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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-04-02
Novel Design in Bed.tead..

Twin beds are the latest thing for the
sleeping-room. The frames are made
exactly alike, and when pushed to-
gether look like an ordinary double bed.
Whenever desired, however, they can
be separated The handsomest bed
steads in the world, 1t is said, are made
in America, and the work Of carving,
painting and inlaying keeps many men
constantly employed. One Of the most
magnificent bedsteads to be seen is OF
Louis XIV. design, made of enameled
cherry. The panel at the head Of the
bed has design Of cupids, in which
pink is the predominating color, and
the panel at the foot has scene show
ing Venus and Vulcan. The headboard,
below the panel, is upholstered with
pink damask brocade. Such bedstead
is valued at $4,000. The bedsteads are
not merely show pieces, but fine pur.
chasers,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-04-02
Knew His Business.

Bring me my glass;" commanded
the lady pirate, for there was no field
CT human endeavor to which the gentler
sex was not admitted, that | may sce II
all is we'll"
The faithful lieutenant brought two
glasses, knowing II to be Impossible to
size up the back hair with oue,- rsIoit
journal
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-04-02

good cheer that night. 1t was the day
of some saint or other. Nearly every
day is saints day in Central America.
But this was the day of the patron saint
of the governors wife, wherefore the
guards celebrated in wine and song.
At nine o'clock that night the gov
ernor sat down to play poker with
Parks, who passed for an American
merchant. The gambler dealt clumsy
hands; he was bluffed with infinite ease;
the governor thought he had never met
an easier opponent. Piles of notes
crossed over the table from Parks to
the governor, then pieces of gold, and
at last, whole stacks Of gold pieces. The
governor was drunk with the lust OF
the Americans yellow money.
And while they played Davis, with
trowel and short iron bar, was digging
doggedly, at the stone wall OF his cell.
The drunken guards snored.
The governor was in high good humor.
The keen ears of the American gambler
opposite him could hear the ring OF
the metal bar on the stones. The gov.
ernors wife heard it also, but not the
gold-besotted governor.
1t was almost daylight. The gov
ernor's wife signaled to Parks. Parks
bet his last pile of gold absurdly. The
governor pulled it sleepily toward him.
'1t is my last, senor," said Parks.
"Better luck next time" said the gov
ernor. "Come again tonight. sleep"
Parks, the sleepless, the iron-willed,
arose from the table and looked sig
nificantly at the governors wife.
'rHe is already on the outside. Adieu."
They shook hands. The governors
wife found roll of gold in her hand.
Parks was gone.
Outside the prison walls he found
Davis in rags, barefooted and emaciated,
but dauntlesssand even jaunty.
eve must make for San Salvador" he
said.
All that day and the next, and for days
following, they made their way over
mountains and through jungles, until
they came to San Lorenzo, and shipped
from there to New Orleans. The res
cuing of Davis cost Parks something
like $4,000
"I'll pay you back some day." said
Davis.
"Oh, that's all right" answered Parks,
| The fortune of chance carried both
Parks and Davis up and down like the
beat of walking beam. Now in Mon
tana, next in Texas, then in New York
and again in Paris. Adventures were
commonplace to these men. Parks is
nowhere, and his name is not Parks.
Davis is back in Guatemala, with the
exclusive gambling privileges of the re-
public, slight, boyish-looking, alert, ret
icent, and the gamest man that ever
looked down gun barrel. His end of
the walking beam is away up just now
Kansas City Star.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-04-02

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Where ;s parlsov
paris ~ par,s u,s No aonht acton.
;sbed ~ receive two te,egroms ons
from Kansos citv The other from Gua.
temo,a demonding his immediate nres.
ence in tbe Centro, American renrbllc
with nj, tbe money he could bring
PARKS vas game To cop,d not qo hack
ON friend in distress He closed his
game. changed his money into cold and
took nassage on n GLOW rolling steancr
To Guatemala
Meanwhile. Davis was planning in
trigues to keen from being shot. II he
could hold ont for n few weeks until
Parks arrived. he knew that golden
kev would nrocure his release. Every
deiay cost n diamond or two. He paid
doctor several diamonds to report to
the governor of the prison that he was
too iii to be removed from his cell. His
diamonds paid for telegrams. luxuries
and DELAY.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-04-02
WOMAN AND HOME.
REMEDY FOR GROUP.
First of All, Place the Sufferer In nm
Upright Position.

First of All, Place the Sufferer In nm
Upright Position.
This is n disease OF childhood, al
though we sometimes meet attacks in
grown-up people.
There are two forms Of this trouble
the membraneous Group and the spas
modic Group.
The membraneous Group Is very
fatal disease, causing many deaths. In
some ways it resembles diphtherla, and,
like this disease, 1t requires the best
medical skill.
The spasmodic or common form of
Group may be treated intelllgently at
home, unless the attack lasts too long
or occurs too frequently, when physi-
clan should be consulted.
In this form of Group there Is swell
ing and inflammation OF the glottis,
which is that part Of the throat where
the voice is produced by the air passing
through the vocal cords, or another
form may be the result of nervous
contraction OF the muscles of the throat.
1t usually occurs at night. The child
hwakens out of sound sleep gasping
and choking, and the difficulty Of
breathing is often distressing to wit
ness. The mother or nurse must retain
her presence of mind, and while acting
promptly will try and quiet the child's
fears.
Keep the child In an upright or sit
ting posture, and loosen all bands
around the throat or body; put cold
compress around the throat--the colder
the better, as it will the more readily
break the spasm of the glottis muscles;
never mind II the child screams; pin it
snugly on, and over it put a dry towel:
after short time you will see the
breathing gradually become easier, the
struggles cease, the face become n more
natural color, and the child, being some-
what exhausted from its fight for
breath, will gradually drop into gentle
sleep, Giving the child anything to
swallow during the spasm will only
make matters worse, as it will interfere
with the breathing and frighten the
child more. Children that are predis
posed to this trouble should be taught
TO breathe through the nose, If they are
old enough. They should be warmly
clothed during cold weather, wearing
flannel underclotbing. Their general
health should be built up by giving
them nourishing food, plenty of milk
and by daily baths Of tepid water, in
which sea salt has been dissolved,
enough to make the water taste strong
ly of it, A dessertspoonful of cod liver
oil may be given three times day.
The child should also have all the sun
shine and fresh air it can get without
taking cold.
The cough syrups usually put up are
of little use and will often nauseate.
Generally, with good hygiene and
good nursing the child outgrows the
predisposition TO 1t altogether.-Louise
Lannon, NJ. d., in N. Y. Journal.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-04-02
CARE OF THE FACE.
How TO Keep the Complexion In
Satisfactory Condition.

How to Keep the Complexion In q
Satisfactory Condition.
It is agreed that the too frequent use
of poorly made cold cream is the prime
cause of many troubles, causing espe.
cially blackheads. Not that 1t is not
excellent in its place, and should be on
every toilet table, but the ignorant use
of il or of any other oily substance
clogs the pores and retards natural &C.
tion.
Cold cream should never be allowed
to remain on the skin over night. II
does no good and lots of injury. Wash
the face with 1t before retiring, by rub
bing it gently in with flannel or soft
towel, and then as carefully remove
every trace of it with perfectly clean
one, keeping up gentle massage un'
til there is no oiliness on the skin at all.
This mode of treatment will be fonnd
certain aid, and there will be no dam
aging results afterwards. So many peo'
pie decry the use of soap upon the face,
which is all gross mistake, providing
good, reliable quality is used, than
which nothing is better than pure,
white CASTLE, very delicately perfumed.
Soap, with hot water, effectually cleans
the pores, but, Of course, it must be
thoroughly washed off, and brisk rub
bing given to the skin to promote cir.
culation. To sum it all up there are,
after all, only few simple rules to fol-
low If one wishes to improve her COM
plexion, or to keep what she already
has.
The general health must be good, the
diet looked to, plenty Of outdoor exer.
else taken, fondness for the bathtub
cultivated, and ones temper kept un-
! ruffled at all costs.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-04-02
LoNDoN's DEATH RATE.
The Market Value of Man In the
worlds MctrOpOlis.

The Market taIue OF u Man IN tuo
worlds Metropolis.
The death rate for the year works out
1875 per 1000 per annum, which is one
of the lowest we have had. 1t is some
what lower than the rate for the 80
great English and Welsh towns rolled
into one. If we compare London with
Liverpool, the largest of the provincial
towns, we find that the latter returns a
rate Of 22.7, so that, applying this rate
to the metropolis, it is seen that our
actual mortality meant gain of 49,
500 lives. Dublin, with one-thirteenth
the population of London, had rate Of
24.5, and on this reckoning we have
gained no fewer than 26,50O lives. The
western capital of Scotland, Glasgow,
was much healthier than the towns on
the Mersey and the Liffey, its rate being
20.2. Even on this figure, the metropolis
shows gain of 1900 lives.
Some one, however, had made an
actual computation Of the marked
value of human being, taking into ac-
count all his good and bad qualities,
and so on, and we are, therefore, en-
abled to arrive at some idea of the gain
from monetary point of view, quite
apart from the losses of the metropolis.
tan undertalSers and mourning estab.
lishments through London being
healthier than the towns mentioned. IL
has been calculated that about G25c
would be fair average price per indi'
vidual, and that being the case, there
has been, in 1896, gain in London Of
g e1,sO0,0oO compared with Glasgow, Of
G4,625,000 compared with Liverpool,
and a6,625,0oO compared with the
Irish capital. Clearly, then, we have in
the metropolitan system of drainage
and general sanitation first-class in
vestment. Our sewers, drainpipes, wa
ter supply and so on may not be alto
gether perfect, but they evidently do
more for us than just balance the ten
dency Of our atmosphere to choke Us
off. Possibly there will come day when
science can provide us with great i'm
proyements on our modern methods Of
preserving health, but as things 60
Londoners have every reason to be
gratified with what all must regard as
the most satisfactory indications of n
healthy existence which are afforded by
the mortality statistics in 1s96.-PalI
Mall Gazette.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-04-02
THE INcANDEscENT LAMP.
Infinite skill Required in Their Man.
ufacture,

ufucture.
The incandescent lamp consists OF
filament of carbon, attenuated to give
high resistance, iuclosed in receiver
made OF glass, from which the air Is
exhausted, the conductors being sealed
through the glass and connected with
the filament. Edison searched the
world over for materials for this fila
ment, and hit upon bamboo, which was
imported as dunnage from the east,
evenly cut into fine splinters, and then
carbonized. To produce this lamp the
Edison lamp factory was established at
Harrison, N. j., now employing several
hundred girls and men, and turning out
over 6,0O0,0O0 lamps per year-the
largest product in the world. OF late
years "squirted" filament has taken the
place of bamboo. Cotton, or other pure
cellulose, is digested, much as the hu-
man stomach digests food, into brown
fluid not unlike thin molasses, which,
when squirted under pressure through
finely cut steel die or tube, is deposit
ed as continuous spiral in vessel OF
alcohol slowly revolved below. The
alcohol washes out the acid, and the
white thread which Is left, cut into
strips, is packed in crucible, subject
ed to intense heat, and charred into
black carbon filaments. These are
mounted with carbon paste upon plat
mum terminals, which have already
been securely fastened into the tiny
stopper Of glass. Meantime the glass
bulbs have been made in the glass fac
tories, and into these the glass stop
pers are Theoretically sealed. At the
end of the bulb there is left an open
tube of glass. In the vacuum-room the
lamps are hung by the conductors to
electrical connections, and the open
tube is connected 10 a large glass tube
through which is dropping stream OF
mercury from the mercurial air.
pumps. This mercury sucks the air
out from the bulb, and when the air
is practically exhausted, the current Ia
turned on to show whether the vacuum
is good, and to drive uny air out from
the carbon way. The bulb is sealed.
Each lamp is now put in turn into .
photometer, where one girl adjusts the
lamp to the photometric standard,
while another reads off and marks the
voltage. Recently an Italian method
for producing vacuum by chemical
means has replaced, in great measure,
the mercury pump. The variety of
lamps made at the Edison lamp works
is extraordinary, at least 1000 kinds be-
ing produced, ranging in illuminating
power from one-half candle power for
miniature decorative lighting to above
100 candle power.-R. II. Bowker, in
Harper's Magazine.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-04-02
A Noyeltx AM portiercs.

An agreeable change in the conven.
tional portiere is to have for door that
is not constantly used a set of hangings,
consisting of two side curtains and
deep valance, the former hung upon
rods, SO that they may be opened, II
need be, but which are for the most
part kept closed. These should be OF
some heavy material, of which there Is
u wide choice, running up and down the
scale of cost. Among the more exIen.
sive fabrics velvet or some one of the
thick, plain-surfaced goods Of the
broadcloth order may be satisfactorily
used
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-04-02
Rough on Fitxjamer.

Aunt Ethel (entering drawing-room
to receive Mr.. Fitzjames finds her small
niece, aged four, giving him kiss
Didn't see you kissing Mr.. Fitzjames,
Betty, dear?
Betty-Yes, Aunt Ethel.
Aunt Ethel - But, Betty, mamma
doesn't allow you to kiss gentlemen,
does she?
Betty-No, Aunt Ethel; but Mr.. Fitz-
james Is not a gentleman. = Philadel.
phia Press.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-04-02
PERSPECTIVE AND FLOOR PLANS.

sliding doors opening into the parlor
and dining-room. The parlor is l6 feet
in diameter, the sitting-room is 13 feet
4 inches by II feet 20 inches, and the
dining-room is Is feet 4 inches by ~
feet in size.
There is serving pantry connecting
with the dining-room by a double action
door and dumb-waiter which serves
from the kitchen below. The second
story has four chambers and a large
bathroom.
In exterior treatment the walls are
of variegated stone and the roof is OF
stained dimension shingles. The esti
mated cost is So 200 to 81, 500.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-04-02
DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE.
Copyright, Is00, by Herbert Q. Chiv-
ers, Architect, st. Louis, Mo.

Copyright, Is00, by Herbert Q. Chiv-
ers, Architect. st. Louis, MO.
A small country house can be made
very attractive by using in its constrnc-
tion irregular quarry faced stone In
some sections great variety of coloied
stones come from the same bed OF rock,
and when they are laid with care, blend'
ing one into another and pointing with
n raised cement joint, the effect is very
beautiful.
In the accompanying design, the plan
Is arranged for house located on
high knoll, with n decided slope towards
the rear, so that the floor of the kitchen
(which is in the basement will be just
one step above grade.
The first floor has n hall in the center,
On each 81 lie of this hall there are wide
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-04-02
A Hint for Thin women.

Women who wish to gain flesh should
keep warm. One physician puts his
whole prescription to such patients in
one sentence: Eat root vegetables
and keep warm" Soft, warm, waddcd
lounging robes, deep, downy chairs
and pillows to nestle In should be part
OF the belongings of the woman seeking
ayoirdupois,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-04-02
wreath. Worn by brides.

The bridal wreath is usually formed
in Germany of myrtle branches, in
France and England Of orange blos-
SONS, in Italy and French Switzerland
of white roses, in Spain of red roses
and pinks, in the islands Of Greece Of
vine leaves, in Bohemia Of rosemary, in
German Switzerland Of a crown Of arti.
fetal flowers.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-04-02
NEAT FLOWER STAND.
II Is Easily Moved from Its Place in
the hay Window.

II Is Easily Moved from It's PInce In
the bay Window.
The flower stand which our illustra-
tion represents combines the advan-
tages Of a stationary window-shelfand a
portable flower stand. The space OF the
bay window is nearly all left vacant for
other furniture, such as sewing-ma-
chine, sewng-chair, etc. When ex-
tremely cold spells make it necessary
TO move the plants to warmer quarters
toward the middle of the room, it can be
easily done by taking hold of the two
wings, lifting them slightly from the
floor and drawing the whole, wheel
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-04-02

"Do my vocal lessons disturb ycuP"
asked the young woman with musical
ambition.
"Not that / know Of" replied the
truthful young man.
"Why, / should think you'd know II
they did"
"No. Since the dentist took the
front room on the first floor, / can't tell
whether you're practicing music or he's
practicing on his patients. Dublin
World.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-04-02
Inconriderate Father.

Hattie What's the matter with Gus
tayus? He never calls any more.
Hostess-Why, one night when he
was at the house called him the light
Of my life, ,"and papa came in and said
It was about time the light was put out
--Yopkers Statesman.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-04-02
Red Pepper for the Table.

Red pepper is an excellent condiment
and its effect on the liver is remarkable
Malaria and intermittent ehills cannot
endure the presence OF red pepper,
which should be upon every table,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-04-02
she'd save Him the Trouble.

Jack-Maud wants to know why YOU
shun her company now?
Tom--Well, the fact is, I'm broke.
"Pll tell her and you needn't shun her
any more"
(Brightening)-"By Jove! Do you
think sol"
"Yes; she'll shun you" ."-Tit-Bits,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-04-02

Fifteen million cows are required
for the milk trade of this country and
they are fed on the produce Of sNsopo~
900 acres Of land.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-04-02
Not a. Bad ms That.

1t is noticeable, however, that In most
cases the Office is not compelled to en-
ploy anyone to hold the man after i has
found him.-Chicago Journal.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-05-28
BLAZING onno.cd ! rntr on nIan..

1
The following lotter from Secretary
of State James G. Blaine in 1890 is
supposed to have had great weight with
the ways and means committee;
WASHINGTON, April 10, 1890.
DEAR MIR, MCKtNLEY-It is u great mistake
| TO tako hides from the FREQ list, whore they
have been for 80 mnny years II is a slap in
the faco to tho South Americans with whom
we are trying to enlarge our trade. II will
benefit the farmer by adding 8 TO per cont to
the price Of his childron's shoes, II will Yield
q profit to tho butcher only, the last man that
needs IT, Tho movement Is injudicious from
beginning TO end, In every form and phnse
Pray stop Il before it soes light, Such move.
monts as this for protection win protect tho
Republican porty into u speedy rotlromont
Yours hastily JAMES @, BLAINE
Hon, William Mckinley, Chairman Ways and
Means
Where is tho Blaine this year who
can head Off the westornors who want
their share Of protection and foolishly
imagine that they can get it by a duty
ON hides6 II is perfectly consistent with
the protection system to tax hides, os.
pecially as the bulk Of tho tax would
probably 80 to a few monopoly butch
ors and ranchmon, But observe somo Of
tho effects upon our industries;
The importations Of untaxod hides
and skins last year were valued at $780,,
9lO,62S The goatslSins were valued at
$40, 308, 1850. The former were mostly
converted into sole leather, beltings
and such like heavy material for which
our native hides are not thick enough.
The goatslSins are not produced in this
country,
From this raw material wo not only
manufacture boots, shoes and leather
goods for our own people cheaper and
better than they are mado elsewhere in
the world, but we exported finished
products Of the value Of $50, 2l2, 760.
Without free and cheap raw material
this export trNdo would hayo been i'm
possible, and our own people, as Mr.
Blaine pointed out would bo compelled
to pay more for thoir footwear, Tho
wages paid to our workers in leather
last year amounted to &25, 5l2, 100.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-05-28
Protecting the Tow woolgrowors.

Suppose tho Dingley duties ON wool
would give the woolgrowors all tho
protection claimed and that the prico
Of wool would actually go up the full
amount Of tho duty which, Of course,
Is absurd, What would bo the effect up.
ON tho country at large2
Mr. Edward Atkinson, statiatioian,
estimates the annual wool product at
S55, 600, 900 out Of u total Of $l8,200,.
100000 produced by all tho workers Of
the country and the persons dependent
on the wool industry vt 800, 600 out Of
a total population Of $4,000, 0O0 The
wool duty then means that out Of every
2l0 persons $50 are TO bo held up" for
the benefit Of the other one This IL u
sample Of what protection does or
course moro than 300, 600 persons may
sometimes raise u few sheep, but Tho
interests Of these othors nro moro those
Of the consumer than Of the sheep raisor,
and thOy would loeo moro because Of IN
oroOsod cost Of woolona than they would
gain by tho increased price Of wool,
The protective tariff system is fOroo
whom considered IN connection with Tho
farmer or tho workinRmm VIII They
ever fully appreciate itg
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-05-28
romnloNIonnl IndIoatIona.

The complexion Of persona whose
digestion N out of order, who are
bilious, or who lack yIgor always
eXhibtan unhealthy tint, 1t is by
regulating the bodily 0fgane and
promoting digestion and assimilas
Hon, that the parchment hue lndl.
Rtlve Of III health, ~ bNnlahed
from the cheeks. 10 reetlly the
fault Of a salow complexion, use
tIostettef's Stomach flittefs, an
invigofaht aud alternative which
removes those obstacles 30 renewed
strcnpth physical comfort aud per-
snnnl nllrattlycuoss an Imperfect
dlgeatIon aud secretion, and a dla-
ordered condition of the bowels,
Persistence Ia the use Of this ines
timabe corrective aud tonic VIII
assufedly result In renewed ylgof,
Will tend TO increase bodily sub.
stance, and cause the glow aud
clear color Of health 10 return TO
the salIow wasted cheek,