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The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-27

every try TO dig a fox out of his bur-
row in the hillside you'll find that he
can dig in faster than you can dig out.
l have seen water all over the floors
of your barn in the spring, but you
won't find any in my burrow. / know
how to dig drains to carry it off If
you find a woodchuck in a hole you
can thrust in stick and twist 1t into
his fur and pull him out, but my bur
row has three or four turns to it. You
can't smoke nor drown me out. and
should you send a dog in he'd have a
hot time of it"
I've heard say you were pretty
cunning when the hounds were after
you"
Yes? It's not for me to brag. but
I've had score of hounds after me
a dozen times over, and always got
clear of them. l know enough to Jump
into a creek to hide my scent and to
run along on the tops of walls and
get among sheep. 1t isn't a month ago
that l got among a flock and ran a
mile or more with them. and, OF course,
the dogs lost my scent. I also have
little way of doubling back that
causes the dogs much trouble They'll
get sight of me on ahead and set out
to do their best, but the first thing
they know I'm back where the chase
started from. I'm no climber, like the
coon or wildcat. but now and then I
scramble up a leaning tree and take
refuge in the top OF a thick bush, and
thus come out ahead.
AS to my ears, there are none
sharper, and If you had on dozen
pairs of spectacles you couldn't see as
well as | do without any. There have
been occasions whens l have been
chased by the hounds that 1 have en-
tered dwelling houses and crept under
the bed and thus bothered hounds and
men, and once 1 sprang through an
open cellar window and landed in a
barrel of soft soap and almost scared
an old woman into fits.
Again, jumped into an empty well
bucket hanging in a well and was
carried down to the water, and later
on, when a boy drew me up, he yelled
out at sight of me and ran away as
hard as he could. / suppose all these
things were talked about, and perhaps
you read of them in the papers. but a
fox has little time to listen to stories
or look over the dailies."
Amy more smart things about
your" asked the farmer, as he made
ready to go.
"Only a few" replied the fox. mo
one has much use for a live fox but
the fur of dead one is fashionable
and sells at a good price. Your wife
or daughter will tell you that. Rugs
and lap robes also are made OF fox
skins, and in Russia every nobleman
has foxskin cap. That's enough for
this time, however l just came out
of my burrow to have a little chat
with you by daylight, but tonight I'll
call around after fat hen, and you
needn't bother to get UP IL you hear
her sQuawking"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-27

a fair catch for the opposing side.
The feint, an illustration of which is
given. in the accompanying picture, is
a play much more often adopted than
the loft. When a player holding the
ring finds himself covered" he quickly
passes the ring to some player on his
own side who Is not covered and al
lows him to try for the goal. The ring
may not be passed more than twice
without making a try for a goal. "a
goal made after a ring has been pass
ed more than twice by the same side
will count for that side, but they will
have to sacrifice 10 for each pass over
the two allowed, and the sacrifice is
made even if the goal is missed.
The ring is not dead unless it touches
the ground or is caught by a goldman.
A player making a fair catch may
try for a goal either by feint or loft
or direct play, without giving the
slightest warning, or in any way pre-
pairing his opponents for his play.
The outfit necessary for "Foxey"
consists of two sticks for each player
and one ring for the crowd. The
sticks vary, according to the individual
tastes of the players. from two or three
feet in length.
The rings are inches across, meas
uring from the inside edge. Willom,
rattan or some other pliable wood will
answer to make rings Cfigure y. AL
I most any wood can be bent IL 1t is
| first steamed.
| 1t will facilitate the work If this is
| partly sawed through as shown in fig
| ure 8.
When the wooden ring has been fast
| ened into proper shape, shellac the
wood and wind it with strips of heavy
WnOlan cloth this
wrap a covering of wellwaxed Irvine.
Figure / shows the shape of the stick
| ordinarily used. It is made of hard
wood, and should be kept well oiled
so that the ring will slip easily over
its surface. Figure 2 is a round stick
wrapped with silk tape. While this is
more supple than the square form,
and is much advocated by some play
ers for it's toughnesS and spring, there
is sure to be slight ridge where the
| edges of the tape meet, and this, to
the mind of the majority of boys,
more than counterbalances whatever
good qualities the wound sticks may
possess.
Figures and are two different
styles of guard-the basket guard and
the ordinary cross guard. The bas-
ket guard is made from light strips Of
bamboo, the ends of which are tucked
under the Irvine which Is wrapped
about the handle. The cross guard is
merely a rectangular piece of wood
with hole in the center, slipped over
the stick and held in place by wedge
driven through the stick.
OF course, as with all games, the
rules do little more than lay the game
before the boys. As they learn the
game they will perceive all kinds of
intricate plays, and II a boy will gath
er few friends and give the game a
trial believe he will soon realize what
a fascinating one 1t is.
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against the side from which II was
thrown. A fair catch, that is a catch
made with either one or both sticks,
If the ring is thrown by an opponent,
counts for the side making the catch
The count is decided by the point on
the ground where the ring strikes-not
where it rolls. If, in making a catch,
the ring is allowed to touch the
ground. the catch does not count.
When the ring has touched the
ground it is called dead and is put in
play by the center of the side which
made the last throw. The ring cannot
be put into play from any point rsearer
the neutral ground than the edge of
the goal circle.
When the ring is held by a player
on one side II is the business of the
center or of one of the guards on the
opposite side to place himself between
the player and the goal. This is known
as covering" and makes a goal well
nigh impossible except by a loft or
feint. (The loft is to throw the ring
very high into the air so that it will
go over the heads of the opposing side
and fall into the ring or onto the sticks
of the goldman. This. however, is a
very difficult play to make, and unless
constantly practiced is apt to result in
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-27

three were leaving Aug. / on their
annual vacatins.
Jack Dunning left the train first. and
as he ran down the stairs of the Twen-
ty-third street station, he muttered
mo mosqmtoes Mountain trout Just
my style! I'll write for rates this morn
ing" And he did.
At Eighteenth street Roy Putnam
stuffed the Herald into his pocket, lit
his pipe, and remarked, meditatively,
Excellent golf links. and home grown
fruits and vegetables. Not a bad COM
bination. Guess I'll write that man
Kenilworth to-day" And he kept his
word.
Helen Driscoll rode on to Blocker
street, furtively drew forth hairpin.
jabbed out the Kenilworth hotel adver-
tisement tossed aside her paper and
rose with the outgoing passengers,
thinking, Superb view! And l ought
to do some sketching this summer. l
am getting so rusty. l hope the board
1t not too high. I'll write the first
thing when get to the Office" So let
ter number three started on it's jour
ney to Bushwick.
On Aug. the three found them
selves at Platte Junction, with a fif-
teen minute wait In the broiling sun.
Dunning carried his fishing tackle,
Putnam his golf clubs and Miss Dris-
coll a sketching outfit. The ffteen-
minute wait ran into four times its
length, and the three passengers inev-
itably condoled with each other. Dur
Ing the stage ride FROM Bushwick de-
pot to Kenilworth hos<# the acquaint-
ance ripened rapidly. BY the time
they pulled UP before the mountain inn
each man was asking what in thunder
the other fellow had come GRAND Miss
Driscoll, being wise in her day and
generation. could foretell that there
would be something more exciting on
her hands during the next fortnight
than making water color sketches
The second day she made a sketch
in-colors Of the lake, and Dunning lost
interest in the speckled beauties-un-
til the sketch was finished. The fourth
day she painted a picturesque corner
OF the golf links, and Putnam might
have charged up to profit and loss the
sum he had paid his caddy for the
mornings work. The fifth day 1t rain
ed, and Miss Driscoll very appropri-
ately might have shut herself In her
room to paint pair of bleeding
hearts. But. being a healthy. well
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-27
HOW TO MAKE A STERN PADDLE WHEEL BOAT QUICKLY

that, after they once start a business
whether it is a factory or a syndi-
cate or anything else-it will go on of
itself, and keep increasing, while they
turn to still other matters.
1t is a fair cry from a great ~yndi-
cate, apparently, to a stern paddle
wheel boat that can be made out of
a cigar box and a rubber band, with
no tool except a jacknifef1 but II YOU
make that go you have done something
toawrd success.
The picture shows just how the boat
can be made. "a" shows the shape
into which the box-lid is to be cut;
"B" and &C" show the two paddles,
made by Sitting the piece cut out Of
the part of "A" between the prongs.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-27

els 1t a water scene, sir" he asked
cautiously.
Sure" answered Jack, greatly re-
teved. she is painting the lake."
Then" remarked the clerk urbane-
ly, 'of course she'll use water color
paints, but we've only got dollars
worth of carmine."
well, give me that. I can send TO
New York for more tomorrow. And
there's O. cigar for your good advice"
Once on the homeward road, Jacks
spirits fell. What IL Putnam reached
Helen's side first, and the oil paints
were what she used after ALL The
thought reused him to further exertion
and he fairly sprinted up the noun
tain. Both men were late for dinner.
Both sent their precious packages to
Helen's room by the bell-boy. Both
conversed in a forced fashion through
an interminable and lonely supper ia
the otherwise deserted dining room.
Both put the momentous question Zoe
second time later in the evening.
What Miss Driscoll said to Mr.. Put
nam is not recorded. but Dunning
winked furtively. but distinctly at the
fair Lady Moon, when Helen patted
his arm lovingly and murmured:
You don't know what you owe those
cakes of carmine paint, dear. really
DIDN'T know my own mind until you
both sent me the paints. That opened
my eyes. TO the fact that you were my
affinity. You took a genuine interest
in my work. Mr.. Putnam is very
lovely, but to think of a mans never
noticing whether the girl he pretended
he loved painted in oils or water eolors.
Now you"
Very gently, Dunning drew her head
down on his shoulder. And again he
exchanged courtesies with Lady Moon,
for II ever that goddess condescended
to wink, ii was in soulful response to
his infectious greeting.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-27

it then will remain with the guards
to save the day.
To begin the game, arrange the play
ers as shown in the diagram. The goal
men play on the side of the men who
are facing them.
A toss up decides which side shall
have possession of the ring. The OBJ
ject of the side with the ring is to
throw it to their goalmen, or at least
to have it fall within the circle in
which he stands. The object of the OPP
posite side is, of course, to stop the
ring before it can reach the goal.
No player may step within the neu-
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-27
THE FOX AND THE FARMER.

They Have a Little Chat, and the
Animal Tells the Man Something.
1.-THE trouble with you" said the fox
as he came up and sat down before the
farmer, who was resting on the top rail-
of the fence, sis that you don't under
stand me. 1--WE got to live. the same
as you have, and, like you, I prefe'
fowl to any other meat. 1 pick up q
rabbit now and then and sometimes ]
make a meal off of field mice, but
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-27

Foxey needs a large field to bring out
its best points; but just as in the case
Of the other games mentioned a great
deal of fun may be had by playing
even in a cramped space.
The regulation field is 40 yards from
the center of one circle to the center
of the other. See the diagram of the
field The circls, or goals, are ten feet
in diameter The neutral ground is
five feet across, each of the two CEN
trail lines marking the neutral ground
is 571z feet from the center of the near
est goal. There is no limit to the dis
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-27

for me. I can smell them yards away,
and / know their use. You have now
and then set a springgun, hoping to
blow my head of, bv, l scented the
gun the same as the traps"
But my old dog is too much for
you"
20, yes, when nc sees me-" laughed
the fox, but he was asleep when
carried of that last goose. As for speed
why. ! can run two feet to your dogs
one and even when he IL awake / can
creep up and play with his tail. A dog
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-27

The best fun in whiting and maxi
ing things is to make things that will
get a move on" after they are made.
Now, see here, boys, this isn't merely
because you like the fun Of seeing
things GO 1t Is more than that. 1t
is the same desire that makes men
successful in business life.
A man who is willing to waste his
life in starting things-business affairs,
for instance-that need him behind
them all the time to make them go as
they should, wastes much Of his ener-
Ky and life force in pushing matters
that ought to go Of their own motion
after he has started them. The great
business men of to-day meet success
half way by planning things out so
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-27

These must be dovetailed and grooved,
too to form the piece "E."
That really completes the boat. All
that is necessary now is to put engine
power in her The engine Is a rub
Der band. Slip the band, twisted as
in ID" over "E" and around the
prongs of "a" until the boat complete
is like figure "F." Then turn the pad
die wheel till the rubber band is tightly
twisted. Then put her in the water
and let her go.
OF course. II you are fight minded
and proud of your handiwork, you will
build a cabin on her, and give her
smokestacks and the other appendages
of an honest craft. But thar will be
only for looks.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-27

is all right to bark at the moon and
scare tramps and polecats away, but
he doesn't worry fox much"
You seem TO think yourself pretty
smart" grinned the farmer.
well. yes, / do. and most others
think so, too. Let me tell you a few
things. l can swim out into a pond
among wild geese or ducks and dive
and get one by the legs. and that's
more than you can do You can dig
a hole pretty fast with spade. but
l can beat you with my paws. II you
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-27

must have a fowl now and then as a
relish. I don't passabirdof any sort
II 1 can get hold OF him. and II moth
ing better comes in my way. I'll nib
BILE at your garden vegetables"
I've set a trap for you 30 times over
but you have never put your foot in
IT," growied the farmer.
That's my good luck. You see,
was born with nose on me. II you
pick up n stick and carry II 10 feet ard
throw IL down / can smell you for two
days after. It's little use 10 set traps
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-27

trail ground or within the ground of
his opponents. No player except the
goal men may step within the circles.
the goal men may not step outside of
the circles.
If the ring is caught by a goldman 1t
counts 50 for his side. If the ring falls
within a goal, but is not caught, 1t
counts 10 against the side defending
the goal If the ring falls anywhere
outside OF the circles 1t counts two
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-27
OIL AND WATER.

by waiter ~. lice.
Wentworth house. Situated on top
of the highest mountain in Jackson
county. Superb view. No mosquitoes.
Lake, stocked with fish, near hotel.
Excellent golf links. Fruit and vege-
tables raised on our own farm. For
terms, address Thomas Kenilworth.
Bushwick."
All three read the same advertise
ment on the same morning on the same
elevated train, though none knew of
the existence of the others. And all
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-27

lance a man may run each side of or
behind the circles. When selecting a
field of course choose ground which is
fairly level and If possible. a space
where the grass Is short enough to
make running easy.
Almost any number of boys may
play Foxey, but the regular team Is
made up of six players, number one is
right guard, number two plays left
guard, number three is right advance,
number four plays left advance, num-
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-27
CHAPTER II.
THE RIDE THAT WON.

Come in"
Cross, captain of 9 engine, stirred in
the depths of his armchair, and re-
moved the bandage that lay cool and
moist over his smoke-intiamed eyes.
20, is it you. lad?" as Danny Hale
orept in. "Sit down"
I don't want to bother you," the
boy said, "but Coleman said you were
up here and didn't want to report sick.
So 1 brought your tobacco.
What tobacco?" asked Cross, forget
ting the dime he had handed the boy
lust before 1872 struck
Don't you remember" prompted
Dan, you gave me dime and just
then some one pulled box and you
was choked to death. Here is the to-
bacco!"
Cross took the proffered package.
Much obliged, Dan" he said, smiling,
but 1 guess I've had smoke enough
for to-day"
Quick tears of sympathy sprang into
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-27
John G. BUTLER,
DEALER M

DEALER IN
paints, Oils and Glass. Sash, Doors
blinds and Builders Supplies, Plain ant
Decorative Wall Paper, Foreign Gnf
Domestic Clements. Lime Plaster an
Hair Sole Agent for Abestins Col
Water Paint.
20 Congress Street. West. and 10 81
Julian Street. West
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-27
A BATTLING NEW GAME.
How TO Play "Foxey"-NOveIty, skill.
Ingenuity and Swiftness of Foot
All Enter 1t.

Ingenuity and Swiftness of Foot
All Enter II.
BY. ]. Carter Beard.
A game that allows for great indi-
viduality of play and gives opportunity
for energetic action always is popular.
A boy is not a lazy animal when II
comes to matter of play. New games
that appear too easy and call for no
special effort, either mental or physi-
cal usually are called a girls game and
are quickly and forever cast aside by
all self-respecting boys. and by most
of the modern girls. too.
The game of 'Foxey," which 1 de-
scribe here, is a new addition to mod
ern sports, its vital principle is that
of throwing a heavy wooden ring with
the swiftness and accuracy of a base
ball, using two sticks to handle and
throw 1t.
Like football, lacrosse and baseball.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-27

the boys eyes. Il was afraid you were
dead when l saw EN- carry you out,
all still like. Do your eyes hurt much ?"
as Cross put back the handage.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-27

It's going to be my life some day."
he volunteered-"tha is if l can get
in. Do YOU think l CAM" His earnest
fare was agIOw
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-27

They smart some. but they'll be all
right in couple of days. It's all part
of ha
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-27

Dan had always been a little afraid
OF Cross, as one to be looked up to by
even the men. Here in the darkened
room the boy saw only Cross, the suf-
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-08-28
weeklyicrop Bulletin4

z. The Temperature has averaged about
two degrees Shove normal over the
eastern sloiei wliile west Of the noun
tains ~ has gsrieh bnt little from the
seasonal ayerage;j iyt III sEi3\ltt}tfHV
rainfall Of the waek was con.
fined mainly toiSan Luis Park and the
eastern slope, whore showers in yaria.
bie amount were reported seatteringls
gu several dates 'tV0 ll,,t
The water situation shows no inn
ppoyement Crops IN general are
Suffering from lack of moisture. and
reduced yields are indicated Z a
third cutting Of alfalfa is sxpected
onlylin nis fe@ districts where warat
for matnring tie crop u available.
The ranges, except In parts Of the
ts6sterp slope and sou uhteastern sec
ton are ih poos Condition Thrasb
ing }prngressds ia parts of the NORTH
central section Iheatis yielding bet
ter tBan was expected. XIV VI
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-08-28
Jerome, ARIZONA,
HAS BIC FLOOD
Senator Clark's Big Copper
Mine Heaviest Loser
The, United Verde Workings Filled
| NNwith Dirt, Stones and Debris
NWMuch Mining MachineryfA
B. MAN Ruined in the Flood. NH

Jerome, .Afizma, Aug. 2s-This
place has Just passed through the worsi
storm in its history. The waier
rushed down the mountain sides ip
torrents, filing ti,e ~orkiDss Of ,ths
Uuifsd yerde mine With debris, stones
and dirt from eight inphqs to twofeet
deep. f5i i 6flfiilIblWN( NHFf
The4Jerome raj lroad ls mashed out
and at will be several days before
traffic can be resumed s#i t'fl
s>en the east side Of Jerome several
thousand dollars worth Of mining
machinery n pr Tas completely ruinefd mined Ind
property 1was Washed
The property los from the storm
was heavy but no hves were lost>--
1T ~ estimated thse IT viii lake 100
men Is month to clean ont the united
Verde plant and put IT III its former
conditiog. EgJj7TFIlI NNlhafR
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-08-28
Tapaqua, Pa .Apas9as-srhe 1trst

Tamadua, Pa Auas es-=fhe first
clash herween the, troops and ths
lstrikers eeoatpea slaarainf, and as
a result FIVE strikers are in the guard
house, and Major Gearhardt is suffer
|, jug from u wounded shoulder caused
byia stone thrown by striker This
nDfning there is u rumor to the effect
that the strikers are planning IA raid
puon the Summit Hill colliery.
slsTBis morning Companies S and sK'
oftbe\Tgelfth regiment were psf mp
'op trolley EARS and started for 5unsniit
Hill. ktbansfotd tho first(rar was
surrounded >by> Inebzan ths esr Sss,
stoned. Some Of the soldies lsfs tsse:
c AT fand eapfbaed 5smes Narin, He
offered resisfapoe and snstat,isd a
slight bay onet wound III l1diTSsSS
Major Gearhnrat WIN mHdcE Hy II
stone further " 'ti4 foaa EWBate " ly,ar
was asl.,ip sufsrf dtidsdlI IHye@ph,B
Ksne,was taken prisotisF hsr4iM, Will
At Goal dale NV far4 wqte again
stopped and ii the dlaAh that followed
three men were taken ptisppers. y
\ There are no rspbrts q VIOLENCE
from Summit Hill'this AFTERNOON
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-08-28
Dutch Photo Exhibit.

Amsterdam, Aug. 2s-The inter
exposition of Photographic
and it's allied industries gpeped IN
Amsterdam to-day find VIII cominnc
foptwo weeks. Every,hins copnected
with photosraphg il showo, ipcludfVe
piosnres h hmatea,snna> PROFESSIONAL,
Half tone and zinc blocks and astrou.
omical and color photography ar
notahe festnres of the display
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-08-28

hight-liflt hd ram.
And they all said the shows we're
good mieiisy seod-if atd ssinN
And they were. I,
Thete isn't = fake .show on sths
ground.
The Nelecfric fountain was d pened
last nigh + it did rain AID it
pleased hem all No one asked\ for
his money bsek.
And/tbsf was the way with them
-aif'-~rhey please lsS2e people.
II the Good Lord Wi only keep the
food gates closed ShlsNYill be the
banner day OF the CaFaiSes,
The Elks' prayer is. %GntSeut this
day our erstwhile daily rainsSSM
But it looks rainy. NSS$NM
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-08-28
no sink Three More WeNs.

n The fliorsnce Consolidssed COMPANY,
viii hssn September lg..atilling sec
old veil .near pts prcsslf. al we'll
ibis VI Il Sba Followed sby thrde opIers
and all four Selfs- sDe> Intended to be
puinpid by neiengine Fred Bailey
of the company said today that he be
lieyed the How would be $50 barrels
- day from tile four wells.
K Tie present Consolidated well is
flowing about ninety barrels of illumi
mating oil and There is prospect of a
heaseit fowMNThe company believes
it dan sihk threSmqre wells adjoining
i-hd AtfitaAbe same Oil basin. Other
oil s0ikes have been recently made tb
aud around Florence and the oH *
|cifeInent there is greater thsJd it /has
been for'some years. - DenSer Times.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-08-28
Howeli Renominated

./Asbury Park, NszJtsXug. es The
republican congressional convention
of the Third district held here today
resulted in the nomination of Con
gresham Benjamin F. Howell without
opposition.