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The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-11

would have gone all alone rather than
back out, and at o'clock one morning
we shook hands with all our old neigh
bors and were off. The first day we
drove twenty miles and stopped at
village for the night; the second day
We drove thirty miles and stopped at
another village. After that we planned
to- make about thirty miles a day,
and we camped wherever night over
took us. To make camp all we had TO
do was to unhitch the hors S and turn
them out to Craze, and then build
fire and cook our supper. Mr.. Graham
did all the cooking, and we all ate to-
gether. Each wagon had two beds and
when bedtime came we all went to
sleep and left the two dogs to watch
things. This was the way of it until
we had passed all the towns and got
into the Indian country. Then father
and Mr.. Graham had to take turns
watching. One would sleep until mid
night and then get up and watch until
daylight. There were not only Indians
to look out for but there were horse
thieves and robbers and other bad mea
about
Our first adventure happened when
we had been travelling for five days.
Everyone had gone to sleep in the
evening, believing that we were safe,
but at ABOUT midnight our Dig uOS
Lion, who was lying down under the
wagon, started up with a growl. The
sounds awoke me, and I crept over to
fathers bed and shook him by the
shoulder and whispered in his ear that
some stranger must be skulking about
the camp. He seized his rifle, pulled
on his boots and quietly dropped t.
The ground, and at the same moment
both dogs began barking and looking
in a certain direction.
Who is there?" called my father,
but he received no answer.
We We're in a country where there
were many wolves. wild horses and
buffaloes, and for a moment my IA
Their thought that some wild creature
was about. Then he called out again,
and still receiving no answer he fired
his rifle in the direction the dogs
were looking. The four of us were
awake, and Mr.. Graham had got out |
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-11
ANANCY STORIES.
Why Toad Walk Pom Four Leg.
No. II.
BY WILLIAM THoRP.

In a before time. chillun, dere was
a big. big Prince, an him rich-hi!
him so rich him fling way him money
same it had been a rockatone (stone),
an him so proud dat him say, "Cho!
woman no good No female good
huff to- me fe marry"
But. chillum. dere lib close to him
an ole, ole witch, an de people dey
call her Observation-Disclosures
An when she hear what de Prince
say. she mex up her mind fe marry
him.
But she ole and ugly, an eberybody
say, "Cho! mana; no Prince marry
you! You too takro- takro (ugly), fe
true"
What she do, den? She work obeah
(witchcraft) an mex sheself young
gal sweeter dan molasses. An she
borry a silk dress an a buggy an a
horse, an as she walk into de buggy
her dress go, "Shwee, shwee, shwee, "
an eberybody turn fe look after she
an say:
Hi! de sweet missis, but she look
lubly, fe true"
Den de Prince see her in de buggy,
an him cry out wild joy:
oh, de young lady come at last fe
me to marry! l tink I let you be my
wife, dearie.'
But de ole witch she JUS look at
him scornful, an den she trow She
self back in de carriage an preten'
she don't want fe see him. An dat
mex him long fe her more an more.
Howsomeber, after a time dey mex
1t up all right, an de wedding day
was Ak an fat hog kill, an de we'd
ding cake brought, an eberyting done
got ready.
Now, chillun. at dis time Toad was
buckra gentleman Ca white mani.
Him walk pom two leg, an him stick
him hat a one side OBJ him head, an
him wear long-tail coat, an white
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On de road, chillun. she met up wild
COW, an she say:
You, COW! you COW! was it you dat
call me Observation-Disclosures
But him say, soft an pitiful, lookin'
up pom her wild him big eye:
mo, missis. How you tink dat OBJ
me? Me couldn' do SIGH a rude tir@!"
Den de witch go on, an she met up
wild sheep an she say:
You, sheep! you, sheep! was it you
dat call me Recundadundundadr
day."
But him say, Hi. missis! dere's a
ting! Me nebber use dat unkind word,
Me wouldn' do sich ting!"
Den she go long farder till she met
up wild Toad. An Toad say, befo' she
could speak:
"Howdy, missis? Hi! if it ism my
ole frien' Observation-Disclosures
day."
When de ole witch hear dis, she
know one some time who it was dat
tell de Prince. So she run pon him
wild de mortar stick, an she beat him
till him flatten out pom de groun' pom
him tummack an. lie down like dead,
an him nebber able fe rise uo pom
him two legs again. .-.
An dat why Toad walk non him
four leg to dis day.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-11
THE SUGAR.
BUSH FAIRY
Being Largely a Story of the
SOap-and-Water Adventures
of Tommy.
By FLORENCE PELTIER.

Tommy's father had been talking to
Tommy's mother very seriously. FL
nally Tommy's mother said:
I'm afraid the only thing we can
do is to go to the fairy in the sugar
bush"
Really, the "sugar-b bush" was a
grove of soft maple trees that were
tapped for their sap every spring, and
this sap was boiled down into maple
syrup. some of which was made into
maple sugar. Why the grove was
called 'sugar-bush" I'm sure I don't
know: but so farmers always call
groups of maple trees that are tapped
for their sap.
Now, for about two years there had
dwelt in the sugar-bush a fairy. He
was nearly three feet tail. and he al
ways wore a green suit, the color of a
green maple leaf, and it was trimmed
with tassels of red, yellow and brown
just the shades Mr.. Jack Frost turns
the maple leaves in the autumn. This
fairy had a most surprising way of
appearing and disappearing before you
could say Christopher Columbus. /"
That was because he could make him
self invisible whenever he chose All
he had to do was to whistle two notes,
very softly-and prestol he was in
stantly out of sight. never saw him
myself; but the people in Tommy S
village told me all about him.
Tommy couldn't bear to use the
doormat or to wash his face and hands.
and never did when he could possibly
get out of It. His big brother said
that Tommy must have chronic hydro
phobia. and so was afraid OF water:
but his mother said that that couldn't
be. because he was Just as afraid OF
soap as of water-and who ever heard
OF dog having fits at the sight of a
piece of soap! OF course, Tommy didn't
nave them. either. but he nearly drove
the family into fits because they sc
seldom saw any signs of soap and wa
ter about him. He would come to the
table with grimy hands and with black
streaks across his pink cheeks. Thei
either his father or mother would say
Tommy, leave the table and wash
your hands and FACET
Tommy always went cheerfully, pu
a little dab of soap and water on hi:
face and hands, and wiped them on the
towel that would then be quite soiled
while Tommy's face and hands woulc
be little less 50. He would go bach
to the table, and his father or mother
would exclaim:
go back and wash your hands and
face clean!" And Tommy would &c
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-11

careful and thorough must be the pa
troll, for naturally it is in the hardest
weather that the life saver must ex-
pect to find the most work.
Each patrolman carries a Coston
signal. This famous signal is shaped
like 4 Roman candle. When it is lit,
no matter how the rain may be roar
ing down or the wind may be blowing.
1t spouts a wonderful mass of flame.
that emts so binding a glare that it
can be seen for miles even in the
blacklist and most tempestuous night.
Coston signals come in many colors
for the purposes of signalling, and by
their proper use it is possible to tele-
graph quite a long message If neces-
sary.
The signal carried by a natrolling
life saver is bright red in color. If
he observes a vessel that is sailing or
steaming close to danger. or that
seems to be too near the shore without
knowing it, he lights his signal imme-
diately and holds it high in the air.
letting it burn for about two minutes
to warn the ship off.
If a vessel has already stranded, the
red signal is burned in order to show
the crew that they have been seen and
that they must hold on, as assistance
will soon be on the way to them.
AS soon as the signal mas DuTIleu
out, the patrolman hastens to the sta
ton, and within a second the huge life
boat is being run down to the surface
along the ways" or track that is laid
from the inside of the station down
to the beach. If the sea is so fierce
that the big boat cannot be launched.
the light surfboat is hauled overland
to point as near to the wreck as pos
sible and the fight to save the crew
begins there.
Now Uncle Sans first order to the
shipwrecked crew comes in. 1t is to
''sit tight and wait"
Whenever the government gets a
chance 1t begs a ship master never to
leave their ship as long as there is a
chance that the life savers can reach
them do not" say the instructions,
attempt to land through the surf in
your own boats under any circum-
stances until the last hope of assistance
from the shore has vanished.
The surf is a strange thing. When
you look at it from the ccsan as 1t
breaks on the beach it never locks so
fierce and dangerous as it really is.
Many shipwrecked crew has been de-
ceived by this. and has started for
shore in small boats only to be tossed
into the air and battered to death
When the lifeboat reaches the side
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-11
OF
THE PRAIRIE
CHAPTER I.


My name is Samuel Taylor, and 1
am now a man, but I have always
been called Sam since l can remember.
During my boyhood I met with such
SGvs.Sures among the Indians that 1
Rave been asked TO write them up for
others to read and know about.
I was born near Humboldt, Mo, and
the day l was 10 years old my mother
died. AS there were no other children
this left father and me alone.
In the days of which I write Kansas
was a new state. and many people
were moving into it from Missouri and
other states. The land was very rich,
and one had but to settle down where
he would and his corn and wheat
would soon be growing.
The only trouble was with the In
dams. There were thousands of them
in the state, and they were deter
mined that the white people should not
settle on their hunting grounds. They
attacked wagon trains, villages and
settlers, and We're always at war.
1t was a dangerous thing to go be-
yond certain large towns, and it was
almost certain death for a settler to
go alone, but my father was one OF
those who determined to push on out
into the indian country and take up
a claim. AS l was only a young boy
he did not say much to me about it.
but l heard him talk to many of the
neighbors. All of them told him that
he would be killed by the savages, but
he was a very determined man, and
once his mind was made up nothing
could change it.
When we were about ready to start
a man named Graham decided to go
along as well. His wife died about
the same time my mother did, and she
left a daughter 10 years old, named
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-11

trousers, an a high-heel boots, an
him shirt collar tan up like jackass
donkey name. An him smoke big,
fine cigar all de day, an when him
walk him shiny boot go, "Quee, quee!"
When Toad hear bout de marriage,
him mex trouble Him go to de
Prince an him say:
"Cho, but you too much jackass! You
no know dat de young lady you a go
ing fe marry is noting but takro-
takro ole witch dey call Recundadun-
dundadrumunday?"
De Prince look we'll brighten, an him
say, Tank you, sab, 1 go tell she dat
she can't marry me-" An so him did
Hi! but de ole witch get angry. She
change back from sweety gal to ugly
mana one some time; she knock off she
silk dress; she tie on she junky (short)
blue frock roun' she waist: she stick
she broken pipe in a one side of she
mouth; and she fling she mortar stick
ober she shoulder, an go long fe find
out who tell de Prince dis ting.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-11

Betty, but had never seen the little
girl, and did not see her until they
drove up to our house in a covered
wagon, ready to begin the journey to
Kansas. There were no railroads in
the state then. People who moved
from one place to another rode on
horseback or in covered wagons. Our
two wagons were drawn by horses,
and father had an extra horse TO ride.
Mr.. Graham had only the two horses
attacked to his wagon, and while he
drove his own wagon 1 drove ours
most of the time. We took with us
plows, shovels. rakes. hoes, seed wheat
and corn and a lot of provisions. Be
sidesp these we had bedding, cook
stove and a few pieces of furniture.
On the day we made cur start
good many people came to see us. We
were not the first who had made ready
to go, but the danger was so great
that every one blamed father and Mr..
Graham, and every one felt sorry for
us two children. 1t was no use for
them to say more, however, as father
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-11
SOLUTION OF THE
PUZZLE OF THE
wonderful Little Boy.

The Wonderful Little Boy.
The solution of last Sundays picture
puzzle of the wonderful little boy VINO
had so many things hidden arouhu
him, is as follows:
The ten articles used by builders are
ten nails. The two pronouns are MS
two eyes ~. The twenty-four inches
are his two feet, of course. His crown
is the emblem of royalty. HIS tenn
pies are the two places of worsh up
The four parts of a tree are ms 10 &c
limbs. The two baby cows are ms w.
calves, to be sure. And early spii ,,,s
flowers are his two lips tulips' ha'ui
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again, repeat the performance, and
usually look fairly clean after having
rubbed another layer of dirt on the
towel. He was always so good natur-
ed about II that it was rather hard to
scold him. However, after having told
him twice at each of the daily three
meals, and for three years-that is.
ever since he was big enough to wash
his own face and hands-his parents
did this sum: 365x6 equals 2,190; 2,190x3
equals $50.
Then Tommys father said that IT
made him feel very tired to think Of
telling his boy $50 times more-plus
six on leap year-to wash his face and
hands; and when Tommy's mother sug-
gested the fairy in the sugar bush. his
father said that seemed about the only
thing left to do-to ask the fairy to
help. So, he wrote a letter to the
fairy, telling how much trouble Tom
my gave his parents-how he never
noticed the doormat. and never used
soap and water except when told TO.
and then sparingly; that it was good
thing for boy not to be wasteful; but
that he was not only willing, but anx-
ious, to have Tommy waste consider
able soap and water. This letter he
nailed to a tree in the sugar-bush
Well, day or two afterward. Tom
my came rushing up to the front door
and grasped the doorknob. without a
thought of his very muddy feet. Then
queer thing happened. The front
doormat rose from the veranda and
slapped Tommy's legs.
owl" said Tommy, for it hurt a
little.
Then the doormat lay down before
him. Tommy looked at it and was
really afraid of it. He took hold of
the doorknob again, when up flew the
mat and whacked his legs again. Then
again 1t lay fiat before Tommy, who
looked down at it in surprise. you may
be sure. Suddenly the thought came
to him that the doormat wanted to be
used. He wiped his muddy feet care
fully, and the doormat lay as still and
as fiat as a postage stamp the next
| time he tried to go into the house.
1t was dinner time. and he went d.
rectly to the dining room. His hands
were an entirely different color from
his wrists, and his face was so marked
with streaks of dirt that he looked
something like wild Indian painted UP
| for a war dance.
"Tommy," began his father 'go
wash
But just then a basin of water came
sailing into the room, and, flying after
| 1t, all in heap, were a cake of soap,
towel, and a washcloth. The basin
sat down on the table beside Tommy
and the cake of soap jumped into It.
and swan about like a fish until 1t
had made beautiful soapsuds. Then
the washcloth jumped in, soaped itself
wrung itself, and slappety-slap-slap
It flew at Tommy's face, scrubbing II
briskly Then it attacked his hands;
and after that the towel flew at him
| and rubbed poor Tommy's face and
hands until they were the color of a
red pepper. After the towel had
finished its work 1t spread itself out
and turned itself about to show Tom
my how clean il had kept. even if II
had wiped his face and hands. Sud-
denly, swish! went the towel, basin
washcloth and soap through the ali
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-11

Of the wagon with his rifle. The re-
port of the gun had scarcely been
heard when there was a fall. followed
by the sounds of a horse galloping
away. The two men lighted lanterns
and walked out on the prairie, and aft
er going few rods they came across
a dead man. The bullet father had
sent into the darkness had pierced his
breast and tumbled him out of his sad
die, and his horse had gone galioping
away. 1t was easy enough to tell from
his dress and looks that he was a bad
man. He had a rifle, revolver and
knife, and no doubt his object was to
steal our horses. Perhaps he meant
to kill us all and drive away with our
outfit None of us were sorry that he
had met his death, and after Betty
and l had been told that there was no
danger the two men dug a grave and
buried the stranger. Neither of us had
been allowed to see him, and you may
be sure that we did not care to.
CTo be continued)
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-11
From the Boston Advertiser.

From the Boston Advertiser.
The leading surgeon on the staff Of a
well-known Boston hospital who is now
abroad has written home that he is to
return with an adequate supply of ra-
dunn with which to make important
experiments in this city. Several Bos-
ton physicians with the cooperation of
men who are interested in the Rookie
Teller scheme of original research in
the field of medicine, are acting as a
syndicate with which to make the pur-
chase. Radium is so precious and rare
that it requires small fortune to pur-
chase the minimum amount that can
be handled. The sensational value
which it has in relation to tubercu-
lar diseases as we'll as eye Affections
makes experimentation of tremendous
significance.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-11
PICTURES TO PAINT.
Submarine Advcntures-POIIy Goes
Into the Sea.
ADVENTURE NO. 1.

Wherein She Dips Into the Ocean to
See Things.
Polly, merry but erratic,
Can be dyed polychromantic,
AS she leaps into the sea,
There to see what she can see.
Take your brush and touch each eye
With brilliant lapus lazuli;
Then with ed her cheeks you dapple
Bright as any winter apple.
Make her lips rosy red,
And the hair upon her head
Paint in madden, which will be
A fine color, as you'll see.
With gamboge then paint her bonnet,
Pink the ribbon is upon it.
Tint her dress an emerald green,
Crimson is the belt between.
Thus arrayed, her leap is seen
Into sea ultramarine.
And the post muddy brown,
Stays behind while she goes down.
On next Sunday we will show
Her entrance to the world below.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-11

to find how a bird or an animal can
sit almost in front of you and still
look so much like the branches and
bushes around it that you canont see
it, although you may stare straight
at it.
A clever hunter can conceal himself
as perfectly as does an animal.
In this picture, the hunter and one of
his dogs are hidden away in the bushes,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-11

yet they are quite near the big dog
with the wcodcock in his mouth.
big rabbit and a fat squirrel are
also sitting almost in plain view.
Go a-hunting now with all your eyes.
sharpened like those of an Indian, and
peer among the trees for these living
creatures.
Next Sunday we shall tell you where
they are hidden.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-11
A HIDDEN PICTURE PUZZLE.

The Concealed Hunter, His Dog and
His Game-Where Are They:
Do you know how hard it is to see
things in the woods. even in autumn
when the leaves have begun to fall?
II you try it, you will be surprised
The National tribune., 1903-10-22

johnson, Mr.. NJ. P. Johnson, Maj. W. Il
B. Jenny, Mr.. f. A. Kiddell. Mrs. F. A.
Kiddell, Col. o. D. Kinsman, Mrs. o. d.
Kinsman, Col. W. 3. Keller. Mrs. W. b,
Keller. Maj. l.. Krughoff. Mrs. l.. Krug
hof, Col. Ii. G. King. Mrs. II. G. King.
Capt. G. r. E. Koch. Col. G.. O. Knifin.
Maj. W. III. Kell, Mrs Benjamin G. Kolb,
Capt Paul i.iebhardt, Lieut.. Charles Ly-
man, Mrs. Latey. Mrs. ]. I. Lockman.
Gen. ]. T. Lockman. Miss Latey, Mrs. L,
Lewis, Capt. S. A. Lynn, Capt. o. Lud-
wig, Mrs. o. Ludwig, Miss Ludwig, Mrs.
NJ. D. Leggett, Mrs. NJ. Littell, Mrs. J.
A. Mower, Capt. NJ. F. Madigan. Mrs. Il.
J. Moses, Maj. E. r. Miller. Maj. NJ.
J. McGrath, Capt C. F. Matteson, Maj.
George Mason. Mrs. Charles Mackie. Mrs.
]. 1. McCallum, Mrs. D. A. Mulvana
DR.. J. B. Littlewood. Mrs. ]. B. Little
wood, Mr.. ]. II. Magruder, Capt. E. w.
Marsh, Mrs. f. w. Marsh. Capt. A. F,
Mcmillan, Mrs. A. T. Mcmillan. Mr.. N.
y. Mccullough. Capt. A. n. Matthews.
Miss \. n. Matthews. Capt. ]. G. Morgan
Mrs. j. c. Morgan, Mr.. H. B. Moulton,
Mrs. Fl. r. Moulton. Mr. s. C.. Neale, Rev.
B. Osborn. Mr.. o. Ii. Oldroyd, Capt. A.
L. Ogg, Mr.. F. o. Owen, Mrs. A. L. Ogg.
Capt. f. H. Parsons, Mrs E. II. Parsons,
Capt. G. A. Partridge. Col W. II.
Plunkett, Mrs. W. II. Plunkett, Capt.
James W. Porter, Capt. II. D. Prophet,
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Parker, Mr. NJ. NJ Parker,
Mr.. G. o. Patier, Col. B. H. Peterson,
Lieut.. r. W. Pike, Gen. S. W. Price, Capt.
u. G. Patten, Mrs. z. C. Patten, Col r.
III. Pratt, Gen. J. G.. Parkhurst, Mr.. G..
w. Pratt, Col. G. e. Pond, Mr.. Aulick
Palmer. Mr.. d. S. Parker. Lieut..
Aven Pearson, Capt. j. z. Parker, Mrs.
]. P. Parker. Maj. ]. Pitzman, Capt. A.
K. Quaiffc. Maj. G. II. Richardson. Capt.
George Robinson, Capt. Francis Haywood,
Mrs. Francis Raymond. Capt. A. Fl. G..
Richardson. Mrs. Il. Richardson. Lieut.. G..
G. Round, Miss Cornelius L. o. Ransom,
Capt. G. F. Rand, Gen. G.. D. Ruggles,
Col. R. G. Rutherford, Mrs. r. G. Ruther-
ford, Mr.. o. ]. Ricketts,. Mr.. ]. Frazes
Richard. Col. w. 2. Rend, Gen. G. B,
Mrs. Rice, Capt. n. I. Spoor Miss Bessie
Seay, Col A. ]. Seay, Mai. C. II. Smith.
Mrs. G. II. Smith. Miss c. H. Smith, Gen.
Joseph Stockton. Mrs. J. A. Sexton. Miss
l.. Sexton. Miss Sexton. Miss NJ Sexton,
Miss Joe Stanley, Miss Blanche Stanley,
Prof. Orlando A. Somers. Capt G. 4.
Schneider, Mrs. G.. A. Schneider. Gen. NJ.
V. Sheridan, Col. ]. W. Steele. Gen. Will
lam Sinclair. Lieut.. W. S. Shallenberger,
Mr.. G. w. Stevens. Mrs Stevens. Ger $.
S. Sumner. Mr.. r. W. -Shoppe!I. Mr. g. d.
Scott. Mrs. G.. ID. Scott. Lieut. E. G..
Spalding. Miss S. III. Stearns. Capt. A. III.
Spencer, Maj. Fl. l.. Swords. Mr.. William
Smith, Mr.. James X. Slack, Mrs J. K.
Slack, Capt. S. I. Smith. Gen. J. III.
Stibbs, Rev. t. W. Sherman. Mr. z. Suhr,
Col. L. Sholes, Col. F. D. Stephenson. Mr..
G.. W. Smith. Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball.