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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-05-07
Ample COI<ee.

Some time ago | saw request for ap-
pie coliee, and as have never seen it an-
swered will send mine: Mix well one
half teaspoonful salt and two level tea
spoonfuis Of baking powder with two
cupfuls Of sifted -four; rub in one
fourth cupful cold butter, beat one egg
light, add three-fourths of cupful of
milk and stir it into the flour; use more
milk if needed to make the dough soft
enough to spread half an inch thick on
a shallow pan; pare, quarter aud core
four large sour apples and divide each
quarter lengthwise; lay in rows on top
of the dough, core edge down, and press
into dough slightly; sprinkle sugar
over The apple, being careful not to
let it touch the pan; bake about 20 min
utes; serve with lemon sauce Phil&
|delphia Press.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-05-07

There had once been aladder reach.
ing to the opening by which the cupola
was entered, butit had been taken away
tor some reason. The opening itself
was very narrow, and only thin per-
son could ge. through it.
Tom had often expressed his inten-
tion of going up into the cupola, but
never tried it till one morning in June.
He induced me to go with him. We
managed to get into the garret without
being seen, and then tried our best to
reach the cupola, but were unsuccess-
full.
Tom didn't give up, however, and sew
eral times / saw him going to the gar
ret. At last, one night, he told me hs
had found way, and said he would try
it the next afternoon.
The next afternoon was half-holi-
day, and we sneaked up to the top Of
the house. What was my surprise to
find everything as it had been before.
! / had an idea Tom had rugged up q
ladder or something of that kind, and
in disgust / turned to go downstairs;
but Tom pointed out lot of empty
boxes over in one corner. | Immediate
ly saw his plan, and we commenced to
arrange the boxes, one on top OF the
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-05-07
PlTH AND POINT.

The Visitor-"And what are you gts
Ing to make of him?" Mamma,-'1
want him to be a philanthropist."
"Why, there is no money in that"
but all the philaIlthropists have beer
very rich."-Life.
Mothcr-"Johnny, how often have
l told you that you mustn't bolt your
food" Johnny-"Guess t isn't no
worse to bolt my food than it is for you
to turn the key on it when it's in the
cupboard."-Boston Transcript.
-Rescued.-They had been drifting
about in the open boat for seven days,
and had almost given up hope, when the
lookout cried, wildly: "A sail, sail!"
The only woman passenger looked up,
and asked, anxiously "Oh, is it bar
gain sale?"-Philadelphia North Amer
lean.
"A Natural Request.-"This new
SOAP" said the barber, sis very nice.
II is made largely of cream, with just
a dash of alcohol in it." "Well, remem.
ber I'm temperance man." returned
Dobbers, "and don't put any more of it
in my mouth than you can help."-Har-
lem Life.
1T was Napoleon. you know, who
said that Heaven was on the side of the
army with the heaviest artillery"
eyes, Napoleon was all right in his
day, but he is back number. Heaven
nowadays is on the side of the country
that has most bonds outstanding in
foreign lands. indianapolis Journal.
The whale spouted in triumph.
"Never you mind!" shouted Jonah, vim
dictively; you've given me good deal
of trouble, I'll admit, but you just wait
till the latter-day theologians tackle
you'll" With hoarse chuckle he strucl;
out over the sanddunes toward Nine
veh.-N. Y. Press.
What He Desired.-"You KNOW"
she said, with little asperity, "that
women have the reputation of being
able to make money go further than
men," That's true" replied the man
Of small economies, "and it's just what
/ object to. What l want them to do is
to let it keep still where it is and rest
n little now and then."-Washington
Ctar
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-05-07
WOMAN AND HOME.
BIG HOTEL FOR WOMEN.
A Grently Needed and Practical Phti-
anthrOpic Scheme.


anthrOpic Scheme.
There are thousands of self-support-
ing working women in every large city
in the United States. In New York
alone there are 10000 professional wom-
en-, 100000 working girls and 9,700 stu
dents in art schools, conservatories and
colleges. These women, with the ex-
ception of the very few thousands who
live with friends or relatives, find their
only substitute for homes in second
rate boarding-houses The average
working girl finds the only solution of
the home problem in the hall bedroom.
Since the advent of the professional
woman on the city's horizon, philan-
thropic men and women have been striv-
ing to make room for her and find her a
comfortable abiding place.
In Chicago, San Francisco and Den
YER this has been achieved in modest
way, but nothing adequate to the needs
of New York has been suggested or in
any way brought before the public un-
til Mrs. Dunlop Hopkins conceived the
idea of erecting series Of buildings,
handsome, spacious, comfortable and
practical, adapted to the requirements
of the working women of New York.
Designs for the first four Of the Sc
ries. the Business Woman's hotel, the
Art Students home, the Clubhouse and
the model tenement, are already com.
pleted. 1t is calculated that at least
two, if not the entire series, will be
well under way early in the spring.
The architects for this scheme OF
women's buildings, which is the mosb
elaborate in the United States. If not
In the world, are Miss Mary Cannon
and Miss Alice Hands, partners, friends
and former pupils Of the New York
school of applied design. The faith
full work, tireless energy, enthusiasm
and artistic skill which these young
women have brought to bear upon
their work in the past year alone is
something colossal.
The work throughout, in architec-
tural style and artistic interior finish,
is on the largest scale that has ever
been undertaken by women architects
In any country. From its inception
the plan has been entirely in the hands
of women-women working for women.
"The crying need OF the hour" Mrs.
Hopkins said, in speaking of this vast
scheme to New York Journal reporter,
sis the providing of proper home for
the hosts of working women that are
filing up our cities. Not one home or
building, but many of them.
"When decided toput into operation
the plan for home or hotel for art stu
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-05-07
A DOCTORS MESSENGERS.
How n Connecticut Physician Saves
Much Time and Travelling.


A city physicians clientele, as II rule,
Is compactly located, but the country
physician practices over large extent
of territory. He is quite likely to have
two patients critically i'll, each patient
half dozen miles apart, and each liv.
ing a like distance from the doctors
own home. Easily it will 6e seen that
paying daily calls and keeping posted
with sick persons scattered about like
that becomes almost an impossibllity.
These conditions confronted DR..
Charles L. Lang, of Meridian, N. Y, for
many long year, and he cudgeled his
brain to some purpose in finding a way
to help himself. The homing pigeon
solved the problem. He has regular
pigeon service between his patients and
himself.
The doctor has found time TO keep up
on medical topics, take good care OF his
patients and cultivate pigeons, all three
very successfully.
There is nothing difficult about 1t,
after all. In the first place, the doctor
sends to each patient about whose con-
dition he wishes to be posted, one or
more of the carrier pigeons. Some
member of the family has blanks which
must be filled in with detailed records
Of time, pulse, temperature and respira-
ton. A blank filed, it is inclosed in an
aluminium capsule made to clasp on the
pigeons leg. This done, the bird is re-
leased, and at once speeds away to the
home of the waiting physician, at the
rate of mile minute.
In this way DR.. Lang is enabled to
keep thoroughly in touch with his pa
tients at distance, with about one
fifth the amount of travel he would
have to endure under other crcum-
stances. Not only that, but he is really
much better posted, because it would
often happen that he would be unable to
pay visits at all, and so perhaps would
miss seeing sick person at just the
time when he most needed. Now he
can &c away from home to visit patients
and feel sure that when he returns re-
ports will be awaiting him from others.
Should these reports tell him that call
from him is an absolute necessity, why
then he goes, and that is all there is OF
it. +.
'It is best" says DR.. Lang" when es-
tablishing loft of these feathered
messengers, to begin with few pairs
of breeders, which should be kept con-
fined to the loft, with an outside cov-
cred aviary if possible, to give them ac-
cess to the ground. The pigeons, If al
lowed their liberty, are apt to fly away
no matter how long they have been in
prison. Do not try to train the birds
until they are four months old. Then
take them mile or two from home in
different directions. Increase the dis.
tance proportionately from one to two
hundred miles for the birds in the first
seasons work.-N. Y. Herald.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-05-07
other, OH the joist below the hole.

other, OH the joist below the hole.
Tom mounted first, and went through
the hole like an eel Then followed.
| was stouter than Tom, and | found
some difficulty in forcing my shoulders
through.
At last, ] managed to get my head,
shoulders and arms on the outer side OF
the opening, but there l stuck. l
couldn't get any further to save me.
Tom pulled and tugged, and
struggled, but it was no go. Then we
both commenced to laugh. l made q
desperate effort--got little further
little further still-and then accident-
ally kicked the top box, and over they
all went-rattle-te e-bang, rattle-te-bang,
crash! The top box knocked part OF
the ceiling through.
oh, horrors! What If DIR. William
should hear the noise? In my excite
ment let my hands slip till / hung by
my armpits. Tom looked scared, and
said:
"You great gawk! What did you do
that for?"
This set me to laughing again.,
"What are you laughing at, you
BOBBY? How are we going to get
DOWN."
This sobered me, and began to think
of the perils of the situation. If Il was
caught there 1 would get whipping.
If | let go / would drop through the
ceiling and break my legs. If re-
mained there / would starve.
NV arms now commenced to tingle,
from their unnatural position, and l told
Tom to give me pull. He valiantly
set to work, took hold of my coat-col-
lar and commenced to pull.
"Merciful powers! What's that?'
A strong pair of hands caught hold
of my foot, and the stern voice of DR..
William was heard saying:
"What do you mean by coming up
here, sir? Come down this instant!
Don't you hear me, sir? l shall make
an example of you before the whole
school. Let go this instant, sir, or
your punishment will be doubled"
Did you ever hear of such thing
Did the man want me to break my
neck? Did he think l wanted to go
through that ceiling like shot?
/ heard the voice of Mother Hopkins
advising the doctor to pull me down.
Oh, how / hated her at that momentI
The doctor took firm hold of the bottom
OF my pantaloons, and commenced to
pull.
Tom pulled above, and remained in
the middle. Something had to break,
and 1t was my suspenders! One but
ton, two buttons, and, murder, oh, my
trousers! / heard scream from
Mother Hopkins, and then fell.
The doctor picked me up and took me
downstairs. All the skin was rubbed
off of my left leg, and my right leg was
full of splinters. Mother Hopkins
bound up my wounds, and then the doc.
tor whipped me before all the school,
Did Tom get whipped? Not bit OF
1t. He waited till the coast was clear
and then swung himself down by piece
Of bellrope he found there.
All have to say in ending is this
boys, either have your buttons sewed
very tightly, or don't attempt to crawl
through narrow holes. Golden Days.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-05-07

liam ana MI. Hell
nv Brown. DR.. William was the older
md had the chief management Of af-
fairs. He was very stern man, always
ready to punish an offender. When he
found boy in mischief he either sem
fenced him to a certain amount of work
or introduced him to the pleasures of
the birch, welded by his own strong
arm.
Mr.. Henry was different from his
brother, in that he couldn't be severe
If he tried to. When Mr.. Henry at
tempted to be cross with boy all the
boy needed to do was to look peni-
tent, and he was Immediately for
given.
Mothnr Hopkins attended to the
household affairs. She was kind old
SOULFUL of remedies for bruises and
collie and kind words and gingersnaps-
but still she could box boys ears when
necessary.
Thus the school was conducted in n
very fair and comfortable manner, and
we boys were generally happy
Tom Wisk was my evil genius. He
slept in the same bed that did, and
was in the same class. He was much
smaller than I, but quick, wiry and
smart.
I saw that Tom was my evil genius,
and mean it, for had it not been for
Tom might have led a peaceable and
prosperous life; but, as it was, Tom was
always leading me into scrapes and
trouble. He never got into scrapes
Oh. mol He always led me into them
and then slipped out while ] got the
punishment. !,
It was Tom who asked me to climb
the old chestnut and get him robins
nest up in it's branches, because his
thumb was so sore he couldn't climb;
and. when / got up there, didn't he
throw a stone at the big hornets nest
and leave me alone to fight them?
II was Tom who told me to give the
gingerbread heart, with the frosted
sugar on it, which my aunt had sent
me- to pretty Mary Smith, and, just
before we started for church, stole the
cake out of my pocket and put a
wrapped-up piece Of single in its place
Mary never forgave me for giving hel
that niece of shingle, and Tom ate the
cake. .,,, -. b.
Tom got me into an awful lot 10 !, ,
scranes but the worst one was when he
not me stuck in the garret' 1t hap
Tbore was q small cupola on the tol
:. tbe school, where the big bell was
Hrrn " II not only served as cover fo'
.,s, . l,.,l but was an ornament to the
h',i,aInr having little spires and fancy
We To reach the cuPola you had had to eeral go "
ovsr ~ in places, the part beneath INT =
"r1a o,'nola having nothing but the 'ar' y !
ed,pt espaia and the laths and plaster Of th'
csiliug below
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-05-07
COOKING SMALL FISH.
Mrs. Rorer Tells How to Best Prepare
Them for the Table.

Mrs. ROrer Tells How to Best Prepare
Them for the Table.
In the Ladies' Home Journal Mrs. s.
T. Rorer, in telling how to fry the small
fish, quotes the old saying: "Small fish
should swim twice-once in water and
once in OIL" "Smelts, trout, whitehall,
perch and catfish" she says, "are, per-
haps, more palatable fried than broiled.
Small fish may be stripped-that is, ths
intestines may be pushed out under the
gills, so that the fish may retain their
shape. Wash and dry, then dust with
salt and pepper, dip in egg and roll In
breadcrumbs, or they may be rolled in
cornmeal. Have ready a agood-sized pan
with sufficient oil to cover. Put the
fish in frying basket, then into the oil
at temperature of 800 degrees Fahren-
heit, and cook for about five minutes.
Drain on brown paper and serve. Where
a small quantity of fat is used, and the
fish cooked on one side and then turned
and cooked on the other, the method
is really not frying-it is sauteing; the
result is much more indigestible than
real frying. Catfish are frequently fried
in this way without being dipped In
crumbs. Sunfish may be rolled in flour
or cornmeal and carefully fried in drip
ping, oil or lard. A mixture Of dripping
and lard makes q better frying material
than lard alone. A pure vegetable oh
is freer from danger of disease germs
than either. Never use butter for fry
ing fish; it bols at low temperature,
consequently burns quickly; the butyr-
ic acid softens the fiber of the fish, de-
stroys the flavor, and causes it to be-
come soft as soon as taken from the
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-05-07
THE TWO WAYS.

TWO ways confront each soul who enters
The one leads upward to success
phe o.ner downward through q devious
way $3.50
To bitter anguish and distress.
ana every one may choose which way he
May toll and struggle up the sleeps,
AT loiter idiy down fiowery path
iha' ieaus 10 endless, hopeless deeps.
me upward road is steep and hard to climb.
.,1 Anu ne who chooses II must strive
with great discouragements. his hands
must grasp
Ine Jagged rocks, the thorns must drive
'heir pitter points, and bloody footprints
MS way along the mountain side;
'u ne must carve the steps by which he
with his own hands, or woe betide.
And up the tollsome Journey, now and then,
me clouds may for moment lift.
Anu through the fogs that lower on the
way
The sun may make a tiny rift:
Anu perchance may be that some brown
May cheer his soul with tender song.
Or growing near his feet, violet
May cheer him as he plods along.
The flowers of friendship blooming by the
way
Hold much the homesick heart to cheer,
Inc sympathy OF fellow travellers on the
Dries many bitter heart-wrune tear.
The toilsome journey upward through The
night
Is lighted by the starllt eyes of love.
found
Gods cloudless skies stretch out above.
me downward road is easy of descent.
its way is paved with idle hours;
The senses swoon amidst the smothered
scent
VI earth's most fair and rarest flowrs
The sound of song and laughter fills the air
ana music gayly leads the way
with dancing feet that tread the cleaning
light,
For on the road 'tis always day.
The birds sing ever In the glittering trees,
The brooks leap lightly In the sun,
And never cloud obscures the azure sky,
ana never bar of shade may run
Across the placid waters 6f the lakes,
whose wavelets glow like new pressed
wine,
As red as rose blood of fresh-crushed
grapes
That grow along the castled Rhine.
siren sings to WOO each wayward heart,
And everything invites to sloth.
Fair Pleasure holds veil before the eyes,
And, blinded like a fluttering moth,
The loiterer seeks kaleidoscope sweets,
TIL youth has fled and night comes on,
Then wakes to find his life an idle dream
wasted flower, Its perfume gone.
Then choose to-day, before It is too late,
While hope still sings her lusty song:
The guide posts have been set by noble
souls
For warnings as they passed along.
William r. Dunroy, In Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-05-07
sealing-wax la
ON A LITERARY TABLE.

a distant journey; these are the enter
tanning things one sees upon literary
table.
A table, equipped for man who
reads and writes evenings at home, had
in the center a lamp whose shade was
octagon. Each side was covered with
silk. Upon each was the picture OF
fair friend, framed In frills Of coral
paper.
The candle stick was the epidermis OF
an adder-a real adder purchased from
an Indian and mounted in silver. The
neatest thing on the table was small
Delft lamp painted in sea scenes. II
stood upon tray with sealing wax and
seals.
The color scheme Of the table waa
bright coral, relieved by touches OF
Delft blue.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-05-07
Evidence Of Civilization.

Another instance of the rapid prog
ress the japanese are making in modern
civilization Is shown in the fact that
the native babies have learned to cry in
the improved American or European
fashion. In the palmy days, before
the Japs had learned SO much, their
babies were models Of propriety, and
were scarcely ever heard to whimper.
Now they bawl as long and as loudly az
the most civilized infant ever seen.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-05-07
Grecian Neyspnpers

The Greek is great reader of news
papers. At present 152 newspapers are
published in Greece, with an aggregate
circulation of 175,000 The political
journals number So; literary, 12; com.
mercial, 16; scientific, 2s; satirical, six !:
legal, six, and medical, two. News
papers are to be found In almost every
town In Peloponnesus, the main land
end tho slands,--N, Y. Sun.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-05-07
One Dollar Per Year.

rooms, parlor and bath, are planned
for the woman with larger weekly
stipend.
The question of the latch key, which
as a destroyer Of working women's
'homes' has proved more disastrous
than fire or water, will not be broached
in any of the series of buildings de-
signed by Mrs. Hopkins. working
women" she declared, "need less, not
more, restrictions than other women"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-05-07

Whatever induced you to marry me
anyway, IL am so distasteful to you?"
he asked, fiercely.
II think it was the advertisements,n
she said.
"The what?"
"The advertisements. The household
bargains, you know. | thought it would
be so lovely TO go to the department
stores and buy icepicks for nine cents,
real eight-ceut dippers for only one cent
and all that sort of thing. OF course,
had no use for that kind of stuff as
long as remained single" Cincinnati
ENQUIRER.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-05-07
stnins ON Wall Pnner.

Fresh stains upon wall paper where
people have rested their heads can be
removed by covering the spot with
mixture Of pipe clay and water made
into a soft paste and letting II remain
over night. Then brush 1t OF with q
stiff whisk broom.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-05-07
Cycling skirt with PIalts.

A new cycling skirt has two straigh,
plalts in the back which are made sepa-
rate and partially detached, so that they
fall gracefully on either side Of the
wheel, and beneath this is regular
skirt at the back, which completes II
for walking skirt as well.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-05-07
In Ordinary Language.

Will some pupil kindly put into ordi
nary language the authors phrase: 1T
is not the vain rhapsody Of an oriental
dream p" asked the teacher.
dat amt no pipe story" said the
bullet-headed young man in tho front
row,"-Indianapolis Journal,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-05-07
AN UNPLEASANT FIX.

Y NAME is John
Vaughan. l used
to attend a board
ing school up in
the interior of New
York state. 1t was
not a large school,
having but rs stu
dents, and was sit
uated about four
miles from the vii.
lage of s..
The school w a s
conducted by two
brothers-Dr. Will
liam and Mr.. Hen
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-05-07
NOVEL LAMP SHADE.

Just the Thing for the Work Table OF
n Literary Man.
Writing tables are furnished with in.
teresting things rather than costly ones.
A lamp shade into which are set por-
traits of friends, candle stick that is
a reminder of trip to the woods and n
sealing-wax lamp that tells tale OF
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-05-07

An Auburn, Me-, man has devised O
cook stove on trucks and has laid
track on which to move it between thu
summer and winter kitchenA