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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-24

Town there with nothing in EN- OF
curse the water'll all run out"
This somewhat mean scheme appeal
ID to all the boys who did not see its
mean side and so when Rod came out
again they told him he could count on
their aid.
SO he wrete to his brother. "Deaf
Frederick lii vac decided to send down
to Tuscapoosa this was the name o.
the town in which he lived a train
Dad of the beautiful thing called snow
Of which | wrote in my last. so that you
will receive it by Christmas. You have
no idea how nice it is and YOU will
md you never knew what fun was be-
fore. | enclose instructions how to
make sled and | am sure that Jeffer-
son Calhoun will be able to make them
2asily. Fancy getting on one at the
Top of a hill and just gliding BIZ your
own weight to the bottom! And you
can have bully fights. We played civil
war, using balls of the snow for bull
lets and cannon balls. / was captain OF
The Confederates and Cousin Frank was
captain of the Unionmen. After my
side won three days running. Uncle
Thaddeus said it would be a good plan
Tor me to change over to the Union side
or we'd be reversing history. He's no
nd OF fun and / like him immensely.
haven't told him about my idea of
shipping snow as I'm afraid he'd think
{ was going to be too expensive. They
lave no idea how rich father is. Next
week | expect to get the snow off. When
you receive it, have the men distribute
1t as evenly as possible or else the sled
runners will sink into it and you won't
make as much speed. Be careful nor
70 throw the snow balls too hard for
they can hurt like sixty. You can
spread little of the snow on the side
walk and then run and slide on it the
way we used to OH our ball room floor
only after it has been smoothed down
a little you can go twenty or thirty
Feet. And ! bet you'll tumble over when
You first try it on. / did and I was at
the head OF about ten Of the fellows and
the way they all piled on me was a
caution. No more now until / write to
tell you that I've shipped it, p. s.
louH have the merriest Christmas YOU
ever heard of.
Frank Parsons and Will Bill man
aged the affair and they bribed the ira
bands not to tell Rod that the snow
would melt. The day before he shipped
tt there was big snow fall which made
the work OF loading much easier. Rod
erlck and all the boys helped the work
men and by nightfall there were fifty
ears full of nice, clean, packed down
snow =
ana then Rod decided to 90 with the
,faoh. want to see the fun myself .
he said. "I'll come hack .,aain ~ >
week or two, after the Christmas boli.
days. The boys were sorry 70 have
hlm go and several felt like tellipo him
Of the trick at the last moment hut tber
knew the other boys would make II hot
for them if they did, so they refrained
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-24

Sergeant Buck Taylor, New York City.
Sergeant Buck Taylor, one of the
famous Rough Riders, is q personal
friend of Governor Roosevelt, of New
York. He accompanied Governor Roose-
velt or his great stumping tour through
upper New York state. He was pro-
NOTED through gallantry in the field
during the late war.
The Sergeant has the following to say
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By Charles BaiteIl LOOMS.
Copyright 1899 by Charlie Battcll Loomis)

Frederick Dawson lived in that part OF
thet United States where the mercury
never gets lower than sixty and where
snow is so entirely unknown that the
very word has dropped out of the local
dictionaries. Rain they have and plen-
ty of it but they wouldn't know snow
il they saw 1t.
When frederick was eleven years ORD
he was invited to visit his cousin,
Frank Parsons of London Hill. Now
for six months Of the year they have
snow every day at London Hill Ii
comes in the shape of q buster of II
storm on November first and stays until
May first. when the sun melts it and it
al goes off in a freshet and does lot
of damage to people living below Lou
don I'M. But as water has never
formed the pernicious habit of running
up hin. the Ioudon Hillites are always
safe.
1t was the middle of November when
Roderick was driven from the train ur
to the Parsons house and of course
there was snow everywhere and his
digit at moving smoothly along On
runners was something to make a north
EN- child wonder.
Didn't you ever see this beforeE
asked Frank.
why, no. Does it really come from
the sky as you said:"
"Of course it does. My. but you're
green. Why. what do you do with your
sleds down there?''
"Sleds? What's that:' asked Roder-
lex, innocently and Frank concluded
that he was not quite bright. But he
never made 4 greater mistake in his
life as he soon found out. for Roderick
was as smart as any boy of his age and
when he had learned all the uses OF
Snow he wasn't behind any OF the boys
in applying his knowledge. To be hit
in the eye by a snow bali of his pro-
pelling hurt just as much as if he hac
known about snow all his life.
But as it happened, he never con-
nected snow with cold. He supposed
that snow. was Il peculiar kind of white
dust that came from the sky and il
they didn't have it in Tarrapoosa parish
why there were lots of other things
that were peculiar to the north. So he
accepted snow as curious but none
the less delightful fact.
He stood the cold weather very well
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4 few words. He said: Rod. you ar&.
the victim of as mean trick as one
boy ever played on another. Only You
got the better Of them for time.
Snow melts in warms weather, and / OK
pected to see IT begin to flood the tracks
before we left Pittsburg. II it hadn't
been for this unheard-of cold snap You
would never have brought your snow
here in good order. As it is you've
had your fun, and every one in the place
has seen and felt snow and you'd better
cut on account of the whole proceedings
out of the local paper and mail it to
the boys up at Loudon Hill It'll make
them feel like thirty cents.''
And Roderick did So and if Frank ani
Will Bill and all the other boys did nor
feel like thirty cents (whatever sensa-
ton that may bel they deserved to.
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10 be hit In the eye by Sn0WDall hurt.
for n Southern boy and indeed some
Tins went without an overcoat when
his playmates were wearing both coats
and comforters.
Roderick was generous little fellow
and he often thought what source OF
delight it would be TO his old playmates
of the South if they could have snow
i'll which to play and build forts and
caves and down which to coast and in
one Of his letters home 70 his brother
he told him that he had just about de-
clded, If it did not cost too much to
send down a train load OF snow as a
Christmas present to his native place.
One day he and Frank and a half
dozen other fellows were fashionng 4
gigantic snow woman. She was so tail
that they had to use forty foot ladder
to finish her head and they drew the
snow up in buckets and a boy strae-
died her head and slapped the snow on
in the proper place.
1--WE have sculptor down home and
he'd just about 90 crazy if he had =
lot Of snow to make his statues out of. .
said Roderick. How much snow dn
you suppose it would take if | shippad
some home: How many cars full?"
why, guess it would take a whole
train load-say fifty cars answered
Frank. He was just about TO add thai
1t would all melt and turn to water
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-24

One of the most responsible positions
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Such man is the Hon. William A. Col
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to DR.. Hartman he says:
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long before it got South, but mis-
cheyious thought stopped him. Say,
fcllers," said he, winking at his COM
panions. Rod wants to send some snow
down South. How much would it take,
fifty car loads?''
Rawson Mawson thought it would
take all of fifty hut viii Bill thought
forty-five would DO it.
We'll. IL the governor sends me
enough next week. I'm going to ship
some" said Roderick.
He went into the house just then af-
ter something and the boys exploded
with mirth. The idea of sending snow
to the south and expecting it to stay
put was delightful.
His father has oceans of money"
said viii Bill. Say we don't tell him
that snow melts and then wait until his
folks write up and ask him what he
means by sending lot of damp cals
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y
the good it has done me. Pe-ru-na is
the greatest remedy ever prepared, and
/ think have tried them ALL"
A. A. MADISON.
Pe-ru-na attained great popularity
among the officers of the army as well as
the navy during the late war with Spain.
A great many letters were received from
field and hospital corps, indicating that
this popular climatic remedy has become
well nigh Indispensable to them. Pc
ru-na is not only National remedy, but
has proven itself National blessing.
Letters from every quarter are received
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given up all hope of cure. Coughs, colds,
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case is either cured or permanently bene-
fitted. A lecture on catarrh and its cure
by DR. Hartman sent free by The Peru
ma Drug Mfg Company, of Columbus,
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A POWDER MILL EXPLOSION

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Tenth Volunteer
regiment, stationed
at Macon, Ga, in a
recent letter to DR..
H a + TIM an from
Washington, D. c.,
says: 81 t h i n k
there is no better
medicine on earth
than your Pe-ru-na
for catarrh. 1t has
surely cured me. 1t
would take q vol
L. al III
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of Pe-ru-na: 81 think there is no better
medicine on earth than Pe-ru-na, for
catarrh. 1t has cured me. 1t would
take a volume to tell you all the good it
has done me. Pe-ru-na is the best ca
tarrh cure on earth, and know, for l
have tried nearly all of them. Respect
fully, Buck +. Taylor."
Major Algernon A. MADISON, of the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-24
u was nearly dead with drsnensia.

Il was nearly dead with dyspepsia,
tried doctors, visited mineral springs,
and grew worse. / used Kodol Dyspep-
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what you eat. Cures indigestion, sour
stomach, heartburn and all forms of
dyspepsia. Bobbitt Il Wynne Drug
Co., w. III. King, Adams & Moye VIM.
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The author whose books are popular
enough for Il paper cover can afford to
cover himself with broadcloth.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-12
TITANIA AND KATRINA.
Charleston Yachts That VIII Oppose
the Dragon in Challenge Race.

Charleston Yachts That Will Oppose
the Dragon in Challenge Race.
The representatives Of the Carolina
Yacht Club in the race for the challenge
cup to be sailed Friday over the Charles
ton course will be the Titania akd the
Katrinka. These boats, or one of them,
the Charleston yachtsmen. while not over
confident. think will be able to show the
Dragon clean pair of heels.
In Charleston much reliance is placed
upon the sea being rough and choppy on
the day of the race, in which event they
are confident that the superior sea-going
qualities of their boats will give them
decisive advantage over the Dragon, and
that the Savannah yacht will be distanc-
ed. The crew of the Dragon and her
captain, on the other hand believe her
quite capable of Weathering and showing
to good advantage in any sea that can
reasonably be expected, and are suffering
no discomfort on this account.
The course that is to be sailed in the
challenge race is shorter by nearly three
miles than that of the Savannah Yacht
Club, being something more than eigh-
teen miles in length 1t has been marked
out definitely, and the Savannah crew of
the Dragon will have ample time before
the race to learn its currents and famil-
iarize themselves with its peculiarties. 1t
is probable that number of the members
of the club and their friends will go over
to Charleston to see the race for whose
accommodation the Plant System will run
a special excursion at reduced rates.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-12
THE CAMERA AND SAVANNAH.
what the Kodak Has Done for the
City.

The June number of CaNera the maya
zine Of the Columbia Photographic Socie-
~ of Philadelphia contains an excellent
view OF Colonial Park looking from Ogle-
thorpe avenue and Abercorn street dag
onally across the park towards the Jail,
taken by Mr. Conrad r. Haeseler Of Phil
adelphia during a recent visit to Savan-
nah.
While in Savannah Mr.. Haeseler was OK
tended The courtesies of the club rooms by
the Savannah Camera Club. In acknowl-
edsing the courtesy for Mr.. Haese,er, Cam
era says; The advantages Of club life in
Photography We're never better demon
strated than the experience Of Mr.. Con-
rad f. Haeseler of the Columbia Society,
during his recent trip through the South,
For several weeks he was in Savannah,
and during his stay the courtesies OF the
Savannah Camera Club, including the use
Of its dark rooms and facilities for devel-
oping, etc, were extended to him. We
cannot speak too strongly of The numer-
Gus advantages of a Photographic society"
Hundreds of thousands OF people have
been made acquainted with Savannah and
its surrounding country through the me-
dunn Of Photography. With the coming of
the Seventh Army Corps last fall, and later
with the dozen or more regiments of dif-
ferent corps, came thousands of cameras,
ami every prominent building bit of seem
cry and phase of life that is characteristic
OF the country, was taken and sent
home 10 relatives and friends.
Savannah and It's surroundings have
been pictured in the newspapers and in
magazines all over the country to an ex-
tent that no other Southern city has dur
ing the last year. The prominence into
which II was brought by the establish
ment of military headquarters here and
making 1t the port of embarkaton and de-
barkation for troops going to and return
ing from Cuba and Porto Rico,
made almost everything concerning The
city of public interest. Its natural beauty,
the uniqueness Of it's architecture. the
arrangement of its streets, its parks and
squares, its public institutions, its history,
the fact that ID Is the greatest naval stores
port in the world, and the great cotton
market of the Atlantic, made IL a
point Of interest 10 the entire country
The camera has done great things for
Savannah. Hardly soldier went away
from here who did not carry with him
photographs or ''undeveloped" negatives
of views in every quarter of the city and
in the suburbs, from the Hermitage to
Bonaventure, and from Isle of Hope to
Tybee. These are in thousands of homes,
and in offices and business houses from
Maine to Texas, and from New York TO
Nebraska ana Iowa and Missouri. While
here many members of camera clubs in
other cities had the privileges of the Sa-
vannah Camera club an institution which
In its way is working for Savannah.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-12
NOT AN ENTIRE FAILURE.
Georgia Peaches to BE Had and
Other Fruit Besides.

The report that the Georgia peach crop
was an utter failure appears to be I'M
founded. While peaches are not as plen-
tiful as lovers of the luscious fruit would
like them to be. there are still enough to
go around. that is for those who can al
ford TO pay the prices
There are lots Of peaches In Georgia
this year" said MI w L. Grayson yes
terday. "The crop is not failure by any
means. We sold about $50 crates last
week at $3.50 TO IS q crate. This week We
expect them TO be a little cheaper. IT
is true the prices are high, but then many
people who are willing to pay these prices
are under the impression that there are
no peaches to be had at any price. 1t is
due the fruit men OF the city that this
impression should be corrected.
Altogether" said Mr.. Grayson, "the
fruit season has been a very good one.
and the fruit men have no reason to com
plain. The hot weather has made big
demand for fruits Of all kinds, and the
supplies have been fairly good with prices
satisfactory. The strawberry crop ran
very nicely. The season begun early in
Florida and the berries ripened steadily
and gradually northward until now we are
drawing our supplies from North Caro-
iAtid' lActG mas Dfttu DIX LtNO4ullOti III
the fruit business in Savannah in recent
years. The commission men no longer de-
pend upon getting Their supplies from
neighboring territory, but follow the crops
and the season steadily until the goods
get too far away TO be profitable. North
Carolina huckleberries are now being sod
in Savannah"
More Florida canteloupes have been
sold In Savannah this year than ever be-
fore. They are of the Rocky Ford varie-
ty, small, but very sweet. The Florida
cantaloupes are still coming, but the Geor-
gia crop win begin TO come in the latter
part OF this week and win doubtless mo-
nopoiize the market Florida watermel-
ons are selling in the market at SIS to $40
a hundred. The Georgia melons have just
begun to move, a carload having been
shipped from Quitman Saturday. They
will be plentiful within a few days now
The Georgia neon crop is large and said
10 be very fine. The peach crop Jared bet
ter than the plum crop and there are some
fine varieties on the market, especially the
japanese. There is a big grape crop in
Georgia this year and grapes win be On
the market in quantities next month. The
grapes are very fine.
Mr.. Grayson predicts that there will be
a rise in the price of lemons this week
The very hot weather all over the country
has caused a general and heavy demand
for lemons and the supply is being rapidly
reduced. Lemons have been selling at SO to
$3.25 a box, but if the present hot spell
keeps up they are likely TO go much higher
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-12
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MUSIC AT FIRST BAPTIST,
Director Snow to Complete the Or
ganizatiOn of the Quartette,

sanizatiOn of the Quartette.
AT both the morning and evening serv-
ices at the First Baptist Church yesterday
the music was exceptionally wen render
ed The programme was under the direc-
ton Of Mr.. Samuel r. Snow the newly
elected director of music
1t is the intention Of Mr. Snow as soon
as possible to organize church quartette
1t is the desire 20 secure the best talent
for the choir, and for this reason ii may be
some time before the organ.za lion is per-
fected. Miss Ellen Morgan as contralto.
Mr.. clarence Coburn as tenor, and Mr.. F..
X Dow as basso, have already been en-
gagged. There is a possibility that the
services of Mrs. p. ]. Alderman win be
secured as soprano. She was heard to good
effect at last nights service.
Mr. Snow comes 10 Savannah from Nash
vile, and has already found a warm place
i'm the hearts of those with whom he is
to be associated Ills skin as an organist
coupled with great care in organization,
are the qualities sure TO make his services
with the First Baptist successful.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-12
WANT SENTENCE COMMITTED.
Friends of Harry swent Petition the
Govaruor 80. . ne S.

Friends of Harry Sweat Petition the
Governor for Life Sentence.
The friends of Harry Sweat are cireu-
lating petition that will be presented
within the next week to Gov Gambler and
In which a commute ton of Sweat's sem
tence from death 10 Imprisonment in The
penitentiary for life win be asked.
To this a number of signatures will he
secured. embracing those of several mem
bers of the grand jury by which the muir
derer was indicted and the petit Jury bv
which he was convicted. The foreman of
the grand jury. Maj. G. M Ryals. has
signed the petition and has also written
letter to the Governor In which the cx-
ercise of executive clemency on behalf of
the unfortunate young man is asked.
Within few days all of the signatur
that can be viii have been secured and the
petition viii be presented TO the Governor
and seconded by personal appeal
The result of these efforts can only he
conJectured, but Il seems scarcely likely
that they will prove 20 be the means Of
saving Sweats life. His case has been an
pealed to the Supreme Court and thar
body has decided that his trial was fair
and impartial. The evidence then brought
out was sufficient to have hanged any man
and II is not probable that the Governor
will listen to an appeal TO lessen the pun
ishment that was imposed by the Jury
and which the jury might. had il so desir-
ed, reduced to imprisonment for life
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-12
HAPPY CROWD At TYBEE.
visitors Spent the Day Pleasantly
strOIIing DER the Sands.

visitors Spent the Day Pleasantly
strOIIing DER the Sands.
The Tybee breezes were enjoyed yester-
day by crowds of visitors. Those who
went to the island during the day swened
the large crowd already there and during
the afternoon the scene on the beach and
around the Hotel Tybee was a lively one.
The change in railroad schedules, which
makes it more convenient for visitors 20
go down in the afternoon, doubtless ac>
counted for the increase. Most of the
crowd which went only for days outing
returned on the trains that reach the city
at o'clock, while others remained over
until later or this morning.
The destruction of the South End Hotei
throws ell the patronage to the Hotel Ty-
bee, which is being heavily taxed to ac-
commodate the crowds.
The day on the island was spent without
accident TO anybody, notwithstanding the
large crowds. About the only danger
from accidents is at the railroad station,
and since the railway company intends
10 exercise the closest of care in the pro-
lection of its patrons, the danger from
this source will be lesseued.
The next attraction at Tybee viii be
the visit Of the Macon drummers. There
was some talk of the local post meet
ing the visitors at the depot, and accom-
panying them with brass band to Tybee
for q good time. One of the loca. post
said yesterday that no official notice OF
the Macon drummers' visit had been re-
ceived and for that reason no dernonstra-
ton viii be made