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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-30
A TRAINED BANTAM.
Rooster That Is Possessed of Re-
mnrkabIe Accomplishments.
From the Kansas City Star.

markabIe Accomplishments.
From the Kansas City Star.
Punch" is an intelligent, belligerent,
and noisy bantam rooster, and he be-
longs to Mildred Bronse. Mildred is an
Armourdale (Kan) girl, and lives with
her grandfather, j. M. Enochs, on
Kansas avenue. She has raised Punch
from the time he was fluffy chicken
which could sleep in a teacup until
now, fullgrown, he would have diff
Guilty in roosting in quart measure.
Mildred has devoted some attention to
the education of Punch, and she is as
fond of him as he is of Judy, the lit
tie brown hen which was given him
for company a few months ago.
Punch's special accomplishments show
great intelligence and careful training.
"Punchl here, Punch!' Mildred calls
and the bantam trots up to her from
a neighbours flower garden or from be-
hind the barn, followed by Judy. He
flies up and ahghts on Mildred's out
stretched hand at her commands.
Now, crow" she says, and away
the bantam goes, straining and twist
ing his little body. splitting the air
with his diminutive "crk-ck-crk, ok
ckrr-rr."
"Crow once more" and again he let's
out his voice, while Judy looks up ad
miringly.
Now Wen have a boxing match"
says Mildred, as she places Punch in
position at his corner of an improvis-
ed ring. Punch's favorite antagonist is
Mildred's grandfather, and as Mr..
Enochs makes passes at the little fell
low he defends himself with beak and
claws, pecking at the veins and cords
of the hand, making passes, feints, un-
dercuts, and hooks with his feet.
Punch never tires of this game, and
he plays it with the utmost good ma
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-30
MRS. sToDDARD,s TIES.

Mrs. H. NJ. Stoddard was hostess
yesterday at a silver tea which was
one OF the most attractive of the Sc
res mat has been given during the
sc ord son under the auspices of the Flow
oihmlttee of the Independent Pres
d'ellah Church. Mrs. Stoddard' $
NV nav ing room We're fragrant with sweet
bb e and roses. that made a pretty
f o. among their green leaves
1 VIZ me bright spring gowns of the
h.. si SJ' Mrs. Stoddard was assisted
n ny mrs NAPLES and Mrs. Hardee, who
5 gou5ed tea, and by Miss Mabel Stod-
Ri. MISS Elizabeth Butler, Miss Anne
III Tyie r., Miss Clifford West and Miss
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-30
WITH AFTERNOON TEA.

The Savannah Chapter, D. A. r.,
gave very charming tea yesterday af-
ternoon at the home of Mrs. Julian b.
Johnson, whose attractive rooms were
prettily decorated for the occasion with
palms and flowers. Many callers en-
loyed the hospitality of the chapter
during the afternoon. On the Recep-
uon Commute were Mrs. A. B. Hull,
Mrs. James S. Wood Mrs. Charles G..
Bell Mrs. L. C. Banks and Miss Irene
Nlthers. The refreshments were served
by Miss Claudia JohnsonS Miss Eleanor
Shotter, Miss Augusta Wood, Miss So
phle Meldrim, Miss Anna Bell, Miss
Lucy Dancy, Miss Mildred Cunning
nam Miss Inez Tiedeman, Miss Rosa
ma Wood, Miss Dorothea Karow and
Miss Carolyn MYERS.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-30
B. w. WRENN,
From the Baltimore News

From the Baltimore News.
London has a clergyman who keeps
a well-equipped wine cellar under his
church. He is known as the actors
parson," because he loves the stage
and is friendly with its people. lie is
the most constantly criticised preacher
in England to-day because he dares to
be original. His name is the Pew. e.
Ker Gray. and he is the rector of st.
Georges Chapel, Albermarle street. one
of the most fashionable churches in
London. To Americans St. Georges
Chapel is Interesting and best known
by reason OF the fact that here Thack-
eray's Rev. Charles Honeymoon minis
tered. DIR. Gray's personality is strtk-
ing He is not merely the grandson of
bishop and the great-grandson of a
duke He is something more than an
A. n. c. or an A. NJ. of Trinity. He is
bright. vigorous, virsatile. up to date.
one of Dr. Gray's innovations at st.
Georges Is a full-aedged orchestra as
an accompaniment TO the church SER
vices. No theater in London IS better
supplied.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-30
FANCY DRESS BALL.
10 Given for the Winnie Davis
Memorial Hall.

-, Given for the Winnie Davis
Memorial Hall.
Those energetic young workers. the
,5.ar of the Confederacy, have
ad for tomorrow afternoon at
81 chatham Artillery Hall. unique
& .tsrtainment that is sure to prove in
.s+inp to big folks as we'll as little
For besides the fancy dress ball,
.,r which there is nothing prettier in
!. vav of clildren's parties, there
m he a handkerchief bazaar. The
,5kerchiefs have been donated to
H.. GOOD cause from all over the coun-
=, and are of the prettiest and finest.
II attraction to all feminine lovers of
*ssirtv bits of cambria, and to bargain
orers as well, for, since they were all
4 lifts they are to be sold at real bar
+ gain-day prices.
i The ball will open at o'clock, and
nom then until the littliest people are
E,ypected in fancy costume, if they
E,boose, or just in their own everyday
Knocks. For the fancy dresses there
ul be four prizes awarded. two each
M the boys and girls for the most orig
mail and the prettiest costumes.
i Besides the general dancing there
\ viii be special fancy dances by those
we'll known and graceful little ladies.
Hiss Wilson, Miss Agnes Simmons and
Miss Lucille Fitch, and by Master Alan
Mcdonald. who are all pupil of Miss
Marguerite Suits. From until
o'clock there will be a cotillion danced
|by the younger society set. Mr. Gar
|nrd Haines will lead. The entertain
ment will be under the immediate di-
rection of Mrs A. F. Marmelstein,
Mrs. John NJ. Bryan, Mrs. H. L. Raines
and Mrs. Max Wolf, and the directress
|of the chapter, Miss Rena Falligant.
The proceeds will be devoted to that
noble work, the Winnie Davis Memo
rial annex at the State Normal School.
This is to be a dormitory hall reserved
for those daughters and grand daugh-
tiers of Confederate soldiers, who.
Without the aid thus afforded, would
he unable to obtain the training which
lifts them to become teachers, and
would otherwise have to support them
selves by working in factories or at
degrading and difficult labor. The
building, which is to cost $4,000, will
occupy a good site on the campus, and
will have an attractive and comforta-
bic interior. 1t is the hope of the
Daughters of the Confederacy to lay
the cornerstone in June. The last
number of the Southern Woman"
shows a total of S2,971.99 in the treas
lry towards the building fund. The
recent educational conference at Ath-
Ems agreed to give $500 to the fund,
il the Daughters could raise an equal
sum by the first of January.
The members of the Winnie Davis
Chapter have pledged themselves to
raise 500 by June l, and as they have
low only about SIG they are most anx-
ous to make the ball tomorrow aft
anoon a thorough success.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-30
Lumber Dealers EARLY closing.

The lumber dealers of Savannah
that is, practically all OF them-have
signed an agreement to close their Of
fees on Saturday afternoons during the
summer at 2 o'clock. The agreement
goes into effect May and will con-
tinue to and including Sept. Is.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-30

From the Philadelphia Press.
DR.. S. Weir Mitchell deliberately
maintains that for all the best pur-
poses of female society it would be bet
ter that American girls were not edu-
Gated at all until they were II, than
that they be overweight, as they are
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-30
COLUMBUS NEW RIVER. BRIDGE.
Contract for Supcrstructure Award
ed on Bid of $4,000

Columbus, Ga, April 29.-At a spe-
cial meeting of city council this after
noon the recommendation of the bridge
committee that the bid of the Ameri-
can Bridge Company of s35,5Oo for do
ing the superstructure work Of the new
steel bridge at Fourteenth street, be
accepted. was adopted The contract
for the superstructure has not yet been
let The bridge complete viii cost
about $60, 900. There were many bids
for doing the work The superstruc>
ture contract is secured for the Anneri-
can Bridge Company by its Atlanta
agency.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-30
Mad. Mehrten's Recital.

The pupils of Nine. Laura Mehrtens
gave an enjoyable concert in Conserva-
tory Hall last night. A large audience
was present and expressed it's appreci-
alton by hearty encores to many of the
selections.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-30

DeKalb Lodge of odd Fellows gave
its members a supper at Isle OF Hope
last night. II was well attended and
much enjoyed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-30
At PENNYwORTH ROSE GARDENS.

The many pleasures afforded by a
visit to Capt. Manigault's rose gardens
were enjoyed yesterday afternoon by
party that went over to the island with
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. L. Cunningham.
The guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Ellis, Mr. and Mrs. Trenholm Hopkins,
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis LeHardy, Mr.. and
Mrs Robert L. Mercer, Miss Emma
Hopkins. Miss Elise Rauers, Miss
Freda Rauers, Miss Meta Thomas, Miss
Daisy Phillips, Miss Georgina Phillips
and Mr.. Thomas Hunter.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-30

Gov. Gen. Leonard Wood. soon
after the evacuation Of Cuba. viii be
granted a long leave Of absence. which
lac Is 10 spend abroad With his family.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-30
SOCIETY EVENTS.

H. ana Mrs. Edward stoddard and
ana Mrs. Henry Garden suachan.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-02
1nanatrioua ola clock.

At quaint old Castletown. the 'me-
tropolis" of the Isle Of Man, there ex-
lists very interesting clock, which has
now performed its functions Of time
telling In Ave centuries. 1t was pre-
sented by Queen Elizabeth in the year
1897 to Castle Rushen, the fortress
which stands In the middle Of Castle
town, from which the town takes Its
name. The works are crude, being
driven by ropes and puileys. but never.
theless they keep fair time. The clock.
In fact. has run ever since 1t was built.
except for rare stoppages for repairs.
To this day the single hand which
travels slowly round the dial outside
the tower OF Castle Rushen is the
principal source OF Information as to
the hour to the Inhabitants Of Castle
town. A timepiece which has worked
continuously for more than 300 years
10 something OF real curiosity.-Jew-
elegs' Circular.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-02
How Fortre.. Monroe was Built.
thy, II only took enc man

The manner OF constructing the fort
at Old Point Comfort Is interesting
and throws some light on customs and
practices then In vogue. The work was
almost wholly done by slaves who were
brought to the place by their masters
and leased to the engineers In charge.
The slave owner received 80 cents
day for each slave. and the government
furnished each 'laborer." as the slave
was called. with two suits of working
clothes. a pair or two Of shoes. rations,
quarters and occasionally little tobac-
co. The ''laborers' worked With very
little clothes and generally without
shoes. They lived In barracks and were
subject to kind of military discipline
The owners were regular In coming in
TO collect the hire for their slaves. from
which we may infer that the ''constitu-
ents" Of those days knew how TO appre-
ciate good thing TO degree worthy
OF the present generation.-Leslie's
Weekly.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-02
r,are I'm Making Area.

An Ak Is subject to rigid tests before
II 10 pronounced perfect. The steel must
be Of the required temper. the weight
Of all axes OF the same size must be
uniform. all must be ground alike and
In various other ways conform to an es-
tablished standard. The inspector who
tests the quality OF the steel does 80 by
hammering the blade and striking the
edge 10 ascertain whether II be too
brittle or not. An AK that breaks dur
Ing the test is thrown aside to be made
over. Before the material Of an az Is In
the proper shape It has been heated Eve
times. including the tempering process,
and the ak when completed has passed
through the hands Of about 40 work.
men. each OF whom has done something
toward perfecting 1t. After passing In
spection the axes go to the grinding de-
partment and from that to the polish
ers, who finish them upon emery
wheels.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-02
A Thtnx TO Rem ena ber.

A donkey who had been carefully
raised by his master gained SO much
knowledge that he could not help con-
sidering himself superior being.
Il am too modest to throw high
priced bouquets at myself" he solllo-
quized, but the fact remains that i
have distanced them all. can lie
down at command and roll over. With
the assistance Of sundry winks and
mods from Ali Hassan, my master.
can pick the different pasteboards from
O card pack. There is no other donkey
in the world that can shake hands like
me. People crowd over one another to
see me walk on my hind legs. AS for
dancing. queens of the ballroom say
that waltz like an angel"
True, true" said a wise old owl,
who was listening to the donkey. You
are paragon and are not to be blamed
for realizing the fact. But you must
not forget one thing"
What is thatr' asked the educated
donkey.
That you are only an ass" quietly
remarked the owl.
Moral.-When person thinks he Is
better than others. he should carefully
avoid the looking glass.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-02
An Odd RetrOfhnl.

1t is said that a certain servant in a
moment of WEAKNESS with domestic
duties said, Rather than go on like
this month after month forever I'll ask
the first man who passes IL he wants a
wife"
Her fellow servant challer~"' H"~ to
put the question to q man INST En,sn
passing by. The young 49, ~~"s
not prepared to be taken at her word
SO suddenly. but. in desperation. be-
thought herself for way Of escape.
She was Welsh and hurriedly exclaim-
ed as the unknown was passing. "a
oes cisiau gwraig arnoch chwiY C'Do
you want wiferD
"Oes" C"Yes'') was the unexpected re-
ply from the young man, who also bail
ed from the princlpality, and. with
Celtic sprightliness, followed into the
hall the blushing girl. who had fed
upon hearing the familiar word. The
maid, a farmers daughter, was bux-
om and neat, the swain was an indus
trious and ambitious young dealer with
promising prospects. and soon "merrily
rang the wedding bells"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-02
UnfeelinR Chinese.


A typical scene In Manchurian vii.
lage is thus described by correspond.
cnt of the London News:
THAT afternoon we pulled up near
three shanties on woodside, and a
gang or Chinese, all squabbling and
making noises like dogs growing over
bones, fought with one another to get
on platform where a boiler was
chained. There was scufIle. One
Chinese was pushed backward and
fell. His head hit the metal and
cracked like nut. Tie gave wriggle
and died. The Russians who saw the
accident were affected. The Chinese
laughed. He lay for an hour In the
sun until I undld his sleeping rug and
spread 1t over his face. He was soon
forgotten. A Chinese threw some hot
water over growing dog and made
1t howl. At this there were shrieks OF
mirth.
1.-THE engine puffed and groaRed and
jelked the wagons into progress. The
last / saw Of this spot was two China
men pitching mud at the same dog to
keep it from shifting at the body Of the
dead"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-02
cunnlns Hsrry.

Harry and Charlie. aged 8 and 8 re-
spectiyely. have just been seated at the
nursery table for dinner. Harry sees
there is but one orange on the table
aud Immediately sets up wall that
brings his mother to the scene.
"Why, Harry, what are you crying
forY' she asks.
Because there amt any orange for
Charlie.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-02
A Staging well,

A singing well Is one OF the natural
euriosities of Texas. In fine weather
sound like that of an GolIan harp Is
given out by the well. At times the
sound is clear: then 1t recedes. as IL
far away, and then 1t reaches the ear
very family. These changes take place
every few minutes and with great reg
ularity, With an east wind blowing
the water In the well gets very low,
and the mysterious musical sound Is
faint. A strong west wind causes the
water to rise and the sound to Increase
In volume and clearness.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-02
Temperamemt ana Exercise.

Careful tests and observations made
at the Yale psychological laboratory
have demonstrated the importance OF
studying individual temperament be-
fore prescribing a system OF physical
exercise. A nervous temperament, for
example. requires different treatment
from that required by 9 phlegmatic
temperament, without regard TO the
physical condition of the subject.
The mental factors are more neces'
sary than the muscular in the develop
ment Of strength. A nervous person
should never be required to take heavy
exercise. A phiegmatic person. on the
contrary, requires II. The phlegmatic
temperament indicates reserve energr
In both muscles and nerve cells, while
the nervous temperament has less re-
serve power. but greater ability to use
the energy at hand.-Philadelpbia Rec
ord
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-02
wheu s,Ik we. precieas.

Common as is silk nowadays. In ear
(er times 1t was a most precious ma
frial. When 1t was first brought into
Europe, silk commanded three times
Is weight In gold. and SO valuable was
deemed that In the reign OF Tiberius
law was passed forbidding 1t to all
Pre noble ladies and prohibiting men
POM wearing it on the ground OF ito
|feminacy. So unusual was 1t even
20 years later for a man to wear SILK
pat every historian Of the time or
Peliogabalus noted the fact that that
fRperor had a silk gown. For ages II
htinued at an abnormally high price.
Fharlemagne in the year 7S0 could
end to King Offa of Mercia no more
|aluable present than two silk coats.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-02
Tn. Fa.hsea OF the Hou.~.

A servant girl happened TO be en-.
kaged at a sarmhouse where the mis-
&ress was known to have hasty TEN.
per-
on the first Saturday night the girl
has at the farmhouse she was told by
I he mistress to clean the boots ready
Dor Sunday.
The mistress. on coming into the
ktchen later on. saw that the girl had
kIeaned her own boots FIRST. 30 she took
Ahem up and threw them into tub of
Fater that was standing by and bounc.
hi out of the kitchen.
The girl said nothing. but when sho
had cleaned the other boots she threw
3hem also into the water.
Whatever possessed you to do that,
klrT' asked the mistress on coming
Agan in the kitchen.
The g'rl simply replied:
Well. ma'am. please ma'am.
thought it was the fashion Of the
Aousc, ma ma'am.'-I4ondon Tit-Bits.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-02
La.aea asrs was.

Haydn's Dictionary OF Dates"
bakes the statement that the old name
i the city Of Loudons was written
(ynden or Llynain. meaning 'the city
b the lake" An old tradition gires
b to understand that London was
bunded by Brute, Descendant OF
Eneas. and called New Troy or Tray
oyant until the time OF Ind. who sur
bundled the town with wallis and NAM
H Caer.Lud. or Lud's town. This
htter ls probably the correct version OF
be story. IL for no other reason be-
huse II Is an easy matter to detect o
Pmilarity between the expression Lud's
pwn and London. It Is claimed by
pine writer's that there was city on
be same spst 1.107 years B. c., and 1t
known ulat the Romans founded Q
fiy there called Londinium A. d. Oh.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-02
rAe water In Utah. Great Lake.


Salt lake Is by no means saturated
solution OF salt, yet 1t Is five or six
times as rich in salts as the ocean and
nearly as strong as the Dead sea. In
sammer 1t contains between 20 and y
per cent of salt. the saturation point
not being reached until the salt forms
a little over a third OF the liquid.
There are 1ll through the great basin
numerous saline lakes and ponds, but
none of the size and importance OF
this In Utah. Not infrequently they
are shallow and entirely disappear
during the dryness and heat of sum
mer, leaving to mark their sites only
a stretch OF some acres-or it may be
miles--of clay or mud, entirely cover
ed with salt.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-02
Sense In Proverbs.

There Is n deal Of sound sense in the
proverbs Of nation. Earl Russell de-
fined a provcrb as being the wit of one
man and the wisdom of many, and the
aptness Of this Is well shown in the
following from the Spanish. ''Since we
cannot get what we like, let us like
what we get" The thought Is as old
as the race of mankind, but ages pass
ed before one man hit upon the happy
expression of 1t. This saying from the
Chinese Is a whole homily on pride IN
one sentence, when n tree Is blown
down, 1t shows that the branches are
longer than the roots"
For concise expression Of the lofty
aspirations Of youth and the sober
achievements of ripper years take this
sentence from Henry D. Thoreau. THE
youth gets together his materials to
build q bridge to the moon, or per-
chance palace or temple on the earth.
and at length the middle aged man CON.
cludes to buad woodshed with them"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-02
ErFEcr1yE AT oNcE-rhe MN

EFFECTIVE AT ONCE-Ths nIin-
ois Central railroad win put in ! new
fast schedule on their Omaha and Chi
cago line, whereby train No. 2 win be
cut down one hour. IL will leave
Omaha at 7:45 p. m. daily via Fort
Dodge, Waterloo, Dubuque, Freeport
and Rockford, arriving Ia Chicago O.
$50 .. m. NEXT day. Train 10. viii
be made q daylight train leaving omaha
ut n. m. via the same route @ above,
reaching Chicago at 9:46 p. N. sslne
day. These two trains also carry
through equipment between Omaha and
St. Paul via Fort Dodge and Alber. La,
reaching Minneapolis ct 7:25 !. ID. and
6:56 p. m. respectively. The equip.
ment Of these trains includes the lateat
pattern wide yestibuled Pullman lleep~
ing car, buffet library smoking cax, hNe
reclining chair car and dining car.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-02
rhe Hear,. ana the Spade.

Once upon a time man who was
playing friendly game OF draw poker
found four hearts and club in his
hand. After little thought he dis
carded the club and drew spade.
81 will call this hand Of hearts, he
said to himself. land bet on my flush"
Then he looked very wise and laid
down 81 Of his hard earned money.
Another player saw the 81 instantly,
eatled In q loud voice. and the money
at once changed owners.
Moral.-A wise man calls spade a
spade.-New York Herald.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-02
Love MArriaEea.

WAS 1t love marriage. do you
think?"
Certainly. All marriages are love
marriag ges."
Isn't that rather sweeping state
mentf"
Not at all. There are love OF adven-
ture, you know. love Of luxury. love OF
advertising and various other kinds OF
love. There is no need Of going into
details when one speaks of a love mar
rage"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-02

Sir John Stainer had a wondeffua
musical memory. 1t was put to the
test once at the Crystal palace when
he had to play the organ In the Mes
siah" and a folio copy. on which alone
he could see the score. was not forth
coming. The conductor was In despair.
Sir John cut the knot by wonderfui
tour de force. playing the part fault
iessly right through and entirely from
memory, probably the only time the
messiah" has been so rendered.-1on-
don Standard.
uNY.A I liz Other Men "
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-02
The Pink of pOliteness.

Colonel David Crockett reported aft
er visit to the White House that Gen.
eral Jackson. who was then president,
was the most polite man he ever met.
When the president handed out the
bottle for a guest, Colonel Crockett
said, he turned his back upon 1t and
left his friend free to measure out his
drink according to his own discretion.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-02
nenemrm M fhe RircA.

The cane should never be used az the
Fdlnary instrument OF school punish
Pent, A cane may possibly bring
pont irreparable damage, and Gaming
the hands is the most senseless and
EoeI form Of punishment imaginable.
me birch is the best implement OF
punishment for small boys. First, 1t
rr'S' secondly, If applied in reason.
does no ha-m.-London Lancet.