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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-04
Little Jumbo
Or the Adventures of an Elephant as
Told by Himself.
CHAPTER w.


In my last chapter I told you how
l fell into a pit dug by natives on
path in the forest.
My companions, as you will remem-
Der. were three big male elephants.
Their first move to aid me was to
kneel on the edge of the pit and try
to get their trunks curled around me.
l was too far down for them to sue
coed.
Then they began to gather sticks
and leaves and clods of earth and roll
them into the pit on top of me. AS
the stuff fell on my back | shook
myself and let it fall under my feet
to fill up the pit and raise me up at
the same time.
In this way in about an hour, 1
was raised until one of my compan-
ions could aid me with his trunk,
and then l was quickly hauled out of
the hole.
Then the Oldest of the herd said to
me:
You deserve a good beating for
your heedlessness in falling into the
pit. II was only yesterday that the
natives dug the pit, and l can still
scent them very plainly. II you go on
in this way you will surely come to
grief before long"
l felt greatly Inundated and had no
WoiuS III reply, ana TOT the next HVe
or six weeks | was careful and eau
tious.
In this time we journeyed over a
hundred miles and met many other
herds. At one time there were more
than fifty of US together for a day or
two but we soon broke up into small
herds again. An elephant feeds on
certain wild fruits, roots, branches and
plants. and when too many are to-
gether It is hard to find food.
In travelling about had crossed
many streams. some of them so wide
and deep that I had to swim. / had
seen many crocodiles, and knew that
they could be found in every stream,
but none of the elephants gave them
any heed.
In crossing a stream or in drinking
at the water-holes we made such a
splashing that the big reptiles were
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1 can tell you that was badly
frightened, and that if 1 had been
alone 1 should have been lost forever.
The noise reached the elephant ahead
of me and he wheeled and returned,
and also trumpeted to the others.
They beat the crocodile with their
trunks and tried to kneel on him to
crush him, but he kept striking ter
rife blows with his tail and would not
let go his hold.
In the struggle I was thrown down,
and it was only after one of the ele-
phants had sucked up a lot of mud
and sand in his trunk and squfrted it
into the reptiles eyes that he I'M
closed his jaws and retreated into the
water.
When I got upon my feet I had to
hobble on three legs I expected to
be scoded and punished. but nothing
was done for time. We retreated
into thick forest, and when we came
to a swampy spot the leader OF the
herd said to me:
I'VE are going to leave you here.
You will have to stand with your legs
in the mud for day or two to cure
the bite, and you will be lame for two
or three weeks. You have shown your
self so needless that you must either
find some other herd or travel alone"
1t was two days before / had either
food or drink, and it was two weeks
before | was able to be about again.
During this time many strange ele-
plants passed my way, and some OF
I them questioned me as to how 1 met
with my accident
Every ore said had been very care
less and deserved no sympathy. and
one bull elephant, who had lost one OF
his tusks by running against tree
! while in full flight. remarked:
Every day that I live l find that
| must be more cautious. 1t is easy
enough to avoid the natives, who want
to kill us for our flesh and our ivory
! tusks. but the white men have guns
and can fire upon us from long dis
| lance.
only a few days ago I was told
that a lot of white men had come into
| the forest to capture elephants, pan
! Tiers, wolves and buffaloes, and the
| captives were to be taken away to
| other countries for other people to
! look at. This makes one more danger
! for us. They are very cunning men,
! and they will try all sorts of tricks.
! II warn you to look out for your
! self When your leg is well you can
find some herd to take you in, but you
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You would better come along with
me-" said loud voice right in his
ear. The kite looked up and saw a
long-haired man. taller than noun
tains, with a tiuttering cloak of gray
His hair was fiuttering. too. So was
his beard. Indeed, everything on him
and around him was Tapping and
whipping and dancing, and the kite
felt that he. too, was beginning to
flutter and that his tail was blowing
out straight in front of him.
Down below. the small boy and his
friends were trying their best to pull
in the string. But they could not
move it and the tail man laughed.
''Ha, ha, hal" cried he. They don't
know that the West Wind has the
kite in his arms and is going travel
ing"
The next moment the string broke
close to the ground. and the golden
and pink and blue kite went whirling
away, side by side with a black cloud
that had a red and green hem of
lightning on her flowing sable cloak
Hoo, hoo, hoo!" sang the West
Wind. bending the treetops down and
letting them whip upward again as
he passed. He stopped to the ground
and took heaps of sand and dust into
his broad arms and threw them high
III tllC al " IAN QONu again Oh the
towns and get into peols eyes. That
made him laugh.
1t was a roaring laugh, that puz-
zled the weather Vanes so sadly that
they all twisted wildly this way and
that.
Goodness meet" crowed the golden
rooster on the town hall steeple, Il
wish that you would tell us which
way you are blowing. How do you
! expect me to do my duty if you laugh
like silly instead of blowing straight
as an honest wind should? Do you
know that you might cause a calam-
lty by preventing me from pointing
right?"
| The West Wind laughed so hard
| at that that he blew the poor old
weather vane clean off the spire.
Horrors" grasped the golden roost-
er as he went hurting over and over
in the air. Now there will surely
| be a fearful calamity"
But there was no calamity at all;
and boy picked up the golden roost-
| er and harnessed him to a wooden
cart and made a beast of burden of
| him for the rest of his life.
= The West Wind and the black
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The Kite Who Became a God

The Kite scared in the sky and look
ed proudly downward to the earth.
How stately I am" said he to him
self. WAS ever anything so graceful,
so Brilliant"
The kite had good reason to be
proud, for he was of the very best
blood. His father was the finest lum-
Der. planed and trimmed by patented
machinery, and his mother was a su-
perfine grade of pink and blue tissue
paper. which looked most delicate,
like all true aristocrats, but was really
very strong.
The kite had gaudy wings attached
to his four corners and a flashing sun
of golden paper blazed on his face. He
had an immense tail of twisted paper
and Irvine, made by the twisted paper
boy who held the kite string.
The kite swayed to one side and
then the other to let the sunlight
shine on the paper sun. THAT is
right" said he to the sun, you recog-
nize your cousin, l see. Although you
are not quite equal to me, you are do
ing very well indeed, and 1 shall rec
ommend you to my great friends"
The sun only laughed and kept
SHIIllDS Will al IT'S IlIlSnl Oh Tie SOlU-
en- paper sun, so that the boys far
below said
THE old kite is Alike fire up there, "
That is what the sparrow hawk
thought, too. He closed his wings
and dropped straight down till he was
alongside of the glittering kite.
Good day." said the kite in a pat
roniZing tone. THAT was really d
very clever bit of flying. l think that
you are the kind of person who car
learn something, and if you wish you
may watch me and pick up any little
hints that you may need"
"Who are you, if 1 may ask" said
the hawk rudely. You don't look
like any bird that I ever saw before. .
Il should hope not" said the kite
Il am q very special bird, made with
unusual care. You will notice that
am so valuable that they tie a string
to me for fear that I might get lost.
I imagine that you have never seer
anything like that before"
mo. that's true" said the hawk
somewhat abashed. But what kline
of feathers are those that you have
on?"
"Ah" said the kite. "that is what
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of brown men appear on a shining
beach. They shaded their eyes and
looked at him.
"Ah" said the kite. L am going
to be admired again."
He tried to make a swoop to show
off, and slipped off the East Winds
automobile and went circling heter-
SHELTER toward the island.
He heard a shout from the earth
below, and then a sharp pain went
through him. One of the brown men
had shot an arrow at him.
He fell on the sand and was seized
by the saVages. They carried him to
a hut where an old white-haired priest
sat among tom-toms and carved idols.
I'VE have caught new Cod" cried
they.
The old man looked at the gaudy
kite with the golden sun. "Unfortu-
nate ones!" said he. You have shot
one of the suns babies. Let us hang
it in the temple and offer sacrifices
to it, that we may escape the anger
of the sun"
They hung the kite in the temple,
and ever since then they pray to it,
So that is how the kite became a
| Fiji God. julius Muller.
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frightened away.

frightened away.
One day we found a broad stream in
our path and we followed down the
bank about a mile to find a good cross
ing place An elephant always looks
for solid ground TO enter or leave a
stream. II he turns himself to the
mud his weight would sink him out of
sight.
was the last OF the herd as we
wandered along, and by and by
stopped to look at something floating
down the stream. l had been gazing
at If for five minutes when there was
a sudden rush and great splashing,
and then an enormous crocodile seized
me by the right foreleg.
His length must have been fourteen
or fifteen feet. and he was terribly
strong. His teeth was three or four
inches long, and he fastened them into
my leg and hung on like bulldog,
and at the same time made every eff
fort to drag me into the river.
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must be on the watch all the time.
You are a dwarf elephant. and they
will be as anxious to capture you as IL
you were extra large"
l thanked the stranger for his adj
vice and told him that / would follow
it, but, as told you in a former chap
ter, / think l was born needless. For
two or three days / remembered the
good advice, and then it was forgotten.
l was able to move about better and
better every day, and at last my leg
no longer panied me and l set out to
find a herd and companionship again.
/ travelled for three days without
seeing one of my kind. and on the
fourth day the weather was so hot and
sultry that / determined to rest all day.
Unknown to me l was being follow
ed by natives anxious for my capture.
and i'm my next chapter l will tell you
how my stupidity got me into great
trouble.
(To be continued.)
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racers. One starts from the circle and
moves outward the other from any
outside square inwards. Move, catch
as catch can, crossways from square
to square, or at angles. always con-
sidering this rule. however: No move
can be made on a starred square No
contestant may move upon two white
or two black squares in succession
it must be from black to white or
white to black. Should the men clash
somewhere on the board, that player
must return to the starting point.
The player to reach the circle or
the outer edge of the square, as the
case may be, wins the game and
solves the puzzle.
There are only two possible COM
binatiOns.
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The Hedgehog, having some ath-
letic ability and a great deal of assur-
ance, challenged the Hippo to a run
ming race one afternoon in the jungle.
Said the Hedgehog to himself, with
a chuckle 1T will be an easy matter
to beat the great hulking monster
he could run backwards almost as
well as forwards-watch me-"
Off they scampered, side by side.
Mr.. Hedgehog was so amused that
he stopped every short while, sat on
his launches and giggled at the Hip
pos pompous stride.
1t was so easy for him to make up the
lost time that he thought nothing of
it.
TT seems a shame" said the Hedge
hog, grinning again. 1T pains me,
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The Prime Min
listers Decision
A Story of Korean Boy Who Was
Too Cunning.

Too Cunning.
Toksang and Yingchi were Korean
boys who lived near the emperor s
palace just outside the city of Seoul
Though they played together they had
many disagreements. for Yingchi was
a little too sharp and looking too con-
stantly fer a chance to win at any
game they might be playing, not be-
ing at all particular by what means
victory came to him.
When Toksang protested, Yingchi
would laugh at him and say, you are
slow, Toksang. You will never get
along in this world. You are not
sharp enough. When we grow up
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dty's paper without letting % single
little giraffe interfere with another or
fncroach on the stars o. grass in the
picture.
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This diagram shows how Mother
Giraffe managed 10 put all the little
Tommy alrnnoa and Susie Girnnes
into the bungalow shown iu last sun
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1904-09-23
THE NEWTOWN FAIR.
ENTRIES FOR THE HORSE RACING.

A40Ao~~~ AS~NOAA~S"'
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER %.
2 30 Glass. Purse, $500. Trot or Pace.
Jesse p oh' g. HTy =. W. ssssett, Derby.
Lucy Miller, blk: m,
Kitty K, br. M, Khaled,
J. n. Cotter. Pine Plains, N. Y.
Larry Y, br; G., Quartermaster,,
Madge Wilkes, blk. M, Eldorado,
w. E. Williams, Danbury.
Allen W., 70: g., Jay Bird,
Billy Delmarch, blk g., Delmarch,
Mark Duntz, Hudson, N. Y.
Kansas BS ~ e. & 81 Bse mans'f New Milford.
Amber Wilkes, Oh. m, Red Elmer,
J. L. Nesbit, New Haven.
2.20 Class-Trot or Pace, Purse $500.
J. A. jackson, Bridgeport.
Miss Wayburn, blk. NJ, Wayburn,
J. s. Proper, Pine Plains, N. Y.
Fastinet, blk. m, Faustino,
Mark Duntz, Hudson, N. Y.
The Duchess, Oh. M, Cataract,
w. r. Williams, Danbury.
Achamar, b. g., Illinois Chief,
James Marsh, New Milford.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20.
2.35 Class-Trot or Pace, Purse $500.
Jesse P, CHI. g., Eyelight,
T. W. Bassett, Derby.
Larry Y, b. g., Quartermaster,
T. F. Young, New Milford.
Lucy Miller, blk: M,
Rex, blk. g., P. f. Young, Danbury.
Hill Top Boy, b. g., Villiers,
J. Miller, Danbury.
Aristine, br. NJ, Aristine,
G.. F. Pixley, New Milford.
Allen w., IN. g., Jay Bird,
w. e. Williams, Danbury.
Madge Wilkes, blk. M, Eldorado,
w. e. Williams, Danbury.
Fleet Bird, b. M, Konsoy,
p. Beauregard, Chatham, N. Y.
Amber Wilkes, sch. NJ, Red Elmer,
J. l.. Nesbit, New Haven.
The entries in the 2:15 pace and 2:24
trot are not included in the above list.
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Easy and Qulckl
Soap-Making
BANNER LYE

To make the very best soap. simply
dissolve q can Of Banner ZyS IN cold
water, melt sK lbs. Of grease. pour the
Lye water in the grease. Stir and put
aside to set.
Pail Directions On Every Package
Banner Lys Is pulverized. Tho can
may be opened and closed at will, per.
hitting the use of small quantity at q
time. It is Just the article needed In
every household. 1t will clean paint,
floors, marble and tile work, soften water,
disinfect sinks, closets and waste pipes
Write for booklet "Lses Of Ban,s>s'
zy<"-free.
The Penn Chemical Wsetrs. PhiIadsbAla
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spent the week with Mrs T. w. Tread
we'll.
Miss Carde spent Sunday at her
home in Shelton.
Miss Flora Goodsell has visited Miss
Edith Bradley.
Mrs Charles Lyon entertained
friends from Saugatuck on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Isaac Thorp and Mrs
Frank Lyon and daughter attended
the funeral of Mrs Thorp's brother,
Aaron Squires of Redd:ng, on Satur-
day. Mr. Squires was an old resident
OF Redding, being 80 years and six
months old.
The Ladies' society met with Mrs
John Williams, last week. There was
quite good attendance.
Mrs L. r. HOyt has been the guest
Of her sister, Mrs F. Silliman.
Mr. and Mrs Eli Wakeman spent the
week with friends in Greenfield, and
attended the fair.
Mrs Albert Williams has been the
guest Of Mrs John Williams.
Mr. and Mrs Frederick Bennett have
moved from Wilton to the home of
Mrs Benefits parents, Mr. :and Mrs
William Barrett.
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EXPOSITION DAYS,
%, %, 30 AND OCTOBER
AT NEW HAvEN's LEADING STORES.

The autumnal season will be formal
ly ushered in, next week, at New Ha-
ven s department and speciality stores.
1t will be, primarily, a grand style
showing-an exhibition of fashion s
manifold evolutions during the last
II months, her latest and best crea-
tions, her most charming modes. All
the department stores, the speciality
stores dealing in women's and chill
dren's apparel; the leading milliners,
clothiers, haberdashers and shoe deal
ers are uniting and making one su-
preme effort to make these Exposition
days signal success. 1t affords the
residents of the suburban towns for
miles around New Haven an excellent
opportunity to inspect and admire the
autumn and winter styles, to get a
well-defined idea of what's going to be
worn the coming season or how it
should be made. In short, the style
showing during these four Exposition
days will be spectacle most pleasant
and profitable to look upon. While
special pricing is not the main deSider-
alum, Still one can be assured of being
able to buy to the best advantage.
Only new, crisp, spic-and-span mer-
chandiSe will be shown and it will look
at its very best: The attention of our
readers is called to a full-page adver-
tisement appearing elsewhere in this
issue. Further announcement will be
made next week.
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which was held this week. They are
making three con plete outfits, includ
ing carriages and harness appoint
ment', for New York City customers,
to be completed in time for the horse
show at Madison Square Garden, this
fall. This alone speaks we'll for tt e
Blue Ribbon product.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1904-09-23

When troubled with constipation
try Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. They are easy to take and
produce no gripping or other unpleas-
ant effect. For sale by Ri. Beers & Co.,
Newtown; Taylor, Curtis s. Co., San
dy Hook; W. N. Hurd, Long Hill;
Ernest Hawley, Hawleyville; A. B.
Brakeman, Botsford; D. S. Mead,
RranchVille.
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A PERFECT PLOW.

1t was Leroy Pillow" that plowed tina
''LeRoy Pillow" that plowed the hard dry
ground where others failed. It was Leroy
work easy Tor man and team. It was lie
Roy" Reversible Plow, that plowed the steep
sidehill. 1t is a. Leroy" Reversible Pillow that
will do good work on fiat land, doing away
with all burrows, leaving your land level and
suitable for all crops. For sale by W. B.
Glover, NeWtoWn Conn.
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CUT THIS COUPON OUT.
1T Is VALUABLE, AND WILL SAVE HALF
YOUR EY.-REDEEMABLE AT
BELTS & Belts.

Belts & Belts, the popular drug
gists, will save you money. Present
The following coupon at their store and
they will let you have a regular fifty
cent package of DR. Ames' Pleasant
Specific for the cure Of constipation
and dyspepsia, containing a full
months treatment at half price.
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Chicken thieves tried to rob Joseph
Quackenbush' s poultry yard, one night
last week, but were frightened away
by Joseph Boyd, who fired at them
several times with shot gun. They
found the bag and candles left by the
robbers.
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HATTERTOWN.
PERSONAL CHAT.

PERSONAL CHAT.
Merwin D. Morgan Of New York is
in the place for visit OF several days.
Miss Flora Mccarthy is visiting her
aunt in Shelton, Mrs D. Warner.
Raymond Perkins Is sick with fever
and under the care of DR. Hill.
D. B. Parmelee attended the fair at
Greenfield Hill, this week.
Miss Jennie Peck of Orange, N. j.,
is the guest OF G. r. Parmelee.
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FAIRFIELD COUNTY.


FORMER BETHEL1TEs ON VISIT.
Mr. and Mrs Hiram F. Beebe and Mr.
and Mrs Clement E. Beebe of New
York were in town, last Monday, call
ing on old friends. 1t does one good
to meet with these former residents of
Bethel; they were once the life OF So
ciety, took part in the social gather
ings, attended the singing schools and
were teachers in the Sunday school
and public schools of this place. More
than half century has passed since
our friends left Bethel to seek employ
ment in other cities.
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The Blue Ribbon Horse & Carriage
Co.'S up-to-date harness department
has supplied horse-show harness and
appointments for large number Of
exhibitors at the various horse shows
this fall, including Greenfield Hill,
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Mr. and Mrs James Heating of Wa
terbury are spending two weeks with
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1904-09-23

Mrs John Hassett of Bridgeport is
passing few days with Mr. and Mrs
Edward Kilbride.
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iiliii i||| ]; ]; j ! ! ]
Messrs Belts will er and
lpd the
Specific
ly most
licine at
49, Zee that
your money VIZ efunded
If the remedy q
Anyone who is m liver
trouble, constipat Rdache,
INDIGESTION, bad tai Qouth,
biliOusness, speckS keyes,
melancholy or tired leuld
take advantage of this 6Her. Messrs
Belts do not know how long they will
be able to sell Ames' Pleasant Specific
at half price, for the sale has been
something phenomenal.
AS the dose is diminished after the
first few days, bottle, that you can
obtain now for 25c, will last month.
And it costs nothing il it does not cure.
BY mail at the same price.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1904-09-23

The family of w. T. Cole leave, next
week, for Brooklyn, N. Y, for the
winter.
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az S1O y N4O0As L AO
nth you always" This will be che
PASTORS last prayer meeting befo1 his
vacation.
The subject of the Christian En-
deavor meeting for next Sunday even
ing, September 25, is, wheat and
Tares, Mat. Is: 24-31.
Eight dozen dolls (six dozen given by
individuals, two dozen paid for by the
Sunday schooD are to be at the church,
next Sunday, September Is; and all
those who are willing to take one or
more dolls home to dress them are
asked to do so. These dolls are to be
sent, November 10, to the Woman s
Board of Missions in Boston to be for
warded from there to India, where
they will be used as prizes in the Mis-
sion schools, or to be given to sick
children. One could hardly think of
any place where a little money could
be made to do SO much good. If any
members of the congregation will, of
their own accord, contribute dolls,
either dressed or undressed, they will
be most thankfully received, and may
be left at the parsonage or brought to
the church any time before November
10.
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1904. INNER Time Table 1904.
OF The
Bridgeport and Port Jefferson
Steamboat Co.
The Steamer
p A r K CITY,
(Capt @. E. Tookef) will run as follows:
Monday, Wednesday and Friday: Leave
Port jefferson 7.45 a. m. and 500 p. m. Leave
Bridgeport 130 p. m.
Bridgeport $40 a. m. and 500p.m. Leave Port
Jefferson 80 p. m.
Single Fare. 75c; Round Trip Ticket, $l.00;
good any time during the season.
Special Excursions: Tickets good only on
the day issued. From Bridgeport Monday,
Wednesday and Friday. From Port Jefferson
Tuesday. Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Special prices will be given to Sunday
Schools and Picnic parties numbering 50 or
more. For further information address
GEO. NJ. TOOkER, Agent,
Bridgeport or Port Jefferson.
N. B.: Steamer Park City leaves from foot
Fairfield Ave.
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James B. Nichols has fast horse,
bought in New Haven, and expects to
win the harness in the local race at
the fair.