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The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-13
PROF. MARSH AND
THE POINTER.
A New story of Dolly Rivers and the
Primrose Boarding school.
Pv DOuo1ae Ctan,aro,,


For a long time after the occasion
on which Prof. Marsh had been I'M
wigged by means of the line and bent
pin let down through the stove pipe
hole over the rostrum, recitations had
gone very smoothly and quietly. The
whole affair had been, of course, an ac-
cident, still the girls felt that it would
not do to play any tricks on the poor
J German while he still smarted from the
recollection of that trying scene.
For days after he met his classes
with a defiant look in his pale blue,
nearsighted eyes which warned them
OF smouldering volcano ready to
burst forth in a perfect storm of
broken English at a moments notice.
AS the weeks went by, however, the
unwonted docility of his pupils grad
ually gave way to the customary gig
Cling and surreptious whispering which
usually marked the conduct of his
classes.
With his poor sight and his uncer-
tain grasp of English the unfortunate
professor had hard time of it. When
his anger got the better of him as it
often did, he would bang upon the floor
or the blackboard with his long pointer
and splutter Young ladies wuIl you
kindly DAY attenchun!"
1t was this humping with the point
er that gave Julia Norris a brilliant
idea in the way of a practical joke
The very thought of it made her burst
out laughing in class; but as luck
would have it, Prof. Marsh had just
perpetrated feeble joke to which he
attributed Julia's merriment and ac-
cordingly he beamed on her, squirting
his queer be-spectacled eyes as he al
ways did when pleased
Julia continued to go into spasms of
laughter with the monotonous regu-
larity of a minute gun; SO that when
the gong sounded and the girls trooped
out into the hall. Dolly and Edna Will
| liams rushed UP to her. dying with
| curiosity as to the cause of so much
! levity.
With few gasps Julia recovered her
| composure and wiped her eyes.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-13
Copyright 1902, by John Kendrfck
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CHAPTER X
HOME AGAIN


"And now" said the Lefthandiron
as the Flamingo flew off and left them
to themselves, 'it strikes me that it is
time we set about having some sup
per. I'm getting hungry what with
the excitement of that ride, and the
fact that I haven't eaten anything
but bowlful Of kindling wood since
yesterday morning"
I'm with you there" said Tom.
"Fve been hungry ever since we start
ed and that snow on the moon whet-
ted my appetite"
Never knew a boy who wasn't hun
cry on all occasions puffed the Bel
lows. Fact it, a boy wouldn't be a
real boy unless he was hungry. Did
you ever know a boy that would con-
TESS he'd had enough to eat, Pokey?'
Once" said Poker. Il wrote a
poem about him, but I never could
get it published. Want to hear it?"
VERY much" said Tom.
"WeH, here goes said the Poker
anxiously, and he recited the follow
ing lines:
THE WONDROUS STRIKE OF
SAMMY DIXIE.
Young Sammy Dixie was a likely boy
Who lived somewhere in Illinois.
His father was a blacksmith, and
His Ma made pies for all the land.
The pies were all so very fine
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-13

II call that cheeky" muttered Edna.
THE result is" went on Julia, Il
usually have left about a cupful of the
precious liquid when 1 come to wash
and dress for dinner. Then l have the
pleasure of carrying my own pitcher
to the sink around by the long corridor,
which is at the least two and one-half
miles, more or less. Norton is a big,
ahle-b bodied girl, so if she wans a big
ger supply of water she can do the Re-
becca act for herself. That's my ulti-
matum as expressed in that sign,
Savy?"
Slang and practical jokes were Julia's
failngs. These were more than bal
anced by as sweet disposition and as
true and loyal a heart as ever girl had.
Well. there weren't any in the village
store. Any what you ask? Just wait
and you shall know.
Edna suddenly recollected that she
owned a boy cousin who was attending
school in New York and he was written
to and instructed to send box of
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That folks who sought them stood in
line
Before the shop of Dixie & Co.
Mid passing rain, in drifting snow,
For fear they'd lose the tasty prize
OF "Dike's new patent home made
pies"
One day, alas, poor Mrs. Dixie,
Who with her pies had made the
strike,
By overwork fell very ill,
And all her orders could not fill
So i'll was she she could not bake
One(Yf the pastry folks would take;
And 10 her loving husband said
He'd take her place and cook, instead
OF making horse-shoes. Kindly Joe,
To help his wife in time of woe!
He worked by night, he worked by
day
Yet worked, alas, in his own way,
And made such pies, I've understood
As but simple blacksmith could.
He made them hard as iron bars;
He made them tough as trolley cars.
He seemed to think a pies estate
Was to be used as armor plate.
And not pie would he let go
That had not stood the sledges blow.
Upon the anvil in his sanctum
Whence naught went out until he'd
spanked 'em.
Result? With many alas and lack
AAO lhCS JUG ltictQG lntS al NdilG OdCh,
From folks who claimed they could
not go
The latest pies OF Dixie & Co.
And here 1t was that Sammy came
To help his parents in the game.
Cant eat 'em?" cried indignant Joe
Cant eat EN-? Well, want to
know
Here, Sammy, show these people here
How most unjust their plant, my
dear.
Come. lad. and eat the lusNous pies
That have made and they despise."
Poor loyal Sammy then began
Upon those stodgy pies-the plan
Was very pleasing in his eyes,
For Sammy loved his mothers pies.
He nibbled one, he bit anothe,
And then began to think of mother.
He chewed and gnawed. he MUNICH
ed and bit,
But no-he could not swallow it;
And then, poor child. it was so tough
He had to say he'd mad enough.
Though never in the world before
Was lad who had not wanted more.
And what become of Sammy's ma?
And what became of Sammys pa?
Their profits gone, how could they exc
a living good from week to week?
They took the recipe for pies
That mother made and-O, so wise
Let Father make them in his way
In form elliptical, they say.
And when the football season came
Won fortune great, and wondrous fame
Beyond the widest hope of dreams
BY selling these to football teams,
And those by whom this game is
played
Called them the finest ever made.
The Suregood football" made of
mince,
Has never quite been equaled since;
And few who kick them with their feet,
Know they're the pies Sam couldn't
eat
The only pies upon this orb
A healthy boy could not absorb
Great poem that, eh?" said the Bel
lows. poking Tom in the ribs and grin
hing broadly.
Splendid" said Tom. New, use for
pies, that"
Its beautifully long" said Lefty.
But why couldn't it be published ?"
asked Rightly. Wasn't it long
knough?"
''rhe editor said is wasn't true"
Eighed the Poker. HE had three boys
Of his own, you know, and he said there
never was a boy who couldn't eat
pie even If IL was made of crowbars and
rubber, as long as it was pie"
n i guess he was right" observed
klghty. y knsY boy once who ate
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in the southeast heavens. II is of
huge dimensions and resembles in it's
outlines the figure of a rhinoceros or
some such pachydermatous creature"
We'll, 1 never." he cried. as he read
Il say Rightly, do you believe that's
the old Hippopotamus?
And Rightly said never a word. but
the look in his eye indicated that he
thought there was something in the
notion.
(The End)
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-13
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12
Says The Eusaula Times:

Teddy is all right as a Rough Rider in some sections, but he might smell burnt hair were he to mix up too much with the Southern coon
 We claim no knowledge of the work ings of the Presidential mind. or of the Republican Party. but to an outsider it looks very much as if Teddy was mixing up with Alabama affairs right smartly by appointing Judge Roulhac. In other words. it looks as if 1t was partly in- tended as a slap at the Republicans for leaving out the negroes. The appoint ment is an excellent one, at all events, whatever may have been the President's 's reasons.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12
Where He Went.

The Kansas City Star says a man rose at a funeral and announced that if no one had anything to say about tn" de- parted. he would like to make a few re- marks about the free coinage of silver. We'll, we don't know whether there was any objection raised or not. but some ing inclination to know what become of the rascal-Cherokee Harmonizer.
 Later information leads The Harmonizer to think its freak has gone over to the lilly whites.' but we doubt 1t. Whatever else we may say of them, they hardly offer any inducement for such an out of-date crank to join them. He ought to go to Pinal County, Ariz., where they are demanding free coinage without the consent of any other nation on earth He would be at home there.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12
Will Remain Republican.

ChOctaW AdVocate.
 Of course The Advocate knows why the Democrats of Connecticut quit gain ing victories" etc, and knowing the req son prompted us to speak of 1t as a "hopelessly Republican" State, but we should have added, flor the present. 9 So long as the Democratic Party contin- ues to follow such men as Bryan with will Connecticut and other Eastern, and we might say. Western States, remain Republican. And even If Bryanism should be discarded, and the party return. to its former judgment and principles, several years would probably elapse before such States as Connecticut would regain that confidence necessary to shift 1t back into the Democratic column.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12
BOLT OF THE BoLT-HArERs.

Just as we feared, the Democrats or Connecticut are preparing to commit hari-kari, or some other fool form of suicide. We believe it was Grant who once said that Democrats can always be selves at the wrong time, and sometimes we think he was right. We think so very decidedly. with regard to the Con- necticut family.
 There was a chance for the Democrats of that State to reg lin the power which they should never have lost. They adopted a good platform and nominated a good ticket, and the Party should have rallied to 1t and elected it. But the Con- yention, true to the old principles and traditions of the Party. we'll aware that free silver is not now an issue, and see- ing no need or excuse for bringing 1t into their State platform, refused to adopt plank endorsing Bryan or the Kansas City platform, and that action or refusal was right and proper The majority of the delegates saw that there was no call for such an endorsement and they saw further that 1t would create discord, so they refused to take such an unwise step.
 Now we have a bolt. and the joke of it Is that it comes from those who have for six years past made 1t their business
 to denounce those Democrats who re-
 fused to support Bryan two and six years ago. It comes from men who seemed to think that a bolter had eleven feet and horns, and that convention or assemb- lage of bolters would be "a covenant with
 death and an agreement with hell" or
 something of the kind.
 These immaculates met in New Haven A few days ago and held a convention of their own, in which they denounced the regular Democratic Convention for
 refusing to endorse Bryand and free sil-
 yer. They got up kind of platform to suit their out-of-date notions, and up- 1 roariously denounced the regular ticket and the Convention which adopted 1t. | More than one of the speakers declared ! that their object and desire was to de- | felt the regular ticket. even if they thus ensured Republican triumph. and one | of them declared that he would go to hell' before he would vote the regular
 ticket.
 | Wonder what those Democrats who | have heretofore strained their windpipes denouncing bolters will say of this spec
 imen of it as displayed in Connecticut? | Possibly they will say that the regular ! ticket ought to be defeated because 1t l failed to reaff1rm the last national plat l form. That is about the only defen :e
 that can be made. and it must be ad-
 mitted that it is a weak one. But their
 opiinon of it does not change the fact
 that their bolting brethren have in all
 probability destroyed all hope or pros- pect of redeeming Connecticut. It is O
 pity, but 1t is true. just the same.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12

declares that it is "A mere madness to live like a wretch and die rich,'' and in another place he argues that rich men - "are rather possessed by their money than possessors."
 But all these old philosophers and ad. age-mongers will not prevent men from wanting to try 1t. They may read and hear of the worries that beset the man of great wealth, but that doesn't hinder them from wanting to try the feeling for themselves Probably each man feels and believes that he could put wealth to a more rational use than the others do. and thinks that if he had the millions belonging to some other man he would be contented and happy and would enjoy himself much better than do the others. And yet the history of the human race, at least of the present day. shows that, in the words of old Marlowe. spoken more than four centuries ago excess of wealth is cause of covetousness," as is shown by the actions of most rich men. With them 1t is a constant struggle to get more or to keep what they have. and. like London Truths correspondent, there are doubtless times when in their inmost hearts they sincerely wish that they were poor again.
 Probably almost any poor man has at some time or other set out in his own mind the exact line he would pursue if he should become very wealthy. and we doubt if one man in a million would fol- low that line if the riches should come to him. The responsibility of wealth IS very great and the possession of it up- sets all the calculations made before 1t is obtained. But that 1t is not always source of happiness is evident, and this unfortunate English millionaire may dfffer from many others only in telling all about 1t. 7-.s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12
SUNDAY, OCTOBER la, 1909.
DOUBLE GOLDEN SYMBOL.

The American Newspaper Directory uses esr- tain signs to denote the relative standing and merit of the whole nsid ef inewspaperdom which comes under its notice. and one of these signs Is the mystic symbol l@1 denoting golden which stands for high quality. and b thus explained:
 "Advsrtissrs value this paper more for tas class and quality of its circulation than for the mere number of copies pFinteA"s
 Such papers are credited with single sym bol; but there is Q higher grade. according to this standard authority, which have BOTH QUALITY AND QUANTITY. end require tks DOUBLE GOLDEN SYMBOL VOI to describe adequately their standing.
 The Advertiser has been accorded this double golden symbol l0ol and is the only paper 9 distinguished in this section of the South.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12
Shouldn't Be Too Sure.

Bullock has within its bounds so far as we are informed, but one white Repub- lican; and we believe none of the few negroes who are registered will vote the Republican ticket; so 1t appears that Bullock will record one Republican vote in the November election-and that vote will be cast by white man who was never known in a dirty political trick Union Springs Herald.
 Our contemporary ought to know what it is talking about but we shall be very much surprised if the result doesn't show up different. Otherwise Bullock will be entitled to the banner.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12
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They Would Corner It.

If the South was cut eff from her coal fields the abundant wood supply would obviate all trouble and Inconvenience Greenville Living Truth.
 But how long would it be before some trust would get up a corner on the pine knots and hickory limbs and make us pay double price? And our wood sup ply would not last many years if the coal should be tied up.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12
Will Take Her Along.

General Bragg has had to leave his Gu ban place, but has been provided with a place in China. He will go to Hong Kong. He will take his wife with him. so as not to be caught writing any more letters-Birmingham Ledger.
 General Bragg Is good man who was the victim of one unfortunate slip. He certainly had right to express his real opinions in private letter to his wife and she could have had no idea of the impropriety of disclosing what he wrote.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12

One county in Arzona has held a Iemocratic convention and renewed its al- egiance to the free coinage of silver without the consent of any other nation on earth,'' Seems as though we have heard that before.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12
Probably Neither.

Tom L. Johnson. chasing across the country in a red automobile and conduct ing a circus campaign of hot air; or A. P. German, saying nothing with silent eloauence Friends and fellow citizens. which one will ye take? Mobile Regis ter.
 Is 1t on the cards that we must take either as Presidential candidate? We must confess that we are not enamored with them and know that the Democrats can easily do better than take either.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12

The Richmond Dispatch copies an ar ticle from an exchange under the head ing. New popes for smokers" and we thought it was getting its religion and tobacco mixed till we found the article was about pipes, instead of popes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12

"A vote against the nominees now is a vote against the Party" remarks The Marion County News. and 1t expresses the situation exactly. The man who votes against Jelks and the other nomi- nees votes against the Democratic Party of Alabama, and no kind of reasoning or argument will alter that fact.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12
Up Against It.

If you want to see a real penitent man and one who honestly believes woman is the noblest work of God, run up against the fellow with five boys after the wife has been absent from home a week or ten days.-Marion Standard.
 We sympathize with the brother and hope his troubles will shortly have a happy ending It takes something of that kind to convert a hard case.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12

some folks couldn't be pulled on the band wagon with derrick" says The Attalla Mirror. And if you could pull them on it would have to be by the seat of their trousers. They wouldn't get on 1t face foremost.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12

According to The Columbia Breeze there is an epidemic of chicken stealing going on in that town, and from the way the paper speaks of it the thieves are not all black ones.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12

The Moulton Advertiser favors a pen- sion for every man, woman and child in Alabama after they pass the century mark. We endorse the scheme. and name Editor White for place on the list when he reaches the limit.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12

They tell it now that John Bull has gotten into the habit of lodging every time Pierpont Morgans name is mem toned. Our English cousins don't know what Morgan will buy next.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12

What's this? Earthquakes in our little Kingdom of Guam? That will never do at all, at all. We've been whooping Guam up, and she must keep steady or we'll drop her.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12
How They Will Look.

Some of the opposition will look worse than a dimes worth of dog meat after the boys have been whistled off in No- vember-Attalla Mirror.
 And they will feel a sight worse than they look This isn't the year for an opposition ticket to score. The people are for the new Constitution and white rule.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12

Even the price of milk has risen in Boston. and people are wondering if the coal strike has anything to do with 1t. If it was water that was locked up, we could understand it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12

Editor Wm. R. Hearst possesses one eminent qualification as a Congressional candidate in New York City. His barrel is of the robust order.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12

Some wealthy people up North are pre- paring to spend the winter down South on account of the high price of coal, but how does that help the poor?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12

Alabama used to raise good old .hay'yr' crops. How is it now?" asks The Richmond Times. Will you kindly tell us what you're driving at? We don't grasp the Virginese dialect.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12
Wrist Pufs .

Dainty little wrist puffs can be manu- factured from tiny bits of net and muslin. provided there is just enough for two, half yard being sufficient for a pair of small ones.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12

Uncle Russell Sage had a serious at tack the other night, but will get over it. provided the doctors don't present their bilIs till he is we
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12

The Georgia Legislature and the big horse show will be in session in At lanta in a few days. The union depot is still a drawing card.