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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-10
RAIKO, THE MISER
A Tale From the Old Japanese
Folklore.

once in a village in Japan there
was rich man named Raiko. His
possessions and wealth increased
every year. But although his girdle
was always filled with money, no
beggar ever succeeded in getting one
rim CnilD out of him. Few, indeed,
dared ask him. and those who did
never asked a second time.
On account of his wealth his neigh
bors treated him with great respect;
vet Raiko was not happy. The older
he grew, the greater grew his stingi-
ness. and the more he worried over
his expenditures.
one morning Raiko was too i'll to
rise. A violent fever had attacked
him. and unable even to think of his
affairs, he tossed from side to side,
moaning. and approaching his faith
full servants, who watched beside him
and did everything possible Tor ms
comfort.
No remedy was of any avail, and for
davs the fever ragged until recovery
seemed impossible. on the tenth
night. when he happened to be alone
for a few minutes he heard a strange
step in the room, and openinG his
eyes. saw a bozu buddhist priesD
leaning over his pillow.
well. Raiko." said the priest in
stern voice. you are no better. are
YOU? II looks as II the oni would
soon have possession of you.
What do you mean by daring to
come into my room?" cried the sick
man angrily. Il am sure have let
the bozu and their temples alone all
my life The oni are no worse than
YOU are! You need not come here 70
brighten me with threats OF torment.
You won't succeed in getting any Of
my money!"
Il do not wish any OF your money,
Raiko." laughed the bozu do you
imagine other people are always think
ing Of money the way you are? We
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-10

they get the least bit nervous or hur-
ried. / made them stop and wait
Before long l had them all so that
they would lie right down in the water.
roll over and over in it. and at last
submerge themselves full length and
stay down as long as they could hold
their breaths.
1T was only a short time before
they got so much confidence that they
enjoyed it. They became perfectly at
home in shallow water, and learned
that they were just as comfortable
submerged as they were i'm the air, so
long as their breath held out. Then it
was not hard at all for them to go
into deeper water and strike out. for
they didn't care then If their heads
went down.
Now confidence is really all there
is in learning to swim; so as soon as
these pupils had the confidence they
learned to swim as easily and quickly
as anybody. And they became better
swimmers than the average person,
for they were we'll able to swim be-
low the surface. and they didn't lose
their wind as quickly as most people
do"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-10
TRIP, THE TRAMP
The Adventures of a Homeless
Dog as Told by Himself.
CHAPTER X.

CHAPTER X.
AS I held the horse thief down on
the stable floor a man carrying a gun
and a boy carrying a lantern appeared
at the open door. and if it hadn't been
for the boy the man would have shot
me at once.
Horse thieves, Horse thevesi" he
shouted as he drew up his gun to fire.
Hold on. Moses-hold on" ex-
claimed the boy as he put the gun
aside. Cant you see that it is a dog
and a man, and that the dog has got
the man DOWN."
But whose dog is it?"
Il don't know, but don't shoot until
we find out"
At that moment two women, ap-
peared at the door I afterwards found
that one of them was the widow Har-
ris, and the other was woman who
worked for her. AS for the man
Moses, he was her hired man, and the
boy had been engaged for a few days
to help him cut the corn.
What is it, Moses?" asked the
widow.
It's a dog and a man. and the dog
has made the man prisoner. l can't
understand it at all"
The widow came in and took the
lantern from the boy and held it so
she could see us both. Then she asked
of the man beneath me:
Who are you, and what are you do
ing here?"
II came in here to find a place to
sleep, and this dog pitched into me-"
he replied. Il am a tramp, ma'am, but
l didn't intend to steal anythin'."
Then you'd better git out of this as
soon as you cam" said Moses. Let
him up, doggy"
But l would not let him up. I want
ed the people to understand that he
was a horse thief instead of tramp,
and l barked and growled and hoped
they would not let him go. 1t was the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-10

an active, aggressive fellow. If You
give him the opportunity he will move
out of your way.
1t is a mistake, however to fancy
that he must coil to strike He pre-
fers to strike from a coil, because it
gives him a greater reach, but he will
launch himself in any direction, coiled
or uncOiled.
At best he can only strike half the
length of his body. II is easy to keep
out of harms way. He never pursues
a foe, and, as bis eyesight is poor and
his movements. except when he
strikes, rather slow and sluggish, he is
not hard to kill.
Even when he bites he does not all
ways inject poison in the wound. He
is economical of his venom, and does
not waste any when he can help it.
1t is always wise, when strolling
about in a country in which rattle
snakes may be encountered, to carry
strong staff or stick.
Many harmless snakes when sur
prised and alarmed vibrate the tips of
their tails rapidly, and if this is done
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-10

ailment."
Indeed! And if you should sue
coed in curing me then you would de-
mand pay"
Not even a rim" answered the bo-
zu. Il tell you I don't want any of
your ill-gotten gains. Do you wish to
know the cure or not? Will you live
or die?'
IF you'll promise me solemnly," said
the dying man, mot to ask for pay,
I'll hear what you have to say
MY cure is this said the bozu
gently. 1T is your money that is
weighing down your life. Stretch out
your full hands to the needy, loosen
your girdle which is heavy with gold
and let others have a share in your
wealth"
You miserable wretch!" screamed
the miser, besides himself with rage,
Il knew you meant no good in coming
here. AS if 1 would give away my
money! Bozu though you are, 1 will
have your life!" and snatching a dag
ger from his bosom he tried to stab
the priest, but fell back exhausted on
his pellow.
The bozu retreated a few steps and
regarded him calmly. You are even
meaner than I thought you, Raiko,"
he said at last. Il will now tell you the
lIulH. L nave noticed your SLlnSlneSS
for some time, so l have come here
every night and drawn the life blood
from your veins. Now I shall have to
kill you, for you are too mean to live!"
So saying, he blew out the light, and
Raikos hair stood on end as he felt
some horrible creature grapple with
him in the darkness. Defending himself
with his dagger as we'll as he could,
he screamed for help.
The servants rushed to the room, but
found it in darkness.
Bring lanterns quick!" cried their
master. 81 have been attacked by a
murderous robber in the guise of
bozu. You had no business to leave
me here alone"
When lights were brought, to the
surprise of all a monstrous, hairy claw
was found by the sick mans bed.
81 have wounded that creature, what
ever it may be" said Raiko. Run aft
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eyes are. and how he jumps around
and shows his good naturei He's some
rich mans dog and he has got lost"
Wen surely keep him and give him
a good home until his master comes"
replied the widow; and as I heard her
words l barked and frisked around
and felt sure that I had found a home
for the rest of my life.
While the boy was sent after help.
the women returned to the house and
Moses and l watched the horse thief
He was a bad man. He first offered
Moses fifty dollars to let him get away.
and when told that it was no use. he
fell to cursing and making threats. He
said that if he was sent to prison
he would kill Moses and burn the
widows house and barn when he got
out, but the hired man was not to be
scared.
Within an hour a constable and three
farmers were at hand. and the horse
was then hitched TO a light wagon and
the thief was driven to jail. His trial
did not take place for two months.
and then he was sent to prison for five
years.
AS to the man who was with him
and got away, he was not heard of
in court when the man was sentenced,
as dogs are not allowed in such places,
but l heard the family tell all about
it more than once.
And now to tell you what sort of
home I had found. It was on a farm,
about four miles from a village. and
no dog could ask to be treated better
than l was. For the first few weeks
the widow was afraid that some one
would come and claim me and take
me away, but as time went on and no.
body came, l was accepted into the
family almost as If I had been a hui
man being.
I was a dog to be proud of, even If
I do say it myself, being the biggest
and handsOmest animal for miles
around and though my mistress was
often offered a good sum for me, she
always shook her head and replied:
What, sell my good dog who caught
a horse thief for me, and is just the
best dog for miles around? No, sir. If
you were to offer me a good horse
for this dog you could not have him.
He shall have a good home with me
until he dies from old age"
1t is my home yet. 1 am now ten
years old, and my legs are stiff, my
sight dim and my teeth dull, and they
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-10

boy Ben who first understood. He went
to look at the horse in his stall and
presently cried out:
That man is no tramp! Can't you
see that he had harnessed the horse to
drive him OFF,"
That's SOL" said the widow. But
what l can't understand is how this
dog came here. He's a big, handsome
fellow. but he surely doesn't live
around here"
The man broke out cursing and be-
gan to struggle, but 1 held him fast
while Moses and Ben got ropes and
tied him securely. Then l licked the
widows hand and capered about and
showed her that l wanted to make
friends.
He's a strange dog" said the boy
but he has done you a good turn and
you'd better keep him. You want a
dog any way, and l am sure you could
not find better one. See what beau
tiful coat he has. See how bright his
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-10

ligature. The wounded SPOT is then
cut as deeply as the fangs may have
entered. Let the wound bleed freely.
suck it with the mouth, as well as on
the wound, changing the soda as often
as it turns black. Strange to say.
rattlesnake venom taken into the
stomach is quickly and safely assimil-
ated by the digestive organs.
AS much as thirty drops have been
taken at once without harm to the
experimenter. who, however, was care
full to rinse the mouth and teeth with
SODA and water at once after taking
that amount.
Another remedy is ammonia, which
If applied promptly and freely will
cure almost any kind of snake bite
If the foot ie bitten. prepare a foot
bath of GUAR pal oil mixed with
a teacuDful e.
This will a the bite of cop
Derheads.
Turpentine az d at once will
often cure snake bits. 1t absorbs and
deadensA the poison.
OF course. a doctor should be sent
for as soon as possible.
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speak of me as an old dog. The peo-
pie love me just the same however,
and will until the end. They do not
know of all my adventures as l have
related them to you, but l have long
been friends with three or four dogs in
the neighborhOod, and about once a
week they come over to my house and
one of them says:
Nov; then, let us hear again the
story of the robbers and how you
came to join a circus and become an
elephant dog"
And l sit up and begin at the begin
ming and tell my story over again,
just as you know it, and just as 1 have
told it to the dogs fifty times before,
and when ! have finished some one of
the listeners wags his head and says
well, now, that's a story worth
hearing, and we are glad that you
have got the best home dog ever
had"
CThe End)
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-10

Senator Depew addressed Yale stu
dents a few days ago. his subject being
politics. His speech was pitched in
a high key, and some of his auditors
took note of this fact THAT was n
beautiful speech, senator" said a reck
less Junior in the evening. But we
feel ourselves incapable Of applying
your theories to actual life. Won't you
give US a Notwithstanding, senator,
II you please, on practical politics?
But the manufactured statesman an
swered only: Good Lord That's not
In my line. You should call on the
highest living authority-Thomaa 9.
Plat"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-10

bozu live to do good, not to hoard up
wealth"
What do you want them" demand
ed the miser suI1ily.
Keep your temper" answered his
visitor pleasantly. Il have come to see
if you wish to be cured of this fever
which is rapidly sapping your life"
What do you know about illness ?"
asked Raiko contemptuously.
oh I know great deal. For in
stance, 1 know positive cure for your
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-10

beach at low tide you may find long
string of curious, fiat capsules with
prettily f1uted edges. These are Mrs.
Wrinkles eggs. After a time each
capsule will burst, and hundreds and
hundred of Wrinkle babies will swim
out. They look as different from
their mother as do the tiny brown
caterpillars from the gorgeous butter
fly.
Baby Wrinkle has two great fringed
lobes, one on each side of his body
and he swims by whirling their
fringes round and round
The older he grows the smaller the
lobes become, till at last he loses them
altogether but by that time he has a
head, foot and a heart which surely
are more to be desired than the swim
ming wings.
Mrs. Wrinkle thinks a rocky beach
entirely unfit for habitation: so if you
wish to make her acquaintance, go to
that part of the shore where the sand
is smooth and warm, and no doubt
you will find one of the beautiful
shells lined with yellow shading to
pink.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-10
The Vacation Crowd.

Pop he looked at us last night,
Thought we were asleep:
And I heard him kind o. sigh
Long and sad and deep.
MY" says he, chose kids look glad
That school days are done:
Wish that I could be like them
And just think of fun"
When Pop went, Bill says to me,
Opening his lids.
"say, how queer for Pop to wish
He was like us kids.
Guess If was big as him,
] would think it joy
I'd do what l liked. and not
Wish I was a boy"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-10
TWO PUZZLE NUTS TO CRACK.
Numerical Puzzle.

My whole is composed of 16 letters.
and is a large sheet of water.
My 5, 8. II, 16, is to manage.
My TO- II, 1, Is is to nominate.
My 4. 5, 2, ! is a single entry.
My z, Is, 5, 9. 4, 10 is to keep.
My 8, IL. 5, 4, 10. ~ is net-like
membrane on the interior surface Of
the eye.
My 1. II, 5, 6 is an officer on a mer-
chant vessel.
My 3, II, 6, is to Judge.
My IA, II, 10, is to dispatch.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-10
ON THE SHORE.


Mrs. Wrinkle is a giantess. She lives
on the New England coast. in a pref
ty cream-colored house.
When you are wandering over the
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Strange Observation-Disclosures Yes.
that's a pretty good story you've told,
but it's not new. 1 read it a year ago
in one of the scent weeklies.
Borus struggling author): Great
Scott! I thought every publisher sent
that story to had returned it to mel
Chicago Tribune.
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DrOpIetter.

Supply the missing letters and have
a quotation from Henry w. Longfel-
low:
-e-r-t-l-b-r-n-t
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-10

Cut out these pieces around the black
lines and by placing them in proper
relation TO each other form a perfect
circle to represent the lost tennis ball.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-10

You will have no tangible solution.
as the pieces go on the outside Of the
circle, thus making it all the more
difficult.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-10

ere arc many noticeable rips and
and stitched places in the lawn
.ais net across which the young lady
! swinging
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-10

solution of Last sundays Indepen-
dence Day Numerical Puzzle.
THE Declaration of Independence
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1904-07-28

Statistics gathered by the i'm
migration officials bear out the
charge that Europe is dumping
into this country hordes of un-
desirable immigrants, who are
swelling the criminal and insane
classes and filling the jails and
charitable institutions. During
the first four months Of the pres
ent year, according to She data
referred to, there were in the tails
and asylums of the country nearly
%, 900 foreigners who had been IN
the country less than five years.
Of this number some 10000 were
insane, and the rest criminals of
greater or less degree. Of the
whole number nearly $4,000 were
confined in jails or asylums for
life, and over 10000 of the others
were confined in jails for more
than two years.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1904-07-28
GEORGIA FURNITURE.

One of the most attractive features OF
the Georgia Building at st. Louis is the
style in which it is furnished.
All of the chairs, tables and writing
desks IN use are the product of the
Marietta Chair Company factory, and
they are credit not only to the com
pany but to Marietta and the state.
The writing desks are made of oak
and the workmanship, as well as the
material, is Of the first class.
The work of this factory only goes to
show what can be done within the bor-
ders of our state and there is no reason
why the people of the south should de-
pend any longer upon Grand Rapids,
Mich, to furnish their homes.
And on the same principle there
would no longer be any reason for the
people of South Georgia to look to
North Georgia and North Carolina for
their house fixtures if the people of
this city would only establish hard
wood factory here .-Brunswick (Ga.)
Journal.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1904-07-28

whenever an American army
passed in the war with Spain, !"
said the observant man, sits path
way was clearly indicated by a
trail of empty beer bottles. There
were enough beer 3ottles flung
away along the line OF march in
Cuba, it seemed to me, to pave
the streets of city the size of
St. Louis. / found the same con-
dition in the Philippines when l
was sent over there later, and
afterwards in China during the
boxer rebellion. Now during our
Civil War they used to say that
the route of the army was marked
by trail of empty whiskey TASKS !;
beer was at that time a compare
lively unknown Leverage to Amer
leans. But the trail OF beer bot
ties in Cuba and the Philippines
shows the change that has taken
place in years. We have become
a nation Of beer drinkers.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1904-07-28
A negro regiment from Illinois

A negro regiment from Illinois
proposed to take part in the mill
tary encampment at the ST. Louis
Exposition. Lieut.. Haight, of the
regular army, who is acting as
military aid to President Francis,
wrote the colonel of the regiment
to know if he would consent for
it to occupy camp separate from
the portion of the grounds assign
ed to the other regiments. The
colonel replied that his regiment
would not visit the exposition.
The incident was brought to the
notice of President Roosevelt, who
ordered an investigation by the
war department, as a result of
which Lieutenant Haight, at the
request of the department, has re-
signed. These are the facts, and
the Florida Times Union, in COM
menting on the incident, says !:
They present the race question
in it's most Objectionable features.
The effort of the president is not
in the direction Of political, but
Of social equality"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1904-07-28

We always know the cheerful
man by his hearty "good morn
ing" As well might fog, cloud
and vapcr hope to cling to the sun
lllumlned landscape, as the blues
AID moroseness to remain in any
countenance when the cheerful one
comes with hearty "good mem
ing" Do not forget to say it /!
Say it to your parents, brothers,
sisters, playmates. 1t costs moth
ing. Say it cheerfully and with a
smile; it will do you good and do
your friends good. There is a
kind of inspiration in every good
morning." heartily and smilingly
spoken that helps to make hope
fresher and work lighter. 1t al
ways seems to make the morning
good, and a prophecy of good
day to come after it. While this
is true of the good morning" it
is equally true of all kind, cheer
full greetings. They cheer the dis
couraged, rest the tired one, and
somehow make the wheels of time
run more smoothly.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1904-07-28

1t is said by those who ought
to know that there will be no
Panama canal until 1886. The
authorities say that suffering that
must be undergone in the con-
struction can hardly be expressed
that it is no place at all for a
white man, and that the canal
will be built, if at all, not only at
a great financial cost, but also at
a great cost of human life. A
plan is given that suggests that
night work alone be used, by rea-
sou of the great heat in the day
time.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1904-07-28

To-day in country of 8O,0OO,-
OOO population trans-continental
trains are running across desert
stretches where water is worth al
most its weight i'll wine; where no
freight save the water and coal
hauled for the railroad is ever
dumped where only the coyote,
the rattlesnake. the prairie dog,
and the cactus and the sage brush
thrive. But over these stretches
OF waste lands trains, that are
palaces IN their makeup and ap-
polntments, run east and west, in
daylight and in dark.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1904-07-28

Prosecuting lawyer believe
you were a member of the legis-
lature a year or two ago, Mr.,
Black?
Counsel for the Defense-I beg
your honor's Judgment.
The Bench-I do not think it
competent to prejudice the jury
by referring to evil doings of a
yeal or Two ago,
Prosecuting Lawyer-But, You
honor, he is not ashamed of his
public service.
The Bench-In that case, it is
evident that he is not morally re-
sponsible. Pass on to the next
question, ease.-Boston Tran
script.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1904-07-28
BRUTALLY TORTURED.

A case came to light that for persist
eEt and unmerciful torture has perhaps
never been equaled Joe Golobick, of
Oolusa, Cal, writes: For Is years 1
endured insufferable pain from Rheu-
matism and nothing relieved me though
l tried everything known. l came
across Electric Bitters and it's the
greatest medicine on earth for that
trouble. A few bottles Of it ompletely
relieved and cured me-" Just as good
for Liver and Kidney troubles and
general debility. Only soc. Satisfac-
ton guaranteed by J. w. Legg & Co.,
Druggists.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1904-07-28

In the Cascade mountains, about
seventy .fve miles east of Jackson
VILE, Ore, the seeker of the curl
Gus will find the Great Sunken
Lake, the deepest lake in the
world so far as it's situation is
concerned, for it is said to aver
age 1000 feet down to the water
Oh all sides. The depth of the
water is unknown, and its surface
is smooth and unruffled by the
strongest winds. 1t is about fif-
teen miles in length and four and
one half miles wide. For .un-
known ages it has lain still, silent
and mysterious in the bosom of
the great mountain range as though
scooped out by the hands of a
giant genius.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1904-07-28

A newspaper clipping bureau in
Manhattan has collected STA
newspaper stories about the late
Senator Hanna since his death.
On an order from Elmer Dover,
Mr.. Burelle, the proprietor, has
arranged the clippings in an al
bum, consisting of 1912 pages. 1t
will consist of eight volumes und
it will contain matter equal to
1921 ,536 words.