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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-02-20

Il am the mn 3UN1
said his lordship, and, far from Uefng |
offended, seemed greatly amused. To
mount new pair of shoestrings, even,
is pain and grief to him, and new
pair of shoes always brings on violent |
fit of gout, so vehemently is he opposed |
to the sad necessity of donning them NJ
all.
Lord Eldon was a peer of this pat
tern, only he proceeded to the other
extremity and would never allow his
wife and daughter but one bonnet be-
tween them. Que wonders what pret-
ty Betty Surtees saw in him to induce
her to elope with him, cost what 1t
might.
There is Frenchman whose eccen.
tricity in respect of pet meanncss is
often commented upon in Paris, for,
though he has model establishment
and positively rolls in money, he can
not bear to use towels freely--hls own
or his neighbors'. 1t is said that upon
staying at one of the old castles OF
Brittany for week he took his hostess
aside privately and showed her ovei
three dozen towels that he had been
gloating over for days. "All these,
madame, have saved" he remarked,
with great delight. "Your servants
put them in my room, it is true, but ]
and my wife have only used one be-
tween u.s. Servants are careless, waste.
| full creatures; return the rest"
1t is very curious thing that every
body, nearly, has q rooted aversion to
giving away some one thing. No mat
ter how generous the man or woman
may be, in this one thing, he or she is
miser.
Baron James Rothschild did not In
the least mind giving thousands OF dol
lars to hospital, tens of thousands in
slozens of directions; but when it came
to stamps the great financier, it is said.
could not bear to pay the postage on
his private letters, but would send
them at the expense of the firm. With
"Mme. Chere Mere" in one of Fred
erika Bremer's charming stories, it was
lace. She could give her children
houses and lands, and to yield them
fields and farms did not car.s. h. a
pang; but when it became a question
of duchess point" she confessed that
nothing could be more painful than to
part from the least bit of it. One OF
the richest women in this country
hoards matches as if they were so
many wands studded with diamonds.
She will give one or two under protest
to n relative in need of them, but she
buys them by the gross, and lights and
relights them until the last charred
butt falls off, leaving her often with
burnt fingers and regretful wish that
"she could have used that once more"
When her children come of age she
gives each of them 100000 with the
greatest possible cheerfulness, but il
they were to ask for n whole box oil
matches she would feel that she was
being impoverished, and if they tool;
six that she was being robbed.
Then there is the well-known case
of the millionaire who supports news.
boys home, but who will never buy q
paper unless he can beat the boy who
If selling it and get 1t at half price
after which he not infrequently pre-
sents him with n quarter.-Philadel
phia Item.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-02-20
Easy II You Krnw How.

A sporting gentleman, who had the
reputation of being very bad shot,
invited rome of his friends to dine with
him. Before dinner he showed them q
target painted on barn door, with q
bullet right in the bullseye. This he
claimed to have shot Mt 1000 yards
distance. AS nobody believed him no
offered to bet the price of an oyster sup
per on it. On cne of Ais guests accept
ing the wager he produced two wit
nesses whose yeracity could not be
doubted to prove his assertion. Since
they both stated that he had done what
he claimed he won his bet. During
dinner the loser of the wager inquired
how the host had managed to fiic such
an excellent shot. The host answered.;
"Ncll, shot the bullet at the door at
n distance of 1000 yards and then l
peinte1 tho target s9uad it,"vzgitAlts
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-02-20
SNUFF
The New Vice of Factory and Shop
Girls.

The New Vice of Factory and Shop
Girls.
The popular belief has been that
"snuff-dipping" is confined almost en-
tirely to the negroes and the "poor
whites" down south, but this old-fash-
ioncd practice is indulged in to re-
markablc extent in this section of the
country. Within the last two or three
years 1t has been taken up by shop and
factory girls, and there is hardly
manufacturing town in New York
state or in the east where the dealers
do not sell hundreds of pounds of dip.
ping snuff weekly.
The girls are using it now in prefer
ence to gum, and those who do not al-
ready know the trick are being taught
1t by their companions. The old
fashioned snuff that pleasurably it'll
lated the nostrils of our ancestors is
going more and more out of use each
year, and to-day seven-tcnths of the
snuff monufac! ured in America is
snuff for dipping. Approximately
about G0,000,O00 pounds come out Of
the mill each year. 1t is sold in little
tin cans holding one ounce, or fire.
quently girl prefers to buy it in small
paper packages, which she can carry
about more easily. An ounce costs
five cents. With some girls this guam
tity will hardly last more than a couple
of days.
The dipping" process is simple
one. The fashioned method was
to rub the gums with the powdered to-
bacco by means of stick of soft wood,
whose end had been chewed into a
sort Of brush, but the factory girl
pours about half teaspoonful on a
card or bit of paper, and, tipping this,
shakes out the snuff into her mouth
against her closed teeth.
The amount of the consumption can
be judged best from the fact that one
dealer in this city sends barrel OF
dipping snuff weekly to dealer in
Troy. The collar and cuff girls of that
city, 1t is said, have a large number OF
snuff-dippers among them. Fall River
Mass, and Lynn are also strongholds
of snuff-dipping, and in fact this
article finds customers in every city
and town along the Atlantic seaboard
The negro and poor white trade of the
south is comparatively small factor
nowadays. There are ten dipping
snuff manufacturers in the country
the majority OF thcrr in New Jersey
though Baltimore has two or three
and Philadelphia at least one.-N. Y,
! World.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-02-20
Ensilage Not for Horses.

No man on earth who understands
the small, delicate nature of the horses
stomach would under any conditions
recommend ensilage as any portion OF
the ration for horse. The equine
and the bovine family are as far apart
in the stomach conditions as they are
in the shape of the head and general
form. There is no comparison to be
made in any sense beyond the fact that
each stomach is the receptacle of the
food when swallowed. An ordinary
sized cows stomach can accommodate
three or four times the bulk of that of
any full-sized horse. Besides, the boz
vine has chemical laboratory not
possessed by the equine. Feed clean,
nutritious food to the horse always If
you can.-Farmers' Home Journal.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-02-20
A TREASURE STORY.
Syndicate Formed to Search for Buried
Wealth.


The Indian Daily News Of recent date
contains strange story of the indian
mutiny, related by an old soldier, which
has led to the formation in Calcutta
of syndicate for the purpose of dig.
ging up treasure valued at 60 lakhs
of rupees, now said to be buried in
certain spot in the Unao district of
Oudh. 1t is alleged that the veteran,
In the course of one of the many en-
gagements which took place in Oudh
during 1s57-5S, shot rebel leader, on
whose person he found copper table.
inscribed with some strange writing
and designs. The soldier preserved this
tablet, and after the mutiny entered
the service of the government. from
which he will rhortly retire on n PEN
sion.
A few months ago he showed this
tablet to one of the governors of
certain bank, who, being struck with
the story told in connection with H.,
had it translated. The inscription cut
on it proved to be in the old Hindu
character and contained minute direc-
tions as to the finding at q certain
place of treasure in gold, silver and
jewels valued at 60 lakhs. The exact
spot was purchased and bungalow
built over the hidden hoard, and in tho
course of couple of months, if things
prove to be as described on the tablet,
the members who form the syndicate
will each receive three lakhs, the state
being entitled to a third of all treasure
trove, and ten lakhs being the share of
the soldicr.-London Telegraph.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-02-20
A Hermit Dog.

Near Sandusky, o., stands rickety,
long-vacated log cabin, and no other
house is within quarter mile. The
cabin has siogle inhabitant, big,
black dog. For three years this ami
NAL has hung around this tottering
hovel, and nothing can tempt him to
leave it. He visits neighborlng farm
houses for food, but spends nine
tenths Of his time in or about the
cabin, and always sleeps there. He is
not cross nor surly, but is apparently
determined to maintain q hermit ex-
istence. Some years ago poor family
occupied the cabin, and having moved
to distant city, it is supposed that
the dog is still awaiting their return
~-Goldep Days,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-02-20
HERE AND THERE.

Whenever meat animal ceases to
gain in flesh it is kept at a loss, and is
constantly eating up previous profits.
Before purchasing thermometer
invert the instrument; the mercury
should fall to the end in solid ''sticls."
If it separates into several small col
umns, the tube contains air, and will
not register accurately.
Mr.. Wheeler, an old and we'll
known citizen of Corsicana, Tex, and
an experimenter in fish and poultry
culture, has successfully used the i'm
cubator in Matching carp spawn. This
is novel use for the artificial hatcher.
Horses require q considerable
amount of bulky food with the con-
centrated grain ration; but too great a
quantity of coarse fodder or hay
crowds the digestive organs, shortens
wind, and is really worse than not
quite enough. The practice of giving
work horses all the hay they can stuff
into themselves is not good one.
There is no profit in keeping hogs
III IL luuu noiC uuriuB cOlu WcdtlleT.
During recent country jaunt the
writer saw pork hogs wading In mud
belly deep, and in this they had
to sleep while the cold north wind
went bowling by. When aocosted on
the subject one of these hog owners
said: Il have another pen to put them
in when this one gets too bad
-One cannot have winter eggs for
home use and the market from hens
that roost in the trees during all sorts
of weather. A farmer who has raised
fowls on his present farm for 3S years
without a fowl house complains that
his hens would not lay in winter. The
writer advised him to build a com.
Portable house and see what the ef.
feet would be. The house was built q
month ago, and now be isgeI!lpg 10 tg
% eggs day.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-02-20
sTUNa THEM AFTER DEAF
Two Men Killed by the Poison In ID
Snakes Fangs.

bnhht Ehhkbs
The farmers in the vicinity of Cd
toms, d settlement deep in the PEN
sylvania woods, have been excited ov'
two strange deaths, due, the more ID
norant assert, to the Vaccinations d
some hoodoo worker. One day last
summer Thomas Horton was passingl
through piece of cleared land when
he felt movement beneath his feet
and blow on his right leg. Glancing
down, Horton saw large rattlcsnakc
clinging to the bootleg. The snake
was shedding its skin, and therefore
in its most venomous condition. The
snake was killed. Horton examined
his leg, but found that he was not in
jured, as the serpent's fangs he'd not
penetrated the cowhide boot. When
Horton took off his boots that night he
put them away, and thereafter wore an
other pair. His wife gave the old boots
to Napoleon Meeker, negro who
worked on an adjoining farm. He
wore them one day, but on the day fol-
lowing, when about his chores was
taken with pain in the right leg. 1t
grew worse and began swelling. De-
spite all hastily-applied remedies the
man died in great agony. Having no
family, his effects passed into the lands
of his brother, and among them were
the cowhide boots.
For some time the articles lay In a
,f ka no1,;,, Tha,, Ar.nh na III
Hooker, nephew Of the dead man,
put them on. Before he had worn them
4S hours his right leg began to swell
and pain him. Again all remedies
failed, and, like his uncle, he died.
Then the negro portion of the COM
munity, thoroughly alarmed, began to
talk Of hoodoos and witchcraft. They
| obtained the services of an old hoodoo
doctor who lived at distance, ard the
| deaths were laid at the door ot sew.
eral people, but, as no direct evidence
could be obtained, no legal action was
| taken. Meanwhile the boots had passed
out of the negro's possession into that
of an old trapper, to whom they were
| tTuQcu lOT game. nc tIdpp'is WIN
was also a rattlesnake hunter, captnr.
ing the reptiles for their oil, took the
articles to his hut in the woods and
put them on. The experience of the
two former wearers was repeated. The
second day he wore them he was at
tackled with pain in his leg. Ills ex
perience told him it was the result OF
rattlesnake poisoning.
Though unable to account for the in
jury, he applied an infallible remedy
for snake bites which he possessed, ant
slowly recovered. An examination o
the injuredleg revealed a small scratch
no bigger than that inflicted by needl,
point, almost indiscernible, but whic@
was evidently the source of the poi
son. AS the ground was, frozen wher
the trapper received his wound, he sus
pectcd the truth and began critica
examination of the right booting. A
last his search was rewarded by find
ing the small point of u piece of bon,
imbcdded in the hide. 1t was the fang
of the rattlesnake, placed in such ,
way that on drawing out the foot tn,
fang, which curved upward, would no
injure 1t, but on putting the boot OF
It would be almost impossible to escape
slight scratch from the poison-cov
cred tooth.--N. Y. Press.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-02-20
feeding tho soil with plant food in

feeding tho soil with plant food In
some form. We must actually obtain
proper material from somewhere else
outside, and put on the soil (plant foodO
when crops. fall Off in yield" But
since science has demonstrated that
the legumes to draw their supply of
nitrogen, the costliest element from
the air and causes its fixation in the
soil, and the long, strong roots OF
clover go far into the subsoil for
needed mineral matter, bringing 1t to
the surface, we find some of the
former alarmists actually writing
like this: "If the soil will produce
naturally any kind Of vegetable
growth it will grow COW peas
and then clover, and may certainly be
improved from its own resources by
feeding it's product on the land or by
turning under green manures." Isnot
that somewhat singular chanceP
Yet in the main it is true. And, to
speak within bounds, the only wonder
to me is, it does not create an excite
ment. The discovery of gold In
California is nothing to compare with
it. 1t is applicable almost anywhere.
Yet, on the whole, there is but feeble
scramble to obtain its rich offerings.
The office of the legume is yeS 20 realize
the grand intention of its Creator-to
refill again the world with fruitful
soil. Its failure of appreciation in tho
past is only to be regarded in the light
of ignorance of its ability. Its
"feebly cropping about" stage is past.
It's ultimate victory will not be acci-
dental. The past has in a limited way
demonstrated its vitality and utility.
The present is proving its elasticity and
capabilities. The future shall behold
it's triumph. Is your land poor and
have you never known the "sweets" of
a reasonable wealth or having known,
lost, and would gladly recover itagain
if you could? The legume is the "open
sesame" 1t is not q newborn verdure
staying briefly, but tried. 1t will be
so to speak, only too glad to help you
II you give it proper conditions and
persevere and concentrate. win you
sit down and be "snowed under,"
wailing for conditions to changer
Times have changed. Conditions
have changed, men are changing and
soils are being changed under the
renovating influence of leguminous
plants. When it comes to measuring
fertilizing strength for cost we find the
legume wagging the better agriculture
north and south. What nature has
done for one she will do for another
under like circumstances. Do not
hesitate to employe legumes for feed.
ing soil and feeding animals. Expert
ence has shown that they can feed
both in the most economical manner
and with the best results. 1t will
surely pay you to test them next
spring. Lest my communication prove
too long | will defer the consideration
of the corn crop as following clover
for another article-Southern Farm.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-02-20
Geese for Market.

If the old geese are active and vigor-
GUS, do not keep any of the young
geese for next year, unless to add to
the flock, but send them to market and
keep the old geese, for the reason that
only young geese are salable in market.
Old geese can be better killed and
buried on the farm than to pay trans
portation on them, as they will really
be given away in market, owing to
lack of buyers. Pen up the young
geese about two weeks before selling,
and feed three times day on bran,
corn meal and ground oats, scalded,
but give moss of chopped clover once
a day. They will then be fat If sent
to market, and also bring good prices
Southern Farmer.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-02-20
CHAMPION HARD LUCK STORY
Leadville Gambler KocOunts n Tale OF
Woe of the Early Days.

Woe of the Early Days.
''Talk about hard luck stories" said
western gambler. 81 think can dis
count anything you ever heard. 1t was
in the early days in Leadville, just about
this time of the year, and tell you il
does get cold up in the hills along
about now. Well, / was broke, didn't
have n copper, and had strolled into n
gambling house to get warm. There
were several games on, and when had
thawed out little walked over to the
faro layout where / went broke the
night before. AS / said, it was very
cold night. The snow had sifted
through the cracks and could feel the
wind blowing in on my feet. hap
pened to glance down at the floor,
where, by the side of my right foot, was
lying what / thought was quarter.
! had been watching the game closely
making imaginary plays. I'll play %
cents open on the ace / said to the
dealer, and in moment more it won.
The dealer handed me two white chips.
L played again and again won, and be-
fore the end of the deal l had nice
stack of chips. 1t seemed to me l
couldn't lose bit, and in half an hour
/ had couple Of hundred dollars worth
of chips before me. / concluded to
cash in and stacked my chips, pushing
them toward the dealer. He counted
them and, looking up at me, said:
Where's that quarter you made your
first bet on?' had forgotten all about
it. / looked ON the floor; the quarter
was gone. lit match and saw that
what supposed to be silver quarter
was simply wet spot. 1t was origin
ally bit of ice, but the hest from my
foot had melted 1t. OF course the deal
er properly refused to cash my chips y
Chicago Times-Herald.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-02-20
GOOD-BY.
Characters: Mrs. Lidyard ta9. Ted Clay

Characters: Mrs. Lidyard (2S. Ted Clay
ton (35).
Time: $50. p. m. Scene: Mrs. LidyLrd's
drawing-room - curtains drawn - dimly
lighted. Mrs. Lidyard seated before the
fire gazing absently into 1t with paper
open on her lap. She starts violently as
the clock strikes the half hour. and ring
~ heard at the door bell She hastily picks
UP the paper. and is absorbed in 1t as q
maid announces Mr.. Clayton.
Mrs. Lidyald trising politely)-I can
not help thinking you have given your
self unnecessary trouble.
Clayton (stiffiy)-I preferred being
quite sure no mistake was possible.
Mrs. Lidyard with raised eyebrows)
mo mistake?
Clayton (hastily)-As to the safe re-
turn of this packet mean!
Mrs. Lidyard-Oi
Clayton (coldly)-Did you imagine
that-O, I assure you, your letter left
me no chance of misapprehension; it
was painfully clear
Mrs. Lidyard-I am glad; in that case,
] suppose
Extraordinarily, there is nothing
to be done but to return these letters
(handing parceD.
Mrs. Lidyard (holding out her hand)
Thank you.
Clayton (frigidly)-Hadn't you bet
ter see that you have the full compile
ment?
Mrs. Lidyard deliberately untying
the string--If you prefer it
Clayton (angrily)-Eve!
Mrs. Lidyard (stops)-You suggested
It.
Clayton (still angry)-I have never
given you cause to insult me.
Mrs. Lidyard with shrug)-Please
don't let us have scene.
Clayton (furiously)-I have not the
slightest wish for anything of the sort.
Naturally it is your woman's privilege
to break your word as often as you
choose.
Mrs. Lidyard (indignantly)-Ted!
Calming herself) / break my word?
Excuse me, in this case is that quite
correct?
Clayton (doggedly)-Absolutely-
Mrs. Lidyard-But--
Clayton-O, you mean i have taken
the initiative?
Mrs. Lidyard-I rather fancy
Clayton-You made it impossible for
me to do anything else.
Mrs. Lidyard (quickly)--What do ycu
mean?
Clayton (calmly)-For PHYS sake, as
you said just now, don't let us have a
scene
Mrs. Lidyard (turning away)-Ycu
are quite right. don't think there is
anything left but to say good-by!
Clayton-I think not, unless 1t is for
me to wish you happiness, and as an
old friend / may, perhaps, be allowed
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-02-20

to be little beforehand with my con-
gratulations.
Mrs. Lidyard Cooking at him in sur
prise)- )---Your congratulations?
Clayton lin studiously amiable
voice)--I could not well attend The
wedding even If 1 wished; start for
Paris tonight
Mrs. Lidyard (biting her lips and
dropping her eyes)-Are you rot
rather?
Clayton (still with forced smile)--
Does 1t matter between us?
Mrs. Iidyard (still keeping her p"si-
tom Yes, as you say, we are old
friends hardly care to remember how
long we have known each other. 1t
makes one feel quite archaic. Naughs.)
Clayton Qanghs, too, saragely)--iou
had Just come out of the schoolroom
when first went to Graymoors with
your brother.
Mrs Adyard lprotsstlng) )-poRt Fo'
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-02-20
Artificial Seeming of Flowers.

Flowers that have lost something of
their perfume are now scented arti-
ficially by watering them with an alco-
holic solution Of essence, using little
glycerine to fix the odor. Thus, for
violets, the liquid is composed Of 100
grammes of glycerine and ten grammes
of essence of violet. In many places,
while scented violets are very rare, the
unscented kinds grow wild In great pro.
fusion. These are now brought up in
large quantities, scented artificially and
put into the market in advantageous
competition with the perfumed violets
grown by the horticultursts. Cut
flowers which have wilted from time or
transportation are revived by being
plunged into weak solution of sal am
rloniac. Flowers which have little or
no scent are also perfumed for sale by
being put into box with ice, and then
saturated with current of carbonic
acid charged with perfume
Public Opinion.
The world-famous 0rontee Is only