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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-15

and ran over the mountains, and the
trained goats followed, but, of course,
leaped properly from crag to crag.
Everything is regular in my show, no
matter what the hardships are.
The crowd was everywhere. They
got into the ring, mussed the sawdust
and climbed into the acrobats life
saving net to rest.
i asked the Coamo police to do
something's and he seemed surprised.
He wanted to know when school would
begin.
Finally Elena Eugenia and Pablor
TeJo, my aerial wonders got up into
trapeze without anybody seeing them
and dropepd together into the net
That did some business for us. When
the wonders struck the net 1t sagged
In the middle, and row of Porto Ri
can babies that had been laid along
the edges for a nap bounced UP into
the air and fell on the sawdust Their
mothers grabbed them and streaked
for the open.
That helped a lot, for with the
women out of the way IHurned all the
help loose and we dubbed the mob
away from the wreck of our great and
dazzling educational show. The Great
Dane did a lot of good, too. He got
samples of the hind quarters of about
twenty natives, and Jacinto Ron1anot.
the glass ball crack shot man, helped
some by shooting into the air. He
filled the top of the tent full of holes.
but that didn't matter much, because
the canvas was ruined anyhow, and
from Coamo on the circus Travelled
under bare poles.
Xenia Ohio, the only living siren,
went out on the mountain that evening
and charmed back the musical mules
with her VOfra or In aaIY~ l..
anything but the tent"
Lowande's animals We're, landed at
Brooklyn and his performers at Ellis
Island.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-15
SAvANNAHIANS STAlD UP
FOR THE FIGHT.
Nearly 1000 Listened to MegaphOne
Reports by the Morning News.

Nearly 1000 Listened TO MegnphOne
Reports by the Morning News.
That there was a big interest in Sa-
vannah in the fight was shown by the
fact that between 800 and 1000 people
blocked Whitaker street, in front of
the Morning News from midnight UNI
til the fight was over TO hear the re-
ports of the rounds as they We're mega
phoned from the Associated Press bull
letins.
The crowd began to gather by IL
O'Clock. Half an hour later 800 peo-
pie lined the street, and by midnight
an hour before the fight began-the
street was packed. The lateness in be-
ginning the fight caused an added de-
lay in the receipt of the reports, but
the crowd was good nAtured and pa
tient, and jolled each other while wait
ing for the rounds.
When the report was received that
the fighters had entered the ring there
was keen interest and a few minutes
later when "Jeffries wins in the tenth
round" was shouted through the mega
phone, there were a few faint cheers,
and the crown began to dispense. Two
or three hundred waited for the re-
ports by rounds, but with the an
nouncement of the result, the chief in
terest was over. That it WAS a Cor
bett crowd was shown by the lack
of enthusiasm over Jeffries' victory.
The Morning News city and long
distance telephones were kept busy
from IL o'clock until after 2 O'Clock
answering inquiries about the fight 1t
was towards 8 o'clock when all of the
crowd in the street had dispersed.
There was comparatively little bet
ting here. Numbers of bets of Sc to
$40 were reported at odds of to l on
Jeffries, but no big bets were made.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-15
A MOUSE MILL.
How a Thrifty Scotsman Put the
Small Animal to Work.
From the Scotsman.

From the Scotsman.
Thrift is generally acknowledged to
be one of the leading characteristics of
the natives of Fifeshire, and it never
was more forcibly exemplified than in
the person of David Hatton, native
of Dunfermline, who actually proved
that even mice, those acknowledged
pests of mankind, could be made not
only to earn their own living, but also
to yield a respectable income to their
owners.
About the year 1920 this gentleman
actually erected small mill at Dun
feminine for the manufacture of
thread-a mill worked entirely by
mice. 1t was while visiting Perth
prison in 1872 that Mr.. Hatton first
conceived this remarkable idea of util-
izing mouse power. In an old pam
phlet of the time. THE Curiosity Cof-
fee Room" he gave an account of the
way in which the idea dawned on
him.
In the summer of the year 1872"
he wrote 81 had occasion to be in
Perth, and when inspecting the toys
and trinkets that were manufactured
by the French prisoners in the depot
there my attention was involuntarily
attracted by a little toy house with a
wheel in the gable of it that was run
ming rapidly round, impelled by the in
significant gravity of a common house
mouse. For a shilling l purchased
house, mouse and wheel. Inclosing it in
a handkerchief on my journey home
ward 1 was compelled to contemplate
it's favorite amusement. But how to
apply half ounce power which is the
weight of a mouse, to useful pur-
pose was the difficulty. At length the
manufacturing of sewing thread
seemed the most practicable"
Mr. Hatuon had one mouse that ran
the amazing distance of eighteen miles
a day, but he proved that an ordinary
mouse could run ten and one-half
miles on an average. A halfpenny's
worth of oatmeal was sufficient for
its support for thirty-five days, dur
ing which it ran 1856 half miles. He
had actually two mice constantly en-
ployed in the making of sewing thread
for more than a year. The mouse
threadmil was so constructed that the
common house mouse was enabled to
make atonement to society for past
offences by twisting, twining and reel
ing from lUU 10 lHO d ddyS QUIZ
days not excepted.
To perform this task the little pc
destrian had to run ten and one-half
miles, and this journey it performed
with ease every day. A halfpenny's
worth of oatmeal served one of these
threadmil culprits for the long period
of FIVE weeks. In that time it made
$3.50 threads of twenty-five inches, and
as a penny was paid to women for
every hank made in the ordinary way,
the mouse. at that rate, earned
pence every six weeks, just one farth-
ing a day or shillings and 6 pence a
year. Taking pence off for board
and allowing l shilling for machinery
there was clear yearly profit from each
mouse of shillings.
Mr.. Hatton firmly intended to apply
for the loan of the old empty cathe-
dral in Dunfermline, which would have
held. he calculated, 10000 mouse mills.
sufficient room being left for keepers
and some hundreds of spectators.
Death, however, overlook the inventor
before his marvellous project could be
carried out.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-15
COTTON AT LIVERPOOL.

Liverpool, Aug. 14.-Following are
the weekly Gotten statistics: Total
sales of all kinds $1,000 bales: total
sales American, $4,000 bales; English
spinners' takings, $1,000 bales; total ex-
port, $4,000 bales; import of all kinds,
H0OO bales; imports American, 1000;
stock of all kinds, 229. 900; stock Amer
lean, $4,000; quantity afoat all kinds.
10000; quantity afloat American, 1000
bales; total sales on speculation, 2, 800:
total sales to exporters, 5000.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-15
OBITUARY..
Martin Garwes.

Martin Garwes died yesterday at his
nome. No. 500 Anderson street. west.
He was 80 years old, and was a native
Vi Germany. His only surviving rela-
i've in Savannah is Mr.. Henry Garwes,
Keeper of Laurel Grove Cemetery. The
funeral will take place this afternoon.
me services will be conducted by Rev.
N. j. Epting, pastor of St. Pauls
Lutheran Church. The interment will
De IN Laurel Grove Cemetery. The
pailpearers will be Messrs. Fred.
. SEMINARS, Ben. Calls, John Murken,
herman Lankenau and Julius Guam
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-15
suARK ARR a 300 DoT-~D $780,

Fish Measured Sixteen Feet and
Proved an Attraction to summer
Visitors.
From the New York World.
Machias, Me, Aug. 9.-What is said
to be the largest shark ever killed on
this part of the coast was vanquished
at Rogue Bluffs yesterday by Charles
and Morev Watts, who found it i'm
prisoned in their fish weir near Pond
Cove Island.
The fish measures sixteen feet and
was monstrous specimen OF the blue
or gray shark.
The Watts brothers returned In their
boat armed with iron weapons and
killed the intruder after a struggle.
When cut open, the sharks stomach
was found to contain a seal that it
was estimated would weigh 300 pounds
and which had been swallowed in
three pieces.
The shfK'k was hauled up on the
beach and proved a great attraction
to the summer visitors.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-15
BURNING GAS IN
SULPHUR MINES.

caused Death of Three Miners and
Injuries to Others.
Rome, Aug. IA horrible disaster
has occurred in the sulphur mine near
Caltanissetta, Sicily. Gas in the mine
became ignited and INSTRUCTED the exit
of hundred miners. The mine boss
directed all the employees to save them
selves, If they could, while he with
nVe others, bravely remained on the
spot in order to try to extinguish the
fire.
Three of the miners have died and
MANY others, although they succeeded
in reaching the open air, are horribly
burned and MANNED. The mine boss
and his five companions found an I'M
used exit and escaped, but their con-
dition is desperate.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-15
PENSIONS TO SIXTY WOMEN.
Granted by Florida State Board of
Pensions.

Tallahassee, Fla, Aug. 14-The act
of the recent Legislature, to provide
annuities for widows of deceased Con-
federate soldiers and sailors of the state
of Florida, and creating a State Board
of Pensions, went into effect on July
/. The board consists of the Gov
ernor Attorney General and Con-
troller.
Since becoming of force, more than
zVO widows have made application for
pensions, and the board has acted fav-
orably upon over so per cent of the
applicants. Last night the pension
board granted pensions to sixty appli-
cants.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-15
WIN. ID. English, Oakland. Cal.

p, oakland, Cal. Aug. 14.-william d.
tI1ngllsh died here to-day of appended
US, aged 81 years He was born in
emerson county. Virginia, and fought
Trough the Civil War engaging In
ne ne battle Of Bull Run as a member of
ne otonewall brigade. In 1892 he was
chairman Of the Democratic State
sltral Committee OF California and
,.sr surveyor of customs and secre-
'@'s OF the State Harbor Commission.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-15

Laredo, Tex, Aug. 14-Dr. H. j.
Hamilton, United States Marine Hospi-
tai surgeon, has completed his inves-
legation of the reported cases of yell
low fever at Monterey, Mexico, and
mas notified the Washington authorities
mat there is not a case of yellow fever
there, or in the surrounding towns.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-15

1t is necessary in some parts of
ireland for carmen to have their
names legibly written on the tailboard
OF the car. nspector-"Whats the
nneanin of this, Pat? Your name.
o-bliterated. Pat "Ye he-it
O'Brienl'-Punch.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-15

1 am. 1 am glad to give Jeffries all
the credit that is his due. l have no
personal feelings in the matter. have
fought my last fight"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-15
A FIREPROOF CITY.

BuenOs Ayres Has Never Had a Life
Lost in n Blaze.
From Chambers Journal.
The annual fire bill of the United
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-15
Last Right. SAYS Corbett.

Corbett said after the fight: "I did
my best and lost. I fought the best
/ knew. Jeffries was too big for me-
and he is the best man in the world
If the public is satisfied with my fight
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-31
Two Famou. Negro Women.

The old ead-handkerchief negro Is
the aristocrat of her race. Aunt Dicey
belongs to this type. She is a product
Of the eighteenth century and recently
celebrated her one hundred and sew
enth birthday. Aunt Dicey lives in n
little cabin standing among pine trees
on a spur Of the ragged mountains Of
Virginia. In slavery days she be-
\ longed to relative of Thomas JEFF
ferson.
Aunt Dicey Is a constant smoker,
and has been one from her youth up.
Her cabin walls are covered with mag
azine pictures and scriptural verses,
many of them tackled wrong side up.
In the days of her youth she was a
seamstress, and her neat sewing Is the
wonder Of her many visitors. The
finest needle Is not too much for her
wonderful eyesight.
The fame of Aunt jimmy" has gone
for beyond the borders Of Mississippi.
Aunt jimmy enjoys the distinction of
being the only negro woman depot
master In the country. Aunt jimmy
has been a railroad employee for thirty
six years. She belonged before the
war to some people down in Alabama,
and was with them throughout the
struggle. She says she warned them
more than once Of the approach of the
enemy"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-31

country. In 1894 Gen. Clay, then 81
years of age, shocked his relatives by
marrying Dora Richardson, a 15-year-old
girl, whom he had adopted. The child
was uneducated and wild, and soon ran
away from her aged husband. In 1896
she secured divorce with Clays con
sent and married Riley Brock, young
farm hand.
Clay gave her a plantation to live up
on and furnished her home with elaborate
tapestries and paintings brought from
Russia and Spain. Brock was killed in
railway accident and Clay asked his
former girl-wife to return to him. The
old general was pronounced Of unsound
mind shortly before his death and his
son given control of his affairs.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-31
EXTRA SESSION TO BE BUSY.
Senate VIII 'wransle over Reciprocity

Senate VIII wrang1c Over Reciprocity
and House Over Currency.
The administration program for the
extra session of the Fifty eighth Con-
gress, which will meet Nov. g. includes
the passage of resolution making the
Cuban reciprocity treaty effective and
tho taking up of currency legislation. 1t
is not believed that the latter question
will be disposed of by the end of the ex-
ira session, but it is hoped that this will
be done before the Christmas holidays.
Work on the new Senate currency bill is
said to be we'll under way and it Is be-
lieved that the Republican members of
that body will unite in support of that
measure.
The Cuban reciprocity resolutios will
be first introduced and rushed through
the House under special rule. In the
Senate, however, it is expected that there
will be lengthy debate, as the Demo
Gratis propose TO make the occasion nota-
Bile by general attack upon the Dingley
tariff. During this debate, It Is proposed
that the House shall take up the cur
rency question and thrash 1t out at
length.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-31
GENERAL cAsslus M. CLAY DEAD
Noted Kentuckian Passes Away at
HE Whitehall Home.

His htrehall nome
Gen. Cassius NJ. Clay died at his
Whitehall home, near Richmond, Ky,
Wednesday night, at the age of 90. At
his bedside when the end came were all
his children, some of whom had not been
inside the house or seen their father for
years because of his peculiar hallucina-
ton that they were in conspiracy to
kill him.
Gen. Clay was n duclist, abolitionist,
statesman, author and the hero of a mar
riage at 81 to a girl of II, whom he af-
terward gave up ;hat she might marry a
young lover. The room wherein he ex-
pired was a veritable arsenal until he
was adjudged insane recently. In hall
just outside there was a loaded cannon.
The arms were got together to repel an
attack of an imaginary vendetta. Gen.
Clay served as United States minister
to Russia under President Lincoln.
Born in 1910.
Clay was born Oct 10, 1870 at White
hall, his family estate, upon the banks
of the Kentucky river, near the village OF
Richmond. This place, which extended
over 1900 acres, was bought from the
Indians by his father in 1TG6 and Its
inheritance made young Clay one OF the
wealthiest men of his day. There are
now 365 acres in the farm on %.ich
Whitehall is situated. The general own
ed several blocks of property in Newark,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-31
Found a Friend.

Valley City, N. D., July
Matilda NJ. Boucher OF this
how she found a friend In I
ing words:
For years I suffered wit
ness in my head and could 9
to cure me till about two
when l was advised to tai
Kidney Pills. These pills
before l had used the VIII,
first box, and l haven't bee
since.
"In January Of this year
attack of Sciatica that madea
helpless, and remembering 4
Dodd's Kidney Pills had ID
before, l sent and got some
to take them at once.
I'm three weeks was we
a trace Of the Sciatica left, d
been well ever since.
"Dodd's Kidney Pills havl
been Of great benefit to nj
found them a friend In tim
ness, and l will always 4
them to every one suffering
troubles that bothered me. II
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-31
Cteixen Away frop E.r,,

Every one has heard Of the
visiting France for tie first d
expressed her surprise that q
young children spoke FRI
fiuently." She was much
Englishman described In a rec
of travel.
He was very fond of travel
took great delight In lioniz
ferent cities which we visited
one respect he was a stan
Bull no power on earth "a
suade him that when he re
Florence, for example, he Cd
sibly be called a foreigner.
mo ma'am," he used to d
Italians are foreigners, but !
Englishmanw
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-31
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE U& ~
Notre Dame, Indiakz&s

We call the attention. Of d
to the advertisement of N
University, one of the gr<
tional institutions Of the w
appears in another column
per. Those Of our readers
have occasion to look up a
their sons during the Co
would do well to correspond
President, who will send GU
logue free Of charge, as wei
ticulars regarding terms, !
studies, etc.
Private rooms are given q
dents Of the Sophomore, Jul
Nor years Of any OF thu
Courses.
There Is a thorough W.
school in connection with W
sity, in which students d
will have every opportunit
Ing themselves for higher S1H
Commercial Course Intends
men preparing for busine
finished In one or two yeaKS
to the ability of the stude5zl
wards Hall, for boys undo |
a unique department Of Oh 1
The higher courses are al
cry respect, and students
cry opportunity Of perfaeI|
selves in any line Of worK
choose to select. ThorQ1l
class work, exactness ir Ell
students, and devotion to KA
terests Of all, are the d|Hf|
characteristics OF the izz'
Notre Dame.
,~ Sixty years OF active E
cause Of education have 1sl&
Stitution famous all over "
Take heed of still wate
pass away.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-31
AZ Others See Us.

You always say the wrong thing at
the right time, Henry" said Mrs. Pack
EN-. Now. I always think twice be-
fore I speak"
YES, my dear" replied the meek and
lowly Henry, but you are one of those
rapid fire thinkers"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-31

n. D., ana some
houses in New Or
leans, and several
valua BILE tracts OF
timber and mineral
lands in eastern
Kentucky, his es-
tate being estimated
at about 5000, 1000.
His property will
go to the children,
to be equally divid-
ed among them. It
was his only during
his lifetime and
when he divorced
Dora Clay she was
given no alimony
and therefore has no
claim on the prop
erty. Gen. Clay left
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-31
A. 1t Should BE.

CT suppose" said the visitor to police
headquarters. that every officer knows
a rogue when he sees him.
Sure" replied the desk sergeant:
'but every officer doesn't seize a rogue
when he knows him."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-31

not believe it. @
With hands cramped like the talons of
a bird Of prey, she sprang at her tormen-
tor, utterng shrek after shrek of rage,
horror and dismay.
1T is lie, lie, lie" she painted
tout of my sight! ou-you-1--
She staggered, beat the air for mo-
ment with her arms, then with n low
moan of fathofhless agony, fell, face
dovnwards. with dull crash, like one
stricken with death.
Too late Oscar Couramont discovered
that he had over-reached himself. Syl-
phide was now incapable of signing the
instrument which would make a wealthy
man of him; besides, her cries had arous-
Cd the household, hurrying feet were
mounting the stairs, already they were
knocking at the door, and mans voice
in excited accents was calling upon her
to open. In less than half minute the
barrier would be broken down!
Snatching up his hat and revolver,
Couramont sprang to the window.
I'VE shall meet again. my lady, never
fear!' he Kissed, menacingly; 1--WE shall
meet again, when my grip upon you shall
be stronger than it is now."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-31
Ant To Re Charitable.

"The impromptu speaker may be oil
right in his way" said Deacon Jones,
but as for me, give me the minister
who writes his sermons every time
"Why?" asked Deacon Smith.
''He is more likely to realize their
length" was the significant reply.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-31

years old. AT the
age of IL years he
removed with hii
parents from Nor
way to Minnesota,
where he followed
farming until he
was 80 years of age,
when through the
influence Of VIM.
Window he was
made special agent
in the pension bu-
reau. He served in
this position twelve
years and then be-
came a postofflce in.
,nADtnr A. khn hn-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-31
Annie Excuse.

JOSH s'pose Silas Is mad at the fell
Ter tibet sold him the horse.
Hlram--I dunno why he should be.
If yer look at the horse yer won't
blame anybody fer sellin' him.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-31

The man who originated the motto
Live and Let Live didn't take the
undertaken into consideration. but fell
into his hands just the same.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-31

Congressman Miller of Kansas Is go
ing to try to get Congress to appropriate
money to take some Of the kinks" out
az thu Kaw river.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-31
Sets His Slaves Free.

Upon being graduated from Yale Clay
returned to the South and liberated his
own slaves. He then entered upon his
dueling career by forcing two encounters
upon DR.. Declarey Of Louisville, who had
written a scurrilous letter to the mother
of his betrothed wife. Interference pre-
vented any shots being fired and Declarey
afterward committed suicide.
The bloodicst of the veteran fighters
ARRAYS was that with sam Brown, des-
perado hired to kill him. The attack took
place in a political meeting and when
the smoke Of battle had cleared away
Brown was lying at deaths door minus
a nose, IN eye and an ear and blooding
from countless cuts on other parts of the
body This was the work of Clay's bowie
knife, which he used in preference to n
pistol. About fifty other encounters
marked tho course Of the generals life.
Scandals resulting from Clay's resi-
dence in st. Petersburg during his stay
in Russia caused his first wife to get. a
divorce from him upon his return to this
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-31
5ztsE|ILhIgZpph
GOSSIP

Martin G. Fosnes, who now hn
charge of the free delivery department OF
the postofFice, is a Norwegian and 81
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the property, however, to the girl, but
since the courts have declared that his
mind was unsound the will cannot stand
the test Of the courts.