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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-07

the sound of saws and hammers. In
stead, nondescript wagons were
standing about, with horses hitched to
wheels or taflboards! other horses
were fastened to the fences, with sad
dies on, and men were walking about
or gathered in groups in earnest dis
cussion. Hamp and Sam paused ir-
resolutely and looked at each other;
then Sam nodded, his face clearing.
(" Lection, Of course" he said. 1T
heerd they was goin' to call the
neighborhood together to talk over
school house an a court house, an TO
'lect town officers an a sheriff, but
didn't know when. This is it. Wall"
reffectively, ~ don't reckon it'll make
any difference to us. Only stead of
skulkin' off one side I'll go straight
on with you into the crowd. Two
more won't make no jar. Yell side
round an make friends till bout dark,
then I'll slip couple of bosses into
the bushes an tie 'em. Folks won't
notice with so much goin' on, an you
maxim yourself conspicuous all the
time. AFTER while I'll come strollin'
back unconcerned like, an you an
nell talk some with everybody, an
then prance off straight opposite, cir
cling round to the bosses arter dark.
That'll prove an allerbi in case ones
needed. But look yonder."
Hamp turned. A big negro was
heading directly toward them, running
at full speed. But as he drew near
and saw them, he suddenly swerved,
sprang over a, fence, and sped across
a field toward the nearest wood. With
a ''somethin's done broke" Hamp
cleared the fence at bound and sped
after him. The negro was a large
man and a good runner, but Hamp
was larger and swifter. At the end
of a hundred yards dash his hand
dropped heavily upon the Negroes
shoulder, swung him round and began
to drag him back to the group of men
who had by this time Joined Sam.
Ding me II that want the best cap
ture ever saw" called one. of them
delightedly, as Hamp approached with
his prisoner. "A clean jump an run,
an a clutch like steel trap. That's
the way folks ought to be took. Come
to lection, I s'pose?"
why, yes, sort Of" Hamp acqul-
esced. me an my friend Sam lowed
we'd step round an git 'quainted a
little"
That's right. that's right" heartily.
I'VE want everybody round to jine in
With US an git law an conveniences
started. We need 'em, bad. This
black feller's been maxim chicken busi-
ness pretty brisk. lately, but we didn't
have any lawful place 10 sbet him up.
I've kept him tied In my barn three
days, waiter for lection 10 provide
suitable officers an places. Live near
byg"
Bout ten miles"
Wall. that's pretty close IN neigh
hood like this. but ! hope g0u'il come
IN cicger stu. It's u mighty good
thing " have a ncigbbor who can cop
ture cfimlnais In such an easy. on
hand WY. Foikeii an BE- glad 20 know
you Fee" smiling and nodqing sig
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-07
he PROVING OF
HAMP PADDLEFORD
BY FRANK H. SWEET.
Copyright, 1902, by Frank H. Sweet.

divided. But what I've been piecin'
out Is this: They don't know nothin'
ABOUT hosses an are tryin' to sell 'em
on, an the animals are runnin' wild
all over the place. Hinckle an his
men have gone away, an the new
folks don't know you an me from
Adam. Wen slip down tonight, an
while you're maxim up to 'em with
that smooth way of talkin' you've got,
I'll snoop in among the scattered
bosses an run a couple into the
bushes. Then you'll join me, an wen
git EN- over 'tother side the noun
tain by mornin', to that man Shanks.
He'll buy anything at half what it's
wuth, an not ask a question. To-
morrow he'll slip 'em over the line into
another. state, an 'that'll be an end of
the matter, only that you an me will
have forty or fifty dollars apiece
Bill Todd got caught up with when
he tried to run a boss from Hinckle's
last year" said Hamp, thoughtfully.
He's in Jail yet"
That's dif'runt," contemptuously.
"Hinckle had pair of eyes in every
fence post on his place; an besides,
you know Bill Todd. A COW could
catch up with him. Will you go?"
viii l go?" Hamp turned suddenly,
with face TRANSPORTED. He was an
otner man, his form dnated, his eyes
flashing. will 1 go?" he repeated
Man, I'd go if there was two pairs of
eyes in every post an each pair sight
in me across a gun barrel. Amt Tyke
comm for an answer to-morrer?
I'd give UP cause l couldn't see no
way; if could, an twas to pull down
the moon, I'd kick my legs an arms off
a-tryin'. You amt looked in Posey's
eyes an seen what have. Come"
Sam grinned derisively.
Been hangin' round Posey bout
three years, highs l can rec'lect," he
commented. IAN amt never had a
squirt like this afore, not even a squirt
big 'nough to steer We into a pair OF
shoes for meetin' day. Reckon Tyke's
crossin' the trail has sort of stirred We
up. But come on. They's no sort of
hurry, for faint noon yet; but I don't
reckon ye'd be satisfied to wait now
we've struck scent"
1t was ten miles to the new settle
ment down in the valley; but their
long legs made it in a little less than
two hours. AS they approached the
cluster of dwellings, which were TAX
ing the place of the big barn and stock
yards, they noticed what seemed an
unusual gathering for even the build
ing of village. Nor did they hear
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-07

" cause If you don't I'll be obleeged to
rest you
Sam stared at him.
D." Rest me?" he demanded.
''Yes, amt I sheriff.
But you're in il with me, man."
Hamp shook his head gravely.
Not any more. that way" he an
swered. "A sheriff has to be plumb
square, an to look sharp for folks who
amt. Don't let's have any fallin's
out. Sam. you an me; we're too good
friends. But there's TO be no more but
tin agin the law. Mebbe can git You
a job with me as dep'ty or somethin'.
Now let's go back to Posey."
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-07

made at the beginning of that time.
That same evening the passersby on
the bridge were surprised to see tall,
well-dressed man tear from his head
and hurI into the water a new 2nd APP
parently genuine Panama. He stood
there few minutes watching the swift
current bearing II down stream.
A man passing heard him mutter
something that sounded like an adver-
tlsement he hal read in a downtown
window: with the genuine this treat
ment does no harm. Well. hope IL
brings the chap who finds this one bet
ter luck"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-07

--Justice-"An6 Why should I make
your sentence thirty-0De Instead ~
thirty dsysf" Uncle M0se~@'As a hu-
mane favor, ledge, he expiration Oh
q thirty day sentence would Usf bar
me out Oh ~ jaii Thanksgiyla' turkey
dinnsb. ssli"-Fuek,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-07
FAMOUS CLUBS RECEIPT
FOR SAV0RY SAUCE.

The Secret of a Sauce Made Re-
nowned by New York Lotos
Club---Beaten Biscuit, If in
True Maryland Style, Require
Labor, but They Are Worth 1t,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-07
MARIETTA'S
CHRISTMAS GRANDPA.

The Home Coming of John Fairfax
After Many Days.
After the great battle of Shiloh had
been fought and won, for many weeks
The Topeka state journal., 1902-09-20
JAYHAwKER Jors.

Cowley county horses still frighten at
automobiles.
Patriotic Abilene is indulging in fresh
ripe prunes-red, white and blue.
Salinas eighteen joints fattened the
city treasury $500 in August fines.
Short change men have reached We'll
lingtOn three days in advance OF the
carnival.
An Oberlin girl and a folding bed had
a lively session. In fact, they made a
night of it,
A little boy playing on the roof of his
fathers sod house out in Jewell county
fell through and broke his arm and
several dishes.
Summer has flown at Chanute. A
merchant is advertising hot water
bags for cold feet"
On rural route in Dickinson county
mail box has been placed within eight
rods of the postof1ice.
So small congregation turned out at
Banner City last Sunday night that the
janitor refused to light up.
An Emporia half breed Indian bar
ber's favorite fad when drunk is to
lather and shave his wife.
Two lucky Logan girls have so bash
full brother that they get all the rides
in the new rubber tired buggy.
An Abilene official of many years
standing has voluntarily resigned. The
only excuse offered is "a better job''
out in Miami county. This means an
other burden added to the shoulders of
Cyrus Leland.
A Burr Oak citizen is walking on
crutches the result of mixing up in a
fight between one of his Poland Chinas
and the family dog.f
The fatted calf was killed and the
guests awaiting, but the crate of silver
ware failed to arrive, hence the post
Donement of swell Winfield hotel
opening.
Miss Spade assisted a neighbor in
her household duties last week, says an
Admire item. Which probably means
that she dug the beets and potatoes for
the daily meals.
Two little runaway Haskell Indian
girls mistook the signs of the zodiac
and got away down in Missouri in
stead of the Territory before being cap
tured.
A Harvey county farmer raised $50
bushels of potatoes from a patch SO
yards wide and so yards long A sam
pie tuber measured 10 inches at the
girth and IA lengthwise.
Great corporations have their troubles
as we'll as the smaller fry. Newton lost
its only big wholesale house the same
day that Santa Fe round-house wiper
was touched" for a flyer.
In the rush sale of books Winfield
scholars stole nineteen fountain pens
from a merchant. Those boys should
be promoted to the Reform school
without further question.
Friends OF Reno county girl Won
dered why she was in such a rush to
sail away to Japan as a missionary un-
til it leaked out that wedding gowns
rather than tracts constituted the ma
jor portion of her baggage.
A Labette county farmer who rises at
O'Clock and works far in the night the
year round. indulged in bad Parsons
whisky and stuck his fist through a
plate glass front at a cost (including
court fines) of $780, How much more
fun he might have had in other ways
with those hard earned dollars is a
matter upon which men differ.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-09-20
KANSAS AND THE rAR1Fr.

The sensations of the past week in ma
tional political circles has been Speaker
Henderson's refusal to accept q renem-
ination for congressman. giving as his
reason that he Is not in harmony with
the Iowa state Republican platform
with reference to a modification Of the
tarin so as to take its benefits away
from trusts where the trusts are taking
undue advantage of 1t.
1t would appear as though Mr.. Hen
derson has reversed himself and that.
too, in q very short space of time. The
declaration of the Iowa Republicans
was an extremely modest one. They
simply declared in favor of .any modi
fications OF the tariff schedules that may
be required to prevent their affurding
shelter to monopoly" Mr.. Henderson at
first apparently indorsed this senti
ment, for in his published address he
says:
Our Democratic friends treat this as
moving into free-trade grounds. 1t is
nothing of the sort. 1t Is bold decla-
ration that if notifications of the tariff
are required to prevent monopoly from
sheltering itself under the wings of
protection then the tariff shall be mod
flied to prevent that condition. For my
part, If any great interest in this coun-
try is prospecting through protective
policies or any other legislation and is
using its advantages, growth and pros
perity to plunder the American people /,
for one, am ready to strike it by what
ever legal means we may be able to
adopt, provided that in SO doing We do
not hurt innocent interests"
Almost Immediately after the publica-
ton of this address Mr.. Henderson an
nounced his determination to with
draw from the race for congress be-
cause he is not in harmony with the de-
claration to which he refers in the above
paragraph.
Taking Mr.. Henderson's withdrawal
as text, the Topeka Capital takes oc-
casion to declare that $50 far as Kansas
is concerned there is no sentiment
among Republicans in favor of ripping
up the tariff in order to harm the
trusts" In it's zeal to defend the trusts
the Capital has evidently made mis-
take. There is very pronounced sem
timent among the Republicans of Kan
sas in favor of that very thing. They
are not in favor of abolishing the doc
trine of protection, but protection" in
the Republican vocabulary means pro-
lection to infant industries and not to
trusts It's a Tar cry from infant IN
dustries to trusts. Is there any good
reason why Kansas should favor re-
tanning a high tariff on lumber which
enables lumber trust to rob the peo-
pie of the state to the amount of the
tariff? Is there any reason why Kan
sas should want the tariff retained on
steel, enabling the steel trust to charge
the farmers of America more for every
article of steel than the same trust
charges in Europe, thereby adding mill
lions of dollars to the profits of the
trust?
This is by mo means repudiating the
doctrine of protection It is simply, to
use the language of Mr.. Henderson. "a
modification of the tariff to prevent mo-
nopoly from sheltering itself under the
wings of protection" And great
many Kansas Republicans are in IA
vOr of it sy
The Topeka state journal., 1902-09-20
GIVE Us MORE SCHOOLS.

The board of education has decided to
submit to the voters the proposition to
vote $129,000 in bonds at the November
election, for the building of four new
school houses and one addition. The
board has decided. after several months
of deliberation, on this STEP. The de-
mand upon the present buildings is so
great that children entitled by law to
admission to the schools have to be ac-
commodated in overcrowded rooms or
in Easements. In North Topeka 236
children are in basement rooms
All of the schools. with the exception
of the new buildings, are crowded. This
condition is detrimental to good work
on the part of the teachers as well as
the scholars. The number of pupils to
a room varies from 25 to "a. Rooms
with more than 35 scholars are crowded
and the teacher is overtaxed. and the
scholars can not receive the individual
attention they should.
To relieve this condition the board
would erect a 12 room building and a
six room building in North Topeka, an
eight room building in Parkdale. a four
room addition to the Potwin school, and
a new high school building This plan
will provide for 80 new rooms and will
provide the city with ample school ac-
commodations for many years to come.
If this plan is carried out every ward
will be benefited. Although the plan
does not call for new buildings in the
Third, Fourth and Fifth wards. the
school buildings in those wards will be
relieved. as scholars in those schools
will be transferred to other buildings as
the new schools provide room. The
Third ward has been favored with the
addition to and completion of Polk
school. The Fourth ward has the new
Sumner building. The Fifth ward has
the recently enlarged and remodeled
Euclid school and Lowman Hill has
the Douglass and Lowman Hill build
ings. The First ward has no new
buildings. The condition there demands
that something be done at once.
A new high school building must be
had to relieve the present building. 1t
is the hope of the board to make man.
ual training feature of the curriculum
in Topeka and to provide quarters for
that branch of the educational system
in the new high school bnilding, but
primarily the proposed high school is
for the purpose of providing better ac-
commodations for those desiring the
classical course. provided by high
school. In planning the building the
basement would be designed for man
ual training department should that be
desired at some future time.
In the last few years the board has
used all the money available for build
ing and improvements in erecting the
Branner. Lowman Hill and Sumner
schools and in building additions to
Clay, Polk and Euclid. Much money has
been expended in putting in improved
heating plants, in repairing buildings
and installing sanitary closets. With
few exceptions the buildings are in ex-
cellent repair.
In making these improvements the
board has been forced to expend all the
money available. and no new buildings
can now be had unless bonds are voted.
Topeka has one of the best public school
systems in the country. The enviable
The Topeka state journal., 1902-09-20
LATEST FIGHT ON PAnxzR-

The efforts of the Observation-Disclosures
ring in the city council to keep the wa
ter hot for the city of1icials are persist
ant and to some extent effectual. So
far, however, the officials have succeed
ed in climbing out of the tank before
the water became dangerous.
First. after much preliminary rumb-
ling, the rebellicus spirits went into
eruption in the vicinity of Mayor Par
ker. on the theory that the mavor was
sitting on the crater of the volcano.
When the mushroom shaped cloud had
blown away. and the attorney general
had completed his investigations, he re-
ported that SO far as he could discover,
the mayor had not been in the vicinity
of the crater at all. and that none OF
the explosions had touch him.
Apparently discouraged by the dis
eovery that the mavor could not be
blown out of his official chair by a
bomb filled with eiectment hot air, or
an earthquake of impeachment proceed
ings, the opponents of the Parker re-
gime have directed their attack against
C. A. Magaw, who for three years has
served the city as police Judge.
The bombardment of Magaw is most
ly opera bouffe, since it has taken the
form of an impossible legal proceeding
in which a certain energetic but misin-
formed councilman is trying to amend
state law by resolution of the city
council. The acts of Police Judge Ma
gaw may not be entirely satisfactory to
some of the people Of Topeka. but the
chances are that he has taken care to
put himself well within the protection
of the. statutes, knowing of the ap-
preaching storm. His reports of the re-
ceipts of his department are apparently
all that the law requires. and no wild
struggles of city councilmen can force
him to do more. While it might be pos
sible for a majority Of the council to
vote to refuse Judge Magaw any fur
ther salary, yet there is court which
stands even little higher in the eyes
of the constitution than a majority of a
city council.
There is reason to believe that this
fight on the Parker administration will
be continued, not for the purpose or ex-
pectation of accomplishing what it is
proposed to accomplish. but to harass
the officials and manufacture campaign
ammunition for the opposition party.
Very likely the batteries of accusation
will next be turned against Chief of Po-
lice Donovan or some other city official.
The campaign of mud-slinging seems to
be 'son"
The Topeka state journal., 1902-09-20

The following observations on the big
coal miners strike now in progress.
from the New York Journal will prove
interesting:
One hundred and twenty-four days Of
the coal strike cost to mine owners.
miners, railroads and others s106. .000. 600.
This does not take into account the
losses occasioned by increased rents
that the shortage OF coal caused, nor
incidental losses to business and dam
ages to buildings from soft COAL
Unfortunately, Also 1t does not con-
slider the injury to public health. the
spread OF eye and throat diseases. and
the sad impairment of the beauty OF
cities like New York. Philadelphia and
Boston.
of the matter. and considering this in
all its phases. we may be quite sure
that the strike has cost at least mill
lion dollars . dav.
This sum Is sunk is out of sight and
beyond recovery. and might as well
have been thrown down the crater OF
Vesuvius.
This suggests an interesting question:
Are We really quite civilized when we
allow difference of opinion between
two sets OF men to ineict such a wide
spread injury. and waste with such
monstrous extravagance SO much OF the
earth's resources?
That seems to be a comment on the
mental DEVELOPMENT of the human race
calculated to induce reflection.
There are great human enterprises in
which those that labor and those that
direct never are in conflict. in which
strikes and labor troubles are utterly
unknown.
Who ever heard, for instance, of a
strike in the United States postal SER
vice. the best and most efficient in the
world?
Or in any other department operated
by the government?
Some such suggestion as this seems
to have worked upon Faneuil hall meet
ing in Boston that recently declared in
favor of the government ownership of
public utilities.
A million dollars day for something
to make people think seems high
price; but perhaps hereafter we may
hold it to have been well worth while.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-09-20
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chicago News.l

r ToAI the chicago NEWS.
mans wealth isn't known by the taxes
he pays.
As hero worshiper the matinee girl
takes the medal.
The first problem that confronts a baby
is how to make crying pay.
The pesky fly can never hope to become
as unpopular as the mosquito.
The light comedian nearly always weighs
more than the heavy tragedian
Many a sunstroke is due to mans ef-
forts to make hay while the sun Shines
The summer girl doesn't appreciate the
mountain scenery unless there Is q man in
it.
One-half the world imagines- the other
half couldn't possibly manage to worry
along without it.
The man who doesn't secure the services
OF that great teacher, experience, may live
to green old age.
Don't make too much of man at first;
otherwise you'll not be able to raise the
ante high enough to please him later on.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-09-20

Lynn (Mass) Item: Abolishing the
war taxes on tobacco hasn't redounded
to the benefit of the consumer, SO far as
we have been able to ascertain. Pack
ages have not been restored to their
former size and little or no reduction
has been made in the price to the re
taller 1t is pretended in some quarters
that there was no profit to the manu-
facturers when the tax was imposed,
consequently they are now justified in
pocketing the equivalent of the tax.
Consumers who will accept that view
OF 1t. however. are as scarce as hens
teeth.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-09-20

A Newton man meeting another in a
shower, as joke said: Give me my
umbrella And the friend. in an en-
barrassed manner, replied: Here, take
it. picked it up in church thinking
1t was mine until reached home" And
with solemn mein the joker took the
rain protector and walked away.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-09-20


The working of the paper trust is
thus described by the Green Bay, Wis,
Gazette: AT present an agreement is
In force between the various mills
whereby prices are maintained with
nrmness that should fully satisfy them.
A central office is located in Chicago
where all orders are received and from
which all mill orders are sent out In
this manner an over production is
guarded against doing away with the
consequent cutting of prices. This ar
rangement is of great benefit to mill
owners and should be thoroughly satis-
factory. There appears to be no neces-
sity for a closer combination than. is
now maintained. Prices cannot be sent
much higher without a revolt on the
part of buyers and the establishment
Of Independent mills"
The Topeka state journal., 1902-09-20
QUAKER REFLECTIoNs.
[From the Philadelphia Record.

IFTom the Philade1ph1a Record.J
Don't abuse yourself. Others will do 1t
for YOU
Remorse is the dark brown taste of dis
sioation.
A bald headed man and his hair are soon
parted
Somehow or other anti-matrimonial so
cieties always peter out
If you want to save up for rainy day
don't wait for the clouds
Might may not always make right, but
It's mighty apt not to be left.
A henpecked husband isn't al ways to be
pitied- There are hens ana hens.
After all. there isn't much difference be-
tween perpetual motion and gossip.
It's q woman's privilege to change her
mind, even when she promises to obey.
Remember that walls have ears and key
The Topeka state journal., 1902-09-20

The steel colossus has won a victory
in the courts and can now proceed with
its scheme of converting $20,000,000 of
its securities into form more suitable
to it's purposes, without further hind
rance from the Stockholders.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-09-20

General Henderson is the second Re-
publican leader to voluntarily resign a
place in congress while occupying the
position of speaker of the house. Sim
liar action on the part of Tom Reed is
SO recent as to hardly need recall.