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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-11

blue silk, and is edged all around with
buttonhole stitch in the same color.
The pipes are of white cloth shaded
with long stitches of gray silk, and
edged with yellow. The upper part of
the pouch is of blue cloth, with white
silk edging and yellow dots; the under
part of brown cloth, with black edg-
ing and a pattern worked in chain
stitch with white; the three tassels are
embroidered with black and yellow
silk.
In the second pattern the outer bor-
der is yellow, the knots black; the
small pattern at the top is of blue
cloth edged with yellow; the pipes of
white cloth edged with blue and
shaded with gray. The bundle Of
cigars is of brown cloth, shaded with
black stitches, and fastened on with
double rows of chain stitch in yellow
silk The cigar case is of light green
cloth, edged with white; the Grecian
pattern and dots are embroidered over
it with white silk also.
To make the pouch up, JOIN the four
pieces together by seams-which are
concealed by gold braid; cut out also
and join four similar pieces of white
kid for the lining; fasten this to the
outside at the top only. Sew small
brass rings round the top, and run
double piece of crimson silk cord
through them. Put silk tassels Of va
rious colors at the bottom of the pouch
and each of its four corners.-Boston
Elobp
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-11
THOROUGHLY TESTED.
Simple Method of Cleaning Woolen
Dress That No One Need Hesi-
tate to Try,

The following simple method of
cleaning dress skirt has been so thor
oughly tested that no one need hesi-
tate about trying it. The rule was first
learned from cook who accidentally
had a cup of melted butter spilled over
her dress. 1t was thought to be beyond
reclaiming, but the cook herself de-
clared that she could take every bit
of the grease out-and she did. Since
then the rule has been applied to many
less hopeless cases, and invariably with
the most satisfactory Of results.
Take three-fourths of a pail of cold
soft water and add one teacupful of
ammonia. Thoroughly brush and shake
the dress skirt, then rinse it t'up and
down repeatedly in this ammonia wa
ter. After thoroughly "sousing" 1t,
let it lie in the water for an hour. Once
more rinse it up and down, then take
1t out, squeezing the water from it,
but not wringing it.
Put up two lines so that they shall
cross each other and hang the skirt
upon them, pinning the bottom to the
corssed lines so that the skirt shall be
well spread apart.
While the skirt is still quite damp
iron it upon the wrong side, ironing till
dry."-Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-11
PERSONAL AND IMpERSONAL.

John C. Strunk, of Middle Smith.
field, Pa, is "a years old and has
never been outside the county in
which he was born.
The poets have written lots of love-
ly things about tears. But not one
has ever dilated upon the love-com.
pelling beauty of cerise noses.
The new scale OF salaries for the
president, first, second and third vice
presidents of the 0roer of Railway
Telegraphers has been fixed at $1,000,
81, 5000, $1,000 and $1,000 respectively.
The duke of Norfolk, though rich
man, dresses rather like prosper
Gus farmer and has beard of con.
siderable length, which he has
trimmed, it is said, whenever he hsp-
pens to think of having that opera
tion performed.
The prince of Wales, when first
married, spent some Of his time each
year at Birkhall house in Scotland.
He still returns there whenever pos
sible. When there he is fond OF
wearing a Highland kilt and prefers
to see those about him so clad.
The late earl of Darnley never sat
in the house of lords, as he refused
to take the oath of allegiance to
Queen Victoria. On his mothers side
he was descended from the Stuarts,
earls of Lennox, of which family the
Darnley who married Mary Stuart OF
Scotland was a member.
Mile. Henriot, the young actress who
lost her life in the fire at the The
ater Francais, in Paris, will be COM
memorated by very handsome mon
ument in the Passy cemetery. The
tomb has been designed by an archi'
tect, and on it there is marble bust
of Mile. Henriot by NJ. Puech. On
the pedestal is an inscription, which
runs: "She came, she smiled and
passed. 1S7S-19O0."
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-11
HAD A PRACTICED EAR.
Steamboat Engineer Averted Cat
aAtrophe by His Sense of
Hearing.

~ see that the big liner st. Paul
lost one of her propellers through
the shaft swapping off during her last
trip across" said a former sea captain,
now in BUSINESS here, relates the New
Orleans Times-Democrat. "The strain
put on propeller shaft in any large
vessel is something frightful, and 1t
has to have extraordinary strength to
withstand it. The worst part of it
is when the stern lifts out of water
during pitch. Then the propeller
blades have nothing to play against
except air, and, naturally, they begin
to race. While they are whizzing
around at top speed they souse into
the water again, and you can imag.
Inc the shock! 1t makes the whole
ship tremble like scared horse. II
there is the slightest flaw in the
shaft it is apt to snap off like piece
of glass, l remember, before / quit
the sea-" continued the ex-captain, ~
was once first officer on fine cargo
tramp from Liverpool. Our chief en-.
gineer was an old Welshman named
Dawes. He was rough old fellow
with mighty little of what you might
call education, but if there ever was
natural-born genius he was the
man. Engineering seemed to be a
kind of an instinct with him, and
when there was any trouble with the
machinery he could put his finger on
the exact spot, where another man
might be pottering around for day
AT the time | have in mind we
had cleared from our home port with
a mixed cargo for Rio and on the sec
| ond day out old Dawes all of a sud
den stopped the engines. 1t was my
watch and l went below to find out
what was up. There's something
wrong with that propeller shaft he
said, and he took lantern and start
ed to go over it, inch by inch. In
side of an hour he found two holes
that had been bored in it about mid
way down, where the strain was
greatest, and nicely filed up with
soap and plumbago. 1t was evidently
the work of an assistant engineer who
had row and quit at Liverpool. Any
big shock would have been certain
to break the shaft in two, but, as
Providence willed it, we had smooth
weather up to that time. Dawes riv
eted a steel collar around the weal
spot and we made Rio without ac
cident, under about three-fourths
speed. l often asked him afterwar6
how he came to suspect anything was
wrong, and all he could tell me waf
that the shaft sounded rotten
suppose there was some false note II
the vibration; either that or it was
the biggest piece of luck on record
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-11
BABY ALLIGAT0RS.
The Young Saurians Are Hatched Out
In Job Lots in Steam-Heat-
ed Sand.

Up in the reptile-house of the Bronx
zoo something unique in the way Of
Matching of young alligators was on
exhibition, says the New York Mail and
Express.
The young gators were being turned
out in job lots in large, glass-inclosed,
steam-heated cage in the northwest
corner of the main reptileroom. The
floor is covered with warm sand, in
which several dozens Of alligator eggs
are cuddled. The eggs are about seven
inches long, oblong in shape, and Of
dingy leathery white color.
About the center Of the cage is
large shallow pan full of water, sunk to
the level of the floor. In and about the
pan are several dozen young alligators,
from six inches up to ten in length,
scrambling about, climbing all over
each other, splashing about in the wa
ter, and seemingly happy and content
ed, The baby gators are bright blue,
green and black spotted in color In
general color and appearance they look
more like lizards than anything else.
The Matching process is quite inter
esting. Every now and then an egg
will begin to squirm and roll about
One end works more actively than the
other and swells up like mushroom
head. Then it cracks and spreads out
from the slit, through which a little
long-pointed muzzle begins to work
out. A lot Of energetic wriggling,
which flops the eggs about in all direc-
tions, sets the youngster free. Out he
pops, and after a shake or two, by some
wonderful instinct OF nature, away
scuttles the infant to the pan of water,
into which it plunges without any fear.
Alligator, Jr.. splashes about awhile,
and then joins his brothers and sisters,
following the universal alligator habit
of crawling on top of as many Of his
relations as he can and resting his head
on the nearest back.
Mrs. Alligator was not present at the
Matching. Alligator experts say that
after she has laid the eggs her part Of
the manufacture of young gators is
finished. She pays no more attention
then to them, and confines herself, in
the south, to lying low in the swamps,
waiting for dogs, pigs or tender young
colored infants to wander her way. AS
to Alligator pere, those same experts
assert that if there is one thing he
likes better than another it is young
alligators fresh from the shell, without
any dressing. He is said to swallow
them up by the dozen, and then COM
plain because there are no more.
The Bronx zoo is well supplied with
grown-up alligators. They have some
very large ones in the reptile-house
ponds, which seem to do nothing but
lie on the pond platforms motionless.
What the zoo people intend to do
with the baby alligator output has not
been decided. They are not considered
very valuable asset. Possibly any re-
sponsible parties anxious to bring up a
few young alligators as pets, on guar
anteeing kind treatment, proper school
facilities and sound home training,
may be accommodated and given their
pick of the bunch.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-11
A LITTLE NONSENSE.

Mrs. Nexdoor-"We consider piano
playing wicked on Sunday" Mrs
Snapp-"Glad to hear it. That's what
we consider your daughters on week
days."-Philadelphia Press.
A Happy Thought.-"0h, Mr.. Salts,
l cannot accept your offer!" But ]
thought you loved me?" 81 do, but
shis will be my thirteenth engage
ment." "Oh, is that all! Then cali
the others off and begin on new
dozen. Chicago Times-Herald.
Once upon time certain Person
wrote wisdom. "What fool!" said
the World. Then a Person wrote folly,
exclusively, "Wise guyl" said the
World. This fable teaches that wis
dom and unwisdom are purely rela'
tive terms.-Detroit Journal.
One of the ancient and honorable:
81 suppose all the girls will wonder
why l accepted him. But if they
only knew what hero he has been!
He has courted death in hundred
shapes" Edith-"What a firt! But,
then, I suppose that does make him
interesting."-Boston Transcript.
Hostess-"Why, Mr.. Smith, I've
hardly seen you all the evening! Now
l particularly want you to come and
hear a whistling solo by my husband
Smith (whose hearing is a trifle in
distinct)-"A whisky and soda with
your husband? Well, thanks, | don't
mind if do have just one!'-Punch
The Best Time.-Its Mamma-"lsn't
he too sweet, the little tootsie woot
sie?" The Friend-"Oh, yes, the cum
ming thing! But l want to see him
when he's wide awake" Its Papa
"All right. Come around about two
o'clock any morning and we'll accom-
modate you" philadelphia Bulletin
They Saved" It.-Bobbs-''Too bat
about Nobbs. Lost all of his furni
ture because of false alarm of fire
at his house." Dobbs-"But, If ther,
was no fire, how could his furniture
be destrbyed?" Bobbs-"Well, you see
Nobbs lives in suburban town where
they have a volunteer fire depart
ment." ."-Baltimore American.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-11
VISITING JEwELER AT WORK.

! cannot see the slightest objection to
their being used in this way. They
are always just as represented and
cost about ha.f as much as they would
if bought new from the jeweler. OF
course, / have many bargains, for as
a rule such ultra stylish women are
exceedingly extravagant. AS they wear
only the latest designs and the most
fashionable stones they are often glad
to let things go for much smaller
sum than they originally cost.
"My work is pleasant, 1 might al
most say dainty. There is nothing
heavy or laborious, so | cannot see
why other women should hesitate to
undertake it. ] am the only one in
the field so far as ! can learn, but |
am sure that there is room even here
in New York for many more."-La-
fayette McLaws, in Chicago Record.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-11
HOLIDAY FANCY WORK.
How 10 Make n Tobacco Pouch Thas
VIII Delight the Heart af the
Average Man,

A handsome tobacco pouch may be
made from the illustrations, which rep
resent the two patterns used, each side
being duplicated.
Four such pieces are cut out of Grim
son or scarlet cloth and worked in
applique, In the first one the chain
stitch border (not the outer edge) is
worked with green silk. The knot from
which the different articles are made
is done with black silk; the cigar case
is of yellow cloth; the cigars worked
in satin-stitch with brown silk. The
case has two bands of chain-stitch in
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-11
NICE WORK FOR WOMEN.
Fine Little Business for Herself
as Visiting Jeweler.

"My little leather bag contains all
the materials and implements neces-
sary to clean and repair jewelry," Miss
Sara Morton explained. Il go from
house to house in New York and have
all the work that | can do.
"You have no idea how many sem
sibe women there are who will not
allow their favorite pieces of jewelry
to be repaired by the best houses sim
ply because they fear that some OF
their best stones will be changed.
have many customers who watch me
closely the entire time that l am at
work on their property. 1t was the
discovery of this popularity in a
friend of mine that gave me the idea
of my work. Before actually begin
ming my work entered good estab-
lishment as an apprentice, where l
learned not only how to clean and re-
pair jewelry, out also old watches, OF
which l make speciality.
Il had absolutely no trouble in get
ting work. My method is very SIM
pie. l call, ask for the lady of the
house, explain my business and as a
rule get some work. By this method
soon had as many regular custom
ers as | could manage, and now | have
many calls that | am obliged to re-
fuse simply for lack of time. Nearly
every woman of liberal means has a
good supply Of jewelry, and few OF
them keep it in such condition that
it does not need repairing and clean
ing at least every six months. Few
of them are willing to trust the clean
ing of their finer pieces to their maids
and as It is more convenient for them
to let me come in to clean it than
it is for them to collect 1t and send
it to the jeweler, get the work.
These are my regular customers.
Those who fear to allow their treasure
into the hands of anyone where they
cannot watch them belong to another
class As a rule, the articles they
prize so highly are of little value to
anyone besides themselves.
"My charges are less than those OF
a regular jeweler, and l am particu-
lar to have my work as good. | aver
age five dollars day above the cost
of all materials used and my trans
portation expenses. That | consider
good earning for a woman doing, as
you might say, mechanical work in
New York city. No, never take work
home. My evenings are all free, and
so are my Sundays 1 need rest, par
ticularly my eyes. | often buy articles
of my patrons and also act as agent
in bringing purchasers to those who
would like to sell. Many women ad-
mire only the latest fashions. in jew
elry just as they do in gowns. When
an article is no longer what they con-
slider stylish they become very anxious
to get rid of it in order to use the
money to get something more 20 their
taste. Knowing that l keep in touch
with the taste and desires of my pa
irons they appeal to me to act as
agent. The majority of these women
keep the jewelers. boxes in which they
buy the articles, and when they are
cleaned and snugly wrapped in their
colored cottons it is hard to distin-
guish them from new. / have sold
many such as wedding presents and
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-11
THE SHUT DOOR.

Lord. have shut my door
Shut out lfe's busy cares and fretting
noise:
Here in this silence they intrude no more
Speak Thou, and heavenly joys
Shall fill my heart with music sweet and
calm
A holy psalm.
Yes, I have shut my door
Even on all the beauty of Thine earth
To its blue ceiling from Its emerald floor,
Filled with springs bloom and mirth;
From these Thy words l turn, Thyself
l seek,
To Thee l speak.
And I have shut my door
on earthly passion-all its yearning love-
Its tender friendships, all the priceless
store
or human ties. Above
All these my heart aspires, o Heart
divine!
Stoop Thou to mine.
Lord, I have shut my door!
Come Thou and visit me: am alone!
Come. as when doors were shut Thou
cam'st of yore
And visitedst Thine own,
My Lord l kneel with reverent love
and fear;
For Thou art here.
Mary E. Atkinson, in Boston Watch
man.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-11
A PSYCHIC PHENOMENON.
In This Case No Heed Was Paid to
the Repeated Warnings
of Dreams.

Speaking of superstitions ano
strange warnings that come to peo-
ple," said a veteran Washington cor
respondent, according to the Star,
II had an experience once that l
hardly know how to account for. |
may say in advance that l don't be-
lieve in any of the business that can
not be demonstrated scientifically.
One day, not a great while after the
present elevator to the house press
gallery had been put in, my mother
sent for me to stop at her house on
my way downtown, as she had some
thing particular to see me about. /
went, and she asked me If there
wasn't new elevator to the press
gallery. | told her one had been
put in three or four months before
that She said that was it, and that
| must not ride in it, for she had
dreamed the night before that l had
been crushed to death in 1t.
laughed at her, of course, and went
on my way. Down on f street | met
an aunt who told me she had some
thing odd to tell me. She said she
had been the day before, with a niece
of her husband, to see fortune tell
er, as the niece had taken fancy to
see one of those fakirs. The fortune
teller, however, instead of telling the
niece anything, had directed her re-
marks to her (my aunt) and had told
her that she had a relative, a young
man, whom she should warn, as he
would be crushed to death in an ele-
vator. That was rather jar to me,
as I was her only young man relative,
and as / had so shortly before been
warned by my mother. However,
laughed at her also and went on my
way to the capitol.
81 went about the committee rooms
awhile, and at last, quite forgetful OF
my late warnings, went to the ele-
vator to go up to the gallery. The
elevator man, an old fellow whom ]
had known for some time, was in the
cage when l got there, and before
opening it he talked TO me through
the bars.
"T don't know said he, whether
ought to let you come in here or
not
"'Why not? l inquired, laughing.
"'Because,' said he, as serious as
could be, 4 dreamed last night that
| had run the elevator up too high
and that as you started to get in
you slipped some way under it, and
when ] got down to you at the bot.
tom Of the shaft you were smashed
to death
"This looked like the fatal three
warnings, and / confess had few
doubts myself, but ] had some nerve
left, and / jollied him on his no
tion and got in. On my way up ]
told him what my mother and my
aunt had told me, and the old fellow
was so scared that he hardly knew
what to do, but / got through al
right, and up to date have not beer
| crushed in that elevator or any other
but, of course, that's no sign / won't
be, and if / ever am, the cranlIs vii
be sure to hold me up as frightfu
example. I suppose there are some
people who wouldn't ride in that ele
vator for ell kinds of money, and still
they NAV fall downstairs any moment
and break their necks."
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-11
The Ordination OF Chinese Priest

missionary in China thus de-
lbes the ordination ceremony of
gnze (priesO of which he was a
Witness: "On the appointed day the
riends and invited guests of the can.
Ylidates assemble in the pagoda where
the ceremony is to take place. The
get of conservation begins with the
noval of all the hair from the head
close shave. Then, as the cere-
= progresses, little balls made OF
Ehur, grease and incense are placed
pon the head and so fastened as not
roll Off. At the proper moment the
srior completes the act of conse.
ion by setting fire to these balls.
candidates are forbidden either
move or touch their burning heads.
l5me Of the poor wretches suffer this
orture stoically, invoking Buddha;
while the majority add their terrible
vshrieks of pain to the horrible smell
Of burning aesh,"-Pall Mall Gazette.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-11
The sOfn Pillow Crazc.

The sofa pillow fad has again taken
possession of ladies' who are making
Christmas gifts. Any number of love-
ly pieces of work are produced by
tracing on silk or linen. All-over de-
signs turn out beautifully sometimes
and make covers for superb cushions.
Coarse orange linen squares for sale
in the embroidery departments are
converted into lovely covers by trac-
ing the lines with some gold thread
and using odds and ends Of bright
colored filoselle for filing in the rest
OF the pattern.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-11
How IT Happened.

Tramp-How did / come to acquir.
the liquor habit? All, lady! had a
little child-just two years old-and--
Lady-Alas! And he died!
"No, lady! He talked-and I want.
ed ter tell everybody wot he said;
and--you can guess de rest, mum!"-
Puck.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-11
Whx He Was silent

Bacon-What's become of your friend
jim? He's keeping very quiet these
days.
Egbert--Oh, didn't you hear he'd
been getting married. - Yonkers
Statesman.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-11
A Hint for SJmpkIns

Mr.. simpkins-Give me a kiss, Bobby,
and run up and tell your sister Jenny
l have brought her box Of chocolate.
Bobby-Oh! When DR.. Dashing calls
he always gives the sweets to me Dad
the kiss to Jenny y.-Tit-B
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-11
COULD NOT BUY THIS GOD.
A HindOO Divinity Saved from the
Mohammedans Is Held
Above Price.

II is part of the Mohammedan creed
to smash the noses of all idols they may
come across. When they invaded In.
dia they defaced in this way every Hin
doc god. A figure of Vishnv cut in
green jade was buried in the bed of the
Ganges during this invasion and is now
preserved in temple in Benares. II
is the only perfect image left of all
the old idols, and its sanctity is such
that the priests of Allahabad have Of
fered for it its weight in gold, together
with two magnificent rubies, formerly
the eyes of Buddha. But they cannot
buy it, says a London exchange.
An enterprising Australian million
aire named Leonard took trip to Peru
recently. He saw great flocks of the
alpaca wandering on the Andes. Being
a wool grower himself, he was struck
with their splendid fleece. He resolved
to buy some and take them home. He
found that the Peruvian government
absolutely prohibited their export. He
tried, by chartering special ship, tc
smuggle some off, but was unsuccess-
full. Then the idea occurred to him OF
taking them out of the country east.
ward. He bought large flock, en-.
gagged trusty men and had the crea.
lures driven over the passes, $4,000 feet
above sea level, and then clean across
the continent to Buenos Ayres. This
little expedition cost him $13,5 But
the long march had so weakened the
alpacas that they all died on the voy.
age.
On the top of the prince of Wales
eoronet is a small tuft of feathers. The
wife of a rich Manchester cotton spin.
ner endeavored to get some similar
She was told that there were none OF
the market. II don't mind spending
$780," she said. The plume seller
smiled. "They will cost you the price
of special expedition to New Guinea, y
he observed. Her husband was enor.
mously wealthy and she induced him 10
authorize this, Last June the plume
hunters returned. They had been
away nearly year and spent over
$4,000; They reported that the feriwah
- ~ ~ nd of bird of paradise
klmes are taken 1,