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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-27

different If this pipe story has made
your fortune in the future, in tea, 1t
has made mine in the present in the
newspaper business. I've had 20 offers
since last night, here in St Louis ana
by wire. The Record doubled my sal
airy last night. Next week Crawford,
our managing editor. goes to Chicago.
Martin takes his place, and l take Mar
tins on the city desk. But l know OF
just the man you want. Not with
pencil shaving as a reporter, but ne
is just the man you want; has the
ear and the confidence of the whole
st. Louis banking crowd; was the
Times business and real estate reporter
for two years-even if he did get
wrecked on the hotels-and can inter-
est capital in your scheme if anyone
can. Besides, he doesn't drink. and is
honest beyond question. His name is
Groves. Wait! I'll send a messenger
boy for him. He is only three blocks
away, and 1 know just where he is at
this hour. Pomp, pull that box for a
messenger, will your"
All this occurred ten years ago. To-
day Mac is city editor of the Times
under Fisher, managing editor. He is
the same old Mac. Yesterday he Dor
rowed a dollar from Moser, his best
reporter, and then sent him down to
the Union station to see Mr.. Kilborn
senior member of the muffin million dol
lar tea house of "Kilborn & Groves
Bros. of Calcutta, San Francisco and
New York" Mr.. Kilborn was passing
through St. Louis in his private car
the Dreamer" and Mac wanted a col
umn interview and a picture. The in
PRODUCTION to that interview Mac wrote
himself
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-27

party in his honor, he fell asleep. No
sooner had he done so than the kettle
began to move in a mysterious manner,
there being no one near it but the old
priest Soon there came out from one
side of it a head like a Badgers. Then
it rose on four legs, which had hairy
paws at their extremities, and then
there appeared an unmistakable Bad
gers bushy TAIL and the kettle began
walking about the room. Some of the
priests pupils were reading in the next
room, and, hearing the noise, they
crept quietly up to see what it was
When they saw the kettle walking
about they were amazed. Said one
How has this wonderful thing come
to pass, that kettle has changed to a
Badger?'
ut is impossible" said another
How can a kettle change to Bad
ger?"
But when he saw the kettle walking
toward them, and saw that it had a
Badgers head and tail, he said This
is a great mystery, but 1t seems, in
deed. to be a Badger"
They all agreed, then, to make the
priest, in order that he might see what
was taking place. But when he walked
the kettle had resumed its former
shape and was resting quietly where
he had placed it.
What is this folishness you are
telling me?" said he. You say my
kettle changed to a Badger and walked
about the room. What nonsense. Here
it is, and, as you see, it is stillNa ket-
tie. You have disturbed my sleep
for nothing. l do not like your jokes,
so go back to your room and remain
there quietly"
Those who had really seen the
change that had taken place were very
much ashamed that their teacher
should suspect them of telling him a
lie but they could not prove that they
had told the truth.
That evening the priest, intending to
make tea, poured water into the kettle
and set it upon the fire to boil. But no
soon had he placed it there than it
began to move about, and finally jump
ed off. The priest cried out in alarm.
MY teakettle has jumped off the fire.
Someone come quickly and catch it."
His pupils came running in, hoping
to find the kettle changed to a badger
but when they caught it up it was only
a kettle. They struck it repeatedly
thinking thus to make it put out its
head and tail, but it only gave forth
metallic sound, and still remained a
kettle. When they had gone the priest
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-27
JAPANESE FABLE.
The Dancing Kettle.
BY Capt. Celwyn E. Hampton, U. S. A.
The Dancing Kettle.

No. II.
In ancient times there was Budd-
hist temple called Morinji in Tate ba-
yashi, in the province of Kotske, ia
pan. The priest of this temple was
very fond of tea, and it was his de-
light to give ceremonial tea parties,
when powdered tea was used, and to
invite him every day after his duties
were completed.
Moreover, his collection of rare and
beautiful tea kettles was one of the
best in the land.
While inspecting a number of kettles
in a shop he found one which he adj
mired very much. In shape. color and
decoration it suited him exactly. lie
bought it and arried it home, intending
to reserve it for use at a great cere-
monial tea-drinking, when all his
friends should be invited to inspect
his new treasure. Every day he looked
at it and handled it lovingly, and the
more carefully he examined it the more
he became convinced that there was
nowhere any to equal it.
One day, while thus admiring the
kettle and laying plans for the coming
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he could not reasonably hold himself
! responsible for the situation.
On the sidewalk Groves met Mac
! The two rival reporters looked hard al
/ each other; then Groves stopped and
put out his hand.
Good morning, Mac. That's a fine
story you have this morning I've just
been fired for missing it,
And I've been fired for getting it,
answered the piper" with a grin.
Omar himself could not take things,
good or bad, more calmly than can a
natural-born news reporter. Groves
could not help smiling at the outcome
yet the smile became wan. A man be-
hind him coughed.
Had breakfast" asked Groves.
Nope. No appetite" responded Mac
with empty cheerfulness.
Neither have I-now.'' echoed
Groves, but 1 feel it crawling back.
Let's eat"
GO you" seconded Mac. Over a
pair of lucent small steaks and cof-
fee" in Theodor's upstairs, Moser. the
Record cut" found them. He knew
where to look on general principles
Martin wants to see you right
away" he confded to Macs left ear.
Macs pupils dilated.
"All right Tell m I'll be right over.
Wants to get me in gun range, and put
me on the slab in the morgue," he add
ed to Groves.
Ten minutes later Mac sauntered in
to Martins Office.
Say. old man. beg your pardon,
Martin held out his hand. which vas
taken with what might be called gin
gerly cordiai!ty
See here he added as he hand I'd
Mac A telegram. 1t read:
Pittsburg. Pa.-Hilborn, Calcutta,
read tea story my presence. Con-
firms every word.
"Rathborn, Correspondent"
Holy smoket Now am in it," was
what the paralyzed Mac said to him
self. But he handed back the yellow
slip with a suppressed. That's what
l told you"
Il know it, Mac" wiggled Martin.
But you can guess how it is your
selk We've all piped. you know with
the rest of 'em in my time-and we all
know it's all right If you amt found
out But this is such a whale of a
story that I-well, 1 made a mistake.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-27

Martin was city editor of the St.
Louis Record, and had been for three
years. That morning it
was to him although it was then just
l o'clock in the afternoon-that Mon
day morning, Martin was sorely puz-
zled News there was none; had been
none for a week; that is in the Roc
ord. although the Times during the
week just closed had scored three
clean beats" in which the Record
had not even shared till next day.
Crawford the managing editor had
spoken to Martin about this-had
spoken hard Martin knew that an
other blank week would cost him his
position. Something had to be done.
Mac" he called, none too gently.
From the reporters room stepped
tall, thin youth of uncertain age, any
where from 20 to IS, when night work
is considered. and stood silently be-
fore the nervous Martin. Mac, take
the hotels Dig up something, any
thing-bring back whatever you like
anything but a good excuse
Now, the hotel run" to an ordinary
reporter is doubtful ground; it may
be a Sahara or a Klondike; but Mac
was no ordinary reporter. Faithfully
he worked from one hotel to the
next, but when the ground had been
covered he had no news" anything
but a good excuse" unused Mac to
himself as he sat in the Planters Ho-
tel sharpening a lead pencil and alb
stractedly noting the figures in a Per-
sian rug at his feet. Then an inspira-
ton grapped him like the cholera.
From the Planters he raced up Olive
street to the only Persian rug store
in St. Louis. Here he borrowed a cat
alogue, and, all smiles internally,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-27

pipe dream" as was ever penned,
smeared all over the first page and
overlooked to the second. 1t told of a
new kind of tea, a hybrid formed in
lighthouses in the Claybo district of
India, in the remote back country, a
tea that was to be introduced to the
western world by Nabob Kilborn, just
from Calcutta for that very purpose.
The price was to be $26 a pound, but
only one small cup of the magic brew
was needed to transport the drinker to
Cloud realms of bliss, so far above the
opium dreamer's seventh heaven that
those celestial regions would seem like
a dark subcellar. And there were the
dreams all outlined in cold, merciless
type. De Quincy was certainly with
ing in his grave, for that story told of
great level bands of light. trembling
and glowing one above the other to the
zenith in all the changing colors of the
flower garden. The tinted zones
we're peopled with fairy forms of love-
illness, and vibrated with every har-
mony. Odors heavy and fragrance
delightful waited the dreamer along
as in a cloud of incense.
But the illustrations Surrounding
the page were pictures wreathed like
unto those of Dore in a transport of
bliss; on each side and across the page
in spirals upward they curled to the
very center of the top, and there end
ed lowering over a cup of the magic
tea.
Sweating terror. Mac turned to the
Times. The fact-recording Groves, ac-
curate as monograph, spoke pro-
sa.cally of Mr.. Kilborn, the shipbuild-
er from Calcutta. The only teas no.
ticeable in Groves account were those
from the printing case. Groves report
dwelt only on chips. splinters, masts
and keels.
Five miutes ahead of time-but Sc
cretly holding his head on his shoulders
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-27
How to Play CIns. Raj,

s The players stand in a line like .
class in spelling. The left-hand srd 4
OF the line is head" and the right
hand end foot" The teacher stsnS-
midway in the line, facing tba C oIall
and throws the ball to No. I a ot1,Ss
at head. No. 1 returns it to t aaohots
Teacher throws it to No. 2. and il bl
ing returned, to No. 8, and So nm ou
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-27

along the line. When one misses ba
must go to the foot. When teacher
misses he takes the head, and head"
takes the teachers place. When the
time limit is reached those who have
missed stand in a line 10 PAGES off, and
these who have not missed are priv
LEGGED to take one throw, hitting
whomsoever they can in the line. This
is also a pretty parlor game, played
after. the fashion of battledore and
shuttlecock. A soft ball is best suited
TO this game. Abbie G. Lewis.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-27
MOZLEYS
LEMON ELIXIR.
A Pleasant Lemon Tonic.

For bogsn constipation and pendics For INDIGESTION sick and
For fever hls debility and kidn diseases take Lemon Elixir
Mozeys lemons
so cents nd
o. Nozzle Ga.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-27

The Landlady-'It pains me to speak
about your bill" The Boarder-"Then
don't do it, my good woman; can't
bear to see any one suffer. Tit Bits
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LEMON ELIXIR.


dies J. W. ROLLO.
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MozLEYS LEMON HOT DROPS.

fIoarsen
rhag all throaa md lung nc
Prepared H. Motley
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SAVANNAH ELECTRIC co.
SUNDAY SCHEDULE

For Isle of Hope, Thunderbolt, Mont.
gomery, Cattle Park and West End.
Subject to Change Without Notice.
ISLE OF HOPE AND 10TH STREET,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-27
THUNpERBOLT sCHEDULE.

THUNDERBOLT SCHEDULE.
Commencing at ZOO a. M, car leaves
Bolton street junction every 80 min
utes until p. M, after which time car
leaves every 10 minutes.
Commencing at 1880 a. M, car leaves
Thunderbolt for Bolton street junction
every 80 minutes until 2:25 p. M, after
which time car leaves every 10 min
utes. The Commute schedule is main
tanned as long as travel warrants it.
WEST END.
The first car leaves for West End al
7:2o a. M, and every 40 minutes there
after until II a. M, after which car
runs in each direction every 20 minutes
until midnight.
G. o. NAGLE, Manager.
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THUNDERBOLT AND ISLE OF
HOPE.
Commencing at 3 p. m, car leaves
Thunderbolt every hour for Isle Of
Hope until p. m.
Commencing at $3.50 p. M, car leaves
Isle of Hope every hour for Thunder
bolt until $50 p. m.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-27
MONTGOMERY.

Lv City for Mont'ry Lv Montgomery.
10 Is am from 10th 9 IS am for 40th
1 90 pm from 10th II Is pm for 4Oth
3 90 pm from 40th 2 80 pm for 4Oth
6 80 pm from 10th as pm for 40th
The Florida star., 1902-08-01
TituSyille Winners at Miami.

The TituSville riders just simply para
lived the tournament boys at Miami this
week, capturing all the prizes and COM
ing away with $lO2 of prize money. J.
{. Osban captured first prize, SO, j..
NJ. Osban second, Robert Singleton third,
-. B. Pritchard fourth, l.. {. Branning
fifth. Some of the Titusville boys made
tie on IL ont of II, and rode it off. In
the hurdle race ID. B. Britchard's horse
won easily.
In the bicycle races at Miami on
"Wednesday, r. W Brooks, OF Tampa,
won the five-mle race; w T.. Nanland-
ingham, of this place, was second, and
Lasseter, of Miami, third. Sam Perkins,
the other contestant, of Sanford, WaS dis
TanCed. In the quartcr-nIie dash Van
landingham led easily, but being mis-
taken IL To the finishing line slowed up
too soon,. and Brooks passed him. \
great deal of argument followed, and
while Nanlandingham vas having his
lrg dressed, which was injured in the
race, the second sprint was made between
Perkins and Brooks, the latter coming in
ahead. The judges finally awarded first
prize in the dash tn NanlandinghanI.
The Florida star., 1902-08-01
Final Clearance Sale
at KLINE'S.
Monday, August 4th, 1902.

Marseilles Bed Spreads, extra large size,
beautiful patterns, the kind that usually
sells for $500, for s. 19 only; also al inn
ported spread of a very handsome design,
regular price g 90, for 81 .49.
Fine Cheviot Shirtings, big variety of
patterns, 20 cents would he a small price
for the quality, Mondays price 10 cents.
Just received, a new stock of Window
Shades, mounted on Hartshorn patent
rollers, all colOrs, standard length, regular
price 80 cents, Monday only at 25 cents.
Imported Black Organdie, ~ inches
wide, regular IS cents quality, for 40
cents.
Ladies Umbrellas, just received a new
lot, beautiful handles, also Goth century
runners, regular price Sl.75, Monday s
price $1.29; also one lot worth 50 30 for
$1.79, with up-to-date handles.
Celebrated ThompsOn's Glove-fitting
Corset, military front, the 81 .5Gquality
for SO cents; same in r. q G..
An extra large Huck Towel, 40 inches
long, worth 20 cents, for 10 cents apiece
extra fine linen hemstitche1 Towel, fancy
borders, regular price 10 cents, for 20.
India Linen Lawn, regular ID cepts
quality, Monday only, 10 cents.
Coats Thread, all numbers, six spools
for Quarter.
An S-inch Embroidery, suitable for un'
derskirts, very handsome design, regular
price p cents, Mondays price 12I, big
variety of patterns, also some IL inche:
wide, big variety of patterns, regular s.
cents quality for 19 cents.
Mail orders promptly filled on any o.
the above goods.
JULIUS KLINE,
Titusville, Fla.
The Florida star., 1902-08-01
TITUsvIILE, FLA, FRIDAY AUGUST 1, 1902.
COlOred Woman Murdered.

This quiet and orderly community was
shocked on Sunday to learn that Ada
Wells, colored woman who lived in
house that she rented from Capt. Rice,
situated just south of the Grand View ho-
tel building, had been found dead.
1t is stated that family living near by
heard screams during Saturday night, but
not apprehending anything wrong did
not investigate. The next day, however,
as no one appeared to be moving about
the house as usual, a search was made
and her body was found lying on a cot in
the front room of the building. She had
been choked to death, as was plainly ev-
idenced by the finger marks on her throat.
There was also a bruise back of the
right ear; one upper front tooth was
broken loose and pressed forward, which
would seem to show that the woman was
biting her assailant, and in his pulling
away from her pulled the tooth outward.
There was evidence of struggle upon
the ground just outside the door, where
the crime was undoubtedly committed,
as wood ashes right at the door were still
clinging to the woman's head and on her
right eye when she was found, showing
that after she had been hurled down in
the sand and ashes her assailaht picked
up the body and carried it into the house
and placed it on the cot, where it was
found with one foot resting on the floor.
The left arm had blood on 1t, and the
victims mouth was full OF blood.
The last seen of the woman alive was
on Saturday night about i O'Clock, when
she bought ,halfpint flask of gin and
started home. 1t is stated that she was
seen talking with man not far from her
house about this time of the night.
The affair is deep mystery. There is
not the slightest clue to work on. Neither
is there any apparent motive for killing
the woman. She was harmless sort OF
person, had no money that is known of,
and at times was given to be demented.
1t is probable that she and her murderer
became involved in a drunken row, and
that the killing was not intentional.
As soon as the body was found Coroner
B. X. Wilson and sheriff Brown were
notified. The following named persons
were empaneled as jurymen to investigate
the matter thoroughly: Julius Kline, f
+. Knox, II. J. Shirley, c. ID. Case, w
S. Norwood and r. L. MotlOw. The jury
viewed the body and surroundings and ad
journed until Monday morning. when the
investigation was continued at the cOurt
house until the afternoon. A number o.
witnesses were examined, but no clue ol
evidence sufficient to hold any person fol
the crime was secured, and the jury re
turned a verdict to the effect that Ads
Wells came to her death at the hands o
parties to the jury unknown.
Sheriff Brown is quietly at work on tn,
case. 1t is seldom that a criminal es
capes him, and We hope that he will b,
able to apprellend the guilty party o
parties in this affair.
The Florida star., 1902-08-01
Wilk Call Loses His Law Suit.

On Friday last, July 25th, Judge Jones
rendered decision III the celebrated case
of ex-United States Senator Wilkinson
Call against United States Senator James
p Taliaferro, wherein a demurrer of the
defendant to the declaration of the
plaintiff was sustained.
Judge Jones refused the plaintiffs 5 mo-
ton to amend the declaration, and said
that the publication of the article in ques-
ton was not actlonable, and the plaintiff
now goes hence and takes nothing" "
though he sued Senator Taliaferro for
500, 600.
This suit grew out of that old bacon
purchasing yarn, which was proved to be
fake. The declaration sets forth that
on February oath, 1900 in Washington,
ID. c., in the lJaily Post, was published a
certain defamatory libel on Call, in part
As follows:
A sensational story was published in a
New York newspaper yesterday, charg-
ing, upon the authority of Jay q. lioI-
land, said 10 be Florida detective, that
during the Spanish war, in 1875, Senator
J. L. TaliaferrO, of Florida, the {. +.
Rogers company, of which the senator Is
vice president, and Mai. q. W. RutherS
commiS>ary OF subsistence United States
volunteers, entered into a conspiracy
whereby the government was deIrauded
in sale of 2l5, 900 pounds of bacon, val
ued AT $23 900 The purchaser of the
/ bacon, according To- Holland SWORN state.
mrnt. WAS :hc {. B. Rogers company
Senator Taliafrrro promptly denied the
. statement ~ false in toto, and the dccla'
ration further states that Senator TalIa
+ fcrro said the charge WAS prompted ly
/ political animo>ity in which my predp-
/ c,.>>or, ext niteu ~tatc- senator Cal, is
roncrIntd.'
! This latter remark l. what eX Senator
! Call based his suit for iibrI on, ami Judge
/ Jones rules that il l. not a sufficient cause
/ ior action. The ex-senator, in lI~ decla-
/ ration, asserts that he l. and has beeI
! greatly injured in his good name, rrputa
! ton and credit, ami brought into public
scandal and disgrace, and has been ans
IL Stunned by divers persons, and ha.
/ been and is otherwise injured.
The action OfJudge Jones, il i thoughg
will end the matter, though Senator Cal
can appeal t. the supreme court If h'
wishes.
The Florida star., 1902-08-01
LATEST NEWS and INCIDENTS.
Matters OF Interest That Are Happenin
Around Town.

Matters OF Interest That Are Happening
Around Town.
Take your bicycle to Giles repair shop.
We note that Mr.. J. j. Flannery is in
town this week, having been away for
some weeks.
Mrs. Hattie Marx, of Jacksonville, a
former resident Of this place, was en- route
10 Miami Sunday on a visit to her sister.
Mrs. Albert Wilson. of Hardeevile,
paid Titusville visit Monday afternoon,
and gave THE STAR office a short but
pleasant call.
Mr.. T. g. Ronald, of Lotus is now in
Baltimore, on a visit to relatives, and will
spend several weeks there and at other
places north.
Mr.. f. F. Afford, of Ocoee, Orange
county, stopped of here Monday on his
way to Miami, where he had an appoint
ment with Mr.. W. NJ. Brown.
Thirty-two tickets were sold at this
place Sunday afternoon for the Miami ex-
cursion. This was larger sale than was
expected. Those who went on Sunday
were lucky, as they avoided the crowded
train of Monday.
Mr.. K. l.. MOtlOw returned home last
week from Mulberry, Tennessee, where
he left Mrs. Motlow and the children 10
remain until cooler weather sets in. We
are informed that Mrs. MotlOw's health
is little improved by the change.
Mrs. T. w. Anderson and baby, of Jen.
sen, who have been spending about two
months in Alabama, returned here a few
days ago for a Short stay with her mother
at LaGrange, and left Tuesday for Jen
sen, glad to get back to the sea breezes o
the Florida coast.
The severe midsummer drouth at Niece
was broken by several good showers las
week, and vegetation of all kinds show,
improvement. The rain Saturday came
with a sudden heavy squall from tn,
southeast, and totally wrecked the tent o
J. F. Prevatt, road overseer, which wa
pitched on the wharf, at MiccO. severa
hundred feet out over the river, where ht
and his cOnvicts were camped. Severa
articles were blown away, but nothing o
great value.
! Nolusia county has the unique distinc
tiOn of possessing a perambulating count.
Jail. Its utility is its excuse for its per
ambuIatiOn. \ week or so ago this jai
on wheels left the county seat and lande,
in the tiatwOods with eighteen convict
under charge of a county commissioner
The cOnvicts were at once set TO wOrI
making a good road between Davtona an,
DeLand. That is an innovation that 9th
er counties might copy To their advantage