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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-27

dolt in the daw. Are you going to spar
with papa before dinner? Do, bishop,
and he'll give YOU a dolt in the daw!''
Bob's mamma called the nurse and
Bob was hidden from view. Naturally
a distinct cause of grievance.
1t was a summer evening, and two
of the child's uncles wandered in the
gardens, and Bob, having escaped
from the nurse, trotted by their sides.
The uncles were discussing many
things which We're caviare to Bobbie,
but when they touched upon his fav-
orie sport he pricked his ears.
1T was a capital match" said one.
"I never saw a better intercollegiate,
and Harvard won only by the supe-
rior weight of their man. He reminded
me mucn of the bishops style when we
were all classmates Well, the bishop
is as big a success now with another
kind of eloquence than that of the
gloves"
Hes a good fellow. He's got a
healthy little man to tackle tomorrow.
by the bye"
Bob listened with eyes and ears. It
was great news TO hear that the bishop
was going to spar after all.
mot quite as stout as Bob was
when he went through the mill. How
much do YOU weigh, Bobbie?"
"Forty-three pounds when I am in
condition" said Bobbie promptly.
you young sport, his uncles
cried, laughing. You have it in the
blood Well. l hope you will behave
yourself, Bob, tomorrow, when the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-27

a fight with.
In between the bowling and roaring
of the wind, there were sharp, angry
snarling banks, and curious shrill
screams, which were enough to frighten
ANYTHING far less timid than hare. AS
soon as Madden realized the state of
affairs she backed out and out, until
by the cold on her back and hind
quarters she knew she was once more
getting into the open air.
Then with a wild bound and long.
swift leaps she went on and on, not
knowing where she was going, or what
she was doing. At such terrific speed
was she travelling that she even passed
her old enemy the rat, and was so dar-
ing and impudent as to kick him in the
face with one of her hind feet as she
passed.
And the rat was so taken by sur
prise that he could only look after her,
Stroke his nose thoushtfully where
she had kicked him, and conclude that
she was certainly the maddest March
Hare he had ever seen.
Meanwhile, Madden, the Hare, tore
on, and as the wind got rougher and
wilder, so she also got more reckless,
daring and excited. At last, in sheer
exuberance of spirits and excitement
she careened round and round in a
circle, and when she stopped found the
fox quite close to her. So off she start
ed once more, and never rested, except
for short intervals, until at last the
wind got tired and sleepy and sank to
rest, not having energy enough left
even to make a little breeze.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-27

as weasels, hawks, owls and cate ,
every now and then, the mother 30,
would get cut of the nest. lift Adre
up on her hind feet, and with ba .,eiSelf
laid we'll back. and her soft nos ears
= fling the air, listen for the sIiob stiu-
sound. eSt
She was in the very act of lis+o.,
when she suddenly noticed the ol ling
coming toward her. In an instant NJ, ls'
den ran straight towards the b tau-
She had two objects in doine D tpl.
One was to get the old rat away f ms
her little ones. and another wac I'm I'm
she knew there were eggs in the b nat
and also a steel trap which sba am m
tended to lead him over if possible NJ
So away they went, the mare Lea.
at a wild pace, and the rat rnrril's
his very hardest, for he would eng
ly get the hare this time. In dartaS Sa ~
hare through the barn door-so da,t tle
, a deed had never been done beng
not even BIZ mother hare-and T1o,e,
straight for a distant corner whara ~
rat could see was a whole nest finn '' ne
beautiful white eggs. He foIIoHSs
blindly, for he was dreadfully hlJngr,.
and the sight of the eggs made ~ y,
mouth water. 'S
With couple of bounds NADIA
reached the corner but the old ~.
did not leap as she had done, but snS
denly he stopped with a shrill screa,,
of pain, for one of his legs had baen
caught in that cruel trap, and he was
unable to move. At the sound of tbosa
repeated screams several sharp nosos
and quick bright eyes peeped out ~
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-27

quietly so as not to disturb him.
Everybody admired the flowers in
the dressing room very much and
everybody though the christening a
wonder of art and ingenuity. Every
| body was, in fact, wondering what to
admire next, because the baby had
been admired so much that his nurse
had declared that any more admira-
ton would upset his little tummy so
it would" Mrs. Arnold looked an
noyed and Mr.. Arnold looked at his
watch. The bishop did not come, and
1t was past the hour set for the cere-
mony People chatted till they chatted
themselves silent Papa sent servant
after servant to look for the muscular
Christian chief. Baby squalled, Mamma
looked ready to cry. Bob was good be-
yond belief.
THE bishop must be getting absent
minded" said an uncle. Perhaps he's
gone to bed"
Nonsense, Dick" said papa.
"Or home" said another uncle.
Perhaps he went fishing in the pond
and slipped and fell in and was drown
ed. Isn't it to dreadful to think off,"
an aunt cried. turning pale.
"Rosina, please don't be fool"
cried her brother.
Papa" Bob suggested. isn't it time
to cut the cake?"
Papa didn't answer. He was really
alarmed.
He went into the garden, and
something NAV have happened he
said. Il think we may as we'll go and
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-27

him home and keep him well fed on
apple or pear or maple leaves-for he's
not very particular about what he eats
you would soon change your opinion
In regard TO him. Mr.. Caterpillar may
live-in fact. does live-only to eat
and grow bigger and fatter all sum-
mer long: but this is simply TO pre-
pare for the arduous toll and long fast
OF fall and winter.
When Jack Frost sends his first chill
winds to announce that he himself is
on the way. Mr.. Caterpillar knows
that his time for eating Is az an end.
He must get ready 20 build his winter
home.
Sleeping out Of doors IL all very
well on summer nights, bat quite an-
other matter when the snow IL on
the ground. A. a site for bis house he
chooses a convenient tWlg-pear. ap-
pie or whatever happens % be the
tree upon which he has been feeding.
Then he begins ~ spin a rough
framework, changing leaves and Tiny
branches % the SILKY threads which
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-27
BOB AND THE BISHOP
The Story of Christening.
BY P. Y. BLACK.

At the appropriate moment of his
career Bob himself had been duly
christened, but he took such an in
terested and active part in that of
his younger brother that the latter's
ceremony is also referred to as "Bob's
Christening"
Bob soon began to show a regard
for the new brother, which was high
~ laudable, but frequently embar-
RAISING to the brother. Bob's papa
was an earnest believer in athletics
and Bob's greatest sport was to dance
about his parent frenziedly with a
small pair of boxing gloves on his
little hands and attempt to punch the
fathers head, while the latter knelt
on the floor and warded him off. Bob
listened attentively to his papa while
he got little lectures on the virtues
of baths and manly exercises. and it
was natural that he should seek to
pass on this knowledge to his little
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-27
A ship Puzzle Rhyme.
BY G. NJ. L. Brown.


The words printed in capital letters
are the nine names of the parts OF
ships that were hidden in the puzzle
verse printed last Sunday.
A wood CUTTER dwelts in CABIN,
And worked from morning till night
He felled great trees, stripped their
BARK off with ease,
And labored with all his might
A bold, STERN man was this woods
man,
And he STAYED in his cabin alone
He feared not the least neither man
nor beast,
And never a tremor had shown.
But at last the poor woodsman, ne
persisted
in the clutch of monster bear; =,
He was caught in his YARD, anu
though bravelv he SPARred,
The beast dragged him off to his lair
The neighbors recovered his body,
And buried it wrapped in
STROUD:
Then collected his sold-all bucket
would HOLD
And scattered It into the crowd.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-27

bishop begins to knock the first lesson
into your little brother"
Bob's mouth opened to howl, but just
then the nurse found and captured
him. He had been so busy with my
brudder and the cake that he had not
inquired much about the features of
the ceremony itself To learn that his
beloved new brother was to be knock
ed about by a big man was a source
of horror. Bobbie. put to bed, was re-
markedly quiet, but he thought and
thought and thought.
The ceremony was to be held at
in the afternoon and pretty little
arbor was already made in the draw
ing room for the bishop and the baby
and the godfather and mother.
After lunch the bishop strolled off
by himself through the grounds and
suddenly found himself accompanied
by his hosts heir apparent, who had
habit of appearing at unexpected
moments in unexpected places. The
bishop welcomed Bob, and gave him
a gracious finger to hold on to while
they chatted. Bob was extremely po-
lite, and said so little unless he was
spoken to that the good bishop looked
at him anxiously.
Are you not well, Bobbie?'' the
bishop asked. you are remarkably
quiet, and-pardon my saying it
good"
I'm thinking" said Bobbie solemn
ly.
Are your" his reverence chuckled
Then I'm afraid there's thunder in the
air, Bob"
So they walked on, to all appear
ance, most charmingly in friendship
and they came to little house in the
corner of a wood.
That's papa's new smoking room
for summer, it is" said Bob.
The bishop was interested. He in
quired if he could see the inside, and
found he could. When in he found il
so cosy that he sat down and took g
cigar, and Bob played about very
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-27

From the Medical Press and Circular
The use of the corset is to transmit
the pressure of the skirt bands to the
hips and the ribs. and so to protect
from their pressure the organs in the
region of the waist. The conclusion
is, that so long as skirt bands are
fastened round the waist, corsets should
be worn. They should be SITTER than
usually made if they are effectively
to protect the soft. middle portion of
the body from the pressure of the
waistband The front should be quite
straight, and the waist measurement
should be at least as large as the wear
er's waist measured over a single,
soft garment. The abuse of the ar
ticle consists in employing it as a
means of COMPRISING that which it
was meant to protect from compress
ing, namely, the soft, middle portion
of the body. Fashion in corsets has
OF late made a motion in the right
direction, in the straight, stiff front.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-27

The fibres are elastic and bend in
ward. Immediately after the pencil is
removed, they spring back into place,
once more effectually concealing the
entrance.
The cocoon itself is really double. II
consists of "A loose outer coat and a
closely-woven parchment-like inner
one, SO hard and firm In texture that
1t is difficult to cut.
Snugly tucked away inside the inner
chamber is a queer brown headless.
legless creature called a pupa. that
bears little resemblance either to a
moth or caterpillar. For after Mr.
Caterpillar has put the last thread In
place, his caterpillar coat begins 10
split down the back and he gradually
wriRgles out ~ Il. You can see the re-.
mains of lt--a crumpled bunch-at one
end 81 the cocoon.
The word pupa "a THE Latin term for
baby. and, - the Roman babies were
wrapped "a swaddllng bands, 80 thla
moth baby has his feet, wings ard
nptepnae al bound faet BY the brown
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-27

look for him."
They did so-all of them except Bob.
Bob stayed behind. He wasn't going
to look for any bishop. He walked
up to the cake and he walked round
the cake. He examined the cake from
a distance and then near at hand, and
was much pleased with the looks of it,
Then he climbed on a chair, and then
he climbed on table. One pink letter
tasted very well, but two or three
tasted better. There were some club
by sugar boys squatting all over the
cakes. and they We're very nice boys,
| indeed, even if they were sticky on
! Bob's fingers and mouth when they
| melted. One little sugar boy, two lit
tie sugar boys, three little sugar
boys were consumed, when there was
a sudden rush of steps up the stair
case, and a big and angry man DASH
ed in. followed by papa and mamma
and all the relations. Bob had no time
to howl. A laundering voice fell on
his ears.
Mrs. Arnold, as perhaps the oldest
friend of the family, permit me to take
what may seem a great liberty"
Bob tried to use his valorous fists in
the way papa had taught him, but it
was no use. He found himself gasping.
face downward, across two immense
Episcopal knees and-really, it's too
dreadful to talk about
Dear bishop" cried papa and man.
ma and all the relations, "oh! bishop,
dear bishop what did he do to you?''
"Bolted me in your new summer
house far off at the wood" the bishop
panted, land made me miss a profess
sional appointment for the very first
time in my life"
"Oh, Bob! Oh. Bobbie! You bad boy!
| You little rascal! Whatever made you
do it?''
| Because" Bob sobbed between
! bowls, "he was goin' to tackle my
brudder Genial, and Genial isn't-in-
! his class!"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-27

brother. 1t must have been painful
to the baby, however to be dragged
from the cradle, squatted on the floor
and told to do like that" mo, not
like that" this way, you little stu
pid," and then be bowled over by
pat from his eager instructor.
1t became necessary to place the
nursery under martial law, and Bob
was declared a citizen under sus
picion.
After a length of time the energetic
and wide awake youngster became
aware that some mysterious matter,
having connection with the baby. was
being discussed, and his persistent
questioning was rewarded by his
learning that brudder was soon to be
duly named and christened
Many near relations of the family
gathered to do honor to the latest scion
of an old stock and see that he was
duly registered a member of an an
cient faith. Bob remarked, with in
finite satisfaction, that it was nearly
as good as Christmas. and was so oc-
cupied in saying how do you do,
uncle?" and I'm very well, thank you,
aunt. How are your" that a great
deal of his attention was distracted
from the christening cake, which was
his peculiar anxiety, and nearly ri
vailed my brudder" in his attention
me bishop OF the diocese was
great friend of the Arnolds, and was
to perform the ceremony in the great
drawing-room the next day. Bob
knew the bishop. and appreciated the
way in which the reverend gentleman
stood up to his father in the gymna-
SUM and gave and took hard knocks
in order to get up anappetite for din
ner when he stopped over night at the
house.
Bob received him in a manner which
did not seem to reveal. on the boys
part a proper respect for the cloth.
Bishop" he squealed. Papa s
taught me a new trick and | can do
1t nicely, papa says Papa says it's a
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-27

WIKI with the rain and the buster
ing, f1uttering wind Madden, the
Hare, began to feel nearly as wild as
the weather.
After the terrific buffeung by the
wind and rain, Madden sat down on
her furry little tail and tried to lick
off some of the frozen rain on her
paws and whiskers. She was in lit
tie niche out of the wind and was just
thinking she would go back to her
form for a time. when gust of wind
brought her a Whit of something
which sent a thrill of horror through
her.
She knew only too well what it was.
1t was the scent of a fox. But the
next moment, owing to the stiffness
of the wind, it had gone again, and
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-27

pupa skin. The antennae are folded
back over the wings, which, in turn
are folded close to the body.
Some fine day in spring this prison
suit will burst, and, parting the fbres
carefully at the hidden doorway, out
will come great soft furry Cecropla
moth, to dry his wings in the sun
shine until strong enough to fly away.
His legs are deep coral red, his body
red and white and black, and his wings
a beautiful mosaic of brown and gray
with many black and white markings
He may well be a gorgeous creature
for he is own cousin to the famous
Eastern Silkwornl.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-27
THE WONDERFUL COCOON.

leaves were not turning that fan is
surely come.
This brilliant ooloFinR has 2 value
ever aDd above its beauty. The chief
ann y the flowers IN not ~ charm our
eges bpt those ~ their insect visitors.
The bee. attracted bg the SNOWY ool-
orlnKi haatens - the flower, seeking
the nectar stored there fOf bis aeleo.
tsfAon ~ ~ siDs the sweet NQusd.
m4en - tie VelioW duet ~ pollen
'aokf - hls le9s ESD body When ~
paelie fhf negt pi8nt EOipe ~ tbls Fafne
aeHpN Gust ~ lefi upon other f0Mera.
causing fae seeeF at fbs oaee ~ tbe
Eelste q npent Tor unless 5 Rfain ~
1.fn tHlt upon taf nDg eaes 4 nlil
fseReF HaAafe
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-27
PASTIMES OF THE
ESKIMO CHILD.
How the Little One Spends the Long
Winter Nights.

How the Little One Spends the Long
Winter Nights.
From the New YORK Sun.
Most northern of all Uncle Sans
children are the Esquimau who live
around Point Barrow, which juts out
into the Polar Sea beyond the Arctic
Circle. There it is night all winter long
and day all summer long. So far from
becoming gloomy because of their
gloomy surroundings and their long
nights, the Point Barrow children a-9
particularly bright and lively and full
of mischief and play. One of their
pastimes in winter is to dance to the
northern lights. They are Warmly
clothed in garments made of the SKIN
of the northern deer or the Arctic
fox. There is an upper garment some
thing like a sweater with hood TO
it, skin trousers and deerskin boots
coming to the knee.
The wear deerSkin mittens and
when they sing their song to the Au-
rora Borealas and dance with it, they
frequently attach the tail of a blue
or white fox to their belt behind. Each
dancer clenches the fist, and, bending
the elbows, strikes them against the
sides of the body keeping time to
song and stamping vigorously with
the right foot while springing up and
down with the left knee. The song
has a large number of stanzas and
begins "Kiloya Ike, kioya, Ike" which
means hail to the northern lights"
When the aurora is bright and i'll an
especially dancing mood the children
will often keep up the song and dance
for hours at a time
In winter the Point Barrow children
have a SNOWFALL game which they play
with their feet They wet some snow
and make a ball about as big as two
fists. The cold is so intense that the
ball Immediately becomes solid ice.
Then the player balances the ball on
the toes of one foot and with kick and
a jump throws it to the other foot,
which catches it and throws 1T back.
Some of the players are so expert that
they will keep this up for number
of strokes without letting the ball
fall to the ground.
Slide Down steep Banks.
The children of this tip-end of Uncle
Sans land also amuse themselves in
winter by sliding down the steep banks
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-27

come forth from two little glands just
underneath his head.
Hour after hour he weaves away,
gradually shutting himself out of sight
as he works inward from without, like
any other builder.
When all is finished and he has van
ished completely you might expect to
find his winter home quite readily. But
he is far too clever for that.
The leaves, so cunningly fastened in
intent to deceive. At a casual glance
the whole structure looks simply like
bunch of leaves, still clinging to the
branch.
Take it down and examine it. You
can see no opening. If, however, you
part the fibers carefully at one end and
poke a pencil down, wou will find a
curious and intricate doorway.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-27

Peter Pippin'S Peck of Projects.
This world oft fills me with SURPRISE .
Said Peter Pippin, looking wise.
There are so many things that 1
Could do much better if I'd try.
For instance. wouldn't 1t be rare
If no one had to comb his hair,
Because our hair lay on so tight
The part would be there, day and
night?
And oh. think of the daily treat,
If we had shoes upon our feet
That we would never need to shine
Because they glisten all the time.
Another thing that I'd have done
Had l been asked to help to run
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-27

This world would have been. you may
bet,
To make the rain dry and not wet
just think hOW 1ue n would be then
To 90 0uf d. the storm and when
The rain came down ife hardest. why,
soaked through and through we'd sfiil
~ ery.
There sfe q - ~ thines that thus
: sopla hase done without much fusa
Fcf inatance, igkeWarm enOW would
-
sQg "a gizzafess you can see
hfa then - go ~ t1ia Hofies hllae
A0oihef fninG 10 ~ IL tHia
~ different length 10 make each
eHy,
~ people ahg fsa eIss sHa So
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-27
HOW AMERICAN SILK
WORM SPENDS WINTER.

You would never have imagined to
look at him that he was such a clever
architect and builder.
why he's only a great, nasty.
green caterpillar. UGH" you would
have said and gotten out of his way
as quickly as possible
To be sure, those queer blue and red
knobs were rather pretty, if anything
could be pretty in a caterpillar, but
If, however, you could conquer your
dislike long enough to pick up, carry
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-27

"A Munich journal contends that
there II more Danish. Scotch and espe-
eiaily German blood than Norwegian
IN Tbsens vienH. His grand
father. Peter ihsen. was a Danish nsh-
srman sh0 emigrated IN 1870 70 Der.
gen. and there married the daughter
~ German. Peters grandson. Hen
~ Peter fbaen. married a scotch
woman. and their son married fhe
eauNhier - q wealthy German mer-
chant
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-27
----------e--'
BICYCLE RACE PUZZLE.
who VIII Win the

Who VIII Win the Race and Howl
Two bicyclists engage to race from
Benson to Moriches. The first oi-
cyclist leaves Benson on Monday morn
ing and rides exactly sixty miles daily
The second bicyclist leaves Benson at
exactly the same hour on "Wednesday
morning and rides century daily
Can the second rider catch the first
rider? Can he beat him? Where will he
catch up with him?
The solution OF this puzzle VIII De
printed next Sunday.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-27

Walter Wall Brewster, a memper
OF prominent Elizabeth, n. j., fam
lily is engaged 10 one of the famous
All Fong sisters. Wing An Fong' =
Chlnaman, father Of thirteen girls OF
whom seven married Caueaslans
went 20 Honolulu In 1855 He amasseo
q fortune IN the silk and bric-a-pfa.,'
trade and become several times mll-
llonaire through investments ~ euss ~
plantations Walter Brewster N y
years old and q grandson and gfeat
grandson Of United states senators o
New Jersey
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-27

Could have day long as they choose;
While others, who are full of blues
Could pick a day so short that they
Would have next week before to-day
Indeed said Peter Pippin, II
Could change this world and not half
try. I"