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The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20

on into sunlight, where the angry
words O. the Little Green King went
from his mind like mist in mornin'
wind.
Many days he thraveled-comin' at
last to the town where stood the castle
O. King Dermot-an' there work in
plenty waited him, for the warrin' on
the west coast had made workers in
armor few to find in those parts, an
many were the warriors needin' plen-
ishin' at the court o Dermot MacRoy;
so that silver pieces-ay, an gold as
well-pushed each other for space in
Curigh's wallet, an his name passed
this way an that as bein smith O.
rare skill-so we'll had he learned o
Dark Aluinn.
Now in the passin' O. the year 1T
came colder an colder, an winds from
the north seas whistled round the cas-
tie doors an down the muddy roads,
maxim them hard with frost. An
Curigh, ever hungerin' for sight of Ell
mer, wearied o. the strange faces in
the streets. So one winters day, when
he'd no heart more for stayin' in the
town O. Dermot, he wrapped his warm
cloak about him, lifted his hammer,
an started off. An heavy was the
wallet hangin from his belt. Bother
he knew the road now, an wasted no
time at one side or the other Yet was
it a long journey; an one afternoon,
when he knew himself nigh Innis-
NOR, snow began fallin'. On he plod-
ded, thinkin shame that he'd not yet
found what he'd hoped, for Elmer,
when sudden he heard a ringin' o
bells comm clear on the wind, an saw
a sledge comm swift, on which sat a
little man, all in white furs, the like
of whom had he never seen before. He
stepped from the path to let them
pass, but when abreast o him the
team stopped short, an the man, that
had cheeks like winter apples, an
eyes twinklin' bright. called out:
whittier are we farm, friend?'
ITO the forge O. Dark Aluinn, by
Innismor," says Curigh.
AN are We a smith?"
THAT 1 am answered Curigh.
AN for what price will We dhrive
the nails firm in the back O. me
sledge?"
mo price" answered Curigh. going
around quick to see what was need
ed. An as he was strikin' the last
blow says the man:
Keep We Christmas with feastin',
an giving O. gifts, an the tree O.
Christmas covered with lights an
bright trinkets, at Innismor?"
Never yet" says Curigh, for fear
in the i'll will O. the Little People. In
the loIeSl sldlu lne trees an SCdHI
feastin' will be mine, for failin' TO
bring that which 1 promised to Elmer,
that is dearer nor all to me. At her
door will 1 lay the poor jewels O. gold
an silver that carry, but no nearer
will 1 go forbye 1 find aught betther
worth her"
May, then, Curigh. Carry her the
sight O Christmas, an yer sadness
shall pass"
Sure that has never neared her
eyes" cried Curigh. loft 1 heard tell
o that same in the town O. Dermot,
but never has it been kept in Innismor.
An i'll threats made the Little Green
King, if 1 should bring new customs
to dhrive them away"
His day has passed, an mine has
come" laughed the man. Hinder he
may, but a stout heart shall put him
an his people to flight, an bring
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20

I've done that. tbs meself will be
comm back to claim Elmer for me
own"
At that the lass shot a CLINT O. blue
eyes toward him from the corner
where she sat sDinnin' coarse wool, TO
be woven for winter wearin', keepin'
watch the while over the barley loaves
that was baking brown on the hearth.
AN what word have / to say to
that?" SAYS she, mischief-like.
"Naught!" says Curigh, turnin' to
her swift. Yer promise given many
days past, over the running water,
shall hold fast ever"
AN what for a weddin' gift will We
be after bringin' herr" asked Dark
Aluinn, from the shadow O. the forge
beyant.
That shall Elmer say" answered
Curigh. Heart o me, will We have
rings O. fine wrought gold, or cloak
O. soft WOOL whittier nor cream, or a
silver girdle set with rare stones"
Nay" says Elmer. shakin' her
hayward head an twistin' her thread
slower, "a cloak have I, o. blue an
scarlet; an two rings o. gold are in me
casket; an I'll have no silvern girdles.
Bring me a new sight that has never
come to me eyes before"
Then Dark Aluinn laughed, loud,
hearin' her gentle voice askin' such a
thing. Ill searchin' will We have,
Curigh, man-an' weary feet, going
the land over to find-ye know not
what-an' all to pleasure wilfulness."
But Curigh raised his head an look
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20
HOW CHRISTMAS
CAME TO INNISMOR
BY Adds DUNBAR.
illustrated by Herbert johnson.

Cay, rale ould tale know, for this
time O. year! IT'S how Curigh-that
had been prentice lad to Dark Aluinn,
the smith-came bringin Christmas to
Innismor)
Twas a rare bright lad he was
dark-eyed an quick o wits-with
stout heart under his leathern jerkin--
that became him well. for all twas
scorched in holes here an there with
the flynn o sparks an hot Goals from
the forge.
No livin' kin had heal his home
bein' the forge o Dark Aluinn, that
had brought him from wanderin' lone
along the road, a russet-faced urchin.
scarce KNOWN where his next bite O.
food was comm from. Dark Aluinn,
for all ha was rough an short O.
speech, shouldered him an carried him
to be companion for Elmer, his own
fair little maid that had no other play
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20

first fir branch that met his hand
hacked it off quick an rushed bant
fast as feet could tiy-Eimer an Aluinr
thinkin' his wits gone sure.
In the earth O. the floor he planted
the branch O. fir: but no sooner had II
left his hand than it was off towa "a
the door as if it had legs. Quick. On
RICH was after it. catchin' an sticlxin,
it in new spot, for he was strong SET
on havin' Christmas tree there maj
night Again it took feet an ran ~
the third time he saw CLINT O. SCARF,
under. an snatchin' swift he caueb,
an held wee small red cap.
Sure, the Little People came flvin' II,
at every crack an crevice, ragin' 70,
twas the cap o the Little Green Kina
that Curigh held. All over him tbs
swarmed, graspin' an pullin'. Will
Curigh, that was taller nor many men
O. that part, held the cap high in air
piecesl
90 truth, sight like that ne'er came
to me eyes before!" cried Elmer. hail
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20

surgent bands, but so necessary was
it for me to reach Manila on time
that l was compelled to ignore their
warnings.
Leaving Vigan early on the morning
of Dec. %, l reached village called
San Esteban that night, ungarrisoned,
but in a peaceful district. When
morning came and nothing had &C.
CURED to disturb my sleep, danger
from insurgents seemed very vague,
and | set out on my second days tray-
ell with an easy mind.
AT noon 1 struck the first Ameri-
can post, Candon, and the post COM
mander tried to persuade me from
continuing, as the next post could only
be reached in one day by starting ear
~ In the morning.
But, as l have said. my hurry was
great, and so at o'clock l was once
more on the road.
AS l had a fair knowledge of the
country l knew that evening must
bring me near a small village called
Sevilla and there, in the house of the
municipal president, 1 expected to pass
the night, Christmas Eve.
1 kept looking for the town, but 1t
was almost dark and still no sign of
houses.
Finally I met a passing native and
asked him:
Where is Sevilla?"
There" he answered pointing.
/ saw nothing but a big mango tree.
"Where?" l asked again.
There. behind that tree"
Investigation disclosed the town on
the other side of the tree-six small
huts and a church in the distance be-
yond.
This was unpleasant, for towns of
that size were really dangerous. In
the larger communities a traveller
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20

These cards are all cut in various
shapes Thus. there is a card cut out
in the shape of pig if Tom Tom,
the piper's son, who stole a pig and
away he rum" happens to be the indi-
vidual captured.
For each captured child thus there
will be a card cut out to correspond
with some object associated with the
character it has assumed.
Mary, for instance, has her lamb;
the little man who had little gun is
presented with pasteboard fowling
piece; Miss Muffet, who sat on a
tuffet-whatever that may be-has her
spider; Mother Hubbard, her famous
dog. etc.
The larger and more grotesque the
cards can be made, the more sport
they will occasion for the young folks.
Each card has numbers upon 1t
which call for gifts similarly number
ed upon the Christmas tree, to be
given to the children at the end of
these games.
The child that is caught takes the
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20

or a cushion, and furnished with a
large spoon and a bowl, supposed to
contain "curd, milk and whey" and
she must pretend to eat it. The chill
dren. in chorus, sing the rhymes about
her in Mother Goose's melodies,
while Mother Goose, standing behind
her. bangles, at the right moment, a
great spider in front of her face, caus-
ing her to scream and rush away.
All the songs are sung in chorus by
the children, and each is acted out
by the boy or girl who is the subject
of the song.
After this the gifts called for by the
numbers on the cards are distributed
Each gift should, as far as possible
be appropriate to the character as
sumed by the one to whom it goes.
The scheme here described, as well
as the characters. here suggested, can,
of course. be varied in a great many
ways, but the programme proposed,
simple as it seems, may be relied upon
for success.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20

laughin', half fearin' harm would
come O. Curigh's plight; yet could
neither she nor her father come nigh
to aid him. "'Tis an ill gift to carry!"
Nay" called Curigh, have it We
SHALL"
me CAPT" screamed the Little Green
King. What will We have for it?'
First a fine fir tree, planted in the
floor" says Curigh. Then was muther-
in among the wee folk. But says the
Little Green King, whisperin':
Give him his will for the moment.
Once me cap is on me head, all shall
flame to the skyi"
An there stood the tree, as it had
grown through the floor.
"Set lights on it," says Curigh "an'
hang jewels round, an lay us a rich
feast, with roasted meat, an mead an
sWeetmeats.''
The Little Green King nodded, sour
like, an all was ready.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20

dren, or green goslings, as they are
called, are suitably attired for the oc-
casion, as the offspring of Mother
Goose.
Each must dress to represent some
particular character in the melodies of
Mother Goose.
The costumes required are so easily
improvised that little skill and little
or no expense are involved in prepar-
ing them.
A COPY of the verses of Mother
Goose will afford useful suggestions
as to what to wear.
The children enter the room in sin
gle file, and follow each other under
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20

place of Santa Claus.
The procession then moves on sing
ing. The next child captured, if a
girl, takes the place of Mother Goose.
If a boy is caught, he takes the place
of the last boy captured. The play
ers whose places are thus taken retire
to the rear of the procession.
When all are caught, care being
taken not to recapture any who have
received a card, each player has to
go through with his or her part.
Miss Muffet, for instance, in lieu
of a "tuffet'-that article not to be
found anywhere nowadays, not even
in a dictionary-is seated on a stool
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20
A CHRISTMAS
MOTHER GOOSE PLAY
BY j. CARTER BEARD.
Illustrated by the Author.

Here is a scheme which, if followed
out with any sort of effort at making
it interesting, can be relied upon to
insure a jolly and enjoyable Christmas
merrymaking.
The house children and their visit
ors if they have any, are received in
a room, prepared for the occasion by
Mother Goose and Santa Claus.
Perhaps mamma and papa will make
UP to suit the characters. The chill
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20

twist with the tolling of bells, with
out touching each other. 1T was
simple enough" said the Lord Mayor
with the red nose and the red hat, and
the town clerk and the beadle and
the chief bell ringer and all the as
sistants, deputies, underlngs, and
friends; easy enough-after you
knew how"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20
THE REAL LAND OF PEANUTS

If you like peanuts, the place loi
you is Senegal, Africa.
Senegal is one of those places lna ..
is hard to remember, even after YOU
have found it on the map, and many
a "Failure!" has old Senegal produceu
in school days past and present b i9,lt
the peanut gives it a sort of llfe-lhe
look, and should make it easier 10 re-
member. l..
The peanuts raised in Senegal o I1
one year weighed more than lZ9,OUo
tons. France takes most OF them
But thousands of tons go also 10 hoi-
land and Germany.
The little French and Dutch anu anu
German children do not however ga.
peanuts by the ton. Indeed llvy
hardly eat them at all Inc pealuiI
in those benighted lands is turner
into oil instead of being turned ln'0
hungry children. .4
The only European country IT,
treats the Senegal peanut with propsI
respect is England. II takes less tnan
100 tons a year out of Senegal, pOI
the nuts are packed carefully IN pas'
and are sold to confectioners, ~
they should be, instead OF 10 Oh
makers. .,.,...
Senegal also raises great quanuuss
Of that typical Arabian Nights gram
sesame. DO you remember the open
sesame" Of the forty thieyesf
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20
SOLUTION OF LAST SUNDAYS
FUNNY FOBIDOODLE PUZZLE

This picture will show you how the
children of the city put the Fobidoo-
dies of the old belfry back on their
iron ring so that they could swing and
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20

-Badger-"Come. tell me. DO you f ii5s
an automobile because you hkr u
Cadger-"Partly. but principally ~
cause other folks don't like it."-b's-
ton Transcript.
Douglas Island news., 1903-01-21

Yukon territory has nine schools sup ported by the government. Sixteen teachers are engaged. The aggregate attendance is 375. In Dawson are 259 pupils; Whitehorse, 45. The other schools are on Bonanza, Gold Run, Do- minion, Hunker and Bear creeks, and have an attendance of from 9 to IS pupils each.
 The personnel of the employed force of the office of the Secretary of the District of Alaska, at Sitka, is as fol- lows: Surveyor General and Ex- Otficio Secretary, Wm. l.. Distin; Chief Clerk, Geo. Stowell; Stenographer and Type writer Clerk, w. F. Jefreys; Chief Craftsman, Martin George; Copyist, N. B. Bolshanin; Messenger, John H. Bahrt.
 The following statement taken from the columns of the Seattle P.-I. shows the nature of the graft that some of Alaska's so called friends" are trying to work. ''In the matter of Alaska land laws Senator Foster has placed before the committee on public lands of the senate number of suggestions made by George H. Frye, president of the Frye -Bruhn Packing Company, of Seattle. MT. Frye favors the granting of 320 acres for homesteads and timber claims. Under the desert land act, entitling settlers to GAO acres at S1.25 per acre, he suggests that substitute law be passed, allowing 1,280 acres of land at S125 per acre for grazing pur- poses. However, before giving title to so large tract, MT. Frye favors a re- quirement that the settler should have one sheep for each acre and one head of cattle for every ten acres. In case nothing better can be done, MT. Frye favors law leasing from 100000 to 100000 acres for grazing purposes at ? cents per acre."
Douglas Island news., 1903-01-21

The Secretary of the Treasury has recommended an additional appropria- tion of s350,000 for light houses in AL aska. The locations of the proposed lights, with the description of the light and the estimated cost in each case, are given as follows:
 Cape Sarichef, Western Alaska, 15- mile light, whistle, S85,o0O.
 Tree point, Southeastern Alaska, l5- mile light, whistle, S70,0OO.
 Guard island, Southeastern Alaska, 12-mile light, trumpet, S50,o00.
 Point Retreat, Southeastern Alaska, lens lantern, S10,000.
 Eldred rock, Southeastern Alaska, Emile light, trumpet, s45,o00.
 Priest rock, Western Alaska, l5-mile light, whistle, S125,O00.
 Cape Hinchinbrook. Southeastern Alaska, 15-mile light, whistle, S75,000.
 Pathway island, Southeastern Alaska, lens lantern, S10,000.
 Midway island, Southeastern Alaska, Emile light, trumpet, S50,000.
 Point Sherman, Southeastern Alaska, lens lantern, s10,000.
 There will be on hand funds amount ing to S190,000 for Alaska lighthouses after those at present under construc- tion are completed, and the S35o,00O called for by the secretary of the treasury in his recent estimates to congress will make a total of S53o,oo0 to be used for the new project describ- ed.
Douglas Island news., 1903-01-21

The Yukon is shown to be land of homes and families, in the fact that during the last P months l39 children were born in the territory, says the Dawson Daily News. The total number of births since the organization of the territory in 1900 is 278, very few of which are natives.
 Activity is shown to have existed in quartz matters in the Yukon in the last year by the fact that ], ,135 quartz claims were recorded during the period. Ger tificates of work issued for quartz prop critics aggregate I'll. Only 32 claim owners paid the annual assessment rather than do work.
 The health of Dawson and the creeks has been better the last year than ever before. The city has been drained by a sewerage and drainage system. Scarcely any deaths have resulted from typhoid and pneumonia in one year, and in the early rush days scores died from ty- phoid. The city has two large hospitals.
 Col. Ivey writes friend at Skagway that the opposition to the Alaska dele gate bill is inspired by the fear that Alaska would send "thug" to repre- sent her in the hall of congress. The only "thugs" there are in Alaska came here with their carpet satchel and a government job, and they stand mighty little chance of being elected.
 Freight receipts at Dawson the last year were heavier than any season in the history of the city, says the Daw- son News. People are living on a great CT variety of food than in earlier days, and nearly every luxury of the world, can be had in Dawson markets at all times of the year. Life is practically the same as elsewhere except for prices. Poverty is almost unknown.
 The department of justice is pre- pairing a compilation of all the judicial decisions handed down by the Alaska courts. The compilation will be pub lished in one or more volumes for the convenience of the Alaska bar and the courts. The work was undertaken in response to many requests for such a compilation from lawyers and court of ficials in Alaska.
 Social clubs are feature of Dawson modern life. Dawson's Amateur Ath- letic Club building, completed three months ago, cost in round numbers ESQ., GOO. and is one of the largest buildings on the western slope of the American continent devoted wholly to athletics and club life. Hockey and curling rinks, gymnasium, baths, hand ball courts and social parlors are the fea- lures of the club. The Zero Club is the leading commercial mans resort.
 During the calendar year of 1902 the gold commissioners office at Dawson did a great deal of work indicating the continued activity of the camp. Min ing licenses issued numbered 6,056; claims renewed number 4,461; claims re- located, 2,04O; grants issued to new placer claims, 1,196. The fact that a great many claims were worked in the camp is shown in the statement that 5531 certificates of representation were issued for an equal number of claims Only 56 claim owners preferred to pay S2O0 rather than do assessment work or claims.
Douglas Island news., 1903-01-21
The N0rthIand The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North, Condensed.
Information for Everybody.

A big quartz strike is reported at Sumdum.
 Valdez expects the boom to strike in about sixty days.
 The judiciary scandals at Nome have broken out anew.
 Fred T. Congdon is now Governor of the Yukon territory.
 Mackenzie River Indians are coming in droves to Dawson to sell game.
 The area of the military reserve at Haines has been largely increased.
 The 'Hans" club, of Skagway, had a banquet on the evening of Jan. 10th.
 The record for one week at Sitka was snow twenty inches, cloudy days sev- en.
 Just think of it! 32O acres of land in Alaska for the taking. Won't that bring lem on the run.
 Mrs. Gov. Brady entertained a num- Der of young people at watch meet ing New Years eve.
 The Pacific Coast Miner, published at San Francisco, has been changed to weekly publication. The Yukon territorial court, com prised of three judges, heard in total 934 cases the last year.
 January 1st, 1903, the Wrangell Dairy Co. reduced the price of milk from 1211@ cents to 10 cents per quart.
 As four feet is to fourteen feet is the proportion of snow on the ground at Haines this year as compared to 1899.
 LIN. Rosenbaum, Seattle attorney, wants to know the whereabouts of David Rosenbaum and David Stein field.
 Please God Justice Macauley of Daw- son has declared his intention to stamp out gambling at the Yukon metropolis forever.
 Ship owners doing business with Nome during the last season, received not less than s1,2OO,OOO for freight and passengers.
 During 1902, 3,32o people arrived at Dawson from up and down the river and the departures exceeded that num- Der by 2,069.
 U. s. Commissioner w. B. Stout, of Haines recently sentenced two Indians to durance vile for thirty days for stealing canoe.
 A crew of men have begun work at the Kensington mine at Seward City. installing a boiler for the flaming machinery of an air shaft.
 The sporting editor of an Alaska missionary monthly gravely announces that "landing halibut is considered great sport by an amateur"
Douglas Island news., 1903-01-21

Binger Herman, commissioner of the general U, s. land office, will step down and out of office on Feb. 1st. He will be succeeded by w. A. Richards.
 The members of the White Horse Literary Society dance after the pro- gram is over, to settle down the chunks of information they have absorbed.
 Wrangell can get along many years without electric lights, but she should have a system of water works at the earliest possible date, says the Sentinel.
 Thomas Buxton and John James, natives, accused of the murder of a white man near Haines, are in the Skagway jail awaiting the action of the courts.
 The Juneau Chamber of Commerce, that at one time posed as the Alaska Chamber of Commerce, has begun to it's make annual spring batch of reso- lutions.
 Marriages in the Yukon the last year numbered 1O2. This year saw by far the greater number of any year on record. The total number of weddings since 1896 is 311.
 Improvements on real estate in Daw- son are valued at S2,534,OOO. Many splendid buildings have been erected the last year, and the total valuation raised S120,00O.
 The Dominion census taken in Daw- son in 1901 gave that city population of 9,142. This gives Dawson rank as the twenty ninth city of Canada in point of population.
 Value of personal property in Daw- son was this year placed at S5,856,OOo; assessable income S656, 6,O00; land l,810,- 900: improvements S4,334,4 400; total as sessable value, S10,0OO,O00.
 Postmaster Wm. M. Carle, at Hoonah Village, wants it known that his is the only office in Alaska, that is entitled to the name of Hoonah, and that the Hot Springs resort is called Tanakee.
 Secretary Root has followed up the strong recommendation made in his annual report by submitting to con gress an estimate for constructing an ocean cable from Seattle to Juneau.
 Messages sent from Dawson to out side by telegraph the last year num- bered 13,571; received from outside, IA, 229. In addition to this press matter was transmitted, numbering in the az gregate 855,472 words.
 Deaths in the Yukon territory during 1902 numbered 136. Of this number 21 met accidental deaths, three were mur- dered and four committed suicide, The total number of deaths in the ter ritory since 1896 is 584.
 President Roosevelt has been asked to issue a proclamation donating to the city government of Nome the military reservation located in the cen- ter of the city, which was used during 1899 and 1900, but has since been aban- doned.
 Capt. Bob Bruce, who commanded a troop of Roosevelt's rough riders dur ing the Spanish War, has been men, tioned as candidate for the U. S. marshalship at Nome in case Marshal Frank Richards is removed from the | office.