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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-11
JAPANESE SPANIELS.
These Dainty DnrIings of the Ken
neIs Fetch n Great Price

New York, March 9-Amongst "the
fancy Japanese spaniels are regarded as
the finest of all the toy species. Agents in
Japan are constantly on the lookout far
them, but they are very rare breed even
there, and as large proportion of those
exported die during the sea voyage-which
is very hard upon them-they can hardly
be expected to propagate very ranidlv
Even in London, where they outrank ALI
the other little fellows, there are very
few, only two having appeared at the last
show; and it would be quite within the
realms of possibility to reckon IN all that
there are in America. beginning uitt
three rare pecimens in California ana
gradually increasing the count as en-
comes eastward one of the finest in the
country is the boosted property of Lillian
Russell
Chicago, which always makes the eefor+
to have the best there is going. NAV he
put on record as possessing no less tba,,
fifteen of these dainty darlings nine 81
them belonging to Mrs. C. II. White WIZ
has been more than ordinarily snccos"e,,y
in breeding them. A good specimen brinrss
in Japan about $50 on the averat.s.
but once safely domesticated or brod q,
America, they are valued anywhere fron,
500 to 500 according to fineness OF their
points. 'e'i
The less there is of these little JAMS the
more valuable they are, those wejgbt,,r,
TWO and a half pounds being quite NJ ne
top of the social ladder, while to wetob
more than FIVE pounds is to be utterly al
credited They are covered with a long
silky coat ofswhite and black hair. the
shape of the markings going far towa,.d
establishing their ranks as thorougbbreds
First of all no self-respecting japanese
spaniel is without the sacred V in tbe
center of his forehead; back OF this thor
must be the bump Of knowledge. a round
black spot about the size Of a Dr.
cent piece. The ears, which are small ana
V shaped, must bear the indlspensahi.
butterfly markings. The eyes are prorni-
nent. and the nose-well It is hardly
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-11

100 yards long and thirty yards wide. At
one end was set up a transmitting ap-
paratus (such as is used in wireless tele-
graphy) of small power. A the other end,
low in the water by reason of its batter
les, was the launch, forty-two by seven
and one half inches propelled at a speed
Of about four knots an hour by an electric
motor deriving its power from small cells.
The launch contained a primitive re-
ceiver, capable Of working an ordinary
Morse writer at distance of a hundred
yards. short wire projected from the
mast. In the launch the Morse writer was
replaced by a understanding contrivance.
A spring attached to the rudder held it,
normally hard a'starboard. After close
inspection OF the launch and instrument
ashore Mr. Higgs turned on the motor in
the launch and il went scudding along.
turning naturally to port. Commander
Colweli stood by the transmitter Young
Varicas was beside him, nervously clutch
ing the handle of a wheel attached to the
instrument.
First Of ALL" said Corwell, make It
come straight up the pool"
Buzz went the wheel and little cleo
trio sparks few freely. Quickly the launch
ftrsook its port course and came straight
as a die toward the inventor It com
pleted the course and answered the mag
ic hand TO perfection
send her down again" said Colwell.
ana III give you the directions"
forL' said Colwell, as II
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-11
OPTICAL DELUsIoNs.

actly the same size, as measurement will
prove. Why do we think that one is
larger than the other? Because the top
and bottom lines of the left hand figure
run towards each other on the right and
TINS makes the figure seem smaller than
the one next to it, although a compass Will
prove that they are of precisely the same
size Now, if the two pictures of the fat
man and the lean man are observed every
one will say that the lean man is the tall
er of the two but they are really exactly
the same height The reason of this de
ception Is that the stout man, because of
the breadth of his figure seems shorter
This explains the very common phrase
thin and tall" the thinness contributes
to the impression of height The impor-
lance of proportion for beauty, either in
person or in art is demonstrated by this
example
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-11

full, however, it will be possible not only
TO hit nine times i'm ten, but 10 do this
without the terrible risk of human life
now incident 10 the use of torpedoes in
actual war, since they will be handed
from the shore or the deck of a battle
ship hundreds of yards or perhaps a mile
away.
The GeoviI Test.
Young Varicas began to puzzle with his
problem in the beginning of 1898 He had
selected electrical study and investigation
for his life work, and just at that time
was much interested i'm wireless tele-
graphy He made no experiments of con-
sequence until after his patents had been
granted and the first test 10 be Witnessed
by officials on behalf of any government
was made the other day at Geovll in
Somersetshire, in presence of Commander
Cowell, United States naval attache at
London. The test was also witnessed by
A. c. Higgs, consular agent for the United
States at Weymouth, who has aided the
young inventor financially and the writer.
Like various earlier private tests, it was
made with a small, specially build launch,
the cost of a full sized torpedo (S2,0O0 or
more) being prohibitive, and in order 10
insure smooth water the launch was
fioated in the public bath at Geovil in
stead of in the sea at Weymouth nearby
The pool of the Geovil bath is about
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-11
A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS.
This is An Amusing Game for Play
ers of All Ages.

This is An Amusing Game for Play
ers of All Ages.
"A Penny for Your Thoughts" is a new
kind of amusement which found its way
into small lotteries through the cleverness
of a pretty Southern woman. 1t can be
pla!'ed by any number of people.
An attractive experiment with the game
was recently tried by a charming hostess
during the afternoon hours, from until T.
Previous to the arrival of the guests the
tallys should be made ready. The model
taken from the entertainment quoted
above is in form of a leaf1et, which is
made of water olored paper, the outside
decoration IS clover leaf, and "a penny
for your though ,'' in good script of red
and gold. Inside are the following ques-
tons in gold letters, and each one num-
bered until twenty-three is reached:
l, a messenger; 2, mode of anci mt pun
ishment; 3, means of INJECTING; 4, a piece
of armor; 5, a devoted young man; 8 a
South American fruit 7, place of wor-
ship; s, portion of a hill; 9, spring flowers;
10, three weapons; IL, the first American
settlers; II, emblem of victory; 10, an an
mal; IA, two sides of a vote; 10, emblem of
royalty; Is, one way of expressing matri-
mony; II, youth and old age; IS, part of a
river; 10, something found in a school; 20,
part of a stove; q, plenty of assurance;
90 the cry of victory; %, implements of
writing.
While firmly tied to the top of the page
is a small lead pencil and a penny, each
one fastened on the end of a blue and
red ribbon.
When the talleys have been distributed
the hostess makes the announcement that
the correct answer to each question is
found somewhere In the penny and should
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-11
E! .||''|l| Il

The next step is TO work out a suitable
design for side and back If made up only
of lines and few small ornaments it Will
not be necessary 90 draw the pattern out
on paper as il may be laid on the leather
with a piece OF French chalk, carefully
handled.
Figure 4 suggest simple design, which,
if properly fooled VIII result in salts
factory orf1amen tdtiOn. A more Intricate
design on the tl0rentine order is shown
in figure 5, and while it may appear
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-11

talking to the man at the wheel
Round went the inventors hand, ana the
launch few over until she almost ram
med her bow against the starbOard SIDE
Of the baths. -Starboard," said the gal
liant commander, and before the launch
had reached the end Of the pool she was
knocking her nose against the port walls
SO far 50 good. She had answered her
helm as if there had been a man aboard
Of her to fulhu the orders of the COM
mander, yet the only connection she had
with the shore was the wireless wave
that shot out from the transmitter, ran
down her mast and brought her rudder
into the desired position.
How the Invention Works.
The virtue of the Varicas invention lies
in the wheel attached to the transmitter.
BY the handle of this wheel the operator
or steersman moves to the right or left
two conductors which traverse the sur
face of a drum. which is kept revolving
by clockWork The surface of this drum
consists half of carbon and half of cop
per, but the division is made not sharply
IN the middle, but ia ZigZags the non
conducting carbon fitting in triangles into
the conducting copper. Thus, as this drum
reVolVes, the condition of the current de-
ponds upon the position of the conduc-
tors controlled by the steersmans hand.
If he turns his wheel so that his con-
ductors are in the middle of the drum,
the current is broken evenly, the conduc-
tors touching carbon and copper, as they
revolve under them, in equal proportion.
This results in making the boat keep a
straight course. If, on the other hand, the
wheel sends the conductors almost en-
tirely upon the carbon section of the
drum, the longer resulting breaks in the
current sends the boat to port, and vice
versa when the conductors are chiefly
passing over copper. In other words, the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-11
A DIVERS DILEMMAS.
A VETERAN BOSTON DIVER TELLS
OF THRILLING EXPER

How an Air Bubble Once Saved His
Life OFF Demerara, in the Carib-
bean sea-A Seasick shark-TakinG
Desperate Chances at the Charles
town Navy Yard.
Boston, March Give been in some
mighty ticklish places" said Moses
stearns, the veteran Boston diver, a few
days ago, land I thoroughly understand
what it is 90 have cold chills coursing up
and down my spine, making my teeth
chatter a thousand times a minute and
my knees knock together like a pair OF
drum sticks.
II have been a diver since the Civil
War, during which unpleasantness
1 served on the little Monitor as a quar-
termaster. took an active part in the fight
with She Merrimad, and was wounded
was the government diver at the Charles
town navy yard a number of years pre-
vious to which time, and since, l have
operated along the American Atlantic sea-
board and on the northeastern coast of
South America.
During my experience I have brought
40 the surface over $500 bodies from
wrecks and from ponds and rivers.
Was 1 ever frightened?"
Yes, l have been badly SCARED several
times My first real fright was off the
Island of Demerara, in the Caribbean sea.
l was employed to raise the cargo of a
sunken vessel, and worked for four weeks
on the job When called upon to accept
the work l was a trifle 10th, for l was
aware that those waters were infested with
sharks and other large and dangerous
fish, but being assured they would not
modest me, and my eXchequer being very
low, l agreed to do the work and started
in.
"Donning my armor one bright morning
1 got over the side of the boat, and after
admonishing my attendants to pull me up
as fast as strength would permit, if they
received a danger signal, I began to de-
scend. l had scarcely gone twenty-five
feet when l saw monstrous man-eatin g
shark within a hundred feet of me.
ugh, how felt! Perspira ton broke out
all over me and l grew weak. l was at
a loss to know what to do. If I went up
he might seize me by the legs and carry
them off, and l had no desire to part with
such faithful servants. The old shark
was laying co. calmly watching me and
apparently wondering what kind of a fish
l was. He appeared to be in a thought
full mood, and no doubt was specializing
as to whether he had ever seen me before.
Now l had no ambition 10 become ac-
quainted with his sharkship. 1 did not
like the way he regarded me, but didn t
raise a fuss with him about ID.
Il thought of the air pipe and slender
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-11
A MOTHER MADE MAN.
Theodore Roosevelt Owes Much to
His Mother

Albany, N. Y, March 9-According 10
a family friend Gov. Theodore Roosevelt
has good reason to rank himself in the
list of mother-made men. His father who
was big. slow, silent man, something
burgher-like in manner and speech, left
the control of the children very much to
his wife, rarely beautiful woman, black
haired, blue eyed and with a complexion
OF the most exquisite fairness. Pre-emi-
nently a social leader, she was, of course
very much occupied, but nothing ever
came between her and looking after her
two boys, Teddy and Eliot Even when
lessons were done and the family away
of summer holidays, she made them sys
tematcallY study-not books, but things
Each of the lads had to fetch her every
morning a composition describing some
natural object, or phenomena, observed
the day before. She insisted not merely
upon accuracy, but acuteness. Nothing
was too great nor too small to serve rs
an occasion Once, when their summer
home was upon the Hudson 1t had a wide
vine shaded piazza. The vines were the
haunt of many birds and insects, whose
dolhgs the young literateurs relig1ously re-
ported. Several of the birds built nests
III 'Alc NliltS w men Inc OJleF tnlISS ilAA
been duly set down Teddy undertook the
nests. He was then hardly ten years OLD
but filled several sheets This bird butt
with bark and straw, that one with sticks
ana string, third had a partially for
hairs and wool a fourth used whatever
came to bcak, while other very tiny fel-
lows, warblers and humming birds would
have nothing but down ard moss. He al
so noted that some Of the birds divided
the WEAKNESS of brooding with their
wives, that others fed and sang to their
mates upon the nest, hut did not relieve
them. What struck him most forcibly
however, was the birds habit of house
cleaninS-of picking up and throwing out
side the droppings of their young, so as
to keep the nests in good condition.
His mother read everything and pra!s
where praise was judiclous. Often she saw
things which made her smile, but she kept
the smile hidden from her little lads. she
was very fond of life in the open and
particularly of driving four-in-hand, bHt
her coach had to wait no matter what
its destination, If it came to the door be-
fore she was through reading over the
work of her sons and giving judgment
of It,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-11

London. March 2.-Cecil Varicas
young Englishman, Of Spanish descent,
believes he has solved one Of the knot
test problems of modern naval warfare.
As described in the patent granted TO him
first by the British government and later
by The governments of the United States
and other countries, his invention is
continuance for electrically controlling
froma distance the steering gear of ships,
torpedoes aud other floating bodice"
Should the invention have all The merit
young Varicas claims, it will inevitably
become an important element in future
marine fights.
At the present time, though deadly when
made to operate properly, the use of the
torpedo and torpedo boat is much re-
stricted. Not once during the Spanish
American war was either side able to en-
ploy them to advantage. There are many,
indeed, who believe the torpedo the most
terribly overestimated thing under heaV-
en-. The difficulty in getting it TO go
straight TO the mark is enormous, and
none of the contrivances for overcoming it
has yet proved effective. Neither the
pau lOA SulbAhS tilt tci l6tO eittllltdlIy
by means of a wire attachment nor the
employment of a submarine torpedo boat
is entirely satisfactory. In present condi-
tons the most expert torpedo marksman
cannot guarantee one hit in five at the
distance of half a mile, while he is
Obliged to admit that the odds are in ia
vor of his being killed before he gets a
chance TO discharge one torpedo.
If the invention of Varicas be success
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-11

figure l, but if the crash should be in
jured apply liquid glue to the back. then
draw over it a piece of crash or very
open muslin
From binders board cut two pieces for
the cover measuring one-eighth of an inch
larger than the book on top and bottom
and one side.
From heavy hardware paper cut strip
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-11
FOOLED THROUGH THE EYES.
No Sense Is So Easily Deceived as
That of Sight.

There is nothing of which we are more
sure than of that we see-yet there is
nothing in which we are more easily de-
cefved. Any one would decide in mo-
ment that the left hand figure enclosing
a dog is the smaller of the two in the pic
ture-but it isn't. Both of these are ex-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-11
EASY BOOK BINDING AT HOME.

with IA Bit of Care One Can Make old
Books Look Like New.
In attempting amateur binding it is best
not to begin with the sewing and making
back on a book, as that is a craft in
itself.
Take a fairygood volume and remove
the cover, taking care not to cut away
the crash glued across the back to hold
the book to the cover
The book will then appear as shown in
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-11
Five Babier in is Months.
From The PhiladelphIa Record.

T VIII lIIt ITIIIIti'ItII IIIId IttNOIUs
ST. Paul. Mimi, March Alive children
have been born to Mrs. Burke. of La
crosse, Wis, In eighteen months. Fri
day night she gave birth TO triplets. two
boys and a girl Eighteen months ago
she became the mother of twins, a boy
and a girl The FIVE babies are healthy
and strong.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-11

Bret Harte is sold to be at work on
new series of condensed novels. The first
series appeared in 1867 and was very sue
cessful. In this new one 1t is supposed
that he will parody more or less popu'
lar modern novels.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-11
STEERING TORPEDOES
BY WIRELESS TELECRAPHY.
Recent Interesting Test for the Benefit of
Our Naval Attache in London.

of
nd
Of uma he GeoviI
d. DimcuItie in Va o
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-11

"A fund is being gathered in Geneva
o., to build a public library as a mem
orial to Plat Rogers Spencer, the teacn-,
er Of penmanship who was a native OK
that town. II is desired to have the build-
ing ready for delivery in 1871, the center
airy of Spencer's birth.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-11

met taken off as quickly as possible res
toratives applied, and 1 recovered con-
seriousness" Peter S. McNally.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-07-06
-: - CORRESPONDENCE =
Paulk.

Mos. all the farmers of this Sec
ton have lost their corn and
wheat crops but the cotton crop
still looks promising.
Mrs. Peggie Maddox is visiting
her sons, Messrs. Wills and Thorn.
pson Maddox, of the Mt. Hermon
community.
Messrs. Burus and Porter, of
Alabama, are in our midst for a
while.
Misses Pearl and Kate Bracken
Of Flint, Ala, who have been Wis.
iting their sister, Mrs. +. M.
Black, for the past four weeks,
left for their home last week.
Mrs. Jim Bowen is quite sick at
this writing.
Miss Ethel Watson is spending
the week with her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. N. w. Watson.
Mrs. Mary Rounutree is very
low at this writing, we are sorry
to report.
Miss MOlie Mcknight is spend.
ing the week with her sister, Mrs.
Lissie Bowen.
Mrs. Ellen Wolfe is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Annie Haggy, of near
Adamsville, this week.
Mrs. Laura Jones and family,
Mr.. George Jones, wife and baby,
Mrs. Maud Hurst, Mrs. Kemp, OF
jackson, and Mr.. Newt Paulk and
family, of Clifton, are in our midst
this week.
Mr.. Bob Jones, a former citizen
of this community, who died al
his home IN jackson, Tenn, or
the Goth of last m onth was laid to
rest in the Mt. Hermon cemetery
on the 22nd Of last month. Mr.
Jones had been a great sufferer
for quite awhile; be seemed to re
alize his stay on earth was soor
10 end. He expressed himself al
being ready at any time the sum.
mons might come. He was a
good, moral man. He leaves 1
wife and seven children 10 mourn
their loss. To the sorrowing rel
atives and friends we extend on
heartfelt sympathy, and asl
them to look 10 Him who doetl
all things well.
Rev. Faulkner will preach a
Robertson Chapel next Sunday q
IL o'clock. CLAUD.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-07-06

stroke. Funeral services were
conducted by Rev. Blankenship,
at Liberty, and her remains were
inferred in the cemetery at that
place June 20.
Hydrophobia is again raging in
our vicinity. John CARROTS dog
which was blocked inside a four
foot wall suddenly became rabid
and leaped the wall, made an at.
tack on some horses, biting two
and only two COWS are known to
be bitten, besides several dogs,
before it was killed. Mr.. John
Burross killed another near his
home which had haunted the
neighborhood for a day or two.
Misses Leila aud Eflie Gary
were the guests of the Misses
Outlaw this week.
Quarterly meeting at With
Chapel LIST Sunday and Saturday
before.
Reported sick list for this week
Miss Jennie Smith, fever; Mr.. Jas
Allen, convalescent; Mrs. B. Ga
ry, chills; Little Misses Lorens
Watson, Celia Sneed, Gulma Lane
and G. L. Marshall, fever; while
Herman Lane is very ill-conges
ton.
Mr.. James Story lately return
ed from Ark, is visiting at Mr.
James Whites.
Oscar White went to Sardil
Sunday. Attraction is a won der
full power to be unaffected b.
high water and torrents of rain.
Thank you H. ii. aud always
welcomed. Nj. M.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-07-06
STOVES! STOVES II.

See our line of Box and Step
Stoves fro m the Kentucky
Stove Co. They are made from
the finest casting and are full
weight. Beware of light weight
stoves made from second cast
ings; the same will not draw
well and will soon break.
| have 80 stoves in stock, from
the plain box and step to the
finest Ranger with reservoir,
every one guaranteed.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-07-06
Sibley Items.

Dear Editors: IT'S rumored
that we are to have new tele-
phone line from Sardis via Ruth.
With sadness aud tender sym
PATTY for the bereaved family, we
chronicle the death Of Miss Min.
ME Bnrross, which occurred June
70, Typhoid fever dealt the death