very bright man to attract me Us you
did."-Truth.
Sec the young woman. Is the
young woman being suddenly and unex'
pectedly kissed?" "Ah, yes" "And
does the young woman raise a hue and
cry" 1.-THE young woman raises q
slight hue, but no cry."-Detroit Trib-
| une.
Johnny" called his mother, quit
using that bad language" "Why," re-
piled the boy, Shakespeare said what
l just did" "Well," replied the moth.
er, growing Infatuated, you should quit
going with him--he's no companion for
you."-N. Y. Herald.
- Wife Ito husband, an insurance
agent)-"Why, Jack, what kept you so
late? tits after midnight" Husband
--"Busincss, my dear" Wife-"Busi-
ness at this time of night?" Husband
Yes, my dear. A couple of footpads
stood me up on the corner, and in
sured their lives for $4,000 apiece
The Wave
-"Josiar," said Mrs. Corntassel, Eye
lev been worryin' good deal about the
parity of the money metals" 81 hev
that. An I'm worrying about it now
jes ez much ez ever Don't ye think
ye'd better do some worryin' closter
ter home?" "What about?" "'Bout
the parity of our wood piles. The one
outen doors is bigger outen all proper
ton than the one behind the cook
stove."-Washington Star.
"A Self-Proclaimed ASA story Is
told of u certain committee meeting in
which the proceedings commenced
with noise and gradually became up
roarious. At last one of the disput
ants, losing all control over his emo
tons, exclaimed to his opponent in de-
bate: "Sir, you are, l think, the big
| e fsesstt -aSs l ever had the misfortune tc
set eyes upon" "Order! Order!" sale
the chairman, grayely. "You seem tc
forget that am in the room."-House
hold Words.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-01-23
THE USEFUL HAT-PIN.
Women Employ 1t as "a Weapon OF OF
fensc and Defense.


tense and Defense.
''Thc idea of making the hat pin q
weapon of defense first dawned upon
me when | was in the east" says
bright-eyed dame, who is always
watching for chance to exploit Cali
fornia, climate, morals and all.
''Of course, you all know That u wom-
an can't go about alone with any de-
gree of comfort when she gets away
from western chivalry. Well, as l
wanted to study art in New York while
/ visited my brother in Newark, was
Obliged to use the suburban trains al
most every day. | had n booklul OF
unpleasant experiences before learned
the magic power of that simple little
hat-pin.
FINALLY Il man who was packed be-
side me in a car became simply unen-
durable. squeezed myself meekly up
against The window, giving mine enemy
-fourths of the seat. Gazing out
into the darkness | became positively
depressed and felt like Offering en-
apology to somebody for presuming to
| cumber the earth.
"Mine enemy made the mistake OF
encroaching still further upon my ter
ritory.
st was too much My wrath blazed
up and drew my hat-pin / said not
word and did nothing to attract at
| tention. Nevertheless that man was
glad to ,acate my fun share of that
seat, and perhaps Il little more. held
my weapon in position which indi-
Gated to him the boundary line, and /
assure you that he understood the in
situation and left me in peace. Ever
since that day | have been as indc-
pendent and sclf-respecting as Span
ish senorita with Il dagger in her honi
soft, etc
This fiery little anccdote, told over
the teacups, was followed by perfect
chorus of stories of the uses of the hat
pin. The picking of locks, the Office Of
can-opcner, paper-cutter, inscct-de-
stroyer, these were among the lesser
things. 4 tale of the repairing Of a
broken harness at critical juncture
We'd for second honors with the history
Of the timely mending Of a torn sail.
First place was given, without dis
senting voice, to the story Of the hnt-pin
as modern and always available
weapon Of Defense Francisco
Chronicle.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-01-23
Admitted 1t.

There is seven-year-old youngstel
on East avenue who makes life misern-
BILE for his governess. He is full of mis-
chief, and tries the patience of his
teacher to an extent that at times bor-
ders on desperation. The other day the
youngster was unusually obtuse and
cantankerous. Finally the governess
losing the last vestige of patience, pro-
ceeded to apply slight corporal chas'
lisement as curative, after which she
administered solemn sermon for the
youngsters benefit. Nov, Willie," she
said, in concluding her lecture, "you
must remember this-that at all times
you should respect your teacher"
"Yes'm," sobbed Willie, duly i'm
pressed, II 'sposc I'd ought to respect
you ION accountofyou Rochester
Union.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-01-23
GOT MARRIED ON CREDIT.
Lack of Money Was No impeachment to the
Student and Ills Bride.


The city registrars Office in the old
courthouse is the scene of one or two
marriages daily, and Mt the present
time business is booming. Amusing in
cidcnts frequently occur. Perhaps the
most peculiar case that has come up re-
Gently, an account of which was re-
lated to n Herald reporter few days
ago, is that of Harvard student who
was in love and without funds. The
love conquered his pride, and he con-
cluded to investigate the matter with
view of getting married on trust. He
made his appearance at the desk in the
registrars Office and inquired If that
was the place where he could procure a
marriage certificate, and also get mar
ried. He was informed that twas, and
blank application was handed to him,
which he proceeded to fill out
After this proceeding was gone
through with, he looked up, and, In a
hesitating manner, asked the clerk IL
he could have few moments private
conversation with him. He was taken
Into the ante-room, and this is the tale
he unfolded: He said that he was deep
ly In love with young Indy, and that
she was also very much in love with
him. But her parents had serious OBJ
jections to the match, and did all that
was in their power to break 1t off. They
had closed their doors to him, but, not
withstanding this, he succeeded In ar
ranging meetings with his hearts
choice, and during one of these he pro-
posed marriage to her and was accepted,
he arguing that if they were joined In
the holy bonds of matrimony nothing,
not even her stern parents, could sep
arate them. They had arranged the de-
tails, and concluded that the only thing
to be done was to get married in secret
and then separate until he should grad
uate from his college. She, of course,
would go back to her home, and live
with her parents as If nothing out of the
general run of events had happened.
But the young man, being without
funds, was in dilemma, and the worst
of it was that he could not see his way
clear to procure the necessary amount
to pay for the certificate and ceremony.
His home was In western state, and he
received an allowance from his father
only once in six months. 1t was not
due for nearly two months. He con-
cluded that his only course was to try
the method referred to above. The
clerk, being kind-hearted man, told
the youth that he would perform the
ceremony and trust him for the pay,
providing the lady in question was of
age. The next day the couple put in an
appearance and were married. Upon
the arrival of the next allowance from
his parent the youth walked into the
office one day, made himself known and
presented the clerk ten-dollar BILL
Boston Herald.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-01-23
Ruskin mud Science.

One of the worst enemies of science
is Mr.. Ruskin. When Agussiz published
his book on Fossil Fishes" which was
deemed of such Importance in deter
mining the relative ages of the strata
in which they were found that the
United States government contributed
to the expenses of publication, Mr.. Rus
kin, in "Praeterita" vol. 2, p. 112, says
that "Agassiz was mere blockhead to
have paid for all that good drawing Of
the nasty, ugly things, and that 1t
didn't matter stale herring whether
they had any names or net" piece Of
criticism written with the pen of ignor-
ance. But what shall we say when wo
see the same writer speaking of little
Mr.. Faraday' finding hydrocarbon
oil in Heaven which makes a stink! Il
quote from memory.) Surely, if ever
Il man was great both as a man and an
explorer of natures mysteries, it was
the blacksmith's son who made his
way from the position of little news
boy to that of the greatest experiment
talst that ever lived.--Notes and
Queries.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-01-23
New and Dainty Tea Cloths.

Sprays of the hop vine with lunches
of hops are embroidered on white linen
tea cloths and center pieces. The leaves
are In deep, long and short stitch, the
tendrls of the vine in stem stitch, and
the hops are in solid raised work. Tie
California poppy, in its brilliant shades
OF yellow orargc, was noticed on q cen
ter piece, and also on small table cover
seen at recent exhibition of art needlc-
work. The center piece had the edge
in wide leaflile scallops, button-holed
with white silk. The poppics-were laid
around the cloth with their stems to-
ward the edge and the lowers toward
The center, The spread decorated wiz
the poppies was Of gray linen.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-01-23
FACTS ABOUT COTTON.
Tho Money Brought Into the South In
Nineteen Years.

Nineteen Years.
A study of the crop figures will show
that seven years successfully increasing
crops from 1856 to 1912 were I'M
prccedented In the history of trade.
1t is doubtful If any leading crop raised
can show such an unbroken increase
for seven years. Jumping from $780,
900 bales in 1886, there was practically
no hating until 1912, when the yield
was 0,035, 000-a gain of 100000 bales,
or nearly 60 per cent. advance in seven
years.
In 10 years cotton has brought into
the south over $4,000, 100000 sum SO
vast that the profits out Of it ought to
have been enough to greatly enrich that
section. Unfortunately, however, the
system necessitated by the conditions
prevailing Immediately after the war,
of raising cotton only and buying pro-
visions and grain in the west, left at
home but little, If any, surplus money
out of the cotton crop. The west and
north drained that section of several
hundred million dollars every year, be-
cause it depended upon them for all
Of its manufactured goods, as well as
the bulk of its food stuffs.
Hence, Of the enormous amount re.
ceivcd from cotton, very little remained
In the south. The increase in the di-
verslfication of farm products, the rails
ing of home supplies, the development
of trucking and the building of facto-
res are all uniting to keep at home the
money which formerly went north and
west. Whether the cotton raiser him
self be getting the full benefit of this
or not, the south at large is necessarily
doing so. The increase in the attention
given to grain cultivation isillustrated
by the fact that the south's grain crop
for 1894 was Gil 100000 bushels, valued
at 1902 100000, or more than the value
Of its entire cotton crop, and the yield
of 1895 will probably exceed these fig
ures by at least 5O,OOOO0O bushels.
The Importance of cotton in our for
eign trade relations can be realized
from the simple statement that since
1875 our exports OF this staple have ag-
gregated in value $l,000,0O0,OO0, while
the total exports of wheat and flour
combined for the same period had been
about $2,600,OO0 900, showing differ
encc of $1,4OO,OO00OO, or over so per
cent, in favor of cotton. Moreover, dur
ing the same period, we have exported
about $500, 100000 of manufactured cot
ton goods, making the total value really
$4,000, 100000. Compared with the OK
ports of wheat, -four and corn com
bined--the value of which since 1875 has
been about $3,2OO,0O0, OOO--there is a
difference in favor of cotton Of ST ,00O,-
100000.
Going back to 1920, it is found that
the total value of -four and wheat ex-
ported for the last IA years is, in round
figures, S4,OOO,Oo0,0O0, or 100000. 900
less than the value of the cotton ex-
ported during the last 10 years.-Har
per's Weekly.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-01-23

green and bit Of yellow here and there.
with touch of dark green in the shad-
ows. For the clovers use carminc, No.
] black and here and there deep purple
in very limited quantities. a very FAINT
wash of ultramarine will give you the
soft purplish shadow found in clover
Use yellow brown, dark green, black
and touch of violet of iron in the soft
grasses. Keep the tone of the leaves
cool, using grass green, deep blue greer
darn green and black in painting thcia
Gid the handles and knob on the lid
Orange Judd Farmer.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-01-23

A distinguished medical authority
says "the best way to guard the feet
against the effects of cold or of getting
them wet is to battle them every morn
ing in cold water. The first morning
they cannot be kept in water longer
than two or three seconds, after which
they must be rubbed vigorously, to re,
store the circulation. A rough crash
towel is the best thing to use. Eacl,
morning increase the time that the feet
can he held in water until they can be
batbed for fifteen minutes without an !
discomfort
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-01-23
Consolation.

''Did you read my speech on the tar
iff?" asked member of congress.
Eyes, heard of it,"
"What do you think of it?'
Its as clear as mud"
swell, 1t covers the ground, anyhow,
There is some consolation in that
Texas Siftings.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-01-23

AT the Restaurant.-tiuest--"Why
don't you smash those dishes?" Wait
ress-"They fine us for smashing dishes
here" well, II ran the place I'd fine
you for not smashing thcm.'--Detroit
Free Press.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-01-23
One Dollar Per Year.
EXTENSION TABLE.
To Mako One ut Homo Is Not Such Very
Great Trick.

A neat homemade dining-table, suit.
able for two or four persons, can DO
easily made by anyone possessing Il few
tools. by reference to the figure all the
parts will be readily comprehended.
The material may be pine or some finer
wood, though pine, If stained and
vanished, will make neat and durable
piece of furniture. The foot pieces are
IS inches long and made of 2 by stuff
shaped as shown. The legs are simply
4 turned balusters, such rs are used
in stairways, and may be had at any
carpenters shop. They are set into
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-01-23
LOVELY CRACKER JAR.

Beautiful Bit Of Decoration In Clovers
and Grasses.
The decoration of clovcrs and grasses
is well suited for cracker jar or mar
malade dish. Wash in soft background
of greens and blues before beginning to
paint it. Use grass green, deep blu
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-01-23

Man is not born to solve the prob
lem of the universe, but to find out what
he has to do: and to restrain himself
within the limits Of his conpI ehension
Goethe.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-01-23

Bright Boy.-Teacher--"Have you
learned yet to use the exclamation
point?" Small Pupil-"Well, / should
yemark!"--Detroit Free Press.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-01-23

The manners, which are neglected
as small things, are often those which
decide men for OF against youk--
Byuyeye,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-01-23
PONTOS CRIME.

ES, for a long time
/ reposcd the most
blind confidence
in him. We loved
each other dear
ly. He was a set
ter, white, with
brown ears and
tail. His name
was POnto.