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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-28

mn 10 go out and gather other I,au-
DIS 90 ne ran for Justice of the
eace ana was elected the third time he
ran because the other Candidate nulled
ous: AS Magistrate he became Gus
IOuIdH OF Law-Book, a Checker
6oaru and a stack of Blank Afidavits
OiiCe every three months or so some
oody would levy on a Cow or threa fen
10 assault and then the Judge would
SeI chance to operate his Craft. But
ne ulun care so much about the In
come SO long as he could be addressed
as Judge. He allowed his Hair TO grow
INTO long, graceful Cow-Lick that
kept falling into his Eyes and he looked
at the Sidewalk medltatively as he
went over to the Grocery to get his
Fine-Cut. Sometimes, when he was
Tar enough from Home those who met
MN and heard him called Judge
thought that he was on the Supreme
Bench.
In the course of Time he began to
crave a Political Job so he began to
stump around in the Interests of the
Machine. He drove out to District
school Houses with the American
Eagle seated on the Dashboard of his
Buggy and when he got on the Plat
FORM he waved Old Glory until both
Arms gave out. All of which went to
prove that the Machine should be kept
IN Power. After he had been spell
binding for a couple of Seasons a Job
PRINTER conferred upon him the Title Of
honorable. Every time there was a
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-28

and was thus accosted by the captain
of the boat Say mister, you fellows
| in the weather service must be pretty
hard drinkers What makes you
think so?" inquired the weather man "
'I'll tell you for why" replied the cap
tain. THAT weather man that left
here some time ago used to send his
| demijohn up by me nearly every other
trip 1 made" The boat made semi
weekly trips. Upon investigation the
weather man" found that Capt. Dan
had been consuming a vast amount of
rum under the name of the departed
weather official. The weather man"
upon whom this practical joke had
been perpetrated is now at the other
end of the country and is entirely I'M
conscious of his ever having been vic
timized in such a manner. Had he
discovered it, l think that he would
have lost his accustomed equanimity.
There is a point at which even the
weather man" draws the line.
From a paper read by Mr. Daniel
Carroll, assistant chief clerk of the
Bureau, at the Milwaukee convention,
the following excerpts relative to the
personnel of the bureau are taken:
"Ninety-fve per cent of the members
of the station force are native born
Americans. OF the foreign born there
are from Austria, 2; Canada, 4; Eng
land, 8; France, 1; Germany, s. Ire
land s; Scotland, 3, and Spain, Cuba,
l.. Seventy three per cent. of the
members of the station force, prior to
their connection with the meteorolog-
icah service were either teachers, stu
dents, clerks, printers or farmers,
divided as follows: Students, Il
per cent. teachers. IS; clerks,
II; printers, 10, and farmers, Z. Forty
nine per cent. have had the benefit of
college or university training, 35 per
cent. completed their schooling in high
schools or academies, while only 16
per cent have advanced no higher
than the common schools and business
colleges. The oldest man in charge of
a station is 81 years of age, the young
est 231b. The oldest assistant is Ga and
the youngest 21z. The average age
of the officials in charge is Al, and
the average of assistants 1914 per cent.
of the station forces are married. OF
the men in charge IS per cent. are
married and OF the assistants, 20 per
cent. Seventy-nine men have been in
the service less than five years, 81
men less than ten years Sc fifteen
years. 80 twenty years. i6 men twenty
five years. 2 men thirty years and /
man has been continuously In the SER
vice since II was organized"
To become a weather man" one
must pass a civil service examination
in the following branches: Spelling.
arithmetic, penmanship. copying from
rough draft. elementary meteofologY,
English composition. geography and
algebra. After entrance IL further ad-
vancement IL desired an examination
IN physics, algebra. trigonometry bot
any astronomy and advanced mete-
orology must be taken and passed.
when the observers were required 20
possess q practical knowledge ~ tsle-
KFaUhy 8 wnularbe weather man.
WhQ Wan nllinE q somewhat eubordls
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-28

had put Green Tag on him and moth
ing could stop him.
When he was only IS years of age
he was elected Captain of a Volunteer
Fire Department, which was a valu-
able Organization, only when there was
a Fire no one could find the Key to
the House in which they kept the
Hand-Pump. But the Papers began
to speak of him as Capt Cuff. His
Intimates called him Cap. After the
Hose Company disbanded his Title
chung to him and it was generally be-
lieved that he had been with Grant
at AppomattoX.
Not satisfied with a resounding I'll
tie for which those in the Regular
Army have to struggle for Years Capt
Flute at % cents an hour and the first
thing heS knew he was a real Pro-
fessor, just the same as if he had gone
up in a Balloon or had some trained
Horses. Now over at Harvard, where
they grow the English Accent, a Stu
dent must grind through a long Course,
and a Fellowship and an Instructor
ship before he blossoms into a simon
pure Professor. Which only goes to
show that the Real Boy can gain by
one stroke of Genius the Renown for
which the ordinary Skates must go
forth and Rustic.
James Henry Cuff at the age of 80
was both a Captain and a Professor,
but his Unsuitable Ambition spurred
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-28
THE SAVANNAH
WEATHER MAN
He Tells Some Interesting
Weather Service Stories.

The weather has always been and
always will be with us, and perhaps
there have always been and always Will
be weather prophets. but not until the
Weather Bureau was established in
1870 did that genus homo" popularity
known as the weather man." come
into existence.
Doubtless there are and always have
been people more or less weather wise
in their own conceit, from the old as
trologers to those who base their cal
culations in regard to the weather
upon the phases of the moon and the
way it hangs, the behavior of animals,
rheumatic toe or finger, the direction
of the wind at the autumnal or vernal
equinox, the conjunction of the planets,
or other occurrences.
Referring to the astrologers l am re-
minded of a story told away back in
the seventies by the Attorney General
OF Maryland, who was assisting the
states attorney of one of the counties
IN the prosecution of a prominent So
Getty lady of Baltimore, who was on
trial for the poisoning of an army Off
Ger. guest at her house when he was
taken ill and died. This was one of
the most celebrated cases known up to
mat time in this country the trial
lasting for a number of weeks, the tes-
umony consuming thousands of folios,
ana the witnesses coming from all por-
TONS of the country, both the prosecu-
uon and defense having an array of
medical experts, many of whom had a
nd tlonal reputation as Psychologists.
ihere had been quite a conflict of tes-
uthony by the scientists in regard TO
t .ne cause of death, the presence of an
ulhony in the stomach, owing to an IN
olhplete analysis by the state chemist,
"ot having been clearly proven.
although the circumstantial evidence
was strong, the accused having been
sen administering the poisonous drug,
tue defense was so strong that the At
,sorAey General thought that he would
iinpress the jury by relating the fol-
owing story: Il read once" he said,
~ an Eastern potentate who had in
MS employ an astrologer whom he al
"ays consulted in regard to the pros
pcls Of the weather whenever he was
n'emplating a journey. One day he
@sHed his weather wise employe wheth-
III would rain before his return from
mat he was about to take. mo.
"e' replied the weather clerk. 1t VIII
ne lovely day! The king had not pro-
he'd very far upon his journey when
g. met one OF his subjects driving a
~, Nass. For some reason. perhaps be-
h vae he had not any too much faith
AlA astrologer. he asked the peasant
~ me- weather would be for the day.
a.. VIII have a heavy shower, sire,
1 me reply. Shortly after the
r. 'f came and the king who had
30 provision for down pour
ra qfcnche1 90 the skin. when be
W. li'A from his Journey, 80 great
a... nlh wrath, that the astrol0Rer was
FL. $500 few days later the king
~ ih' man that had warned him
An. .' impending shower and asked
'''H be knew u would rain. RE
e4 ihe foiissiug answer. Sire.
. ahimAl moves bis ears back
''i'h gt be 90 fbe other day rain
49, ."it follow "rhen Geld fhe
y uai be- true, gili appoint
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-28

climbed to the Summit of Greatness
when he appeared in his SAP Plume.
Not so. One Year the State Militia
was to have an Encampment and the
Governor gave Col. James Henry Cuff
the Job of buying all the Beans, Fresh
Beef and other Supplies, because there
promised to be a slight rake-off. Off
cially he was known as the Commits
sary-General.
Thus it came about that after Years
of Endeavor, James Henry Cuff who
left the Post a poor and unknown Boy
went under the Wire a real General.
When his Daughters went away 10
Boarding School and were introduced
as the Offspring of Gen. James H.
Cuff they assumed a social Leadership.
Gen. Cuff led the Grand March at
great many Military Balls. At a Ban
quet costing IS per Plate he sat at
the Right of the Chairman wearing
Medals which had been presented to
him by the Fourth Ward Marching
Club. In his Address, he always de-
Tended the Soldier against unwarrant-
ed Attacks and protested against haul
ing down the Flag at any Time or
Place.
If the Government adopted new
Machone Gun, all the Report
ers went over and interviewed
Gen. James Henry Cuff about
it. He wrote a Magazine Ar
ticle on the Mistakes of the British in
South Africa and likewise got rid of
a few ponderous Opinions on our Pol
icy in the Philippines.
When he died, the Funeral Process
sion was two miles long. The Family
had to erect two Marble Shafts so as
to find Room for all of his Titles.
MORAL: True Democracy scorns a
Title unless it has a real Significance
with the Reverse English.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-28

nate position, presented himself for ex-
animation. do you know how to set
up a battery?" said the examiner, aft
er having failed to secure a correct
answer from the applicant to any ques-
ton that had up to that time been put
| to him. ooh, yes, sir" well, tell us
how it is done, then" II would take
some water and put a little salt in it,"
You would?" said the examiner,
interrupting the prospective observer,
How about the pepper vinegar and
| mustard" Then walking up to the ap-
plicant and Shaping him on the back
he said. with all the disgust that he
| could possibly manifest, Say, young
man, what do you know about beans"
There is no branch of the government
| service where a higher moral stand
ard is demanded of it's employees than
| in the Weather Bureau, and the
weather man" has to walk a pretty
straight line whether he wants to or
not. However. most of them are pref
ty correct fellows in their manner of
living.
The following story, familiar to
nearly all of the employees of the bu-
reau, was told by Prof. Moore, chief
of the bureau, at the convention of
weather bureau officials, held in Oma-
ha in 1898:
.
Weather Bureau was living considera-
bly, beyond his means. There may be
others trying to travel the same road,
but If we catch them at 1t we will make
short work of them. This individual
kept trotting horse. neglected his
family, failed to pay his debts, and in
other ways brought discredit upon him
self and the service. He was accus-
toned to make his predictions for a
very important state on the coast from
back room in a beer garden, with
out ever seeing the weather chart.
Finally the central office began to veri-
fly his work, and finding it did not
agree at all with the meteorological
charts, an investigation was instituted
which resulted in his summary dismiss
sal in disgrace from the public service.
The next day his hat and coat were
found on the beach, and 1t was as
sumed that he had committed suicide.
So a prominent paper came out the
next morning with large picture on
the front page, In which was depicted
scene In hell.
At one side sat his Satanic Majesty
on a throne Of chilled steel. A great
reunue OF servants and followers were
around him. and in front was an i'm
mense thermometer which apparently
lowered into the clouds. and his sa.
tanic Majesty had apparently issued an
order for the fire brigade 10 read the
thermometer for you could zee an ex-
tension ladder running up the side Of
the thermometer and q whole troop Of
devils climbing 20 the top and end saV-
0ring 10 read the instrument n SEEM
81 10 be "a hot time ia the old town
shat night. A. you SIN further inter
preied the picture, you noticed that
coal hole right in the middle had been
opened. and Thar coal hole was belch-
Ing forth IRE and smoke from the fpf-
mace beneath 90 tbe furnace appeared
The bead aed shoulders ~ OuT late Ia
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-28

convention, he was made a Colonel on
the Governors Staff. 1t is the Duty of
a Colonel on the Governors Staff to
ride in Pullman Car and take Ball
every time he is touched on the Back.
Col. Cuff was a Dream when he got
into his S275 Uniform with the Gold
Braid rugged all over the Front He
Wore Chapeau similar to the one
worn by Napoleon at Austerlitz, but
he had on top of it seven Tail Feath-
ers of the Loo-Loo Bird, which rather
laid over anything that Napoleon ever
wore. And when Col. James Henry
Cuff in his magnificent Regalia and
smoking ten-cent Cigar leaned back
in an Open Carriage drawn by White
Horses and allowed the People to gaze
at him, the Grandeur of the Spectacle
made one forget the real Horrors of
War.
Many of the ardent Admirers of Prof.
Cuff, and Capt. Cuff, and Judge Cuff,
and Col. Cuff. believed that he had
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-28

Jim-Crow Speaking then the Hon.
James Henry Cuff showed up with his
Voice in a Shawl-Strap and also fine
Assortment of Platitudes. When the
Congressman wrote to him and asked
him to get the Jimpson County Dele
gates into Line, he always addressed
his letter to The Hon. James
Henry Cuff and in the Course
of Time Cuff began to believe.
But a prouder Distinction awaited
him In view of the fact that he had
plugged for the Regular Organization
and delivered the Goods at the State
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-28
MODERN FABLES.
BY GEORGE AIDE
The Modern Fable OF How an Humble Beginner Moved
From One Pinnacle to Another and PLAYED the Entire
Circuit. ~
Copyright, 1902, by Robert Howard Russell
BY GEORGE AIDE.

A team of Proud Parents had a Son
named James Henry Cuff. On the
Day of his Birth the Wind changed
and blew in another Direction, APP
ples fell off the Trees, Chickens went
n Roost at Midday. All Nature
seemed to have been given a Jolt by
the Portentous Event. For James
Henry Cuff was born to know all the
brands of Human Greatness. Destiny
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-28

mented forecast official In his left
hand he held a sheet OF asbestos. and
in his right "A piece OF charcoal. and
he had just written a forecast OF a
cold wave for hell and vicinity" Now
here H. whore the unfeeling unsynpa-
thctic editor Wreaked vengeance on the
weather bureau. He said. p. S.-This
forecast ~ a colo wave for he'll and
vicinity Is just az likely - be verified
a. were any Of those made by the de-
ceased for this city.
1.-THE Weather Man"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-28
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-28

judge see that Willie Sweilton
has given up aut0mOhillnE FndRe
when viii che funeral take place -
Baltimore MoFning Herald.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-28
MR.. DOOLEY ON
ARCTIC EXPLORATION.
BY F. P. DUNE.

Copyright, 1902, by Robert mownra Rus.em
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-06
a UNIQUE COMPROMISE.

IN VIEW of the unqualified success
which has attended a. Kentucky ex-
pertinent, The Herald thinks that as
wide publicity as possible should be
given to the case, for more than one
reason. Not very long ago a young
woman of Lexington was injured while
riding on one of the rapid trolley cars
of that justly celebrated race horse
center. She very PROMPTLY brought
suit for damages in the sum of 5000.
The other day the action was COM
promised in most unique and orig
inal manner. The plaintiff in the
case married a conductor in the. en-
play of the defendant corporation. As
soon as the ceremony had been per-
formed the attorneys for the bride en-
tered an order OF dismissal. The de-
tails are exasperatingly meagre. 1t is
not stated whether or not the company
paid for the license and set the young
couple up in housekeeping appliances.
There is nothing to show that the con-
ductor received any compensation for
his part in the affair.
All Of these things would be extreme
~ interesting to other street railway
companies with damage suits by spin
ster plaintiffs on their hands. If the
cost is not too excessive, they would
doubtless be willing TO hire lot OF
eligible young men TO stand in just
such breaches as this. Not'onIy would
they thereby encourage matrimony. but
they would also escape any amount of
expensive litigation.
Crusty old bachelors win say that
if it became known that the companies
would fird husbands for every injured
spinster. more manageable women
would be hurt every day than the sup
ply of willing bridegrooms would
amount to in week. This, of course,
is a pure and malicious libel. The
Herald would like very much 10 know
how the scheme is working in Lexing-
ton. Is this an isolated case, or has
the same thing happened before? If
SO, how often?
Your average Kentuckian is a ro-
! to compromise anything, from a noun
tain feud to lawsuit but If he is Civ
en- half chance TO display his gall
lantry he IS going TO accept it on the
spot without debate Here was an op-
portunity to start two heart to thump-
ing in solemn unison. to furnish two
souls out at the expense of only one
thought. Who wouldn't take a chance
/ like that2
Now The Herald respectfully sug-
gests to superintendent Read of the
local line that he govern himself ac-
cordingiy-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-06

by James Whitcomb Riley->
I lie low-coiled in nest of dreams;
The lamp CLEANS dim i the odorous
gloom,
And the stars at the easement leak lons
CLEANS
OF misty light through the haunted
Where i lie lOw-eoiled IN dreams.
The night-wEnds ooze DER my dusk
drowned face
IN a dewy flood that GIBBS and flows,
Washing surf of dim white lace
Under my throat and the dark red rose
In the shade OF my Gask-crowned face
There's a sillzen strand of some strangv
sound
Slipping out OF a skein Of song;
Eeriely as a call unwound
From q fairy-bugle, it slides along
In a silken strand Of sound
There's the tiakiing drip OF a faint guitar;
There's gurSnSS fl9te, and a blaring
horn
Blowing bubbles OF tune afar
Ger the misty heights of the hills OF
morn,
To the drip Of a faint guitar.
And I dream that I neither sleep nor
wake
Careless am I If I wake or sleep.
For my soul floats out on the waves that
break
In crests Of song on the shoreless deep
Where l neither sleep nor wake.