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The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-29
PART II.
A Dance and a Touchdown.

(Copyright. 1901. by S. S. Mcclure Coz
Lopez and his cousin Edna came
over to just one more dance at Tam
AQUA Inn before the close of the sea-
son. AS the football man came with
a chip on his shoulder it was not to
be wondered at that the storm clouds
were quick in gathering. 1t came
about in this way. There had been
an hours concert in the auditorium
which all the hotel guests and cottag-
ers had taken in.
Young Keyes, the Penny man, who
was running the Tamaqua that sum-
mer, had just informed his orchestra
leader to tune up for the first dance,
as the people would be fiocking in at
any moment, when in stalked Lopez
with his cousin and about four other
couples. That they came with the idea
of running things to suit themselves
was at once evidenced by their wax
ing the floor with a couple of candles
they had brought with them and by
appropriating the best corner of the
broad dancing hall.
Keyes came from behind the Office
desk and watched the newcomers with
anything but a benign expression.
Edna had made UP her mind that after
his rescue of her canoe paddle a cou-
pie of days previous she might with
all propriety bestow upon Keyes a
frank, humorous smile. Then
WI more natural than that he would
ask her to dance? Then would her
vow be fulfilled. But all this maneuv-
ering was rendered impossible by Mas
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with a tin cup in one hand and with
the other keeping a firm grasp on the
wooden tap that draws off the po-
teen. In bottles of all shapes and
makes the liquor is carried away and
the demand for mugs and cups far ex-
ceeds the supply. Shillings and six
pences are taken out of the corners of
colored handkerchiefs where they have
long lain towards settlement with
the landlord on rent day.
Not penny piece available in the
townland, but will go to swell the
runners" pile, unless the 'missls" as
home interferes, which she seldom
does. Indeed, there would be more
chance for trouble were her husband
to return to the house without wee
dhrop" handy. II one man runs short
of money another has a sixpence or
two to spare, so that before the gath
ering has been long on the island there
are signs of over-indulgence. BY and
by this one and that dispose them
selves on the grass to get much
needed nap. There is a big decrease in
the call for mugs and cups, and a de-
cided increase in the amount of noise.
This even grows sometimes, de-
spite many recruits to the
ranks OF the sleepers. Then.
in most cases the cry ''po-lice,
police" will come echoing over the
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-29
WOMAN PLAYWRIGHT.
Mabel Hays Barrows Writes Greek,
Latin and German Plays.

New York, Sept. 27.--A woman play
right is not an unusual feature of our
cosmopolitan life, but a young woman
of q who is a maker of Greek, Latin,
German and Indian plays, with all but
the last named in the original tongue,
certainly excites more than ordinary
interest. The young lady who carries
out this unique line of work is Mabel
Hay Barrows. Miss Barrows not only
writes these plays, but she personally
supervises their production, coaching
the actors, teaching them the Greek
games, and even designing the cos
tunes.
Miss Barrow began the study OF
classical literature at an unusually
early age, and at Is she wrote her first
play, taking the Crusades for her mo-
tive, with Latin conversation.
Three years later, while still pursu-
ing her studies, she prepared dra-
matization of the Aeneid, which she
called the Feast of Dido. This play
she decided to put upon the boards"
and invited several of her schoolmates
to take part in a representation to be
given in her fathers attic. But the
play was much more than an ordinary
school girl effort. as some Of her older
friends soon discovered. and its pre-
! sentation occurred in Edward Everett
Hale's Church in Boston, instead of in
the garnet. Herr Schuecker, member
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gave them such exertion without rs-
suits.
Oftimes the pursuit takes place on
land and here the police generally sue
coed in making a haul. The poteen
drinkers are not half so lively in es-
Gaping ashore as afioat, and, besides.
the hobbies" are all active men. Over
boys and hills such as are able scatter
and run for dear life. A coat is thrown
away here. a waistcoat there, suspend
ers are unbuttoned, the hard leather
belts frightened q hole, and If the pace
is a killer" the old cloth hat, held In
hand, will follow the rest of the ward
robe. At the start the police also
scatter in order to capture the most
prisoners. In this way the pursuers
frequently find themselves great dis
tances apart at the end of a long
chase. The great object is to arrest
the owner of the still. When this is
accomplished the victim seldom es-
capes a heavy fine or else imprison-
ment. Many amusing instances are re-
corded of police being led into traps by
the pursued. On one occasion a police
man found himself in a big hole nine
feet deep, and from which escape was
well nigh impossible His comrades had
gone in an opposite direction, and no
one heard his cries save a couple OF
his intended victims. They hauled him
out OF the mire, and when he stood on
the bank, a perfect picture Of defect
ion. one of his rescuers suggested, TIL
Dist rimedy In the world for q duckin'."
IL was never known how much po-
teen the three consumed before they
parted, hut Mickey's Pat was always
willing 20 swear that they "wor that
bad they couldn't till their own faith
ers."
The bog hole covered the Sins " me
POLICEMAN aud 70 was rumortd ansr-
ward thar when the s.fgcant head ef
the oc6ufFance hs dedii.red "orn, h9ly
smoke. Wasn't Z m Fec ! c'oH'i tiliaE
gI eurh a Mol "a seq
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for it's reception. Nearly all the meal
consumed by the natives of the dis
tricts mentioned is ground In querns,
the crushing Of oats for poteen being
only one of it's many duties.
A "rale Irish still" is shown at work
in the second picture. The liquor is
just beginning to trickle through the
worm into the cup, and until there is
a "tidy sup Of spirits" in the small key
the children will superintend matters.
Long experience. In spite Of their ten
der years, has made these "gossoons"
expert brewers. and more than once
the sargent an his min have been
fooled by these tricky youngsters. The
simplicity of the still will be seen at
a glance. The turf fire sends the steam
through the connecting pipe into the
copper wormn in the barrel. The bar
rel is filled with cold water, which
condenses the steam and sends 1t
forth 9TH ginuine stun.
Little attention Is paid to the age
OF poteen in ireland. The worm works
very slowly when compared with the
demand for the output, therefore age
becmoes a secondary matter. In fact,
Il drops out OF the reckoning altogeth-
err. There is only one case on record
of poteen "ripenin" and that was
when IL was buried In garden and
It's place OF concealment forgotten.
However. that is another story.
When a wee drop" has been sue
cessfully run public interest In II
reaches an acute stage. II the still Is
located on an island In a lake, as is
often the case, at a given time the
cots" long, fat-bottomed boats, viii
be seen shooting out from the shores
OF the mainland and making for their
destination BIZ circuitous routes. The
cots are beached AZ different places,
and left ~ petitions admitting OF
reads escape sOon the fringe Of The
rstiree around Inc SIN grows into =.
we'll defined circle the "ranncF' ~
ne stii stsuds oveg he keg ~ hgpJf
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-29
ADVENTURES OF Mr.. AND MRS.
JIMMIE, SISTER BEE AND NE.


At One of the T0lstoy Receptions.
The Countess Tolstoy and her daugh-
ter and young son were In handsome
European costume, receiving their
guests in the main salon, ana later
serving them to magnificent supper
with champagne. Later the Count
came in. still in his peasants costume,
and refused all refreshment. He was
exceedingly civil to all his guests, but
singled out the American in a manner
truly fiattering.
1t was charming evening and we
met agreeable people, but although
they stayed late, we remained, at Toll
stoy's request, still later, and when the
last guest had departed we sat down,
drawing our chairs quite close togeth-
err, after the manner of cheerful
family party.
After inquiring how we had spent
the day and giving us some valuable
hints about points of interest for the
morrow, Tolstoy said:
'I became very well acquainted with
your Ambassador, Mr.. White, while he
was in this country. l found him a
man of wide experience, great culture,
and much originality in thought.
learned a great deal about America
from him. 1t must be wonderful to live
in a country where there is no Ortho-
dox Church, where one can worship as
one pleases, and where everybody
vote is counted"
Jimmie coughed politely and looked
at me.
at encourages individuality" he
added. do you not find your own
countrymen more Individual than those
of any other nation?" he said, address
ing Jimmie directly for the first time.
II think 1 do" said Jipamie, care
fully weighing out his lords as II or
invisible scales. jimmie Is largely i'm
bued with an absurd fear of mar
who has written books.
"Your country appeals to Russians
strongly" pursued the Count.
81 have often wondered why, sale
| Jimmie. "It couldn't have been the
wheat?"
mo. not entirely the wheat, al
though the news Of your generosity
spread like wildnre through all classes
of society. The word 'Amerikanskr II
an open sesame all through Russia
Have you noticed IT."
GOTTEN" said Jimmie, and OTTER
wondered at IL. That wheat was
comparatively small enterprise to gan
a nations gratitude.
"The Russians are a grateful peo
ple." observed Mrs. Jimmie, but !
seems little strange TO me TO discov
er such ardent gratitude among the no
bilIty for assistance which reache
people hundreds OF miles away iron
mem. and in whose welfare they coul
have only a general interest prompte
by humanity" 49,.
"But Madam, we Russians are NOR
t,eeniv alive 20 the problem OF ou
serfs than any other. Many OF on
| wealthy people are doing all that the
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your conduct is contemptiblel" she
burst forth, and with that she swent
out of the place, with the dazed and
sheepish Billy following in her wake.
Cad" muttered Billy, when thew
had reached their own hotel, that fell
low seems to have gotten the best of
us tonight. / think I'll 20 around
there tomorrow and punch his head ~
; Il wouldn't If / were YOU" replied
his cousin. Then she added suddenly:
Did you ever hear the story of David
and Goliath?"
What's that got to do with me and
Keyes?" he asked sulkily.
why. you make very good Coli
atn, Billy, dear!' was the haunting
reply as his cousin left him and went
One of the most stubbornly fought
games in the history of the gridiron
was taking place at Princeton. The
Y. T. eleven was the visiting team,
and with the middle of the second half
neither side had scored. The ball was
on Pennsy's twenty-yard line; and
when the men lined up for the next
play poor Brentward, left end on the
Pennsy side, had to be helped off the
bone. 1t was an anxious moment for
the Blue and Reds. Their star man
had been put out of the game through
the terrific onslaught of the redoubt-
able Lopez, who was lined up against
him. His instructions had been: "Put
Brentward out of business" And he
had done so. The Tigers felt that vic
tory was in sight, as the substitute,
slight, fair-haired fellow, cantered
across the field, shedding his sweater
as he came. A moment later Lopez
and Reyes were glaring into each
others eyes, and there was more than
a partisan show of spirit as they
shuffied and jostled one another.
Il have hasty temper" Lopez had
once said. Very WELL" thought
Reyes. Il will make you show it."
Regardless of consequences to him
self, Keyes started in to worry the
burly Lopez as terrier might mon
strous bulldog. Till, finally. as the
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-29
P0TEEN, BEG0B.
Graphic Account of Pat, Poteen and
Police.

Graphic Account of Pat, Poteen and
Police.
Despite the unending activity of the
police, ''poteen," Illicit whiskey, is
brewed in large quantities in ireland.
Numerous arrests and convictions
have had no permanent effect in
stamping out the "poteen runners"
and in all likelihood the people will
always be within reach of sup of tn
crathur."
A running" sad to relate. in most
cases usually follows one or more of
the poorer families being plunged into
debt. A COW, pig or other animal may
have died. perhaps the potato crop is
not up to expectations. or the oats
have given small return. and there
are few pounds necessary to settle
with the landlord. AS it takes very
small capital to start a STILL" soon
the news is flying across the hills and
boys that there's goin' to be chance
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Never Fails to Cure
Tia gga rd's Specific Tablets

have accomplished more in the
treatment of chronic cases OF
Indigestion. Nervous Debility.
Constipation, Kidney and Blad-
der Troubles, Impotency, Lost
Vitality and all kindred diseases
of male and female than any
remedy heretofore known to
medical science. They have
and will accomplish all that is
claimed for them. We chal-
lenge investigation II any one
doubts the statement. Call on
your druggist and try them. II
they can't supply you, they can
be had on receipt Of price from
the Haggard Specific Co, 4O4
Norcross Bldg, Atlanta, Ga.
Price, 81 per box or six boxes
for S.. Pamphlets free on applt-
cation.
FOR SALE BY
LIPPMAN BROS,
gavannah. Cs.
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Malaria vanlshes before 1t like dew
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whispered. "I'd go anyhow If I had
the money"
AS 1 said before Russia and America
are very much alike.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-29
WHEN PENNSY
" BEAT PRINCETON.

A College story In Two Parts.
BY Douglas Zabrislxie Doty.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1901-02-16
POPULATION 0F the
STATES SMALLER TOWNS Ms
Census Department Has lust Cons
piled the Report Covering
South Dakota.
rs COUNTIES SHOW a DECREASE
Comparative Figures of the 3 Incor.
poratcd Municipalities showing
People There Now and
In 1890.

Washington, Feb 12.-South Dakota,s
population, according to the bulletin just
issued by Director of the Census Mer-
Ram, is 4e1, $50, as compared with ScS, sos ir
1896. an increase of 72, TO, or 22.1 per cent
The bulletin y
In 1Sio the population Of that part OF
the territory Which subsequently became
the state OF South Dakota was 11,776, and
In 1850, aS,26S, showing an increase for the
cecade Of S6.492, or 734.5 per cent.
The total Ian SURFACE of South Da
kota is. approximately, 1850 square miles,
the average number of persons to the
square mile at censuses of 1890 and being
us follows: 1880, IA: 1900, So.
Or the sev~enty-eight counties in Soutf
Dakota in 1880, fifteen have since thcn
teen annexed to other counties, leaving
the state divided at present into sixty.
three counties. OF these all but sixteen
ave increased in population during the
decade. those showing the largest per.
centages OF increase being Lyman, 1925
per cent; Gregory, $40. . per cent; Robert,
sai.7 per cent; Butte, 1873 per cent; Charlie
My, Wa per cent; Buffalo, s0.3 per cent;
Malworth, 1873 per cent; Lawrence.
S.S per cent, and Deuel., 45.i
per cent. OF the foregoing the counties
OF LYMAN. Gregory I'M Butte rave also
received material accessions of territory
through the annexation of other counties.
Inc counties which have decreased in
pepuiation are Armstrong, Aurora,
Ieaole, Brown, Brule, Custer. Fall River,
falk, Hand, Hughes. Hyde, Jerauld. Pen.
nington, Sanborn, Sphinx and sulIy,
There are 1874 Incorporated cities, towns
and villages in South Dakota, for which
the population is separately returned, The
population of cities with 1000 and
mere inhabitants has heretofore been pub.
lished. Cities having less than 1000 pop
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1901-02-16
tile popuitsts. The majority reron
against the bill was then adopted; Ca
Hill shifting to the other side.
MONDAYS

-. N+.1EEe
Pierre s: D., Feb. 12.--Both houses. OF
the legislature agreed yesterday to nd,
Ijourn next Thursday until the following
Tuesday and both passed a joint reso.
luton empowering the Investigating
committee to punish contempt, send for
Witnesses n employ clerks.
sweets wolf bounty bill was taken
from the house committee on ways and
means and killed, but q duplicate bill
was left with the committee by a vote
of p to 80. Twenty-Five house members
We're absent.
Important bills Introduced In the
house We're: BY Guenthel.of Hutchin-
son county, reducing the Wholesale beer
license from $500 to $500: by Moore, pro-
Viotng q non-partisan board of charities
and corrections, two of whom shall be
n senate passed house bills confer
ring jurisdiction on the United States
to punish White men and
~naif-breeds for crimes committed in In
dian reservations; permitting abbrevia.
ton Understanding lands sold for delin-
quent taxes; for payment of town as
SCISSORS by the county. m the enate
Dill liking a life imprisonment penalty
for kidnaping.
A general bill revising the school laws
was introduced in the senate by the
COMMITTEES on education. Lawson intro
duced a bill empowering cities to main
tain electric and other lighting plants.
The governor nominated, and the sem
ate confirmed, H. N. Cooper of Canton
as pubic examiner; Noah Newbanks
(democrat) of Pierre, H. o. Anderson of
q county and j.. w. Parmley Of
Ednunds county We're appointed mem-
bers of a brand and mark committee.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1901-02-16
GEN. G DEATH.
One OF the Republican Party. Founder.

One OF the Republican Party's Foundera
Passes Away.
Springfield. ILL.,, Feb. 12.-James NJ.
Ruggles, one of the founders Of the re-
publican party, who drafted the first
platform on which the republican par
ty was founded, died Saturday at Hop
ping sanitarium, Havana, aged 81
years.
General Ruggles was born March Z.
1878, In Richland county, Ohio, and was
of noted ancestry, his great-uncle be-
ING Brigadier Timothy Ruggles, who
was president of the first
which ever met n America in New
John Ruggles. was three times elected
United States senator from Maine, and
another uncle, Benjamin Ruggles, was
first United States senator from Ohio,
serving eighteen years from 1913. His
father, Judge Spooner Ruggles, was
state senator in the Illinois legislature,
1912.
General Rugg.es came to Illinois in
1888 with his parents. Settling in 1886
IN Bath, Mason county. he was admit
ted to the bar. From 1859 to 1856 he
served In the state senate and sup
ported Abraham Lincoln in his unsuc-
eessful contest against Lyman Trum-
bull for Uhtte'l States senator. He
prepared the charter for the Illinois
River railroad, and it was through his
influence hat the bill vas passed en-
abling the road to be constructed
He drafted the first platform on
which the republican party was organ
lied. being one Of the committee Of
three, the others being Lincoln and
Ebenezer Peck, they being appointed
for that purpose during the session Of
the legislature in February, 1856.
The other members of the committee
being otherwise engaged, the work Of
drafting the platform devolved upon
General Ruggles. He declined the nom
nation for lieutenant governor at the
republican convention held later that
year.
At the outbreak of the civil war he
appointed by Governor Yates lieu
of the First Illinois cavalry.
When mustered out in 1854 he was lieu
tenant colonel of the Third Illinois
cavalry and was for a time in COM
mand of the regiment.
General Ruggles was the author OF
the first drainage law in Illinois. He
was a scholar and an able writer. In
religion he was pronounced a spiritual
.St. He leaves four sons.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1901-02-16
.KIMBAIlL GRAPHIC
&. 3. THAN. Publisher.
KIMBAIL SOUTH DAKOTA

w&T4tas AL lAHfLsE1GE
"Reminiscences Of the prince Of
Wales visit to Boston are scarcely
complete without some reference to the
libel suits hich grew out OF the de-
scrtptions Of the grand ball given In
his honor at the Boston theater. re-
calls the Herald. The plaintiff in these
suits was George, the count Joannes,
who was a somewhat noted figure In
those days, and the particular report OF
the ball to which he took exception was
written by Francis n. Underwood,
who. In his description OF the dlstin-
Suished guests of the occasion, mem
toned "a soidisant count, wearing the
insignia conferred upon him by the
duke of Pumpernickel.' It was a fam
ous piece OF newspaper work. and II
attracted wide attention. The SOL
distant count sued his alleged detract-
Ors for libel. and the law reports Of the
judicial proceedings In these cases.
which were carried up to the highest
court. end which ultimately included
not only the newspaper reporter. but
all the stockholders on the offending
newspaper In its list of defendants.
The ultimate outcome of these proceed
tngs was the acquittal of all the de-
fendants and the conviction of George.
the Count Joannes, a common nut
sancc. It was a great victory fo- the
newspapers. and wide was the fame
thereof.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1901-02-16
At ST.
&. LOUIS PRIMAlIRl|iIE:,
Three Men Are Wounded in a Rio
in the Missouri Me-
tropolis.
CLASH BETWEEN TWO FACTION,
Riot Guns and . Force of sixty polio,
Restore Order In the B%cnigercnt
Fourth Ward-wclls Named
for Mayor.

st. Louis, Feb. 13.-Rolla Wells, 6
wealthy foundryman. will be nominat-
ed by the democratic city convention
for mayor. he carrying twenty-thres
of the twenty-eight wards In the city
In the primary election held yester-
day.
The primaries awakened almost as
much interest as a general election.
The vote poiled was the largest evel
cast at a primary of either party
Keen rivalry between Rolla Wells, Ed
ward A. Noonan and Zack Tinker, the
three mayoralty candidates. brought
out almost the full party strength.
More than $50 shots were fired, q
sergeant of police INT two negroes
We're wounded, and a ballot box was
stolen In the course OF q riot about the
Second district polling place of the
Fourth ward. at Twelfth and Linden
streets.
Il was only after a riot call had
brought Captain Wilkie with sixty po-
licenen and rio guns to the scene that
a semblance of order was restored.
Not a ballot was cast in hat precinct
during the day.
The wounded were:
Sergeant Quinlivan of the Fourth
district, shot in the right leg.
Geo. Monroe, shot in the right arm.
Fred Jones, SHOT IN the lelt leg.
Inc trouble had been pfeWlns all
AFTERNOON. When IT came tine lc
open up the polls the Ilnker Judges
had 9 yet arrived. Later me IinRe
men with the Weiis men az
to the advisability of opening the back
door of the polling place.
one CANNED u a ny other nag a
losl u heeiers IN WAVING, ana ~ .ls
pheh uoof was opened Iiiese. itien Moulo
plsss ~ 70 Gauss coiLusion ~ pre-
IN ~ enelr opponeil.s IRON sotiIs'
: ne 1sootam iae.Ion e.atnieu tna'
Lort .le otne.s VIZ W pr
xene any Young MHaleNer, because
lnes sa.u, lne "a1u vas wnsl!ii.s'
i , - a~rsa M rnti1 au ,yas 6ona ~
aprS " asree' no sottls was uone.
Inal MAS VIZ sl.uae'oh UP 70 eie
=. M " ~ iio.. a.a
ne i.s. snot Mas iisu vi Meli.n
slleet' Iust SCUM u Aiilueit. ~ ~ salu
MA, me .nrs. man 20 a.aM q %revo,vs1
waS a nesIo iialiieu tAIenuI hiFdller.