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The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-18

formed, displaying the various effects
that can be produced on a church or
gan. These recitals are a new depart
ure in the musical line in Savannah.
but is a style of entertainment found
In all Of the larger cities of the North.
Manager Seeskind OF the thea.er
openly says that ne has done bringing
TO Savannah the great musical artists
OF the world. In an effort to please
the people of this city who might be
glad of the opportunity of hearing
some of them he brought DIPPED, the
celebrated tenor. here in November,
and arranged for de Lusan's appear
ance during the past week, In the
case of the DIPPED recital the audience
was hardly large enough to fill one
fourth of the lower part of the house.
and 1t is rumored that the sale for de
Lussan was about the same OF course,
from business point of view, il was
losing venture. and Mr. Seeskind can
hardly be expected to continue such
experiments, 1t seems a pity that, with
the very few opportunities of this kind
as are presented to the people of this
community, they should allow them TO
pass by and thus defeat the prospects
Tor the future.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-08

heer. Thar ort to be punishment re-
served fer hard headed fools that sep
arate lovin' young folks beca'se one
ur t'other hain't jest so many dollars
tied in rag. Don't you listen to Mil
Ter. l don't say you ort to plunge right
in an make the old man mad, but don't
give up. Eff she's what I think she is,
an she sees you amt a-goin' to run
after no fresh face, she'll stick to you
like the bark on a tree. The wait won't
hurt nuther one of you either. My
wait amt a-hurtin' me an yore'n won't
you. l never seed young woman /
liked better n I do the one you select
ed, an I've sent up many petition
that you'd both make it all right"
The old man raised his reins apl
clucked to his horses.
"Uncle Ab." said Alan, you've made
q better man Of me. I've had a lot Of
trouble over this, but you make me
hope. I've tried to give her up, but l
simply cannot do it."
"She amt a-goin' to give you up
nuther," replied Abner; that's the pur-
ty part about it. Thar amt no give up
in 'er. She ain't that sort. She's goin'
to give that daddy O. her'n tussle."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-08
TO BE CONTINUED.
The yeI First Lightning Rod.

Almost everybody believes that
Franklin was the inventor Of the light
ming rod. and in this one particular
nearly everybody Is mistaken. The
first lightning conductor was not In
vented by the genius who is said to
have Caught the lightning wild and
PLAYED with bolts Of thunder" but
by poor Bohemian monk who lived
at Seuttenberg, who erected his light
ming catcher on the palace Of the Gu
rator of Preditz, Moravia, on June IS,
1854. The name Of this inventive
monk was Prohop Dilwisch. His ap-
paratus was composed Of pole sur
mounted by an iron rod supporting
twelve curved branches and terminal
ING in as many metallic boxes filled
with iron ore and inclosed with q
wooden boxlike cover This was trav-
ersed by twenty-seven iron pointed
rods. the bases of which were connect
ed with the ore boxes. This entire
system Of wires was united with the
earth by large chain.
The enemies Of Dilwisch, jealous OF
his success, excited the peasants or
the neighborhood against him. claiming
that his invention was the cause OF the
dry weather that was running their
crops. When the inventor laughed at
them and refused to remove 1t they
put him in prison and then destroyed
his work.
M. Nielsen used triple pointed rod
years before Benjamin Franklin ever
thought of lightning rod.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-08
cared for, but to recover those nearer
the corral was exceedingly difficult and

cared for, but to recover those nearer
the corral was exceedingly difficult and
dangerous.
Taking one end Of long rope, FORM
ed by tying together many lariats, a
warrior ran out into the open as far
as he dared, then throwing himself on
the ground and covering himself with
a shield Of thick buffalo hide, he crawl
ed to the nearest dead or wounded man
and fastened the rope around his an
kles. The men in the woods at the
end Of the rope then pulled 1t and
dragged the man or body to safe
place. The rescuing warrior then
crawled backward, protected by his
shield.
I learned in after years from Rocky
Bear, a well-known chief. that "med-
icine man" Of the Sioux had told him
that the total loss in killed and wound
ed Indians Of all tribes and bands in
that fight was 1.137. If this be true,
the combatants were as one white man
10 lUU lHuldIS. lHe ioSSSS' oie "'A~~
man to 26S Indians.
One of the citizens who fought with
Powell was a grizzled old trapper. who
had spent his life on the frontier and
been In Indian fights without number.
Some months after the battle the de-
partment commander met and ques-
toned him.
How many Indians were in the at
tack?" asked the general.
Wall, ginr'l, can't say for sartin,
but I think thar was nigh onto 5000 of
'em."
How many were killed and wound
ed?"
wall, ginr'l. I can't say for sartin.
but think thar was nigh onto thou
sand ov 'em hit"
How many did you kill?'
wall, ginr'l, I can't say, but kept
dead rest, I kin hit dollar at fifty
yards every time, and I fired with a
dead rest at more'n fifty Of them In
juns inside Of fifty yards"
For heavens sake, how many times
did you fire." exclaimed the astonish-
ed general.
wall, ginr'l, I can't say, but I kept
eight guns pretty we'll het up for
more'n three hours"
This may be called Transition
fight" The Indian was just emerging
from his scarcely dangerous days of
bows and muzzle- leaders, and procur-
ing an arm suited to his mode Of fight
ing, becoming what he now is, the fin
est natural soldier in the world
Kansas City Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-08

CHRONIC KIcKER.-Al Foster Of
Fishing Banks fame, has a fund Of
grim humor, and displayed some of 1t
recently when a passenger on the An
gler complained to him Of the condi-
ton of the towels in the washroom.
Foster regarded him with extreme as
tonishment, apparently thunderstruck
at the complaint. Then, with twin
kle in his eyes, he said:
II know the towels have hard work
here; between cleaning fish and cut
ting CLANS towels are worked pretty
hard. But no matter. Here, Dooley,
Hen, Jack, anybody! Bring some
clean towels for the most particular
man on the boat! Why, two hundred
men have used that towel, and you're
the first one to growl about it's condi-
tion!"-New York Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-08

In and the traffic such road would
secure to help pay expenses. There
are men In the world looking for such
opportunities, and I'm going to give
somebody chance"
"You have not looked deep enough
into it, my boy" mildly protested MIL
Ter. "You haven't figured on the enor.
nous expense Of running such road
and the dead loss of the investment
after the lumber is moved out. You'd
have a railroad property worth quar-
ter of a million on your hands. can't
make you see my position. l simply
say to you that l wouldn't touch deal
ike that with ten foot pole"
Alan laughed good naturedly as he
aid his hand on his friends shoulder.
Il reckon you think I'm off" he said.
sbpt sooner or later I'm going to put
this thing through. Do you hear me?
I'll put it through If it takes ten years
to do it. l want to make the old man
feel that he has not made such fool
of himself. I want to get even with
the Thompson crowd and Perkins and
everybody that Is now poking fun at
a helpless old man. / shall begin by
raising money some way or other to
pay taxes and hold Oh to every inch OF
the ground"
Miller's glance fell befoAe the fierce
fire of Alan's eyes, and for the first
time his tone wavered.
"Well," he said, "you have the stun
in you that big SPECTATORS are made
of, and l may simply be prejudiced
against the scheme on account of your
fathers blind plunging and what some
men would call overcautiousness on
my part. l may be trying to prevent
what you really ought to do, but l am
advising you as friend. l only know
I would be more cautious. OF course
you may try. You'd not lose In doing
that; in fact, you'd gain experience. l
should say that big dealers In lumber
are the men you ought to see first
They know the values Of such invest
ments, and they are reaching out In all
directions now. They have cleaned up
the timber near the railroads."
-o M
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What Exchanges Have to Say About
tho Recent Convention.

Mr.. Rufe M. Carroll Of Bullocks
Creek, made hard fight against any
proposition to levy tax in this coun-
ty for road purposes. He was hope
lessly in the minority and left the con-
vention. Mr.. Carroll Is good citizen.
but Is one of the largest land owners
in the county. That perhaps is where
the shoe pinches.-Rock Hill Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-08

looks as plain as your nose on your
face; things always do on paper. 1t
looks big and it shines; 80 does a spi.
der web in the sunshine to a fly; but
you don't want to he fly, my boy.
and you don't want any spider webs
on the brain anyway"
Alan stood up and walked to the
door and back. Finally he shrugged
his broad shoulders. "I don't care
what you say" he declared, bringing
his hand down firmly on Miller's desk.
1T will pay, as sure as I'm alive.
There's no getting around the facts. It
will take a quarter Of million invest
ment to market half million dollar
bunch of timber, with the land thrown
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-08

fN0NE morning early In June, as
fO Alan was passing Pole Ba-
pNuNU9 ker's cabin on his way to
DarleY, Poles wife came out
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-08

till he stops. Yes. you are jest my
sort Of a Christian. You believe In
breathin' fresh air into yore windpipe,
thankin' God with clear eye an good
muscle an takin' what he gives you
an akin i'm to pass more eff it's han
dy. You know the Lord has sent you
q invite to his table. an you believe in
eatin' an drinkin' an maxim merry,
Jest like you'd have body do that
was stoppin' over night with you. Yes
l wanted to say some'n' else to you.
As | got to the Widder Snowden's
house, a mile this side O Darley. she
came out an axed me eff Id object to
deliverin' couple O smoke cured hams
to a Teller in town that had ordered
'em. OF course that's what old bach
like me s heer fer. so let 'er fling 'em
In the back end"
The speaker paused and smiled know
ingly, and Alan noticed that he slowed
his horses up by drawing firmly on the
reins as If he feared that their arrival
at the farmhouse might interrupt what
he had to say.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-08
CHAPTER x.

I'M about half mile from b1sn-
ol ops house. at tho crossing OF
8 the Darley road and another
leading into east Tennessee. Alan had
gone down there one day to engage
white labor to work in his growing cot
ton, negroes being scarce owing to the
tendency Of that race to flock into the
towns With the aid Of Pole Baker,
who was clerking that day for Fill
more, he soon employed the men he
wanted and started to walk back home.
On the way he was overtaken by his
uncle, who was returning from barley
In his wagon.
Hold on. tharw the old man called
out. "Ef you are a-goin' home, I'll rest
yore legs"
Alnn smiled as he climbed up into
the seat by the old man. =.
81 shall certainly appreciate It," he
said. T'm tired out today"
81 sorter thought you looked fab
bergasted," returned Abner as he
swung his whip over the backs Of his
sleek horses. "Well. reckon ! could
afford to give you ride. l hauled
that cuss Dole three miles goin' t'other
way. He had the cheek to yell at me
from Habbersham's ginhouse an axed
me ef I'd haul i'm. Then he kept me
waitin' till he'd belt prayer an read
to the family"
"You don't seem to like him." said
Alan. "I'ye noticed that for some time"
81 reckon don't to any great e1-
tent" said Abner. clucking to his tired
horses, "but it amt rally to my credit
A feller's wrong som'er's, Alan. that
allows hissePf to hate anything the
Lord ever made. I've struggled agin
that proposition fer twenty-five yeer.
All this talk about the devil maxim the
bad an the Lord the good is talk
through a hat. Bad things was made
fore the devil ever jumped from his
high estate. ur he'd never preferred a
fork to arp. I've tuck notice, too,
that the wust things | ever seed was
sometimes at the root O. the best
Manure Is q bad thing, but cake Of
it will produce q daisy bigger n any
in the field. Dole makes me gag some
times; but as narrer as he is twixt the
eyes he may do some good. reckon
that hell fire sermon he gave us last
August made some O. the crowd sweat
out a little O. Their meanness. Id a
been more merc'ful on sech hot day
though. He mought "a reserved that
harangue fer some cold day in Decem-
ber when the stove fues wouldn't
work. Eff I'd "a been a-goin' to tell
about future torment that hot day, I'd
"a said that every lost soul was made
to set on a cake O. ice In windy spot
through all eternity, an Id a started
out by singin' On Greenland's Icy
Mountain But that amt what axed
you to git in my wagon fer"
"Yon didn't intend to try to convert
me, then?"
mo, l didn't. fer you are Jest my
sort of q Christian - better'n me. a
sight, fer you don't shoot off yore ba-
ZOO on one side or t'other, an that's the
habit I'm tryin' to quit. Eff | could
hold in when Dole gifts to spoutin', Ia
be better man. | think III do better
now. I've got tenpenny nail In my
pocket, an whenever he starts In I'm
goin' to bite 1t an keep my holt on 1t
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-08

III Professors in physical culture lack
the nerve needed to recommend lhe
wood saw and washboard.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-08

~ All waves are more or less oan-
gerous-and the waves of pretty
girls handkerchief is usually more.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-08

Sa Some people are so ill-tempereu
that they are annoyed when forced u
smile
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-14

There vii! be thousands OF Auest-
cans coming NJ here in Tia sp-.t.
was The remark made by 4 fariue. tfJ.a
the vicinity of Iau4dou. Non. s;--
Sota Wlcn he arT4ycG In W1.4
Manitoba. tie capita! OF WasCara C@l-
ada, q few days since lie W&s lH"
advance guard Of q largo body who ara
following him, and he has already in
vested III several farming sections fer
himself and others and purposes 10
take up his permanent abode in Ills
country. lie went on to say: Hun
1reds are coming from nay G;strie.
alone. | know this TO be fact. fec
many OF them are neiEhhors OF mine.
The chief topic of conversation W-itA
the farmers is the coming hnm:gra
ton in the spring"
The impression general in the ~
of Dakota where / live that farmers
can get from 10 to is cents more q
bushe for wheat on the American side
Of the line than on the Canadian has
not prevented people from turning their
eyes to Canada as place to live il.
They know they can get land in this
country which is every bit as fertile
as that in Dakota at about one-quarter
the price. 1t Is safe to say that the
exodus from Dakota into Canada this
year viii exceed the expectations Of alls
Canadians
The Government has established
agencies at st. Paul. Mimi; Omaha.
Neb. Kansas City, Mo; Chicago. ILL.,;
Indianapolis, Ind; Milwaukee, Wis;
Wausau, Wis; Detroit. Sault Ste.
Marie and Marquette, Mich; Toledo.
Ohio; WATERFOWL, s. D.; Grand Folks.
N. d., and Great Falls, Mont. and the
suggestion is made that by addressing
any Of these, who are the authorized
agents Of the Government, it will he
to the advantage OF the reader. VINO
will be given the fullest and most au-
thentic information regarding the re-
suits of mixed farming dairying,
ranching and EMBARRASSING, and also
supply information as to freight and
passenger rates. etc, etc.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-14
A Lively Shark.

The representatives of the principal
Australian papers were taken out 10 sea
about fifty miles from Brisbane in the
pilot boat to meet Nine. Melba on Sep
TENDER 16 She was travelling from
Canada to Australia by the mail steam
ship Miowera. While the pilot boat was
waiting for the Miowera the ships com
pany had most remarkable aud prob
ably unprecedented experience. \ great
cray shark about twelve feet IN length
was hooked on a schnapper line, which
broke. The second big fish got on the
schnapper line and escaped. Then
large shark hook with chain was
thrown out and the raycnous brute
grabbed it and was caught.
All hands-pilot. cook and press men
tuggcd the shark 10 the vessels side. 4
huge hook on the anchor tackle was put
through his jaw and one eye, and the fish
was then hauled out Of the water One
of the crew ripped the monster open from
the head TO the tail. The vital organs
and entrails were thrown overheard and
then both jaws were hacked out for the
sake Of securing the teeth. nothing but
the shell Of the fish remained and the
shark was lowered overheard. 4 rush
was made 10 the side 10 see him sink
but the company was astounded 70 500
him make off. First he swan about
fifty yards away, returned TO the steamer.
then went of on another tack Of about
thirty yards, came back to the vessel and
swan astern and was still swimming
when he was lost sight OF. That the
FISH could swim away with the whole
of his interior from head to tail and the
jaw and one eye gone. simply raised the
hair Of the pilots and crew who had
never seen or heard Of the Ike before
sydney Telegraph.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-14

~ was troubled with cafarrIl of the
head for many years. Ii affected my
sense of smell, hearing and sight
spent lots of money with doctors and
the use of focal applications 10 relieve
me but 10 no purpose, until my affen-
ton was called 10 the wonderful effects
OF perUna.
az must say that I met with nl0Sf
surprising and satisfactory results.
Peruna took hold of the complaint and
drove IL entirely out of my system.
"AIffoggh wei along toward the
allotted span of mans life I am pleased
as a child over the results, and feel IKE
a young man again. ~ W. Fuller.
Such letters as the above are not used
for publication except by the written
permission of the writer
A pamphlet filled with such letters
will be sent 10 any address free This
book should be read by all who doubt
the durability of catarrh.
If you do not receive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna
write ut once TO DIR. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case, and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad-
vice gratis.
Address DR. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-14


~ temporarily relieve catnrrh
have been devised from time to
time. such as sprays, snuffs, creams and
other local applications, but. rs 4 rule,
the medical profession has little or no
enthusiasm in the treatment of catarrh
1t is generally pronounced by them to
be incurable.
1t therefore created great sensation
in medical circles when DIR. Hartman
announced that he had devised com
pound which would cure catarrh per
msnently.
The remedy was named Peruna aud in
a short time became known To thousands
of catarrh sufferers north, south, east
and west.
Letters testifying to the fact that Pc
Tuha is a radical cure for catarrh began
to pour in from all directions
Thousands of such letters are on file
in the Office of The Peruna Medicine Co.
Rev. L. Stubenvoll. Pela. Wis.
writes: 81 feel obliged to extend you my
personal thanks for my complete res
toration. All through the winter | suf-
fered from throat and lung trouble, hut
recovered my entire health by the use
of your excellent remedy. Peruna'
The following letter from prominent
gentleman of Los Angeles is a case in
point:
Mr.. ]. W. Fuller. President Of the
jewelers. Association of Los Angeles.
Cal, has been in business in that city
for seventeen years out of the fOrty-ivp
that he has been engaged in business.
Concerning his experience with Peruna
he says:
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-14

THE feMpe.atuIe OF furn.tc May b
dctc-NiEcJ ny iile&its o. 4 si.iail c..r''','I
,.s.p..l.. iacand. seent lamp E;tel inside
q fn'.scope IIoul.s+; ca tripod some d.s-
~, er,erts,re When 10 current is pass
:,,r throa-li the filaucnt ii appears as a
i.laek line against tae background e
,.-b:fq-l,ot fire brici;. $ more current is
serr through. TIE E.au.cnt becomes
brirbtcr, until Tlea Il ;,Jgains tie same
coior rs the g,owiu- furnace it Is inyisi-
he Ry further increase in current Il
bec3aacs visible again. The value OF the
current IS read en- an Instrument, and 4
c6alnalison with table gives the corre-
epoudinc furnace temperature Electric
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-14
Frog Skins for Books.

India could supply frog skins by the
million. They are used in bookbinding-
not in general b0okbindiug. hut in the
fantastic sort-used. in fact, as chicken
skin was used at one time III fanmaking.
Frogs skin makes a very fine, soft leath-
or, and in dyeng it viii take the most
delicate colors. A noted English binder
has achieved some Of his best effects by
the judicious employment Of frogs skin
as a decorative agent. Capital, Calcutta.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-14
FOUR YARDS OF THOUGHT.

Tom thought
That Dick thought
] thought
1t was thoughtlcss
To think
of the thoughts
1t was thoughtlcSs
He thinks he thought
That the thoughtless
Thinkers
Are not worth thought
And then he thought
That the thought
He thought
Is a thought
The thoughtless
Would not think
| am trying To think
While reading these thoughts.
| think
You viii think
! am thoughtless
To think
~ SO many thoughts
That are thong htless.
baltimore Sun.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-14

The ratification Of the action of the
Brussels beet sugar conference by France
saves the government $4,000. 600 a year
in sugar bOunties and leads il 10 reduce
the tax on sugar 60 per cent. This will
reduce the retail cost of sugar from IL 10
8 cents a pound.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-14

Members Of the Finnish Relief Society
in New York city have just received some
of the bread, which is almost the only
food taat can he obtained 10y their starv-
iEE comrymen II EGiEc II is made of
the bark of pine trees and looks like
brown sandstone 1t is almost as hard
GS stone. ana no one would ever suspect
that it could lee eaten. Its only redeem
ing feature Is that il lasts for years in *
pJlltable condition IS when fresh.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-14

Frank A. Munscy. the publisher, was
arrested by a policeman of the bicycle
squad for speeding his automobile along
riverside drive al rate exceeding eight
miles an hour. Mr. Munsey. acvompa-
+pied by his chauffeur and two fashion
ably dressed women, was speeding along
the drive, and at Nincty-sixth street the
machine was going at the rate of eight
cen miles an hour. according to the po-
liccman. who timed the vehicle six blocks
Magistrate Pool his machine could nor
make the rate of speed alleged. and Of
fcrcd to take the magistrate out for n
ride TO prove the assertion. He also Of
fered to bet $1,000 10 500 with the mag
iStrate that the machine could not make
the rate Of speed alleged. The magis-
trate, however, declined to accept the Of
fer. and discharged Mr.. Munsey with
warning not to violate the ordinance
again.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-14

Apples upon the surface of which are
perfectly reproduced the photographs Of
ihe Emperor and Empress OF Russia and
The President Of the French republic
nave been shown in France
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-14

Liverpool expects a prof. Of $780,
on last years working Of its municipal
tramway system
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-14

The French Chamber Of Deputies
las adopted an amendment to the army
bin appropriating S24O,G00 to provide
wine for the soldiers.