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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-10-04
STRICTLY FRESH EGGS.
Something About the Hen and Her
Lay - Millions Upon MIL
lions Each Year.

With all that men of science have
done to procure for our tables luxuries
without regard to season, so that al
most we say there is no season." no
one of them has yet succeeded in
wheedling hen into laying her best
and biggest eggs at any other season
of the year than that at which the
primal hen so distinguished herself,
says the Epicure.
There has been many experiments
of all kinds tried with regard to hatch
ing chickens and they have all been
more or less successful till the term
"spring chicken" has become mis-
homer. Or, rather, there are others
beside spring chickens. We have win
ter chickens, thanks to incubators and
brooders and all sorts of appliances.
and fall chickens and summer chickens,
and chickensin between seasons, which
Is one of the compensations scattered
all through life if we look for them.
But the hen plods on in that tire
somely unchanging way and looks un-
touched by all the means that man has
invented for Matching her eggs for her,
though no one knows just what she
thinks. Probably her line of thought
takes the stand that you may lead
hen to any kind of artificially warmed
and lighted nest, but you cannot make
her lay; and cold storage has done
much to make us indifferent to the
stubborn attitude of the hen.
AS for the amount of eggs laid in
one year in the United States, it has
been estimated that there are some
thing like 100000 produced; SO that,
though prices may rise steadily from
about the middle of July till Christmas,
from now till doomsday, there will
probably never be famine in eggs.
Hens do not go on strike. They may
be depended upon to lay when their
season is on.
The farmer who doesn't know that
be may, by the care he takes of his
hens, influence the manner and kind
of eggs they lay for him does not de-
bcTNt W SuCCteu. IlcuS Inc CItdH,
sunny houses, and they like good,
wholesome food, and in variety. They
want certain amount of corn and
meal and they dearly love flavor Of
meat in their food. Also they like
something in the shape of ground
oyster shells, that the shells of the
eggs may be up to standard quality.
Housekeepers who receive day after
day, from their grocers, eggs of not
only a uniform size and of even tinting
either all white or with tinge of
brown--take it as a matter of course,
and think perhaps that it is just so
in every case. But there are sorters
whose business it is to put into cases
eggs that ma tch in color and size.
And they do say that in Boston the
brownish eggs have first call, while
in New York the demand is for purest
white. 1t is this demand for uniform
ity in size and color that induces a
poultry farmer to have his hens all OF
one breed.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-10-04
A VICTIM OF THE LAUNDRY.
Fate of Man Who Sent n Friends
shirt with His own to lie
Washed

"0f course you have heard the tai,
of the shirt of flannel, the tail OF
which grew shorter and shorter with
every wash, but this is q tale of
shirt that has caused me to make
no end of explanations" remarked
gentleman to New Orleans Times
Democrat man. "Years ago all my
laundry was done by Chinaman
who was the best washerman / ever
knew. My linen came home spotless.
ly clean and magnifcently Numbered,
and that Chinaman was treasure in
his line. One night friend passed
the night with me. ] loaned him a
nightshirt, and when he got up the
next morning 1 put out one of my
shirts for him. He wore it, leaving
his soiled garment in its place to go
out with my wash. The Chinaman
failed to call for the soiled clothes
as was his custom, and upon sending
to his place the laundry was found
closed and no one knew where the
washerman had gone. / sent the
bundle of soiled linen to a steam.
laundry, and when my clothes were
sent home every garment was marked
with the initials of my friend wau
had passed the night with me and
whose shirt l had sent to the laun-
dry with mine. Up to that time not
a spot of indelible ink had appeared
on any of my clothes. Cinnamon do
not mark clothes, but use different
colored strings to keep the clothes Of
their customers separate. But in
steam laundries everything is marked
in indelible ink, and as the shirt of
my friend was the only garment
marked his initials were put on
every piece ] had sent to the wash,
notwithstanding my own name was
on the laundry slip and my initials
were nothing like those on the one
marked shirt. Since that time have
never been able to escape the initials
of my former friend. Go where l
may, those initials still stick to my
clothes, and every washable garment
own to this day is marked with
my friends initials. Since the day
his shirt went to the laundry in nv
bundle / suppose ! have bought 100
shirts, half as many suits of under.
wear and twice as many pairs OF
socks, collars and neckties, and in.
varably they have been marked with
that mans initials, no matter in what
part of the country / may be. am
strongly tempted to give away all
the wash clothes possess just to get
rid of the initials of my friend which
have so long stuck to me. | know no
other way to rid myself of this laun.
dry mark old man of the sea. As
long as those initials stick to me |
am in danger of being identified as
some other man should / be knocked
insensible in the street, be the vic.
tim of footpads or meet sudden
DEATH"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-10-04

THE SMALLEST PONY,
Mustang Colt, Seven Months Old, That
Weighs "a Pounds and In hut
81 Inches High.

A colt seven months old, which
weighs "a pounds and is only %
inches tall, is the freak which has
been on exhibition at Louisvinc, KY
for several days past. The colt is
owned by G. II. Hackstead, a black
smith near Ludlow, Ky.
The colt was foaled on farm near
Fountain Ferry park. Its owner con-
sidered it worthless and sent it to
Mr.. Hackstead. At birth it only
weighed about ~ pounds, although it
was perfectly formed, Since that
time it has grown very slowly and for
the past two months there has been
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-10-04
THE DlsoBEDIENT FLY.

In days gone by there lived fly
Who longed the world to roam;
Declared he would seek better food
Than he could find ~ home.
His mother said, with oaking head:
Now don't you dare to go;
Miss Spider Fair may leave her lair,
And she's cruel foe"
"Ho! ho!" laughed he, lust let me see
Her ladyship's black head.
I'm pretty tough and big enough
To fight her till she's dead"
He washed his face, then into space
He flew with humming sound;
Above, below, now fast, now slow,
Till things seemed turned around.
Upon some wood paper stood.
Not very far away.
Said Mr.. Fly, with winking eye,
"Ah! here's the place to stay.
This shining sheet looks good TO eat,
I'll crawl along and see
IT'S sugar paste, too nice to waste
Perhaps twas meant for me-"
He nearer came, as moth to flame
He trod the thickest part
When, 10! he found the sticky ground
vas neither pie nor tart.
Buzz! buzzr' ne cried Qrom side to sid
He struggled to be free).
"Oh, mother dear, want you here
Meier more we'll disagree"
Annie Josephine Levi. in Good House
keeping.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-10-04
SMALLEST PONY IN THE WORLD.

almost no change in its height and
weight.
If it stops growing now there is
no doubt that it is the smallest horse
in the world.
The colt is perfectly healthy and is
well formed and strong. Its dam
was a mustang pony of average size
and its sire was good sized horse.
The cross should have produced
medium-sized horse. The colt is good
tempered, although very frisky. 1t
has been taught to follow its master
like dog, and is very affectionate.
The freak has attracted much atten-
ton since it has been on exhibition.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-10-04
speed OF the DOLPHIN.

The dolphin, near relative of the
whale, is credited with q speed Of
considerably over 20 miles an hour.
For short distance, the salmon can
outstrip every other FISH, accom-
plishing it's rs miles an hour with
ease. The Spanish mackerel is one
of the fastest of food fishes, and cuts
the water like yacht. Predatory
fish are generally the fastest swim
mers.-Nature.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-10-04

At Kawanaka, tiny spring near
lkao, in the province of Joshu, Japan,
the bathers stay in the water for
month with a stone on their laps to
prevent them from floating in their
sleep; and the caretaker of this es-
Enlistment, who is hale old man
of so, is in the habit of remaining In
the bath during the whole winter.--
Albany Argus.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-10-04
Eiectinr a Seminole chief.

When the Seminole Indians of Flor.
ida elect chief they choose the big.
gest fighter and most successful hunt
err of the tribe. II there happens to be
g tie between two candidates their
method OF deciding IL is to have each
candidate place live coal on his wrist.
The one who finches first lores ths
office.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-10-04
what the Average Man Wants

A financial journal publishes rules
for discovering counterfeit bank
notes. What the average man wants
is few simple rules for discovering
the genuine article. --Chicago Daily
News
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-10-04
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Teeth and Verbs,

Teeth are like verbs--regular, ir.
regular and observation-disclosures Daily
News.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-15
BUTTERFLIES.
TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOU
SAND SPECIMENS MAY
COME TO NEW
YORK

Reading. Penn, Dec 12-It is possible that
the great collection of butterflies made by DR.
Herman Strecker, of this city, who died few
days ago. may so to the American Museum Of
Natural History, in NeW-York City. For, al
though Dr. Strecker refused many offers Of
thousands of dollars for his collection, it is I'm
derstood that il Will be offered for sale
DR.. Strecller was. perhaps the greatest butter
fly collector in the world. His collection con-
tains two hundred and fifty thousand different
specimens and is said to be the finest in exist
ence. There are only three others which COM
pare with 1.-THE collections of the Grand Duke
Nicholas of Russia a private museum of Berlin,
Germany and the collection of the Rothsohids.
in England. DR.. Strecker corresponted and eN-
changed specimens with all these. The other
three great collections are Of butterflies only,
and do not include moths.
The Strecler collection includes butterflies
and moths whose haunts in life are in every
portion Of the discovered globe, not excepting
the regions close to the poles the widest forests
Of Africa India. Australia and South Amer
lea and the smaller islands OF the Indian and
Pacific oceans.
Dr. Strecber was sculptor by profession. He
worked at this in daytime His nights he de
voted To his butterflies He Versed in some
of the dead languages. and mastered many Of
the living foreign tongues in which the books
of his special pursuit are written. In consdera-
ton Of his scientific knowledge Franklin and
Marshall College some time ago conferred upon
him the degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy Dr
Strecl,er was probably the most noted lepidop-
terist in America. and he spent years Of labor in
getting together this extraordinary collection of
butterflies and moths
Every specimen in the collection is ucketed
with the name Of the specimen and the place
whence II came All are in glass covered draw
ers which in large cabinets, reaching from
the floor TO the ceiling, and occupying the third
story of his home On the north side Of the wall
is a pine case, in which is filed the correspond
ence from distinguished scientists in this and
foreign countries, covering period of forty
years. This collection Of insects he was fifty
New-York tribune., 1901-12-15
BOOKER T. WASHINGTOYs STORY.
AN ANBCDoTD THAT WENT TO THE HEARTS OF
HIS SOUTHERN WHITE AUDITORS.


HIS SOUTHERN WHITE AUDITORS
From The outlook.
OF the many anecdotes told the following
shows Booker T WaShingtonS readiness in as
si1nliating what he hears and in putting it to
effecIiVe use:
Once board a train in Virginia the talk
touched in some way which l have forgotten
now the subject OF the oldtime Southern
wants man whose dress showed Tim to be
clergyman, and who l afterward learned
the rector of one of the oldest and most dis
ungulShed Episcopal churches in the State, said
that he had taken charge of the parish where
he Was then located during the year previous
aid had moved into the rectOry which went
with the church. His predecessor had died in
office. after long pastorate- When the new
family the reCtory to live they found
there an Old c0lOred man who had been en-
ployed about the grounds for many years and
hired hlm to remain with them and continue at
this work.
wife decided that she would like a certain shrub
in the garden better if it stood in another
place, and tce next morning told old John to
dig il up and move il. Along in the middle of
the day she out in the garden and, seeing
that the shrub had not been tranSpanted. said.
John. don't forget to move that bush there as
| told you
Yes. marm.' said John.
That afternoon my wife away from
home. When she returned, late in the day she
that the plant had not been disturbed. An
noyed at the mans disregard of her wishes, she
New-York tribune., 1901-12-15

called him to heE and spoke to him rather
sharply:
there over to the other side of the garden?
Yes marin, you certainly did
And you told me you would!
Yes. marin, / surely did ,
What do you mean, then, by distinctly dis
obeying me"
NV wife said the old man laid down the hoe
he h d been / sing, and, coming up in front OF
her took off his hat and stopped a minute pc
fore he answered. if he was struggling pc
tween his sense of duty to her and his own leel-
ings When he finally looked up, she was as
tonshed to see that the tears were streaming
down his face r
i hope you'll 'scuse me, marin he salo; l
surely hope you Will; but l can't move thit
BUSH - >. - a. .
can't move that bush. Why? 1t was not a
large one. ,, ~;
hands together. oh, marm,' he SAID, my oid
nissis. what's dead now. planted that bush rlsht
there. / can't dig it up.
The bush not moved.
Mr. washington was to speak that night in
New-York tribune., 1901-12-15

tha opora house in Richmond Both houses of
the Virginia legislature attended in 4 body, as
did also the officials Of the city government
Resides these there were many other prominent
white men lreecnt. so that without doubt the
audience was representative of the most lhteI-
ligcnt white citizenship of the State. In the
colIrse of his address Mr.. Washington made an
eloquent appeal in behalf Of the people OF MS
race that no change in the school laws OF the
State be made to the detrimcht ri the c"lofeu
ccbooIe and told this story Cf the cid negro
gardener who could not move the bush because
his dead white "-niSSs' set il out. More than
one strong man in the audience was brushing
tha tears out of his eyes before the story was
done and felt no sensitiveness about having his
neighbOr see him 90 it.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-15
ay 41EcDoTE OF LORD RUSSELL.

From The London Chronicle.
Not cvesy reviewer has been able to add an
sDacdate to the treasury of tales told IN the
- I,1-eezI bior-ar;l1 Such. however has
be- lie great good fortune Of Mr. Henry A
I4fnzsan At a garden party in the country CWe
think the scene was Crabbet Pafk)' WheTe lhS
r,,--.,ad ..-rriay-s of the house ran short and
y ;s.~s RAIN began TO fall when 4 start to eaten
Trains had TO be made. Two women, one OF them
I-.g.s,g7 20 Russell looked dis-onsolately at the
omen brakes The Man Of Action took IN the
roeition Al a glance He went to broushaI
IL which sat a woman and her daughter ana
ia Tho maid ba commanded to sit on the
box and impeTiously handing IN the two
stranger women companions to the two as
,o,,iste7 ones ordered the c0achman to drive
on A very good instance this of the almost
b.-Dpo,tc effect of the late Chlefs conDlheu
common sense and uncommon declslNeheSs-
New-York tribune., 1901-12-15

The house of John Chadwick & Co, $2l Fifth-ave,
is no stranger art fanciers in antique furniture
bric-a -brac and pottery in New ork. Mr. Chad
wick personally selects his objets dart in Europe,
consequently his collection is of unsurpassed inter
est to the antiquarian the artist and the curlo col
Iector as well the holiday shopper
New-York tribune., 1901-12-15

years n gathering Some Of the specimens cost
S1oo several so and 500 and scores Of them
- and SO
New-York tribune., 1901-12-15
EREBUS STRIN. FROM Brazil,

Known as the Great Owl Moth Z inches from tip to
The Portland daily press., 1901-01-01
AMERICAN LIBERALITY.
(From The Chicago Tribune }

The benefaotions of the year 1900 to
educational institutions, libraries, art
MUSEUMS and galleries. charities, and
churches by personal donations and be-
quests amount to the large total OF $50, :
264, 0SO to date, or between Sl9, 010, coo and
$50, 900 600 less than last year. This total
may be increased somewhat during the
coming week, but appE oximatsly 1t repre-
sents what has been contributed to these
various objects during the year.
1t Is in no way disoouraging that the
record shows this year falling off rs
comuared with 1899, for last year was a
record-breaker. Its total (S79, 749, 1861
was round fifty millions greater than
the average of the preceding ten years,
and that of the present year is fully
tnirty.two millions greater showing that,
while the wave has naturally recsded a
little, 1t is still far In advance of the total
reached In any year prior to 1899,
or this $50, 264, GA, and more than half
of this has been received by thtrty-six OF
the larger colleges and universities, the
smaller colleges, academies and semi
haries have been given 50, 05l, 405 and the
Methodist twentieth century thank otfer-
Ing has enrichad educational Institutions
with !, 3l43 5S2 more. Libraries and art
museums and alleries should be credited
S6,4 5000. Nearly the entire amount
has been given for the building OF nsw
libraries In sixsy-four different cities ana
towns and seventeen OF these are to be
credited 10 Mir An1rew Carnegie, who
has given 81, ,0C0 for this purpose dur
The Portland daily press., 1901-01-01

pleasure writing few lines
did just told in taking
md to
awuy down and felt sick all looked like
white the driven
tired after doing little work and would have sit down
troubled with hortnes of breath something awful for about month
breath feeling just miserable could be took
thanks what medicine has
F. IS Devon ST. Grove Hall Roxbury Boston, Mass
The Portland daily press., 1901-01-01

vance was made on Pekin Every day
there was lighting. the Chi nese holding
town after town until they were all
killed or driven of. Up TO the battle of
Yang Tsung, town not far from Pekin.
the Americans did little Of the lighting,
the Japs and Russians doing tine most
of 1t. This hattle of Yang Using was the
worst we fought in China excepting that
at Ten Tsin.''.
Lieut.. Lang went on TO tell about
this engagement in his modest way, say
ing little about himself. unless ques-
toned directly. Reports say that Lieut..
Lang behaved during this engagement
with great galiantry and In justice to
him the PRESS reporter will not quote
him any further, but will tell the story
In his own way, piecing together the
tale rs he obtained 1t from Lieut.. Lang
by dint of many questions.
There were two villages at Yang
Tsung. The Americans forming the
right OF the attacking column Of the
allies, aided in driving the Chinese out
OF the first village. when they took
refuge In the second behind the first.
The advance had TO be made over an
open Held. The fire of the Chinese ar
tiliery was very accurate and did tsrrible
execution against the troops in the
open. Liaut Lang was acting battalion
adjutant, and was mounted. He was
given an order TO carry along the firing
line into which the shells were drop
ping every minuss. He gave this order
to the first three companies AMI was
speaking TO the company oomman der Of
the 4th company when hs was struck
by she'll.
There was battery OF Chinese artillery
on the right and a little in the rear of
the Americans ana 1t was from one of
the six-inoh Knapp guns that the shell
came which nearly put an eni to Lieut..
Lang's career.
~ had said few words to this officer
/ suppose, when there came blank and
/ knew nothing more until came to two
days afterwards in the hospital at Zen
Tsin, . said Lieut.. Lang. 1.-THE sensa-
ton Of bsing struck was nothing. l had
received a flesh wouni IN the right arm
at lien Tsin which was very slight AMI
was attended TO by a marins who had
the emergency first aid to the wounded
package. 1t did mt bother me much,
ami did not even get . surgeon TO
The Portland daily press., 1901-01-01

and live, and that he bears the marks
OF his wounds ON his body received In
that terrific fighting In China and Is ttill
suffering from the effects of one OF these
he does not lock much like an invalid.
The experiences of Lieut.. Lang during
the past four years have tesn varied
and full OF incident. His friends remem-
Der when he was one or the most popu-
lar and effic lent employees OF the Maine
Central railroad offices hars ana a noted
oyclirt and long distance rider. During
this time hewas a member OF b COM
pany OF the First regiment Of Maine Ma.
tional Guard, and when the war with
Spain came, left q lucrative position to
go with the First Regiment as SER
geant major. At Chiokamauga he proved
himself to be thorough soldier nd Was
recognized as one OF the best In his regi-
ment, He was promoted before the regi-
ment came home a second lieutenant,
and when the regiment was mustered out
returned to his work at the Maine Gen.
trail But he had acquired u love for the
army life which 1t was hard for him to
overcome, and he made an effort TO
secure an appointment in the regular
establishment. So excellent had his req
ord bsen and so well was he recommend.
ed that he was given an opportunity
to take an examination which he success
fully passed.
1t was Lieut.. Laug's desire to get to
the Philippines. He was assig ned to one
regiment which he thought was going
to the Philippines, but went to Alaska
instead. Lieut.. Lang got his friends to
intercede for him and got transferred to
the 9th infantry. This regiment went
to the Philippines and was for over a
year engaged In the heat Of the cam
paign against Aguinaldo's brown fight
ers. For the greater part of the time this
gallant regiment, whose behavior before
the walls OF Tien Tsin ana Pekin form a
bright page in American history, was
engaged In the hardest warfare Ameri-
can regulars have seen for many decades.
The task was most difficult. the country
through which they were operating was
unknown and strange to them, the oil.
mate taxing on the strength of the men
while the foes they vera FIGHTING were
half savage and as tricky as the Indians
of our own plains. The gallant 9th. led
by Col. Emerson L. Luscum, was at
tached to Cen. MoArthur's division,
which was operating in Northern Luzon.
History shows what this division ac-
complished, how 1t routed Aguinaldo's
organized fighters from one strong posi-
tion to another, how the brown men
who fight well when they have the
enemy at disadvantage, but run when
they ara hard pressed, retreatei from
point TO peint through the 1ungles and
rough country, how our boys In blue
followed them as unreientingiy as blood
hound follows o trail, from fertilization
TO fertilization, from village to village
until thsy had captured all of Aguinal-