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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-01
"ONLY A BOY" STORIES
True Narratives Of Fine Deeds
Done by Brave Boys.
No. 9-Winiam Pitt.
By H. IRVING KING
No. 9-William Pitt.
BY H. IRVING KING

One of the most remarkable boys the
world ever saw was William Pitt.
He astonished folk with his learning
at the age of T.. He became prime min
iSter of England when he was "a.
He was a siekly boy, but he took all
the out-of-door exercise his delicate
frame could bear, and was as eager to
study as most boys are to play. He
would not let his weak body stop his
work and he was reading ancient his
tory at an age when most children are
reading stories written in words of one
syllable.
His father was the great Earl of
Chatham and the boy was brought into
contact with all the great men of the
time in England. When he was IL
years old he wrote a tragedy which he
called "Laurentine, King of Clarnium. -
At this age, too, he was able to read
Greek and Latin almost as we'll as ne
could English. He also was we'll In
formed on the politics of the day and
on a variety of subjects about which
only men of learning are supposed to
know anything.
At IA he was able to take the words
of Thucidides, written in Greek and
read page after page, turning it into
excellent English as he read, and this
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-01

dozen naked savages lodging around
in a grove MT far away. Each one
was armed with club, and as stood
there staring at them they brandished
their weapons and uttered such shouts
that my hair stood on end.
knowing them to be enemies. and
suspecting they might be the cannf-
balls of whom had heard, ran to my
boat and jumped in and pushed Off.
The men were almost upon me as I
left the shoTe, and l saw that they
were as BLACK as negroes and as fierce
as tigers. They danced about and
yelled like Indians, and 1 put up my
sail in hurry and headed out to sea.
AS had seen no canoes on the shore
| felt safe when I was half mile
from the beach, but 10, three boats
came padding after me as 1 looked
around.
They had been concealed in the
bushes further down the shore. There
We're six natives in each craft, and
they were determined to capture me
l held my boat before the wind that
she might go at her best speed, but I
soon saw that the canoes were gain
ing on me.
If / had laughed before. I did not
do any laughing now. I knew that
if I was captured 1 should be roasted
and devou-ed by those terrible look
ing men. My boat went through the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-01
HOW TO DO
CIRCUS TRICKS
No. 8.
The Circus Trick Mule.
BY ]. CARTER BEARD.

1t is said that a mule will be good
for more than a year just to get one
fair swing with his heels at some I'M
suspecting man.
The circus mule shown in the illus
tration is never good for any period
like year. This is because he gets
plenty of chances TO kick without the
necessity of pretending to be other
than he is, the most vicious and un-
trustworthy animal in the ring.
The several clowns who attend
upon the trick mule sometimes make
very tempting offers to any spectator
who will ride the animal; but I have
never heard Of any one who enriched
himself by the experiment. If you can
imagine an animal beside which a
bucking broncho is like tame lamb,
then you will have fair idea of the
character of a circus trick mule.
He knows just when to buck and
just how to buck and when mule
knows that, there is not man in the
world who knows just how to stay on
the beasts back
A team of two sturdy boys can
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-01

wards said that he was only prevent
ed by shame at being the pupil of one
so young, from asking his advice upon
an important literary work which he
was about to undertake.
One of the hardest works to under
stand that ever was written is a book
called "Cassandra," written by a man
named Lycophronis. 1t Is written in
Greek. A learned man placed the
book in the hands of young Pitt when
the boy was 16 years old and he read
it at first sight, translating into Eng
lish as he read and explaining it in a
manner which made the learned man
declare that had he not seen it he
would have believed it to be beyond
the power of human intellect"
When Pitt was 16 his father declar-
ed that he would be a great states
man and was the hope of the country
Other folks soon became of his faith
er's way of thinking and that is why
they put him into Parliament when he
was so young and made him Prime
Minister so soon after.
He fulfilled all that was expected of
him and ruled England during thir-
teen of the most eventful years of her
history. Pitts poor health prevented
him from being great soldier or
sailor, but it did not prevent his cult
waiting his brains so that he became a
power in his country while he was yet
in his teens.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-01

wild i'm fer?''
"Oh, come on and don't talk so
much" said Buster John impatiently
while we are talking here he may
be getting away"
II hope he'll hit you a crack on de
shins wild his walkin cane" exclaimed
Drusilla with great earnestness. YOU
all amt got no mo- business foolin'
wild dat man dan you got fiyin'."
But Drusilla's protests were over
borne, and If she went along it was
through sheer force of habit, and not
because she had any desire to go. She
had a very vivid remembrance of their
former adventures, and she always said
that she'd rather have the nightmare
every night than to go through them
again.
The children had no difficulty what
ever in finding the little old man. In
deed, as Drusilla suggested, it seemed
that he had been waiting for them.
He certainly left that impression on
their minds. When they came up with
him he was still poking with his cane
In the fence corners. He turned about
when he heard them coming and
laughed. He had a most comical
cOunl6ndnCe, ne seemed 10 De always
on the point of winking Familiarity at
those to whom he talked but he never
winked. When just about to do SO he
would catch himself and Immediately
look sober and serious. This made his
appearance all the more comical. He
had laughed or smiled so much that
there were deep burrows between his
nose and his cheeks, and he had fun
ny looking wart on the side of his face,
just above his chin. Such a counter
ance, topped by a tall stove pipe hat,
was very promising, and Sweetest Su-
san would have clapped her hands in
ecstacy If she hadn't been afraid that
the little old man would have misun-
derstood her meaning.
He turned about and looked at them
very brightly. Three howdies and a
half" he exclaimed. rs it good morn
inG?"
Sweetest Susan looked at Buster
John, Buster John loked at Wally
Wanderoon, and Drusilla looked at first
one and then the other. AS for Billy
Biscuit, who was the biggest man in
the crowd, according to his own esti-
nation, he looked at no one. but be-
gan to hunt for a birds nest.
Finally Buster John began to I'M
derstand what the little old man meant,
and he told him good morning very
politely. The others followed his ex-
ample, and the little old man began to
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-01

Bees are by no means the only pro-
ducers of animal wax, although prob
ably ninety-nine persons out of a hun
bred would say so If asked.
The very biggest animal in the world
is one of the most important wax pro-
ducers, and a fine wax it is. 1t is
spermaceti, and it is obtained from
the head of the sperm whale.
When a sperm whale has been kill
ed and is brought alongside, the first
thing that the whale-men do after the
chains are passed around the f1ukes to
hold the big creature alongside of the
whaling ship, is to cut the head from
the body
This head alone often weighs sew
eral tons and it is no light Job to raise
1t from the water. Immense tackles
are used, and as the whalers, who
stand on the whale and on stagings
rugged over it, cut through the ver-
tehrae with their keen cutting-out
spades, other men on the deck of the
ship heave and haul on the tackle UNI
til the mighty head is clear of the
body.
often a head like that Will be so
big that, while part of it is still in the
water, the tip of the mouth will be
high in the air, as high as the spars
of the whale-ship.
Then the whalers begin to cut into
the head until they open what is
known by them as the ease" This
contains the spermaceti. 1t is a beau
tiful clear, whitish fluid, and it is dip
ped out with buckets and put into
special casks. 1t is stored away in
the hold in a separate place from the
whale oil, and It brings good price
al all times, for the demand for sper-
maceti is unceasing.
The Chinese obtain great deal Of
extremely fine wax from a small in
sect called pela. IT lives on trees. and
the Chinese cultivate the pela Just as
other races breed the honey bee. The
peia. however. produces nothing except
wax
This insect produces small masses Of
pure white wax. and it is used by tha
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-01
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. MARCH l. 1908

everyday mule is usually patched un-
III at least half of it is rope or string.
A rug or curtain can be thrown over
the mules back to hide the pillow and
the side pieces.
A partition is sewed across the bag
which forms the mules head in the
place indicated by the dotted lines in
tne diagram. The mules head is
slipped over the head of the first bow
and pinned about his shoulders.
Eye holes are cut in the neck, as in
dicated, so that the boy may see where
he is going.
The tail is held in the hand of the
second boy. No saddle is needed: but
II some brightly colored bit of cloth is
thrown over the mules back it will
give somewhat the idea of a circus.
The boys who take the role of the
mules legs will wear long black or
gray stockings and short, tight trous-
ers. The trousers must, if possible,
be the same color as the stockings.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-01

The success q a trick mule depends
a great deal uTon his attendants, and
whether or not they play their part
well.
They must b, very nervous every
time their pet makes a sudden move
and they must show a strong dislike
to the idea of ether riding him or get
ting behind him
When the clCwns desire the mule to
do one of his ricks, such as jumping
a hurdle, etc, hey will entreat hin to
perform the trek. They will impiore
him not to male them ridiculous in the
eyes of the audience by refusing. and
they will offer him all sorts of brides.
When they lame something which
pleases the mle's fancy, he does the
trick. or at least tries to do it.
The clown must keep assuring the
spectators thatthe mule is quite harm
less. ''as genth as a lamb" etc, and
they will sticl to this, even after the
mule has givtn very visible evidence
that he is no such thing.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-01

make themselves into trick mule
without very much trouble. The team
must procure two sticks. Each stick
should be about five inches long, three
inches wide and one inch thick (see
the side pieces in the diagram con-
nected by the dotted line b.
The side pieces are connected by
two broad strips of canvas (see A and
A of the diagram).
In the center of each piece of can
vas is a hole through which the team
put their heads.
The two pieces of wood will be al
lowed to hang one on each side of the
performers, under their arms. This
gives the framework on which to
build the back of the mule. A couple
of pillows or one bolster bound over
this framework will give the mule
somewhere near his proper shape.
The head of the mule is made some
what on the principal of rag doll.
1t is nothing more or less than bag
stuffed with bits of paper, excelsior or
any other material which happens to
he handy
The hair on the mules forehead and
along his neck can be made by sew
ing on bits of ordinary cotton. But
if it can be obtained some horse hair
from an old mattress is better.
The mules ears can be made of card
board stiffened with thin strips of
wood. Fasten these to the head at
different angles.
With every move of the mule the
ears will flop about in the most ride
ulous manner.
The eyes, which should be very large
with the eyeballs down in one corner,
can be painted on piece of paper;
then cut out and pasted in place.
The tail is a light cane with a
bunch of horse hair or cotton tied at
the end.
= The bride of the mule can be made
of ordinary straps or even pieces of
rope. In real life the bride of the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-01
A wild Dissipation.
From the Washington star.

"r don't suppose it ds generally
known, but, nevertheless, it is fact
that the ladies are great consumers of
peanuts" remarked the proprietor of
a fruit stand located on a prominent
down town corner. II am somewhat
of and observer, and have been forced
to take note of this particular
feature of my business. Nearly every
night belated husbands stop here and
load their outer pockets with the fes-
tive gooder, the purchase of less than
two bags being an exception. To my
mind the peanut trade has made
serious iflroads upon the fried oyster
business, for many regular customers
tell me that their wives prefer warm
gooders to bivalves done up in cracker
crumbs for late supper.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-01

1 had heard the fishermen say that
somewhere in the China Sea was an
island inhabited by cannibals, and that
many fishermen whose boats had been
blown far out to sea by storms had
been captured and eaten by these, ISL
anders.
The stories had not frightened me,
is l knew the cannibals never APP
preached the shore, and that there
was no fear of my ever meeting them.
The wind held steady for me on the
right 1 saw the mermaid, and. though
L had to manage the boat, 1 caught a
few winks of sleep now and then. If
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-01

smile again. II thought it was good
morning." he said; yes, l had that
idea. 1 thought. too, that when fell
low gives out three howdies and a half.
he ought to be entitled to at least one
good morning at least"
What do you mean by three howdies
and a half?" inquired Sweetest Susan.
why, three for you larger ones,
and a half for the little chap. Sup
pose l had given him a whole howdy
all by himself-what would he have
done with it? Economy is the word
Why, when 1 was young" he paus-
ed. waved his cane, sighed, and then
turned his attention to poking and
prodding in the fence corners.
What are you looking for?" asked
Buster John.
Why it's the simplest thing in the
world replied Wally Wanderoon. II
am looking for the Good Old Times
we used to have"
THE Good Old Times!" exclaimed
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-01

We'll, we are not dreaming now"
said Buster John. Lets go down the
road and see If we can find the little
old man."
AN den what?" inquired Drusilla,
you fin i'm, den what you gwineter
do? You can't eat i'm. an you can't
take i'm home wild you. Eff you can't
do nothin wild i'm, what you want
wild i'm? I bet you. de man is dom
mighty well widout you, an so long ez
dat's de case, what you want ter fool
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-01
(To be continued.)
Possibilities of the English Lam
guage.
Letter to New York Times.

Letter to New York Times.
M. lie Comte observation-disclosures
is not the first one of his countrymen
who has been surprised at the vast pos
sibilities of the English language. A
very learned Frenchman in 1850, in
conversation with DR.. Wallace of Ok
ford, after extolling the French Ian
guage for its copiousness and its OPP
ulence in derivations and synonyms,
produced by way of proving his claim
the following lines on rope making:
Quand un cordier veut une corde.
Pour sa corde corder trois cordons IL
accorde;
Mais 81 un des cordons de la corde de-
corde,
LIE Gordon decordant fait decorder la
corde.
To show that the English language
was quite as affluent and copious, DR..
Wallace translated the French into as
many lines of English, word for word,
using the word twist TO express the
French word corde:
When a twister atwisting will twist
him a twist
For the twisting his twist he three
twines doth entwist;
But if one of the twines of the twist
do untwist,
The Irvine that untwisteth untwisteth
Here were verbs, nouns, participles,
and synonyms to match the French.
Further to show the power and YER
satility of the English, the doctor
added the four following lines:
Untwisting the Irvine that UNFINISHED
between,
He twirls with his twister the two in
a twine;
Then thrice having twisted the twines
of the Irvine,
He twisteth the Irvine he had twined
in twain.
The French resources had been ex-
hausted at the outset, but the English
man still had plenty of cord left, and
he continued twisting:
The twain that in twining before in
the Irvine,
AS Irvine We're intwisted, he now doth
entwine,
'Twixt the twain intertwisting a Irvine
more between,
He, twirling his twister. makes a twist
of the Irvine.
This trial of skill between two emil
nent philologists, says DIR. Adam
Clarke, makes 1t pretty certain that
there Is not another language in the
universe capable of so great variety
OF Elections or which can afford so
many turns and derivatives. all iegit-
innate. coming from the same radix,
another tongue or colning one for the
word used by DIR. Wallace In these
lines which Is not purely Anglo-Saxon.
not one exotic being entertained"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-01

Chinese and Japanese for making can
dies to be burned in Buddhist temples.
The wax is used also for medicinal
purposes.
Another wax insect lives in certain
districts of India. 1t is not propa-
gated as the Chinese pela Is, but il
produces a very valuable wax which
will be made an article of considerable
commercial Importance some day.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-01
STORYTELLING MACHINE
Being the Q0eef Object Found by Buster John,
Sweetest Susan, Drusala and Billy Biscuft,
Under the Guidance of Wa11y Wanderoon.
BY JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS.
Copyright 1908, by S. S. Mcclure Company.

with the Old Man who is Looking
for the Good Times We Used to
Have the Children Travel to
Nearby Far Place where Every
thing Is Down Hill All Ways.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-01

Mrs. Gotham Have you noticed
how that dog next door shows his
tfeth2 I suppose he is a watch dog"
Mr.. 80thaB-"Yes3 an 0pen-face
watch dog, ] guess. --Yonkels States
man
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-07-11

The above portrait the latest received by Prof Stephens his friend
aborng the
missionary no less active successful musician
beauu northern capital the spen
young call hnO number
churches and than those Of the Lat
all while the able of Prof Wilhelm Bueh are re-
interest Willard has addition his missionary duties
anthems have been
anthem Grant Us Peace sung concert be-
hall ruOusy demnded three
dedication anthem "Hosannah had to be
repeated given in the largest hall In the city at
invited As Elder Chrsoherson Is now on
work he viii doubtless be returning to resume
teacher and friend salt Lake as
building Of which has been directly in his
charge SanchyB completed and dedicated
(Which latter 20 Willard the Mr. and Mrs
With promising
with Prof Stephens in his sixteenth year. he
bass for quartet work In this city
and won Esteddfod 1891 and received
praise Joseph advice OF President Joseph Smith
a he remained longer to
musical ability under his home teacher The
he the wisdom Of the advice 1t is hardly
Horace Ensign have been two Of Prof
stephen closest credtable pupils
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-07-11

with the regulations Of Scotland Yard;
Mr.. Fitch is $50 poorer than he was
a week ago, all on account Of emu
lating Mr. Paul Potter's exploit in los
ing a hand bag containing the manu-
script Of his new play. Like Mr.. Potter.
he went out into the country TO read the
play 10 Mr.. Charles Frohman, but left
the bag In a cab. That was not his
only misfortune He took train TO
Slough instead Of Maidenhead, and ar
irving late at night, and finding no con-
veyance waiting, had to pass the time
TIL 4 o'clock In the morning in the
Slough station. But that is not all, Mr..
Fitch found his bag, on making in
quiries at the proper quarter, in Scot
land Yard but he had TO pay c2O $500
reward TO the cabman. This was no 20.
lice estimate of the value Of the play,
for, in addition to the manuscript, the
bag contained a piece OF jewelry which
the dramatist had purchased for his
mother and the C20 demanded by Scot
land Yard was % per cent Of the value
of the trinket, q percentage levied In
accordance with a law designed 10 se-
cure Just rewards for honest cabmen.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-07-11

as q consequence many voices have
been ruined through rs having hecn
neglected or improperly taught, So
many promising young artists with
beautiful voices and natural ability
have failed on account of not being
able To control the breath, that II can
Doe truthtully said that II Is almost
criminal Tor a teacher TO attempt TO
instruct pupils In singing unless he or
she Is absolutely and thoroughly con.
versant with the difficulties attending
correct breathing. etc IL Is plain that
songs can not be- correctly phHsed N
the singer has not perfect control Of the
breath, and 1t Is just as evident that
20 have THIS the breathing apparatus
must be- developed The great mis-,
take made by many teachers Ia TO begin
with the technique OF the voice, instead
Of with the technique OF breathing IL
~ just as absurd to expect "a singer
even n he or she has "a good natura
voice 10 sing properly without having
studied breathing IN all It's stages, as
Il would he 20 expect babe Ia walk
With the grace of a person having prac-
ucN physical culture
The fact b. that unless "a singer
breathes correctly. ne or she is sure %
fan ! would advise pupils never 20
study with q teacher who has not re-
tanned his or her voice, If they have
sung with the correct method when
younger, they ought 20 sing well when
Old
Let us look back on the career Of the
really great artists Patti-the divine
Pltti-old today yet she can still sing
with the ease and perfectncss which en-
frances an who hear her Sims Reeves.
the admirable tenor who could In his
old age sing as few young teaOrs can
sing today Jean de Re2ke the greatest
opera tenor now, who can, though
middle aged sing Wagneran operas
ANA preserve his voice fresh and I'm
perfect order An this is due TO cor
rect breathing and the bright, open
tone
II win De lucky day for pupils when
teachers win be required to pass eX-
aminatlons before an examining board
Of artists before being allowed TO fol-
low that profession.
A voice well trained and cared for
should last 80 or 40 years at least.
Now young men ana women who con-
template studying let me advise YOU
never 10 take lessons from one who
lacks the above named requisites, nor
one who allows you 90 force the voice
Never study with a teacher who allows
YOU TO sacrifice the words for the tone
Enunciation should he perfect Never
study with a teacher who gives you
what you wish to sing and humors you,
regardless Of what Is best Tor YOU
Any one In ordinarily good health
with musical temperament, can learn
to be a good singer II ne or she viii do
the work necessaryThe greatest singer
that ever lived was only born with
great possibilities Every friend Of
music should sing and every musician
who has a tolerable voice should be a
master Of song In every branch.
Observe Well the above, and success
viii crown your Efforts
NINE, LILLIAN Il. de LOEREY.