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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-12

pray you, pardon me, Elsie,
And smile that frown away
Ihat dims the light of your lovely face
AS a thunder cloud the day.
l really could not help it
Before l thought twas done
ana those great gray eyes flashed bright
Like an icice in the sun.
was thinking of the summers
When we We're boys and girls
And wandered in the blossoming woods
Ana the gay winds romped with your
curls;
Ana you seemed to me the same little girl
kissed in the alder path.
1 kissed the girls lips, and. alas.
l have reused a woman's wrath
1here Is not SO much to pardon
for why were your lips so red?
me blonde hair fell in a shower of gold
From the proud provoking head;
anu the beauty that flashed from the
splendid eyes
And played round the tender mouth
rushed over my soul like a warm. sweet
That blows from the fragrant south.
And where. after ALL is the harm done?
Deneve we were made to be gay,
AND all of our youth not given to love
Is Vainly squandered away.
ANA strewn through lifes low labors.
Like gold in the desert sands,
Are loves sweet kisses and slghs and
vows,
And the clasp of clinging hands.
And when you are old and lonely.
In memory's magic shrine
You will see, on your thin and wasting
hands,
Like gems, these kisses of mine.
And when you muse at evening.
AT the sound of some vanished name
The ghost of my kisses shall touch your
lips
And kindle your heart to flame.
Col TOhp How
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-12

Publication of the divorce court statis-
tics of England reveals an anomaly of
interest TO those familiar with the divorce
proceedings in this country says the
the Chicago Chronicle. The most sur
prsing feature about them-so surpris-
ing. indeed, that were not the figures alb
solutely beyond reproach, the advanced
women would probably loudly protest
against their fidelity-is that the ag-
grieved party in these matrimonial suits
proves on about three occasions out of
five 70 have been the husband Only 90
wives found occasion to petition the court
for release from the bonds of matri-
mony the same application having been
made BY S53 husbands. The occupations
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-12
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A few words from Mrs. Smith, Of
Philadelphia, win certainly corroborate
the ella m that Lydia E. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound is woman's ever
reliable friend.
81 cannot praise Lydia f. Pink
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-12

Charley Wheeler and Lucille Sprockatt
had just been married nearly tbree
weeks and they had just Returned fro1,
their wedding trip, says the Ohio state
Journal They were supremacy happy in
each others love, and the honeymo5n 90
lar mad been TO them as one long. blissf,ll
dream. Within the next daV or two
however, the bride grew slightly denrese.
ed in spirits, and an uneasy feeling
seemed to take possession Of her. Tbo
young husband noticed the change but
attributed 1t to fatigue from the recent
travels. But his bride grew more ner-
vous and took on such a troubled exnree-
sion that he said to her:
You have something on your mind
darling that Is troubling you. Tell me
what 1t is"
At first she tried to persuade him that
he was mistaken; that nothing worried
her. ie''
You are wrong, Charley. dear" she
would say. Really. 1 am not worrvine
over anything l am just as happy as I
The day following, however. the young
wlte wore such troubled look that her
husband said to her:
Lucille you must tell me what is
troubling you. I will not be put orr any,
longer. As your husband, / have a right
to know" " - ~
Seeing that further concealment was
impossible, she broke down and sobbed
bitterly: u
oh Charley. I am so unhappv.v sbo
walled Il have-deceived-y
sickening sensation swept over tba
young husband. Surely there must he
some mistake. She, whom he had looiy-
cd upon as the personihcation of innocent
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES him. 1t must not
De- Il would destroy his happiness and
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-12

Women who are lnterester In fine an
tique rugs win be glad to know that the
industry, commenced by the nuns in the
sixteenth century at Perugia, has been
revived by the Countess Smonnetta
Mayno, wife of the well-known general,
A distinguished artist, Count Rossi Scot
q, is assisting in deciphering the designs.
one old loom has been discovered among
some ruins, and a very aged woman, who.
when a mere child. wove similar rugs, is
giving her assistance. The countess has
decreed that only women will be allowed
TO work upon these rugs. The colors are
very brilliant, and the designs are Orien-
tai. Perugia rugs found in old places
and museums in few italian cities are
very valuable.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-12

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weeks / was
bed suffer-
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fanlnation
and conges-
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had a dis I
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-12

A thrifty housewives query is WHY
every popular toilet soap should not
come in different sized cakes saws M
New York Post. zone wants to keen a
fresh cake, always, In the guest-room
of course" she explains land if the COM
ing visitor is to stay for but day or two
it is clear waste to have only a bulky
article for use; and so it is in travelling
very small cake would be more eco
nomical for a short Journey. a tourist
hardly cares to bring home a moist cake
of ever so choice a cleanser. Another
suggestion is that many of the finest
soaps come rather too highly scented
fault that could be easily remedled to-
day, when every breath of perfume, to
De modlsh, must be of the faintest and
most subtle description"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-12

III INC TeIsH OF LOUIS NV we read that
the court ladies were very fond of smok
ing tobacco and although the Grand
Monarch" had a great dislike to the
weed, his daughters did not disdain to
avail themselves of its solace. When
they became wearied by the etiquette and
gravity of the court, they frequently in
dulged in revelry in their apartments at
ter supper. On one occasion when. at a
table, he heard a noise in that part of
the palace and went to find out the cause
To his amazement, he found the ladies'
smoking and laughing, aad discovered
that they had borrowed their pipes from
the officers of the Swiss Guard.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-12

We have always been taught to believe
says an exchange, that one of the canons
of good dressing is the harmony of color
in eyes and gown; but this theory has
been exploded, and it has been clearly
demonstrated by women of good taste
that nothing is more fatal to good effect
than blue-eyed woman dressed all in
brown. Colors of contrasting shades are
always becoming, and stylish If properly
combined and # well suited to the wear
er are very effective.
While women who farm are numerous
Evening star., 1897-06-05

Hairy Men of Thibet and the Pypmx
Nations of Pamir

Hairy Men of Thibet and the Pxpmx
Nations of Pamir.
interesting details concerning some most
peculiar races of men inhabiting the in
terror of the Asiatic continent have from
time to time been transmitted by explorers
and missionaries to various scientific
bodies, and have given rise to much specu-
ldtlon as to their authenticity. The re-
cent announcement Of the discovery of q
tailed people IL habting the wtlds OF
Farther India. to which credence was given
by the Geographical Society of Paris, and
through whose authority the assumed dis
covery was given wide publicity, has been
proved to be without basis of fact and
the long-awaited tailed ancestor of the
human species remains as dark and Sc
cluded as ever. But If such a creature will
probably never be forthcoming, other peo-
pie yet exist on the yellow continent"
whose study affords interesting material
TO the ethr clogist and anatomist A recent
communication adressed to the Russian
Geographical Society by Kozloff a member
OF the RoDorovsky expedition into the heart
OF Th1bet. describes the sand desert OF
kobDe. lying between the Thian-Shau and
Altai mountains. and some of its most dis
tinctive Inhabitants, not the least curious
of which are the wild men known as the
Kyz-Kiyik. AS described by the Kirghiz
who alone appear to be in communication
with them. the Kyz-Kiyik are Of about the
normal stature Of man. but their body Is
covered with short hair of the same color
as In the young camel. black hair falling
on the shoulders. They feed on vegetable
roots. and when in captivity persistently
decline all food. They are swift runners
affect concealment in the sands and among
the rocks and appear to be impatient Of
the steady gaze of strangers: they give
expression to many wild cries, most Of
them seemingly Indicative of fright or as
tonishment. In the region inhabited by
them the wild horse and wild camel still
live in large numbers. Almost simulta-
neously with this report comes the an
nouncement of the Danish travellers. Olif-
sen and Philipsen. that they have dis
covered on the high plateau of the Pamir
tribe of pygmies. FIRE e-worshipers by habit,
whose dwarfed stature is attributed to the
scanty aiimentation to which they are SUBJ
jected. Not alone are they stunted in
growth. but the domesticated animals
which are associated with them are SINH
larly degenerated in size. The cattle are
no larger than the donkey Of Europe. while
the native donkey is of only the size of a
dog. The goats and sheep are stated to be
mere miniatures.
Evening star., 1897-06-05

seen some Of the accounts declares to be
not less than $40 for every twenty-four
hours. That Is, the net expense of the
place. not counting the bills of tailors, mil
liners. clubs and money spent in travelling
or for opera and other incidentals.
Country House Life.
Even to visit these houses is more expen-
sive than some who get invitations can af-
ford. For instance, one must be prepared
to leave at least $40 among the servants
after an over-Sunday visit. That would
put one up at the swellest hotel in town
and you'd have better time for your
money" said a woman the other day. She
may not have meant all she said, but she
had just returned from Sunday in West
chester. where the butler and his assist
ants and the maid servants had wheedled
big tips from her.
Country house tipping is getting to be
more of a nuisance here than in England,
because the practice hasn't been regulated
yet; In England men fee the men servants
and the women fee the maid servants, and
all is understood. But here both male and
female servants look for backsheesh from
every visitor
necessity to do lot of entertaining. as
life on them would otherwise not be bear
able 10 their masters and miStreSSeS, That
Is why In the suburban correspondence
printed In newspapers Westchester is al
ways gay" The round of entertainments
Is interrupted only twice-first, when the
lords and ladies of the manors are invited
to Newport or Bar Harbor by persons
whom they have entertained, and again
When the lords and ladies of the manors
come down town or go south to Aiken for
month or two in winter and lake apart
ments. All the time they are at home they
live In formal pomp and ceremony: there
Is none of the old-fashioned do-as-you-
please and dress-to-suit-yourself Domes-
tic life is as conventional as In a city house
for servants are even more numerous and
ubiquitous.
Your luggage is taken to your room
ahead OF you and there unpacked II Won
value the esteem of the servants YOU will
have It contain nothing that hints Of cheap
Evening star., 1897-06-05

should be carefully protected from the light
by some covering over the case when they
are not being inspected; otherwise much
Of their beauty of that tint becomes lost In
course Of time. 1t is gratifying to notice
lections this precaution of protecting egg
cases with covers Is now almost universally
observed. In many instances some of the
finest and most characteristic tints OF sew
eral eggs disappear on exposure to much
sunlight. common example may be
found in the beautiful pale blue OF the
starlings egg. Thas, on exposure to sun
light for a few days. loses its Gear blue
ness of tone. and becomes purplier, ap-
preaching more to the slate tint. Such is
also the case with most OF the greenish-
blue eggs, like those of many sea birds the
common guillemot's. for instance. the beau
ty of which largely depends on the clear
freshness Of its blue tints.
The writer some time ago made some ex-
periments on the fastness to sunlight of
very simple one and may be briefly de-
scribed as follows: Various birds eggs
were selected for experiment, those having
decided and well-marked colorS being pre-
ferred. These shells were halved length
wise, care being taken before the operation
to divide 1t that each half should. as
nearly as possible. present the same amount
of coloring. One-half was kept from the
light for future comparison, while the Other
half was exposed in glass case to direct
sunshine After various exposures. amount
ing to one hundred hours sunshine, each
exposed half was then compared with its
unexposed counterpart, and the changes in
hue carefully noted. Little change was
visible in the darker coiored eggs Of the
oiive-brown. or chocolate depth, but in the
green blues the changes became more
marked.
Evening star., 1897-06-05

eight feet. He took off his last boot with
the same deliberation as the other; but,
just when he was taking his foot out of
it he gave it mighty swing, striking the
heavy heel of it in the mouth Of the would
be recipient, at the same time knocking
over with his other arm the one who was
expecting the trousers.
One bound carried him down over the
rocks. yell of disappointment burst from
the throats of his outwitted captors. Their
hurried, but ill-aimed, assegais flew after
ran around under the shelter of the rocks
and none of them dared to follow MIN
in his jump, but ran down by the easy way
by which they had brought him up. Then
the western side of the hill, mounted his
horse and began to pick them down with
the gun he had strapped on the saddle.
Wien they saw how things were going
side to hide from his bullets. But all day
lcng he sought them out. Yet one fellow
lay so well hidden that Abel unsuspectingly
went into danger and started when an
assegai whizzed past his head. But this
lurker got Shot too. and by night tho
whole twelve left their bones 10 be added
to the rest.
Some Of them, after getting their pres
ents of wearing apparel. had put them on
and did not perhaps have time to take them
off afterward. for Abel sent bullet through
the breast of his own coat when he shot
the Basutu who wore 1t. His shirt, too
had hole through it. His gun and pocket
articles he found where the warriors had
dropped them, on the very spot they had
stood In when he jumped down.
That night we may be sure he didn't
Test easy. fearing lest another party might
put III their appearance. But they left him
IN peace for few days. However, they
were bent upon taking him, dead or alive.
After escaping from two or three other
nocturnal attempts. he Was advised by a
commandant of burghers to leave the farm
1oI time and go with his troop.
lney say that the number of Basutu war
riors killed by Abel Kruger exceeds all he.
hef- Some put it at thousand. others
say little less: but at any rate he made
such slaughter among them that his name
VIII De handed down for generations as one
OF the most famous Of ali the heroes of The
lnter-racial wars of South Africa.
Evening star., 1897-06-05
HE REINED UP AND FIRED.

again leave his ruined farm which" said
he. y was wrong to have gone from al
all. knowing. as 1 did. that il was sure to
be lail i'll ruins by those black-skinncd and
ttgCr-hearted murderers.''
Reasoning with a man in AbeIs state of
mini was useless. so his commander and
companions allowed him to DO as he
pleased. From the whole troop he got
bouniifEl supplies of biltong, powder, bull
lets and buckSnot. Then the commando
roe away, leaving him alone at the DESC
late farm. He filed his saddlebags, and
slowed away his supplies on both his
horSes-for each burgher had two. one TO
mount when the other grew tired. Then he
"csI-saddled." and let his horses Craze and
refresh themselves. while he himself.
stretched upon the grass, thoughtfully laid
out his plan of campaign.
lie would fight the Basut1s singlehanded.
and net only would he make his ruined
farm his headquarters, but he would find
bait sure to draw them thither. For this
purpose some cattle would be necessary.
These he would take from the Baseitus
themselves.
That night he rode off toward the noun
tains and stampeded one of their herds in
the darkness. collecting a number. of them
ar f-erward. and driving them to his farm
Next morning few Basutus followed the
spoor. and after a time sighted the cattle
on the plain.
beginning the wnr.
Now. near Abers ruined house there was
q little hill, 100 or 300 feet high-one of the
few in the Free State-rocky, busherown
and fiat-topped. This hill sloped gradually
upward. till, within ten feet Of the top. a
clear cap of rock rose up almost as straight
as wall. In some places 1t was accessi-
BILE. in others not. On the top It was as
fiat as IL 1t had formerly been a peak and
was now sawed on. On the slope of the
Evening star., 1897-06-05

daylight, but started out stealthily, under
cover of the silence and darkness of night
CnEeard and unseen, they reached Abeps
Gat-topped hill and hid themselves away
slope.
AT the first signs of dawn they saw ABEL
making his way along the head Of the slope
by the foot Of the rock ledge. Soon they
nat on his face. Abel was drinking at a
little spring. whose cool water boiled up in
the midst of pond or basin as clear as
crystal.
As he lay there. face downward, drink
ing. he noted in the water the reflection of
the blue sky overhead and of the green
leaves overhanging the edges. Then he be-
came aware of something else, and saw to
his horror that his days were ended. The
black faces of q dozen men were glarinR at
him from the bottom of the mirror-like
pool. with assegais poised ready to strike
him. He never stirred from his position
He believed that his hour had come, but in
the same instant he thought Of ruse to
escape by.
We'll. you've got me at last" said he,
and 1 know you won't spare me, neither
will l ask You to do So"
'Ha. ha! We've got you safe this time"
said they. 'and we'il pay you for all you
have done to u.s."
Well" said he. do me one favor before
I die. l have loeed always the wide. free
veldt and the sky. Take me up on the hill
top and let me take one last look at Gods
beautiful world before you kill me- BE-
Sides" added he quickly. my clothes viii
be useful to you. and you had better XIII
me naked, for II you stab me now with
your assegais. you'N make them full OF
noies. mole Now he said these things while
watching their fierce countenancss re.
hected from its depths.
Quite right you are," shouted they
come up on the hilltop. then. and strip"
Evening star., 1897-06-05

No one who owns less than 81 .OOO. 900 can
AFFORD 1t. The Harrimans, the Iselins the
Storys and others possessed of similar in
comes compose the Westchester set. They
have model farms of considerable acreage.
and houses Of elegance and capacity which
they use as permanent homes Oliver 1se-
Inns place at Premier Point is. in a general
way, the pattern of all the rest. His house
=. is situated near the sound; back from 1t is
his dairy farm. run by a head farmer, with
salarfed assistants and q score of farm la
borers English landlords let their prop
erty out nowadays to tenantry, each ten
ant hiring one plot and gaining his living
from 1t independently. Westchester land
lords maintain the required number a
with homes on the place. but manage the
whole estate as one would a factory
breeding horses, raising sheep and cows,
and disposing of the products indepen-
IDENTIFY of the workers.
Expenstve to Keep Up.
This is the plan on which most OF the
Westchester and Hampstead so-called
country houses are run. For the masters
house there are perhaps thirty servants:
for the farm work there is a staff of twen-
ty more. Nearly all of the owners are men
not in business; they are men of leisure.
and their only duties are those connected
with the control of their estates. They are
not numbered among the extremely rich.
like tie Astors, the Vanderbilts. the Bel
montS and the GOuldS: but they have
enough to keep fifty employees. a herd of
cows. flock Of sheep. a stable of horses.
many sorts of carriages. dozen bicycles
end to entertain a houseful of guests.
In wages alone it costs nearly 5000 a
month or $50 day, to run such home,
for the head farmer and his assistants
draw bigger salaries than most doctors and
lawyers. Just the monthly butchers bill
of the household, regardless of the farm
annex, amounts to more than 1t costs a
bookkeeper's family to subsist whole
year in relative comfort.
OF course in some instances the farm Is
made to yield something above the cost OF
running it. This is true. however. OF very
few of such Westchester and Long Island
country places. When farming is conduct
ed as Havemeyer conducted his, 1t Is q
source of income; he got yearly dividend
of from to 10 per cent out of the Nah
wah establishment. But the lesser places
are not run with such science and econ
omy; they are kept up for convenience and
for amusement, at a cost that one who has
Evening star., 1897-06-05

New York rich. Servants are more expen-
sive, soil Is more expensive (some of 1t
being within city limits) and the applica-
tion of scientific methods of agriculture
has made "gentlemen's farms" enormously
high-priced. The income of million will
scarcely maintain the most modest CT
them.
The case of Theodore Havemeyer. the
sugar baron, who died the other day, leav
ing a mansion in New York. villa at
Newport and a 3,OO0-acre farm at NAH
wah. N. j., Is typical. Seward Webb has
q castle now going up in the Adlrondacks,
and not long ago bought up whole county
in Vermont. E. D. Morgan finds it neces-
sary to his pleasure to support mansion
in town, villa at Newport and a superb
estate at Hampstead. w. c. Whitney re-
Gently acquired a house in 54th street near
5th avenue. New York. and for himself
and son. in addition to his place on Long
Island he has followed the new fashion by
investing in a domain in the Berkshires
which will rival George Vander5ilts cele-
brated Blltmore estate in North Carolina.
Frederick Vanderbilt has Hyde Park on
the Hudson. one of the finest houses in
Newport, and a beautiful home at 40th
street and 5th avenue. H. Mex. Twom-
bly, recently purchased the Lorillard
house at Newport, and laid out 81, 500 600 on
a 2.OOO-acre farm at Madison. ~ J. These
movements were all in emulation of the
action Of John Jacob Astor and Levi P.
Morton IN putting millions of dollars into
estates at Rhinebeck- the Hudson, and
they. In turn, took the infection from Eng
land and France.
A School for Farmera
Representative of this tendency to go the
English one better in their own practice is
the Havemeyer undertaking at Mahwah.
AS Mr.. Havemeyer's son-in-law, Mr..
Mayer, has taste for the same thing. this
great farm is likely to be kent I'm no in
the sugar barons lifetime. Thirty horses
for private use are in the stables; there is
a 9OO-acre deer park, containing sixty deer.
on the premises; a pheasantry, stocked