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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-17

eyes and his soft. musical voice and ms
quiet ways.
Rut the Cherub was no coward.
one dav about week after he went to
work AZ the Office a tall, gawky lad from
the composing room met him In a han-
way and paused to greet him with' Hell
- sIssvt why amt you nome playin'
with your doliies?"
Now. ,he cherub didn't like the ioea
ot starting in on his business career with
q asht, 80 he tried TO pass on. Ignoring
,ne others remark. The bully deliberate
~ bumped into him and stepped marc on
..c.tt outer me way, can't yer?' he
srrouIed. contemptuously.
rs.sn me bully was treated to pain
81 s,,rnyise. The Cherub turned sudden
- 800 4 little demon. He made the
1870 esolath's teeth rattle; he banged
., Nc nose like a man driving nails' ono
al the time kicked away AZ Dis snlns
.,ith a fury that took all the siArch OUT
~ Ma tail antagonist and reduced MIN
10 whine and tears. 49,.
m, snortlng editor appenred on inc
,,s,,s tnst then and saw enough OF the
as,str ~ take IN the situation.
"Here! Herow he cried Win an OF
noial frown but q very unomslal WI" ,''-
kie IN hls eye. Don't you higM ~
aoainst the rules 20 scfap ~ the ofhcef
I'M chsrub Nd his rsd hnncklea BE-
Nina bis back ana Razed W 81 the eai-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-17

tor with his round, innocent eyes. He
was all humility now.
I'm awful sorry, sir,'' he said In his
low, sweet voice, "but-but he called me
sissy and stepped on my toes, an-an'
we'll mother says when I get real mad
I've got an awful temper"
Mr.. Barnes, the editor, grinned appre-
ciatiyely. Il guess mothers right!'' he
remarked dry'v. Bill, you clown" he adj
| ded, turning harply on the other, who
was feeling of his battered nose to see
If 1t were al there. you go upstairs where
you belong. and If l ever catch you or
any of the other boys playin' tricks on my
friend here there'll be funeral for some
bodyt'
And then two copy" boys who had
scented battle from afar and were at
that moment peering around the corner
of the corridor. beheld a wonderful sight.
The sporting editor was holding out his
hand to the Cherub "Shake" he SAID
graciously. Come around and see me in
my office some day when I'm not busy,
and I'll give you point or two about
an upper cut thatll make you the cham
pion featherweight of this Office
The two copy boys stole away with
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-17

were feeble minded. and generally the
guardians paid 100 for having them taken
to sea-
once more Ben returned to the ocean.
he endured many hardships, and on his
last voyage as a sailor was shipwrecked
he drifted ten days In an open boat,
subsisting on biscuit and gill of water
day. After his rescue, he underwent a
long illness in the Marine Hospital, Lon
don.
On being discharged from the hospital
ne worked his way on a cattle steamer
to this country and struck out for
Buffalo, thinking from the name Of
that city. that the biggest cattle
ranges must be there. He learned diff
ferently, but subssted awhile by do
ing odd jobs and by dancing hornpipes
IN saloons. He then went to Cleveland,
o., where he engaged with doctor to
do chores for 81 week and his boa d.
with the great added privilege of attend
ing school. Ben cared for two horses,
waited on the doctors wife and daugh-
tiers, and did lot of other mental work
but he stuck 1t out until he graduated
from Cleveland High School. Then he
went to Birmingham, Ala, and paid his
way for a year In Howard College, by
ringing the college BELL acting as agent
for laundry and doing chores. FIR m
Alabama he went to Colorado and secur-
ed work 20 STATIONS great Independence
mine in Cripple Creek, earning enough to
enable him to progress In his studies In
Colorado College, Colorado Springs. Then
came miners strike and he lost his job.
Scoville went next to Chicago, where
he failed to find employment and sold his
watch to pay his railroad fare to Cleve-
land. From Cleveland he walked to Ba-
tavia, N. Y, where he earned enough by
washing the windows of the Y. NJ. C. A.
building to carry him to Lyons. At Ly-
ons the Rev. Mr.. Ostrander became inter-
ested in him, and secured him a church
collection Similar assistance was given
him in Port Byron, and from there he
went to Boston.
Full of hope, Ben then applied to Man
ager Frank w. Hale of the New England
Conservatory, and begged admission as a
student in elocution and oratory An ar
rangement was made whereby he could
earn his tuition fees and expenses by
working six to ten hours day in the
model machine shops and printing depart
ment. He applied himself closely and was
graduated with honors in December, 1896.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-17
GAMIN, SAILOR, PREACHER.
THE REMARKABLE CAREER OF
BENJAMIN j. SC0vILLE.

The SON of n British Army oAicer,
He. with His Little Sister, Was
THROWN PenniIess Upon the Streets
of London, Where the Girl Died or
CoId-Young Scoville Went to Sea
and with n Money Reward for
bravery In Life Saving, Had His
sisters Body Distnterred and
Ruried Beside Their MOther-Prin-
ctuaI witness In the Famous
hughes Murder TriaI-His strug-
ules In This Country to Get an Ed
ucation-His Stage Career-Shortly
After Ills Marriage He Took His
wife to Galveston, Where She Was
t,ost in the Great Disaster--He
Tben Decided to Turn Missionary.
what He Says of New York as a
pace for the Stage Struck.
tcopyright, 1901, by A. c. Haeselbarth.l
New York, March 15.-Among the men
ubo do missionary work in our cities,
there are many who have led strange lives
Men who have been gamblers, card sharp
srs prize fighters. thugs, corner loafers.
and even professional criminals, as well
as the reclaimed wrecks of many honor
able trades and professions may be found
doing the work of the missions. In the
whole list. however. there will hardly be
one whose life-story is stranger than that
of Ben. J. Scoville, who is now preparing
at the Christian Alliance School in Nyack,
n. Y, for special missionary work among
stage folk. Scoville has been in his 80
years of life, street gamin. cabin boy.
ships cook, tramp. chore boy, actor, re-
otter, teacher of elocution, and at one time
assistant stage manager for Sir Henry
Irving In his experience on the seas he
was chief witness for the conviction of
Hughes, one OF the most brutal murder
ers in the history of crime.
scovile was born in London, England,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-17

He then began his professional career
For time he supported himself in SYRIA
cuse as reciter, then travelled about the
country until he met the Sign of the
Cross" company, at Peoria, and Joined it.
Wilson Barrett took him to England with
his English company, and Scoville had
wide stage experience on the other side
playing such diverse parts as "Tubal," in
the Merchant of Venice: Duncan" In
Macbeth; jacques" in las You Like IT.:
Nero in the Sign of the Cross; "Sir
Joseph Porter" in "Pinafore" and Queen
of Fairies" in Jack and the Beanstalk
He was for time assistant stage man.
ager for 'Robespiere," with Henry Irv-
ing'e company. In Manchester, Scoviue
met and fell in love with a girl whom he
married at the termination of his en-
gagement with Irving's company. They
came to this country, and he got a po-
sition as professor of elocution in the high
school at Galveston, Texas. On the day
of the flood he was in the high school
building and with others was penned there
by the water. All the next day he search
ed for his wife and in the evening he
found her body in the ruins.
Grief stunned and without ambition.
ScoviEe came to New York, and wan
dered aimlessly about the city. BY chance
he went into a missionary meeting, where
former opera singer was holding special
meetings, and decided to join the mis-
sionary work. He is now taking the reg
ular course and intends to work not only
among stage folk, but among those who
have failed to establish themselves on the
stage and are drifting or have drifted into
dissoiute ways of life. OF New York.
the Mecca of the stage struck, he re-
Gently wrote to a friend:
New York is full of poor, ambitious
young men and women who think IT
great sport to go upon the stage. These
become sadly left and stroll about the
city streets, going from bad to worse,
1t would not be SO bad If this host were
only from New York, but they are fr m
all parts of Canada and the United
States. II man is tall he stands some
little show, providing he has a degree of
talent. A woman must be a good locker, .
have an attractive shape, and II she has
money or a friend who has plenty of
dust-hapry woman. Otherwise, she is
N. G. woman is subject to all the
Islander and abuse the managers and stage
managers see fit to bestow upon her. This
is drawing IL mild. 'Alf-an-'alf don't
you know. You may draw 1t as you Ike.
II believe that a great work can be
done among actors and actresses, es-
peeially among those that have been dis
appointed IN the life Of the stage and
want to make something of themselves
and get into a respectable way OF living
before they graduate down on the Bow
cry and Water street. hope that God
will open up the way for me to start this
neglected good work. And now IL you
know any young men or women who are
starting in on the stage, tell them TO stay
out OF New York city, for II is overrun:
but II they must seek the metropolis let
them be sure and secure a return ticket
and take good care OF IT,"
A. C. Haeselbarth.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-17
SUGGESTIONS
TO GIRLS WHO WORK
BY MARGARET l.. BRIGGS.
GALL RIGHTS REsERvED3

There's nothing young
other tried
had done her best,
The superintendent didn't believe hardened his
sickness"
times because the girl needed
hands but he couldn't especially
her.
OF the girl looked SICK did good others and
didn't after all
couldn't
somebody
discharged
die hunger
duty
in fact he must perform II lose his
This is the of the world and it's pretty hard for working
who sick they
have for advice which they
n OF
consulting hospital paupezed
santaNy the
young do
have strength suffering
disorder? is really singular that there should be
from at
writing
getting advice there
sympathetic
absolute
to advise is Mrs Pnkham and there of kind
Every working II
be found to be perfect aid to robust health Her address
s hams vege-
No other medicine
help remedy sterling worth been sue
periods if
there dull pain the side, there
a Compound
the
the right advice and the right treatment
little intelligent thought
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-17
sPARs FROM OREGON.
Spruce Masfs to be Shipped Thencw
for the Cup Defender.


From the Portland Oregonian.
Portland Is to furnish 10 Oregon spruce
spars for the Belmont syndicate yachts,
one OF which will represent America in
the international yacht race In August.
with the boat now being built for Sir
Thomas Lp4on at Glasgow, Scotland.
The spars win be furnished by the East
ern Lumber Company.
THE ten spars are ordered from US by
a lumber concern In Massachusetts, and
counting freight to Boston, their value
will be about s1,1OO." said an officer OF
the Eastern Lumber Company THE in
structions we received from our customer
were to send ten clear straight Oregon
spruce spars for the three yachts now
being built to race for the honor of de-
tending the Americas Cup. One OF these
viii be chosen as defender after the trials
to race against Sir Thomas Lipton's boat.
That Is all we know about that part OF
the subject
"Our spars will be from sixty to eighty
feet long, and from nine to thirteen inch
es wide at the top end. We sent our rep
resentative some time ago to look over
Oregon timber at the Dawson logging
camp, at Skipanon, and he reports spruce
for the spars mas been selected with the
greatest care 1t was an undertaking Of
more than ordinary difficulty, because
the lumber has to be clear and free from
knots or bends. The choice was easily
made from che large and magnificent area
of Oregon timber.
THE spars for the future American
yachts are not yet cut. They are stir In
the forest The necessary planning and
finishing will, OF course, DO done at
Herreshoffs shipyaTd We do not have
figures as to the plans and specifications
of the yachts, as these are kept quiet at
present, and properly So"
What about the suggestion that some
Of these spars may be intended for Lip
toms yacht?" was asked.
I'VE have no information as to that
Stil, il might be. Sir Thomas Upton
must get his spruce spars from Oregon
or Norway. The preference, OF course,
IL for Oregon timber 1t is the best In
the world and one can get the largest
selection here. The trade for Oregon
spars is just beginning. This is the arse
order OF the kind we have had to fur
nish spa-s for International yachts.
Builders used to pin their faith TO steel
masls, but Il was found that these would
not stand the strain, and yacht ulasts Will
be OF spruce as OF yore. This opens an
important avenue for Oregon timber. and
Il ought TO be taken advantage Of. BY
the way, along with the spars for che
yachts we are TO ship two carloads Of
samples of spruce and FIR timber for in
terror fittings, just to let them see whas
we can supply on the Pacific coast"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-17
STORIES OF
BOY BREAD WINNERS.
rHE oHERuB" AND THE LADY.


Being the Faithful Chronicle of a
Touching Little Romance of n
Great Newspaper Office and the
Part Played by Nathaniel Eaaw-
thorne Crowley. Aged Twelve.
BY Wouglas Zabriskie Doty.
His real name was Nathaniel Haw-
thorne Crowley, burdensome name for
a 12-year-old boy, but every one in che
Office. from the city editor down. called
him "the Cherub."
His associates in the big newspaper Of
fice-that is to say, the "copy' boys, the
errand boys and the boys who received
visitors cards and bore them in inky fin
gers to the various editors-these had
called him mammals boy at the first. This
was all because of his big, innocent blue
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-17

egram, there is no telling.
When bigs reached the office next morn
ing white with rage, at the non-appear-
ance Of the Pritcheley story, he found q
little yellow envelope marked-Rush--Im-
portant-lying on his desk
The message read:
"Don's print any hard luck story about
the Pritcheleys," and 1t was signed with
the name OF the city editor.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-17
.-HendrIk william Megdag. be paInter

Hendrix willem Mesdag. the painter,
celebrated his SEVENTEEN birthday the
other day at The Hague. Although he
did not begin 10 paint until he was S5
yeara old. he advanced 30 rapidly 10 fame
that in 1870 he gained the gold medal ct
the Paris Exhibtlo He then settled at
The Hague, ana his ample fortune en-.
abied him 20 gather together one OF the
richest collections Of modern ART IN Eu-
rome. The Dutch School OF Pain INK
owes much 10 bis llbcrolity, and De has
ever been ready 70 give hepn6 hand
to beginner. He gave NE 90 the Dutch
water Color Asa0elation ana enab ed The
Hague Painters Union 10 acquire q large
building in the Yoorhous
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-17

Say. Weary, I wuz just readin' thas
Mark Twain says there's nothin' like
pint o. whisky for curin' colds. what
DO you think ~ thatf
what do / think Of ~ Why I think
that Mark must have unusually mills
o0lda "-fleyciand Plain Dealer.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-08-22
ArtiEtic Sitting Room.

A picturesque feature in house Is to
have a sitting room on a different level
from the hall. In beautiful country
house on the sound the drawing room is
two feet lower than the long, low raftered
hall, making the ceiling just so much
higher. AS one stands on the threshold
at the open folding doors before descend
ing the couple of broad steps that lead
into the room the effect is charming, es-
pecially as the room is treated in a way
to enhance the impression of sudden
brightness and freshness. The prevail
Ing color In the hall is Indian red, with
dark carved furniture and medley Of
curios In the way Of rare pottery, brasses
and coppers, choice specimens of armor,
ETC., everything in rich, dark tones. But
at the drawing room door the scene is
Transformed the walls are hung with
beautifully painted tapestries represent
ing the heart of the woods, fecked with
checkered shade and sunshine, most real
istically rendered. The floor is stained
sunny brown and covered with messy
green rugs, while the French windows
directly opposite open out on terraced
garden simply ablaze with colored flow
ers, framed in by the pale green silk cur
tains
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-08-22
FIND THE TRAMP WHO SET THE HAYsrACK ON FIRE.

which has lines over four states, all
of which are earning some money
Your recommendation in the matter
would therefore be appreciated
In explanation of the sale of trea-
sury stock offered beg to say that
our extensions, which are being
made from the sale of treasury stock,
and therefore the capital stock of
the company is increasing in proper
ton to the increase in plant; but the
plant invoices somewhat more than
the issued capital stock for the rea-
son that small percentage of the
earnings has been used each year in
the increasing of the plant. that is
to say, we pay 6 per cent dividends,
and earn little bit more than 6 per
cent, which is being added to the
plant; or in other words, accumulat-
ing surplus in plant.
Yours truly,
MURRY, General Manager.
Salt Lake City.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-08-22

An interesting II invisible feature Of
every important Paris shop or dressmak-
'er's establishment Is the livre noir.
wherein are recorded the names Of all
bad, doubtful, reckless or insolvent eli
ents.
A lady who arrives in the establish
ment for the first time is the object Of a
rapid study from a personal and fnan-
cial standpoint. While an elegant, tact
full, golden voiced creature Is taking ma
danes measure or consulting her wishes
as to material, style and price another
elegant creature Is quietly studying the
livre noir to discover whether the new
client is mentioned therein. If not, so
much the better. If she is, then the au-
thorities employ all their diplomacy In
order to safeguard their interests with
out wounding the delicate susceptibilities
of client who may prove profitable
one, after all.
These big establishments send many
samples by mail, and to this system we
owe that delicious fabric miroir velvet
A sample of ordinary velvet was once
sent in registered letter An irate en-
ployee stamped it with such vicious ener-
gy that he crushed a portion of the fabric,
causing it to assume an unusual brillian-
cy A manufacturer, obeying an impulse
of genius, made some velvet in imitation
of this crushed variety. He called it mi
roir velvet 1t caused a furore, and he
made money. - New York Commercial
Advertiser
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-08-22
Russian Lacemnkers.

Lacemaking is the life work of the Rus
sian woman. So says Mary A. Taft. 1t
is the Russian PEASANTS one great pleas
ure, and by means of it she gets the
little ready money that makes so much
difference to her comfort. She begins to
make lace when she is child of or Z.
At that age she has the inherited talent
of generations and the natural cleverness
of the Russian. She learns quickly and
at or 10 is an expert lacemaker.
The laces are all pillow laces, made
from home grown homespun and, if they
are colored, home dyed linen, and the de-
signs date back into antiquity.
To each thread which runs through the
lace is pair of bobbins-always home
made. The children begin with the sim
pier designs in narrow lace, with ten bob
bins. AS they advance they do more
elaborate work until 300 or 400 bobbins
are used in one design.-Ledger Monthly.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-08-22
WANT WEISER STOCKHOLDERS.
Chance Open to Take Stock In Re.
liable Company.
EDITOR WEIs Err SIGNAL:

EDITOR WEIsER SIGNAL:
Dear Sir:-I note in your issue of
August Sth, an item in the locals re-
ferring to the Independent Telephone
Company's establishing an exchange
at Weiser, or inducing local people
to do so and connect with such toll
lines as they may construct; you wind
up the notice by saying:
LAS nothing pays like telephone stock
our people should take hold of the local
exchange as has been done in Payette "
This recommendation to your
citizens to buy telephone stock is
desirable to us, for we have some
treasury stock for sale, and would
like very much for you to encourage
your people to make such invest
ments. Our stock pays per cent,
and the business is such as to cause
US to expect to be able to pay 6 per
cent in the future for an indefinite
time, We operate 10 four states,
have something over 5000 miles of
toll lines, and Sc exchanges connect
ing some 400 towns in our own
system, besides connections with
the Pacific Coast system on the west,
and the Colorado system on the east,
and the stock is in tue whole com
pany, not therefore dependent upon
local exchange, the earnings of
which might be interferred with by
any number of causes, principally
competition, or wind storm, fire or
anything that can go ito damage
telephone systems. In other words,
if the citizens of Weiser should in
vest their money in local exchange
any accident to it would cause a loss
to them, whereas if their money was
luNCSbcO Ill our SlOCh. tUe WlDlD0
out of the exchange at Weiser would
not at all interfere with the payment
of dividends.
Cur company is controlled by
citizens of the Rocky Mountain
States, and stock outside of that
held by the American Bell Telephone
company is over 40 per cent owned
in Idaho, Utah, Wyoming and
Montana.
BY looking at the names of the
Directors on the Telephone Direc-
tory, you will find several names well
knownin the Rocky Mountain, and this
will serve to guarantee the company
to be run on business like plans.
There can hardly be comparison
between an investment in company
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-08-22
A Pretty Hanging Rnnket

Take carrot, the largest and smooth
est you can find and cut off the pointed
lower end. Then make a cup of the large
upper part by carefully following it out,
leaving the bottom and sides quarter of
an inch thick. Bore some holes in the
sides near the top. Three will do. Through
these holes pass strings by which to sus-
pend the cup. When it is finished, fill it
with water and hang it in a sunny win
dow, and it will soon send out leaves from
the bottom and become a very pretty
hanging basket. Never allow all the wa
ter to evaporate, but put in little fresh
every day. If the carrot is large enough
to allow the sides and bottom to be left
thicker. the green leaves will last longer
and be more abundant.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-08-22
spAp Shot Testimony.

"Would you mind standing a second on
this spot ADD touching the button Of my
kodak after l have seated myself under
that palm tree?" said woman globe
trotter" who, with several of the passen-
gers Of the steamship, had left the vessel
as she was coaling at an equatorial sta
ton for walk about the country. She
also called n native woman who was Gu
riously staring at the group and showed
her a piece Of money and made signs to
her to sit near, so as to be included in the
picture. you see," she added after one
of the company had taken the snap shot
as requested, nothing shows so conclu-
sively that you have been to a place as a
photograph of yourself with characteristic
surroundings. So, without having any
vanity as far as my personal appearance
Is concerned land, truth to say, she had
no cause to be vain), l have hundreds Of
pictures Of myself in various situations
infan Arab tent, in Turkish harem on
top of Mont Blanc, in a curve on the
Amazon, near the spouting geysers Of
Iceland. by the third cataract Of the Nile
and no end of others. You have no idea
what an interesting collection it is" she
concluded complacently York Trib-