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The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-07
THE COUNT DU BOTS.
BY Percy Whitehead.

1t was Col Gaylord who was in
charge of the party of Americans trav-
cling abroad. There was his sister,
aged 80; his niece. a young lady of
10; a married sister-in-law and him
self. Miss Bessie, the niece. had at
tracted considerable attention in Lon
don, but it was while crossing the
Channel on the way to Paris that the
Count Du Bots saw and fell in love
witt her. He saw, he loved and he
went to the Colonel and said:
Monsieur, l come to you like an
honorable man. The young lady of
your party is an angel from heaven.
l would make her the Countess Du
Bots"
That's kind of you, replied the
Colonel, as he looked the man over
but isn't it rather sudden"
at one glance I was in love. Pre-
sent me to her, monsieur, that 1 may
tell her of my feelings.
We've got the name of being hus-
tiers across the pond, but this rather
beats our time. think you'd better
wait fifteen or twenty minutes longer.
No use in jumping girl out of her
shoes, you know"
She must be mine or it will be
death for mel" fervidly exclaimed the
Count as he claSped his hands. las
you say, however, it may be too sud
den. 1 will call at your hotel this ev-
ching. You will then introduce me to
the fairest woman on EARTH
Don't call if you have any other
business on hand" remarked the Col
onel, who was not making his first
trip abroad.
Nothing shall prevent me-nothing
but death. Meanwhile. bear my adj
miration to the fair charmer and as
sure her that l can not live without
her"
Dinner was hardly over before the
count presented himself at the hotel.
The colonel had intended to pack him
off if he came, but he changed his
mind. Notwithstanding her age, his
sister was full of romance, and when
told about the count, had hoped to
meet him. 1t would be a feather in
her cap to be adored and chased around
by count, even if she did not con-
sent to marry him. There was a dash
of coquetry and adventure in the mat
ter to catch Bessie, and the pair had
prevailed upon the colonel to bring
the count up. Before the presentation
he, however, felt it his duty to say:
Look here, Du Bots. You call your
self a count and say you've got pa
pers to prove it. / don't care a con-
tinental cooked hat whether you are
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of the unlettered Reub, he began to
do little Landscape Gardening en- the
Frontispiece, laying out very neat
Set of DepewS. He wore Gloves even
at Night ana worked for Hours try
ing to get a side-hold on the Piceadilly
Accent.
The joyful Jimpsons cut a 14-foot
Cash right through the center of the
Continent. They saw everything men
toned in the Red Book and finally
struck Paris. with a loud metallic
Sound. There they settled dowa to
remain forever. in the Shade of the
sheltering Absinthe Frappe with the
Grisettes singing in the, Trees.
But w. Harold had inherited a few
restless Microbes from the parental
Hustler. After he had seen all the Pic
lures from every Angle and had worn
out two or three Chairs sitting around
Cafes, he began to long for the Nasal
Twang and something to do. The
whole Kit and Tribe moved. back to
the States.
He learned that the Proper Caper for
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-07

Mr.. Dooley was reading from a pa
per. " We live. he says, in an age
iv wonders. Niver befure in tn his
thry iv tn wurruld has such progress
been made
"Thrue wurruds an often spoken.
Even in me time things has changed
Whin I was a la-ad Long Jawn Whit
worth cud lean his elbows on TIL
highest buildin' in this town. 1t took
two months to come here firm Pitts
burg on limited raft an a stage coach
that run firm La Sale to Mrs. Muir
phys hotel. They wasn't amy tilly-
graft that 1 can raymimber an tn
sthreet car was pulled be mule an
dhruv be an engineer be tn name iv
Mulligano. We thought we was a pro-
gressive people. Ye bet we did. But
look at us to-day. I go be Cassey's
storey-an' a-half frame house with
Casey settin' on tn dure shtep drink
in out iv pail I go be Casey
mouse to-morrah an it's a hole in tn
groun'. | rayturn to Casey'S house on
Ihursdah an it's a fifty-eight storey
pulldin' with a morgedge onto 1T an
They're thinkin' iv takin' it down an
replacin' it with a modhren structure.
Tn shoes that Corrigan. the cobbler
wanst wurruked FIR a week. hammer
IN away like a wOodpecker, is now
tossed out be tn dozens firm tn mouth
" masheen. A COW goes lowin' soft
~ IN to Armours an comes out glue,
peel, gelatire, FERTILIZER, celooloid
Joolry, sofy cushions, hair restorer,
Washin' sody, soap lithrachoor an bed
springs so quick that while aft she's
sun COW, far'ard she may be amy
thing firm buttons to Pannyma hats. 1
can go firm Chicago to New York in
tWlnty hours, but l don't have to,
thank tn Lord. Thirty years ago we
thought twas marvellous to be able to
uilgraft man in Saint Joe an get an
answer that night. Now, be wireless
uilygraft We can get an answer befure
ye sind tn tillygram if they amt care
1ul. Me frind Macroni has done that
BE names iV his wondher iv science
man on ship in mid-ocean can sind
a tlllygram to man on shore, if he
mas a confid'rate on board. That's all
ne needs. Be mechanical science an
thrust in tn op'rator annywan can set
on IN shore Nv Newfoundland an chat
with a frind in tn County Kerry.
Yes, sir, mechanical science has
made gr-reat sthrides Whin / was
Young man we used to think Hor'ce
Greeley was tn gr-reatest Twin Amer
lean. He was a gran man, a gran
man with feathers beneath his chin an
specs on his nose like tn windows in
dlVer's helmet. His pollyticks an
mine cudden't live in tn same neigh
borhood but he was a gran man. all
IN same. We used TO take tn Cleve-
land Plain Daler In thin days FIR ray
creation an tn New York Thrybune
exercise. Twas considered a test
" a good natured dimmycrat II he cud
read an article In tn Thrybune with
vut having to DO tn stations Nv tn
ross aftherward f'r what he said.
alfnost did wanst but they was a line
~ IN ind about a frind Nv mine be tn
HaIne ~ Andrew Jackson an ! whit
VHt an broke up a Methodist prayer
Hisetln'. he WAS tn boy that cud put
= p ye - that II W voted m DIM
Wb'faf ickN n WAS JUS M same AZ
s@lnandin' place IN purgytory. Tn
afmefs wud plant anything firm
+tt haea ~ CONGRESSMAN on bis ad-
hf Htyer had money enough 10
~ hat but be cpd - 70 az Eie-
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one who is. out of Work and all clogged
up with Funds is to build a Cottage
overlooking the Sea and work up Fea-
lures for the Sunday Papers. Accord
ingly he threw up a Shack with Onyx
Foundations and Florida Water piped
into every Room. 1t faced four differ
ent Ways The Excursionists rode in
from as far away as Swanzey to look
at it and wait for the Real Thing TO
come out and pile into the Blue AS
sassin and go out hunting Baby Car
riages.
After the keen Pleasure of being
pointed out had somewhat dulled and
the Homicide Wagon had palled on
them and Polo was a Bore and Ping
Pong a Misdemeanor and Golf Crime,
poor Harold and Leonora found them
selves up against it, strong and plenty.
She gave a few Dog Parties and one
for a Prince but even these Gaities
petered out after a while. Sometimes
Leonora was afraid that in order to
kill Time she would either have to
mingle with her Children or else take
to Reading, but she hated to cause
Talk.
She and w. Harold found themselves
in the great Army of the Unemployed.
double Shifts and Harvest Hands get
ting So a day.
At last they became go Desperate
and Lonely that they fell in love with
each other out of yearning Sympathy,
and this gave rise to so much Scandal
that they had to go back to the Other
Side to live it down.
MORAL: Beware of Government
Bonds,
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-07

a count or a clerk, but I want no
scenes. 1 don't care to be gossiped
about
There shall be no scenes, monsieur"
replied the count. when l come into
the presence of the angel l shall sim
ply fall upon my knees and tell her
that can not live without her"
''If you do I'll pitch you out of the
window Be man instead of an ass. !"
The count was presented to both
ladies, and he managed to keep from
falling on his knees, though he could
not conceal the burning desire of his
heart. But for the colonePs presence
he would have declared his love for
one or both within ten minutes, but
the American wore No. 8 shoe and
had stout leg above it. Nevertheless
the proposals were not long delayed.
The count called next day while the
colonel was out and threatened to
drown himself if Bessie refused his
love. When she had fed from the
parlor in surprise he declared that
death by hanging would be his lot If
the aunt didn't instantly say yes. The
colonel appeared just in time to take
him by fhe arm and lead him into a
corner and say:
"See here, old man. you are bluff
ing on a pair of jacks. Why in the
devil don't you give yourself a fair
show? We may fall in love with a
woman at first sight over in our coun-
try, but we don't scare her to death
ten minutes later. Take 1t cool and go
slow" I
"Ah. but how can when my heart
my heart"
Eyes, it's bad on the heart, but you
must control yourself Wait at least
two days before you propose again"
Count Du Bots followed the party
from Paris to Rome. In the parlor of
the hotel he told the aunt that he
could not exist another day without
her promise, and amidst the ruins of
the Coliseum he told Bessie that he
would dash his brains out against one
of the historic columns II she did not
bid him hope They lodged him by
scarcely Installed In their hotel in
Switzerland before the count showed
up TO say TO the colonel:
From my bosom I cannot tear her
image out She must be mine. mine,
mine. / cannot live without her"
which is II. old man?" aueried the
colonel.
s'Ah. ! cannot tell Sometimes my
whole soul goes out 10 the one. and
then again II Is the other"
II see. You are IN the position OF
an Alabama daTkey who has 20 choose
between an 0reide watch and d rhine
stone pin. Well. 20 up ard see 'em
both, but don't play any hiKh-jinks 4
on the next occasion, ~ the count
happened 10 greet Alse BeasieA6rst che
was the one 20 receive his proposal,
Resting On one knee - her feet be
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it seemed to Vex him a good deal.
A few Years before w. Harold be-
came surrounded by Currency he had
taken a Wife, without very much of
a Struggle. Leonora was of a very Nice
Family that owed something on the
House and kept a Girl part of the
Time. After she began to have a Gov
erness for Stuyvesant Jimpson and an
Imported Nurse for the little Evelyn
Jimpson her Memory seemed to blur
in Spots and she couldn't have done
up the Dishes to save her life.
When she was out in her Brougham
it kept her busy not seeing her Child
hood Friends who used 20 20 10 Kiss
ing Parties and Taffy Pulls with her.
That was why she wanted to Travel.
She fairly ached to get to Paris where
True Social Worth is recognized right
on the Jump.
Her husband, also, was getting sore
on his Birthplace. His Acquaintance
would not stand for the w. Harold
Gag. They called him Bill"
Then, on top of it all, the two Cases
of Offspring needed the French Ian
guage. Leonora was already feeding
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-07

their Legs to the Mosquitoes because.
some one had told her that +he real
Cream Cheeses always left the Kids
partly uncovered. a la Parisienne.
w. Harold closed out all his Inter
ests and when he got through he had
his Bank-Roll in one neat Stack Of
Bonds. All he had to do for the re-
mainder of his Natural was to Clip the
Coupons every Six Months. Between
times he could enjoy himself. 1t :ook-
ed Soft.
w. Harold and Bunch. including
Retinue of Private Secretaries, Hair
Dressers and Maids. as well as
Keeper. sometimes, known as a Valet,
set out for Yurrup. AS Harold sized up
the Caravansary he swelled with Sat
isfaction and said. Little would any
one Suspect that we have been out of
the Hazel Brush less than Months"
Now that he was beyond the Range
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-07
(Which is it, -eount?"

NtVtTI SIT, VIII I DC kICKeu!
Sensible man." replied the colonel
as he Tipped him the coin. Train
goes at IL o'clock, believe, and I'll
make your adieus to the angels. Take
an extra cigar along with you, and
if you work the con. game on any of
the passengers going up, do 1t like
gentleman. Bye-bye, and make your
skip"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-07

ROCKEFELLER can make pianny out Nv
barl iv crude lie, but no wan has
been able to make a blade iv hair
grow on Rockyfellar. They was a doc
tor over in France that discovered a
kind Nv thing that if twas pumped
into We wud make We live till people
got so tired iv SEEM We around they
cud scream. He died tn mex year iv
premachure OF age. They was another
wan cud insure whether tn mex wan
Wud be a boy or a girl. All we had TO
do was to decide wud it be Arthur or
Ethel an lave him know. He left a
family iv unmarredgeable daughters.
Il sometimes wondher whether pro-
gress is amy more thin a kind iv
shift. It's like a merry go-round. We
get up on a speckled wooden horse
an tn mechanical PLAINLY plays a
chune an away we CO. hollerin' We
think we're travelling like tn div
vie, but tn man that doesn't care about
merry go-rounds knows that we will
come back where we were. We get
out dizzy an sick an lay on tn grass
an gasp: Where am L? Is this tn
meelin'-ym?' An he says: No. tits
Ar-rchey Road Father Kelly says
tn Agyptians done things we cuddent
do an tn Romans put up sky-scrap-
pers an aven TIL Chinks had tilly-
PllOllCS al aus.
i've been up to tn top iv TIL very
highest buildin' in town, Hinnissy, an
7 wasn't amy nearer Hivin thin if I
was in tn sthreet. TIL stars was as
far away as liver. An down beneath
is a lot iv us runnin an lapin' an
jumpin about, pushin' each other over,
haulin' little sthriDs iv ir'n to pile up
in little buildin's that ARE called sky
scrapers but not be tn sky; wurruk-
in night an day to make a masheen
that'n carry us firm wan jack-rabbit
colony to another an yeIlin', Pro
gress!' Progress, Ohio! 1 can see tn
stars winkin' at each other an sayin'
Amt they, funny! Don't they think
they're playin' hell!'
mo, sir, masheens amt done much
FIR man. I can't get up amy kind
Nv family Interest FIR a steam dredge
or q Hydraulic hist. I want to see
sky-scrap pin men. But I won't. We're
about TIL same hight as we always
was, TIL same hight an build, COM
posed iv tn same inf1ammable an per-
ishyable mateeryal, an exthra hazard
Gus risk. unimDroved an li'ble to COL
lapse. We do make progress but it's
tn same kind Julyus Caesar made an
ivry wan has made befure or since an
in this age Nv masheenery we're still
burrid be hand"
What dye think iv tn man down
in Pinnsylvanya. who says tn Lord
an him is partners in a coal mine %,
asked Mr.. Hennessy, who wanted to
change the subject.
HAS he divided tn prof1ts?" asked
Mr.. Dooley.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-07

In a certain Western Town that
started out with the Expectation of
hurting Chicago, there was an Early
Settler who tried to build a Fence
around the Corporation. He cabbaged
all the Corner Lots and nailed the
Main Street Frontage and then held
on like a Summer Cold.
He was a grisly old Badger who
wore one Suit the Year round with q
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-07
Reduce Your
Living Expenses

by pairOniElHg the Souihern Grocery
Co., IA Barnard Street. wholesale aud
Retail Groeers snd Butchers
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-07

The number of American girls who
are now holding important positions
in French opera has caused no little
discomfort among the Paris public,
says the Chicago News. Not that there
is any personal prejudice against
Americans. but simply because 1t is
considered that French artists should
have the first showing where engage
ments at their national theaters are
concerned. Yet 1t is unquestionable
that voices are beginning to be scarce
In France, whereas America is advance
ing steadily as the country for good
material which requires only classical
training abroad TO develop all the quail
tiles necessary for operate success.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-07
MODERN FABLES.
BY GEORGE AIDE.
The Modern Fable of the Sorrows of the Unemployed and
the Danger of Changing From Bill to Harold
BY GEORGE AIDE.

Copyright, 1902, by Robert Howard Russell
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-07

The Harvard University Library
has recently received a valuable ac-
cession I'm about LOO volumes from
the library Of the late ex-Treasurer
Hooper given TO Harvard by Mr
HOoper's heirs. Among these books
are a large number which were Origi-
nally In the library of the late Prof
Quincy. given by him Al his death 10
Dir, Hooper who Was his executor n
viii be remembered that Prof Cur
reg also made 3 elfi ~ b0Ckr 20 the
university directly The collection re-
ceiycd from Mr. Hoopers library IA
mainly historical, but contains other
works.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-07
MR.. DOOLY ON MACHINERY.
BY F. P. dunno.

Copyright, 1902, by Robert Howard Russell.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-07

Testern Town that it seemed to Yex him yood deal
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-07

count or clerk, but I want no
enes. 1 don't care to be gossiped
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-05-16

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termediate Stations, with connection for
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er for Asheville. KNOXVILLE, Chattanooga,
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Birmingham. Dining Car service.
6 Week Days-"The SOuthern'S Palm Lin
ited'-An Pullman train, New York and
Washington to Aiken. Augusta and st. Au-
gustine, Fla, composed of club, compart-
ment, drawing room and observation cars.
Dining car service.
No. 53.-NEw YORK AND FLORIDA EXPRESS
Pullman Sleeping-cars New York to Au-
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Jacksonville. Dining car service. SUNSET
PERSONALLY CONDUCTED TOURIST SLEEPER
on this train leaving Wash1ngtO ton every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, for San
Francisco without change.
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Limited ''via Lynchburg and Bristol, Pull
man Sleeping-cars fOrMemphis and New Or
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-05-16
Hints ON Slipping plants.

In taking slips from plants for root
ing, many persons take off the young
branches from the sides and base of
the stalk, forcing it to expend all it's
energies in sending oRt new growth
from the top, and the result is a
'scraggy" plant. Try taking your
slips from the very top of the plant,
leaving all sprouts at the base and
sides Of the old stalk, and you will be
surprised to find what nice bushy
plants you will have in short time.
Geraniums. coleus, begonias and
pelargoniums are benefited by such
pruning. Long branches of wander
ing jew may be put into bottle of
water and hung behind picture so
that the vines will Irvine about it, max
ing pretty decoration while the roots
are forming and the little branches are
starting out along the stem.-Epit-
omist.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-05-16
POINTS ON CELERY.
The Crop Requires Deep, Rich and
Loose Soil Which Must BE
/ Thoroughly Drained,

The culture of celery has spread
over all the United States. Originally
1t was mere garden crop, being
grown in very small quantities. Now,
however, its culture has SO extended
that it may be considered both gar
den and field crop. 1t is grown from
Maine to Louisiana and from the At
lantic to the Pacific. No less than &c
stations have made experiments with
1t and reported results in bulletins.
Its first culture began near New York
In 1858, and Peter Henderson was one
of the first growers.
This plant grows wild In England
and some parts of Europe. 1t has gem
orally been supposed that celery was
not cultivated till this century, but
this is declared to be a mistake. 1t is
declared that its cultivation dates back
at least 1000 years. though 1t was
used only as medicinal herb princi-
pally. Not till the century that Just
closed did it become a common gar
den vegetable. The plant has been de-
veloped in two ways; in one, the bot
tom has been enlarged into turnip-
like root This is eaten by Europeans
under the name of celeriac. In the
other development the stalk has been
rendered large and tender, and this is
the form in which we know it in this
country.
The land largely used for the grow
Ing OF celery in this country is re-
claimed swamp and marsh land. This
gives rich, deep, loose soil. just suited
to celery. Such lands can be used only
when thoroughly drained. Here it
makes larger growth than on the
uplands, but the plant grown on the
uplands is frequently OF better flavor.
The time of seed sowing depends on
when the celery Is wanted for USE To
get an early crop seed can be sown In
the house as early as February. The
soil Is kept moist and the boxes away
from sunlight. When the plants begin
to appear they should be gradually ao-
customed to the light. It Is better to
transplant them once or twice before
removing them to the open garden.
The soil must be made rich, II good
results are expected. The plant foods
most used are nitrogen and potash.
When the plants are about ten inches
high, the celery that is wanted for fall
use should be banked up to blanch 1t,
and this operation should be repeated
as the tops grow. The celery intended
for winter storing should be earthed
sufficiently to induce the stalks tn
grow upright.-Farmers' Review.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-05-16
Covering for Tree wounds.

Covering for Tree Wounds.
Prof. Fred Cards experience is that,
taking all things together, nothing
seems to be better for covering the
wounds made in pruning than COM
mon lead paint, which is closely fol-
lowed by grating wax. The wax is
superior to paint in the matter of
healing, but does not last as well, and
is not SO convenient to apply, although
in warm weather, when it works well,
there is little trouble in this regard.
Coal tar is useful in preventing the
wood from checking, but appears to
be a positive hindrance to healing, SO
that, in spite of the fact that it stays
we'll, there is little to recommend it.
Pine tar is no aid to healing, being ap-
parently trif1e detrimental, while it
helps only slightly in. the matter of
checking, and does not last well, there
fore it has nothing to recommend it.
Shellac is failure. It does not last,
and neither aids the wound in heal
ing nor to any appreciate extent pre-
vents it from checking.