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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-06-11
CHAPTER V.
THINGS SLOW AND LIVELY.

THIN Il few days our
company was organ.
lied, and we recruits
We're gathered into
tents of our own. But
we continued to be
thoroughly miserable.
The ca valry ca mp
seemed such a shift.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-06-11

,o1ne years ago I
was almost a help
less victim of that
dread disease-con-
sumption, " writes
Mr.. Chas. Fross,
p. NJ, of Sitka,
White Co., Ind. WI
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-06-11

Winter arrangement in effect October IA 1901.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-06-11

D. ]. FLANDERS. Gen. Pass. Agent.
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TContinued next week ]
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-26
AND
PLAIN
FIGURES.

and other metal, scattered here there,
and everywhere over the surface of
what had been the streets of the city.
These. the government Immediately be-
gan to get together in the hope of find
ing owners. But there were no owners
to claim them. The fact that DR. Jag
gar had expressed wish to supple
ment his scientific work by taking back
to the United States a collection Of
these miscellaneous objects, not for
himself but for the University Museum
at Harvard, came to the ears of Mr..
L'Heurre, then acting governor, and
the visiting geologist was invited to
make his choice from the articles al
ready gathered and held in the govern
mentS possession.
The Harvard geological museum,
has, therefore secured a collection that
represents practically every kind of
household article that theeexplosion of
Mont Pelee scattered over the surface
of the demolished city; a collection not
only unique in itself but affording the
spectator vivid impression of the d.
rect personal results of volcanic erup-
ton as we'll as a suggestive glance at
the beginnings from which future
novelist may, perhaps, begin future
Last Days of st. Pierre
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-26

who died many years ago. At her birth
Annie's face was covered with hair
and we called her Esau, on account of
this hairy growth. She was Just nine
months old when p. T. Barnum, the
Snowman, heard of her and asked me
to bring her to New York for exhibition
purposes. 1 brought her to New York
and Barnum signed a three years con-
tract with me, agreeing to pay $3.50 a
week for the presence of my child in
his museum. He advertised her as
The Infant Esau." Her little shout
ders and her face were covered with
heavy hairs.
About this time I was called South
on business and left the child with peo-
pie connected with the show. Among
these was a man named Wicks. a
phrenologist, who kidnapped her. l
hurried to New York and Mr.. Barnum
and l hunted for the child for six
months before we located her in a town
in Northern New York, where she was
to be exhibited at a church fair. l
obtained a warrant for the arrest of
the man who had advertised her. In
court he denied that / had any claim
to Annie. The Judge led her from a
side room and she Immediately scream
ed Mammal and ran to me-
Then the judge asked her her name.
She told him and told my name and
the name of her grandfather. That
settled. 1t. The Judge turned her over
into my custody. Notwithstanding
many other attempts made to kidnap
her, l succeeded in keeping her until
she was is years old. At that time
barnum was exhibiting her with what
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-26

Cambridge, Mass. Oct. 25.-The geo.
logical department of the Harvard Uni
versity Museum-the Agassiz Museum
as it is best known to the thousands
who visit it every year from all parts
of the country-will soon have on ex-
hibition the unique collection of relics
of the daily life of st. Pierre made by
DIR. Thomas A. Jaggar of the Harvard
department of geology, during his sci
entific researches among the still smok-
ing ruins of the demolished city. AL
together the collection numbers some
thing over 800 objects; knives, forks,
spoons, coins, glassware, plates, plat
tiers and other familiar articles of daily
utility. Some of them were picked up
in the ruins by DR.. Jaggar himself,
but the greater number, practically a
gift from the French colonial govern
ment to the Harvard museum, were Sc
lected by him from a mass of similar
material gathered by the French SOL
diery during the days Immediately fol-
lowing the full horror of the catastro-
phe, and stored for safe keeping in
the government vaults at Fort de
France.
The collection at Harvard is an ex-
preston of a new and rather pictur-
esque policy in a museum of this spe-
cial character, namely, that of secur-
ing objects not only of geological but
at the same time of human interest,
showing, as in this case, the bearing
of the various earth processes-voI-
canoes, earthquakes, and the like
upon human life. A complete list of
the articles brought together would
very well reproduce much of the house
hold life of st. Pierre on the very day
before Mont Pelee finally poured forth
its threatened storm of steam, vapor,
sand, ashes and half molten rock and
the shelves of the museum thus
present a picture, more real even than
Photographic reproductions of the
wrecked city, of the horror of a great
volcanic eruption. Except for the vol
canic dust, however, with which many
of them are plastered the various ar
ticles show rather the effects of the
tremendous heat to which they were
subjected than of the volcanic eruption
that occasioned it.
1t is the personal character of the
collection that makes it of more than
ordinary interest. Here are the forks.
knives, and spoons, for example, that
were used on the breakfast tables of
the city, even while the great volcano.
considered dead for half a century,
was ominously drawing breath for the
final destruction. Some of them are
still separate: others melted together,
twisted in masses. stained in various
colors by the civilization of iron, sill
yer, copper, or other metal, and by the
overflow of the muddy. sandy stream
whose component parts were as many
as the elements-stores. houses, and
humanity itself all mixed together
that made up the life of the streets
over which they were scattered by the
force OF the eruption and the falling
OF roofs and walls. Glass
vessels, pitchers, fruit jars, and
other objects whose use can now only
be guessed at, are fused and run to-
gether by the heat; candlesticks are
partly melted and bent to one side by
their own weight; coins are welded
together in indiscriminate chunks of
metal in which perhaps ten or twenty
bits of copper or silver still retain
enough Of their former character to
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-26

he termed the Greatest Show On
Earth and advertising her as the
Bearded Lady for she had grown a
long, silky beard. With this beard she
was frequently told that she resem-
bled the pictures of Christ. While the
show was in winter quarters Annie
went on exhibition in various museums.
joining Barnum again each spring.
she was scarcely 16 years old when
she secretly married one of the bankers
with the show, a Richard Elliott. II
was bad match, and in 1895 Annie OBJ
tanned divorce. Then she married
William Donovan, a wardrobe man.
who was with Barnum's show, They
then left the show and went to Eu-
rope, where she exhibited herself at
the Imperial Palace, St Petersburg.
Russia, for the amusement of the Car
and the members of the royal family.
She made great deal of money, which
she invested in Brooklyn real estate.
From Russia she went to Germany
ana then to France. When she met
the Emperor of Germany he presented
to her beautiful souvenir. In Italy
she met the King and Princess and
posed for artists who painted the
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-26

Christ face. taking her face and beard
for their model.
After travelling about Europe for
two years her husband died and she
went back to Barnum's show, Joining
the show in France. Ill health COM
PEELED her to leave the show and she
went to a Paris hospital, where she
remained for six weeks. Upon leaving
the hospital she again Joined Barnum's
show, last appearing in public at
Mines, France. She had to leave the
show again on account of i'll health and
came home to me on May 10 last.
When she entered the house here
she remarked that she had consume
ton and that she was certain she
would not live longer than the time
when the leaves started to fall. Her
words have proven true. She will be
buried in Evergreen Cemetery on Sat
urday. The funeral services will be
held here at the house on Friday night.
While going and coming from places
where she was exhibiting herself she
always wore a thick veil. She earned
as high as $500 a week salary at one
time. but have no idea what estate
she has left"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-26
THE BEARDED LADY DEAD.
"Jonesy" Had Been on Exhibition
Since 8 Months Old.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
Annie Jones, the bearded woman of
Barnums Museum, known for years
among museum freaks as "Jonesy,"
died early yesterday morning at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Pogue, at
1871 Cornelia street, Brooklyn. She was
probably the most widely advertised
freak that ever travelled with Bar
NUNS show, and for thirty-six years,
ever since she was a year old, was ex-
hibited before the public. She was
known throughout Europe as well as
in this country, and took great delight
In relating her experiences in the pal
aces of foreign potentates. She had
met and made the acquaintance of all
the kings and queens of her time. and
to-day her mothers home in Brooklyn
is filled with souvenirs of these meet
ings, for she received from the sover-
eigns many tokens which she highly
priced.
Mrs. Pogue told last night the story
OF her daughters life.
She was Mrs. William Donovan at
the time of her death" she
said "Of course, to the
public she was always known as An
ME Jones, but that was her maiden
name. Annie was born in Smith coun-
ty, Virginia, on July IA, 1866. Her faith
~ OAs my first husband. Elisha Jones,
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-26
SwedcnborRfnn.

There will be morning service at the
Park New Church, corner of Drayton
and Huntingdon streets by the pastor
Rev. Alexander Henry. at II o'clock;
Sunday-school will meet at 10 a. m.
sOn the evening of the first Sunday of
November the pastor will begin a series
OF lectures on The Four Leading Doc
trines of the New Church."
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-26
Salvation Army,

At the Salvation Army Hall, liz
President street. west, greetings will be
held at IL a. m. and p. m. Junior
meeting at p. m. Staff Captain Mrs.
Widgery, from Atlanta, will lead all
the meetings. Mrs. Widgery is a Sal
walton Army officer of 20 years stand
ing.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-26
Christian Science.

At the First Church of Christ Scien-
fist, a service will be held at II O'Clock
when the subject Of the sermon will
be: Probation After Death The
Sunday-sch will meet at noon. A
testimony meeting will be held We'd
nesday at $3.50 D. m. These meetings
will be held in the Metropolitan Hall.
where also is conducted a free reading
room, open from 4 O'clock till daily
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-26
ThrnderbOIt Church

AT the Thunderbolt Union Church
there will be services at 8 o'clock p. m. ..
by Mr.. w. H. Fifer. Sunday-school
at 4;30 p. m. Prayer meeting Thurs
day evening at o'clock.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-26
CoIored Churches.

At Episcopal Church, Habersham
street. between Harris and Macon, SER
vices win be held at II a. M: Sunday
school, p. IN. The rector will preach
special sermon on Religion in the
Family" at p. m.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-26
Roman Catholic.

Services at the Cathedral of st. John
the Baptist will be: First mass Z
o'clock; second mass at 9; high mass
at 1890, and vespers at 8. The cele-
brant of high mass will be Rev. Faith
er Cassagne of Brunswick, who is on
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-26

Many of the Savannah pulpits will
be filled to-day by representatives OF
the Y. NJ. c. A. The morning services
in six churches will be devoted to ad-
dresses on Y. NJ. c. a. work. and at
night eight churches will turn over
their pulpits to representatives of the
association. There is general regret
that ex-Gov. Northen who was to have
spoken at the Independent Presbyte-
rian Church in the morning and at the
First Baptist Church at night is una
bic to be here on account of illness.
Methodist.
At Wesley Monumental Church, cor
ner Abercorn and Gordon streets, Rev.
Ed. F. Cook pastor, services VIII be
held at II a. m, at which there VIII
be preaching by the pastor. AT p.
IN. exercises in connection with the
sixteenth anniversary of the \. NJ. Z.
A.. will be held. The address will be
delivered by Mr.. c. l.. Gates, interna-
tional secretary. Besides the music of
the regular choir of the church, the
Arion Quarette will sing.
Sunday-school at 4 p. m.
Epworth League devotional meeting,
Tuesday, $50 p. m.
Prayer meeting, Wednesday, S;l5 p.
m.
Junior Epworth League. Friday, A
.. m.
At Grace Church, corner Park ave-
nue. and jefferson street, there will be
preaching at IL O'Clock a. m. and p.
m. by Rev. Charles A. Jackson, pas
tor. Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton Day being observed in all the
churches in the city, Mr.. Jackson viii
discuss at the morning hour THE Boys
and the Home" In the evening his
subject will be Boys and the World"
Sunday school at 4:30 D. m.
Epworth League, Monday, p. m.
Womans Home Mission Society,
Tuesday D. m.
Stewards meeting, Tuesday, p. m.
b. Church Improvement Society, Thurs
day, p. m.
The trustees of Grace have secured
the services of Prof Charles Lane,
who will lecture at Lawton Memorial
Nov. 4. $3.50 D. m.
At Epworth Methodist Church, cor
ner of jefferson and Thirty-seventh
streets, there will be preaching at IL
a. M and S:15 p. m. by the pastor,
Rev. j. A. Smith. The service at night
will be in the interest of the Y. NJ. C.
A. A special sermon will be delivered
to young men.
Sunday-school at 4 o'clock.
Senior Epworth League, Tuesday, at
Sis p. m.
Prayer service, Thursday night, at
Sis O'Clock.
There will be preaching at Trinity
Church at II a. m. and p. m. by the
pastor. Rev. Bascom Anthony. The SER
mon at night will be to the young men
and in the interest of the Y. M. C. A.
work
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-26

At the Duffy Street Baptist Church
at II a. m. a representative of the Y.
M. C. A. will fill the pulpit. At p. nj.
the pastor. Rev. Robert Van Deventer,
will preach on Men Wanted" The B.
Y. P. U. at 10 a. m. Junior Union at 8
p. m. Bible school at D. m. Wednes-
day, p. m, mid-week prayer meet
ing. Thursday, p. m, teachers and
workers meeting. Friday, D. M,
sacred literature class. Berean mis-
sion. Sunday-school, Sunday, $50 a. m.
Prayer meeting Thursday night.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-26

The services of the Westminster
Presbyterian Church, Rev. w. A. Mis-
bet, pastor, will be held at II a. m.
and p. m, in Lawton Memorial. Mr..
J. V. Read. representing the Y. NJ. c.
A, will speak at the morning service.
In the evening there will be a gospel
song service. Sabbath-school at 4:30 p.
m. Christian Endeavor Monday, D.
m. Prayer meeting Wednesday. s D.
m,
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-26
HUMAN REMINDERS OF
GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA

With the Assistance Of French Officials Harvard Geoog
cal Museum Secures Unique Collection of Personal
Memorials Illustrating the Terrible Phenomena at St
Pierre--Resut of DR.. Jaggar's Expedition
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-26

At Christ Church. corner Buff and
Congress streets, Rev. Robb White,
rector, and Rev. NJ. Campbell Stryker,
assistant rector, the twenty-second
Sunday after Trinity, services will be
as follows: a. m. Holy Communion
II a. m, morning prayer and Litany,
with special sermon; 4:30 p. M, Sun
day-school; >S:l5 p. m, evening prayer
and sermon. Tuesday, S. Simon and
S. Jude, II a. m, Holy Communion;
Saturday, All Saints Day; IL a. M,
morning prayer, Holy Communion and
sermon.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-26

At st. Johns Church, Madison
Square. corner of Bull and Charlton
streets, Rev. Charles H. Strong. rec
tor; services Will be as follows: Early
celebration Of Holy Communion at s
a. m; morning prayer and sermon at
IL a. m; Baptism of children at ~: 80
p. M. Sunday school at 4:30 p. m
The night services will be resumed
this evening at Sis o'clock. One of the
speakers of the Young Mems Christian
Association will speak at the evening
service. Service on Wednesday at 1870
p. m.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-26
Presbyterian.

At the First Presbyterian Church,
Rev. VIM. p. McCorkle will preach at
II a. m. on THE Birth-mark of the
Kings Children" At p. m, Mr.. ]. B.
Read. Of Atlanta, state secretary Y.
M. c. A.. win speak in the interest OF
the work for young men. Sunday
school 4 D. m.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-26

At the Independent Presbyterian
Church Mr.. H. NJ. Johnson, secretary
of the Young Mems Christian Associ-
alton, will speak at the IL o'clock serv-
ice in place of eX-Gov. Northen, who
is detained at home by illness. Rev.
DR. Fair will conduct the night service
at S o'clock. Sunday-school at 4:30
o'clock.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-26
Christian Church.

At the Christian Church, Bolton
street, Rev. P. H. Duncan, pastor,
services will be held at IL o'clock; COM
munion service. followed by an address
by W. B. Stubs, president of the Y.
NJ. c. A; evening service, 8 O'Clock;
Sundayschool, 9:45 a. M: Endeavor
meeting Monday, S:15 p. M; prayer
meeting Wednesday, S:15 p. M; teach
ers' meeting Friday, Sis D. m.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-26

The Arion quartette will give a con-
cert in Lawton Memorial Tuesday
evening, the 28th inst, under the aus
pieces of the Ladies Aid Society of the
Christian Church.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-26

South Side Baptist Church. corner
Barnard and Thirty-fifth streets. Rev.
f. NJ. Bailey will preach at IL a. m,
Rev. d. S. Edenfield pastor, at 8:15 p.
m. Usual song service at night. Young
mems prayer meeting at the parsonage
$3.50. Sunday-school 4 O'Clock. Church
prayer meeting and B. Y. P. U. serv-
ice Wednesday 8:15 p. m. The Sunday
school anniversary Thursday night
Christian culture class of the Union
Friday night.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-26

Rev. ]. D. Jordan, D. D., will preach
as usual at the Savannah Baptist
Church at II o'clock. The B. Y p U.
will meet directly after morning serv-
ice. Sunday school at o'clock.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-26

There will be preaching at Trinity
Church at II a. m. and p. m. by the
pastor. Rev. Bascom Anthony. The SER
mon at night will be to the young men
and in the interest OF the Y. NJ. C. A.
work.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-26

Mr.. A. c. Meyer will appear in con-
cert for the first time in Savannah on
Tuesday night, when he will play sew
eral compositions of the great masters
at the Arion quartette concert. Miss
Emma e. Coburn will preside at the
piano as accompanist for the evening.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-26

Mr.. Grafton G. Baker. who sung with
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-27

II single beds We're more numerous
than they are. a great many people
would lie better Off. When one is
tired, sick, cross, restless, out of sorts,
he or she ought to sleep alone and not
communicate by proximity the mall
aides that affect him. The brute crea-
lures when sick go away by them
selves till they die or get over their
troubles, and this instinct a great
many human beings have. Those that
have it are best il indulged in 1t, not
to the slightest degree of neglect, how
ever. Where two children In family
must share the same room in a great
many cases they would be better off to
have two single beds rather than one
wide double bed. We can share n
great many things with those we love,
but solitude clings to us from birth to
death. We come into the world alone;
we must go out of 1t alone, and we
live In 1t alone, in certain important
sense, and to get and keep our 'bcar-
ings" we must sometimes be left alone
1t is good that we should be.-Family
Doctor,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-27
The Sen Trnut.

The gamcst of salt water fish, after
the striped bass, is the wealltish, OF sea
trout. The sport of angling for them
is generally enhanced because, feeding
as they generally do near the surface,
it is possible TO fish for them With light
tackle. The best places to find them
in the vicinity OF New York are Ja-
m;lica bay, the southwestern shore OF
Staten Island and the mouth of the
Shrewsbury river. Willie they have
been caught weighing upward of TWEEN
ty pounds, a six or ten FOUNDER is a
good Size and the average will only
run from one to two and Il half. There
is never any doubt when Il wcaktish
bites. He does not nibble around the
hook, but takes the bait at one fair
swoop and then starts off with it like
a limited express With time to make
up. He is IL shy fish, and the man
who uses small line, light lenders
and smells to his hook and keeps quiet
while fishing is the one who is apt to
have the best luck.-Country Life In
America.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-27

An English scientist dcprecates in
creased eating as il means of keeping
up the strength of those who are Gd-
Nancing in years and particularly OBJ
jccts TO the repeated and general use
of concentrated forms of animal nour-
lsllment for the aged. Ovcrnourish-
ment i'm old age is apt to lead to pains
and aches due to the impairment OF
eNcretion, and long protracted course
Of ovcrfceding will end in an attack of
gout. Even artificial teeth are not to
be considered an unmiXed blessing, for
by !: provision of nature the teeth be-
gin to decay and become useless just
when the system begins to thrive
without much animal food of coarse
fiber. Indigestion, says the scientist. is
mostly not IL disease, but an admoni
ton. lit is the language of the stom-
ach and is mostly an unknown tongue
to those who are :ldtlreSsed' lit means
that the individual has not vet found
his appropriate diet. "rhcrc is no food
whatever which is wholesome IN itself
That food is wholesome which is SO to
the Individual"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-27
ANIMAL ODDITIES.

1t is said that the frigate bird can
fly an entire week without stopping to
rest
Some of the cats Ia Liberia are Of
a bright red tint, and they are very
conspicuous in the moonlight.
The cry of a young seal when wound
ed or about to be attacked resembles
that of n child In distress, and tears
flow fro.a It's eyes.
The common herring is the most diff
ticult of all marine creatures to catch
alive for an aquarium. A whale Is
the most difficult to preserve alive.
Cranes, storks and wild geese fly
fast enough to make the trip from
northern Europe to Africa in week,
but most of them rest north Of the
Mediterranean.
A fox is dainty rs we'll as crafty
ard prefers the tongues of lambs for
food He has been seen to chase sheep
until they, on becoming tired, hung
out their tongues, which he then tears
Off and eats.
A caterpillar cannot see more than 4
centimeter ahead-that is to say, less
than two-1ifths of an inch. The hairs
on the body are said to be of as much
use as its eyes In letting it know what
Is going OH around