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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-02
CAME OVER IN
THE MAYFLOWER.

A Mayhower Cloak Half a Dozen
Times Remade, still Poses as a
Genuine ReIic-The Adventures of
sad-ColOred PaduasOy.
1t is the case of cloak proudly pos
ed as Mayfower relic, by it's present
possessor. a Boston woman. who is a
daughter of about everything yet in
vented. The word possessor is used
advisedly. The woman herself would
think it sacrilege to say owner. To
her the relic is an heirloom, more prec-
ious than gold, yea, than much fine
gold, and far above rubtes.
These are the facts in the case. The
woman's remote Mayflower ancestor
certainly had aboard that famous YES
sci a cloak like unto the present day
garment. 1t was long and ample, of
fine blue camlet lined throughout with
sad-colored paduasoy, lightly quilted.
Naturally it was cherished as gar
nent of state. But moths are <no re-
spectors of persons, neither of even
Puritan piety. They feasted on dark
blue camlet through several seasons,
until the garment of state would not
wrap even its owners dignity. His
wife like John Gilpin's had a frugal
mind. The paduasoy lining seemed to
her nearly as good as ever so she
whipped off the blue outside for a pat
tern, cut a new cloak by it out of
snuff colored Flemish broadcloth--in a
trice her good man had a new gar
ment fine enough to wear at the Gov
ernor's own levee
The good man wore it with due care
but in spite of gingerly handling. the
paduasoy came in rags before the out
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Continued from Page Twenty-six.
her come in, but 1 can do nothing for
her, except to speak kindly"
"Oh, King" began the girl as she
came into his presence. Il am Fan-Fan,
the fairy. ! have heard of the blight
put upon your land, and l have come
to remove it."
alas! But what can be done?"
sighed the King. mot even a fairy
can stop this rain from coming down."
"But will make the rain save your
people. have here hundred seeds in
bag Divide them into equal portions,
and send them to ten different places.
The people who receive them must
drop them into rivers and lakes"
viii do as you say" replied the
King, but l cannot hope that much
will come from II"
He was to be filled with gladness,
however. The seeds were distributed
and cast into the water and 10! in one
night there was plenty of food for all.
Each seed sprouted after a few hours,
and there grew along the banks of
every river and lake and creek and
pond. tons upon tons Of watercress,
caulifiower, eggplants and roots which
were good eating. Hunger was stayed
at once and in a week the people were
bringing back their cattle. These soon
fattened up. and then there was meat
to eat. The Arabs and Egyptians
heard of the wonderful roots, and they
came with wheat and corn and other
things to exchange, and when winter
set in again the people Of Jolly Land
had enough of everything once more.
and not a complaint was to be heard
In the kingdom.
''It was Fan-Fan who brought all
this and saved our lives. Let us do
her great honors." said the people.
Yes, IL was Far-Fan." replied the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-02

attracted much attention among bee
keepers, for it still exists after the
lapse of 1000 years as separate and
distinct from the common kind.
Honey was a favorite food in ancient
Egypt, and to obtain the greatest posi-
BILE amount from each hive of bees,
they were transported on boats from
place to place along the Nile, accord
ing to the succession of flowers.
This custom also has been long In
vogue in Persia and Asia Minor, as
we'll as in Scotland when the heather
Is in bloom.
In Poland bees are transported from
their winter quarters to summer pas
lures and back again in winter.
A floating bee house has been in use
on the Mississippi large enough to ac-
commodate two thousand hives, and is
intended to keep pace with the blos-
soming flowers, that none of their pre-
cious sweets may be allowed to go to
waste.
In India myriads of bees inhabit the
trees along the banks of streams and
the jungles of the central provinces,
the honey furnishing a favorite arti-
Gle of food for the natives.
After being thus robbed of their
nests, they become exceedingly fierce,
and so violent are their attacks at
times that travellers often have mis-
erably persisted from their stings. They
say 1t is better to be chased by at
most anything from an elephant down.
ward, than by a host of angry India
bees.
Some tribes of Indians call the bee
"the white mans fly" for the domestic
bee was not known In America until
the white settlers introduced 1t west
of the Mississippi-in 1877, and in CAL
ifornia in 1850.
1t is estimated that from May to
October after visiting tens of thous-
ands of flowers. a single bee gathers
only about one-quarter Of a teaspoon
full of honey.
Bees were thought once to have some
connection with the soul, and Mahomet
admits them alone of all insects into
Paradise.
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tutelage then, and taught them how
to forage, each for himself, and gave
daily lectures on the art of flying,
while his wife. with what assistance
he could find time to give her, built
another nest. This one was in close
leaved lilac shrub. and she laid four
eggs in it. When the young birds chip
ped through the shells a proving cat
scaled to the nest, tore 1t down and
devoured the little family.
BY this time the first family was
flying strongly, and Mrs. Catbird built
her third nest well up in an apple tree
and raised the third brood of four.
In August she was free, and devoted
the rest of the summer to enjoyment.
She was full of song and less petulant
and scolding. She grew plump again
and reveled in the ripe fruits and lus-
cious grapes. So she passed the last
days of summer.
One day she noticed that the leaves
were coloring brilliantly, and she re-
menlbered that the cold winter was
breathing on them. Next morning lit
tie voice that she hadn't heard for a
long time whispered to her and said,
Go South. Ole Mis- Catbird, go
South" over and over again.
A sudden longing for her far-away
perch in the holly tree swelled up in
her She flew to the evergreens and
hooked lovingly at her first nest, perch
ed in the lilac, a moment mourning for
her little lost ones, and then flew to
the last nest in the apple tree and
took a farewell glance into it.
With the thrushes and thrashers and
wrens she went South and met cypress
and canebrake gladly. and one night
! she settled in her coy. close-hidden
home in the holly, while the night
breezes whispered among the stiff,
glossy magnolia leaves that Ole Mis-
Catbird was back again.
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in odorous Oblivion, brought to light
maybe once in two years, to be looked
at reriniscently, summed, refolded, and
bundled into its appointed place.
Throughout those dark years 1t hard
ly dreamed of the glorious avatar
awaiting 1t. 1t was only along about
1876 that the craze for ancestry and
to be daughters of everything, began.
New England has the craze. some
where's wildly, Somewheres viruently.
The Boston woman's case Is virulent.
She has spent years of her life, as her
sister says, publishing, and furbish-
ing" Now when she goes to Colonial
teas, and Revolutionary breakfasts,
draped in the old cloak, which has
been cleaned and pressed. and darned,
and generally glorified, she feels that
she has her reward. The captious how
ever, do not fail to ask themselves, 'Is
1t, after all, genuine relic of the May
flower?n
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-02

it is to be had; this, in fact, is one
of the privileges of a harvest dance.
To the girls that are looking forward
to jollihcation of this kind 1t may be
suggested that short dancing dresses
are regarded as being in the best form.
Long. ceremonious gowns are here de-
cidedly out of place, for comfort, quick
motion, and the happy freedom of
action should all be present at real
harvest dance.
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A Sailors Trick.
From the New York Press

From the New York Press.
Sailors not being scientists, it is nat
ural instinct and hard experience that
must teach them. They have an odd
way of determining the edible or ined-
ible qualities of the numerous varse-
ties of unknown fishes they come
across in long ocean voyages. Boiling
is the customary method of cooking
sea food. In the water with the fish
is placed piece Of silver, either coin
or plate, and If this retains its natural
color during the cooking process the
fish is good to eat But II 1t turns dark,
the fish is surely unfit for food and is
cast into the sea. This principle might
be used in our kitchens to test GER
tain foods that may be poisonous
without our knowledge
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-02

"A correspondent describes M. De
Witte, the great Russian statesman.
as man of striking personality. Tall.
heavy and strong. his frame has sue
cessfully withstood the ravages of
hard and incessant work, and at the
age of 50 he Is still. in good health. He
is not an attractive man. His manner
is cold his department. stir and aw1x-
ward and his speech slow and unpol-
ished. 1t Is for this reason that he Is
unpopular among the Russian aristoc-
racy, whose manners betoken the
French courtier and whose actions are
quite abhorrent to M. De WHITE.
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King, 'fand I will give her a chain of
gold and let her live in the palace"
But no one could find the fairy. She
had appeared and saved the land, and
then she had gone quietly away, nor
have any one of the grateful people
seen her since.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-02
Facts and Fancies About Bees.

We have knowledge and history of
bees for more than 1900 years.
Aristotle speaks of three different
species of honey bees. Virgil speaks
of two, the better variety being spot
ted or variegated and of a beautiful
golden color. This variety recently has
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-18
DIED UNDER A CLOUD.

The death Of the Marquis Of Duferin.
former governor general Of Canada, re.
moves from this sphere OF action
British diplomat, and scholar, Of world.
wide renown.
For a number of years the departed
was engaged in the public service and
won numerous distinctions In 1856 he
was attached to Lord Bussel's mission
to Vienna. In 1860 he was sent as
British commissioner to Syria TO In.
yestigate the massacre Of Christians,
In 1864 he left diplomacy for politics
and colonial administration being APP
pointed under secretary Of state for
India In 1866 he was under secretary
Of war for a short time, and In 1868 he
received the easy post Of chancellor Of
the duchy Of Lancaster In 1871 he
was created a British earl. Then came.
in 1872, his appointment as governor
general of Canada, which he held for
six years. Then back he went into
diplomacy as ambassador to 81. Peters.
burg lN9.Sl and ambassador 10 Con-
stantinople. lSSl-Si, with special mis-.
sion TO Cairo In 1889 In 1884 he became
vlceroy Of India, and during his admin
istraton annexed Burmah and won for
himself a marQuisate with the new title
Of Ava added to his old one Of DuGerln.
In 1855 he became ambassador 10 Rome
ana In 1891 he was transferred to Paris.
But Notwithstanding his long public
service, he retired comparatively poor.
Tie became Involved IN commercial en-
terprlses that failed and ruined many
investors who had invested because his
name appeared among the directorate
one Of his sons, Lord Ava, was killed In
South Africa, and under these revcrses
he broke down. His departure was q
| pathetic one Instead OF ending his lif,
In rest and peace after 80 many years
Of distinguished service, he died
crushed under exceptionally heavy bur
dens The skilled dlplomatist. tn,
scholar and stateman became the in
nocent victim OF the willy promoter"
Concerning his family the following
data may not be without interest
Few English women are more widell
known in America, by name II not per
s0nally than his wife, the Marchiones
" Dufferin and Ava. Her second son
Terrence Temple Blackwood. Viscoun
| Clandeboye, married the daughter o
John II Davis, a banker Of New York
| The oldest son, the Earl Of Ava, die,
from the effects OF wound received a
I.adysmlth. The third son Is Lord Bayi
Blackwood and fourth Is Lord Freder
ick who entered the British army IA
1897 The Warehouses Of Dunern 4
the daughter Of Archibald Rowan Ham
ilton Of County Down. Ireland. Sh
married Lord Du6erin in 1862 ANA nc
i corn anied him TO Canada and India
when her husband was yiceroy OF thos
countries The marchioness also &C
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DEwErs ESCAPE.

Incidents Of the South African war
such az those reported by Lord Kltch-
onor from Kip river, aud on the Wa
terynle river can have no particular
bearing on the FINAL outcome OF the
contest The British forces are sc
numerous, that few casualties Of that
kind do not affect the general plan OF
campaign. The reports may be well
coined by the friends Of peace al
Nome, because they can be used as ar
guments against the party In power
and the conduct OF the war but there
can be no other significance attached
10 them
At Kiln river about "A hundred and
nfty British mounted lnfantrymen were
led into e trap and retired with several
officers ana men Killed ?and at Water
vale river q British party was driven
back with considerable loss, but neither
engagement was of any further con-
sequence
OF vastly greater importance IL the
fact that the plan TO capture Dewet
vN>7 total failure, az now officially
repyttd For long time the British
COMMANDER had made extensive prepar-
atlons for that event Lord Kitchener
had carefully laid his plans intending
to enclose Dewet and his little band.
Undoul teddy he had taxed his resources
to the Utmost His line Of attack ex-
tended for nfty miles but Dewet and
maj rity Of his followers broke
through the formidable chain and es-
capped, after a heroic struggle Of five
hours. The British had the advan-
tage Of numbers and equipment. They
had their bockhouses and armored
trains The plan was we'll laid, II
was a wonderful conception, and that
the details were well attended 10, may
safely be assumed, and yet 1t failed,
except that the burghers lost heavily
In forcing their way through But
everything considered, the losses were
small
There can be little doubt that the
outcome OF this supreme effort to an
initiate the Boer forces, viii have de-
pressing effects among the British 1t
has proved that superiority Of NUM-
bers is counteraoted by mobility and
Individual courage, and az tho Beers
possess these qualities In the highest
degree. they win be encouraged to con-.
tinue In the field
The dispatches state, that the Brit
ish soldiers that were entrapped at Kip
river We're new men who have not yet
learned the Boer tactics, and that,prob-
ably, Is true. The fact suggests the
thought that Great Britain now is
learning at tremendous cost, les
con In warfare that viii be profitable
In any possible future struggle. For
II Is apparent that the rules Of war, as
hitherto learnt must be modified to
suit the modern weapons Of destruc-
ton. The Beers have taught the
world that numbers count for less than
they did, at the time when the military
genius Moltke and the policy Of Bis
marck suggested the necessity OF con-
vertng the entire civilized world into
a military camp,
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DnsnnHr HvnNNe vEws. TUESDAY. TnnnuARY IS, leoa.

to devote no small measure Of future
surplus earnings toward replacement
which would otherwise have gone TO
enlarge the comfort and scope OF hui
man livelihood Such q fire as az Pat
erson Is a public rather than an insure
ance calamity, for all losses In the end
come out Of the public and are a drain
upon general industry and a drag up
on industrial progress. Every half
dozen years now these losses In the
United states reach up to a billion dol
lara. II is as II twice each decade
an invading and ruthless army swept
through considerable section N the
land. leaving devastation IN us path
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Kansas city Star

Mayor Hinchliffe has received such
assurances from his own people as to
enable him to decline with thanks the
offers Of help from outside This Inn
plies that the citizens Of Paterson who
have been spared and who still have
TO spare are already organized and
willing to cope with their big problem
one OF the things that Paterson must
be- grateful for Is the very small loss
of life attending the big fire, Des-
uucton Of property IL bad enough but
It does not paralyze the energies of a
city as does a great sacrifice OF human
life. IL Is to be hoped that Mayor
Hnchllffe has not oyerestlmated the
ability Of Paterson to meet the situa-
tlon
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companled her husband when he was
appointed ambassador 10 Russia Tur.
kcy Italy and France, Few peerosses
Of England have more decorations than
she. Her distinctions include the or
ders az the Grown Of India, Victoria
and Albert the Chefakat a Turkish
order, and the Persian order Of the sun,
The marchloncss IN also writer she
published "Our Vlceregal Life In india
In 1880. my Canadian Journal IN 1891,
and The Record Of Three Years WORK
of the National Association for supply
ing Female Medical Ala 10 the Women
Of India" The Marchlonoss Of Duherln
last came before the public In connec-
ton with the launching Of the new
Shamrock, which she chrlstened.'
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Paterson has become the only city in
the United states where the manufac-
ure of SIR has succeeded and as good
and substantial an article Is made
there ne can be turned cut In any city
Ion the world There was apprehen-
sion that the Industry would be Grip.
alcd. Fortunately such is not the case.
The destruction OF 2,OO0 pounds OF raw
silk In warehouse was a calamity.
but importatiOns win soon cover that
loss. Yet the announcement comes TO
hand that the Paterson manufacturers
win raise the price OF finished silk 10
per cent. on account Of the loss OF the
raw material. hut this announcement
may be merely an advertisement to
hurry purchases
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-18

answer fool according TO his
folly" advised Solomon the Wise. We
were about to follow his counsel, in
reply to the nonsense OF The Tribune
on the water question, when we re-
menlLciGa counter proycrb from the
same writer Answer NOT fool ac-
cording to his folly lest thou be also
like unto him. 80 we deslsted, for the
noise OF his trade Is like the cracking
Of thorns Under the pot" and signifies
nothing,
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THE PATERSON FIRE.
Kansns CITY World.

The destruction Of more than sixty
business houses In the center OF Pater-
son demonstrates that neither modern
building methods nor frehghting APP
p0ratus are guarantees against the
spread Of the flames under favorable
conditions Many have supposed that
restriction to brick and stone buildings
IN the business and certain residence
districts ana the improved facilities
for suppressing fires, precluded the pos.
sbiity Of any repetitions Of the great
conilagratlons OF the past. The Pat
erson case disproyes this theory, how
ever The business buildings were rep
resentatye, The streets were Of or
binary width.
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San Franclsoo Chronlcle,

The Paterson fire swept through the
heart OF the town under the stimulus
Of northern gale and public buildings,
manufacturing plants business estab-
llshments, churches banks, cmbhouses,
theaters, newspaper establishments and
other costly sdlflces were consumed In
the flames The difficulties Of fighting
fire in an eastern city during the
winter season are well-nigh insur-
mountabe Often everything Ia lock-
ed up by frost, and the efforts OF the
fire departments are handicapped by
reason OF H. Then again, IL a gale Is
raging, the burning embers are carried
by the wind through the air from one
section to the other and new fires are
started by them at points remote from
the scene of the original conilagration.
This Is what happened AT the great
Chicago and Boston fires, and similar
scenes were repeated at Paterson.
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In the case OF Paterson there has
been no falterlng. Before the ruins
that signined a loss Of 5000 600 to $40
100000 had ceased To smolder, Paterson
had thanked the ilremen OF nelghboring
cities for their assistance sent them
home declined all outside financial aid,
and was busy preparing to build a finer
city on the still smoking site This Is
the pluck and enterprise which deties
the elements, which water cannot
Quench and fire only tests to prove in
dOmitNble
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-18

We see by Plttsburg papers that
Mrs Annie white Of Utah." whoever
she may be, is doing Mormon"
missionary work in aid Of the general
movement throughout the country.
Some people win do anything for
money The Plttsburg Dispatch says
she denounced everybody who declined
to support the petition she Is circulat-
ms, and sald III any man refuses TO
sign the petition, ne insults American
womanhood" That's about the extent
Of ordinary logic and Christian charity
of all the anti Mormon agitators,
male ana female, White or colored.
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It is to be hoped that the Board Of
Education and the clty VIII get together
over the matter Of the purchase and
sale Of the Tenth ward square. II Is
a fine site for great school particular
ly n high school which win be needed
before very long) There should not be
too much dckering about price, for in
the present case It Is simply taking the
money out OF one pocket and putting
II into another, so far as the taxpayers
are concerned.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-18

Desiring to impress upon the stu
dents the value Of repetition In ac-
curing mastery Of any subject, one
Of the university instructors told his
class that 1t was by forging and forg-
Ing and forging that one eventually
became fofger And when the class
smiled he saw the blunder he had
made.
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Chicago News.

Making all due allowance for human
impotency IN the face of the elements,
most persons viii agree that it ought
not to be possible at this late day for
city Of the size Of Paterson TO be
nearly wiped off the map by fire. The
people OF Paterson may be assured of
the earnest sympathy Of other cities,
Generous assistance Will be forthcom-
ing II aid IL needed Meantime very
many of the smaller cities of the coun-
try will have to secure better fire pro-
lection than they now possess II they
wish to avoid the fate of Paterson.
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NJ, santos-Dumont says that he will
rebuild his airship and again attempt
to sail DER The Mediterranean II
seems as though nothing would dampen
that mans ardor not even falling into
the sea.
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Says Eleanora Duse - must escape
from the slavery Of stage NE That Is
no lifc at all assure you It Is hell
downright hellP Why doesn't The lady
take to the fire escape2 Il isn't drama
tic but irs safe.
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Il appears that the resolution Of the
ministerial Association respecting the
alleged percentage Of polygamlsts, has
not yet been adopted as reported by
both tge morning papers, We therefore
defer any remarks until formal action