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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-30
TERRIBLE NIGHT orr LABRADoh.
Matthew Quin'- Thrilling Expert
ence with n Polar Hear.
~ william Murray Graydon.

~ William Murray NFayu0h'
Matthew Quin reached New York enc
morning in the late autumn under in
structiors from his employers 20 go 10
Newfoundland and purchase cargo OF
live seals for shipment to England. In
due course Quin arrived az the Green
Bay fishery. Newfoundland, the seals
were running strong, aud without ain
Guilty he procured as many as ne wanted
and arranged Tor their transportation 10
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-30

In England there seems 70 prcail soue
curious ideas about hlgamy. At the Liver
pool Assizes tho other day man WIS
brought 10 the bar for having married two
women without waiting for the FIRST ore
10 die tie was sentenced 20 three dave
Imprisonment the judge remarking thar
while he had been twice married before a
registrar. he had not ''profaued any fe-
ligious ceremony" by what he had done
This singular decision has called forth r.
storm of denunciaUon. especially on tho
part OF women. II would seem 10 be bad
law. for the Church Of England being 70
state church, al clergymen are registrars
by virtue Of their offices. ana that gives
the vadiiity 10 the ceremonies which they
perform. and marriages before registrars
not clergymen have heretofore been con
sidered legal
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-30
A CONDITIONER EVENING.
How 60 Arrange "A Merry Holiday
Purty.


Party.
4 conditioned evening. one OF the new
est and merr.cst home parties. takes It's
name from the wei; known college meth
Oh OF Conditioning "a student which al
lows him TO pass into superior class
without having finished the required work
Ia an inferior one. providing that lac
agree TO make up any work which re-
mains from his FIRST class while in his
second.
Exactly the same idea is carried on;
!n a conditioned party. 4 series OF eight
c'asscs Is arranged with certain amount
OF work to be- done az each. Ten minutes
are allowed TO each class. Any playci
completing thrce-quarlers OF the work
al one table may pass TO the second. hut
al the second he must aid the work icft
over from the FIRST class 20 threc-quar-
tiers OF the work Of the second or he win
net be permitted to progress
The work az each table should be a.
varied as possible IN order 70 add 60 he
natural confusion OF things. The first
class migh, require the players 10 ,hink
OF and name on paper forty-e ght Ia
nous women. Any one naming thirtY-siN
OF the women passes 10 the second class.
In the second class each player g. con.
front,d by the sask Of forming fortS
words ont 81 the letters found In the
word Condition on course. an those who
were fortunate enough 10 complete the
work Of the frst table while az che first
table finds himself entirely free for the
work o. the second But the conditioned
player must complete his icft over work
and add 10 forty-nve words formed rom
the word Condition before he is promoi-
cd.
40 the other Tables.
For the third class procure some Of
I those amusing SLICED" animal pictures
sod In toy shops They are puzziing
enough 10 keep adult ingenuity on the
Jump These pictures, autographed IN
color on stout cardboard. are cut into
strips Of uniform width and thoroughly
jumbled. so that TO form picture 81 s.
Z necessary 10 ft the slips correctly 70 each
other. Give each player two pictures TO
work out hus allow the contestant who
I finishes ono picture and a half correctly
I 10 pass. conditioned. 10 the succeeding
class.
I In the fourth class let the obstacle be
one hundred names OF European cities
I 20 be- written without reference 90 map or
atlas.
I Try "sylables" for the Nth numb
Write on siips % paper twenty iorg wcf
/ leaving spaces OF about half an inca be-
tween each syllable when this Il done
ca the slips into 49, many pieces as there
] are syliables In che word dividing, Of
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-30
W0MAN'S WORLD.
Continued from psss Is.

OF old Narragansett had sixteen children.
Their names were Parvis. Picus. Piersus
Prsemus Polyhius Lois, Isettice. Avis
Anstice Eunice Mary. John. Elizabeth
Ruth, Freelove. All lived 20 be three
score and ten. one TO be a hundred and
two years Old. Edward Bendalrs children
were named Truegrace. Reform. Hoped
For More Mercy and Restore. Richard
Gridley's offspring were Return. Believe
and Tremble Child Life IN Colonial
Days,
The Princeton union., 1900-11-08
CHAPTER XIV.

Never unless sure Of it's ground and
the weakness ofthe adversary does the
modern Indian band attack at night
Folsom and his people we'll knew that.
Yet not five minutes after the Indian
girl, faint with exhaustion and dread,
was carried within doors. the big
mastiff challenged again. The dogs
charged furiously out to the northeast
and would not be recalled. For nearly
half an hour they kept up their angry
clamor. Time and again during the
night, suspicious and excited. they
dashed out again and again. and once
one of them. venturing further than
his fellows: broke suddenly into loud
cries of mingled pain and rage, and
when at last he came whining piteous-
ly back to the ranch it was found that
he was bleeding from cash along the
flank. where an Indian arrow had
scared dim. Only by fits and starts did
any man sleep. Hour after hour Fol-
SONS little garrison was on the alert
The women had all been moved to the
deep, dry cellar, Mrs. Hal moaning over
her baby, utterly nnncrved. Jessie
silent, but white and tremulous; the
herdsman's wife, an Amazon. demand
ed the right to have gun and fight by
her husbands side; Lizette, the Indian
girl. faint and starved, asked nothing
but to be allowed to crouch at the door
of the room where Halbert lay, fevered
and unconscious, and Pappoose, scorn-
ing danger, hittcd from her brothers
bedside to her ruther's log g-barricade at
the east porch. In dread anxiety the
hours dragged by. and at last Lannion
rcac he'd forth his hand and pulled the
shirtsleevc Of his comrade jake half
doing at his side. In an instant the
latter was knecling at his post. "Wllat
is it?' he queried, and Lannion, point
ing to the first faint, pallid gleam in
the eastern sky, whispered: "Time to
be up, man. It's coming"
For half an hour, except for the rush
ing of the Laramie, silence almost ,n-
earthly had brooded over the prairie,
and even the dogs seemed lulled to
sleep. But now, as the cold light crept
slowly over the distant range, and a
soft flush began to overspread the pal.
lor of the dawn, far out over the valley
the yelp of a coyote began again and
all men strained their ears and listened.
while strong hands grabbed the growl-
ing dogs and pinned them to earth, for.
beginning at the east, the cry was
taken up on every side. Folsom's
ranch seemed bcleaguered by the
gaunt, half-famished wolves of the up
land prairies. Look to your sights.
now, men! Down into the cellar, Pap
poose! exclaimed Folsom, kindling
with fierce excitement. tive been the
friend of all that tribe for 80 years,
but when they break faith with me
and mine that ends it! Look to your
The Princeton union., 1900-11-08
Opticians Lnfin.

Hiram had returned home from col
lege, where he had won high honors
as student Of the ancient languages,
but he s*fell down" one day when his
sister, a demure voting girl in her
teens, asked him to translate sign
she had seen in front of an opticians
office, which read thus:
Con Sultu Sabo Utyo Urey Es.''
Hiram struggled manfully with it
for several minuteN, and gave it up.
TT isn't good Latin" he said. "There
are some words in 1t that are Latin,
but the others are either wrong in
termination or are barbarisms from
other languages, and, taken as q
whole, it doesn't make sense
THAT is what | said, reioined his
sister, "but Keturah, out in the llitch-
en-, translates it without any trouble.
She, says it means. Consult us about
your eyes
Whereupon Hiram collapsed.
Youth's Companion-
The Princeton union., 1900-11-08

Gates among them, to hold possession
Of the rancn, away scurried most Of
the warriors a top speed to the aid
Of their outlying scouts. s
Meantime, under cover Of the fierce
argument, Jake and Lannion had
managed to crawl back within the
building Folsom himself, in such
calm as he could command, stood ST.
lent while his captors wrangled. The
warriors who pleaded for him were
Standing Elk, subchief Of note,
whose long attachment to Folsom was
based on kindnesses shown him when
a'young man, the other was Young
Shows -the-Road, son of a chief who
had guided more than one party Of
whites through the lands of the Sioux
before the bitterness Of war arose be-
tween the races. They had loved Fol-
som for years and would not desert
him now in the face of popular clam
or. Yet even their influence would
have failed but for the sound that
told of hotter conflict still among the
foothills along the opposite side Of
viz 'uACN. WIN SCl61lIlHS ears, FOL
som listened, hope and fear alternat- t.
ing in his breast. The mingling yells
and volleying told that the issue was
in, doubt. Man after man of his cap
tors galloped away until not half a
dozen were left. Now, Jake and Ian
Mon could have shot them down and
borne him within, but to what good?
Escape from the ranch itself was i'm
possible. Such action would only in
tensify the Indian hate and make
more horrible the Indian vengeance:
For 20 minutes the clamor continued,
then seemed to die gradually away,
and, with fury in their faces back at
full gallop came dozen of the braves.
One glance was enough. They had
penned in their foe among the rocks,
but not without the loss of several
at least of their band, for the fore
most rode with brandished war club
straight at Folsom, and despite the
leap of his two champions to save,
felled the old trader with one stun
ming blow, then gave the savage or
der to burn the ranch.
BY this time the sun was Just peer
ing into the valley. The smoke and
flame from the corral were dying
or drifting away. Eagerly half a
dozen young braves rushed for faq-
The Princeton union., 1900-11-08

ing quickly upward, both men, deep
in the shadow, saw that the eastern
window on the southern side was
lighted up. Out in the alleyway low
yet clear, a whistle sounded-twice
Then came cautious footsteps down
the back stairs. The bolt of the rear
door was carefully drawn. A wom-
ans form. tall and shrouded in Il long
cloak, came swiftly forth and sped
down the garden walk to the rear gate.
Come on, quick!" murmured the en-
gineer, and on tiptoe, wondering, the
two men followed. They saw her halt
at the barred gate. Low, yet distinct
she spoke a single name: "George!"
And without, in the alley a voice an
swered: IT am here! open quiclS!"
''Swear that you are alonen'
ooh, stop that damned nonsense! OF
course Pm alone!" was the sullen re-
ply, and at the sound of the voice Lor-
ing seemed fairly to CULVER. The gate
was unbarred. A mans form, slender
and shadowy, squeezed in and seemed
peering cautiously about. "You got
my note"' he began. "You know
what's happened:'
But Woman's mutfled scream was
the answer. With a spring like cat
Lorlng threw himself on the intruder
and bore him down. In an instant Fol
som had barred the gate, and the wom-
an. moaning. fell upon her knees.
Mercy! Mercy!' she cried ut is
all my fault. I sent for him."
Take your hands off, damn you, or
you'll pay for this!" cried the under
The Princeton union., 1900-11-08

most man. I'm Capt. Newhall, of the
army"
''Iou're d thief" answered Loring,
through his set teeth. Hand over the
key of that safe!"
The sound of hoofbeats at the front
had suddenly ceased. There was a
sPutter and scurry in the alley behind.
Full half dozen horses must have
gone tearing down to the east. Other
lights were popping in the windows
now. Folsom's household was alarmed.
Attracted by the scream and the sound
\. of scuff1e, man came hurrying to-
ward them from the front.
'Halt! Who are you?" challenged
Folsom, covering him with his revolver.
Don't shoot. I'm Ned Lannion-
= just in from the ranch. Have you heard
anything of Hal. sir?"
"Of Hal:' gasped Folsom, dropping
his pistol in dismay. 'In Gods name,
what's wrong:"
"God only knows, sir. Mrs Halls
nigh crazy. He's been gone two days" "
The Princeton union., 1900-11-08
CHAPTER XIII.

Five days later the women and chill
dren from Warriors Gap, most of them
bereaved, all Of them unnerved bv the
experiences Of that awful day, arrived
at Fort Frayne. escorted by strong
command OF Infantry and all that was
left OF the cavalry troop at the stock
ade. y sad procession il was as it slow
ly forded he Platte and ascended the
winding road to the post, where sor-
rowing, sympathetic army women met
and ministcred to them. With them
100, came such Of the wounded as could
be moved, and at the head of the little
squad of horse rode Lieut. Dean,
whom the post commander and several
officers greeted almost effusvely.
Yet almost the first question was
did you sec any Indians?'
Not one,' answered Dean. "They
seem to have drawn away from the Big
Horn road entirely. Why do you ask ?"
he added, anNiously.
"Thcre were signal fires out at
Eagle Butte last night, and I've Just
mad letter from old Folsom at the
ranch on the Laramie He bees us to
send guard at once, and [ haven't
IL horse1nan. There's been the devil
J TO pay at young FoIsom's place."
Deans face went Il shade palcr.
whats happcncd?" he asked.
"A dozen Of his best horses run off
by Birdsal's gang, probably to re-
place those they lost in the flood, and
h1r rnS Il, W.T. 1~cl f.
dead in the hills. He'd died but for
an Ogallalla girl and a couple of half
breeds who had hunting-lodge out
near the Peak. There are letters for
you at the Office
= There were twO-one from Ioomis.
at Emory; one from Jessie. of all
places in the world, at Folsom's
ranch This he read first.
1--WE got here late night before last, after
such an exciting journey. Marshall DEAR"
said she, land I can't begin to tell you
all the strange things that have happened,
for Mr.. Folsom says the messenger must
start for Fort Frayne in twenty minutes
That villain, Maj. Burleigh, who dared to
speak Ill Of you, turned out to be as bad
as I ever said he was. They haven't caught
him yet, but they've got Capt Newhall.
Mr. Folsom and Mr.. Loring did that
taught him in the back yard Of our house,
down by the gate. and in some way Mrs.
Fletcher induced him to come there, for
he had the key to the safe at the quar-
termaster's depot, and was going to get
the money MAI Burlelgh dared not take
when he fled. 7 can't understand it at
all. and Pappoose doesn't like to talk about
IL. But Mr.. Folsom was robbed Of lots of
money by Maj. Burleigh. Mrs. Fletcher
is mixed up In it In such q queer way,
cant explain now. She was nearly crazy
when we came away, and Mr.. Folsom was
SO good and kind to her. left a nurse with
her. and made her stay at the house, al
though she wanted to pack her things and
The Princeton union., 1900-11-08

OTIS and kindling with which to do
his bidding, and a cry Of despair went
| up from within the walls. Rccl1lessly
now Lannion and his comrade opened
fire from the ioopholes and shot down
two Of the dancing furies without,
sending every other Indian to the
nearest cover. But the arrows that
came whistling speedily were fire
brands. The besiegers gained in force
with every moment. Poor old Fol-
som, slowly regaining senses as he
lay bound and helpless down by the
stream, whittier his captors had
borne him, heard the jeers and shouts
of triumph with which the Indians
| within the corral were rapidly max
ing their fire darts, when suddenly
there rose on the morning air sound
that stilled all others, sound to
which the Indians listened in super.
stitious awe, a sound that stopped the
hands that sought to burn out the
besieged and paralyze just long
enough all inspiration of attack.
Some of the Indians, indeed, dropped
their arms, others sprang to the
ponies as though to take to flight. It
was the voice of Lizette, chanting
the death song of the Sioux
An hour later, once more in force,
the band was gathered for it's rush
upon the ranch. Jake, gallant fellow,
lay bleeding at his post, Hope of
every kind was well-nigh dead. The
silence without was only portent of
the storm so soon to burst Pappoose,
grasping her brothers rifle, crouched
facing the narrow entrance to the
cellar. Jessie c]ung to the baby, for
Mrs. Hal, only dimly conscious, was
moaning by her husbands side, while
Lizette in silence was lSneeling, watch
ing them with strange glitter in her
eyes. Suddenly she started, and with
hand to ear listened intently. Then
she sprang to an air port and
crouched there, quivering. Then again
the ground began to tremble under
the distant thunder of pony feet,
louder and louder every second. Again
came the rush of the Indian braves,
of warning, and as this sound swept
over and beyond their walls, there fol
lowed another. the distant, deep
throated trooper cheer, the crack of
carbine, the rising thunder Of the cav
airy gallop, and then the voice of Ned
I4annion rang jubilantly over the dull
clamor.
"Up! Up, everybody! Thank God,
it's Dean and the boys!''
Long years after, in the camps and
stockades and the growing towns Of
the far west that almost marvellous
rescue was the theme Of many an
hours talk. The number Of men who
took part in 1t, the number of hardy
fellows who personally guided the.
troops or else stood shoulder to shoul-
der with Ned Lannion at the last tri-
umphant moment, increased so randi
The Princeton union., 1900-11-08

Ohe thlng-that the Indians were
again in force III the neighborhood,
and that an Indian siege was immi-.
nent.
And al this time Pappoose, though
upon her duties. Even when supper.
was served for the ranch peoi L in the
kitchen that evening, as the sun went
down, Jess noted that two OF the
men kept constantly in saddle, rid
ing round the buildings and anxiously
scanning the open prairie on every
side. There were only six men all
told now, including Folsom (of course
not counting Hal, who was defense
less), altogether too small number
to successfully protect SO large knot
of buildings against an insidious and
powerful foe, and even Of these six
there were two who seemed so un-
to be nearly nervless,
Darkness settled down upon the val
ley, and, though calm and collected,
Folsom seemed oppressed by the deep
est anxiety. Every now and then he
would step forth into the night and
make Il circuit of the buildings, ex-
change n word in low tone with some
invisible guardian, for, heavily armed.
the employees were gathered at the
main building, and the wife and chill
dren OF the chief herdsman were as
signed to a room under it's roof. Par
ticulariy did Folsom pet and encourage
the dogs, two of them splendid mastiffs
in whom Hal took unusual pride: Then
he would return to his sons bedside,
bend anxiously over him and lay a loy-
ing hand on Pappoose's lustrous hair.
It must have been ten o'clock and a
night wind was rising. making the oc-
casional cry of the coyotes even more
weird and querulous, when they heard
the sudden, fierce challenge Of Troop
er, the keenest, finest Of the mastiffs,
and instantly his bark was echoed by
the rush and scurry of every canine on
the place. The men on the porch
sprang to their feet and Folsom
FASTENED out to join them. The dogs
had charged in the darkness toward
luc nOItuccSt, ana somewhere out III
| that direction were now all furiocsly
barking. Aloft the skies were heavily
clouded. The moon was banked and
not a glimmer of light shone on earth
or heaven. Suddenly, afM out over the
prairie, beyond where the dogs were
challenging, there was heard the sound
of pony's neigh. an eager appeal for
welcome and shelter, and Folsom
sprang confidently forward, his power
full tones calling off the dogs. They
came back. growing, shifting, only
half-satisfied, still bristling at the un-
seen visitor. "War ponies never Neigh ~
said Folsom. ''Nho are you, brothers
-friends?" he called. in the Sioux
tongue, and faint voice answered
from the darkness, pony came Looping
dimly into view, almost running over
him, and in another minute an Indian
girl, trembling with fear and exhaus-
ton. had toppled from the saddle and
r1asped the old traders hand.
"Good God! Lizette," he cried, you
again? What is wrong?" for her head
was dropping. her knees giving way be-
meath her, as the poor child whispered
| her answers:
"Sioux coming-plenty braves! Hide
quick"
And Folsom bore her in his arms
| within.
The Republican journal., 1900-08-16
Tale of the Kennebec Mariner.

Guess | never told YOU, sonny, of the
strandin' and the wreck
OF the steamboat Ezry johnson that run up
the kennebec.
That was fore the time of steam cars and
the johnson filled the bill
On the route between Augusty and the town
of Waterville.
She was built old-fashioned model with a
bottoms flats your palm
With Il paddle-wheel behind her, druv' by
one great churnin arm.
Couldn't say that she was speedy sploshed
along and made IA touse,
But she couldn't go much faster n man
row and tow a house.
Still, she skipped and skived tremendous,
lodged the rocks and skun the shoals,
In way the boats of these days couldn't
do to save their souls.
Didn't draw no mount of water, went on
top instead of through,
This is how there comes to happen what I'm
going to tell to you.
-Hain't no need to keep you gueSsin' for
know you won't suspect
How that thunderin old Ez johnson ever
happened to get wrecked.
She was overdue one ev'nin', fog come down
most awful thick.
Twas about like navigating round inside
feather tick.
Proper caper was to anchor, but she seemed
And we bumped her-though twas risky
kept her slOshing' through the night.
Things went on all right till morning, but
along bout half past three,
Ship went dizzy, blind and crazy-waves
seemed wust | ever see.
Up she went and down she scuttered; some
times seemed to stand on end,
Then she'd wallopse, sideways, crossways,
in a way, by gosh, to send
Shlvers down your spine She'd teeter,
fetch a spring and take bounce,
Then squat down, sir, on her launches with
a most e-rooSly lOunce.
Folks got up and run a-screaming, forced
the wheelhouse, grabbed at me
Thought we'd missed Augusty landin' and
had gone plum out to sea.
Fairly shot me full of questions, but | said
twas jest blow.
Still that didn't seem to Soothe EN-, for there
warn't no wind, you know.
Vas, sir, spite of all that churnin', warnt a
whisper of breeze
No excuse for all that upset and those
strange and dretful seas.
Couldn't spy thing around us-every way
twas pitchy black,
And couldn't seem to comfort them poor
critters on my back.
Couldn't give 'em information, for twas
dark's cellar shelf
Couldn't tell 'em nothin' bout it-for |
didn't know myself.
So gripped the Johnson's tiller, kept the
rudder rigging taut,
Kept a-praying, chawed tobacker, give her
steam and let her swat.
Now, my friend, jest listen stiddy when the
sun came up at four,
We warn't tossin' in the breakers off no
stern and rock bound shore;
But I'd missed the dol-durned river, and
SwOw this ere is true,
had sailed eight miles cross country in a
heavy autumn dew
There l was, clear up in Sidney, and the
tOssings and the rolls
Simply happened cause we tackled several
miles of cradle knobs.
Sun come out and dried the dew up there
she was, a stranded wreck.
tage to the Kennebec
Holman F. Day.
The Republican journal., 1900-08-16
Marine Names.


Looking at marine names one cannot
but notice the wide variety of origin.
Navy for instance is derived from the
Latin, but ship" is Dutch, while "ves-
ser' is French and so is boat" ''Sloop"
is Dutch but brig (from brigantine) is
italian. schooner" on the other hand
is German, while steamer is Saxon.
'Mast" also is Saxon, but ''sail'' is Dan
ish. So also in the building of a ship,
''bow' is Swedish, stern is Saxon and
"deck" is German, while excel" is
Dutch. On the other hand, "rope' is
Irish, cable" is French, "spar" is
Dutch, while "anchor" is Greek. Paul.
for instance, iii the description of his
shipwreck, says "they cast four ang-
kuras out of the stern and this is the
most ancient of all naval terms