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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-04-05
TAGGED FISH IN THE OCEAN.
Thousands of Them Mt Large Bearing
Uncle Sans Ownership
Brand.

1t seems rather an odd idea to fas.
ten metal tags to marine fishes and
then let them loose in the ocean with
the idea of identifying them as in
dividuals in case they happen to be
caught at future time; but this is
what the United States fish commits
sion is doing just now with cod, 1900
OF which have been duly tagged and
released this year.
No two tags are alike, the mark
ings on them being stamped in Sc
ries of letters and numbers, a record
of which is kept in book in such a
manner that If tagged Goldfish turns
IN, moments reference to the men,
oranda will furnish the history of
that particular specimen, with date
of liberation, weight, and so forth
For example, cod wearing a tag
with the raised inscription IS 100"
has complete Identification card, so
that she cannot be mixed up with
any other fish entered in the commits
sion's ledger.
Only brood fish"-that is, spawn
ing females-are tagged. They are
bought from fishermen, stripped Of
their eggs at Woods Holl, Mass, and
liberated in the waters of Vineyard
sound, after having the tags attached
to them. The tag is small piece of
copper, securely fastened by wire
placed through fin near its juncture
with the body. 1t does not matter
which fin is chosen, though back or
tail fin is best. The tag is very light,
and it's attachment in the manner de-
scribed does no harm whatever to the
fish
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-04-05
Negro EIOquence.

"Brudden and sistahs," sternly said
the good old Parson Woolman, after
the collection had been taken up upon
a recent Sabbath morning, before de
hat was done parsed around / ex.
pounded de request dat de congrega,
tion contribute accawdin TO DER
means, and sho expectorated dat yo'
all would chip in magnanimously. But
now, upon examinin' de collection. |
finds that de concocted amount coz
tributed by de whole entire posse oh
you am only the significant and pusil-
Luminous sum of sixty-free cents. And
at dis junction dar amt no 'casion for
yo'll to look at Brudder Slewfoot, what
done circumambulate de hat around,
in SO such aspicious manner; for, in de
fust place, Brudder Slewfoot amt dat
kind OBJ man. and, in de second place,
/ done watched him like hawke all de
time muhself. No, sixty-free cents
was all dat was flung in, and / dess
wants to say dat, in my humble opin-
ion, instead oh contributin' accawding
TO yo' means, yo' all contributed &C.
cawdin TO yo' meanness. De choir will
now favor us wild DER reg'la melodi.
business. Tit Bits.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-04-05
EVERY MAN HIS OWN PROPHET
TO Make Guesses About the
Weather.

Willis L. Moore, chief of the United
States weather bureau, has published
an almanac for the guidance of the
public, entitled "An Almanac and
Weather Guide" Mr.. Moore declares
that anyone, by studying weather
maps and getting the hang" Of
them, can predict the weather for
himself. He says:
IF the student of the weather map
will pay close attention to it day by
day he will see that the highs and
the slows" move across the country
from the west to the east in almost
regular succession. If the high be
decided one it will cover territory
1000 or 1000 miles in width, the
weather within it's influence will be
cold and clear and the winds will have
a general tendency spirally outward
from the center. The low is the OPP
posite to the high in almost all of it's
characteristics. 1t is usually attend
ed by clouds, rain or snow and high
winds. The winds within the influ-
ence of low blow spirally inward.
The lower the barometer and the
sleeper the gradient the more rapid
is the whirl of the storm eddy.
Storms of like class take nearly the
same course and produce nearly the
same results; but they do not always
move with the same rapidity. No ex-
act rule in regard to them can be laid
down. Empirical reasoning and init
mate association with the charts day
by day and year after year in the
main equip the most successful fore
casters, but, as previously stated, any
intelligent person can, with little
study, make profitable deductions.
"Low pressure areas which APP
proach from the southwest are rea-
sonably sure to cause precipitation,
while many from the northwest will
pass with little or no rainfall.
The approach of storm center from
the west is attended by warmer, east
erly winds and unusual precipitation,
and it's passage is followed by colder,
westerly winds and fair weather"
Mr.. Moore, in speaking of the hot
test and coolest places in the world
selects the Colorado desert as the
hottest place in the United States,
and mentions recorded temperature
there Cat Mammoth tank of 1913 de-
grees. The lowest temperatures in
the United States occur in the ex-
IRENE northern portions of Mime
sofa and North Dakota, where so and
IS degrees below zero are common.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-04-05
FOND ATTENTIONS.
Scene Witnessed in Poor District
Tint Provoked the Admiration
of the landlords Clerk.

81 saw pretty little scene in one OF
the poorest sections of the city the
other day. said the landlords agent
to a Baltimore News man, that re-
minded me that human nature is very
much the same in all classes of society
from as the lecturers say-the palace
to the howell.
This particular scene was enacted on
the doorstep of a very humble resi-
dence, occupied by an old man and his
wife, where | stopped to ask about
some repairs that were to be made.
The wife came to the door and stood
in the doorstep, in the cold air, answer
ing my questions for possibly five min
utes, when out came the husband.
MARY he said, severely, I'm sur
prised at your standing out here with
nothing on your head. You must want
to get the pneumonia, don't you? She
doesn't take bit of care of herself, he
added to me.
Then he went inside and brought
out two shawls. The first one he folded
around the woman's shoulders and
pinned over her chest, while she held
up her chin as child might, so he
might bring it higher around her
throat. The second one he laid care
fully over her gray hair. Then she
smiled at him and thanked him, and
he toddled back to his pipe contented-
ly while she finished her recital to me-
at was really very touching and af-
fectionate, for they had been married
nearly so years, the woman told me
afterward. Why, know some great
ladies who have riches and honor and
almost everything else in the world
who would give their eyes to have one
1.-THE of the thought and attention from
| their husbands that this old man gave
his wife.
at wasn't an unusual service that he
performed, either. 1t was given and re-
ceived in too matter-of-fact a manner
to have been peculiar to that one occa-
| sion"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-04-05

but day or two after that he wun
milllin' in the corral an mean one.
horned COW had kicked him galley
west, with the milk on top of him.
l symperthized with him an said it
wuz too bad, an he agreed with me
in his mild way. Then he said he be-
lieved he would go to the house.
81 follered him that time, havin'
my suspicious, an when | stopped at
the door an listened l found that
they hadn't ben misplaced no ways.
What YOU said awhile back, Henry,
wuz honey an merlasses to what
that kid was sayin' about that cow.
After that little INGREDIENT we got to
know each other better, an our con-
versation wuz more general an free.
| liked him furst-rate, an he wuz the
best poker player l ever went up
against"
"Say," said the stock tender, look
ing up suddenly, Il want you to tell
me Just what she said to you an
what you said to her."-Chicago
| Daily Record.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-04-05
Tough Old English stntesmen.

In Macaulay's day our statesmen
were of harder and more robust
type than the present race of poll.
ticians. They seem to have had cast
iron nerves and appetites and diges-
tons to match. They dined off huge
beafstcak and a bottle of port, while
their grandsons are content with cut
let and lemon squash. And yet they
lived to good old age. We hear of
Lord Brougham at the age of 70
drinking two bottles of port at din
ner, going to bed upon half bottle
of peat-reek (whisky), and turning
out at daylight to shoot teal" and
Lord Lyndhurst at the age of 90 sup.
ping off hot boiled lobster and cham
payne" Mr.. Kinnear, an old parlia.
mentary hand, tells IFS that he re.
members seeing "Mr. Disraeli drink
ing, as the prelude to big speech
pint of port wine at the buffet in the
commons lobby, dressed in a green
coat, a buff waistcoat and snuff-col
ored trousers" This seems q modest
potation under the circumstances, but
Mr.. Kinnear adds that Disraeli came
back and had another pint later on
Blackwood's Magazine.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-04-05
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Of the 100000 yen (silver dollars)
which the Japanese state railways
took in in the season of 1s9s-99, s,000,.
900 were for passenger traffic.
A ton of Atlantic water yields,
after evaporation, 81 pounds of salt;
of the Pacific, 70; of the Arctic and
Antarctic, IS, and of the Dead sea,
1877.
German engineer has built an en-
CINE for flying machine whose total
weight, including that of fastenings,
is only five pounds. Nevertheless, it
is seven horse power.
Oysters, after they have been
brought away from the sea, know by
instinct the exact hour when the
It'd" is rising and approaching their
beds, and so, of their own accord,
open their shells to receive their
food from the sea, as if they were
still at home.
There are several species of fish,
reptiles and insects which never sleep
during their stay in this world.
Among fish it is now positively known
that pike, salmon and goldfish never
sleep at all. Also that there are sew
eral others of the fish family that
never sleep more than few minutes
during n month. There are dozens
of species of flies which never indulge
in slumber, and from three to five
species of serpents which the natur-
alists have never yet been able to
catch mapping.
One of the largest Holsters ever
caught in the vicinity of Calais, Me-.
or in any other place, as far as
known, was recently captured of
Grand Manan. The monster weighed
| rs pounds, measuring ~ inches from
tip to tip, having claws 20 inches long
by seven wide. The age of this giant
lobster is, of course, only conjectured
| Up to two or three years of age it il
easy enough to determine, but after
| that it becomes more difficult. 1t il
believed its age must have been q,
least so years.
One hundred and sixty miles al
hour is the speed aimed at by a new
electric railway company in German!
under the direct patrol age of the EN-
peror. Cars with a 'commodation'
for so persons each re now being
built and will be tried on 30-kilo
meter track. 1t is intended to us'
electricity only for the express pas
senger' service, as for freight ant
local traffic steam is expected to re
main the power for long time.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-04-05
A STORM.

Athwart the sky gruesome fleet of murky
clouds is sailing;
Among the leafless boughs the wind is
ominously wailing.
Low-lying in the western skies,
The moon, silver shallop plies
Beneath, a crimson thread is spun
The parting glory of the sun.
Dark grows the sky and darker yet, while
evening shades descending,
Obscure the landscape and l feel the chill
Of storms impending.
Borne on the ever-strengthening breeze
hear the soughing of the trees
And sounding from the rocky roar.
The angry oceans sullen roar.
With curtains drawn and bolted door, /
mock the tempest's raving;
Tho all without is cold and dark, sweet
peace my soul is LAYING.
hear the fusillade of leaves,
Hurled upward to my cottage caves;
Then loud against the lattice pane,
The fury of the driving rain.
Serene I lay me down to sleep-lulled by
the oceans surges;
The sounds that are my lullabys may be
another's dirges.
Tho Death and Peril walk abroad,
i fear them not, but trust in God.
lcare not for the Storm Kings wrath,
Safe sheltered by my cottage hearth.
-Geoffrey Jeffries. in Lewiston tMe) Jour
nal
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-04-05

old bull whacker. But / said that
wuz goir' to give you a heap OF gooo
talk, an III keep my word. The mex
time 70 hain't got nothin' else 10 40
get q bucket of rain water an chunk
of CASTLE soap an clean up your mar
nesses. Quit gamblin' eXcer' in moder-
alton an when the moon is right an
quit cussin'-not but that ! like to
hear YOU cuss when you're in good
voice an suthin inspirin' happens.
think you've got a nacheral gift an It's
been cultivated some, but it never does
no good to cuss
what was you sayin' to them lead
oxen when they hawed out of the trail
as you come along?" inquired the stock
tender. "You don't need to tell me be-
cause YOU wasn't more'n three miles
off. an | could hear you"
81 amt givin' you this on my own
say-so. l got it from man with side
whiskers that comes out from Iowa to
renovate his lungs. which was wore
some. He called me his friend the first
clatter out of the box, an he told me
| that cussin' was vishus an didn't do no
| good, and that there wuZ a law agin it
in Iowa, besides it bein' wrong on gem
eral princerples. ! guess he must ha'
known what he was talliin' about. You
can't never tell what some of these leg
islatures in the states are likely to
spring on free people. l studied over
it heap, an | conclood that man
can jest as well as not talk United
States without trimmin's if he oncet
| gets into the habit of it. | reckon he
could quit before it got too strong for
him if he found it was injurin' his
health"
'Why don't you try it, then?" said
the stock tender.
81 thought you had some glimmerin's
of horse sense" answered the old bull
whacker. 81 hain't freightin' with a To-
connective along standard-gauge
track; I'm directin' bulls, an have to
give 'em their instructions in language
they can understand along stretches
of gumbo. If didn't have no regard
for the feelin's of dumb beasts might
make half time by sockin' the buck
skin to 'em every jump in the road
but / amt that kind of man, an a
animal needs his hide to keep the flies
off,"
IF it wasn't for that you'd quit,
s'pose," said the stock tender.
"Mebbe l would an then agar
mebbe wouldn't" replied the ole
bull whacker.
II did oncet an 1 didn't enjoy it
That was when l was ranchin' dow
on Box Elder, an my sisters sol
Dick come out to stay with me.
was onto the fac that there was /;
pre-joodice aginst the use of vigoru
talk back in the east before l me
the man with the side whiskers, al
though l had sorter forgot it. NJ,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-04-05

sister reminded me of it when she
wrote an said that she would worry
about the kid, because she knew that
we INDUCED in coarseness out west
an she'd hate right smart to see
Dick get coarse. / wrote back to her
ar give myself good character. an
it seemed like she took considerable
stock in it an impressed it on the
kid.
after awhile Dick come along an
interdooeed himself. He wuz nice
lookin' kid about 20, an he had ben
studyin' tooth butcherin' at Saint
Looey. He asst me about what
church privileges we had right off,
an l was grieved to inform him that
we wuz short an he wuz grieved to
hear il. He wuz quiet kid an didn't
say much. Sometimes / used to
think he had suthin' on his mind the
way he acted. We didn't get very
sosherble, he not havin' much to say
an me bein' the same way"
The stock tender snorted.
swell, when / had anythin' to say
! most ginerally went away down
the gulch apiece an said it. | wore
trail there, ] sure did. If it wuzn't
convenient to leave the shack when
things was goin' wrong | KEEP my
mouth shut an felt uncomfortable
an things went along that-a-way for
about month, an the kid seemed
to be gettin' more uneasy all the
time, an / didn't press him hard to
stay when he talked about cuttin'
his visit short.
"Finerly one evenin' at supper
time he upset some hot coffee in his
lap, an after squirmin' around a
spell an remarkin' how it hurt him
he got up an went outdoors an ]
seen him streakin' fer the barn. He
wuz gone about five minits, an when
he came back he looked as II he wu2
] feelin' good. / didn't say notbin'
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-04-05
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Contractor-"You won't sell me q
car load of bricks on credit?" Deal
er-"No. Me an my bricks are very
much alike. We're hard pressed for
cash."-Philadelphia Record.
Willie-"I think | could die listen
ing to Miss Triller sing" Cy Nick
"oh, you may feel like dying, but
you'll pull through; I've been through
it often.'-Columbus CO., State Jour-
nal.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, your poe
try sounds pretty, but haven't the
least idea what it means" He
Eureka! Then l may hope TO get
into the leading magazines" -Phila-
delphia Bulletin.
Stranger-"lt seems rather strange
that you should complain about your
best friend because he took your
part Hamphat-"I'm an actor, sir,
and l wanted the part myself
Philadelphia Press.
"A Pennsylvania junk dealer sold
his wife to the ashman for so cents"
We'll, If she's that sort of wife,
I'll bet the ashman will be around in
a few days, asking pay for carting
her awsy."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
why are those benches blocking
the fire escapes?" the manager was
asked. "They are only there tenn
porarily. To-day's performance is so
crowded we took them out to make
more standing room."-Philadelphia
Times.
Mrs. Greene-"I suppose the Chit
lings are awfully stuck up since they
got that money from Mrs. Cuttings
uncle" Mrs. Gray-"Not so much as
one might have supposed; but I no.
tice that when they have mince-meat
on the table they call it croquettes;
it used to be plain hash. boston
Transcript.
"See here, sir" exclaimed the sue
cessful manufacturer to his dilatory
bookkeeper, you are not as attentive
to business as you might be. 1t has
been my rule through life to be at
my desk early and late, and" "Me,
too" replied he. Sometimes I get
there early and sometimes late."-
Philadelphia Catholic Standard and
| Times.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-04-05
An Awful Reckoning.

Jerold-You are going the pace
that kills, old chap! There's only one
end to this sort of thing, you know!
Harold -Whasshat?
"Some girl will be marrying you to
reform you, old chap; depend upon
it!"-Puck.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-04-05
Science and stormy {

In history, as well as
Cape Horn looms before
ton as the especial homf
ship-wh Ginning pillows, or
squalls, sleet, roaring ga
ing blasts, and recent st
neurological conditions p
the stormy cape does 7
darkness of the pictu
graphic bureau has un
lect statistics concern,
at Cape Horn. In thi
hoped that some of 2
the Cape Horn passa
come through scientiti,
captains.-Pilot Chart.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-04-05
Meaning of "OI

1t has been stated t
Oklahoma means "bea
missionaries who ha
study of Indian lang
They say that it is
and means "red people
to be desired than sen
priateness, of course,
land" would so aptly DIES
that we regret that IL
81. nificance OF the W
Companion.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-04-05
Rat Slaughter in CeyIon.

Ceylop is setting its house in order
against the arrival of the plague. In
the past year in Colombo the munici-
pality has had 10000 rats killed, ~. Z.
Sun.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-25
THE GUN CLUB SCORE

The shooting at the rifle range ycster- day brought Hank Diers down Co where he had left on. before he took his wild flight as a crack marksman. lf he don't overdo himself n the future be promises. by steady r1il- Co be the champion.
 Yesterdays target showed the following rrorc.-A. w. McNaughton. 2; w. F. Wllcas. l2. IT, C. Dlers. i3: NJ. B. Glenn lnger. eC. T. R. Phmlpps. 2i; R. c. Sim mons. %. E. A. tlnden gi; J. w. Shook. go; J. M. Tanner. el; F. B. Mcdonald. .,. md C. E. olson. 3i.
 llindcl who tlcd with olson on 3i wears tho medal for the week. making the best single shots on the target
 The highest average scores in order named have been made by olson and Kin dell. tying for first place; Simmons and Shook. tying for second place and C. c. R. Noursc. third place.
 After the shooting some lively purse shooting kept the bullets whistlng over the range until dark.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-25

lt wac a jolly party of ladies and gene tlcmcn that assembled ut Che hcadquar- tors of Che Camera Club Thursday morn ing for Che purpose of making Che Grip Co. Che upper Dewey lake.
 The party consisted of Che following lo- dlps and gentlemen;
 Air. F. Edward Kern. Mesd1mes IT. H. Royal and wW Clayson. Miss Anno M Cl1yson. Mir Geo. W. Woodruff Mrs E. Wuford. AIcssrs. Roscoe Brown. Ed. Mar tens and Tad Hncry. Mrs &. e. Hauf- man. Misses Florence Root and Blanche simon. Mrs W. E. Root. Mir &. e. Kaufman. Misses Flora IlauNhurst and Eva Lindahl. Mcssrs Mllaul Royal and C. h. Anderson. Mrs. E. IT, Pope and H. e. Thompson.
 Tho morning was not all that might have been desired. for heavy clouds dr.ftod in from Che canal ohscuring thc sunshine and shutting on Che view Of Che bold and rugged mountains north across th, inlet which are so prcttIly frescoed with patches of snow and so gmndly crowned with tnc sparkling beauty of au Alaskan glacier.
 Nt g.D Che command Co move was given by Capt Kern. and soon Che entire conn rany wag marching briskly In single nlc tp thc zig-zog path leading Co Che rcser- ,oIr. Past the water works Che trail .oon strikes Into thc timber. and winds up ,hc mountain side. following closely
 long Che lcft bank. of that succession of water falls and cat1octs known as Che I.cwcy Falls How tho water foams aud sparklcs cs it leaps from ledge Go ls,lgc. picture or unccasiug admiration to Che visitor uuaccustomcd Go Che wild grandeur of Alaskan scenery Nt ia,m 70 halt was col,ad Cor luncheon. and seated upon great rock iutung Into Che noun Gain torrent. Che hungry tourists opened thc baskets and Che feast began. Mr. Geo. Woodruff. assisted by Miss Cllys0n. had previously kludled nrr. and over this had brcwcd kettle of amber concc. which. Go thc weary mountain climbers. seemed superior Go Che celebrated bev- craze dispensed at Che Palace Grlu of stu Francisco.
 An fclt refreshed after good luncheon and strengthened In body and spirit push cd on rosolutely to gain Che goal At 3.m Che party was seated upon the banks overlooking the lake. just under the shadow of old Mount Dewey. The roll was called and Che following answered Co their names.
 P Edward Kern. Mrs A. M. Cnyson. Anna M Clayson. Eva M LIndohl Flora HauNhurst. Geo w. Woodruff Mrs. II. H. Royal. J. NJ. Royal. R w. Brown. Mrs. E w. Mnfrcd. Ed Martens. Tad umery. IT, e. Thompson.
 once or twice the fog lifted for brief interval and Che jagged rocks and loftv peaks of Che mountains surrounding Che lake flashed Ike au ever changing pano- rama upon Che vision.