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The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-02

the world that a boy could want. My
parents were as good to me as they
could possibly be. l had all the toys
l wanted. All I could eat-plenty of
pudding and other good things as Of
ten as they were to be had. 1 had two
little sisters, who used to do everything
in the world for me. Plenty of boy
friends to play with, and, as I said
before, a railroad right next door-and
o, the trains. and trains, and trains
1 used to see. 1t was great fun. 1 can
see now that 1 look back on it, and
yet l never was satisfied 1 used to cry
my eyes out sometimes because I
hadn't wings like a bird, so that
could fly. At other times I'd get dis
contented that 1 couldn't run as fast
as dog-I never went to bed without
feeling envious of somebody or some
thing.
feeling particularly unhappy because
big eagle 1 had seen flying about in
the sky and could do things l couldn't
My nurse, thinking l had fallen asleep,
went out OF the night nursery and lett
me alone. Just as she went out of one
door the other door opened and a
very beautiful lazy came in.
q" Is that you, mama?' l asked.
No. said she. L am not your
mother. / am a Fairy
Il had been crying pretty hard,
can tell you" said the Poker, with
shake of his head, but as soon as
heard the lady say she was a Fairy
my tears dried up as quick as light
ming.
81 am a Fairy she repeated, COM
ing to the side of my little bed and
stroking my forehead kindly. My duty
is to seek out one discontinued person
each year and see if l can do some
thing to help them. l have come to
help you if 1 can. Don't you like being
a boy?'"
9" Not very much, said 1. It's awful
ly hard work. l have to go to school
every day and learn lots of things l
don't care to know about, and most of
the time IN kept in an hour or two
just because 1 can't remember how
much seven times two are, or whether
cat spells dog or horse, and l don't
like it.
But you are strong and well. Your
father and mother are very good to
you and you have more good times
than unhappy ones, don't you?
~ never counted said 1. don't
believe l do, though I'm strong and
well. but so is that eagle / saw to-
day, and he can fly, and 1 can't. Then
there's my little dog-hes as well as
can be, and my father and mother are
kind to him just as they are kind to
me. He doesn't have to bother with
school. He's allowed to go anywhere
he wants to, and never gets scolded
for it. Besides, he doesn't have to be
dressed up all the time and live in a
ba thtub the way | do
"'Then you think you would be hap
pier as Relic than you are as your
self?' said she.
Very much said I.
Then it shall be So said she.
'Goodby!'
She went out as quietly as she had
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-02

come, and 1 turned over and after
thinking over what she had said l fell
asleep. l slept right through until the
morning, dreaming the strangest
dream you ever heard of. 1 dream
ed that 1 had been changed into Rollo
and o, the fun had. Life was moth
ing but play and liberty, and then I
walked. 1 tried to call my father and
tell him l was ready for the morning
story. but what do you suppose L did
instead?"
Give it up" said Tom. WHAT"
81 barked," said the Poker, and
when. l barked 1 looked down at my
feet. Sure enough l was Rollo. and
Rollo was I lying asleep in my bed.
was on the floor at the foot of the bed.
Then the nurse came in and slapped
me for barking and I had the pleas
ure of being sent down stairs to the
cellar, while Rollo himself, who had
been changed into me, went into my
fathers room and got the story"
Mercy" said Tom 81 guess you
were sorry about that"
81 was, a little said the Poker.
"But after had been down in the cell
lar an hour or two I saw a beautiful
piece of steak in the icebox and I ate
it all up. 1t wasn't cooked at all, but
being a little dog I liked it all the bet
ter for that. Then I drank up a pan
full of milk and had a lovely time
teasing the cat, until the cook came
down, when my troubles began. 1
never knew when I was a boy that
Rollo had troubles, but I found out
that day that he had. The cook gave
me a terrible whipping because I had
eaten the steak. and had hardly re-
covered from that when Rollo. who
now what I had been, took me up into
the nursery and played with me just
as I had always played with him. He
held me up by the tail; he fiicked me
with his handkerchief; he harnessed
me up to a small cart and made me
drag his sisters doll babies about the
room for one whole hour. and then
when lunch time came the waitress
forgot me and I had to go hungry all
the afternoon. Every time I'd try to
go into the kitchen the cook would
drive me out with a stick for fear I
would eat the other things in the Gel
lar-and o, dear, 1 had a miserable
time of it.
1.-The worst of it came two or three
days LATER" continued the Poker. 1T
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-02
Copyright, 1902, by John Kendrick
.Bangs.)
CHAPTER w.

NNOpyrlSnts lSOz, by Jonn hendrlck
>Bangs.)
CHAPTER ".
THE POKER TELLS HIS STORY.
81 suppose said the Poker after the
Andirons had passed out of hearing
distance, IT suppose you think it a
very extraordinary thing that 1, who
am nothing but Poker should be sat
isfed with my lot Eh?"
co. don't know" said Tom, snug
Cling down on the cloud which he
found to be deliciously soft and com
Portable. IF you were a Poker who
could only poke it might seem queer.
But you can talk and sing and travel
about You don't have to do any work
in summer time, and in winter you
have a nice warm spot to stay in all
the day long. don't think it's very
strange"
But I'm no different from any other
Poker" said Toms companion. "They
all do pretty much what l do except
that most of them are always growl
ing at their hard lot while I do very
little but sing and rejoice that 1 am
what l am, and the story 1 was going
10 tell you was how l came to be so
well satisfied to be a Poker. Would
you like to have me do that, Dormy?'
YES" said Tom. VERY much. Were
you always Power?"
Not l." said the Poker with a shake
of his head. i've been a Poker only
two years. Before that l had been a
little of everything. What do you sup
pose 1 began life as?"
"A railroad track" said Tom, bound
to have a guess at the right answer
though he really hadn't the slightest
notion that he was correct.
You came pretty near it, said the
Poker, with smile. Il began life as
boy"
II don't see how a boy is pretty near
railroad track said Tom.
THE boy ! began life as lived right
next door TO railroad explained the
Poker. See now"
Yes" said Tom. "But why didn't
you stay L boy?"
Because 1 wasn't contented," said
the Poker, with a sigh. II ought to
have been, though I had everything in
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-02
FRUITS FOR THE COMPLEXION.
DevOnshire Lassies of England Are
Great Fruit Eaters.

DevOnshire Lassies of England Are
Great Fruit Eaters.
An eminent scientist declares that
1--WE shamefuHy neglect the best of all
food, in eating and drinking so little
fruit" and adds as regards cooked
fruit, 'jam for the million, jelly for
the luxurious and juice for all" An
other writer attributes the unusual
beauty of the "Devonshire lassies" to
the fact that they are great fruit eat
ers and councils all who desire like
them "a fair countenance" to follow
their example.
Americans may very easily avail
themselves of this aid to beauty and
in winter while fresh fruit is compar-
atively scarce the home caterer should
always have a macedoine of fruit on
the table. This is supposed to be ex-
pensive and if made by certain recipes
will be found so. A rich fruity syrup,
however, may be made from evaporat-
ed fruit and wine omitted. 1t need
not then be denied to children and
with the wine the extra expense van
ishes.
The tart variety of evaporated
cnerrleS yleld uellcfouS juice. 1Hey
should be we'll washed. soaked over
night, steamed gently until all the
goodness is extracted, then the fruit
strained out and the juice sweetened
Tamar'inds may be used in the same
way. the pit only rejected, and give
a delightful flavor peculiar to them
selves. With these and juices of 9TH
er evaporated fruits as foundation, any
surplus from canned or preserved
fruit should be added and also oranges,
with white and tough parts removed,
should be cut in bits and stirred in
French prunes are also very good.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-02

children's visit, and their purpose in
taking part in the pantomime, she
smothered them with tears and kisses.
why, Hazel, why, Gypsy, my new
found friends" she laughed and cried;
you are already fairies. real fairies.
You don't need tights. gauze skirts or
wings, lights, music or dance-you are
really real fairies, and with your
wands land she tossed the money in
the air. you will make my mamma
well again; then l can go back to the
playhouse and be once more a make
believe fairy"
Ida Rose McCabe
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-02

what boy?' said I. Why. myself,
of course. Who else%
"'What has Rollo to say about
that?' said the Fairy, turning to him
and 1 tell you, Dormy, it made me
heart sick to hear that Rollo had any
thing to say about n, for there couldn't
be mach doubt as to how he would de-
eide"
ITO be Continued.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-02
The Chatham Bank
SAVANNAH

SAVANNAH.
LEOPOLD ADLER, President.
c. s. ELLIS, Vice President.
JOHN r.. DILLON, Cashier.
BARRON CARTER, Asst. Cashier.
SOAtcits the accounts of individu.
ais FIRMS, banks, associations and
corporations.
Liberal favOrs extended to corre-
spending banks, as our unsupported
AacihtIes for collecting insure
prompt returns.
BUYS AND SELLS FOREIGN Ex-
CHANGE, WRITES LETTERS OF
CREDIT AND ISSUES BANK MONEY
ORDERS PAYABLE IN ALL PARTS
OF EUROPE.
Interest compounded quarterly ON
deposits I'm the SAVINGS DEPART
MENT.
Safety Deposit Boxes and Vaults
for rent.
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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-10-13
TO SURVEY A NEW LINE.
Party of Northern Pacific Engineers
Have Started Out.

Butte, Mont, Oct. ga special to
the Miner from Missoula says R. /.
Gleason. consulting engineer of the
Rocky Mountain Division of the Nor
thern Paicfic, has started out on the
Occur d'Alene branch with a large
party of engineers to make surveys
along the line, looking towards making
important changes. The party consist
ed of twenty men. and it is said in rail-
road circles here that the Northern Pa
cific will take step that has been con-
templated for several years-that of
changing the main line business and
running it over the Coenr d Alene line
via Wallace, Idaho, and Spokane. This
plan has been considered feasible for
come time, and would shorten the run
between here and Sopkane by eighty
miles.
The Occur d Alene branch, as it now
runs has some curves that are too short
and some grades that are too seteep to
be acceptable for main line business,
and it lie reported that it is to make
such corrections on the line that En-.
gineer Gleason and his party are start
ing out to make surveys for.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-10-13
MOB At new ORLEANS
Terrific Riotins Follows an At
tempt to Operate Street
Cars.

New Orleans, Oct. 9.-Terrific riot
ing in the streets at 10 a. m. followed
an attempt to run the street cars. A
vast mob of strikers blockaded the
track and attempted to pull the car
men from the cars. A large platoon of
police was present, which first attempt
ed to beat back the crowd with their
clubs. Failing in this the officers
opened fire. upon the strikers, which
was returned. Hundreds of shots were
fred and several policemen were badly
wounded, besides number of strikers.
In the confusion Motorman johnson
and Conductor Clark were pulled off
the car and beaten to insensibility. 1t
is feared that both men will die. Many
police were badly bruised BY paving
stones which were used as missiles.
The mayor issued call for the vol
unteer service of citizens to act as spe.
cial police to maintain order, but only
80 men responded. The militia will
undoubtedly be called out, as the regu.
lar police force of the city is totally un.
able to cope with the rioters. The gov.
ernor stands ready to furnish state
troops upon request of Mayor Capde-
vile.
Telegraph dispatches bring the news
that 700 non-union men from Chicago
will arrive during the night. There
undoubtedly will be a fierce battle
when the meow Corners attempt to take
out the cars.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-10-13
|CANNO ACCEPT
MR.. MlTCHELL'S LETTER TO
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.
Head of Mine Workers Says He Can.
not Advise Miners to Return to
Work without Something Def.
nite..-Feels He Has Gone More
Than Half Way.

Washington. Oct. 10.-President Nit
chell of the United Mine Workers, has
refused to comply with the appeal of
President Roosevelt to call the strike
off. His letter to the president, made
public from the White House, is as fol-
lows:
"Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. s, 1902.
"Hon. Theodore Roosevelt. President
of the United Safes, Washington.
D. C.
"Dear Sir: Hon. Carroll D. Wright
has no doubt reported to you the deliv-
cry of your message to me last Monday
and my statement to him that should
take the matter under consideration,
although did not look upon it with
favrr.
"Since then 1 have consulted with
our district presidents, who concur full
ly in my views"
"We desire to assure you again that
We feel keenly the responsibility OF our
position, and the gravity of the sltua-
ton, and it would give as great plea
sure to take any action which would
bring this coal strike to an end in a
manner that would safeguard the inter-
ests of our constituents.
sin proposing that there be an i'm
mediate resumption of coal mining up
on the conditions We suggested in the
conference at the White House we be-
lieved that we had gone more than hall
way and had met your wishes.
1T is unnecessary in this letter to
refer to the malicious assault made up
on us in the response of the coal opera
tors.
1--WE feel confident that you must
have been impressed with the fairness
of our proposition and the insincerity
of those who maligned us.
Having in mind our experience
with the coal operators in the past, we
have no reason to feel any degree OF
confidence in their willingness to do ue
justice in the future, and inasmuch as
they have refused to accept the deci-
sion of a tribunal selected by you, and
inasmuch as there is no law through
which you could enforce the findings
of the commission you suggest, we re-
spectfully decline to advise our people
to retun to work simply upon the hope
that the coal operators might be in
duced or forced to comply with the rec
concentrations of your commission.
Gas stated above, We believe that we
went more than half way at Washing
ton, and we do not feel that We should
be asked to make further sacrifices.
"We appreciate your solicitude for
the people OF our country who are now
and will be subjected to great suffering
and Inconvenience by prolongation of
the coal strike, and we feel that the
onus of this terrible state of affairs
should be placed upon the side which
has refused 20 refer to fair and impair
tial investigation.
1 am, respectfully.
JOHN MITCHELL,
President L. NJ. ". A.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-10-13
STEWART NAMED
ELECTED COMMANDER OF GRAND
ARMY.
He Was q Candidate For the Honor
Year Ago, But Was Defeated
BY TOrrance...PensiOn Commit.
tee Scores Bureau Medical De.
partment.'

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE encamp.
ment of the G. A. r. for 1902 has
closed. San Francisco was chosen as
the next place of meeting, and the cleo
tion of officers was completed. Resolu.
tions were adopted by the encampment
having in view liberal treatment OF
veterans in the matter Of public Offices
and pensions.
Washington, Oct. 1O.-The Grand
Army got down to business today, and
the encampment OF the order, besides
hearing an address from Commander
in-Chief Torrance and reports from q
number of officers and committees elect
ed new head for the ensuing year.
The new commander. in.chief for the G.
A. r. is Gen. T. J. Stewart, of Penn
sylvania, who was candidate for the
honor year ago. His competitors at
this election were Gen. John c. Black
of Illinois, former commissioner Of
pensions, and Col. John McElroy. OF
this city. The name of Gen. Daniel
Sickles, of New York City, was pre-
sented. but he withdrew from the race.
William NJ. Olin, of Massachusetts,
was elected vice COMMUNICATIVE chief,
and James NJ. Averill, of Georgia, jun
ior vice commander.
Aside from the election of these off.
GERS. the most interesting feature Of
the encampment was the report of the
pensions committee of the G. A. r.
This committee severely scored the
medical division Of the pension bureau,
declaring that 1t is a division where
were executed the claims of veterans
seeking pensions. 1t accused the per.
sonnet of this division of approaching
the reports of the examining surgeons
throughout the country with suspicion
and distrust. and as made in bad faith
1t denounced the reports that extern
sive frauds were practised in pension
claims as absolutely baseless.
The Women's Relief Corps, Daugh.
tiers of Veterans and the Ladies of the
G. A R. also met in annual conven.
tion during the day.
Thousands of veterans and their
wives not delegates to any Of these or.
carnations, attended army corps re.
unions in the big tents on the White
House lot, or spent the beautiful Octo.
Der day in sight seeing. A feature OF
the afternoon was the dedication of the
corner stone of the proposed memorial
bridge to connect Washington with the
National cemetery at Arlington. Sec.
rotary Root was the orator of the occa-
sion.
Washington. Oct. 11.-Commander-
in chief Stewart, of the G. A. R., has
announced the personnel of the new
council of administration. It is made
up of one member from each depart
ment. and includes the following: Ida
no, James L. Fuller; Montana, P. H.
Manchester; Oregon, Orville Dodge
Washington and Alaska, ]. T. Sharfey.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-10-13
SEATTLE MARKET REPORT.

The following prices are being offered
to the producer by the local dealers for
delivery in round lots on the dock or in
the car at Seattle:
Grain-Oats, $21.2 per ton: barley,
$2l per ton; wheat, chicken feed, 500
per ton; bran, SIS per ton: shorts, SIC
per ton.
Hay-Puget Sound, ss@1O per ton
eastern Washington, $3.50 per ton
alfalfa, $3.50 per ton.
EggsStrictly fresh ranch $1,000
per doz.
Poultry-Live hens. 13c per Id; old
ROSTERS, S@9c per Id: ducks, 1917 @1a
per Id; spring chickens, l6@17c pei
Id; geese. s@l0c per ID.
Live Stock-Choice beef cattle, COW:
3lsc per ID: steers4@4lsc; sheep. size
hogs. &c: calves, so &c; spring lambs,
oisc.
Butter-Native creamery, Csc; east.
ern. 26c.
Cheese-Native, l2ls@13c: Califor-
mia, l2@l4c.
Wool-Western Washington, clean,
l3c: dirty, l0@llc: Eastern Washing.
ton, S@l0c.
Hides. Pelts and Tallow-Heavy salt
ed steers, over 90 lbs, Sc medium, pei
Id. 71sc: light, under 80 lbs, &c; cows,
all weights. &c: calf, Sc: stays and
bulls. Sc; green hides lc less than salt
ed; culls and grubby. lc less: dry hides,
per 10, l2c: dry eulls lee: summer
deer, goa CSC; winter deer, dry. lac
zoe; good butcher tallow, i@4lae;
grease, = q &c.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-10-13
WILL NOT MERGE
Irrigation Congress Decides Not
TO Join ns-Mississippi
Organization.

Colorado Springs Oct. 9.-The Ma.
tional Irrigation congress will maintain
its identity as an independent organiza.
ton, at least for a time. This was de-
cided by vote of 1873 to 81 by those
delegates to the congress who wealth
cred one of the fercest parliamentary
storms ever seen in Colorado Springs.
All the speech making of the day and
evening was of very great interest.
George Maxwell of Chicago, president
of the National Irrigation Association,
supported by nearly all the old.time
irrigation workers, sought to bring about
the merger. feeling that the work of
the irrigation congress as an agent for
the agitation OF a national irrigation
law, had accomplished its work.
F. ]. Keisel. of Ogden, supported at
the start only by his own delegation.
and only part of that, succeeded in
working up sentiment in the congress
that it would be better to defer action
on the proposed merger until the next
annual congress, and a motion to that
effect, made by ex-senator Carey of
Wyoming, finally disposed of the ques-
ton as far as the present congress is
concerned.
During the morning the congress was
addressed by Congressman Tawney Nor
ris and Stevens, of Minnesota, all Of
whom took the irrigation legislation and
it's history aud possibilities for theme.
Mr.. Tawney made strong address,
which was enthusiastically received
Ex-senator Carey. of Wyoming: Hon
r. ". Boynge of Colorado; Prof. L. G
Carpenter, of the Colorado state agri'
cultural college; Prof. Thomas Shaw,
of the Minnesota agricultural college
and Thomas Holland, representing
Commander Booth Tucker, OF the Sal
walton Army. also spoke during the
morning session.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-10-13
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

Fort Lawton is to have new target
range.
A cable ferry has been established or
the Columbia river at Harvey.
Plan for q new $35. 900 hotel at l4l
Third avenue, Seattle, have been flee
with the building inspector for his ap
prevail.
George Carpenter, Is years of age
living near hunter, was hit in the LEFT
forearm by bullet from gun in the
hands of a companion who mistool
him for deer.
The Standard Oil company has CLOSED
a deal at Everett for an entire block or
Pacific avenue, near its present ware
house, and will erect extensive tanks
and storehouses.
King county commissioners have
fixed the levy for countyssand state pur
poses at Is mills on the dollar. Thil
will produce revenue of 1866, 429.19
The levy is l y mills lower than last
year.
Jerry Cooney, merch ant at Spring
dale, and one of the Democratic can
didate for the legislature, was shot
through the hand as result of mistak
en- identity. Mr.. Cooney and DR.. l. S
Clark were out hunting at the time.
George S. Smeeth, the son of veal
thy Chicago foudryman, committed
suicide at Seattle by jumping from {
fire escape on the seventh story IN thu
rear of the Arlington hotel. He wa
instantly killed by the fall, his skull
being fractured and every large bone il
his body being broken.
The walla walla city council has ap
propriated $500 to assist those rem
dered homeless by the recent fores
fires.
A. Vandusen, of Cherry Valley, nea1
Munroe. was accidentally shot by ,
companion while hunting. The charg'
from q shotgun struck him in the head
inflicting terrible wound, which it il
believed will pIvoe fatal.
General Randall has recommended Il
the war department that all temporar.
repair work on the old barracks b.
stopped and that plans be drawn fol
new quarters, to be put up in moderl
style. The post is greatly in need o
additional quarters, and the general il
of the opinion that no money should b
wasted on repairing the old buildings