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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-11-26
WOMAN AND HOME.
ThoRouoHNEss PAYS.
Why Parents Should Develop Precision
and Accuracy In Children.

Why Parents Should Develop Precision
and Accuracy In Children.
There is no habit that young people |
can acquire that is likely to be so yalu-
able to them in every relation of life as
the habit of being exact. Indefinite
ness is crying fault of youth. 1t is an
easy thing to get into slipshod habits
of thought and work. Such work may |
be brilliant, but unless work is directed
toward definite purpose it is valueless.
Thought that appears in brillianc
flashes is as useless for guidance as the
light of jach-o'-lantern. A beacon
light must be steady and certain. The
value of fixed definite purpose in life,
steadily adhered to, cannot be overesti-
mated. 1t is the secret of success, and
so fully is this recognized that some
one has defined genius merely as the
power of persistence. He who has
ability to maintain a fixed purpose in
spite of disappointments and apparent
failures, must, in the end win, if he is
guided by honor and truth.
Exact habits are best formed in
youth. 1t is next to impossible for
man or woman who has grown up in
"happy- -go-lucky" habits of work to
turn back and learn to be exact. Par
ents often excuse inaccuracy and care
less ways in children on account or
their youth. 1t is great mistake to do
this. While youth cannot be justly bur-
! dened with the cares of age, yet what
ever a young person is called on to do
should be accurately done. The COM
mon habit of acquiring smattering
of many things should be discouraged
as vice. 1t is far better for the young
student to have two studies and pursue
these TO the definite purpose of com
pretending them thoroughly than to
take up dozen, of which he can only
secure frivolous knowledge.
The habit of giving simple, accurate
Information is most rare and valuable
one. Not one person in ten can give def
mite, Clear directions on any stated
subject of which they have full knowl-
edge. Yet this is q habit which success
full business men are compelled TO ae
quire. The trained specialist in any
branch of art or science is chiefly valu-
able because he has learned to crystalline
his information and reduce it from
eaporous theory to something that can
be made practical. From the earliest
childhood, children can be taught to
be exact and clear. This is the chief
value of the kindergarten system,and it
should be supplemented by home
training for the same object. Children
who learn to know what they are
taught clearly and definitely will have
nothing to unlearn, no superstitions
and false ideas to correct when they
reach maturer wears. An early train
irg in definite, correct methods of work
has trained the mind as well as the
hand, SO that the small student from
these schools is at once ready to enter
the paths of higher knowledge by q
royal road.-N. Y. Tribune. t
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-11-26
INDIANS IMPROVING.
Annual Report of Commissioner Brown
ing-Grcat Progress Made.


ing-Great Progress Made.
D. NJ. Browning, commissioner Of
Indian affairs, has made his annual re-
port to the secretary of the interior.
He says that with no outbreak or dis
turbance during the year the progress
of the Indians generally in education
and civilization has been uninterrupted
and substantial. The main effort now
is and for many years must be to put
the Indian upon his allotment, get him
to support himself there, protect him
from encroachment and injustice and
educate and train his children in books
and industries. AS a first step, so far
as treaty obligations do not interfere by
requiring the payment of moneys and
issuance of rations or annuities, the
Indians are given to understand that
the government will not feed and cloth
them while they remain in idleness.
Such funds as are available for the pur-
pose arc devoted to starting Indians in
homes. If an Indian will go upon an
allotment and work to improve it, the
government will assist him in building
house, getting his farm in operation
and making him practical farmer.
The commissioner says the government
goes further and pays the Indian for
his work. The regular Indian employees
the government paid last year $5OO,000.
A great diversity of crafts and indus
tries is the outgrowth of advanced
civilization. The reports from Indian
agents, he says, show that Indians in
many different ways are coming to earn
their living. They have supplies for the
government, raise crops to sell, raise
and sell live stock, work In the woods
and on irrigation bitches, and in many
minor ways contribute to their own
subsistence.
The entire Indian service, with few
exceptions, is now under civil service
regulations. Exceptions are made as to
Indians who are employed under nom
competitive examinations.
Progress in educating the Indians Is
reported very satisfactory, in spite OF
many difficulties encountered. The en-
rollment during the year was 23,352, an
increase of 315 over the previous year.
The average attendance increased S52.
The reduction OF the number Of con-
tract schools has been made in accord
ance with provisions Of the last Indian
appropriation bill, and in 1897 there
will be an expenditure Of $257,s2S on
this account, against $463,505 this year.
The commissioner urges the passage
of the bill now pending in congress to
prohibit the sale Of liquor to Indians
who have become citizens. He says the
correspondence in his Office shows that
the Indians in the west and northwest
who have received allotments are be.
coming dem2ralized by the liquor
traffic.
The commissioner reviews at length
the disturbances at Jackson's Hole,
Wyo., and says steps have been taken to
prevent any conflict between the Indi.
ans and local notwithstanding
Post,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-11-26
Insects and Frost.

II will soon be time to study the curl
GUS effects of frost on insects, and to
note the remarkable manner In which
some Of them will revive after a hard
freeze. 1t is common experience to
find butterflies frozen hard in October
and November. These, when first
picked up, are very brittle, and will
break unless carefully handled. II
taken into a warm room, however, or
even placed in the crown of your hat.
they will rapidly recover from the ef-
fects of the freeze, and upon being re-
leased, will fly away as joycusly as II
nothing had happened.-St. Louis Re-
fdlblic.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-11-26
One Dollar Per Year.
CHINESE WOMAN DOCTOR.
Only One Ever Graduated from an Amer
lean Medical College.

Mrs. DR.. kim Eca da Silva is the only
Chinese woman graduate of an Amer
lean medical college. Recently she lec1
tured before the Christian Endeavor
society of the Calvary Presbyterian
church, in San Francisco, and proved
that she is n very interesting woman,
worthy OF name which is euphonious,
but occupies nearly line of type.
1t appears, says the New York World,
that she was given by her father. after
her mothers death, and while she was
still very young child, to Rev. and
Mrs. ID. b. McCnrtee, who were among
the early missionaries to China. When
only seven years old she was brought
to this country and remained year
and half, returning nine years later.
With the exception of year in Mrs,
Lifc's famous old school in Westches-
ter county, N. Y, all her education has
been received from masters and gov
crnesses until she entered the Wom-
ans Medical college, the New York n'
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-11-26
ONLY CHINESE WOMAN DOCTOR.

ONLY CHINESE WOMAN DOCTOR
firmary for women and children, from
which she graduated with distinction in
1855.
This was followed by two years hos
pital practice in New York and Wash
ington. Her stay in the latter place
was while her adopted father was sec.
retary at the japanese legation. The
family returned to the orient and all
took up missionary work, the little doc
tor practicing the while among her peo-
pie. In Toxic three years ago she mar
ried Spanish merchant, Eca da Silva,
Business interests took him to Homo
lulu, but the eneryating climate did not
agree with her, and it was decided to
come to California. With them is their
little ycnr-old son.
DR.. da Silva is recuperating, and the
stay in California may be prolonged in
definitely. She has been induced to
take up a work recently instituted
here--that of interesting the young
peoples societies in foreign missions.
To that end she will lecture next month
through southern California. Her last
talk was replete with interest. She
gave an insight into the life of Chinese
women, and told of the possibilities for
them. She urged course in medicine
for those who would go into missionary
fields, as in that way the home life of
people could be reached, and while
healing the bodies the hearts could be
reached She gave as the reason why
Christianity had not done more for her
people that it had not reached the wom-
en-, who, even in virtual bondage as they
are, exert far-reaching influence.
DR.. da Silva speaks fuently in the
most cultured English and seems ever
ready with bright anecdotes. She is,
after her race, small, has CHEEKY,
bright manner, and superior intelli-
gence has robbed her face of even a sug.
gestion of Mongolian stolidity.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-11-26
wonder,uI Domino Compluat,ons.

One Of the most wonderful examples
in mathematics is that relating to conf
binations in dominoes. 1t is calculated
that two persons may play the gameten
hours day, making four moves min.
ute, and that they could continue SO
moving for 11s,OOO00O Zone hundred and
eighteen million) years without en-
hausting all the combinations of the
game, which are 4s,5eS,211, ,s40.-St.
Louis Republic.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-11-26
THOUGHTS OF WINTER TIME.

I'm studyln' bout the winter time.
win fires blazin' bright,
When all the cottage walls air green
An all the meadows white.
When from the breezy country side
The blue smoke up'ards curls,
An. tho mistletoe is temptin'
The red lips o the girls.
Then It's balance to yer pardnerur'
An Ladies to the rightp'
An Hans all round" my honey
That makes q winter night!
I'm studyin' bout the winter time
Fer what's the snow an sleet
When the fiddle makes the music
Fer a fellers willin' feet?
When the girls air candy -pullin'-
Tho oil folks noddin' nigh.
An the mistletoe Is temptin'.
An kissin's on the sly
Then It's balance to yer pardners!"
An Ladies' to the rightp'
An Hans all round." my honey
That makes winter night
Frank L. Stanton. in Chicago Times
Herald
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-11-26

bottom and ON this the first cork is to
be glued. Mucilage will not hold. Ar
range the corks like brick work; that
is, overlapping, and build the basket
like the figure. When finished and dry
coat the inside with oil paint, going
over it twice, SO as to insure that the
basket will be water tight, necessary
precaution against the softening Of
the glue. 1t is better to extend the
wires well down the sides, especially il
pot is to be placed inside the basket.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-11-26
A MARTYR to Duty.

Mother (suspiciously)-Ifyou haven't
been in swimming, how did YOU get your
hair so wet?
Little Dick-Thats perspiration--
runnin' away from bad boys wot wanted
mc to disobey YOU an 90 In swimwiR'. =
n, Y. Weekly,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-11-26
At the street Telescope.

THE Professor are now gazing
orr, on that wonderful planet, Sat.
urn.
The Seeker After Science-And what
is that smooth, broad belt running all
round it?
(Rising 10 the occasion): "Heml
That, sorr, is the track Of the Saturn
Bicycle club" = Philadelphia Ts'$
graph
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-11-26

"Tankerly says he gets drunk simply
to save time"
"To save time?"
Eyes. You see he says that when he,
goes to bed sober he has to bother to
dress the next morning, whereas If he
goes to bed drunk he only has to wash
his face."-N. Y. Truth
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-11-26
IN A RUSSIAN FORTRESS.

7 was at an "at
home" in Padding
ton that the writ
er's attention was
attracted by a tall
and striking-look-
ing man, clad in
the conventional
English evening
dress, who h a d
just entered. His
b r GA d features
were obviously OF
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-11-26
Positive Success.

Mrs. Boggs-That lady over there Is
DR.. Smith, the only lady doctor in town.
Isn't she just too lovely for anything?
Mr. Bogga--Yes, she's killing .-Up-to
DatA.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-11-26
MILK Lemonade.

Dissolve six ounces Of sugar In q
pint of boiling water; mix with n gill
CT lemon juice, and the same of cherry.
Add three gils of cold milk and stir
well together. Pour through jelly
bag. This is delicious.-Bost Herald
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-11-26
- -, '.-----'-----
He Went Up Head.

Teacher--Anything is called trnns.
parent that can be seen through. What
scholar can give an example?
Bohby--L'e hole in de fence round dc
baseball park, -Norristown Herald.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-11-26
A HANGING BASKET.
How to Make One from Number of Or
dinary Bottle Corks.

dInary Bottle COrks.
Ordinary bottle corks may be used
FOR many kinds of fancy work. One OF
the prettiest ways of using them is
given in the Boys Own Paper, from
which the illustration is taken. If you
do much cork work it is advisable to get
special knife, for the ordinary knife
will dull with but little use. A small
round of pasteboard must be cut for the
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-11-26

rs it true that the girl from Kansas is
engaged to the cowboy from Texas?"
"ies. They have exchanged bowie
knives. ."-rlletroit Fres Press
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-11-26
New Things for nousekeopers.

Gelatine capsules that can be turned
into u soup in a few minutes and pow
ders that are quickly transformed into
sauces for meats are some of the re-
sources for light and instantaneous
housekeeping. Some of the capsules
while perhaps they do not provide very
nourshing food, are certainly bless
ing to the dyspcptic traveller who can
not always procure good cup Of tea or
coffee. A box Of the capsules, a cupful
of hot water and salt and pepper, and
10, one has q well-havorcd hot drink
more tempting than cup of hot water.
The highest ideal has strongest at
traction and influence, so many are con.
tent with secondary ideals Of mind Of
matter
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-03

Park. the occasion being the inst picnic
Of The season Th'E bad an enjoyable Day
AMI tn" outing proved one OF cousiderabie
H. H. fo.,t,.,.s 3,,I ,1',,.., IN
lnhiod ih"m. There was some dissnliaia'
lion hccause tnrN W"r" uci enabled TO re-
turn lt $50 O'Clock IL WAS iut,nlo1
hui IBIS was On account Of the large
niu auni Of travel on the ears. 1t was Sa.-
ufdny evening and the visit % tia" ciiv
Of lorsn nuu'her to attend tn market
rall' It ioi number OF ears. rho extra
cnrs ", rc mnsscd ~ tho han park it being
iAr iu'en ion 10 20 direct from the bah
pam, TO no picnic. hut the game WAS
longer ihtu usual aud this caused TN.
delay n waN unavoidable on tho part
Of the company. and hoses WHO were In
ronVcncuc'd did not understand 1t.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-03
TINE y. NJ. G. A.
Gospel Meeting for Mon Small Amount
Raised Ny tho canigin.

Gospel Meeting for Mon Small Amount
Raised Ny tho caniain.
There Will he 9 gospel meeting for men
this aftornoon at o'clock in HE hall of
lhr association All mon an. cordially in
yiied There VIII hc good music. The
mor.lue VII bc one of interest \ proni-
upui business man vii talk.
The l.adios' Auxiliary wish 10 say they
highly appreciate tho services of al
fri nus who So kindly assisted in tn. pre-
-o niaiion OF the cantain "Nstfcr." and de-
sircs to thank each and every one. The
amount of funds Viii be- published In a
lutgru uumUrr of Vnc Post, ana while
there WAS no money lost the amount ma 9
Viii. when the sn'c OF tickets has boon
lul.y reported. he very small. Everything
WAS don. which could have been done to
make sonr money for the payment Of tnn
furnishings NJ the rooms. but the work to
n' done Is SIN as great AMI tile amount Of
indebtedness as large.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-03
TELEPHONE CONSTRUCTION.


The Work rrogrcssne Rnrldly Putting
I'p Additional Limos
/, e.; I,,vrolae su,..it,.,,.i,,, of co,
a.
NN'i'"n OF the SOUTHWESTERN tcNSfni'h
and Telephone compauy, had force OF
u,,.. a, work. las, riro, ar, ra.,,,i,,. et...,.
near me corner OF lf"iti" "Nehh' niNs"r
an are light put in especially for the oc-
casio, h,, IN, cttiy,ne I.l,,,rio IJ,.h,
company.
The work of putting in tho underground
con1uits Is, nrorrcssi,t,. n,ni,uv ,pd IN,
Wv
rniV OF 'hc "'cpi'"''e Nut''ihs' corner OF
Prairie avenue and Fann,n street, has
been reached AT thnt i,iace man hole
ten tcet deep is hcng put in through
which all wires which ere used IN tc.o-
phnn" work In Houston VIII pass. Hun
ming pnin.iel with ia" man hole Z, Il s,w. i
fnd Whom he excavation wesi made l-nk
in the sewer was dls.o.rrci To prevrn;
a e.iNc-n MIR. Reyuoi-s built a frame
work within the man noe and y force Of
mnsons was put to work waiting up the
excavation II can NOT be stopped until
n Is completed mud they worked al night
and VIII continue. tolAN. Mi Reyup.ds
hopes t. ho ihrouah l"forc June / but II
q, hardy prol.lbo Acknowledgment work
,.,n he finished by emit inie
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-03
A MOoNilGIir RIDE.

4 dclightful moonlight rid" was siven
lari Tuesday uiRht complimentary to Wis
tlnF yo'ing ladies. the Josly crowd OF
rinc couples enjoyed the ride TO Harris
tirl. after which elegant refreshments
wrfr served and the party adjourncd TO
Iarr-t p4rit whero dancing was engaged
W untN % lno hour. The following W. 0
lutHtln 4 - Miss Millic Louis. Nav u.
T.sas. uins Iie.cn hlrschfedcr Waco,
'f.aha. Mrs tssie Alexander, n Graz sc,
Ifann. NisHcs Itato Flasniau. Mnllic ll+ir-
i.e il5fi nnI Moiiic Mrsthcimer, Aprie
Fagmnn Mossrr Tom flnSmAn. Ike l..
Ffosi Morris aud lake sam. Sol tlark
I'm Jnfrph. Leopold Lazarus, iiy. koit-
WIZ nE1 Joe -. heraon.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-03

city Tftaf .rsf szabp gag .eryiay pai1 OF
'ae ftt .1l 'e.tNtfs.
today b. h- auuis-i asy u the seyonth
ot n rtaf4i ctraW aa ehircn
'th.fe IS 10 te a itnee 20 Mrfk"if gr9sr
r..ii. -fI1lf tytf34g Al4y u 80 which Mr
fli4 aefa1 mas sen.i lSyiI auprs
Erg a. a. itaNain. waO mas injured by
"a faN rfuia hls BIZ g'l. sqno 1ayH 8F7. -
4p srals a.s Hll ue in his pulpit TO-DAY
rae5tan lodge 80 ii 81 Elks had II
,e.slpu last nlKid IN he l1is~ room 30
tllc ismL building tof .hp Initiation IT
1t w.r r,psrsed 80 TIC police yestnraa,
ihu ha appfrsatu On roWin~rH. aYeuue
t. thD Niii1H ttfrst briiye u 10 Il lauEef
oue condition
The. foot nrtige oh Smith strict he
tween I'rAHif arg 'F"N+ta aNsuu's d. ~
ported 90 f4n pcHlr NJ hr ~ u iAuYrran-
condition ~ wiil -. investigated and N
fonun unsafe VIII be- nai'ei nr until g.
ptirfN
special Dnlcer JOHN n GATES Ooioredi
was h"fbrr JlHAr. iiu#s'y Yesterday On
the charge 49, assstulf to inNr Def. nNf M
rhfe saa dismissed Dy ifsr lnriio" be alsr
at Insufficient eyiirf.rr ls"ff On Hrsing
for thr tnnosal - this officer has t',Nn
rfr@Pufrd 90 The city mammal. The ground
81 in" i'rii,ipn " Tho "a :" ma wpa before
thn Justice
- mieatng heil May u tho enter
iainmenl rominitl-p u ~" liaustpn iiigh
school Alumni aHsoNiailnn. WIN Hl9s - =.
nlc l.iuH ~ Chairman, ~ WA pef .ioi ~
trader reception ~ ihr Ligh afhrpl
Rfmluat's 81 ihs ciaSs u =" tuls boirr
~ INITIAL entertainment the association
- 'iorea ~ mako n q sary "iaipfilfr un.
ANA tic various committees are futfins
form every enori - accomplish that oai.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-03
rNnADNAL MHNrl0N

MnIor Haywood Isfahan Of susa'iand
Is Ia tt" city.
wlll L. vinlng. ol.fh OF the cly'i court
OF hpp'sl4 Al Austin, arrived in the eiiy
last night,
pr Warner haA returned from ahi,
cngo, whore he has been winIIrX % "a
deceased hrothsr'n rafafe.
N. Clark. the contractor ~ DnlyeEtnu,
wus IN the city Yesterday, hayinR fetutnsd
from i-"uip'hna. Ahelo iic MAS sppir tvu.
tracts.
lion. " T.. hccofub 81 Montgomery
who viii make IN. ,nernori.i adlg.aa al
The Auditorium thiA aflsrun9n, arrived "
tho city yesterday
Mcssrs. A. q, iiakrr AMI Eugene I,iake
Two well known Irxa1 traseiitspmnn VIM
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-03
JOINED THE BUSINESS LEAGUE.
business Men of AVN Who Have BECOME
Eogular McmhtrA.


Eogular Mcmbrra.
Mr.. T. n. Gray commissioner Of cNhipits
for the Houston Business Lenguc. re-
turned from ALVIN las, evening and re
ported IN organization OF the following
named leading firms and business men OF
that city who become mcnhcrs OF me
Houston business Lcaguo Tor not less IN
one year and pledge thomsrlN"" IT, ~"
support ana maintenance OF crod'tahlc
prrinancnt exhibit Of the products OF IN"
soil of that favored locality
Alvin ENchaIro bank Cummings Sons'.
Mat. spears. r.. 4. fishhack. king Eros.
i. u L.asan. l.. II. IS W Rowan A.
j. Wrigh, 4 Sons, Il, II. Grfir, carlton
4 McDavitt. W. II. Nash, Aivin l.1nher
compnny c. q. Garner, u. ice Sialaper
q. w. benson. Adolf l,nrels, Wecms 4
Jones, +, a. Rsmlcy, J. r., kimmlns, ! d.
'rhonas -. y carraway, ALVIN ice ihctn,y
a. H. Erishaner * BroD, Dlrlington-Mii-
Ter Lumber company 81. NJ. Enslr' man
iSon, , ,,o
Alvin. Brazorin county, Is one ~ INC
most thriving aud prosresiiN. li'tie 'i,,H
i'm all the coast country. and has now en-
phasized her title IN this parlirulhi ny
being the first of any others in taking Mt
vantage OF the opportunity TO pince an
axliht with the Houston BUSINESS
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-03

The fuse box of the Citizens Electric
'.ght company in front of the Binz build
Ing burned out last night AT ia:30 O'Clock
during tho rain aud Illuminated the whole
nCishhorhood. At he same time the wire
OF The iHcandcsccnt lamp in The show
wln9aw of the Bon Ton confectionery
yausht IRE and burned for short time.
hut did TO damage.