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The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-25

gathered a Dailful of them to take
home, and had been in the grove per-
haps an hour when we suddenly heard
the reports of rifles and shouts and
yells. At the same time we heard the
barking of the Graham dog. and Lion
growled in fierce way. Had he set
up barking or run for home 1 should
not have lived to tell this story
The Indians had come at last. They
had crept upon the two men working
in the fields and shot them down, and
as Betty and / crept to the edge of the
grove to look out we counted thirty In
dian warriors on horseback. They were
riding for the houses, and we watched
them as they flung things out doors and
helped themselves to the provisions
and clothing. Grahams dog rushed
at them as they came up, but one of
the warriors leveled his rifle and shot
the poor animal dead in his tracks. l
felt sure that the Indians must know
that there were two children about,
and as soon as they had plundered the
houses ] expected them to make a
search for us. BY and by they did
so. There was another grove down
the creek. and while half the party
came towards us the other half went
the other way. Our grove was not a
large one, but the plum trees stood
very close together, ard at one spot
there was also a thicket of bushes.
Hand in hand. and followed by Lion,
we ran for this thicket and crawled in
as far as we could. Not word did
we speak until we We're well hidden, and
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-25

self deep in the hollow Of the tree.
Thinking that, possibly, there might
be another bear concealed in the hol-
low, the hunter looked in and heard
the boy making a noise exactly like a
young bear.
The hunter reached in and caught
the boy, but was so astonished when
he hauled him out to see that he was
a human being that, instead Of killing
him, he took him to his wigwam, tanned
him and laugh him to talk like man
for at first the boy could only talk
bear talk
The boy married a daughter of the
hunter who had caught him in the hol
low tree, and became a great hunter
himself, but he would never go hunt
ing bears.
His mother-in-law used to be angry
with him and say, why do you not
sometimes bring home a bear as all
the other hunters do?"
But the boy declared that the bears
were his own people and he would
never kill them.
When he went into the woods he
used to call the bears to him and they
would talk together, but he never
harmed them All the time the moth
er-in-law wanted more and more to
have bear meat for dinner and kept
asking her son-in-law to bring her
some, saying that she would die if she
did not have that sort of food.
Finally, one day, the young man
went to the forest and killed a bear
just to please her, but as he was COM
ing home with his burden he stumbled
and fell upon sharp pointed stick,
which wounded him so that he died.
Thus was he punished for his ingrat-
itude to the animals which had made
him their brother and kept him alive
when his own people cast him off.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-25

then Betty put her mouth close to my
ear and whispered:
Don't be afraid, Sam. If they come
near l shan't cry out, and if they xii
you l shall ask EN- to kill me, too.
Keep your hand on Lions mouth, so
that he won't growl or bark"
l expect that my face was as white
as flour, and / know that my teeth
clicked together every time l opened
my mouth, and just at that time Betty
was the drawer of the two. AS We
knelt in the bushes l put a hand on
Lions mouth and Betty put one of her
arms around me, and thus we waited
for the coming of the Indians. Pres
emily we heard the hcofbeats of the
ponies and the talk of their riders, and
soon after that three or four of the
savages got off their ponies and began
to hunt about. If they had hunted
very long they must have found us, but
after a few minutes something called
them away and they gave up the
search. When we could no longer hear
them moving about we crept out to the
edge of the grove and saw them riding
away towards the distant hills. A ter
they were out of sight we went down
to the houses and found them complete
wrecks. The Indians, after throwing
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-25
ODD SOUVENIRS FOR
HALLOWEEN PARTIES
what Girl Can Do without Expen-
slve Material of Any Kind.

slve Material of Any Kind.
Nuts are the most important feature
of a Halloween feast. They may be
put to unusual uses.
Pretty bonhon holders may be made
from English walnuts. To prepare
these, take some large nuts, small
bottle of gold or silver paint, some
short pieces of very narrow ribbon.
and small candies.
The shell of the walnut is carefully
pried apart with the thin blade of a
pocket knife. The meat is removed
and the walls of the nut are scraped
as smooth. as possible.
With any sharp instrument holes
are bored in the ends of the two
pieces of she'll. The outside OF the
nut is then coated with gold or silver
paint and allowed to dry before the
bits of ribbon, which are to form the
hinges, and threaded through the per-
forations at the ends of the sections
of shell.
The inside of the nut is filled with
small candies before the last bow is
tied. In its completed form the SOU
venir looks like a gold nut.
Surprise nuts are made in much the
same way as the bonbonnieres. In
stead of being filled with candies, the
interior of this souvenir is filled with
jewelers. cotton of the same color as
the accompanying ribbons. Inside the
cotton some pretty little gift may be
tucked away.
Tiny dolls and miniature toys of any
kind are suitable for the surprise nuts
Pretty trinkets, made of silver. may
be purchased if the hostess wishes to
make particularly acceptable souvenirs.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-25
RothschiId's AIaxims.

The following twelve maxims form
part of the will of Mayer Anselm
Rothschild, the founder of the great
banking house at Frankfort. They are
now attracting attention in Europe,
and are recommended to those who de-
sire to succeed in life:
First-Seriously ponder over and
thoroughly examine any project to
which you intend to give you atten-
ton.
Second-Refiect long time, then de-
eide promptly.
Third-Go ahead.
Fourth-Endure annoyances, patient
ly and fight brayeiS sgc;ast obstacles.
Fifth-Consider honor as sacred
duty.
sixth-Never lie about business af-
fair.
Seventh-Pay your debts promptly.
Eighth-Learn how to sacrifice money
when necessary.
Ninth-Bo not trust too much to
luck.
Tenth-Spend your time profitably
Eleventh-Do not pretend to be more
important than you really are.
Twelfth-Never become discouraged,
work zealously, and you will surely
succeed.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-25
THE AMERICAN M0WGLI.
He Was a Bcar-BOy and Became I'm
grateful.

He Was a Bcar-BOy and Became I'm
grateful.
Among the old legends of the In
dams is one of the wicked stepfather
and his stepson who lived like bear.
A stepfather had a little stepson
whom he did not like at all, and he
spent much time in thinking how he
could get rid of him. One day as the
stepfather was walking along through
the fields he saw porcupines hole.
Just the thing" said he to himself.
Il will get the boy to crawl in there
and then l will stop up the hole so
that he cannot get out"
So he called to the boy. saying, See
here, l have found a porcupine's nest.
/ want you to creep into the hole and
catch some of the young ones. Come,
crawl in
The boy did as he was bid, and the
stepfather closed up the hole and
made him prisoner.
When the boy found that he had
been betrayed by his stepfather, and
was practically buried alive, he cried
until he had cried himself to sleep.
When he awoke he found himself in
a room and saw an old woman walk
ing about. She told the boy that she
was a porcupine, but only appeared
like one when she went out hunting
for food; at home she was just like any
old woman.
The boy said that he was hungry
and the porcupine-woman brought him
something to eat, but it was so bitter
that he could not swallow it.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-25
ALL MADE FROM NUT SHELLS.

A platter or platters, bearing odds
and ends of narrow ribbon, tiny arti-
fetal flowers and bits of gay tissue
paper should be placed where all may
select the decorations they prefer.
Cribs are made from half of a wal
nut shell, wire, bit of illusion for
drapery and some cotton for bedding.
The outside of the shell and the wire
is gilded, the crib or bassinet will be
pretty enough to please any little girl.
Every crib must contain tiny doll.
A prize may be given for the best
dressed doll, materials being provided
as in the case of the coaching con-
test
The souvenirs may be placed beside
the plates of the guests when the Hal
lowe'en feast is served, or they may
be distributed by little girl dressed
to represent the witch of the conven-
tional fairy tale picture.
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ooh, ho!" said the old woman
what shall l do? You cannot eat
what 1 eat and so you will starve to
death"
Then she called about her a coun-
Gil of animals-bears. deer. foxes,
wolves, etc, and asked them what
she should do with the boy.
Does anybody know" asked the
porcupine woman. what it is that hu-
man beings eat?"
They eat deer, said the deer.
They eat Bears said the bear.
"They eat wolves said the wolf.
"They eat foXes,' said the fox. And
so on, each of the animals assembled
declared that human beings We're fond
of his tribe as food.
Il would take the boy to live with
me-" said the fox, but live on geese
and fowls and he can't eat raw food -
Thus. in turn, every animal told
what they lived upon and declared
that it was not proper food for a boy
At last the bear spoke and said, II
live on nuts and he can come and live
with me and have the company of my
young ones" So the boy was adopt
ed by the big she bear and became
foster brother to the little bears which
lived in the hollow of a great oak tree
He lived on nuts and grew up to
talk bear-talk and to act just as if he
were real young bear. When several
years had passed, the old bear came
running to the tree in great alarm one
day and cried out, "A hunter is COM
ing. He means to chop down the
tree!"
True enough, next day a dog ran up
barking, and the hunter appeared and
began to chop down the three which
had so long been the boys home.
The old bear and her two cubs were
caught and killed, but the boy hid him
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-25

Having prepared the golden nut, the
construction of the basket bonbon-
Mere is quite an easy matter. Holes
are pierced in the sides of half a
walnut shell and two strands of fine
wire are twisted through the openings
and over the nut to form the founda-
tion for a handle of bebe ribbon, Be
fore the ribbon goes on, however the
nut must be gilded
Bows of ribbon are knotted at each
side of the nut to conceal the ends of
the wires, and then the silk is strapped
over the strands to form the substan-
tial looking handle. When the basket
is completed it is filled with tiny can
dies.
1t takes a little patience to make the
bag bonbonnieres. The pretty pieces
of silk that form the sides of the bag
must be measured around the inside
of the half walnut shell that forms the
base.
About an eighth of an inch of silk
must be allowed for the seam and
about half-inch for the hem at the
top.
Just below the hem a narrow cas-
ing is made for the ribbon that draws
the bag together.
When all the stitching is done and
the narrow ribbon has been inserted
into its casing, the lower part of the
bag is glued inside the empty piece
of walnut shell. When the glue is dry,
coat of gold or silver paint is put
on the outside of the shell. Then the
toy is ready for use and may be filed
with candy.
A golden goose, seated upon a cotton
nest, is an amusing souvenir. A wire
frame should be woven for the nest.
This will make a firm foundation for
the cotton, which can then be drawn
through the strands of the wire.
Tiny egg-shaped pieces of candy
| should be laid inside the nest, and the
loose cotton used for lining drawn over
the egg and the goose placed upon the
nest.
Magic ducks and fishes may be made
from the shells of almonds. Unless the
fortunes of the guests are to be told
by means of prophecies written upon
| slips of paper and placed inside the
shells, the kernels need not be taken
| out.
| Fins and tails for the fishes and
necks and tails for the fowls may be
| cut from celluloid or stiff bristol
boards. Keep the cellulcid away from
fire 1t is very inflammable.
! With knife grooves are made along
the edges of the shells and the pieces
OF celluloid, or bristol board, are glued
| into place. Put brass-headed nails
! where the fowls feet should be. This
will help them to balance in water.
Place a needle inside each shell, so
that the point projects in front, and
| the guests can angle for these toys
with miniature fishing rod, tipped
with a magnetized piece of iron. A
punch bowl will do for a pond.
With the half of an English wall
nut she'll, piece of thin silk and some
| wire, a very gay little boat may be
built. Holes are punched in the sides
! OF the shell, and the wire is Stretched
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-25

De day come. All de John Crows
from cherry country gadered at de
place, till de hills an valleys were
black wild dem. An one brought beef,
an anoder ham, an anoder sucking
pig, an anoder fowls, an orders yams
an cocos an sweet potatoes, an h APPS
an heaps OBJ liquor.
Den de man him comes to de place
where de eatin' match was to fe be, an
him bring wild him a big barrel full
OF 'Merican flour
dis, dear bredren," him say, "is me
conterribution to de big feast"
Hi! de good buckra!" croaked all
de John elbows, clapping dem wings
wild JOY.
But de man. him jus smile to HIM
self, like Massa Debil. an whisper,
saftly, salty:
when fowl merry, hawk him catch
chicken. You shake me han, but you
no shake me heart!"
Den him turn to de John Grows an
say:
when man hab plenty vittles. him
mus bile pot. Go, light de fire, so we
bile he flour an water togeder an mex
a gran cake fe de christenin'."
So dey empty de barrel of -four an
soon de flour an de water was bilin',
bubblin' pom de fire. Den Massa Man
call de John Grows 'roun' him an say:
You see dis barrel va (here) ?"
Yes. Massa, we see it,"
Berry well, den. You mus come
'roun' an all put you heads into it.
an you mus'n' IF up you heads or
look roun' till tell you, TO 1 hab
something fe mex ready fe de chris
TENN"
So dem all put dem head in de bar
rel, an de barrel was chockful OBJ dem
head.
Den Massa Man laugh to himself
again. like Massa Debil. Him TEX de
big pot oh bilin' water. an him step
up benin dem, saftly. saftly, an den
him lif' up de pot an pour dat bilin
stuff pom DER poo heads dat was
packed in de barrel.
Den him laugh again, more like
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across to make the framework for a
square sail in the center of the boat
The silk is then cut a little larger thar
the frame and the overlapping EDGES
turned over the wire and glued down
A small Flagstaff may be run up for
the boats flag, or its colors NAV he
hung from one side of the sail A
coat of gold or silver paint makes the
boat a handsome craft, indeed.
The boats may be raced across the
punch-bowl pond by blowing upon tha
sails through straws. Candies NAV he
loaded upon the vessels, or more val
liable prizes may be given to the win
ners of the races.
A coach may be made from the she'll
of an English walnut. Wheels are cut
out of bristol board or celluloid an5
mounted on thin toothpick. which
is thrust through the holes pierced in
the shell, little lower than those
for the basket handle. The carria ea
cover. which is merely another niece
of shell. is tied into position with a,
piece of bebe ribbon.
The shafts are nothing more than
strands of wire, threaded through a
hole in the front of the vehicle
The carriage is painted with gold or
silver paint. Prettily tinted jewelers.
cotton is used for cushioning the in
terror of the carriage, and a very tinv
doll is nestled in its soft fold as a pas
senger.
A black and white big manufac-
tured from large pecan is mounted
on short wooden legs, and makes a
funny steed. Piggy's limbs are fast
ened with drops of selling wax, and
are merely bits of wooden toothpicks.
His tail is a piece of linen thread
and his beautiful notified coat is due
to a liberal use of white enamel paint
daubed with finger touches of India, ink.
His eyes and snout are drawn with
ink.
A prize may be awarded to the
guest who can provide the prettiest
decorations for his or her coach on the
spur of the moment.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-25

But tits not really strange, for we
Know there are sunfish in the sea.
In other ways the mermaid, too,
Was dressed extremely much like you.
Her hat bore bright anemones
Which are the flowers OF the seas;
In blushing rose tint one was seen,
The others shone in pink ard green.
The hat itself was made of weed,
That was a vivid green indeed.
Her bow was made of crimson scales,
Taken from tropic fishes tolls,
The finest skin the dolphin bore
Was taken for the dress she wore;
Hence, paint it yellow, red and blue,
For it was of that gorgeous hue.
Paint pink and silver every scale
That glitters on her gorgeous tail.
No wonder that with scorn she'd meet
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-25
CHILDREN OF
THE PRAIRIE
Or the Adventures of Sam and
Betty.
CHAPTER III.

About half a mile above our two
claims on Fish creek We're many wild
plum trees, and one evening Betty and
I agreed that next morning we would
visit the spot and gather a lot of fruit.
Father and l were up at O'Clock in
the morning, and after our humble
breakfast, he set out to work in the
fields and 1 crossed the creek to Mr..
Graham's. He was already at work,
and Betty was ready to go with me,
and half an hour later we were among
the plum trees. Our dog Lion had
come along with us, while Mr.. Gra-
hams dog was left behind. We had
eaten our fill of the sweet plums and
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-25

we did not go to look upon their dead
bodies. We knew, after hearing the
reports of the rifles and the yells of
the Indians, that they must be dead.
Loaded with the plums we had gath
cred and the few articles we had found
around the ruined houses, we went
down the creek to the large grove and
found good hiding place. We were
still accompanied by Lion. The poor
dog seemed to understand that some
thing dreadful had happened, as he
walked with head down and close to
our heels. 1t was noon when we
reached the grove. and from that hour
we sat and held each others hands and
spoke in whispers, and expected to
hear from the Indians every minute.
(To be continued.)
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-25

Polly who had but her two feet,
For, though the fact we m9y bewail,
Feet are not handsome like tail.
Yet Polly, judging from each feature
Would not change with the other
creature.
Paint Pollys waist pink as can be
For colors change beneath the sea,
And since she dived into it neatly
Her garb seems to have changed COM
pletely.
Her stockings carmine are; and yellow
Her sash and shoes are, soft and mel
low,
Put blue bows in her hair; then run
Green DER the background, and it's
done.
Next Sundays sea picture will show
How the sea-turtle says "Hello!"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-25
WHY JOHN CROW HAB BALD PATE.

an him rub him hands an say to him
self:
Cunning better dan strength. Now,
me hab vengeance pom my ye1emies."
Him fix de day fe de christenin', an
him tell John Crow fe mex feast, an
fe kin big hog. an fe buy white rum
an buckra port wine. an plenty OBJ
salt fish, an yam, an plantain an oder
vittles.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-25
Iassa Debn dan cher, an him say:

Massa Debil dan cher, an him say:
Dead fe true! Dis is de way 1
christen you, BREEDER John Crow!"
But, after all, dey wash dead. Dey
get better. but dey find all dem poo
head peel bald where de bilin' water
fell pom dem.
Chilun dis am de true story why
BREEDER John Crow hab bald pate, an
why him an man hate one 'noder.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-25
THE FIRE
FLIES CAME FROM,
A JAPANESE Folklore Tale.

Once upon a time, many centuries
ago, a woodchopper, returning at dusk
from his long days labor, saw, as he
passed through the forest, a soft-shin-
ing light on a bamboo branch.
Surprised. he fastened toward 1t and
found there-a tiny baby girl surround
ed by a radiance like moonlight.
Now this woodchopper and his wife
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-25
PICTURES TO PAINT.
Submarine Adventures-POIly Visits
the Under-Sea.
ADVENTURE NO. 8.

In which Polly Meets n CcornfuI
Mermaid.
Most grown-up persons seem to guess
That mermaids do not care for dress,
But that this matter is not so,
The faithful picture here will show.
It may seem somewhat strange to all
That she should bear a parasol,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-25
SOLUTIONS OF LAST
SUNDAYS PUZZLES.
Answers to Transposed Words.

Answers to Numerical Puzzle.
"This world is all fieeting show"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-22

antly remarking: You may perhaps observe that show need of washing, but I took cold last week and am not yet cured of it." And then we remem- bered the Spanish superstition, held in universal respect, that it is dangerous to wash ones face and hands during cold, though it may last a month.
 The valiant Colonel was not of those plebeians who serenade their dulcineas with guitar or mandolin, assisted by the voice; nothing Jess than the full brass band would satisfy him when the intensnty of his feelings demanded musical expression. We endured it several times; but finally were obliged to beg him to desist, on the ground that we couldn't afford the expense which will be readily understood when I explain that the regimental band was thirty pieces strong, every man of them addicted to beer, (which is all imported and costs eighty cents per bottle Peru vian money), and that custom permits them during an evenings serenade to order whatever they like to drink at the nearest bar, the bill to be paid by the unfortunate person to whom the music is addressed.
 FANNIE B. WARD.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-22
BIG TROUT LIE DEEP.
Fact Made Plain by Bottom Trolling
 Adirondack Waters.

Fact Made Plain by Bottom Trolling in
 Adirondack Waters.
 What a troll. heavily leaded so it could be drawn near the bot tom, would produce from some of the Adirondack lakes which contain nothing but native brook trout would undoubtedly surprise and delight the angler" said a New York sportsman. "The great, big fel- lows, such as no fisherman will ever catch with fly or other surface lure, if he should fish from now until dooms- day, lie far down in the depths of those waters and nowhere else, except in the winter, when they come nearer to the surface.
 'The largest true brook trout of which there is authentic record of the killing in New York was taken from White Lake, in Sullivan county, before that natural trout water was stocked with black bass and pickerel. That trout weighed nine pounds and was taken by Lewis Platt on leaded troll in fifty feet of wate.
 Fishing In the same way, Otto Gill; pin killed trout in White Lake that weiged seven pounds, and the late Charles Fenno Hoffman captured a six pounder.
 Trout weighing pound and more are freely taken with the fly an Frank Lake, in the Adirondacks, and speci- mems weighing three pounds have suc- cumbed to the fly. No one ever shs- pected what monsters of their kind lurked in the depths of the lake, how ever, until two seasons or so ago, when a guest of the North Woods club went fishing on a small Adirondack lake which had long been said to contain brook trout, although no one ever ognized methods of trout fishing.
 Then an old guide contided one day to a visiting angler that he had caught many a big one in that lake through the ice. This angler, acting on that hint, weighted 8 line with quarter of pound of lead, used a small, bright brass troll and trailed it near the bot tom of the lake. The result was that he landed four brilliant brook trout in less than an hour the smallest one of which weighed four pounds.
 "A member of the North Woods club thereupon made the experiment in Frank pond and captured the biggest brook trout on record sine ethe taking of the nine-pounder in White Lake years ago. This Frank pond trout weighed eight and a half pounds q don't know whether or not this method of trout fishing has found favor among the scientific anglers of which the North Woods club consists, but by no other means can the piscatorial pa