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The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-18

nizing them her alarm was partially
allayed.
where am II" she asked. Are we
hiding? Will you save me from those
evil menu"
Hearing the sound of rifle fire and
the shouts of the combatants, she chung
to Dan with renewed terror; but when
the situation was made plain to her, IN
words that were meant to cheer and
comfort, she smiled through her tears.
''Your soldiers are so brave. none
can stand against Them" she exclaim-
ed confidently. "Soon they will STAY all
our enemies, and come and rescue us.
And then will they take us to the lega-
tions?"
yes. to the legations" replied Dan.
1T say, old fellow" he added. In an
undertone. 1.-THE noise seems to be get
ting farther away.
Alec nodded gravely A thought
struck him, and, mounting the fallen
idol, he found at the top of the door
way, and level with his face, a crevice
five or six inches wide. He glued his
eyes to 1t.
II can see to the end of the passage
and across the temple" he said. They
are fighting in the court yard, Dan. BY
Jove, it's terrific-a hand-to-hand
struggled The marines are holding
their ground They are flooring the
Boxers right and left!"
The lad was silent for a moment, and
then the fiendish yelling took deeper,
hoarser note.
What does that mean?" Dan cried,
excitedly.
1T MEANS" declared Alec, as he
stepped off his perch, that our hope
has failed us. The handful of marines
have fallen back, foot by foot, from the
court yard. The Tiger and his cubs will
soon be here to finish their bloody
work."
"And it won't take them long" said
Dan. "A dozen men will very quickly
have the door down. What terrible
trap we are I'M"
1T shan't hold u.s." Alec vowed grim
ly. "Yonder is the window, and that
pointing to the figure of the Joyful
Bhudda, must help us to reach It.
Don't be frightened" he added to the
Princess. There is time to escape, and
we are going to save you. Now, then
| Dan, bear a hand here"
(To be continued.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-18

light to semi-darkness. Then. as they
got a clearer glimpse of their surround
ings and realized the awful truth, they
turned fairly sick with horror.
They were in the gloomy interior OF
Buddhist temple, where some of the
Boxers had been performing their
fiendish rites when interrupted by the
return of Ii Sheng's party Half a
dozen native Christians, in kneellng
positions and with their hands tied be-
hind their backs, awaited torture and
execution, the while appealing to deaf
ears for mercy. Here and there on the
marble floor, shockingly mutilated, lay
warm and bleeding bodies. Hideous
carved gods looked down stonily from
their pedestals, and each was wreathed
in filmy blue smoke that rose from lit
tie affairs where fragrant incense was
burning.
They are going to put us to slow
death-to kill US by inches" said Dan.
81 wouldn't mind a bullet so much, or
a slash from a sword, but this"
His voice faltered and broke. Alec
set his teeth hard and tried to repress
a shudder.
God help us!" he said huskily. Per
haps IL we struggle they will finish us
quickly"
mo fear of that, old fellow. The
Tiger won't have his revenge spoilt."
The clamor subsidized a little, and
smeared blades were wiped clean. The
Princess Loo-Lao. who mercifully re-
manned unconscious was carried out
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two lads; nor could they help from
shrinking when they were brought face
10 race with their worst enemy-with
tne man they dreaded most in all Pc
KIN. II was, indeed, Lii Sheng, whom
they had unfortunately failed to kill,
though he bore plain marks of his en-
counter at the rear gateway of the
Purple Palace
so l have you at last" he said in
soft, purring tones.
Il spared your lives a moment ago,
put before 1 have done with you, be-
fore the sun goes down you will beg
Tor the mercy that would have plung-
ed a dozen swords into your bodies"
With that the Tiger made a sign to
his men, and the whole party began
to move off at a rapid pace, leaving
the baffled and disappointed soldiers to
vent their suppressed wrath as they
liked.
THE reward that you offered for the
foreign devils?" cried the officer. Sure
ly you will pay it? And you will an
swer to Tuan for the safety of the
girl?"
MY word is good" Lii Sheng replied.
you shallNhave the money"
But when?"
A mocking laugh floated back. The
Boxers swept round a corner and hast
ened on towards a gabled building that
stood out prominently at the far end of
the street. The day was now drawing
to its close, and the sun was low on the
horizon. To the southeast the fire was
still raging, and the tumult was borne
family on the breeze.
Brace up, old fellow" said Alec, as
rough hands forced the lads along. 1--WE
must try to show these devils how
Americans can face death"
Wen need all our courage" Dan re-
piled hoarSely. What do you suppose
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slght OF it was concerned, but so great
was the dread of the foreign soldier
ueVlls' that the little band of Imperial
uoops continued their rapid fight for
nearly mile. Then they made de-
.our back toward Hata Men street, and
uley mad crossed large burnt area,
ana entered a thoroughfare to the left
Vi IT, when fate sprung an unpleasant
surprise upon them While they were
yet passing the charred ruins of the
american mission their APPROACH had
osen observed by a man who was post
ga at corner some little distance
mead. His keen eyes spied the prls-
oners' and without delay he bore word
Oh MS discovery to a quarter where he
anew 1t would be eagerly welcomed.
30 1t happened, several minutes later,
NAT NAT a mob of Boxers poured suddenly
rom a cross street. The soldiers, sur
founded before they had time to think
VI night, opposed by superior numbers,
oHered little or no resistance. The lead
eI Dlustered and threatened in vain; he
was pushed roughly about and struck
WIN the fiat Of a lance. The Princess
Loo-Lao was yielded up, and violent
lands tore Dan and Alec from their
guards.
, Stay the foreign devils!" clamored
'he rufilans. "Off with their heads!"
swords Missed I'm air then were re-
luc.antly lowered at the bidding OF an
authoritative voice. The sound Of II, so
IaInlliar and so reminiscent OF past hor-
AYE. seemed to chill the blood OF the
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-18

1t with white lead, soft putty, or pitch,
and over all nail a triangular cutwa-
ter, making the sides of the block
continuation of the sides of the boat
The top view of the bow should now
look like figure 4.
Unless your seams are made abso-
lutely tight, 1t will be necessary to
calk the boat, and anyway it is better
to. To do this, take a blunt chisel and
open every seam slightly. Into the
opening thus made drive a strand of
cotton wicking, such as comes in balls,
This with thick paint will make an abb
solutely tight joint.
The stern should have a deadwood to
keep the boat on a straight course.
This is board, inches wide at one
end and tapering to nothing at the
other, cut to fit the curve of the bot
tom. Nail through the thin end as far
as nails will hold, then from the inside.
A stick IA inches wide at one end, Ia
pering to " inch at the top, should bs
nailed on TO this deadwood and thu
stern board. This will hold 1T very
firmly. When in place 1t should look
like figure 5.
Around the gunwale run a strip of
hard wood q by inches.
Set the rowlock sockets into the gum
vale 16 inches aft the center of the
seats and 2.
Give her two coats Of good paint and
she is ready to christen.
Buy your rowlocks and oars. 1t is
cheaper and better than to make them.
The whole cost ought not to exceed
81, of course. depending somewhat on
the price of lumber in your vicinity,
and the economy with which 1t is used.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-18
,ERTE DAWSON.

loose knots and %-inch thick. OF
course they ought to be smooth.
Begin to plank at the bow, being
sure to have your joints tight. Let your
boards project slightly. say one inch at
the sides.
When your boat is all planked in,
saw off this projection and plane the
ends down to a smooth curve.
For a keel, take a board four inches
wide and about fourteen feet long. One
inch is a good thickness. Point the end
to correspond to the bow, and drive one
or two nails in to hold it in place. Then
bend it to the curve of the bottom and
nail.
You are now ready to place your
boat upright.
Inside put in four seats as shown in
figure 8.
The center of the seat marked I
should be Az feet from the stern; No. 3,
Az feet from the bow.
The rowing seats, and 8, should be
6 inches from the top of the sides, and
should set firmly on cleats nailed to
the sideboards. Place / and about
two inches from the top.
To finish the bow, plane off the sides
to make perfectly fiat joint. Smear
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-18
PRINCESS OF
THE PURPLE PALACE.
Nv William Murray Graydon.
corvright. 1901, by William Murray
N'F' Graydon.
CHAPTER VII.

Anparently their last moment had
ooros for the word was on the lead
sr,s Iips and the keen-edged blades
,,.ere ready to strike. But they did not
f.u A shout rang loudly just then
and one of the party, who had been
nostad at the nearby corner of Hata
Non street dashed back to his COM
panions.
THE foreign soldier-devils!" he cried.
"Thev are coming up the road-more
.bap a score of them! That fellow who
and from us has given information to
the Legations"
something like a panic seized the
,,elIow ruffians, and at once, abandon
tho their murderous intentions for the
nresent. they jerked their captives to
their feet and made off rapidly at the
heels of the officer. 1t was a reprieve
far Alec and Dan, but nothing more.
AZ they were hauled roughly along by
devious turns, the hope that had mo-
mentarily lighted their despair faded
again from their hearts. And yet an
octnal chance of rescue, which it was
inst as well they knew nothing of, mar
yovlv missed them; for at that very
time of the afternoon, and in the same
district of Pekan, patrol of Americans,
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-18

carrier pigeons. English greyhounds,
which are carefully selected, and which
are used for coursing, are able to cover
at full gallop a space between eighteen
and twenty-three yards every second.
How great an achievement this is
may be judged from the fact that a
thoroughbred horse rarely If ever, ex-
ceeds nineteen yards. Moreover, it is
said that a hare at it's greatest speed
never goes faster than at the rate of
eighteen yards.
These interesting statistics are excit-
ing much comment among sportsmen
and other lovers of dogs, and the opin-
ion is unanimous that M. Dusolier has
fully proved the right of the greyhound
to rank as the swiftest of the qaud-
rupeds. Express engines only surpass
them
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-18
eEoRaE wAsHINeroNs pERuvIAN NAMEgAKE.

Alfonso Washington Pezet,son of the
first secretary of the Peruvian Lega-
ton, is a fine, gentlemanly lad, ex-
,tremely clever. and very popular with
the children of the embassies and lega-
tons. He was born at Lima twelve
years ago, and at the suggestion Of
Mr.. Pezet's American friends and fell
low members Of the English Club in
that city. his only son was given the
name OF Washington,
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-18
the Tiger Intends to do with us7"

the Tiger intends to do with us?"
The question was speedily answered.
Cries and shrieks the meaning of
which was unmistakable. swelled loud
er and louder as the Boxers drew near
to their. destination. Passing through
an open gateway, then crossing a
paved courtyard, then entered a low
building that blazed with garish color
as the last rays of the sun touched
the orange and azure pillars, the vivid
yellow tiles of the room and the green
and purple gables.
Inside were more Boxers, all wearing
the uniform of the society, and armed
with swords and lances. They desisted
from their bloody work on which they
were engaged, and with devilish glee
they gathered about the two American
lads, whose sight was for the moment
dimmed by the quick transition from
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-18
Largest Flower in the world.

Can you imagine a blossom as large
as carriage wheel?
On the Island Mindanao, one of the
Philippine group, was found by some
explorers such a flower. Far up on the
mountain Parag, $500 feet above sea
level, some explorers were wandering.
when they came across some buds
larger than gigantic cabbage heads.
Greatly astonished they searched fur
Their, and presently discovered a full
blown blossom. five-petaled and three
feet in diameter. 1t was carried on
low-lying, luxuriant vines. The natives
call 1t bolo.
1t was found impossible to preserve
1t fresh, so they photographed 1t, and
kept some dried petals to press. and
by improvised scales found that a sim
gle flower weighed twenty-five pounds.
1t was afterwards found to be a
species OF Rafflesia, first found in SUI
mastra, and named after Sir Stamford
Raffies. The new flower was called
Raffiesia Schadenbergis, in honor Of ita
discoyerer DR.. SchadenburG
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-18

Young Pezet speaks several Ian
guages fluently and naturally, from his
residence in London. Paris and Brus-
sells. He is an acute observer, and has
Travelled much, SO that he has acquir-
ed wonderful knowledge for his years
OF matters pertaining to science, and
particularly to astronomy making his
own observations and keeping notes
with great care and precision. He con-
verses so intelligently upon these top
ics as to surprise his hearers
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-18
British and Japanese troops

British and Japanese troops were
searching for native fugitives.
1t was through the East City-as the
southerly part of the Tartar City is
called-that the lads were hurriedly
taken. Here the isolated fires had
ragged on the night of the 18th, and
here, on succeeding days and nights,
the Boxers had done terrible, work with
sword and lance among the native
Christians. 1t was like a city of the
dead; there was no sign of life. Those
who had escaped the massacre and
were unable to reach the shelter of the
legations had Joined the general exc
dus from the capital. Shops were de-
serted and houses empty. At nearly
every step the bodies of the slain were
to be seen. lying in CHASTITY attitudes.
The rescue party from the legations
might have been a myth so far as any
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-02-02
Amber and Some of Ita History.

A large proportion of the amber in
the world is from the shores of the
Baltic sea, from Memel to Danzig.
This gold Of the Baltic" SO called is a
most valuable commodity, which at
one time ranked among the lesser
jewels. 1t is a vegetable product-a
fossil. or petriiied gum-from confer
Gus or pine trees of some prehistoric
period. These trees. which evidently
formed vast forests along what now
comprises part of the shore and the
bed Of the Baltic sea, gave out their
amber wax ages ago, and this, to-
gether with the trunks of the fallen
trees, lies buried III a fossil state A
great storm on the Baltic always
brings to the shore quantity Of am
Der which probably has lain in the
soil at the bottom of the sea for CEN
turies.
Much of the amber OF commerce is
picked up along the shore, but the
greater proportion of it is mined. The
deposit is found about 20 feet below
the surface Of the ground, and is
buried in the remains of forests
that fourished thousands of years
ago, perhaps.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-02-02
How Beers Spot British officers.

1t is curious to note that the Earl
/ Airlie met his death, not by a
stray or chance bullet, but by a
shower of lead sent at him through
the reflection of the suns rays into
his field glass, having practically he.
lographed TO the enemys sharp
shooters the position of a British
officer of some condition. 1t was
said at the time that Sir George Col
ley lost his life on the crest of Ma
juba hill in the same way, and that
the bullet which killed him drove
some of the glass into the fatal
wound 1t is notorious that since the
British officers, whom the Boer sharp
shooters have special instructions tc
pick off, have dressed themselves
down as far as possible to the ap-
pearance of the ordinary soldiers the
enemy have kept their eyes open fol-
men using field glasses, and have al
ready secured victims in this way
London Chronicle.
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Wouldn't Hurt a Bugs Feelings

The late Grant Allen was born kind
hearted and painstaking, as this
story will show. He once wrote ar
article on insects and bugs and sent
it to his publishers. In it he minutely
described both the bad and good sides
Of his subjects. Several days aftel
he had dispatched the manuscripts ht
wrote to the publishers:
Return at once proofs of chapte!
on bugs. I find that have done one
of them an injustice. | dreamt abou
him all one night after | mailed tn,
matter to you, and he looked at MT
with reproachful eyes and said l hat
made him cut worse than he was. Ii
locking up his history from a latel
source, l have found out that he wa.
right"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-02-02
To Remove Splinters.

A splinter is very little thing,
but capable of creating d great deal
Of mischief, discomfort AID pain.
Every mother of small children
should provide herself with a pair
Of pointed forceps for this en-
ergency. When the splinter is en-
bedded in the flesh of hand or foot,
the point of small pair Of scissors
a manicure pair will very well an
swer-should be inserted directly
over and following the path OF the
splinter, and a small incision made
If there be any bleeding. staunch it
by a little pressure, then open the
wound by stretching it a little, and
with your forceps pick out the Of
Tending object When the splinter is
under the nail, cut a little V-shaped
piece out of the nail and with the
forceps the splinter is easily re-
moved. Protect the cut made with a
little collodfon of = finger-cot.-H
per's Bazaar.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-02-02

Various districts of even one coun-
try, remarks an English housefur-
risher, exhibit marked peculiarities in
demanding special sized articles Take,
for instance, the matter of beds, which
is one one would suppose would be
standard throughout the world over.
In Northern England the stock size
Of the spring mattress is only feet 9
inches, while in the Newcastle district
it is 6 feet, and in London feet II
inches. The west of England and Ire
land. however, require feet inches
and many OF the mattresses made for
export to South America are at. least
feet inches long.
In the matter of width there is also
q wide difference to be observed. In
Scotland feet is considered the width
of a standard double bed, while in
Newcastle 3 feet inches is sufficient
two people In Ireland the rule is 4
feet inches. The South American
mattress before referred to are often
8 feet wide
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-02-02
LIES UPS AND DOWNS,
The Magnificent Revenge of the Governo
of Missouri.

of Missouri.
A few years ago, while Robert
Stewart was governor of Missouri, a
steamboat man was brought in from
the ponitentiary as an applicant for a
pardon. He was large, powerful
fellow. and, when the governor
looked at him, he seemed strangely
affected. He scrutinized him long
and closely. Finally. he signed the
document that restored the prisoner
to liberty. Before he handed it to
him, he said: You Will commit some
other crime. and be in the peniten-
tiary again, | fear"
The man solemnly promised that
he would not. The governor looked
doubtful, mused a few minutes and
said:
You will go back on the river and
be a mate again, l suppose?"
The man replied that he would.
We'll, want you to promise me
one thing resumed the governor.
Il want you to pledge your word that,
when you are mate again, you will
never take billet of wood in your
hand and drive sick boy out Of
bunk to help you load your boat on a
stormy night" The steamboat man
said he would not, and inquired
what the governor meant by asking
him such a question
The governor replied: Because,
some day, that boy may become a
governor, and you may want him to
pardon you for crime. One dark,
Stormy night, many years ago, you
stopped your boat on the Mississippi
river to take on a load of wood.
There was a boy on board who was
working his passage from New Or
leans to st. Louis, but he was very
sick Of fever and was lying in
bunk. You had plenty of men to do
the work, but you went to that boy
with stick of wood in your hand
and drove him with blows and curses
out into the wretched night, and kept
him toiling like slave until the load
was completed. was that boy
Here is your pardon. Never again
be guilty of such brutality"
The man, covering and hiding his
face, went out without word.
What a noble revenge that was,
and what a lesson to q bully.-Suc.
cess.
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Not long ago Senator Hoar, who
is noted as an inveterate punster, was
Joined in the corridor Of the capitol
by a former colleague in the senate,
and as they approached the entrance
to the senate chamber Mr.. Hoar
motioned his companion to pass in
first. After you said the ex-
senator, drawing back politely. mo,
indeed" retorted Senator Hoar;
THE KS always go before the WISE"
--Argonaut.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-02-02

Electrically cooked dinners have
been made possible by a Hungarian,
who has perfected process by which
meals can be cooked with amazing
rapidity on the table itself, all that
is necessary being the placing OF an
electrical wire in the utensil contain
ing the food.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-02-02
VOL. XII
AN UNTOLD LOVE.

!. oh. the birds sang 1t
And the leaves sighed II,
The brooks rang It
And the rain cried it,
The sun glanced 1t
And the flowers breathed 1t,
The houghs danced ii
And the buds sheathed 1t,
The stars beaned il
And the winds blew IL,
Nv heart dreamed it,
But she never knew 1t
Madeline $. Bridges, in Saturday Even
Ing Post
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-02-02

The disturbances in China have
struck a severe blow to the silk indus
try in Europe, and, according to Con-
sui Hughe, at Coburg, in a communi-
cation to the state department. that
industry is suffering greatly in Ger
many, Italy, France and Switzerland
A large falling off in the yield. as COM
pared with last year, is shown, and it
is feared that deliveries may be sus-
pended. The situation is made more
serious by the fact that China silk is
the essential material for cheap fab
rics.
Queen Victoria's grandchildren are
beginning to die Of old age, but the
Prince Of Wales seems to have passed
the point where such things give him
hope.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-02-02

1t Is said that in England during the
past few years 1920 farm laborers
have been displaced BY machinery
which required the labCr CT 1900 men
only one year to make,