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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-09

again explains the use OF the plane or
chisel. cautions the boy against handling
u too wildly % nrst and then guides the
hand In the act Of planning II may not
be a very pretty piece Of work az first,
bp every move OF the hand gives the
boy new confidence and adds fresh inter
est 20 his task The delight Of a new
pupil over the discovery that be has
made a wooden spoon Is something worth
seeing.
Remember am talking about the
teaching OF boys. What would De- trchly
hard with a grown man is comparatively
easy with an earnest boy. wishing for
nothing more eagerly than for means
~ employing hts time IN some useful oc-
cupauon When the boy has fash oued The
nrst simple article 90 his satisfaction and
that 81 the teacher he ls taught to make
something more complicated. to use a saw
and hammer and nails aud finally 10
design his own work. sharpen his own
tools and so ahead az his bench without
instruction just as an ordinary carpenter
blessed with cycsight would I have only
one problem yrt to solve and that Is how
20 give tho boys drawings on paper 60
serve as models. am planning 60 have
some kind OF raised drawing made es-
pecially for the use OF tho blind carpcn-
tiers.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-09

the oppos!te thicket rose a grizzly old
wild boar with yellow tusks and foam
hccked Jaws Quin lodged behind tree
on the loft. and the next instant the pur-
suing panther bounded into the clearing.
AZ once, obiiylous 10 the presence 81 the
man. the two savage creatures engaged
in desperate combat. So thrilling was
the spectacle that Quin could MOI tear
himself away from the spot.
IL was a brief combat. The panther.
piorccd and ripped IN a dozen places.
bleeding profusely from ice wounds re-
Taxed its struggles II tried to escape.
but a vicious thrust tore It's throat ana
peek Omen. and It's life ebbed swiftly as
II lay squirmlnE on the crushed grass
The boar then swung round alertiy. sniff
fed the air. and gazed with pricked-up
cars. not al Quin, but IN the direction
Of the stream. Il was about 70 charge
when a rife cracked sharply from the
thicket A second shot followed the hrst.
and over went tho boar. kicking in its
death struggles.
a man stepped into view. holding his
veapon In one hand, and the hidden watch
or behind the tree recognized Antonio
silva. the Portuguese u seemed, had lost
no time in proving the accuracy Of his
ul-rotten chart At sight % his trcacher-
our hatrayrr. whose guilt WIS no longer
in doubt. Quln't wrath was uncon'roil-
able.
You traitorg' he cried.
With that be leapt across the glade'
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-09

through the stnl drifting wreathes OF
powder smoke. and 50 suddenly was the
attack that he easily wrested the rife
from the Portueuese The Latter evad-
"a q swinging blow, and then having
no other weapons. he turned and fed for
bis llfe. with Quin in hot pursuit.
The chase led 20 the middle 81 the val
ley where IL surned along the high, rag
ged bank OF the stream which was
swift torrent racing among submerged
rocks.
The end was sudden and unexpected
silva tripped and fen heavily. his arms
dangling on the edge OF che stream. and
as Qmn came Up with him both were
precipated into the water by a part OF
the overhanging bank giving way. cling
ing 10 each other. they were-swept OF by
che furious current and borne toward the
slihterranean channel. Before they could
realize their peril they were sucked into
the cavcrnous hole. and dragged on al
dizzy speed through the fearful darkness.
A rounded b0wlder just beneath tho
surface forced them apart. \ foamins
wave submerged GUN. and as he rose he
heard a Wild. dcspoiring cry. Then. as
DE struck ont with arms and legs. he
graspoi a pinnacle OF rock and chung to
Il FOR short time while he gained breath
and strength. when be could hold fas;
no longer he trusted himself 10 the stream,
and after several anxious minutes he float
ed OUT from beneath the great mountain
into the fresh air and the sunshine. He
swan clear Of the dangerous reefs, ami
~ length. little tho worse for the strug-
gle he was thrown ashore by a cir.irs
eddy % smooth water.
There WAS no sign OF the Portuguese.
and u was uncertain whether he had
persisted or escaped a half hours search.
aided by what be- could remember Of the
chart. revealed 20 Quin the mouth OF tho
secret cave-passsge. Then he set out
for Miianah and late in the afternoon he
entered the town.
Gen. Chanraruier readily granted 20
Quin the exclusive privilege-for the space
OF six months-of trapping wild animals
In the now accessible valley, apd by the
expiration OF that time . large number
81 valuable beasts. birds and reptiles had
been shipped 20 England.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-09
A Trcacherous Rival.

esl Hamrach spread the atlas wide
cen on his desk. Here you are" he
-. They valley from which you shall
.s the hrst rich pckings. 81 all goes
ual Hitherto It has been regarded as
slble. no human hand or foot
% tempt ats perils until last month.
Baron Kirsh. the intrepid sports
n
ka0w him by repuie." interrupted
Mathew ouin. who had Just returned
fn New Guinea And he"
He was loking for big game. and
.d in the valley, and was there for
i ..a hours He tells me that the place
at ads with wonderful birds. panthers.
i1 smaller animals and perhaps a lion
@. no that have wandered down from
81, atlas"
IL sounds all right" said Quin. What
vs want IS a concession. and think I
Jan got II from the present governor OF
!, nab. Gen. Changa rnier."
a fortnight later ouin was beneath sun
~ Algerian skies. He stood one morn
ing 5y the ba,tlemented wall that sur
rounds Milianah. looking down into a diz-
81 gulf Behind him the little town. its
ut.ts walls contrasting wildly with the
green gardens Below the steep battle
mel,s be saw the road winding up among
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-09
PICTURES OF PAINT-Box TOWN

Cut out the above picture and paste II
with flour paste on cardboard After
having painted the picture according 70
the rhymed directions given below. pre-
serve the finished work. doing this each
week until you have a compete set Of
pictures. setting forth the doings of Doro-
thy Brown. Finally bind them all to-
gother and you VIII have a pretty picture
book. ana doubIy attractive because YOU
have done an the colouug yOurself.
THE FIRST COAST or THE SEASON
when the wary fox has sought his lair
Ana your breath Ike steam in the frosty
air,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-09

more or less than a massive wall Of pure
soda. rising 20 q hight o. 100 feet, ana
probably 60 feet from end 70 end. Ma
lures forces. OF course. started their work
81 construction away back To tho dim ana
distant past. when deposits % soda con-
tanned In the water thrown on by tue
springs were made al the base 81 what
has since developed into one Of The nat
ural wonders OF the West. Those depos-
its must have been made With remarka bic
rnpidty.
Just ten years ago the Jenez river rose
TO an unprecedented hight. and Gnder
the abnormal pressure Of the torrent q
lower section Of OBJ" dam gave way. leaV-
lng q breach ln the wall OF soda about
twenty feet high When the water sub
s.ded the lake formed by the dam was
OF course destroyed leaving the upper
eighty feet Of the dam high and dry.
Il passed through that section Of Arl
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-09

zona this last summer and purposely Wis
tied tho soda dam. ] was most aEtonisn.
I'd 10 sec that the twenty-foot breach had
been nearly filled IN. The soda from this
springs had made fresh deposits and grad
uaLy patched up the hole made IN 1890.
A. the present rate the breach will Ia
entirely closed in another year and the
lake will resume is former proportions.
Previous to the break In the dam the
lake above was fully GO feet wide ana
extended up the canyon for at least three
quarters Of q mile. Scientists who have
examined the dam are OF the opinion that
q win never attain a hight much above
100 feet. for the deposits in the water
seem 20 sink IN that great depth before
the brink Is reached. As they fall how
ever. 4hey VIII tend to strengthen tbs
base OF tho dam and Will gradually DE-
crease the depth OF the lake al its lower
end
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-09

drew near the end Then the shelf widen
cd and as he pushed on rapidly. with
"A light and grateful heart, he came TO a
triangular black hole in the elf \ peep
inside chilled his blood FOR he met the gaze
Of TWO fiery eyes, and heard the municd
snar OF a wild beast
As ho looked back a great tlwny crea-
ture-a magnificent Algerian plnther-
wrigeled out OF the hole, An angry.
rasplng scream broke the silence. and
ere The echo died away Quin hId taken
TO his heels. The forest was dense aud
dark. prlmeval. In fact, but he tore a
passage through the luXuriant under
growth as n g were hracken. THE roar
OF the stream was audible. and he headed
ia that direction.
or a sudden. emerging on the little open
glade. a fresh peril confronted him. From
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-09

straight front" have completely changed
the feminine base. The sway back has
become the sway forward. and IL g.
entirely possible 70 pay your money and
take your choice for all tine shops sell
the angle you like best and can even cali
culate 20 an exact degree what pitch
stays and shoes will insure. Il Is a ques-
ton OF tause and effect. though II would
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-09
Hunting the Fox.

terrier is terror 10
The willy fox. young Reg doth go
on holidays 10 seek the foe.
And. bless you. It's % merry jaunt.
This seeking Of the fox's haunt
one day the three caught up with him
Aud chased him 20 @ hollow limb.
with quivering nostrils Ginger stood
While Tony d.d whater he could
By yelpug. digging with his might
To make Sir Reynard turn and night,
And nicely fooled the trio were!
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-09
GREAT paw MADE OF SODA.
one Of the Most Remarkable Natural
Freak. In a Montana Canyon.

From the Washington star.
Probably few people ever heard OF q
soaa dam. but such a freak Of nature
really exists IN an unirequented part of
the great West a. o. Wright OF tho
indian service. who travels extensively
throughout that section OF The country
v,est OF the Missouri river. In speaking
~ strange things he has encountered IN
h.a touIe. alluded 10 this soda Dam. Ask
"a what he meant hy soda dam. be said:
I'm Box canyon. Just above the not
springs Of the Jemcz river. Arizons. y
dsm extending from one wall ~ the
g0rgo 10 the other. Thls dam Is nothing
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-09

No more they saw the reddish furi
For he had sneaked away-thls fox
To run to cover meath some rocks.
Where even Tony could not 80.
And here wo leave them friend and foe.
n you remember Oil the hints
We've given YOU on autumn tlnts
In painting. ! am sure that you
WIN nnd there's nothing hard 20 do.
Douglas z. Doty.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-09
THE CORsET ANGLE.

The doaly parallel IS one thing and
tho corset angle quite another; ln fact
there is no parallel whatever ia the hor-
izontal line presented by women who
wear the Old ana new style stay High
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-09
Dorothy and Roggy Flylng Down nm

Dorothy and RegEy Flying Down I'M
And the sky has turned 20 a lcaden hue
And the FIRST snowiiakcs come nltcting
through
Then after his sled with joyful shout,
Reggie runs and hands It out.
Ana he sees that hitching ropes al
right
And he rubs the runner smooth ana
bright
Then on with hts mufncr mittens and hat.
And over 90 Doroihys qmckcrn scat
To ton her Tho nrst snow Is comm
Murray"
And be- sure 70 be ready for eoastlng next
dayi
Did you over hear tell Of a kitten who
cared
To go coastins ana wasn't a tiny BIT
Hcaredg
wen. SNOWFALL goes costing in Doro-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-09
PICTURES OF PAINT BOX TOWN


ReeCie Tries FOX Hunting.
There's a rascal fox with wicked eye
who. stealthlly when night r nign.
Prowls through the yards 81 Paint Boa
Town.
Rv great good luck. young Reggie Brown
caught sight Of him one moonlight night
Ana planned 20 catch him u he might
with Ginger swift. and Tony who. a
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-09

Mrs Sarah ~. Kcesling.
9ff Windsor Ave. Bristol.
Tenn writes I am a
years old. aud for three
years had suffered with a
severe form % Cancer on
NY Jaw whichthc doctors
aid was incurablc. and
hat 7 could not live more
han six months. iaeccrt.
-itheif statemen astruc
md had given up all hope
\ ever being well again,
when my druggist. know
ing of mycondition recon
mended S. S. s. Aftertak.
lug a few battles the sore
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-09
Cancer

polluted and the system thoroughly cor
taminated by this deadly virulent poison.
Then a sore or ulcer appears on some
part Of the body, it may be small and
harmless looking at first, but as the can
cerous cells form and are deposited by
The blood near the sore, il increases IN
size and severity. with sharp shooting
pains. No matter how often the sore is
removed by the surgeons knife or flesh
destroying plasicrs, another comes and is
worse. The real disease Is in the blood
and the treatment must begin there. The
poisoned blood must be invigorated and
purified, and when this is done cancerous
cells can no longer form and the sore Will
heal naturally and permanently.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-09

seem chat now the pendulum has made
such decided swings IN opposite direc-
tons. Ills about time women were regain
ing their equilibrium.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-09

4 here are
never any ex-
ternal signs Of
Cancer until
the blood is
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-08-02

Anglo-Saxon, and Paris sights and
sounds, to which a German would
habituate himself in a week, remain
for years, perhaps forever, odious
to the Anglo-Saxon. 1t is, in this
morality, this ingrained, instinc-
tive morality, lies the secret Of the
Anglo-Saxon. power and dominion.
No nation that is not strong NOR
ally will ever be permanently strong
physically.
OF late, however. the German in
vasion has been notably diminish.
ing and the American-not the
English-is taking its place. At
any rate, Americans are more nu-
merous, more about the center,
certainly more thick in the richer
and more expensive quarters Of the
town. You rarely see a German IN
fashionable restaurants or very ex-
pensive hotels. The American you
do sec and hear also, for their cor
dial unreserve, their affability aud
easincss Of approach make them al
ways liveand agreeable companions.
The jury on ceramatics yesterday
made an excursion to the Sevres
factory and witnessed the taking
from the kiln a superb vase fully
five feet high decorated prOfusely
and surmounted by an American
Eagle. The workmen OF the facto-
ry we're addressed by the president
Of the jury and each one received a
souvenir in money, while each ju-
rYman was given a porcelain me-
dallion as a momento Of the occas-
ion. The President OF the French
Republic is q hard working man,
he faithfully puts in all available
time at the Exposition and visits
che official pavilions first OF one
country and then OF another, avoid
ing with nices. care any show Of
Partially. RAMBLER.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-08-02
ARITIIM ETIC.

l Multiply e + 3 by their
product and reduce the result to a
decimal.
2 A receives one-fifth of sum
of money, b one-third, and ID the
remainder. BIS share Is 800 more
than AS. What is the share OF
each
3 When o captains observation
of the sun shows that it is exactly
noon, the ships thermometer, keep
ing Greenwich time, reads 30 min
utes past p. m. What is the lon
gitude of the ship
A Two horses were sold for $144
each on one there was gain of
20 per cent, and on the other loss
of 20 per cent. What was the gain
or loss on both?
5 A note drawn for $500, dated
April gath, 1900, payable 9 months
and Is days after date, was dis
counted at bank April Goth, 1900,
at 6 per cent. Find tie net pro-
ceeds, and the date Of maturity.
6 rs men can build the walls Of
a house in "a days after they have
worked days, how many men
must join them to finish the work
in 10 days.
Z How many yards Of carpet, /
yards wide, will it take to carpet
lengthwise, a room 21 feet, by 10
feet ?
s II from point between two
houses a ladder 80 feet, 6 inches
long will reach to window 2G feet
high in one house and 30 feet high
in the other, what is the distance
between the houses.
s5B" Work must be given.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-08-02
ALGEBRA-First Grade.

| A regiment consisting Of 1895
men can be formed into a hollow
square II men deep; required the
number of men in the outer rank
OF a side.
2. A merchant bought piece Of
cloth for 1916, and the number OF
dollars he paid for a yard was to
the number Of yards as to 2 to 81
find the number OF yards and the
price per yard.
Find two numbers such that
their difference added to the differ
ence Of their squares shall equal G,
and their sum added to the sum OF
their squares shall equal l8.
4 The fore wheels of carriage
make revolutions more than the
hind wheels in going 60 yards; but
il the circumference OF each be in
creased one yard, the fore wheels
will make more revolutions than
tho hind wheels in the same dist
ance; find the circumference Of
each.
5 The sum OF numb ers in arith-
Tnetical progression is 80, and the
sum OF their squares 30S; find them.
Work must be given.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-08-02
BOOKKEEPING First Grade

BOOKKE EPING-Fir Grade.
l What is the use Of the day
book; the ledger; cash-book +?
2 How many classes of accounts
are there in Double Entry? De.
fine each.
3 What is an account, and what
are the characteristics Of an ac-
count =?
4 If the debit side of cash &C
count is larger, what does the diff
ference express ? When should the
proprietor of the business be debit
ed, and when credited ?
Make a statement Of the fol-
lowing, showing present worth, gain
or loss: A commenced business
with cash capital of 100000.
At the end Of the year the business
showed the following
Mdse. in stock, $3Y40; amount
of notes due him, $500; personal
accounts due him, $1643; cash,
$1716.50; he owed note in bank,
$2140; owed personal accounts,
$4250.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-08-02
8 Name the mechanical powers.

(a) In a steelyard, the distance
from the weight-hook to the full
crum hook is 4 in, what weight will
a ID. weight, suspended II inches
from the fnlcrum hook balance ?
(b) A man rolling a weight Of
1876 Id. to the height of feet, ex-
erts q power Of "a b.; find the
length of the inclined plane.
4 Explain the theory of artesian
wells.
5 Explain the finding Of the spe-
cihc gravity Of a solid which sinks
in water; body which will not
sink.
Give the laws of refraction OF
light; explain the different colors
of bodies.
z Relate the sources Of heat;
modes of communicating heat.
What is tho theory Of electri-
city? Define high and low poten-
tial. Define volt.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-08-02
THE ENGINEERS LAST RUN.

"At about eleven O'Clock one
night, FIVE years ago, | received a
message to call at house in q poor
er section Of the town. After some
difficulty found tho place, and en-
tered the sick.room. There on q
bed lay an engineer. Around him
we're gathered several OF his com.
panlons.
cat a glance | saw that the poor
mans case was hopeless. lie was
already wildly delirious, and at
times his rawlings took q serious as
pect. As the clock on the mAntol.
piece struck twelve-the scheduled
time for his train to leaye-he be-
came restless.
Gle arose in bed and made a
motion asif pulling a lever. 'Ahp
ho cried, 'she starts as easily az
ever; there goes the signal tower I;
now for the Long Bridge Ana |!
how she spins runs up the st. Joe
like the wind. Twenty-Five miles,
one stop for water, ono stop for
railroad crossing, and thirty min.
u ties gone. Good time
"Thcn he would be as quiet as
the grave for a moment. She's
got tho crossing there abe goes. ;
Ills watchers looked at one another
could he have power Of second
sight TO watch the movements OF
the train
zone OF the men was sent to the
dispatcher's Office few blocks
away. The engineer called out n
way station, and said -Four min
utes lost why couldn't she do
without waterg Aha watch her
pound sand now. Isn't she per.
feet beauty p
"The man returned from tho tell
egraph Office and whispered to his
companions that their comrado was
following the train exactly. Aud
the strange thing about it all was
that his engine, No. 1923, had not
been used siDce the engineer was
taken sick, because the foreman OF
the roundhouse wished to crafty
the whim OF its sick engineer. The
fact that he know the engine was
running, and that he could 80 close-
ly follow it's movements, caused a
feeling OF awe to come over the
boys.
apparently the sick engineer
was in trance. The boys all
crowded nearer. The family was
called. Then he sat erect, looking
wildly about him, and cried, 'TfRnI
Red Light Stop for orders ?
/ Here he held up his hand as il
reading an order. Train num-
Der second five, engine 1923. Pre-.
pare to meet thy God? Then be
fell back dead.
"For q moment the boys sat
speechless. One rushed to the dis
patcher's Office and cried, stop
second five at Republic There
was a wait of breathless anxiety,
then back from the wires came the
answer, Second five is stopped.
What for p BY this time the story
was known in the dispatcher's office
and the answer was soon received
at Republic: Had a terrible pre-,
sentiment. Tell conductor to pro.
coed cautiously to junction. Hard.
| ly had tho answer gone when Att.
ca called to stop second five at Re-
public; first five wrecked q mile
west of here. Engine off. Engi.
neer killed =
"And there the man who had
saved scores of lives lay a corpse at
home, surrounded by his sorrowing
family"
"Well, said the girl from Bos-
ton, they try to explain these cases
of presentment along natural lines,
but there are cases such as that
which you have just related from
your own experience, doctor, which
seemingly defy explanation.
read Of somewhat similar case
given by John Ruskin. Saturday
Evaninu Post
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-08-02
GEOMETRY-Firs' Grade.

] Prove
Through three points not in a
straight line, one circumference,
and only one, can be drawn.
2 Prove:
An inscribed angle Is measured
by one-half the arc intercepted be-
tween its sides.
3 Prove
II line is drawn through two
sides Of triangle parallel to the
third side. it divides those sides
proportioDally.
A Prove:
The area of regular polygon is
equal to one-half the product of
its apothem by it's perlmeter.
5 Construct square equivalent
to a given parallelogram.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-08-02
Farms for sale.

Farm OF 800 acres, fertile, good @.A~~
buildings, situate about II miles from
OakvIlle and four miles from steamboat
wharf. Good state OF cultivation. Price,
$4,000 Terms easy
Farm ITO acres, good buildings, fine
soil and we'll improved. Suitable for
trucking. Price, 81 800. Near st. Jo-
seph's Church. Terms easy.
Farm 40 acres on st. Clements Bay.
Fine two-story dwelling. New. Suita-
BILE for cultivation Of fruit. Beautiful
view. Terms easy.
A small farm, II miles South OF Chap
tico at Cross Roass. Two miles from
steamboat wharf. ~ acres. Common
improvements. Good stand for business
mercantile or mechanical. Suitable for
fruit. Price, 800. Terms easy
Small tract OF land on tributary OF st.
Clements Bay Good dwelling. About
acres. Good for trucking. Price, $3.50.
Terms easy.
10. r. MORGAN,
Leonardtown. Md.