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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-04

A writer in the Ladies' Home Jour
rel, telling how to organize book
clubs in small communities, says that
one successful club was started in a
small country town of from 1000 to
1900 inhabitants. in which there was
no public library of any kind. Its
charter members numbered II. Each
member, except one. who was chosen
secretarr and gave service instead OF
money, paid into the general treasury
five dollars year. With the sum SO
raised the club was able to subscribe
for II periodicals, weeklies and
monthli.5. and to buy from II to "a
books chosen in general from among
he new publications.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-04
A LITTLE NONSENSE.

"Have you 5een my Few bo1kf"
"Yes, but I'm better now,"-Sondags
Nisse.
Mother, is that a windmill?' "Yen,
darling" "0h, l wondered where the
the wind was made. The King.
"Where did he kiss you, my dear
little girl?" "On the mouth" "Ies,
of course; but where were you when
he kissed you?" "In his arms, papa!"
--Sondags Nisse.
"Please want pennorth of--cr--.
er--I want-er-er-" 'Have you
forgotten what you came for?" "Yes,
that's what l want" "What?"
"Camphor. ."-Moonshine,
Mr.. Meddergrass-"Well, them New
York folks has certainly gone the linn
it now" Mr.. Crosslots-"What they
doin'?" Mr.. Meddergrass-"Goin' to
have a horseless horse show."-Balti-
more American.
Tess-'I understand Miss Krusty
actually paid ne compliment the
other evening"" Jess--"Not quite, but
she came as near it as could be ex-
pected of her" Tess-"What did she
say?" Jess-"She said you were very
charming = but -" - Philadelphia
Press.
"What did you get on your cunning
trip" 80, I got some ducks!" Huh!
III bet you didn't shoot them; bought
'em, most likely" 81 did both. I'm
fortunately, just as / was putting
them in my bag the farmer who
owned them came along."-Philadel-
phia Record.
Mr.. Hauskeep-"My wife broke a
fairy lamp, two vases and cut glass
flower stand in the drawing-room
last night. but she accomplished her
purpose" Mr.. Ascum-"For good
ness sake. what was her purpose?'
Mr.. Hauskeep-"To capture clothes
moth she saw flying around. An
swers
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-04
PUMPING OIL WITH SAND.
Process by Which Russian oil
Wells Are Relieved OF Their
Surplus.

The most productive oil fields in Rus
sia are to be found in The vicinity of
Baku. The field at Ali Baba is nearer
to the city, but is not so large in extent
nor so productive as Balakhani, which
lies ten miles to the northeast. Both
of these towns are one mass of derricks
and engine-houses, and everything
about the place appears to be satu-
rated with petroleum, says Casters
Magazine. Borngs are constantly be-
ing made and oil is generally found
at depth of from 500 to LOCO feet. A
few years ago It was common to open
up large spouting wells, but these have
fallen of considerably during later
years; occasionally, however, foan-
tain is produced, and il sometimes hap
pens that an explosion OF gas in well
that is being pumped not only blows
all the apparatus out of the tube, but
produces a natural flow of oil TO the
surface.
Well tubes are usually started from
16 to 20 inches in diameter, being much
larger in this respect than in Ameri-
can practice. These diameters are re-
duced MS the depth increases, the last
section of tubing being hardly more
than from eight TO ten inches in diam
cter. The most successful system Of
working the wells in this district is
by the use of the bailer, which consists
Of 30 or 40-foot length of eight or ten
inch pipe with valve at the bottom
This bailer is let down into the WELL
where 1t is filled with oil through the
bottom valve, and is then raised by q
hosting engine until just above the
top of the well. The operator then
places a wooden cap over the top Of
the well, lowers the hailer gently so
that the valve rests on the cap and
opens, allowing the oil TO flow out in
all directions, being conducted by
means of trenches TO receiving pool.
The operator then draws the bailer up
few inches, removes the cap from he
well and let's the bailer drop again to
near the bottom of the well. Care is
taken not TO bail from the bottom on
account of the sand and salt water
which are apt to accumulate there.
The time consumed in lowering, rails.
ing and discharging the bailer OF n
1,000-foot well is only about one min
ute for round trip and the whole op.
Grafton. is conducted by one man, who
starts and stops the hosting engine,
controls the brake on the drum and
empties the bailer. Many experiments
have been tried with pumps on the
American system and tests are now
being made on larger scale by using
air lifts, but the great quantity of sand
In the oil and the danger of losing the
whole apparatus by an explosion of gas
make the bailer system more favora
BILE fron a practical and economical
point Of view.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-04
A TRAP FOR MOTHS.

tin or other polished metal, provided
with slots, which allow them to be set
at right angles to each other, support
ing a small lamp on the shelf formed
at the center. The receptacle under
meath is partially filed with water
and small quantity of coal OH is
placed on the, surface to kill the
moths or other insects which, attract
ed by the bright flame and the nu-
merous reflections on the surface OF
the tin, will circle around the appa-
ratus until they strike against one OF
the reAectors, falling into the liquid.
The slanting sides prevent the Insects
from falling out, and the oil soon puts
an end to their existence. When the
room has been cleared the lamp ana
refiectors are lifted off the basin and
the contents thrown out. A pase1
on this device has been granted
Seward A. IIaseltine. OF Springh1
Mo.-Cincinnat Commercial Tribul
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-04
A wELL-FITTING CORSET.

over badly-made corset the effect
will be ruined.
To show just how great factor
her corset is in woman's appear
ance, | induced a lady who W. wear
ing most hideous corset to allow me
TO make two little sketches of her.
In No. she is wearing the corset
Of hsr own selection, while No. 2
shows the same figure in a well-ftting
corset. Everyone who sees these pic.
tures will recognize the first figure
as one she knows very well. The see
ond corset is not heavily boned, but is
80 cut that the ugly curve at the
waist is entirely suppressed and OBJ
jectionabe embonpoint, caused by the
wretched shape of the old corset, hai
entirely disappeared. Gertrude M
Anderson, In Detroit Free Press.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-04
PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL.

In the interest of reform Nine
Prascovic Arian publishes every year
in Russia woman's rights calendar,
including the laws passed relating to
women and various womens societies.
Dan Rice, once famous as circus
clown from Maine to California, was
arrested while drunk in Cincinnati
the other day. He made no defense
and the police justice sent him TO the
workhouse for three months.
Georgia has within its borders four
known real daughters of the Amer
lean revolution, they being Mrs. Olina
T. Way. Mrs. Martha Penn Rodgers,
Mrs, Oliver P. Berry and Mrs. Mary
Bibb Hall, each the daughter of sol
dier who fought in the continental
army during the revolutionary war,
Rev. James Gray, formerly Presby-
appointed by Lord Roberts acting
librarian of The library there The
reverend gentleman a few weeks be-
fore the outbreak of hostilities pub
licly denounced Krugerism from the
pulpit and had to flee to Durham in
consequence.
The dean of Lincoln says that Mrs.
Gladstone's last moments were passed
under the delusion that she was with
her husband. She scolded the nurse
because carriage which she thought
she had ordered for Mr.. Gladstone
was late, and then asked, as if of him:
"Shall you be ready to start soon,
darling?"
Mrs. Ira z. Tott. Of Long Beach,
CAL, is said to be the only woman
who has founded and managed an en-
tire electric plant successfully. She
superintended the building of her
plant and bought the machinery, and
now she is making large profits from
the enterprise, which is near fash
ionable watering place.
William Astor Chanler, the million
aire New York lawyer, lately de-
Tended one Henry Allshoe, who was
acquitted. A few minutes later Chan
Ter found him shivering in the lobby
"Here, take my overcoat." said the
| pitying Croesus. at the same time
slipping bill into the fellows hand
and before the latter could even thank
him he jumped into a passing cab
and was driven away.
A mountain climbing party in the
Sandwich islands was attacked by a
colony of wild bees. They had climbed
Konahunui, the highest peak near
Honolulu. In descending PERCEPTIONS
cliffs they were attacked by the bees
which stung them when they were
helpless to ward off the insects. For
nearly mile the bees followed them
until they reached point where they
could defend themselves.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-04
DELIGHTFUL NEW SPORT.
II In Found I'm Shooting Birds,
Not with n Gun, But with
q Camera.

OF the many delightful birds have
had the good fortune to know, tho
worm-eating warbler family have af-
forded me the greatest pleasure, for
they become absolutely fearless of the
camera, and they place a degree of
trust in one that was as unusual as it
was delightful. Being anxious to Sc
cure photographs of the young, l
paid frequent visits to the nest, and
what wonderfully concealed nest it
was, tucked away in small depres-
sion and hidden by the roots of an oak
sapling.
1t would forever have remained un-
discovered by me had l not, by lucky
chance, observed one of the parent
birds visiting it, says a writer in the
Worlds Work Only at first did the
owners object to my intruding, and
by various methods did they try to
coax me away from their home. First
one, and then the other, would feign
broken wings, and, half rolling, half
scrambling, they would make their
way down the steep hillside, in the
hope of Turing me away. Then, find
ing that was not to be taken in even
by such an artful device, they endeav-
ored to accomplish their object by
scolding at me. In less than two
hours they quieted down and simply
looked on me in silence. The next
time I visited the nest they made no
objection, and 1 imagined they recog-
nized me and realized that I meant
their young, for these had hatchcd
since my last visit. Day by day came
to watch the little fellows, and they
grew rapidly, as all young birds do.
Finally they were ready to make
tNeir first venture into the great
world that. should no accident befall
them, was to be their feeding ground
for many years to come. AS looked
into the nest the family of fledgelings
scrambled out as though they had
been scattered by some invisible hand,
so nearly simultaneous was their ac-
| tion, and in less time than 1t takes to
tell 1t each little mite of down and
rust-colored feathers was hidden
among the dead, cracking leaves with
which the ground was strewn. Though
l had tried my best to watch where
each bird concealed itself, it was some
time before / collected them all. pre-
paratory to photographing them. OF
course the parents were greatly ex-
cited-birds always are when their
young first leave the nest-and when
they saw the entire brood captured
by one whom they considered friend
they seemed to regret having placed
so much confidence in me. But only
for very short time did their doubts
continue. As soon as / placed the
youngsters on suitable perch they
both ceased to utter that lisping note
of anxious protestation, and to show
that they no longer feared me they
hoped about on the camera while ]
| was arranging il,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-04

Stubb-What are you doing
TN Sc digestive tablets
PENN am going 10 take them )
tie liver.
Digestive tablets for
liver?
Penn Yes; for the ,iser ] getev
morning. You know | am boardi'
low. Chicago Daily News
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-04
The Kind of Dny.

A fog was on in London and the
streets Df the. great city wore the
gloomy, dispriting aspect that pre-
walls on such occasions. At certain
cabstand on - street, the cabbes
lounged in damp and silent discon.
tent; while their horses stood, noses
down and tails dropping.
"Dang the weather." suddenly ana
savagely burst out red-faced, burly
cabby. "Hit's a beastly day! The
kind that makes feller feel like GO
ing 'ome, walloping is wife and spit
ting at hisseli in the looking-glass."
A grunt of assent from the other
cabbies; quiyer of appreciation
among the horses, and silence again.
Judge.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-04
China's Climate.

Extending from north to south, Indo-
China covers IA degrees, necessarily in
cluding a vide variety of climate. In
the southern provinces the year is d.
vited into two seasons, wet and dry.
In Tonkin and Anam the four western
seasons prevail, with the difference
that the heat attains an intensity un-
known IN Europe, and the climate is SO
1'ebilit'aing as TO unfit Europeans fer
manual labor.-Chicggo Chronicle.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-04
SELECTING A CORSET.
II Ia an Important Task md Requires
the Exercise of Great Care and
Ripe Judgment,

Comfort and beauty both considered,
woman's corset is her most important
article of apparel. A good corset will
accentuate the good points in her fig
ure. and help to conceal imperfectionS,
There has been great deal of nom
sense written and spoken for and
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-04
WOULDN'T WEAR A DIAMOND
President Lin coin became the Owner
of One, But Kept 1t Hidden
from View.

Col. w. N. Cave of Barnwell, S. c..
is in possession of a unique relic in the
shape Of diamond pin which was at
one time the property kAbraham Lin
coin and. which is the only piece OF
jewelry of the kind that President Lin
coin ever wore, says the Atlanta Con-
stitution. The pin is OF the old-fash'
ioned style of cluster brooches, with
a clasp at the back for the purpose OF
securing it to the frilled shirt fronts
worn by the gentlemen 50 years ago.
The center diamond is large, particu-
larly white one, and it is surrounded
by a number of small brilliants.
The pin has a strange history. Some
years before the war and prior to the
time that Abraham Lincoln was be-
ginning to loom up as presidential
possibility, while practicing law in
Illinois, he met young dandy from
New York state whose sporting pro-
clivities had caused him to run short
of funds. The young fellow went 10
Lincoln for assistance and left with
him as security for loan handsome
diamond pin. For some reason he never
returned to redeem the pledge and'fro
that day Lincoln did not again see
him.
Lincoln was naturally man Of quiet
taste in matters of dress, and seldom
wore jewe.ry OF any kind. However,
his accidental possession of a fine or
nament proved temporary temptation
to adorn himself. One day James Moy-
ers, stock dealer of Kentucky, and a
close personal friend Of Mr.. Lincoln,
who had known him intimately from
childhood, went to Springfield on a
visit. AS soon as he saw Lincoln the
pin attracted his attention.
well, who'd "a thought that Abe
Lincoln would be strutting around the
street with diamond pin in his shirt
'front.'" exclaimed Meyers in mock sur
prise. Lincoln looked vaguely abashed
and tried to explain. The explanation
ended by his taking the pin from his
shirt and pinning it on Meyers, in
sisting as he did so that he did not want
1t, and was only too anxious to get rid
of 1t. Meyers kept the ornament for
some time, and finally gave it to-a
friend, James Drummond. Drummond
was captured during the war by the
Aerals and died at Fort Monroe. In
a sale of his property and per-
effects took place at Barnwell
Among the latter was the pin
q belonged to Lincoln. CO.. Cave
for small sum. He knew
I'd prizes the relic highly
Tol. Cave was offered
but refused 10 part
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-04
PATENT MOTH TRAP.
A Clever Little Device in whose suc-
cess Almost Every HouseIseepcr
Is Interested.

The affinity of the moth for th(
fame is well known, and this inordV
nate love is utilized in the device il
lustrated herewith to exterminate the
insect A metallic receptacle is pro-
vided which has the sides sloping to-
ward each other at the top. On this
receptacle are placed two plates OK
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-04

my dear said Mr.. Sirius Barker
"that box of cigars you bought md
has resulted in great benefit. | wand
to thank you for them more earnest
~ than | did at first"
did you enjoy the1n?" &
"No. But I'm better off. They
made me realize what terrible labit
smoking can become. Washington
Sfnr
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-04
BETRAYED BY THE TEETH.
The Size nnd Color of Ones Ivories
1t Is Said Indicate the
Character.

1t has been said that one can tell
The color and shape of mans teeth,
when his mouth is shut, by merely
taking note of his complexion. There
actually is some affinity between the
color of ones teeth and the charac-
ter of ones complexion, but such an
analogy would probably only receive
popular recognition when presented
in individuals of marked type. The
experienced dentist can, however,
often determine the shape and color
of his patients teeth without ever
asking him to open his mouth, says
the London Express.
In person shaving red or auburn
hair, blue eyes and n fair or forid
complexion, the teeth would be
creamy, inclined to yellowness, and
brilliant and translucent.
On the other hand. teeth of pale,
dull or muddy color, with no trans
parency, will be met with among peo-
pie of paid complexion, accompanied
by sandy hair and light gray eyes.
The bilious temperament, with it's
black curly hair and dark and deep
ruddy complexion, presents teeth of
strong yellow color, rather opaque,
and frequently marked with trans
verse lines. Teeth of pearly blue or
gray, or marked transparency and
rather long and sharp, are nearly al
ways associated with delicate, trans
parent complexion.
When obtaining artificial substitutes
for their lost teeth patients, and par
ticularly lady patients, are prone to
desire them OF unnatural whiteness
and regularity, to combat which
weakness often places the dentist in
a position of some delicacy.
On the other hand, there are others
who are sticklers for the natural.
The srnoker has Q marked prediction
of a ~ and n dem
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-04
syeet Potato Croauettes.

Bake sweet potatoes until the
tender; then scoop out the cente(
put them through vegetable
To each two cups of mashed pd
allow a tablespoonful of bli
teaspoonful of salt, a ~
sugar and half saita
pepper; mix
cylinders, dip,
Ladies Home j
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-04
she Thought Otherwise

Ada Here is a professor that OBJ
jects TO coeducation because much
time is lost in flirting.
May Goodnessl, Does he consjdev
that an objection? Puck
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-04
is LITTLE BOB TUCKED IMP

Tive gotter CO." she said, IAN see
IL little Bobs tucked in;
He'll git his death IL hes uncovered
In this col storm an win"
"Oh, little Bob's all right" said I,
You've been to tuck him in
-Four times this evenin, an wouldn'
Run way upstairs agln."
But Cynthy'd worry, fret an stew,
An raise drefiie din:
IVY mus go ag'in," SAYS she.
''An' see II Bob's tucked ln."
IVY, Cynthy, Jest set down." said,
"An' git some good er life;
"A feller wants chance to talk
Some evenln's with his wife"
Then she would take her knittin' out,
Or work upon her spread
An make b'lieve lissen, though she dldn'
Hear quarter wat said
She wouldn't much moro than git set do wn
Than jump right up ag'in,
An say: II mus run up and see
If little Bob's tucked in"
Young Bob was allus on the jump,
An filled the house with din,
An kicked his quilts Off ev'ry night
Fast as she tucked him In.
His legs they went so fast all day,
AS long as 1t was light,
sAAt 6NN NP SPScd 81 thty COuiun SkOPB
An KEEP a-goin' all night. j..
30 Cynthy'd keep a-gettin' up,
An gttin' up agin;
'T've got to look an see + says she
IF little Bob's tucked Iln."
She stood above the cashet there.
She bent to kiss his facie.
An pat stragglin' curl on hair.
Or fix bit of lace.
Her heart was breakln' with the thought
That Bob, so round an fat,
So full of pranks an fun, SHOULD sleep
Within crib like that;
But still she'd fix his little rlobe,
An then come back agin.{
An. take long, last look. an see
Her little Bob tucked in.
That night storm er snow o{ams on,
An how the winds did ravey
The snow fell, like coyerlil
On little Bob's new grave. ~
I'm glad II SHOWS" his mot
1T looked so hard an bar
so hard, so cruel, an so BILE
cried to leave him there
But God has sent the bless
think-an tbs no sin
That He has sent His snow
That little Bobs tucked
Sam Walter Foss, in Boz
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-04
[oyat Kind.

I voice?" she asked, anx
ID, when she had finished her trial
song
"You have" the manager replied,
promptly.
"Oh, I'm so glad!" she exclaimed.
"1f you hadn't" he went on
thoughtfully. "you couldn't ask that
question. It is good talking voice,
] should iu lge: that is all"
But the /, as she afterward said
.rrragers are SO heartless. .--Chicago
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-04
t A Chinaman's d
tt*<t<*<<<+++++t+N
I'M ELL, there's one
Wv about a Chinama

w ABOUT Chinamaf
he's grateful" reminiscently
washington man who put
pie OF cruises as an apothecary
United States navy. "You may!
late. in the great mass of rubbish I
that's been written about the slant |
eyes, have seen that fact disputed: |
put just happen to know that Chi. |,
naman's grateful. However, in order
20 make the point clear III have TOD
begin at the beginning. So here gos
when l was serving on board
cruiser on the Pacific station / had
shipmate private marine named,
oh, well, Tom Kingsley's near enou.
TO 1t; some of his people, of good ST
tion, are still living in Philadelphia. al
TINS boy hurt them enough, SO vi
Just make it Tom Kingsley. Kings h
was sent to the ship with detach1
ment of marines quite awhile af
was attached to the vessel. notid
him particularly as soon as he cam
aooard--not so much because he W.
tall, broad-shouldered, fine-loolxiN
chap, who completely outclassed 4
bunch he Joined with in appearance
bearing, as because | saw VIII
trouble was as soon as | clapS
eye on him. understood as sod
made the discovery why Kinga1
wearing the uniform of buck
IN the marine corps. 1t was<
slavery to which he had bl
dicted in civil life had rends
nnht and incompetent to keep
the procession in civil life.
THAT is to say. l didn't \
looks at Kingsley to see that
had him. His gray eyes fol
pin-points, and he had all of
exterior indications of the mi
in the morphia bondage.
.'At the inspection on the
following Kingsley's coming
watched my immediate chief,
surgeon, narrowly to see II he VI
ing to get on to Kingsley who
passed by the marine in followini
the commanding officer. Whe,
surgeon passed by the row of M
eyes straight ahead, observe
he gave one sharp glance at XII
and that was ALL
below, in my storeroom, af
spection, the surgeon looked at n
of the tail of his eye.
Have you noticed that Il
apothecary?' he asked me.
"'Yes, sir l replied.
Hum-1'm glad to be corr.
yet l was sure / couldn't
said the surgeon
nave an extra eye to you2
morpl'ia-keep it under cove1
However, Kingsley didn't
incapable He was an admirf
iier OF the sea. He was aiwav
IN the minute, top-notcherx
luty, spick-and-span mani
The marine officer in chars
,uard never, of course, suspez
here was anything wror;
Kingsley, and he thought sd
he mans faithfulness that I'D
made a corporal couple
fter Kingsley joined us.
'as always under the infue
rug, OF course. He never
ne stuff. You know no,
Iaves provide against thai
ngency. He kept on
me, and never appeared
is limit. Kingsley sureli
powerful self-control
'ect. However, knew n
ct him in time, and throwi
ays does throw its victj
We 1t rope enough, you
orphine is one of those II
lst demands all the rope it
kingsley knew by intu
lew about his habit, AM
e very elaborately. q
'wever, happened
pc at the gangwa
oklng out over the
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-01-04
A Hint Worth(

In making up pillo\
a little curled hair adN
needles from mating AZ
pillows more comfortable.