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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-15

he, TN tell you what you'll do. When
the moons rising tonight be at the head
of the Glen of the Fairies, and at the
spring well there. you'll find a cup and
a leaf and a feather. Take the leaf and
the feather with you. and a cup of water,
and go back to the castle. Throw the
water from you as far as you can throw
IL, and then blow the leaf off your left
hand, and see what youll see,''
Shamus promised to do this, and when
the moon rose that night. Shamus was
at the spring we'll of the Glen of the
Fairies, and he found there a cup, leaf
and a feather. He lifted a cup of water
and took it with him, and the leaf and
the fea ther and started for the castle.
When he came there he pitched the cup of
water from him far as he could put it,
and at once the ocean that was a hundred
mites away came roaring up beside the
castle, and a beautiful river that had been
flowing a hundred miles on the other side
of the castle, came flowing down past it
into the ocean. Then he blew the leaf off
his left hand, and the trees and the
bushes were filled with all sorts and varie-
ties of lovely singing birds that made the
most beautiful music he ever had heard.
And maybe that was not a surprise
to Prince Connal when he got up in the
morning and went out. OFF he tramped
to Shamus' to thank Shamus and Nancy,
and when Nancy heard this she was the
angry woman.
That day she had another long confab
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-15

heard that the castle was finished, 1t was
she that was the angry woman.
She went out and looked at the castle,
and she wondered and wondered, too, but
she said nothing.
She had long chat with Rory that day
again, and from Rory she went of to
Prince Connal, and says she: Now,
didn't l tell you right we'll what Shamus
could dor"
II see you did" says Prince Connal,
"and 1t is very thankful to you l am.
I'm contented now for life" says he,
land I'll never forget yourself and Sha-
mus"
"Contentedg Gays she, why that place
isn't half finished yet"
"How's that?" says Prince Connal.
why" says she, you need beautiful
river flowing past that castle, with lovely
trees, and birds singing In the branches,
and YOU should have the ocean roaring up
beside It,"
but still" GAYS Prince Connal says
he. "one can't have everything. This Ia
a hundred miles from river and hum
dred miles from an ocean, and no tire rs
ever grew on this hill nor ever coul1
grow on II, and no bird ever sang on II
for the last 900 years"
"Then all the more reason" saws she,
"why you should have all these things y
but 1 can't have them" says Prince
ConnaI.
cant your" says she. Eyes, you can.
II Won promise to have Shamus' life I'M
less he has you all those things by your
castle in three days. you'll soon have all
YOU want" says Nancy.
'Well. well, that's wonderful says
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-15

The racket was so terrible, that Prince
Connal and all his guests and ell his ser
wants, and all in his house, came running
to the windows to find what was the mat
ter, at all, at all; and when Prince Con-
nal saw what was coming to his house,
and the racket they were raising, he yell
ed to his Prime Minister to go and drive
them off with whip.
The Prime Minister ran, meeting them
and took the whip to them, but the whip
stuck to them and he stuck TO the whip,
and "Hup! Hup" says Shamus, sGys he,
drive on the Plalsham."
Then Prince Connal ordered out all his
other ministers and all of his servants to
head it off and turn them away from his
castle, but every one of the servants that
got hold of il stuck to 1t, and "Hup! Hupr'
says Shamus, says he, drive on the Plat
sham"
And the Plaisham moved on still for
the castle. Then Prince Connal himself,
with all his guests ran out to turn them
away, but when Prince Connal laid hands
on the Plaisham, he stuck TO it, and when
his guests laid hands on him, they stuck
one by one to him, and. "Hup! Hup!"
says shamus, says he. drive on the Plat
sham"
And with all the racket and all the
noise of the ranting, roaring, rearing and
rowling, in through the castle hall-door
drove the Plaisham through and through
1t and out at the other side. The castle
itself fell down and disappeared, and the
pioneering rolled away from the cow s
nose, and the Plaisham all at once broke
up. and when Prince Connal looked
around there was no castle at all, only the
sod hut. and he went into it a sorry man.
And every one else skunk off home right
heartily ashamed OF themselves. for the
whole world was laughing a them.
Nancy, she went east and Rory he
went west, and one of them was never
heard of more. AS for Shamus he went
home to his own little cabin, and lived
all alone, happy and contented for the
rest of his life. and may you and l do
the same.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-15

Prince Connal, says he, land I'll do st."
So he sets out and goes to Shamus'
house and calls Shamus out to him to
tell him that his castle was very bare
looking without something about it. Says
he: 'TShamus, l want you to put beau
tiful river flowing past it. with plenty of
trees and bushes along the banks, and
also singing birds singing in them; and
want you to have the ocean roaring up by
1t also.''
But. Prince Connal," says Shamus,
says he, you know very well that
couldn't get you these things"
Right we'll l know you can" says
Prince Connal and I'll give you three
days to have all them things done; and
if you haven't them done at the end of
three days, then I'll have your life" And
away goes Prince Connal.
Poor Shamus he sat down and began to
cry at this, because he knew that he could
not do one of these things. And as he
was crying and crying he heard voice
in his ear, and looking up he saw the Wee
Red Man.
"Shamus, Shamus,'' says he, what's
the matter with your"
"O, says Shsmus, says he. there's
no use in telling you what's the matter
with me this time. Although you helped
me before, there's not man in all the
world could do what I've got to do now"
''Well," says the Wee Red Man, amy
how if 1 can't do you any good, III do
you no harm"
So Shamus, to relieve his mind, ups and
tells the Wee Red Man what's the matter
with him.
'Shamus." says the Wee Red Man. says
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-15

you castle there in thirty-three years,
let alone three weeks"
O!" says the Prince says he. I'm
tour there's no man in ireland can
build castle better nor faster than
you If you only like to, and If YOU
haven't that castle built on that ground
in three weeks" says he 'T'n have
your life. So now. choose for yourself"
And he walked away and left Shamus
standing there.
When Shamus heard this he was
down-hearted man, for he knew that
Prince Connal was a man of his word
and he would not stop at taking anv
mans life any more than he would
from putting the breath out of a beetle
So down he sits and begins to cry,
and while Shamus was crying there,
up TO him comes a Wee Red Man, and
said to Shamus: what are you crying
about?"
"Ah my poor man. says Shamus,
says he, don't be asking me, for there's
no use in telling you, you could do moth
ing to help me-"
You don't know that" says the Wee
Man, says he, IT'S no harm to tell me-
anyhow,
So Shamus, to relieve his mind, ups
and tells the Wee Man what Prince
Connal had threatened to do to him if
he had not a grand castle finished on
that spot in three weeks.
Says the little man, says he: go to
the FARES Glen at moonrise the night
and under the Rockin' stone at the
head of the Glen, you'll find a white
rod. Take that rod with you and mark
out the plan of the castle on this ground
with it; then go back and leave the rod
where you got Il, and by the time you
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-15
The Pfaisham.
By sEUMAs MAC MANUs.

Author Of Through the Turf Smoke" I'm
Chimney Corners" etc.
Copyright, 1900, by Seumas MacManus.
Nancy and Shamus were man and wife.
md they lived all alone together for forty
years. but at length a good-for-nothing
s,raeI of a fellow named Rory, who lived
ctose by, though what a fine thing 1t
,,onjd be If Shamus would die, and he
could marry Nancy, and get the house.
Farm and all the stock.
So he up and said to Nancy: what a
ritv II is for such a fine-looking woman
=. Won to be bothered with that ould COM
nIainin' good -for- nothing crony of a man
hats as full of pains and aches as an
sgg's full of meat. If you were free of
him the morrow, the finest and handsom-
esr Young man in the parish would be
oroud to have you for a wife"
Al first Nancy used to laugh at this,
hut at last, when he kept on at it, it began
10 prey on Nancys mind, and she said TO
Young Rory one day: "I don't believe a
word of what you say. Who would take
me- If Shamus was buried the morra?'
''Why," says Rory, you'd have the pick
~ the parish. I'D take you myself"
"Is that true?" says Nancy.
81 pledge you my word says Rory, az
would.
'oh, well, even If you would ITSELF"
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says Nancy, "Shamus won't be buried to-
morrow, or maybe, God help me. for ten
years 10 come yet"
You've all that in your own hands,"
says Rory.
"Hows that?' says Nancy
why, you can kill him off," says Rory.
II wouldn't have the ould cratures
blood on my head says Nancy.
Neither you need says Rory.
And then he sat down and began to tell
Nancy how she could do away with
shamus. and still not have his blood on
her head.
Now there was Prince called Conndl,
who lived in a wee sod house close by
Nancy and Shamus, whose fathers before
him, ere their mon4y was wasted, used
TO live in a grand ca site.
So next day over Nancy goes to this
Prince and to him says: why, Prince
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-15

Connal, isn't 1t shame to see the likes
OF you Twin in the likes of that house"
know it is" said he, but cannot
DO any better"
'Botheration." says Nancy, you easily
can. "
wish you would tell me how" says
Prince Connai.
why" says Nancy, there's my sha-
mus has little or nothing to do. an why
uoi you make him build you CASTER"
@, An, says the Prince, laughing. sure,
9ramus couldn't build me casctle."
says Nancy: "You don't know Sha-
nus for there's not a thing in the wide
SClo he couldn't do II he likes to, but
a "e that lazy, that IL you don't break
,.efy bone in his body to make him do
', ne won't do it."
is that SOP" says Prince Counal.
IVA nat So" says Nancy. 80 IL you
,1er shamus to build you a castle an
axe his life IL he doesn't, you'll soon
she '" NV 49,
Wen, II that's So" says Prince Con-
"sl III not be long wanting a castle"
- on the very next morning. over he
Us 70 Shamus', calls Shamus out, ana
80 MIN with him TO the place he had
"a,Aed out for the cite of his castle
Nv SHOWS II 10 Shamus, and tells him
t wants him to have a grand castle
, .ut and finished on that spot in three
weeks time.
bu' says shamus. says he. 81
n. ter built a castle in my life. I know
'nS about 1t. an ! couldn't have
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-15

with Rory and from him she went Off
again to Prince Connal, and asked him
how he liked his castle and all his sur
roundings.
He sold he was a pleased and proud
man, that he was thankful TO her and
her man, Shamus, and that he would
never forget It to them the longest day
of his life
80, but" says she, you're not content
This night you'll have a great gathering
of princes and lords and gentlemen feast
ing in your castle. and you'll surely want
something to amuse them. You must get
Plaisham,"
whats Plaisham?" said Prince Con-
nal.
90" saws Nancy. 'Its the most wonder
full and most amusing thing in the world;
Il will keep your guests in good humor
for nine days and nine nights after they
have seen it."
"Weu" says Prince Connal, that must
he a fine thing entirely, and I'm sure
would be mighty anxious to have II, but"
saws he, where would get 1t or how
would / get it?'
"Wen." says Nancy, that's easy If
Vol, order shamus to bring a Plaisham 20
yonr castle by supper time this night.
and nromise to have his life II he hasn't
n there. he'll soon get II for you"
"vvau II that's So" says Prince Connal,
| "T,lI NOT be long wanting a Plaisham."
Co home went Nancy rejoicing this time.
for she said 10 herself poor old Shamus
v,ould not be long living now because
nero was no such thing known In the
u,hole wide world as a Plaisham; and
though shamus might build castles, and
hrtng oceans and rivers aud trees and
birds TO them. all In one night, he could
not get a thing that did not exist, and
vas only invented by Rory.
Wen, off to shemus went NJ, pr'noe comma oni,a
S,,a,ous out of his little cabin. He told
hin, he was heartily well pleased with all
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-15
SLIPPERY FISH.
just Why Fish Are Covered with a
Coating of Slime.

Fish, as a rule, increase in weight and
length every year up to their death.
There are several varieties of fish that
cannot swim; they are deep sea dwelers,
and crawl about the rocks. using their
tails and fins as legs.
Why fish are slippery is accounted for In
this way: The Shiny coating protects
them from the attacks of fungus, a form
Of plant life found in all waters. If a
fish is so injured that some spot is I'M
covered by slime the fungus lodges there,
and grows until in time 1t Kills the fish.
The slime helps also TO increase the speed
OF the fish through the water
In order to capture a certain fish, a
South American tribe whips the water
with the wood OF tree which contains
a substance having a narcotic influence
on the fish, which are then readily
caught. One South American fish, the
anableps, a star-gazer. can see in air as
well as water It's eyes are divided into
an upper and a lower portion, giving the
effect of two pupils In each eye, one suit
ed for seeing In the water. The fish Of
ten swims at the surface. with its head
downward something below the water
line.
There Is a wonderful fish In Alaska,
which, when dried, is used as candle.
The Alaskan inserts the tail OF the dried
fish in a crack of his rough, wooden
ia Bile and lights its nose. The FISH burns
with a bright and steady fame of about
three candle power, giving a clear white
light and considerable heat. A fairly
large fish will burn about three hours.
The fish Is very fat, and its vertebrate are
formed largely of phosphorus-thus the
fat is the talow and the vertebrate the
wick OF this curious candle. II necessary
IL can be eaten afterwards, being nicely
smoked.
The pollock is severely let alone by Hs
finny brethren, for IL is armed to the
teeth with formula Bile sting and a sac
of poison. The lake lamprey of central
New York is another ish which Is fero-
cious and bloodthirsty. Its mouth is hig
ger than its head, and its teeth are sharp
and pointed like a tigers. The brook
lamprey has never been known to eat at
all. 1t Is supposed that he does all his
eating before he becomes a real lamprey
in the larva period-and is never hum
cry afterwards.
People marvel at the mechanism OF the
human body. with Its near 500 bones, but
man Is simple, in this respect compared
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-15
THuNDERBoLT sCHEDULE.
WEST END

WEST END,
The first car leaves for West End at
1920 A. m. and every 40 minutes thereafter
until II 90 n. m, after which car runs
in each direction every 20 minutes until
midnight.
II. M. LOTION. Gen Mgr,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-15
MONTGOMERY.

THUNDERBOLT AND ISLE OF HOPE.
Commencing at 800 p. m. car leaves
Thunderbolt every hour for Isle Of Hops
until 500 p. m.
Commencing at $50 p. m. car leaves
Isle of Hope every hour for Thunder
bolt until $50 p. m.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-15

acco IN p anied by
mucous patches in
the mouth erup-
tons on the skin,
sore throat, copper
cnlnred srlofches
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-15

ished."
AT moonrise that night Shamus, as
you may be well assured, was at the
Rockin' stone at the head Of the Glen
of the Fairies. and from under 1t he got
a little white rod. He went to the hill
where the Princes castle was to be
built and and with the point of the rod
he marked out the plan of the castle, and
then he went back and left the rod where
he got 1t.
The next morning when Prince Connal
got up out of bed and went out of his
little sod hut to take the air, his eyes
were opened, tell you, to see the mag
nificent castle that was standing finished
and with the coping stones on it on the
hill above He lost no time till he went
over to thank Shamus for building him
such a beautiful castle and when Nancy
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-15

with the carp. which moves no fewer than
1856 bones and muscles every time 1t
breathes 1t has 1890 veins TO say moth
ing of its ninety-nine muscles. One fish
has brain larger than man's-th
whale.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-15

Before studying for the priesthood,
Patrick ODonnel, who has just been or
dained in Cleveland, was a civil engineer
and had risen to some distinction in his
profession having served two terms as
city engineer of lansing Mich
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-25

oil the Committee on Roads and In
ternational Navigation was given to
him and lie was n member of the Com
mittee on Privileges and Election and
the Committee on ORGANIZATION. C'ouD-
Ties. Cities and Towns. In his private
capacity he is president OF the Norfolk
Portsouth and Newport News Railway
and Ferry Company. the Pinner's Point
Land Company, the Pnners Point
water Front Company the Primers
Point Home Company. the Villa
Heights Company (Norfolk), and the
Jimes River Railway Company (pro-
1ected). lie Is vice president of the
portsmouth Water Front Land Com
pany and holds the same position in
the Water Front Investment Company
at Primers Point. He Is secretary and
treasurer of the following companies:
The Western Branch Land Company.
the Air Line Land Company, the Ports
mouth Suburban Investment Com
pany and the Livingston Land Com
pany. II VII! thus be seen that he is
leading an active business life.
Mr. Maynard is Il particularly all
stemious man. He has no sentiments
that are offensive because of radicals
ism. as he mas no habits that are dan
gerous because OF indulgence. He is
moral and upright alike from training
and preference. He not only believes
1t right to be so, but he prefers to be
sober Industrious, respectable. hon
orable. Mr.. Maynard married Miss
Eleanor Brooks, a daughter of Mr.. IL.
c. Brooks. of Portsmouth. They reside
at Hatton and h streets Park View.
Mr. Maynard said yesterday that he
would take a few days needed rest be,
fore entering upon his campaign. which
he expects 10 open about September /.
BRAMBLEToN WARDS BATTLE.
The committee on credentials. whose
duties We're more arduous than that OF
any other committee, met In the rooms
of the Americas Club. No. 1900 Wash
ington avenue. The committee assem-
bcd Immediately after luncheon and
remained5fn session till about Z o'clock.
There were frequent lively tits among
the members, and those who expected
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-25

Hon. Harry Lee Maynard, the Demo
cratic Congressional nominee from this
district, has for the past ten years
occupied prominent place in local
politics. He is known as a most sue
cessful business man, and both in
political and business life he has al
ways been known as an active and in
defatigable worker. He was born in
Portsmouth, June s. 1851. his father
being the late John w. Maynard who
subsequently removed to Norfolk coun-
ty and became Il successful truck
farmer in Western Branch district.
Here his son. the present Congress
sional aspirant, grew up receiving his
primary education in the public
schools. Later he took IL course at the
Blacksburg College. now the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute. where he grad
uated at the age of -. taking the
orators medal. His first official posi-
ton was member of the Board OF
Harbor Commissioners. In 1SS9-lS90.
being then u resident OF this city. he
represented Portsmouth III the House
TO the State Senate from Portsmouth
was elected to represent the city and
county in the State Senate, and is now
Il member of that body, his term not
having expired.
In the Senate he has the reputation
of being n worker and most valua-
bic representative The craftsmanship
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-25

a right to body and left to head Shark
ey was wild. but Fitzsimmons sent him
10 the ioor, after succession of
rights and left on the face. Sharkey
took the count and got up groggy. and
staggered back to the ropeSp Fitz went
after him and hooked his left TO the
Jaw. Then he sent right and left to
the mead. and Sharkey was unable To
protect himself. Then Fitzsimmons
sent hard right to the body and
hooked his left to the jaw, and, as
Sharkey was staggering. he hooked his
LETT to the jaw. sending Sharkey down
the second time. Sharkey struggled to
regain his feet. but fell over on his
hands and face. He struggled yamely
attempting to get up. but the right on
BODY and left on the jaw had done
their work, and Sharkey was counted
out by the referee, who declared Fitz-
simmons the winner.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-25
Another Race war Threatened.
(By .TeIeCraph to Virginian-P ilot)

tBy Telegraph TO NirBlnian-P ilot)
Center. Texas, Aug. 24.-Serious trou-
BILE is threatened between the whites
and blacks in Sabine county. mes
senger arrived here from Sexton with
report that trouble was expected
and requested assistance from Center.
Six men left at once for Sexton, and
others went there later. The trouble
grew out of n letter written by IL ne
gro making known a plot to kill Sheriff
VIM. Policy, Daniel Davis. James In
gram and several other citizens A
negro who received the letter took il
to Sheriff Policy to read for him. He
was arrested on the spot. and the Sher-
If took 81 posse with him and arrested
thirteen other negroes. An examina-
ton is being held at Sexton Many of
the negroes are openly making
threats and the number of white men
is being constantly augmented by ar
rivals from nearby towns. Sexton is
fifteen miles from telegraph or tele-
phone station.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-25
Cottonfield Labor Scare.
(By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot)

(By Telegraph to Virginian- PILOT
Atlanta, Ca. Aug 2l.-Secretary OF
State Cook has received number of
letters from South Georgia during the
past week from the farmers reporting
negro labor very scarce. Cotton is
opening rapidly and few negroes can
be found to pick it, even at 80 cents
per hundred pounds.
The cotton crop will be much shorter
than reported unless labor can be
found to pick it, AS it is. the crop in
South Georgia has been damaged ma
terially recently. The rust has spread
over the big cotton fields and is caus-
ing many of the hollis To drop off.
The negroes have left the farms and
gone TO work for the railroad lumber
camps and turpeneinc.,. farms. There
they get better wages Tran the farm
ers are able TO pay. and nothing will
induce them to return. They are pay
ing 40 and 80 cents per hundred pounds
to cotton picSers. and although the
average negro can pick from two to
three hundred pounds of cotton day.
they will not work.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-25
the South African war.

(By Telegraph to yirginian-P PILOT
London, Aug si.-The following dis
patch has been received at the War
Ohcc from General Roberts:
Pretoria. Thursday, Aug. 23.-Baden-
Powell rescued 100 British prisonera at
% Beers and a German artillery officer.
Buffers casualties August 81 We're
men killed and Captain Ellershaw
and u men wouned and men missing.
Kitchener, August %, had s casual.
tics.
White, accommodating in the Komati
Valley Rumble. found 10000 rounds OF
ammunition buried.
The columns pursuing Dewet maaa
wonderful marches. Colonel MacKins
non covered 224 miles in fourteen
days"