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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-02-07

mo use talking" said the invalid
feebly. I'm going to die, know"
'sOh, Gomez expostulated his friend.
''The doctor doesn't say that, and he
surely knows more than you do
mo; he doesn't know, as 1 do, that /
allowed my insurance to Cath
clic Standard and Times.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-02-07
Kitcherer's Weekly Report.

London, Feb. 4.-In his weekly re-
port to the war office Lord Kitchener
states that for the week ended Feb.
l Twenty-Five Beers We're killed, six
wounded, 142 taken prisoners, and for
ty-eight surrendered.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-02-07
Death of Rev. A. R. Miller.

Pittsburg, Jan. 31.-Rev. DIR. A. e.
Miller, for forty-one years president
of Waynesburg (Pa.) college, is dead
of paralysis.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-02-07

that the trio had tried so strenuously
to get away with toward Canada and
liberty.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-02-07
New Orleans

is delightfully."- unique city for the
tourist to visit. Winter tourist rates
now in effect. Double daily service and
all meals en- route in dining cars. Send
for an illustrated book on New Orleans,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-02-07
CONGRESS IN BRIEF

Synopsis OF the Proceedings in the Senate
and the House.
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Hammond, La,

send for Hammond, Louisiana, as II
Winter Resort beautiful illustrated
folder show ing few of the winter at
fractions in and about Hammond, copies.
of which will be mailed free Oh appli-
cation to J r. Merry, A. G. 2. A. Illinois.
Central r, R., Dubuque, Iowa,
FULL PARTICULARS concerning
all of above can be had of ticket agents
of lines connecting with the Illinois Cen
trail, or by addressing
A. Ell. HANSON, G. 2. A, Chicago, III.
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SUNSET LIMITED

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roud-trip Tourist Tickets TO California
reading via Illinois Central r. r. permit
of stop over at New Orleans. Tickets
and full information concerning the
above can be had of agents Of the Cen
trail and connecting lines.
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CALIFORNIA
VIA NEW ORLEANS

Personally conducted through weekly
excursion sleeping car leaves Chicago on
|. G. r, r. fast New Orleans Special
train Every Wednesday for Los Angeles
and San Francisco without change. The
special also connects at New Orleans
daily with express train for Pacific coast
and on Mondays, Thursdays and SaUur-
DAVIS with the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-14

cean has made intimate acquaintance
with the inside of a cooking pot. 1t
is an manipulating object with its
basket body. on the stage the clumsy
thing will be animated by some smart
little boy who will cause many other
boys to utter noble laughter when the
claws begin TO play pranks with the
legs of the Mad Halter.
"A mock TURTLE" exclaims Alice,
when told that such a strange crea-
ture is about to pay her a visit; there
isn't any such thing"
NONSENSE If there is no mock tur-
tie, where does the mock turtle soup
come from" is the triumphant retort.
The stage Mock Turtle is very fine
and large, with a calfs head. The
calf's head is the Knock" portion of
the turtle; for 1t is a well-known fact
that only an educated palate can dis
Germ the difference between turtle soup
and the same thing" made from Calls
head.
There are half a dozen rabbits to
play with Alice on her first appearance
in Wonderland. They are very intelli-
gent animals. and can talk and move
their ears in a surprising manner.
Half a dozen pairs of oyster shells
cape blankly in the shadow of the
property room. Inc Succulent morSelS
are now missing, but on the stage six
tiny tots will be trotting about with
the shells on their backs. to fall vic
Tins to the wiles of the Walrus and
the Carpenter before the Mortified eyes
of Alice.
Just above the empty oyster shells
are the well-shaped heads of some of
the prominent freaks of the play. The
Lion and Unicorn are there, and there
Is not the slightest sign of the animos-
ity that is supposed to exist between
those two animals.
The head of the March Hare does
not betray any symptoms of Madness
for the straws have not yet been fixed,
'in the place where the wool ought to
grow" That terrifying creature, the
Cryphon, is represented in the group,
its evil eyes glazing with all the feroc-
ity of green tinsel in approved de-
rloniac fashion.
Spaces are left at the threats. They
are covered with the gauze through
which the wearers may see without
beinA seen.
Yonder is the shimmerlng suit of
green to be worn by the Caterpillar,
while the furry garments of the ever
grinning Cheshire Cat lie waitin" for
the human actor to get inside of them.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-14

For more than a generation the chill
dren of England have had their Christ
mas season made additionally delight
full by the great spectacles that are
produced on the stages for the special
benefit of boys and girls. These beau
tiful and charming Christmas plays,
known as Pantomimes although they
really are not Pantomimes at all, but
true plays-have been transplanted to
this country in recent years, so Amer
lea will have her Pantomime season
Just as England does, and American
children will have the opportunity to
laugh over the Pantomime as Dickens
and Thackeray and their young char
acters did.
A favorite pantomime always is that
ever new and absorbing play, Alice
in Wonderland"
Years ago the theatrical manager
saw great possibilities in Alice's adj
venturous career in a strange coun-
try. She is surrounded, of course, by
all those wonderful creatures of Mr..
CAROLS imagination, creatures as
weird and picturesque as could be de-
sired by even the youngest critic. So
on the stage there are scores of extra
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-14
WHEN THE SWANS
WENT SOUTH.
Continued from Page rwentv-four

Continued from Page Twenty-four.
Elmer Swan was not pleasant to see
and even the clipper young man an
peared to be trying to make himself
inconspicuous. Without exception. how
ever, they cast looks OF unmistakahIe
malice at Tappan, who at last feebly
said; "lt's-it's mistake, you know.
A mistake. I saw the light and we
thought it was burglar Your-your
husband told me you we're"
Mrs. Swan flushed slightly, but she
cut in with swiftness. Never ninfI
all that" she cried witheringly. per-
maps forgetting that she had just asked
for 1t. That is neither here nor there
You nave broken into my house at
midnight, and you must abide by the
consequences. These friends of YOURS
l consider merely as tools in your
hands. Kindly remove them and then
return to me here, when 1 shall have
something further to say to YOU
The friend expressed no unwilling
ness to be removed. But once out in
the hall and away from the glare of
the dowager Swan their tongue-strines
became loosened. and they said GER
tain cold blooded things that made
Tappan deem it inadvisable to Accom-
pany his friends to the door. They
said they would wait for him till the
milkman came if necessary; and he
went back to Mrs. Swan, MISERABLE
planning an escape at the rear over
three fences and an unoccupied dog
kennel.
The chief burglar now dropped into
chair near the door. and there was
silence for a moment William Tan
pan" then said Mrs. Swan, in the tone
or Judge about to give sentence. IT
do not wish to be hard upon you. he
cause, sincerely. l believe you to he
more fool than knave." Softened nv
this unexpected clemency, Tapnan
bowed his head in mute assent. Your
breaking into my house, I regard. af-
yer consideration, merely piece OF un-
IT," ''''''
Tappan stirred uneaslly. "ft may
have been intensely stupid" he said
&C last. little doggedly, but n was
certainly well meant. ! was Dasslpe
the house Just now on my way hon,s
from the club. when '.xsaw a light H.
your front window" -
All" said Mrs. swan, with a Ionsv-
drawn breath. that was when W.,
went IN for the book. Matilda. p,,t
To- piiys ssks, Why did you think n
was a burglar"
Tappan lowered bic eyes 10 the ear.
PET You see. be- began hssitstineiv
= had just leff Hr swan ana ~ ~
ne you were spending Christmas n
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Florida. He said there was nobody in
the house. So +"
Mrs. Swan could not repress a blush
Don't you see?" she cried. THAT is
what makes it so hard to bear. That
is why must put up with this intru-
sion. You have found us out, and
suppose 1 must now tell you every-
thing"
She paused a moment, looked sor-
rowfully at Matilda. and then went
on: 1T has been a very bad wear
with Mr.. Swan. He felt that he could
not afford the Christmas ball we have
given regularly for years; and then
there were the Christmas presents
hundreds of them. and all expensive
and ever so many charities that 1 have
always sent checks to on Christmas
He said he simply could not stand IT.
So, after great deal of thought, I
hit upon this plan. We live in the
back rooms: and eat only cold things
of which we have laid in a large sun
ply. At night we put on heavy wells
and slip out of the basement gate for
breath of air. 1t has been. very bad.
Her voice broke a little, but she
quickly recovered and went quietly
on; However. we shall remain in
Florida until the middle of January.
Be so good as to remember that. And
now / think you had better be going
1t is needless to remind you that Won
must never speak of this to a living
soul. That is the price you must pay
for our friendship"
L shall remember" said Tapnan
quietly. and he bowed and Withdrew
Out in the hall he heard a familiar
voice from the street outside, and 90
ing down to the front he peered cut
through the cracks in the shutter. A
crowd was gathered around a tall
young man, who was just then saw
ing; Regularly tricked us. by gosh.
The whole family was sittin' there eft
evening , prayer and we bust in on
EN- ike gang O. longshoremen on
clambake. And when 1 get NV
hands on that dashed son of a sea
COOK, III smash his head in SOS his
own mother wouldn't spot him. That's
right III push in his mouth, shelp
me, till"
Tappan turned away with a shuddor
MIS-. swan, said he family, "can you
put me up for the night ?"
Matilda made him a shake-down on
the lounge with her own hands. In
the morning he found that his shoes
had been removed by his collaborators
OF the previous evening, and the LITTLE
army that fell in behind as he hurried
along the street in his stockinged
IeeI, MADE his home coming in the
m nature OF triumphal procession.
inns was not pleasant; but later IL was
all made UP to him. 90
Wnen the Swans came back from,
FLORIDA, 1t was noted that Willy Tan
pan was never-failing attendant at
an lhelr social functions: and nobodv
was surprised when he was picked r.
iead the last of the Wednesday cotilo
ions at Easter, dancing with Miss Ma
IIoa swan. When questioned as to
now the intimacy began, Mrs, swan
would smile little oddly and invaria-
ply answered that it was during the
rev weeks they spent in Florida; a
ssa 'ellent which Tappan's friends at
to understand. aus
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-14

Out of the clatter and smother and
fixing and bubbling and rafting and
splashing of Blue Monday, Fido fell
into a land where the only noise was a
soft and pleasant murmur, like the
baby roar that dwells in the pink sea
shells.
Right before him sat an old and con-
servative gentleman asleep on a mile
stone, with his venerable legs thought
fully disposed so that one could not
see the number of miles which one
would have to go. Thus the wayfarer
was saved from unnecessary gloom.
A little girl leaning against a tree
who was sleeping with entire patience
and perseverance did as much as pos
slble to add to the general silence.
Fido was not highly amused. He
had been accustomed to great deal
of politeness and conversation from the
persons in other lands that he had
visited, and the eager lack of atten-
ton here afflicted him.
So he began soon to ask questions
Dear mel" sighed the old conserva-
tive gentleman without opening his
eyes or otherwise showing that he was
awake. Dear me, a dogs got in.
What could have possessed the Royal
Rock-abye Guards to let him."
II wasn't let," said F'ido genially but
bitterly. II was dropped
Dropped in or let in" said the old
gentleman testify, tits all the same.
You must stop your noise or you'll
work"
Interrupt your, important loafing.
you mean, sir" answered Fido with
ready wit and politeness.
mo, interrupt our working" said
the sleeping girl. You are not a
learned dog, it is easy to tell. If you
were, you would know that all the folk
in Doze Land have to work hard as
hard making dreams for the people of
Everyday Land"
II may not be learned" said Fido
condescendingly, but l am a great
traveller and / shall write a book about
myself when get back to Every day"
Fido did not know how to write a
book, but he wisely reflected that 9TH
err travellers had not permitted this to
interfere with them.
"Alas!" groaned the old gentleman
without altering the fixed expression
of his countenance. ALAS! l sup
pose that we must stop to talk to you
in the middle of one of the best
dreams that l ever turned out"
but you must listen carefully. FOL
we are in the midst of our Christina;
rush. When you interrupted me 81
ru-I mean when you were kline
enough to drop in. we were jus
dreaming the dreams for the Nigh
before Christmas. That always is {
very difficult and delicate work, fol
the dreams must be of the highes
quality and guaranteed to be genuine
We can send held-over dreams fol
some nights when we are in a grea
hurry; but for the Night before
| Christmas everything must be perfect
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-14
ly fresh and made especially for the

ly fresh and made especially for the
occasion"
Just then the little girl began to
laugh and utter disjointed exclama-
tions expressive of the greatest joy,
but when Fido looked at her she was
still sleeping soundly.
She is dreaming the Doll Dreams
for the little girls now" said the old
and conservative gentleman. doll
dreams are in great demand in Every
day Land. She has been dreaming
them for the last week steadily and
yet she has not begun to fill half the
orders"
At this moment terrible whsle
sounded right by the old gentleman's
left ear and he began to tremble vio-
lently, although he still continued to
sleep like everything.
Yes, sir; yes, SIR" he cried impet-
uously Right away. sir. Got one
half finished now, sir"
He was perfectly silent for three
minutes. Then he said reproachfully
to Fido: See what trouble you got
me into! That was Mr.. Nightmare,
our foreman. The minute we stop
dreaming he begins to fret, and often
he tries to make some of our dreams
himself. We hate that, for he is a
very poor workman, and it hurts our
dream when he sees it. His tastes
are low, and run mostly to monsters
and practical jokes like the cheap
dreams that make persons imagine
they are falling off a roof or penned
: In burning building. But he is a ter
rible driver, terrible. l haven't dared
to stop dreaming for five minutes at
a time since last week, and that child
there has been dreaming at the rate
of fiNa Inn no
past ten days. And. mind you, they
all have to be first-class dreams, each
one packed by itself and full of de-
light and joy. We have strict orders
never to send an unpleasant dream to
the children of Everyday Land for
the Night before Christmas"
DO you two dream all the dreams %
asked Fido for the sake of making
conversation.
"Oh, dear me. no." answered the
old gentleman. 1--WE have the work
all divided up among factories. This
child and l are the chief dreamers for
the Jolly and Happy Real Life Dreams
Factory The dreams that we make
are the kinds that are like real, and
likely to come true almost any mo-
ment. One of my specialities is MAX
ing a dream for little boys that their
arithmetic lesson has turned out to
De correct IN Scnool the following
! morning. And, do you KNOW" here the
old gentleman raised his voice to a
low whisper, "I am almost sure that
some night some little boy will dream
| 1t and the next morning when he goes
to school he will find it come out true
Yes, sir; / expect to have that happen
almost any morning"
you must excuse me now" con-
tinued he. but 1 have to turn out a
gross of assorted sizes of dreams
about Santa Claus filling stockings
This is always a very hard dream to
do in a new way, especially when one
must make 1t fit all ages. The ole
folks, you know, like it as we'll as the
| children
"Oh, N.Y." complained the sleepin
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-14

child, "Ive lost the thread of one of
my little girl dreams, and now Mr.
Nightmare will try to finish it, and l
just know what that means. And
sp'ose that of course that dream will
be sure to go to some particularly
nice little girl. Oh, goodness! There
he goesi"
The silence of Doze Land was
broken at that moment by frightfuI
squealing and shrieking.
There he goes!" repeated the little
girl. Now he's filing the sunlight off
the dream and putting rain and thun-
der in. and 1 suppose he won't be sat
listed till he CLUES one of his COLLINS
on it. too"
what is that factory over the hill
with the silver roof and the windows
like rainbows?" asked Fido.
"Oh," said the little girl, that's
the place where the day-dreams are
made. They are going to enlarge it
and put in more machines, because
they have been running behind on
orders, though they have been work
ing overtime for ever so many years"
TITS much harder to make day
dream than a sleep-dream," said the
old and conservative gentleman. Day
dreams have to be made of the very
shinest and finest materials. Only the
very best dreamers of Doze Land can
make them, and they are so fragile
that they break almost as soon as they
are touched. Most of them are far
too beautiful to be real, you know.
But now and then we manage to
turn out a splendid one that is quite
substantial and lasts long time, thou
sands of years sometimes. The peo-
pie of Everyday Land call this kind
of day-dream a poem, and they praise
I the person that we send it to, as II he
had made it. 1t is all very entertain
ing and ridiculous"
What is that soft and pleasant
sound that l hear all the timer" asked
Fido in a moody and sentimental man.
ner.
THAT is the sound of the finished
dreams falling in torrents over the
brink of Doze Land and pouring like
pretty waterfalls into the world of
Everyday" said the old gentleman.
Hush!" said the little girl. Quick!
Quick! Dream a dozen or two of
dreams as fast as you can. Here
comes Mr.. Nightmare"
Immediately the old gentleman and
the child began to dream like any
thing This entertained Fido so
agreeably that he began to yawn as
hard as he could, which was quite
easy. But he stopped in fright before
his yawn was half yawned, for the
earth had begun to tremble and the
sky grew dark. Striking over factories
| and mountain tops and valleys came
huge black person with terrible
| features of all colors. Immediately
| Fido began to feel as If he were chok-
| ing, and again as if he were falling,
| and again Jas If he were trying to run
] away, but we glued fast to the SPOT.
At first he was amazed at these min
| gled sensations, but suddenly he recol-
lected that he had felt that way once
before when he went to sleep after
| boiling a bone. Then he knew that
| the huge creature that was approach
ing him was Mr.. Nightmare.
Fido knew what to do. He had to
do 1t at once or be lost. So he kicked
f! out hard and took a long breath-and
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-14

began to beg for the pretty golden
dolly.
Then you may be sure all the other
decorations, high and low and rich
and poor. nearly burst with envy. The
pasteboard grenadier became so in
dignant that he almost fell into a pink
candle that was burning under him. A
mouse that was descended from a rich
family consisting of real felt and the
finest of clockwork slipped a cog and
began to run around and around in an
ger. The doll in the red skirt made be-
lieve to fan in faint and let her head
drop to one side till everybody laughed.
The only folk who did not betrav
any feeling whatever in the matter
were the woody lamb and the Noah's
Ark. They did not care.
However, the pride of the golden
dancer was to have great and humfl-
Eating fall. For no sooner had she
been introduced to the little girl than
the latter dropped her at once. Alas!
The whole company saw then what
was the true inwardness of the proud
dancer. All her elegance and aristo-
cratic appearance were only show. Her
back was plain, ordinary cheap white
paper.
Instantly the whole world and the
IL
dancer TO go around in a dizzy whirl
and she thought that she should die
from grief and shame. There was only
one lucky thing that saved her from
perhaps going to pieces at once: that
was that she had fallen face down
ward and so did not need to look az
any of the company.
While she lay there a boy of the
family stepped on her once without
knowing II and again without looking
TO see what II was under his foot, and
again just because he was boy.
The little dancer did not even cry out.
She felt 50 bad In her mind that mere
bodily suffering did not impress her.
Later, somebody kicked her and turn
Cd her face upward again. That was
the worst OF ali: for the first thing
that she saw was the beautiful little
girl playing with the woody lamb and
fondling II lovingly.
After that she little dancer did not
care what became OF her. She did not
even care when the broom. a most rude
and uneduented person who dld gem
eral houHework. and had no taste Tor
anything renned. came along ana be-
gan to sweep her aHay
The broom had heard The little
eaurer boast che day before. ~ q
matter ~ fact be had respected her
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-14
THE GOLDEN DANCERS
LIFE OF FASHION
By ]. w. MULLER.

Consequently it had been forced to be
contented with cotton instead of real
wool. and instead of silk ribbon it
had only a bit of purple paper around
its neck. Even it's bell was not
truly good one 1t had to be shaken
with great deal of perseverance to
make 1t ring at all, and then 1T could
not be heard really we'll unless 1t was
held close to the ear.
As for the Noah's Ark. that estab-
lishment was so mixed that 1T never
pretended to belong to good society.
There were a few boarders. such as
the lion and the elephant, who were
inclined to haughtiness, but whenever
the folk in the ark went out they gen.
orally went out all together. and it
was not easy for the world to see the
distinction between the better classes
and the others.
Therefore, on the day before Christ
mas the little dancer was considered
superior to everybody else. Even the
envious goldfish that dang1ed from
the best branch on the tree. had TO
admit IL.
When the tree was 1T and the fam
fly came in the dancer was praised so
much by everybody that her Eighty
head became still more Eighty and she
began 10 imagine that Christmas had
been made for her. Really. IL was
the other way. But she thought not.
There was a little girl IN the room.
and she was so beautifully dressed and
had such delightful brown curls that
the dancer said 20 herself
what "a distinguished peFsoni That
il the company which one must keep
when one IL q gold dancer with sill
yer star on ones head So she stared
al the girl with her best smile. which
was a very good one, for n had been
painted on Der face with granf care.
Before long she was Rrnuned fO OBJ
serve fbnt fhe ilifie gifl vac staring
az her. Too. ADD "a last her vanity
end pride became overwhelming. Tor
ihe lftle Ein held Der bands VI aud