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The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10
THE RABBIT TELLS
THE BOY A STORY
It Is Abou Himself Why His Hind Legs Are So Long
and Why He Has No Tai.

the fox, the dog, the wolf and man
himself. OF course, there are no
wolves around now, except in the Far
West, but the other enemies keep me
busy. The hawk, the dog and man
are on the lookout for me by day,
while the fox and the owl are watch
ing for me at night. The hawk catches
sight of me as he sails in the air, so
high that you can hardly make him
out, and down he drops like a bullet.
Sometimes the rabbit escapes being hit
by dashing into the bushes, but he is
not always lucky. The owl is much
to be dreaded. He sits quietly on the
limb of a tree or the roof of a barn,
and when he makes his dash a rab-
bit has to be a good dodger and run
ner to escape him. Twice in my life
an owl has knocked me over, but both
times l escaped him. AS for the fox,
If he does not catch his rabbit as it
comes out of log, or can sneak softly
up when it is feeding, he will get none
at ALL"
And what do you eat?" asked the
boy.
Our favorite food Is the bark of
young apple trees, and there is no
doubt we often do great damage to
fruit growers, but we eat the leaves
of cabbages, turnips, carrots, parSnips,
and celery, where a garden is handy,
and when not, we get along on thistle,
dandelion, chickweed, catnip and other
plants. 1 have many a time made a
good meal off an ear of corn or have
nibbled at apples. The rabbit can find
food wherever he goes, winter or sum-
mer. The only bad times for him are
when the snow is so deep that he can't
go about. He then digs down to the
frozen earth and nibbles at the roots
of weeds and grasses"
You have nice, soft fur" said the
boy as he bent over and stroked the
rabbit.
yes, and that's why men hunt me
as they do" replied Bunny. I'm the
first place, the furrier makes three or
four kinds out of my fur, all to be
sold under false names and for good
price, and in the next all the best felt
hats, both for men and women, are
made from my hair don't believe you
knew that, but any halter will tell you
So My skin is made Tito gloves, belts,
pocketbooks, etc, and any scraps left
over go into the glue pot. AS an arti-
Gle of food l am worth rs cents or
more, but with my pelt and all, my
value is half dollar and more That's
all to-day. l haven't had any dinner
yet and must hop about after it, and
l think yours is ready at home. Next
time you come to see me I'll tell you
why a rabbits foot is considered
lucky"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10
TRIP OF FLORIDA G. \. r..

Commander S. Herbert Lancey Of the
Florida G. A. R., is preparing his
general order for the trip of the Flor
ida delegation to the national encamp-
ment at Washington, oct. O. the
headquarters car" will start from
Tampa and go through to Washington
via the Atlantic Coast Line, as that
reaches more Florida posts than any
other, taking in Key West, Tampa, ST.
Petersburg, Barlow, Ocala, Orlando,
Longwood, Sanford, De Land, Pomona
and Palatka. New Smyrna, Daytona
and ST. Augustine posts will have three
routes from Jacksonville to select
from All the same fare and same ac-
ocmmodations. Pensacola. Tallahassee
and Fernandina posts have the Sea-
board Air Line direct to Washington,
and Tampa, Ocala and Key West can
take this route or the Atlantic Coast
Line. All routes are the same from
Jacksonville. no line being allowed to
offer a lower rate than that fixed by
the commission.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10

man and left them protruding from
under the cover. He then arranged his
blankets to resemble as nearly as pos
sible the body of a man, and placed 1t
in the bed. He then concealed him
self. After the tour of inspection was
made by the guard, and all the con-
victs were apparently in their beds.
and the outer guards were called in,
he went to a wash pot, and took there
from a suit of clothes, which had been
taken off of Slower, an escaped con-
viCt, who had been captured and re-
turned to the farm that day, and
which had been put in the pot to be
burned. After exchanging his convict
suit he left. His escape was not dis
covered until late in the night, and
after he had been gone several hours.
Bartrain was sent to the farm from
Ware county for robbery. and is quite
a noted criminal. He is 81 years old
and is five feet eight and half
inches, weight 40 pounds, his right
arm has been broken and his left ear
has been bitten off. The authorities
have offered a reward of $50 for his
capture and return to the farm.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10

you should understand" began the
rabbit, as he ceased hopping about and
sat down in front of the boy, that
rabbit is not a hare, although many
people speak of him as such. A hare
is much larger than a rabbit and has
longer ears and legs in proportion. The
two differ also in what they like to
eat. And you should know that the
American rabbit differs from the Eng
fish and Australian rabbit, being
smaller in size, far more active, and
preferring a home in a hollow log to
a burrow in the earth.
II never could understand why a
rabbits hind legs were the longest"
said the boy as the rabbit paused.
well, will tell you. The rabbit
is no fighter. He iS runner instead.
He can bite you hard enough if you
take hold of him, as his teeth are sharp
and strong, but he won't stop to bite
if he can get away. His long hind
legs not only enable him to outrun
most dogs, but to spring over logs and
brush heaps and whatever else may
be in the way. And there's another
thing. The rabbit has so many enc
mics that he must always be on his
guard, and his long hind legs permit
him to get his head above the grass
and look around. His eyesight is very
sharp. and his hearing is acute, and
he can smell danger ten times as far
as you can smell smoke. If l hadn't
wanted to talk to you you couldn't
have approached within half a mile
of me-"
But why are rabbits bob-tailed ?"
asked the boy. THE coon, 'possum,
woodchuck, fox and other animals
have long tails"
1T is because he is a runner" re-
piled the rabbit. 1.-The coon and pos
sum and squirrel are climbers, and the
woodchuck is a digger. If a rabbit
had a long tail it would be a nuisance
to him in the thick grass and bushes.
The fox, who has a long tail, is both
runner and digger, but in fair
run | can beat him all to pieces. X
he ever catches a rabbit it is by sly
work. We make our homes mostly
in hollow logs, and if we had long tails
they might catch and hold us. One
time fox who ran me into a hollow
log and went in after me caught his
tail on a silver and was held fast until
he starved to death"
What enemies do you have?"
well, there are the hawk, the owl,
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10
BIG BUILDINGS FOR THE FAIR.
Shape-HOt Politics in EchOIs.
Rev. BascOm Anthony at ValdOsta.

NaldOsta Is Getting Ready in Great
Shape-HOt Politics in EchoIs.
Rev. BascOm Anthony at ValdOsta.
Valdosta, Ga, Aug. "a large force
of workmen are engaged on the new
buildings at the fair grounds and the
main building is rapidly assuming
shape. 1t is a monster structure run
ming along the rear of the grounds, so
by $50 feet. 1t will be used for the ag-
riCultural hall. As soon as the work
upon that is completed the force will
be put to work on other buildings and
in extending the grounds several hun
dred yards to the west. All of the in
dications now point to one of the most
successful fairs ever held in the state
Reports from Echols county indicate
that politics in that county are warm
ing up. The Democratic primary is to
be held on the goth inst, and the can
didates are doing a good deal of NOV
ing about. 1t is safe to say that Mr.. T.
c. Ham will be the nominee for the
Senate from this district Mr. E. K
Wilcox, who was regarded as a can
didate for the position, has written
friends here that he would not be in
the race. Mr.. Ham has served in the
Senate before and his selection by
Echols Will be highly satisfactory to
the other counties of the district
Rev. Bascom Anthony of Savannah
spent a couple of days this week in
Valdosta on a visit to his son, James
Anthony, who holds position at the
Strickland mills. Mr.. Anthony lived
here for several years and is a great
favorite with all of the people A
! prominent Baptist told him yesterday
/ that if the Methodists did not get him
/ back here, he could look out for a call
from the Bantists
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10

Jacksonville, Fla. Aug. 9-Arrived,
schr Longfellow, Pressey, Fall River.
Cleared, steamer Comanche, Platt
New York; schr Harold B. Cousins,
Hart, Boston.
Brunswick, Ga. Aug. 9.-Cleared,
banks Conception SPAN. Font. BARGE
Iona; Hyon (GeD. Marchlat, Ham
burg.
Sailed. schr waltham. Barto, New
London.
Charleston, S. c.. Aug. 9.-Arrived.
steamer Castleventry (Br), Dormand,
Huelva.
Cleared, schr Helen. Montague,
Adams New York
Philadelphia. Aug. 9.-Arrived, schr
Edith II. Symington. Savannah.
Cleared. steamer D. II. Miller. Sa-
vannah.
Baltimore, Aug. 9.-Sailed. steamer
New orleans. Savannah; steamer Hud-
son. Savannah; schr George Taulane.
Jr. Savannah.
Hamburg. Aug e.--sailed. Patria,
Charleston.
Pensacola. Fla. Aug. 9.-Cleared.
steamer Cllurnum C5r), Bethel. Bue-
nos Ayres. and sailed.
Fernandina Fla. Aug. 9.-Sailed.
schr Springfield. Tumlin. Boston: schr
Thomas Wlnsmore, Cinweli. Philadel-
phia.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10
DEATH OF sUPT. WING.

News of the death of Superintendent
David Wing of the Atlantic Coast
Line has been received in St Angus
tine Mr. Wing left a short time ago
to visit his sister at Van Buren. Ark.
He was in bad health at the time be-
ing sufferer from Brights disease.
His trip failed to benefit him and he
passed away at his sisters home. He
was a popular official with the people
of Florida and had risen in ten years
from the position of train dispatcher
TO superintendent
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10
Conrtwine EXPORTS.

Per steamship Birmingham, to New
York-3,70S barrels naval stores, 367
tons pig iron and steel. 247. 679 feet
lumber 2,342 packages general mer-
chandise.
Per steamship State of Texas for
Baltimore 1855 barrels rosin. &C bar
rels turpentine. 1909 feet lumber. y
packages fruit. % tons pig iron. IS
barrels rosin oil. 223 sacks clay, IS
packages yarns, l.240 packages mer-
cbandise.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10
w. v. L1FsEY GOES TO CINCINNATI.

Tampa Herald: w. V. Lifsey, for
merly division passenger agent of the
Plant System. at Tampa, and later at
Montgomery, who has been in the city
for several days, is probably saying
farewell to the railroad business. Mr..
Lifsey has had a most fattering offer
in another line, at Cincinnati. which
he will probably accept, and one in
which he is likely to soon make a
place for himself Mr. Lifsey's plans
are confidential for the present, and
cannot be given to the public, but his
many friends in Tampa may rest as
sured that his ability and standing as
a business man will receive proper
recognition in the position which has
been offered him.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10
MISSING GIRL IN FLORIDA.

Miss Jessie Wall of Randolph coun-
ty. North Carolina, the beautiful young
girl who mysteriously disappeared from
her home seven weeks ago last Sunday,
is said by her relatives to have been
located in Florida. For reasons of
their own they declined to state pre-
cisely where she is. though they know
the exact place. When the young wo-
man left her home she left a note in
her room saying that she would neith-
er destroy nor disgrace herself. The
relatives say that they have positive
assurances that she kept her prom
Use.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10
FLORIDA.

Jacksonville may soon use oil for
fuel for the city's electric light plant
and waterworks. The matter has been
investigated and as a result Supt. Ell
lis has reported to the bond trustees
that machinery for the use of oil can
be installed for SO. 400. and that there
viii still result a saving of $1,293.90 for
the first year as compared with coal.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10

SCOVILLES TO TAKE CHARGE.

Have Purchased Wigwam and
Grounds at Indian Springs.
Atlanta. Aug. 9.-The Wigwam and
the grounds at Indian Springs have
been sold to S. w. & G. w. Scoville
OF Atlanta. managers of the Aragon
Hotel The reservation is owned by
the state and is under lease for
long term Of years. The Messrs. SEQ
vile VIII take charge at once. No
radical changes will be made in the
hotel until next year.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10
FLORIDA

The dead body of an aged white man
named Campbell was found on the
beach at Pensacola Tuesday morning.
Campbell was formerly a well-to-do
citizen, but for some years had been
living as a hermit. 1t is supposed he
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10
A GIANT MELON VINE.

r.. C. Startling of stnrke, Fla, Claims
the Record Breaker.
Starke, Fla. Aug. 9.-R. G. Startling,
near Lawton, certainly leads the record
in the matter of a single melon vine.
Here is a verified report: Length of
vine. "a feet; number of melons, 22
aggregate weight of melons, 1876
pounds largest melon, go pounds; sold
IA melons for $3.50 cash; circumference
of root at ground, inches; saved s
melons for family use and seed
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10

young business man of Sparks. His
death occurred suddenly yesterday He
was about 81 years of age and leaves
several brothers and sisters. He was
buried this morning, Rev. DR.. Dilworth
officiating
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10
Fnreipn Exnortr.

Per bark Sverre for Hull-3,305 spir-
its. SIS, 320-Cargo by James Earle Jr
Per bark Clara, for Vigo. Spain
1883 pieces pitch pine lumber $685.
24S feeO, S6.450-By Esteve & Co.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10
MUCH GOLD IN CHEROKEE.

A few days ago Henry Steele came
in to Canton from Skies district, the
famous mining district of Cherokee
county before the wild exodus to CAL
ifornia, and brought with him a mug
get weighing over 100 pennyweights
which he got somewhere in that To-
cality. but just the place from which
1t came is unknown save only to Mr..
Steele and others, perhaps, who were
associated with him in it's finding. Mr.
Steele says there are other nuggets
where this one came from, or at least
there is plenty more pay ore and quartz
there. Only a few days ago, George
F. Case, who is opening up and de-
veloping the old Skies property, or
what is styled as the new Skies, three
miles west of Univeter, uncovered one
of the richest quartz veins that he has
ever seen in the gold mines of this
section. Free gold is plainly visible
in the quartz and the saprolite ores
also pan richly. He now has on this
property (the Coggins mine) a splendid
electric plant well equipped for min
ing and milling the ores that may be
taken out. Mr.. Case also has a pro-
cess by which he treats the ores in
some sort of an electrical dry way
from which he extracts or saves prac-
tically all that there is of value either
i'll gold or other metals and minerals.
This mine has been stocked and it IS
the intention of the company to de-
Velop the property thoroughly in con-
neotion with other good properties adj
Joining.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10
FLORIDA MILITIA INTERESTED.

Jacksonville Times-Unio and Citi-
zen: Jacksonville militiamen are great
ly interested in the big military tour
nament to be given at Avondale, near
Savannah, during the week beginning
Aug. 25, and all will be glad to learn
that an additional event has been
placed on the programme. A circular
explaining this has just been sent out
This additional visitors match has
been arranged because of the interest
shown by the states of North Carolina
South Carolina, Florida and Alabama
in the meet. and because of the fact
that many troops in these states have
had very little practice at longer
ranges. Visitors are also eligible for all
other matches.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10
Gress subseribes for Elephant.

Atlanta, Aug. &c. v. Gress wired
to-day a subscription OF $500 towards
new elephant for the Grant PARK
Zoo. The total subscriptions reach
nearly $500,
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10
FROM WATER FRONT
DREDGERs LOOKING FORWARD TO
SAVANNAH RIVER WORK.
OPERATIONS START IN FALL.
CHIEF OF ENGINEERS
MAY SOON REACH LOCAL PROJECT.

Owing to Low Water Upriver
Steamboats, HIVE Trouble in Navi-
gatiOn-Freight Going Out to
Country Merchants Steamship
Iris Sails TO-mOrrOw-Matters OF
Interest to Shippers and Mariners.
BY early fall it is probable extern
sive dredging operations will be in
progress in Savannah's harbor, or. at
least. this is the belief among ship
ping men and those representing the
dredging companies who win likely
bid for part of the work. With the
amount of work to be done it is prob
able the harbor will then be well filled
with dredging apparatus.
Little dredging is being done in the
river at present, and this is in the
removal of knobs and cleaning out
the channel here and there. Dredges
have been at work around Venus
Point and below for several month.
The dredge that has been working
there for some time was brought to
the city yesterday, having broken her
drum head. She was taken to Rourke'S
docks for repairs.
Mr.. Charles C. Ely, representing the
P. Sanford Ross Company, looks for
the early beginning of the dredging
to be done in Savannah's harbor.
There are numerous other waterways
to receive attention, however, so that
the chief of engineers may require
some time yet to get around to the
Savannah work.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10

States photographic office. in Custom
House. Captains are requested to call
at the Office. Reports of wrecks and
derelicts received.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10
u ~. BonneII, sparks, On.

Valdosta, Ga, Aug. s.-Newe was re-
eelved here this morning Of the death
Of Mr. J. 81. B0nnell. q prosperous
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10

Pilot charts and al hydroRraphic IN
formation viii b. furnished masters Of
vessels free u charge IA tbs United
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10
YOUNG LADY,s STRANGE DEATH.

While party of young people, who
had spent the evening at White Springs
Monday night, were returning home,
the horse attached to the buggy in
which were Walter Millen and Miss
Mamie Parnell became frightened while
on the steel bridge which spans the
river near White Springs. One wheel
of the buggy struck the railing of the
bridge and both occupants were thrown
out. Millen was thrown out on the
bridge and when he recovered himself,
the young lady was nowhere to be
found. There were members of the
party both in front and rear, but in
the noise and darkness they had seen
and heard nothing which would indi-
cate her fate. 1t is supposed that she
was thrown over the railing into the
stream below, a distance of about fifty
feet, and that her body was carried
away by the river, which has a very
strong current. At last accounts the
body had not been found
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.


Bark Clara CUrug), Roca, Vigo,
Spain-Strachan e. Co.
Bark Sverre (Nor), Didricksen, Hull
Dahl & Co.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10
a GEORGIAN IN LUCK.

Rome, Ga, dispatch to Atlanta Con-
stitution: An interesting story comes
from Paris. France. about more good
luck that has befallen Donald Harper,
who has been making fame and for
tune there as an international law
yer. After graduating from Mercer
University of Georgia, Mr.. Harper
Went to Paris Jan. l. 1894, as a clerk
in the American and international law
offices of which Hon. Arthur E. Va
lois was the head. Within a year he
was taken into partnership, which he
has since held, coming back to Amer
lea in 1898 to establish a branch office
in New York city. In the meantime,
he had married a beautiful Parisienne,
Mile. Jeanne Bernard, of a wealthy
and aristocratic family, and it is about
her that this story of good fortune re-
lates. Through the death of an old
sister of charity in one of the con-
vents of Paris Mrs. Harper has in
herited a large fortune of several hun
dred thousand francs. The sister Of
charity had been very fond of Mrs.
Harper from her childhood, and as
French laws prohibited her from leav-
ing it to a convent or religious order
she gave it TO one she loved outside.
The will has been duly filed in the
French courts, and the entire hand
some fortune goes to Mrs. Harper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Harper have Wis
tied the parents OF the former, Col
and Mrs. c. NJ. Harper number of
times in this city, and their friends all
over Georgia will rejoice with them.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10

drowned himself because of brooding
over his condition
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10
Passengers by Steamship.

Passengers by steamship Nacoochee,
for Savannah, Aug &c Randall,
Miss Lulie Jones, Mr.. Nichols and
wife. Mr.. Marshall and wife, Mr. Har-
vey and wife, j. Wood, Mr.. Glenroy
and wife, Mr.. Bell, Mr.. Victor, Miss
Corbett. Miss st. Clair E. A Ross.
B. Stewart M. Jackson, H. C. Ire
gidge, DR.. G. C. Trawick, c. v. Crock
EFT, Jr., and wife. W. Parker, N. o.
Bourque, Capt. c. E. Gillette, j. z.
Reynolds, Mr.. Howard, Miss H How
ard, Prof. P. J. Forth, R. H. Howell
Jr., j. w. HIATT, Miss j. NJ Hannum
j. o. Hannum and wife, J. L. Cav
thon, r. L. Oliver, Miss II. L. Clark
X. Finberg, c. II. Collins, Paul Fin
nerty, Dennis Greedon.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10
CHILD TRAGEDY AT FORT VALLEY

Marguerite Flournoy. the little s.
year-old daughter of Capt Robert
Flournoy, a passenger conductor on
the Georgia Southern and Florida Rail-
road. was accidentally killed at her
home at Fort Valley Monday at noon.
Her brother, Robert Flournoy, 10 years
of age, was cleaning up his shotgun
preparatory to going dove hunting
when it was suddenly discharged. the
load tearing off one side of the head
and face OF his little sister, who fell
TO the floor with her brains oozing out.
Her head was only two feet from the
muzzle of the gun at the time OF the
discharge.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10
AN ENrERPRIsING FARMER.

Marietta Journal: Mr.. ]. C. Reed,
young farmer who lives three miles
south of Marietta, had 100 liberia
peach trees. which he set out at differ
ent times, 900 hundred of them bore
fruit this year and he sold 700 crates
at 81 per crate, delivered. and has
the money in his pocket, lifting a debt
on his farm with one yield of fruit
He has budded 1900 peach trees,
which he has already sold, to be de-
hvered next season. He is a hard
working, honest young farmer and is
doing wei. He has a good crop grow
ing on his farm of cotton. corn, etc,
and will make plenty 10 do him.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10
WANT POSTMASTER REMOVED.

The citizens of Toccoa are making
a determined fight to have Postmaster
George L. Walker removed from Of
flee. A petition for Walkers removal
has been circulated and generally sign
ed. The petition alleges that Post
master Walker is totally untitled,
physically and morally, for the posi-
ton, and is not capable of filing the
office 1t also alleges that Postmaster
Walker is drunk much of the time in
the postoffice and on the public
streets of the town; that he is a dis
grace to the administration and an
eyesore to the public.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10

shipping Memoranda.

Steamship State of Texas. Peters
Baltimore
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10

High water at Tybee to-day at 121
a. m. and l241 p. m. High water al
Savannah one hour later.