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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-05-28

i would fall down. ! hadn't remained
motionless for so very long, either, but
in darkness where man can't tell
whether he Is standing on his feet or his
ears, the faculty of balance isn't much
TO be counted on. My heart stopped
short when l felt myself sway, but
Shifted one foot quickly, and there /
was again. But that accursed foot had
made a squeak.
"The fellow listened for a moment,
and then he yelled: Who's in here?
81 didn't say a word, but just dropped
down to the floor as easy as u sack of
oats.
''lIe listened for time, and then bel
lowed out again: Who's in here" /
suppose he figured that it wasn't one
of his enemies, or they would have got
him while he was swearing to himself
over in the corner.
"Who's in here! Come along now,
galoot, an speak up cr I'll begin t bore
leetle holes in yeh! Who er yeh, any
how! Whistle some now. or I'll fair
eat ye!'
"IIe was beginning to get mad as
wildcat. could fairly hear that fel-
low lashing himself into rage and get
ting more crazy every minute. All the
kegs were up in one corner, and when
felt around with one hand | couldn't
find thing to get behind. Every Sec
ond l expected to hear him begin to
work his gun, and if you have ever lain
in the darkness and wondered at what
precise spot the impending bullet would
strike, you know how felt. So when
he yelled out again: Who or you" l
spoke up and said: It's only me-
Thunder cried he, in roar like
bull. Who's me! Give yer hull name
an pedigree, mister, If ych amt fond
of rcg'lar bowling row!'
"I'm from Houston, said /.
Houston said he, with snort.
An what er yeh d6in' here, stranger"
81 came to the SALE told him.
"'Hum,' said he; and then he re-
mained still for some time over in his
end Of the car.
II was congratulating myself that /
) ran no more chance of trouble with
this fiend, and that the whole thing was
now mere matter of waiting for some
inerciful fate to let ME out, when sud-
denly .he fellow said: 'Mister!'
"'Sr?' said l.
"'0pen that there doorV
'Er--what?'
"'0pen that there door!'
'Er the door to the carp
'lIe began to froth at the mouth, ]
think Sure be roared. Til door T
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-05-28
pIrA AND POINT.

--"Ef yoh argifles wifi er smaht man."
said Uncle Eben, "you done git dc wust
oh it, aiid II yoh argies wifi er fool yoh
done vase yoh tihe.'--Weshington
Star.
--"Now I'm ready to treat you" said
the doctor, emerging from his private
Office. "a little whisky, with seltzer
on the side. plcase," returned the pa
tient, absent-mindedly. Chicago Even.
Ing Post.
AT a suburban theatcr, during d
performance Of the Tour de Nesle, the
herald announces "The King!' Voice
from the gallery-"What, him king2
Why he owes me half a crown!"=-
Etoile Beige.
First Sp5rtsman--"Well, how do
you like that new mare of yotirs7" Sec
ond Sportsmaa-"Oh, fairly well. But
| wish I had bought horse. She's al
ways stopping to look at herself in the
uddlesl"-London Punch.
--Uhcie Mose-"Whew, but dat's
heavy, dere am Is chickens in dat yer
bag" Aunty-"Thirteen, eh; dat's shit
fo' to bring bad luck" Uncle Nose
"Nsver 70 min bout dat; done brung
de ole hin too."-N. Y. World.
-Disappointed.-Mrs. East-"Ahd
shat did you think of Mr.. Inkwell, the
novelist?" Mrs. West-'Why, his
clothes are so very old-fashionedl And
] understood that he was celebrated
for his style."-Brooklyn Life.
"a Mysterys--'I really cannot un-
derstand," said the fond mother 70 tho
photographer, "why you should Insist
on charging double for photographing
the baby, when even grasping street
cor corporations let's him ride free!"-
indianapolis Journal.
-Lithitations@"So the new woman
poker club was a failure?' eyes. sev-
erul OF the members got mad and pre-
tended not to see each other" Thus
again was the dominant movement OF
the century face to face with its limita'
tions.-Detroit Tribune.
The Indian Knocked Out.-"You
seem sad, my redskinned brother" said
the missionary. "Redskinned brothers
heart heap bad" said the noble son OF
the prairie. "White man shoot better
fight better, and NOW ihjhn hear col
lege yeii, he know 1njuh can't war'
whoop for sour apples. Waughl'-Ciil
cinnati Enquirer.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-05-28
cookInc Cabbaco without Odor.

Many housekeepers decline to have
cabbage cooked in their kitchens be-
cause of the disagreeable odor with
which the vegetable fills the house. If
the servant would but obey the follow
ing directions this objection would be
reduced to minimum. In the first
place the saucepan should be the larg-
est the menage affords, and must con-
tain enough water to entirely cover the
cabbage. This saucepan must be placed
on the hottest part of the range and the
water be at galloping boil before the
cabbage is put in, and must be kept at
boil until the vegetable is done. Last
of all the lid must not be put on the
saucepan during the whole process Of
cooking.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-05-28

JAPAN'S ARMY AND NAVY,
The Mlkado to Have Half Million Eners-
I've Soldiers Ten Years from Now.

I've Soldiers Ten Years from Now.
Our correspondent at Toxic, writing
on January 5; sends us resume OF the
large schemes OF military and naval de-
velopment contemplated by the Japa-
nese government. AS to the navy, in
seven years there will be expended Oil
men-of-war si,00D,000 yen, and 14,000is
600 will be devoted to the construction
of docks and various edifices. These
figures are independent of vessels al
ready ordered abroad, ahong which
are two battle ships of over 10000 tons
each, which will probably be ready for
sea in the course of year. Evidently
the intention is 10 pbssess n navy more
than equal To the combined sduadrons
of Britain, Russia, France, Germany
and the United aggregating
1ss,000 tons-now on the Pacific sta
ton, 1t must always be borne in mind
that although japan cannot procure
ships and guns more eheaply than any
other country can, once in possession
of such weapons of war she maintains
them at an outlay almost incredibly
small when Judged by western stand-
ards,
The period OF seven years corre-
spends with the period fixed by the
Shimonoseki treaty for the payment of
the Chinese indemnity. China is
pledged to pay the last installment Of
the indemnity by May, 1902, until
which time Japan h8l1s WeiAHui-wei.
In connection with the naval exteh-
sion scheme may be mentioned the es-
tablishment of an iron foundry. Japan
uses 10000 tons of iron and steel every
year, put produces scarcely any, al
though she possesses iron ore and coal
In abundance. II is proposed To begin
by manufacturing 60,O00 tons of metal
annually including $4,000 tons Of Bes-
scmer steel. The estimated expendi-
lures OH aecotnt OF this establishment
aggregate n little more than 1900, ,00b
yen (say e420,Oo0), and are to be
spread over n period of fom years.
Only two foreign experts will be EN-
ployed at first. Japan imports iron,
steel and their manufactures, and
these totalled over 100000 yen last
year, nearly 4bOD,bO0 of which caina
from Great Britain.
With regard to the army, the exact
degree of increment projected by the
government cannot yet be stated, but
ii will not be far from the truth to say
that the present force is to be doubled
in nine years. Last year the regular
expenditures on account of the army
aggregated 12,500,000 yen; this yeal
they are put at 1b,OO0,0O0, and nm eS
traordinary grant of 10,250,0O6 is alsC
asked for the construction Of barrack:
and forts, the manufacture of smal
arms, and so forth. Japan's fighting
force in 1905 will lie approximately
100000 with the colors, 1876, 900 reserves
and 100000 landwehr-that is TO say
100000 men in round numbers. 1t vii
sound almost incredible to western
ears that she should maintain such
force Mt nn annual expenditure of 20,
100000 yen, of about R2,Tt0,O0,
sterling; but such, nevertheless, is he
estimate, and the expenditure of 2,
years justiies us in believing that he
calculations are not faulty.-Londoi
Times.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-05-28
1T LOOKS BEHIND.
Telescope Which Is Said to Double the
Usefulness of Ordinary Glasses.


Mankind once had an extra eye in the
back of his head. Scientists say that
they can still find traces of this eye
in certain irregular formation of the
skull at the point where he ancient
eye-socket used TO be. These Irregular
places are called rudimcntary eyes, but
they are not to be found in all people.
In fact. man who can boast of rtl.
dimntary eye is quite n superior per-
son. OF course, these rudmentary
eyes are of no real use to anybody, not
even to the owner of them, but they
serve to show MS that at certain stage
in our career nature thought it was n
wise thing to enable us to keep watch
in the rear.
A foreign firm of opticians have very
considerably cndeavored to supply, as
far us may be done by mechanical
means, the loss of this rear-yew eve.
They have constructed telescope
which enables The user to look around
a corner. By its means you may see
and remain unseen, circumstance
which possesses obvious advantages.
They call the invention the stereo-
telescope. Stereo comes from Greek
word meaning solid, and in this con-
nection it is used as indicating that The
image, as seen through the stereo-tele-
scope seems an exact counterpart of
the object aud not mere picture OF it.
The two tubes that extend horizon
tally carry an object glass in either
end. The eye pieces are placed ON an
axis at right angles to that of the OBJ
jective or long tubes. When the OBJ
server looks through the small peep
holes he sees different field with each
eye. The rays of light from the objects
that lie in the field of vision are re-
flected by means of prisms, so that they
turn the corner of the right angle. Thus
you may leisurely study an object
while under cover, the head being in
such a position as not to admit of its
being seen. When the tubes are thus
extended, the observer may stand be-
hnd tree or wall and recopnoiter
from his concealed position.
There are also open points in favor
OF the instrument The field of vision
is enormously extended. You NAV
study objects at opposite points of the
compass with no more trouble than the
winking of your eye. The stereo-tele-
scope may be folded up, in which posi-
tion, being held with the tubes upward,
| it enables the observer to look above
an object obstructing his view, such as
a hedge, wall or crowd of people.--N.
Y. World.
Albert Durer was considered a
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-05-28
WOMAN AND HOME.
DHAwlNe-RooM SCREEN.
Although Rather Elaborate, One Can lie
Made at Moderate EXPENSE

Although Rather Einbotatc, One Can Bc
Made at Moderate Expense.
There is no minor article of furniture
perhaps that is more useful in house
than pretty screen. Every drawing
room should possess one, for II contrib
utes largely to its coziness, especially
in the winter months. To purchase a
feally h;ce screen, ready-made, n good
round sum must be expended, and even
then the article purchased may not
prove satisfactory. am giving, there
fore, a practical suggestion for home
made screen, which, II properly car
ried out, will result in charming and
useful addition to the drawipg-room.
For the framework OF thy screen, an
ordinary two-leaf clothes-horse will
answer admirably; but If particular
size and width be desired, a working
carpenter will knock you up what you
require for trifle.
Having your framework ready, cover
II with Il strong unbleached Calico
This will be best done by using small
black brads, and covering each leaf
separately. The calico should be
strained very tightly from side to side,
and plenty Of brads used in the mailing.
When these preliminaries are accom-
plished the frame is ready for its orna-
mental covering.
The materials required will be as fol-
lows: Fine oliye-gfcen cloth to cover
the screen quite plainly on The outside,
II yard of lemon-colored velveteen, aid
sufficient eau-de-Nil pongee silk to line
the inside OF the screen, and to cover
half of the front. am Unable TO give
quantities of material in this INSTANCE
MS have not suggested any particular
size for the screen, which may vary
with the tastes of the reader, and the
actual making is what l wish to make
clear to you.
1t will be seen BY the sketch that the
ornamcntation of the screeti consists
OF fight of butterflies upon one leal
and the lower half of the second
These are fashioned from the lemon
colored vclveteen, and should be cut
out from paper pattern, which may
be varied in various positions accord
Ing to the ingenuity of the W orSer, and
IL is Il pretty ideu to have the butter
flies graduating in size from large tt
very small.
These, when cut out, can be fixed
Oh to the cloth lii two or three ways;
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-05-28
Red Manicure snlye ys yulgar.

Women never cared more carefully
for their nails than now, but the woman
of taste avoids extremes in this as In
all things. Pink nails are admired be-
cause u perfect nail should be thin
enough to show the rosy blood be-
meath, but nail glowing with the red
salve of the toilet table is no better
liked than lips and cheeks which owe
their brilliancy to the rouge pot. Nor
is an artificial polish to be recommend
ed; the natural gloss should be main
tained and heightened. The best au-
thoritics forbid the use Of the nail
brush. Any dust or soil may be re-
moved with a bit of cotton wound
around wooden toothpick or bit Of
orange wood; the small emery boardS
which are sold everywhere for the pur-
pose keep the under surface OF the
nail SO smooth that little or nothing can
adhere
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-05-28

tn carl There haint so doors here, be
therl Slid or open, or else, mister, YOU
te a goner sure!' And then he cursed
my ancestors for Js generations.
"'Well-- but-lools here,' saidI. Amt
look hcre-ain't they going TO shoot
as soon as anybody opens that deer.
It.
"'None of your business, stranger
the fellow howled. Open that therc
door, er III eyerlastin'ly make er venti-
lator of yeh. Come on now. Stop up'
lie began to prowl over in my direction,
Where are yeh2 Come on now, galoot,
Where are yeh? oh, Jest lemme lay my
oil gun agin yeh nm III fin outl Step
up!'
"rhis cat-like approach in the dark.
ness was too much for me. Hold on
said I. I'll open the door,
"iIe gave grunt and paused. Igot
up and went over to the door.
SNOW, stranger the fellow seid. 'Es
soon as yeh open tn door, Jest step
enside nm watch Luke Burnham peel tn
skin of er them skunks.'
"'But, look here'-sald 1.
Stranger, this hain't no time T.
arger! Open tn door,
81 put my hand on the door and pre-
pared to slide my body along with II.
| had hoped to find 1t locked, but unfor.
tunately 1t was not When gave it a
preliminary shake, it ratified easily, and
| could see that there was going 10 be
no trouble in opening the door.
IL turned toward the interior of the
car for one last remonstrancc. Say,
| haven't got anything to do with this
thing. I'm just up here from Houston
to so to the sale
"But the fellow howled again:
Stranger, eryou maxim a fool a me?'
"'Hold on said l. I'll open the door.
VI got all prepared, and then turned
my head. Are you ready?'
"'Let 'cr got
"1ie was standing back in the car.
could see the dull CLINT of the revolvera
in each hand.
"Let 'cr gol he said again.
II braced myself, and put one hand
out to reach the end of the door, then
with a groan, pulled. The door slid
open, and ! fell on my hands and knees
in the end OF the car.
"Well,' said the fellow. turned my
head. There was nothing to be seen bu
blue sky and green prairie, and the lit
tic group of yellow board shanties with
a red auction flag and a crowd OF peopl,
in front of one of them.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-05-28

'The fellow swore and flung himself
out of the car. lie went prowling of
toward the crowd with his guns held
barrels down and with his nervous fin
gers on the triggers followed him at
Il respectful distance.
"As he came near to them he began
to walk like a cat on wet pavements,
lifting each leg away up. Where is he?
Where is tn white-livered skunk what
slammed thet door on me? Where is
he? Where Is he? Let i'm show hissclf!
He dassent! Where is he? Where is
hep
"Hewentamong them believing in his
bull fashion, and not u man moved.
Where's all the galoots what was goin'
{ shoot at me? Where be they? Let 'em
come Let 'em show themselves! Let
'cm come at me! Oh, there's them here
as has got guns hangin' to 'em, but let
'em pull 'em! Let 'em pull 'em onct
Jest let em tap 'em with their fingers,
an I'll drive stove hole through
every last one'a their low-down hides
lessee man pull gun! Lessee! An
lessee tn man what slammed tn door
On me. Let him produce himself, th'-!
and he cursed this unknown individual
in language that was like black smoke,
"But the men with guns remained si
lent and grave. The crowd for the most
part gave him room enough to pitch
circus tent. When the train left he was
still roaring around after the man who
had slammed the door"
Sand SO they didn't kill him after ALL"
said some one at the end of the nara.
| tive.
"Oh, yes, they got him that night"
said the major. "In a saloon somewhere,
They got him all right"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-05-28
HINDOO SERVANTS.
Must he Handled Roughly, as They Don't
Appreciate Kindness.


Appreciate Kindness.
"Tosduy the 1Tindoo servant is lazy,
ruod-fcr-nothihg thief, and will tell
YOU how to handle him" said the gen.
ernl traffic manager of the Southern
India railway in his Office at Madras,
India, to an Enquirer representative
who was in the orient several months
ago and has just returned to this city.
Continuing, he said: Il have seen
good deal of change IN the country dur
ing my so years residence here, and one
Of the most remarkable changes has
been in the treatment OF servants. A
fsw years ago in the good, old days Of
tie Madras presidency. If n servant
disobeyed his mister he would have
been strung up and whipped. If the
whipping caused death, fine of seven
rupees t$t.15 in American money, ac-
cording to present valueD would have
been imposed.
"If, however, the servants masterdid
not care to run the risk of having to
pay the fine, which WINS considered a
big sum for the life OF Hihdoo in those
days, all he had to do was to send the
offending servant with u note to tho
iolice magistrate, and an official whip
per would return with Sammy. The
whole appliances for whipping were
Kept at the police department. Sammy
would be made to carry his own whip
ping post. Flog him hard? should
FAY they would. The general average
would be 80 lashes, and if the master
thought that the rascal was not pun
ished enough he would order 30 more
lnshes. If the Hindoo died from the
effects of this punishment, why, there
was no fine to pay, and it was simply
good radiance of bad rubbish But
look at the condition of things now.
The rascally Hindoo will stand up and
sass you.
"You ask why. 1t Is because the
Hindoo whipping post has been abol-
ished. At present the offending Hin
doc is brought before rajah or judge
of his own race, and of course he will
not be severe on his countryman.
"The only way that these Hindoo serv-
nnts can be made to obey is to beat and
kick them. You cannot show them
kindness or they at once put you down
os softie. Take my advice, as long as
you remain in India and your servants
are lax in their work, you just mako
them acquainted with the toe of your
boot"
The old gentleman sighed as he re-
called the former manner of dealing
with servants. His tone Of voice and
looks indicated that he would like il
reestablished. His advice was both
good and true, for Hindoo servants dc
not appreciate kindness, and under
stand only kick when you desire them
10 obey. A "Sahib" (master) who will
not give his servant kick or u slaT
has no standing with the Hindoo, and
Is counted by them as "a no-gooc
Sahib." Cincinnati Enquirer.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-05-28
a FREIGHT CAR INCIDENT.
by STEPHEN CRANE.
rcopYRroHr, 1861

rcopYRroHr. 1861
"Rcmembcr that time, major2" eaid
the railroad man.
'You bet ] do" rejoined the major.
go ahead and tell it," said the others.
The major lifted his glass and care
fully scrutinized the bright liquid,
'Wcll, Toms line, you see, was lust
being put through the interior Ct the
state at that time, and one day he
asked me TO go out with him to some
little town which be was going to open
with an auctio,i sale of lots and free
beer and sandwiches for the people,
and all .nat, you know. Well, went
along, and there was big freight car
los.ded down with kegs and provisions
Everybody was having great time.
Tom got i'll during the sale, SO he went
into a little shanty to lie down, while
] went over to the freight car to get
some ice to put on his head. wns in
the car scouting around after ice when,
all ot sudden, some one slammed the
1cor to, and made the inside of the car
as dark as pitch. Then somebody in
the darkness began to swear like a
pirate, and I heard him swing his re-
volver loose. l began to see the game
then. 1t seems that there was fellow
Ground there that good many people
wanted to kill, and they said they were
going to kill hin, that day. at the sale,
too. Somebody had pointed him out to
me during the morning, and l had
heard him brag, so / recognized this
voice in the darkness. | think he de-
cidcd that they had slammed the door
on him so that when he opened it to
come out they could get good fair
chance to make sieve of him. The
way that man swore was positively
1rightful.
"lle wasn't very good company,
either. | stood still so Hong that felt
The bones in my legs creak like old
timbers, and l didn't breathe any hard
er than canary bird. He went on
swearing at a great rate.
81 began to think Of Tom and his
pain, wishing he had died rather than
! had come for that ice.
"At last | found that | had got To
move. There was no help for il, NV
legs refused to support me in this posi-.
ton any longer. My head WIS growing
dizzy, and If / didn't change my attitude
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-05-28
Waists for Short Women.

A short woman who always manages
to look gracefully tall does SO by hay
ing her dress waists made short with
the belts inside set high. The length
which belongs to an unusually long
waist, which if its claims were consid-
cred would divide her height in very
ugly fashion, is added to the skirt,
which is never guilty of furbelows, but
always shows long unbroken line.--
N. Y. Post,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-05-28
Qualified.

A little girl was in the witness
box and, as usual, before she was al
lowed to be sworn she was examined
by the presiding judge--Mr. Justice
Maule-as to her understanding tho
nature of an oath and her belief in a
future state.
"Do you know what an oath is, my
cliiId?" asked the judge.
"Yes, sir; / am obliged to tell the
truth"
"And if you always tell the truth
where will you go to when you die?"
"Up to Heaven, sir"
sand what will become Of you II
you tell lies?"
u shall go to the naughty place. air.
"Are you quite sure of that?"
Yes. sir; quite sure"
"Iet her be sworn said MauleI "it
ie quite clecf she knows a great deal
more than ] do,"-eLondop PiSk.Me-Up,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-05-28
HOW TO REGAIN YOUTH.
Busy Women Should Rest Mt Least Ono
Hour Every Day.


Hour Every Day.
Busy women continually resolve TO
stake things easier" ito rest on their
oars for season." and drift on the river
of Incidence, if only one hour day. We
embark ON the daily voyage fully in
tending to do this, but before nightfali
realize that we have been shipwrecked
Oh the Scylla of duties, real or imagina-
nv, or engulfed In the Charybdis of social
hurry.
Why not really make up our minds
that one hour daily should be devoted
to recreation or resting in some man
ner? Either we will walk an hour, JIG
down an hour, read an hour, sew, knit,
do fancy work, visit or chat with con-
genial friend for an hour. In short, we
will overturn our common methods for
one brief space daily. The result OF
months fair trial of this plan will en-
courage to further effort in the same d.
rectiou, and In faithful observance OF
some such system we shall renew our
"youth like the eagles" while many OF
the worn and toilsome places will take
on new beauties "and blossom Us thu
rose" ."-Chicago Inter Ocean.