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The Progress., 1897-05-29

NOW 10 PELP THE NEEDY.
At the meeting of the Epworl
s League recently held in this city,
- Above subject was made .
u~POsium and four young ladies
8 delegated to write papers thereon.
There were Miss Sigh of Mans
Ae1d, Miss Rankin of Arcadia. and
and Misses Aarguerite Grain and
4 Lona Hughes, OF 6hrevepor3.
he Progress has already pub
Msaed these last two: the one to-
! ~ being the production OF Miss
Rankin. It is sorry that it cant
1et hold of the one written by
Miss Sligh- It may do 50 yet:
- II an accepted fact that the
fArth i burdencd by . large per
eeat Of helpless people but the
robaom how to help this suffering
Aa1s of humanity has not been
nokafActorily solved. We know
I - Savior spent his life ON earth
alnisesring % the poor and to the
naoay, and, in his exhortations to
~ disciples commanded them to
- do likewise, Since we have
- : responsibility upon us it is
- aAcred duty to pray, think
on1work constantly for our weaker
ho1Aer.
10 be clear in discussing this
Qtxon OF how We Is . League
- Zip The needy. Let us UNDER
- that BIZ TIE term needy
s - - fdse incapable Of help
- 1lnelselves.
1stIhOse physically unable to
sappay their temporal wants.
1nd-IhOse OF upwrieht charac-
- rho owing to difncult circum-
afAnces; are mot able to provide |
- necessities Of life.
1ra Those In such low plane of
Me - 70 have NO desire or feeling /
"a dafy to care for themselves.
These have been with us thus
slnce TIE world began, and from
ChKast's statement we expect them
- continse till his own return.
HUT what help II required for
tAenf In . lew words ve may
anssvee power TO help themselves.
ABe NOT Ne who are In . measure
andep0ndent and who control the
Inassssts Of these people greatly 10
- condemned for such extreme
onndid ons? Real estate owners,
Ancnmuiating their thousands, yea
lnkalaoAs, are making . large per
cent q this from rents, perhaps in
Asnsing small plAts of ground
ginning from rent more than half
reaalsed thereon, Of if in large
nouns and cities, renting rooms.
n4s and small bmildinrs. de-
The Progress., 1897-05-29
MASONIC.

Meth Lodge No. q meets
every Wednesday evening
att O'Clock from April to
October and 8 O'Clock from October to
April F. ". BOwEs,, II. G.
e. ]. KAaKEL Sec.
Shreveport Lodge No. 63 meets every
Friday evening 1T z O'Clock from April to
October and OF 8 O'Clock from October to
April. W. 8. CURRY, n. g.
ii. ]. LANcASTER Sec.
REBEKAH-Queen Esther No. l2 meets
every Tuesday 84ternoOn A4 4 O'Clock at
Odd Fellows Hall
Ms. DIR. 8. ii. HICKS, N g.
Miss Mary LeAton, Sec.
HPOvED ORDER KED lGEH.
The Progress., 1897-05-29

When it comes to oysters. the
Little Gem is strictlv in the market
Opposite the union depot.
The Progress., 1897-05-29

Go see Stephenson at once, ii
You want furniture of any kind.
The Progress., 1897-05-29

Pontiac Tribe No. u meets every Wed
nesday evening 1t Wigwam over Com
merclal National Bank 1t O'Clock from
October to April, and 7:SD O'Clock fron
April to October.
A. j. WAGNER 6achem,
Jules Bernstein, c. of R
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-07-02

PITH AND POINT.

Zone gets certain finish abroad,
ffancy." "Yes, one goes over there and
they tell her she can't sing, and that's
the end of her."-Detroit Journal.
-"Bobby asked me what continuous
performance was" "What did you tell
him?" ~ said that the tariff discus.
sion was as near as could come to it,"
Chicago Record
Lea (sadly) ID don't know what to
do with that boy of mine. He's been
two years at the medical college, and
still keeps at the foot of his class" Per-
rims (promptly)-"Make chiropodist
of him. .'-Tit-Bits.
"A Puzzling Question.-Frances
flour years old)-"Mamma? Mamma
--"What is it, dear?" "You never saw
me before / was born, did your" mo,
love" "Then how did you know it was
me ?"-Harlem Life.
--England's Younger Sons.-English
Lord Ito younger son)-"It's time,
Clarence, that you were thinking about
career" Dutiful Son-"I will be
guided by you, father. Shall take
orders, study for the bar, enter the
army, OF marry an American?"-N. Y.
Weekly.
"A tract distributor, the other day,
in a new settlement out west, popped
his head into an Irishman's cabin, and
asked him ''if he would accept tract
on the Holy Land?" "Yes, bedad," cried
Pat, an take houl section, If ye'll pay
my passage right through. House
hold Words.
Father" said the bright little girl,
"what is loaf sugar?" "There are sew
eral kinds, my DEAR" replied Senator
Sorghum. "The most important variety
is that which enables man by little
superior knowledge and prompt action
to place himself beyond the necessity
of working any more" e."-Washingtor
| Star
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-07-02
Grcat nritn,n and zanxibnr.

At last slavery has been abolished in
Zanzibar. On April the sultan issued
a decree which abolishes the legal
status-incredible as it sounds, we
have actually been enforcing plantation
slavery in the islands ever since we
took possession of them. Compcnsa-
ton is to be awarded for slaves legally
held and, If Zanzibar is unable to meet
the expenditure, help is to be given by
England. The clauses as to compen-
Bation are said to have made the Arabs
receive the decree without discomfort,
and there is reported to be no proba-
bility of resistance. The Arabs, say the
kilograms, were so cowed by the recent
bombardment that they will not show
fight. 1t is asserted, however, that in
future the greater portion of the Glove
crop will remain unpicked. We doubt
1t. If the cloves are worth picking
/. e., will pay for picking-the owners
will be able to get people to pick them.
We cannot refrain from saying that the
story Of our dealings with slavery in
Zanzibar is extremely discreditable.
Till forced into better ways by public
opinion the foreign Office refused to act
upon what was long ago settled to be
the cardinal policy of this countryside
policy OF abolishing slavery whenever
and wherever we had the power and op'
| portunity.-London Spectator.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-07-02
ROYAL ALIASES.
Nnmes Under which the Queen and
Others Go Abroad.


President Faure's recent interview
with Queen Victoria at a French rail-
road station was breach of the strict
etiquette of royal incognitos, as the
queen in her travels is the countess of
Balmoral and can be recognized oili-
cially only by that title. A similar break
with tradition was made last year by
King Leopold III. of Belgium, while in
Paris, in acknowledging the cheers of
the crowd for the king of the Belgians
and accepting dinner invitations, inas-
much as he had gone to Paris as the
count Of Ravenstein and returned to
Brussels under the same name. The
prince Of Wales has never been in Paris;
Il Is the earl of Chester who Is the hero
of all the naughty adventures ascrlbed
| to Albert Edward. The aliases assumed
by royalty when seeing life In the
French metropolis were divulged re-
Gently.
Empress Frederick, though to the
government only Countess Lingen, was
recognized by the German and British
embassies when in Paris in 1891. The
empress of Austria calls herself the
countess Of Hohenembs; Empress Eu-
genie, Comtesse de Pierrepons, the
medieval stronghold which she has re-
stored. If you meet Countess Toledo
In your travels you will know that she
is Isabella H., once queen of Spain; the
duchess of Castro is ex-Queen Sophie of
the two Sicilies; the count of Barcellos
Is Fling Carlos of Portugal and his wife,
Queen Amelie, is Marquesa de Villa
cosa; Prince Victor Bonaparte calls
himself count of Moncaliere; Prince
Ferdinand of Bulgaria, Count Murany;
the Swedish crown prince, Count Carls'
borg; ex-King Milan of Servia and his
son hardly try any disguise.
One of the first monarchs to use an as
sumed name on his travels was Emperor
Joseph H., who appeared in Paris In
1777 as Count Falkenstein; Paul l. OF
Russia, while crown prince, visited the
city under the style of Comte du Nord
Louis XVIII. in exile called hlmseli
Comte de Lille; Charles X, after he was
driven out, Comte de Mores and Louis
Philippe Comte de Neuilly. The duo
dc Bordeaux, "Henry W" lived all hi;
life under the name Of Comte de Cham
bord. Joseph Bonaparte took the name
Of count of Survilliers when in America
Hortense Beaunarnais, when no longer
queen of Holland, called herself
Duchesse de Saint Leu.
In spite of their assumed names per
sons who come in contact with thes'
royal travellers are expected to trea
them as though the incognito did no
exist. In Switzerland alone has the dis
guise been taken seriously. The lat'
King William III. of Holland was once
treated like private person at Genev'
and came near being taken to the polic
station. One summer evening he under
took to promenade on hotel piazz'
without any clothes on and the subse
queut legal proceedings were stoppe'
on his promising that he would leav
Geneva at once. He never returned L
the city.-Paris Figaro.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-07-02
APPRECIATES HIS WIFE.
Why kentucky Editor Calls Her His
"Better seyen-Eighths.v

Why n kentucky Editor Calls Her IIis
"Bettcr seven-Eighths."
Many of my friends have asked Inc,
and few strangers had the curiosity
to write and inquire: "Why is it that
you always speak of your wife as your
better seven-eighths?" In this brief ar.
ticle will endeayor to explain, and !
use the personal pronoun, that the read
ers will the better understand me. In
Christian fortitude she is as fortress
capable of withstanding any fusillade;
/ put rifle pit with many unguarded
gaps in comparison. Her faith is that
of healthy tree in full foliage and
fruit; mine like tree blasted, with an
occasional sprout that lends hope Of
fruitiou, but so frail that the first cold
wave of dependency deadens and with
ers it. AS neighbor she embodies those
qualities expressed in the words of the
Master: "Do unto Others as you would
that they should do to you;" am con-
tent to do by him as well as he had done
by me, and too frequently fall short OF
that standard. AS nurse she is a sister
OF charity reared in the Garden of Geth.
semane or in nunnery of Nazareth,
shedding sweet sunshine through the
sickroom; / both impatient and irasci-
bic. Endowed with almost superhu.
man energy, she is living type OF the
busy bee; l, not so enriched, am too fire.
quenty drone of disappointment. The
day is never so dark but the bright
light beyond beckons her on as bea'
con of hope; despondency darkens my
vision and obscures from view anything
favorable the future might show. Thus
in al the nobler attributes of life she
towers above me as the forest pine
about the stunted fig bush. During a
continuous companionship of over 20
years have been sensible to these su.
perior qualities, and have been al.
ways honest enough to say so. She
combines characteristics quintuple in
quality, and in her affections assumes
the place of mother, wife, sister, friend.
Al in all, she is the apple of my eye, my
best beloved, in whom nm well pleased.
Such is my wife as see her, and have
known her in all these years. She con.
dones my faults, finds excuses for my
errors, sympathizes with me in sor-
row, and strengthens me in adversely.
Hence, | say, "our better seven
eighths;" such she will ever be TO me-
Hazel Green (Ky.) Herald.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-07-02
DEATH MYTHS.
some cf the Ghostly Tcrrors in Store
for the Soul.

Ior thc soul
Among the myths of the most bar.
barous races we find definite ideas as to
the destination OF the soul after death
and of the perils which surround IL be-
fore 1t can reach that happy land, the
abode OF deceased ancestors, who have
attained to II by the same perilous road.
At the meeting Of the British associa-
tion at Oxford (1s94), Prof. Tylor
brought forward four OF these after
death perils In q very interesting paper.
entitled, 'The Diffusion of Mythical Be-
liefs as Evidence In the History of Gull
ture," in which he showed the existence
of belief in these same perils in cotn'
tries as widely separated. as japan, Mex
leo, Persia and Europe and threw upon
a screen representations almost iden-
teal from Mexican, Japanese, BUDDHIST
and old German pictures, drawing from
the similarity of the scenes depicted the
inference that there must have been
some sort of intercourse between these
countries in the remote past. The four
scenes brought forward represented;
| "a The crossing of stream by u
dangerous bridge; (2) the passage OF
the soul between two mountains which
clash together; CO. the climbing up n
mountain set with sharp knives; (D
the dangers from wind carrying
knives with it.
Three of these ghostly terrors may
be found In the myths of many other
countries besides those named by Prof.
Tylor, the two first being the most
widely distributed. The perilous cross
ing of a river after death was a belief
among Egyptians, Greeks and Romans,
but they provided boat and a ferry
man for the convenience of the souls,
who were required to pay for the ac-
commodation with an obolus placed In
the mouth by pious relatives. This fes
is not unknown in less classical coun-
tries, being found, believe, in Peru and
Japan, India and Fiji, while the boat
Is often replaced by much mora
dangerous mode of tRnsit, this being
usually hair bridge or one so sharp as
to resemble the blade of knife. Ihc
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-07-02
Crcece and TurI,cyat War,

On the 18th of April, without any
formal declaration of war, the Turkish
government severed diplomatic rela-
tions with Greece, and ordered its
armies to take the offensive. The Turk
ish force commanded by Edhem Pasha
moved southwark from Its position at
Elassona, and after sharp fighting occu.
pied the Milouna pass, which commands
the road leading to the Greek headquar-
ters at Larissa. in the northeastern part
of Greece. At about the same time the
Greeks crossed the northwestern from
tier into Epirus, with the cooperation
Of their fleet on the west coast
Youths Companion.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-07-02
THE kINGBlRD.
Another and Better Name for the
Swift Bec Martin.


In an elm just to the right of the
.rossing of the creek at the bend where
the street from town leads down was
the nest OF kingbird-and there's
bird worth whilel He Is widely known
as the "bec martini" but kingbird is
his name, and he deserves It. He is n
king, every inch of him. His flight is
like lightning, and his courage is be-
yond all precedent. So like flash are
HIS movements that he will sit swaying
upon the topmost limb of some shrub,
and dash off and catch an insect flying
at right angles from him, returning 10
his perch with the same dash and as
placidly as If he had done nothing out of
the common. 1t is the bravery of the
little fellow, though, that entities him
to the greatest respect. lie is the de-
fender of the other birds. Let hawk
hover over the thicket creating panic
among the little feathered people and
note what the kngbird does. He doesn't
hide as the others do. Not he He
flashes out, often accompanied by his
mate, and mounts upward looking for
the enemy. They find him away up in
midair, and then ensues a preposterous
combat. No hawk can catch one OF
those feathered electric sparks, and the
hngbirds cannot kill or even disable
the hawk. They flash about him, they
peck at the top of his head; they alight
between his wings and tug at the
feathers. Their keen bills pierce every
exposed spot. The bird-hunting mon
ster seeks in vain to seize upon those
little pieces of CREASED lightning" and
finally in despair abandons all thought
ofamealin the locality they thus protect
That's your kingbird! He is not, per
haps, so gaudily appareled as such SUI
perior bird should be. He is not as large
| as robin, but more raliish Of build, and
is of n dark stone color upon the back
| while the head and tail are almost black
| There is white band across the tail
very close, to the end, and the under part
of the birk is almost pure white. Oddly
enough, the under side of the feather!
on top of the head are red, and wher
the bird is fighting and raises these
feathers in anger, he has a scarlet
crest. 1t may be added of this cour
ageous bird that, while he may consume
an occasional bee, he is great destroyer
of noxious insects, and great help t.
the farmer Stanley Waterloo, In Pa
ola Ill.) Republican.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-07-02
x RAYS AND BLINDNESS.
No Good Evidence Found That one
VIII Help the Other.

VIII Help the other.
Quite sensation was produced sew
sral months ago by an announcement
that Mr.. Edison had helped the blind
to see with the aid of the Y rays. 1t
was intimated that the optic nerve
would respond to this stimulus when
1t would not do so to ordinary light.
It proved, however, that the great cleo
trician was misrepresented. He had an
dertaken some experiments in this di-
rcction, and few trihing circum-
stances gave him encouragement for
time. But he eventually found it inn
possible to produce any effect where
the blindness was due to atrophy, or
loss Of feeling of the optic nerve. Va
rious physicians also made tests OF
similar character. In one instance,
where the cause was cataract and the
optic nerve was all right, the X rays
assisted the oculist in ascertaining
what the matter was. The usual opera
ton for cataract then restored the pa
tents sight. But almost without ex-
ccption all investigators reached the
same conclusions as did Mr.. Edison.
One very sanguine experimenter, DR..
Louis Bell, however, declared that when
the current was turned on and off from
u Crookes tube the resultant Pickering
could be perceived by man with whom
he had made tests, and who was blind
from paralysis of the optic nerve. The
matter has since been followed up by
two Texas scientists, DR.. Hilgartner,
oculst to the state institution for the
blind, and Prof. Northrup, an expert
in electrical matters. These men pro-
cured powerful apparatus and then got
hold of II blind people, seven Of
whom had absolutely no power of dis.
cerning light; four Others could very
family perceive light. But not one Of
them could get the slightest impression
by looking either at an excited Crookes
tube or at microscope. This lack of
substantiation will probably lead un-
preiudiced scientists to the conclusion
that DR.. Bell was deceived somehow,
and that no help is to be derived from
this source.-N. Y. Tribune.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-07-02
EDHEM PASHA.
A War Correspondents View OF the
Turkish General.

Turkish General.
Edhem Pasha understands war thor
oughly, but it took him little time to
appreciate the functions of war cor
respondent. He seemed to think that
the latter should be hedged about by
many restrictions, tenderly fostered
and safely deposited during battle
among the baggage animals and the
knights of the hospital. 1t was some
time before he realized that the ex-
pectation of witnessing and describing
a battle was the one thing which pro-
cured him the honor of these gentle
mems company in his camp. One anx'
ious morning, at time when war was
thought to be imminent, on sending
round to headquarters it appeared that
the general and all his staff had fitted
during the night and had gone no man
would say whittier. No orders had been
left and the guards would allow no one
to pass. Here was q case of dire disap-
pointment, but no man may run the
gauntlet of an Albanian guard with
impunity. When the general returned
a joint representation was made and he
was entreated not to allow this kind OF
thing to occur again. He expressed
his penitence and promised timely
warning of any unexpected move.
1t may be interesting to mention that
Edhem Pasha, the central figure of this
little world, is about AS years of age,
though he looks older. He is rather
above middle height and wears a short
thick, black beard, already fecked with
gray. His nose is straight and rather
long, but his most interesting feature
Is his gray eyes, which are large and
intelligent. His manner Is very at
tractive-a mixture of that courtesy
and dignity which are not uncommon
among Turkish officers.
He does not strike one as strong
man physically, though I am told he II
hard worker and does not spare him
self. His manner of talking is as rule
quiet and marked by much refinement
and gravity; but it grows animated
when subject kindles his interest
and his eyes glow with enthusiasm
1t is difficult to judge of mans sense
of humor through the barriers of {
strange language. His style of life II
simple and he has none Of the orienta
love Of display. In character he SEEM
to be straightforward and sincere
frank and truth-loving. Trickery ant
intrigue, diplomacy and politics he alik
detests. His subordinates and thos
who see him more intimately are yer.
fond of him.
"He treats us" one of the aids-de
camp said to me, mot as superior
but as ather."-London Telegraph
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-07-02
SIMPLY DELICIOUS.
How Expert Pastry Cooks Make a
Fresh Strawberry Pie.


One of the most delicious of all pastry
is a pie of fresh strawberries. Line a
deep tin pieplate with the incest pastry
you can prepare. Fill the pastry with
un.ool<ed rice and bake it in the oven.
When the paste is done remove the rice;
it can be soaked and used for boiling,
or it may be kept on hand to bake in
pastry. 1t simply serves to prevent the
form of pastry from rising and getting
out of shape as it would If it were not
filed. Apple jelly is sometimes used
to fill the pie, and when the crust is
baked its contents are scraped out, leav-
ing perhaps quarter of an inch Of jelly
in the bottom. The apple jelly is some
times given the exact flavor Of straw
berries by mixing strawberry juice in
equal proportions with apple juice
when the jelly is made. When the crust
is filled with jelly it makes rather
more elaborate pie, but takes more
time.
In either case, as soon as the crust is
baked dredge little sugar over it and
fill itwith perfectly ripe, luscious straw
berries well sweetened. Heap sweet
ened and whipped cream thickly over
it. 1t may also be covered with mer-
ingue made of the whites of three eggs
beaten to stiff froth, four tablespoon
fuls of sugar and the juice Of half a
small lemon. Cover the berries careful
ly with the meringue, which is a nom
conductor of heat, and isolate the pie
plate holding the pie from the oven bot
tom by setting it on thick pine board,
and bake the meringue in this way in a
moderately hot oven for 20 minutes. If
the work Of isolation has been properly
done the berries will not be heated, but
the meringue will have risen and will
be well done and only delicate brown.
Remove the pie to cold plate and let II
become ice cold before serving it.-N
| Y. Tribune.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-07-02

JUST THE THING TO KEEP Wells IN.
me-nots or other flowers, before it is
also stretched upon the remaining
shape.
Little now remains to be done save
to neatly sew round the blue silk cord,
which will conceal the stitches, to make
two holes for the connecting ribbon
bows, and buttonhole them nicely;
while the single large bow which ties
the case when in use, must have been
sewn in under the cord. Countless pret-
ty developments of this case suggest
themselves, besides the one mentioned;
for instance, pale green satin with pink
May blossoms; pure white satin, with
silver cord and embroidery of silver
myrtle flowers, for wedding gift; or
for personal use, with trifing expense
cream linen worked in fourishing
thread, and lined with blue satin.-N
Y. Journal.