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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-25
LINGERING ApOPLEXY.
No Reason why the Third Attack Oh
the Disease Should Be Nec-
essarily Fatal.

When apoplexy does not kill its VIC
tim outright one Of two things &C.
curs-either the patient slowly recov-
ers, the brain clot becoming absorbed,
or secondary inflammation changes
take place in the brain membranes,
and also in the brain substance, which
finally end in stupor and death from
the accumulated pressure of the new
disease products.
When the clot is effused and in.
wolves the centers Of muscular power
paralysis of one or more limbs or OF
one-half the body results. The suffer-
er is then rendered more or less help
less, according to the size and extent
of the escaped blood.
The cause Of rupture Of the artery,
which is the initiatory cause of the
trouble, Is brittleness of the walls Of
the vessel nvolved-a condition which,
in its turn, depends on degenerative
changes associated with advancing
age.
For this reason it is often said that
there is partial recovery, another is
likely to follow. Usually II is UNDER
stood that the third seizure Is always
fatal. There is, however, no special
reason why this should be the case,
and it is a mere incident in the his
tory of the disease.
In fact, there is no rule which can
govern this limited liability as to the
actual number of attacks, as every
thing depends upon the real damage
done at the time. Thus, the first, Sec
ond or third stroke is on virtually the
same par, considering that the orig
inal invitation to accident is always
present, and the conditions which gov.
ern the result are obviously progre~-
sive. 1t is easily understood, also,
that promising recovery from the
palsy and a gradual return OF power
of motion are merely explained by
the partial or complete disposal of the
clot N. Y. Herald
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-25
DREAD THE X-RAYS.
Light on the Lower Orders of
Animals and Insects.

Some interesting experiments on the
effect of the Roentgen rays on the
lower animals have recently been made.
A box was made half of wood and
half of sheet lead. In the wooden half
a number of flies, bees, beetles and
other insects were placed and the box
was then put in the field of the X rays.
The insect colony at once became
greatly excited, and after crawling to
and fro finally emigrated, to worm,
to the leaden half of the box, where
the rays could not penetrate.
The experiment was repeated many
times and always with the same result
A similar experiment was tried with
the blind larvae of certain. species of
beetle. A number of them was placed
in an open cigar box, which also con-
tanned a metal box with an opening.
No sooner were the rays turned on than
the insects showed signs of distress.
Their uneasiness increased, and in n
little while they all sought refuge in
the metal box. The X rays, it should
be remembered, easily penetrate wood
and most other substances, but cannot
pass through metal unless it is in very
thin plate.
As the larvae in the second expert
ment were entirely sightless, their per-
ception of the rays must take place
through the nerves of the skin.
This assumption is in accordance
with the frequently observed fact that
prolonged exposure to the X rays gives
rise, even in human beings TO inflam-
nation Of the skin and causes the hair
to fall off.-N. Y. Journal.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-25
GOLD BUTTERFLY CHASERS.
Mere RumOrs Cause RidicuIou.
Treasure-Seeking Fever
In Wales.

The most ridiculous treasure-seek.
Ing fever ever known was started in
Wales few years ago. A rumor was
spread that abundance of gold was to
be found there. A little really had
been obtained by very expensive
process, but the news grew and
spread that the Welsh mountains
were simply stacks of gold and only
a little boring and digging was neces-
sary to get it. The pivot of the re-
port was that golden butterflies were
abundant in the mountaln-butter.
flies of golden color, at least-and
that wherever these fitted among the
rocks gold was not far off. The first
mine was said to have been found in
this way.
This sounds positively childish
when one looks back upon II, but Che
golden butterfly" became n byword,
and within week of the first rumor's
birth 500 people were prospecting sol
EMMY in the Welsh mountains. They
did not all believe in the butterfly
story, though hundreds did; but they
hunted eagerly for the gold camping
out on the moors and waste lands,
searching from morn to night, says
the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Some were experienced miners who
had worked in California and Aus.
tralian diggings; most were ignorant,
but read up and studied the subject
diligently. They hoped to quietly
buy up the spots whereon they found
the gold or to sell this knowledge at
high price. BY the end OF month
over $4,000 people were gold-seeking,
living either in farmhouses or camp.
ing out.
The natives took no notice, beyond
thinking the visitors mad, but near
by districts caught the fever and sent
1000 of its people over the border to
join in the search. One solitary gold.
bearing spot was found, which might
produce enough gold in month to
make pencil case at the cost OF
twice it's value.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-25
THE ORINOCO RIVER.
All the Mouths of the Delta Declared
Open to International Nav
igntion.

A dispatch from Caracas says Ven,
ezuela has declared all the mouths OF
the Orinoco delta open to information
al navigation. About so arms of the
river flow directly seward, but only
seven of them are accessible to large
vessels. The delta branch, which is
most frequented by steamers is the
Macareo, which flows to the coast op.
posite the island of Trinidad, and of.
fers direct land navigation from Gu
dad Bolivar, far up the Orinoco, to
Port of Spain, the fourishing port OF
Trinidad.
The most important branch of the
upper Orinoco is the Meta river, which
rises on the eastern slope of the lofty
plateau on which Bogota stands, and
Is navigable for most of it's course by
vessels drawing several feet of water.
1t presents with the 0rinoco the
shortest route between the great cen.
trail plateau of Colombia and the At.
lantic seaboard. In other words it
helps to make navigable waterway
from the Andes to Europe, and is re.
garded as the great coming highway
between Bogota and European ports,
says the New York Sun.
Among the Orinoco delta streams
are the rich lands conceded by
the Venezuelan government to
the Orinoco company limited
an American concern, whose conces.
sion, according to reports from
Caracas, has been revoked on account
Of its alleged failure to fulfill its con.
tract. Some towns in the delta ap.
pear to have promising future
Among them is Santa Catalina, where
the Orinoco company has its head
quarters, and whence is shipped q
good deal of balata, now used as q
substitute for rubber. Barrancas
near the mouth of the Macareo, is Of
commercial interest as the assembling
and shipping point for cattle, most Of
which are sold in Cuba. st. Felix, Q
little farther up the river, is the point
of departure for persons bound TO the
Ell Callao gold mining district. Al
the gold mined in this region is sent
to st. Felix for shipment.
Maj. Stanley Paterson, of England
who in 1898 made an extensive triI
up the Orinoco valley, says this valley
will some day develop into one of tn,
richest commercial regions of tn,
western world. Countless herds o.
cattle and horses may be raised there
The forests yield large quantities o
natural products, such as rubber, qui
nine and other drugs, and some traces
of gold and other metals have beer
discovered. 1t remains to be seer
how far the act OF the Venezuelan
government in making the Orinoct
more accessible to the ships of all ma
tons will facilitate the development
of this great valley.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-25
pITH AND POINT.

Fortune often knocks at the door,
but the fool does not invite her in
Danish Proyerb.
Many man isn't worth the market
value Of ihs phosph,vHs in his haaes.-.
Chicago Daily News.
Lots of men are called pessimists
who are nothing more than rag
Observation-Disclosures Qa.) Democrat.
A Sad Story,-"My boy" said the
great man, 81 used to shine shoes my
self" WELL" replied the bootblack,
"dey's a hull lot of de guys what is
led astray," - Philadelphia North
American.
The Ruling Passion.-First Enthusi-
astic Golfer-"l say, will you play an
other round with me on Thursday?
Second Enthusiastic Golfer - "Well,
I'm booked to be married on that day
but it can be postponed. Punch.
Askit-"I suppose Henpeck was glad
when his salary was raised, was he
not?" Tellit-"Not much. He said his
wife would take advantage of that to
increase their expenses by twice as
much as the raise. Baltimore Ameri-
can.
What do you think is the saddest
work of fiction you ever read?" "The
cookery book" answered the young
woman who has not been married very
long. Not more than one in ten OF
those recipes come out right. London
Answers.
The wolf related several instances OF
having escaped being shot in virtue OF
wearing sleeps clothing. $50 far as
my own experience goes" concluded
the wolf, "this talk of wool being I'M
sanitary to wear next ones skin is
largely fad!"-Detroit Journal.
Brown-"They have a good deal to
say about women searching their hus-
bands pockets. Do you suppose there
Is anything in it?" Greene-"I don't
know. Why shouldn't they? A wom-
an, having no pocket of her own, nat
urally must have some curiosity about
the pockets of other people. Boston
Transcript.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-25
ELECTRIC HEN FEEDER.

erage of ~ cents each, or total OF
three dollars. This is at least five times
the value of the hen herself.
Some chicken ranches have as many
as 100000 hens, and one which is just
being established at Manasquan, Mo-
will have 100000. This ranch is to By
run on thoroughly scientific PLAN
The hens are to be separated into col.
onies of 30, so that disease cannot
spread, and poor layers can be foun4
out and retired from service. The feed
for the hens is to be put into the hopper
of an electric machine, button pressed
and the feed scattered so that the hens
will have to walk good deal to get
enough. This exercise will keep them
healthy and make them good layers,
Out on the farms hens get exercise in
the barnyards and fields, and they vary,
their diet, biting off blade of grass.
then chasing a grasshopper, then find
ing a grain of corn or wheat, swallow
ing a particle of gravel or an apple
seed. and winding up with drink OF
sour milk in the pan. On the Manas-
guam ranch these natural conditions
will be reproduced as largely as possi-
Bile by artificial means.
The men who will have the manage
ment of it expect to furnish 100000
fresh eggs every year to New York city.
No eggs will spoil in the nest, for in
the act of springing from the nest the
hen will open trap door in the bot
tom and release the egg. If she turns
to look for it to cackle over it will be,
like the little boy in "orphan Annie"
that wasn't there at ALL" This is a
good thing for the egg, but it looks as
if it might be confusing to the hem
Little Chronicle.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-25
Telephone Signals at Sea.

It has been suggested that the dories
of the codfishermen who ply their in
dustry on the Newfoundland banks in
the path of transatlantic steamers,
and who are frequently lost in fogs or
run down by vessels, should be fur
nished with telephone apparatus for
detecting the approach of steamers in
time to give warning signal. Sound
is transmitted very distinctly under
water, and advantage is taken of this
fact in the suggested appliance. 1t
consists of sensitive microphone,
which is submerged in the water, and a
telephone and battery connected with
it. By this instrument the thrashing
and futtering of a steamers screw can
be heard about three miles, thus giving
time enough for the boatman to make
the usual signals.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-25
SOUVENIR OF A TRAGEDY.
4 LorEnette That Was Presented IL
Senator's Wife by wilkes
Booth.

The daughter of a United Suites
senator has a lorgnette which was
presented to her mother by j. Wilkes
Booth. The story, which is now print
ed for the first time, is as follows,
says the Philadelphia Item:
Booth rented a room the night
before the assassination in the Wash
ington hotel. where Henry Clay died.
The house was crowded with guests,
and the corridors after dinner were
filled with women of note and beauty.
Booth, who was fond of admiration,
commingled with the assemblage and
was presented to many, He carried
a handsomely mounted lorgnette
which a senator's wife complimented.
She knew the Booth family, Edwin
Booth having been guest at her
home. This fact was sufficient war
rant for j. Wilkes Booth to be I'M
usually gracious, and when the sem
ator's wife admired the actors lor-
gnette he begged the favor of pre-
senting it to her. The following night
occurred the tragedy. In the pre-
liminary investigation which fol-
lowed the senator's wife and anoth-
err woman who was with her the even
ing she met Booth were subjected to
most rigid inquiry as to Booths
manner"
The daughter of the senator's wife,
now prominent society woman of
her home, tells this story in connec-
ton with the investigations:
"My poor mother was questioned
and cross-questioned by lawyer and
a detective touching her meeting with
Booth. But she was unable to give
them any information concerning
Booths manner except that he was
gallant Hard as they tried to learn
anything from her, she could remem.
Der nothing showing that Booth con-
templated crime, nothing indicating
that he ever thought of such thing
He was in jovial mood and spoke OF
some future events with confidence
! do not think my mother ever quite
recovered from the effects of the in
cdent. She kept the lorgnette fol
some years, never using it, however
and finally she presented it to me.
am not superstitious, but have never
yet tried to use this lorgnette that
something unusual did not occur. The
first night | carried it my horse hat
an accident which made us late in ar
irving at the theater, and when we
got there we found the play post
poned. Once it was misplaced ant
suddenly turned up. On another oc
casion it was loaned to friend, who
was taken i'll in her box and nearly
died before she got home. still have
it, but / have never used it, although
/ mean to some day"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-25
DEVICE TO PREVENT UPsETTING.

pedc the progress or interfere with
the manipulation Of the boat. The
frame can be adjusted to fit any
width of boat, and there are four ball
and socket joints fitted with screw
clamps to provide for the adjustment
of the floats at any desired height, ac-
cording to the load on board. The
floats are inflated air bags with point
ed ends, and they normally rest just
above the surface Of the water. AS
soon as the boat tits the float sinks
and begins to exert force to regain
its proper level, and by stationing
the floats some distance apart their
efficiency is such that the boat cannot
be upset either by accident or de-
charlottesville Courier-Journal.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-25
THE SHOEING OF HORSES.
Habits TO Fit Its Feet
Correctly.

Among the visitors to the recent
horse show who were attracted to IL
by their interest in the horse and
things pertaining to the animal there
were many who paid attention to the
subject of shoeing. Owners of horses
compared notes as to new methods,
and hints and theories in that direc-
tion received close attention, says the
New York Tribune.
In the course of conversation on
the subject, the paper read by Rob-
ert Bonner on "Horse Shoeing" be-
fore the New York Farriers' associa-
ton, held at the Metropolitan club in
1895, was referred to. In this paper
Mr.. Bonner quoted the old farrier,
jeremiah Bridges, who said: "No
foot, no horse" and it was agreed
that what was true in 1852 was equal.
ly true now.
r. +. Carman said: 81 have my
own blacksmith shop at Carmandale
and supervise the shoeing of all my
horses. The shoe must be put on SC
that the foot comes level on the
ground, and the weight must be in
keeping with the horses gait and bal
ance. If the horse is inclined to dwell
the shoe must be made rounding at
the toe, so that it picks up quickly,
When the horse points, or throws his
feet out too far, the heel of the shoe
should be weighted and the toe made
light. When horses wing or paddle
that is, throw their feet far out, the
weight on the toe is placed on the in
side from toe to quarter, and some.
times as far back as the heel. This
applies, of course, to the fore feet.
These points must be known before
one can shoe horse properly, and for
a blacksmith-must have knowledge
of horses and their gaits-to do good
work"
But every man cannot keep his own
farrier, and all horse owners are not
competent to give instructions as to
how their animals should be shod.
For that reason the horse sheer who
has city shop is person of no little
Importance, and although there are
some whose customers have horses Of
little value, who cannot be classed
among the first grade of workmen,
the majority are superior class Of
mechanics, fully competent to do
good work.
at takes just as much skill to shoe
dray horse as a fine carriage ami
NAL" said a blacksmith, land the
man who owns the dray horse is just
al particular and knows as much
as the owner Of the fancy stock.
The drayman comes with his horse
and stands by while the job is being
done, and he's much more exacting
in many instances than the coachman
who does not know fault when he
sees it."
The price for a set of shoes ranges
from $3.50 to S., and blacksmiths
charge no more for shoeing fancy"
horses than they do for the ordinary
animals. Where pads are used the
price is higher, and some blacksmiths
make contracts with owners of teams
to keep their horses well shod at a
certain sum a month One of the pop
ular shops in the upper part of the
city charges its customers $35 q
month.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-25
WAYS OF MODERN WOMAN.
Here Is n Gorgeous Description Of
Her seIf-POssession and
Her GrRces.

An observant writer has this to say
With reference to the modern woman:
How young the well-dressed wom-
sn OF As or so look, how free from
care and responsibility. There is no
single detached word in our Ian
guage large enough to express the
complex impression made by these
straying matrons of high fashion.
The immediate sense of wealth, of
habitual self-indulgence, of custom to
command; the unmistakable expecta-
tion of being obsequiously waited
upon, which brings a head waiter as
surely as familiar whistle calls a
dog-all this is intensely amusing,
and to the woman devoid of footman
and lady's maid makes an interesting
study. Environment has certainly
made grand danes of these ladies,
without doubt or controversy.
And the maidens, typical high
class young women of the last of the
century, what strange development
they are from the circumstances, the
traditions and the opinions of their
grandmothers Straight, athletic
and undisturbed by crowds, or push
ing. half-discourteous men, how loud
ly they laugh, how distinctly and
freely they talk of the season, Of
dress, Of the coming wedding, or the
last broken engagement. How brown
they are, especially their hands, bril-
liant with dazzling rings, and how
rough and unkempt their hair! What
curious, fanciful clothes they wear,
and what wonderful combs and
buckles. And if she chances to lunch
next trio of these very Independent
young girls no elderly woman will
fail to be surprised at what they eat,
while they laugh and chaff each other
like schoolboys and restlessly put up
their hands to press uncertain combs
into their loose rolls of fluffy hair.
They are fine specimens of physical
health, with firm shoulders and quite
astonishing muscular arms, but they
are not fascinating, nor does the new
alert, commanding manner charm"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-25
PREVENTS CApSIzING.
safety Attachment for Canoes That
VIII be Appreciated by mex
perienced PaddIers.

In the cut we show new attach
ment for canoes and other boats
which has been patented by Randolph
NJ. Howe and Lewis A. Leavitt, of Old
Town, Me. The object of the inven-
ton is to provide simple device
which will prevent canoe or other
small boat from capsizing by sudden
shifting of the occupants or by the
force of violent waves. The arrange
ment is so light that it does not ma
terially increase the weight of the
boat, and when properly adj
justed it is next to impossible
to upset the canoe, while its normal
position is such that it will not i'm
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-25
$500 A YEAR.
BIG CHICKEN RANCH.
II VIII Have $4,000 Hens and Is to Bs
Run on strictly sclen-
tinc Principles.

Millions of eggs are used every year
in calico printing and other industries.
Most of the eggs that appear on the
market are laid by farmers hens that
must forage for living winter and
summer, for, curiously enough, al
though the value of all the eggs that
are sold is very great, very few poul-
try farms have been established with
view to producing eggs. There are
now few chicken ranches in the south
and east which have been established
by men who have proved that hen
which is well treated will lay 200 eggs
every year, which will sell for an av-
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-25
Win dmiIIs for Dynnm Of.

A new idea for utilizing the power Of
the wind in order to produce electricity
has just been successfully tried. Wind
mills are too uncertain to permit Of
their being used for driving oynamos,
so it is proposed that windmills be used
to pump water into high reservoir or
tank, and this water would drive a
dynamo in an ordinary way by means
of turbine. Although the windmill
might work ftful!y, it would be suffi-
cient to keep up constant supply Of
water so that the production Of cleo
.ricity would be continuous.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-25
The Daughter Of Rnneses.

1t may be noted as an Agreeable.
evidence of the spread OF Egypto-
logical enthusiasm in America that
nearly half the aggregate income Of
the fund for the last year came from
the United States. A less pleasing in
stance Of this enthusiasm IN England
was the sale in London by public
auction during the last week OF the
mummy of a daughter of Rameses II.
for ten guineas. One does not like to
think of Macaulay's New Zealander
buying the remains of Queen Eliza
beth.-London Spectator.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-25
Most Mu,,co, Town in the world.

Do you know which is the most
musical town in the whole world
1t is Desterd, in Brazil. One of or
readers who resides there writes:
'Tn our town, which contains scarcely
$4,000 inhabitants, possessed of small
means, there are 300 pianos and seven
choral societies. The three suburbs
again beast Of six musical societies.
two for each" II the manners Of this
town are not exceptionally sweet
proverbs are Of no accoulit.-Paris La
Ganlois,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-25
seIs-LeveIing ship Chair.

With the idea of eliminating, TO some
extent, at least, the disagreeable afflic-
ton of seasickness, two Englishmen
have devised a self-leveling chair. The
chair is suspended from two rings
workingina framework at right angles
to each other, and it 10 claimed the
chair will remain level in the toughest
sea. The idea is also applied to berths.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-25
How II Happened.

Bachelor--When youth some one
told me that no man had sense enough
to get married until he was 30. !
waited.
Beuetct-And what happened after
you reached the age of 80?
Then I had too much sense 10 get
n ariied, Chicago Daily News.