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The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-11

the biggest props had been sawed
clean through
TN bet the Sixth street gang did
it late last night" cried Jim.
Maybe it was Tommy Sullivan"
suggested Laura. cause he wasn't
asked to join"
Jaw no." exclaimed Frank Kill
bourn; The wouldn't done that. He
goes with the other gang anyhow"
We'll, it's dirt mean," cried Jim
angrily; "all our money and Mr..
Hardness and all the trouble
ut won't be hard to fix" Arthur
Hardness said. after an examination
He didn't mind it much because he
always thought the carpentering part
of anything was the most fun.
They set to work right away, dis
cussing all the time who had spoiled
their work and fun. The girls went
off into the house as they seemed to
be of no especial use.
Il wanta help" said little Roland
Martin, emerging from the house. He
had been down town with his mother
to get new suit of clothes. He
brought out tiny saw which be-
longed to a new tool chest his uncle
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-11
CHAPTER TX.

When Ben and Nancy reached Glen
vic next day and called at the bank
''-r banker said:
50 you children have come again
vas wondering what had become of
~. Have you got as much as $50
deposit this time?"
We have s275." replied Ben rather
oudly.
We'll, we'll! You must have found
another travelling bag or the bottom
of the lake. There are plenty of peo-
pie in Chenille who call you lucky,
but none of them begrudge you. In
deed, all are your friends.
Ben told him about the trip to
Shelter Bay for the tug, and the gen.
erous present made him by Mr.. Rud-
derrnan. and the banker said:
Yes, it was a nice present, but you
deserve every dollar of il. l am sor-
~ to tell you that while Mr.. Scott has
returned from Europe, he is away
Just now He has gone to Saginaw
TO purchase a steam yacht a man there
has for sale. and is not expected back
for a week. / hope you will make an
effort to see him then. as he has
spoken or YOU DOth several IlIIleS, anu
wants to have a talk. l may tell you
that he has taken an interest in you,
and something pretty good is sure 10
come out of Ii. VIII you try and be
here a week from to-day TO see him?
He will take you right to his house,
and you must come expecting 10 stay
all night
Ben and Nancy promised, but they
were to see Mr.. Scott before the next
Saturday and that without going 10
Chenille either. The month of May
was ushered in by high winds and
for three days the fishing had to be
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LEFT ALONE;
Or
The Adventures of Ben and Nancy.

, ever. The wind blew dead against
| them, carrying them out and up the
I lake. and they soon found the waves
/ heavier than any they had ever en-
! countered before. When the fierce
gusts came il seemed as if the boat
/ was lifted clear out of water, and Ben
I had 10 give his whole attention to
steering to prevent the seas from NIL
ing the boat. They had been running
before the wind for an hour. neither
Of them speaking. and Nancy looking
out ahead, when she suddenly turned
and said:
Ben. there is a steam yacht coming
down the lake in the teeth of this
gale. or trying to. l guess she is a
private yacht, and she is having
hard time of it. She is rolling about
like a log, and the seas are breaking
clean over her. Give me the tiller and
you see what you can make out"
YES, she is certainly in a bad way"
replied Ben after a brief look. she
is not strong enough to meet these
heavy seas. and they are already
pounding her upper works TO pieces.
That yacht won't float an hour longer.
See-they are flying a signal of dis
tress!'
"Oh. Ben, that may be the yacht
Mr.. Scott is bringing down from
Saginaw. and he may be aboard of
her"
1T may be so, and we shall run
alongside of her. l don't see how we
can help her with such a storm raging,
but we will do our best"
It was the yacht Mr.. Scott had
bought. and thinking the weather
would be fine he was aboard of her
himself. The children saw and recog-
nized him as the two craft came
closer, and he also knew them and
waved his hand. II was plain to Ben
that the yacht would soon pound to
pieces, but he determined to take
every chance to save the people
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~ DAISY NOZZLE IVES

Under The plum tree in the hen
yard the cross rooster and his family
were growing and cackling and the
rooster seemed to be the center of
the disturbance. as. indeed, he always
was of everything that went on in
the yard, where women's right were
unheard of.
ITO Think" he spluttered. Here,
right in my own home, under my own
plum tree! Just when the plums are
ripe and the nice wormy ones are
falling-enough of 'em so 1 can have
all I want and some left for YOU. those
children should have the face to shoe
us-yes, actually shoe ME, while they
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of salt air brought Pierre to his feet.
They were in the lower bay, Other
vessels were lacking and suddening
this way and that as they headed for
the bar.
Rattle, rattle, bang! went the great
mainsail as patron Bigelot brought
the craft up into the wind. Then the
iron runners, the helm was pushed
hard to port, and over the bar they
went with a rush, into deep water.
The vessel danced merrily about in
the choppy sea of the channel. Again
she came up into the wind and a wave
crest broke over her bow, wetting the
men to the skin.
A command came from the patron
to heave away the net. over went
the great spar, with the iron hoops
and enormous net attached and splash!
into the sea. The cable was allowed
to run out a hundred fathoms
or more over the hawser block in the
bow.
Then it was time to turn in, for
there was work to be done before
dawn. The men crawled into their
hunks, the patron stretched his great
form on the cabin floor. Pierre and
Jacques huddled together on the sail
in the locker.
The gray dawn had barely begun
to light the eastern horizon when the
captain crawled up the companion
Overhead the stars were shining. The
wind had freshened and the wave tops
were white with foam.
"All hands on deck!" roared patron
Bigelot. The men crawled out, rub
bling their eyes, and stumbled up on
deck. A hand reached down and lift
ed a petit mousche" by the collar, so
that he literally awoke standing on
his feet
Then came the command to "heave
no." The men thrust the bars into
the capstan and laboriously began to
draw in the cable. The captain tug
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aboard. To tell you how he managed
his boat and how bravely Nancy aided
him, and how at last every man was
taken of the yacht and she was left
to sink. would almost make another
story of itself. 1t was all written up
for the Detroit papers at the time, and
doubtless many of you read the thrill
ing account.
1 have only to tell you that after
being out in the gale for several
hours Ben ran his boat into a harbor
and all came safely to shore. Mr.
Scott insisted that the boat be left
there for some one else to sail back
and that the children accompany him
home to Chenille by train. This
they did, and that long-promised talk
came off, and as a result the home in
the woods was abandoned for one in
town. To-day Ben Brady is pre-
pairing himself for Harvard and his
sister Nancy for Vassar. and they are
not troubled about their future. They
have friends by the score, but Mr.. and
Mrs. Scott are as father and mother
to them, and so my story ends with
leaving them in safe hands and with
no further adventures or hardships to
encounter.
THIN EMF
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When Banty, hatless and with
bleeding fingers, at last tumbled over
the tailboard into the shaking coal of
the tender, he found the cab empty.
Johnson and the fireman had jumped.
He leaned out of the window.
Should he, too, abandon the run
away? The noise of the train was
like rushing flood of thunder, shot
through with the snarling hiss of slid
ing brakes and wheels. The rocking of
the engine was terrifying.
IF she stays on the rails and has
two or three miles of clear sailing on
the main line, I'll get her under con-
troll" thought Banty.
His teeth were set hard. and his
face was drawn. As the engine rush.
ed into the more open ground, Banty
swung over TO the firemans window
and looked out. Away below him
wavered the main line track. and-on
II was the express, making eastward.
Gould he get out on the main line
ahead OF her As he gazed, a picture
OF the ground near the switch flashed
into view-he saw the sharp curve OF
the branch track as IL met the main
track, and the next extension OF the
branch track IN safety spur for near
~ quarter OF "a mile parallel with
the main line. Should he 20 on The
safety spur, or take the hazard OF get
Ing on the main line ahead OF the ex-
press2
just then he saw an engine coming
swiftly from the east
His face turned dead white.
That engine must BE- moving on a
cross order or running away. for h
would crash into fhe express. seeming.
~, half mile west ~ thf switch.
he seized nle whisfie-Rfip snd called
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-11
The Rise and Fall of
the TObOggan Slide
BY EUPHEMIA HOLDEN.
Illustrated by L. R. DERRICK.

When winter comes and sleds are
taken out and ears have to be rubbed
to keep from freezing, it's very hard
luck to live in a big fiat city where
there's no place to coast.
That's what Patsy and her friends
thought until Mr.. Hardness suggest
ed that they should club together and
buy lumber for a toboggan slide, and
that he would help them along.
Every one gave what he could and
Mr.. Hardness made up the rest and
hired carpenter to help them build
it, When they looked over the space
they found there could be much
longer slide in the Martins yard, so
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-11

Mrs. Martin said they might put it
up there.
1t was twenty feet high and wide
enough for one, but you had to
keep your hands and feet to your
self or they would get scraped on the
edge.
When it was all done the boys
poured water on at night, and the
morning it was covered with smooth
clear ice.
How they screamed and slid and
pushed and enjoyed themselves!
Laura Martin ran head on into
the clothes reel. At first she thought
picked herself up ana laughed. She
really hadn't any time to waste when
there was so much fun going on.
Lets try goin' down backwards"
suggested Jim after the first half hour.
Eyes, let's" they cried in chorus.
The boys tried 1t first. Boys always
do.
They were dumped and scattered
and hit the edge a good deal, but they
declared it was the best fun yet.
You go first, Laura. said Patsy.
"Oh. no, YOU" said Laura.
ooh, you're scared" cried Patsy.
S"So'reNyou." laughed Laura.
"Ain't either" said Patsy; 'look'ee
here"
She turned her coaster around and
Laura held it for her. Then she
sprawled on it backward, holding to
the edge of the platform.
Ready" asked Laura.
Then. before Patsy had time to re-
ply, there was a creak. a crash and
the whole slide fell TO the ground
leaving Patsy who had kept her hold
on the platform dangling in the air
twenty feet above the ground.
Hold onl Let gol Look QUIT oh!
OH OH" came the chorus from be-
low. Laura, all white and quiet stood
on the platform gazing at Patsy.
Patsy hung on as she had never
hung I'm all her life. IL seemed hours
to her before they got the step ladder
from the woodshed. and George
climbed up and helped her down just
the way the nremen rescue people
from a burning building.
When Patsy was safely on the
ground breathlefs but not "A BIT hurt.
George went up after Laura and help
ed her get her feet on the ladder and
everybody chocrcd when they were
both on the ground, and certainly the
solid earth had never before fct 70
good 10 the girls.
Then fhey examined the wreck 20
see what could possibly have made ~
give Ouf when n had Just been put
uu, and fhr carpenter had said n was
strong enough 20 hold "a least fiK
children at time.
n % noi take long 10 discover
what had caused fbs wreck, one "
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ed its escape and a couple of turns of
the slack end around the capstan
made it secure.
Willing hands quickly released
Pierre from the cables terrible en-
brace. He sank unconscious on the
deck.
Down in the black, ill-smelling hold
Jacques lay wound tightly in the coils
that had caught and enveloped him
when the sudden strain had sent them
flying and squirming out. A moment
more and he would have been crushed
as a python brushes its prey.
BY the feeble rays of the ships
lantern the men drew Jacques out of
his Derilous position.
A dash of salt water made Pierre
open his eyes. Bending over him was
Patron Bigelot.
us Jacques hurt?" he asked, trying
to rise.
Jacques is all right" said the cap
tain. ''He can thank his saint that
you seized that cable when you did,
otherwise we would have had but one
petit mousche' aboard this ship.
The rough sailors bandaged up
Pierre's crushed fingers and bathed
his limbs with salt water-the best
they could do. Them they bore him
to one of the hunks in the cabin.
1t meant weeks before those poor
hands or the bruised limbs would be
well again, but Pierre's eyes shone
with joy. Jacques gratitude knew no
bounds. He kissed his cheeks, ten
Derby arranged his head on a pillow,
and did everything that the scanty
cabin furnishings would permit to
made his comrade comfortable.
TO think that you would risk your
Ife to save mine when I have made
you DO my work as we'll as your own"
he said, with the tears in his ewes.
Il did it because you are my COM
rade, said Pierre faint smile light
ing his pale face.
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ged away with the rest, occasionally
giving an extra squirt.
The vessel came up into the wind
her sail shaking and pounding with a
noise like the report of muskets
Jacques, who was the more expert
enced, crawled below to coil the wet
cable. Pierre watched the capstan
drum to see that the turns were true
and even, and also pushed the slack
rope down to the companion.
The mainsail sheet blocks writhed
in the air about the mems heads like
the tail of an angry serpent. Finally
the net was brought up alongside and
secured with rope and tackle to the
main masthead.
All was ready for hosting the net
on deck. AS the men began to raise
it from the water, Pierre saw that
the mesh sagged heavily. He caught
the phosphorescent CLEAN of myriads
of scales.
But there was snap! The tackle
at the masthead parted The great
net sank with a mighty splash. The
cable began to run out over the
hawser biock-first slowly. then faster
and faster.
The men made frantic efforts to
seize the heavy, slipping rope and
check it's escape
Pierre heard a startled cry from the
ships hold, and at once OWNED the
reason.
He seized the cable as it slid along
the deck. He was pulled off his feet
and drawn against the capstan. First
his fingers were forced against the
drum, then the rope entangled his
legs. Around the capstan he went,
whirling. The pain was frightful, but
he held on grimly.
The rope moved more slowly. The
combined efforts of the sailors check
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-11

the caboose loose: but II were you,
Sid, I'd stay with my trainl"
That was all. He jumped upon the
frat car, and began 20 Chamber over
the heaped-up logs. setting the brakes
as he went, but the wheels slipped on
the lev rails like sled-runnefs.
bauiy soon had 20 crawl along the
logs on his hands aud knees, clutchinr
fast like a shaken insect.
Hearing q anarling rip of sound. h.
glanced around and saw the cnbooae
snap IKE IL Nhlp-cracker against IA
stony bank ana burst open. in an IN
slant d was loat ~ view. ana down
ward ne train r0srod. s0ofning the
brakoh
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-11

Clubclib and Clibclub simply
couldn't stand 1t any longer after
while. They arose TO their fiat
wooden feet and fell on Grandpa Jack
bDringbang with fury.
II you Will look at the picture you
will see the fury I'm their faces.
Grandpa Jack Springbang struck
back AZ them. Onei Two. Three!
Each time he hit them. and each time
n sounded EXACTLY as IL some
thing had been hit by something else
and hurt very badly indeed.
50 u was. Every time, Onel Twoi
Thrce-fhat Grandpa Jack Spring.
bang struck ciubcllb and Cllbolub. he
hurt them away and away down
through their fine wooden heads ana
into their very Riuei
But they were brave AZ brave could
BE-.
"Wo are o. me finest white wood"
HaHped they. I'VE are alf0 painted
vlfh the best prunHian bluei We will
rNFcr give uDi'
Ihsn thsy would faii On Grandpa
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rooster. Come over here If you
daral"
81 dast to come in spite of you,
said Cornelia, the eldest, and she made
a face at the cross rooster.
81 dast to come, too" said Louis.
Il dast. too,' echoed little Jane.
But that was the END of their cour-
age, for the crSN rooster started to-
ward them with his soxnb erect. his
wattles glowing and his feathers
bristling.
The plums were forgotten and the
children fed through the gate where
they had entered so bravely.
'Cock-a-d oodie-doo!" crowded the
cross rooster. Humans are all cow
ards if you go at them right. Come
back, my dear biddies, and we'll have
a feast-only you must not touch the
best ones. Observation-Disclosures"
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climb I'D and get the best the tree
, affords."
"Cut-cut! Shame-shame! Cut-'em-
cut-'em, Cut the tree down if they
come again!' cackled all the sympa-
thetic hens.
The cross rooster puffed up and
strutted about proudly.
''I'll fix EN- if they come again." he
said. TIP meet 'em face to facet"
Just then. across the lawn, and in
at the henvard gate, came the whole
troop of children-Cornelia, Louis and
little lane.
The plums blushed their purplest
and looked plumper than ever.
''Cut-cuti' cried all the hens and
off they ran to the farthest end of
the yard.
"Cock-a-doodle-do o" said the cross
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-11
wnEN oun JEMIMA nAKEs.

When Jemima bakes she takes
All the kitchen for her cakes.
She drops the dough upon the floor
And then pats Il little more.
And when she's done, her hands,
know
Are vastly cienner than the dough.
iiut when Iomimna cake come out.
Although We ail may feel n doubt.
Zach one ~ uH must taste and say
a u tie best m many . oay.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-11

had given him.
The boys laughed and handed him
some boards to saw. To their sur
prise he did very we'll.
Bully for you, kid" said Frank
Kilhourn.
Roland puffed out his fat little
chest.
"Oh, I'm fine" he said. IT done it
on that great big stick in the 'boggan
slide and it went wight trough"
While the boys stared at the Gull
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-11

prlt IN astonishment. George picked
up his younger brother and spanked
him thoroughly.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-11
charado Answer.

crssswora AnswsA
washinGtoA
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-20
want More oaesrs.

=. Petersburg. sept. 20.-There i a
story sAost that q sudden call has been
issusd 90 oAaeers Of the guard regi-
merits. stationed AT -. Petersburg, 10
rspcr for service al the front Accord
ing % the report the order directs that
out Of a total of IS officers Of each
one-seventh should be chosen
by long and drafted 20 serve With reg
iueuts now in the Far East. II i
stated that the order has aroused great
discomfort Whole regiments are anx-
i0us 20 20 10 the thester Of war, but
the officers intensely dislike the pros
peet of the organizations being split
up II Is impossible at this time to
obtain an authoritative confirmation or
denial OF the report.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-20

Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
psuy. incorporated by the state Of New
York. The company Of the people by
the people and for the people. Eight
million uoiiciss outstandlng-the most
gigantic organization in America. ].
H. McCourt and J. Oliver, representa-
tives. Room 10, Mccormack block.
Agents wanted -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-20

The folioEing real estate transfers
are recorded;
W. H. Gilbert 20 state 0f Oregon,
north half q south half Of section 5,
tpsa e, sf00.
q KisI % jonas n. Win, IS acres in
~ 4s, W. except s5lOo OF an acre,
$500
G W. Taylor 20 = & Porter, par
eel of lAnd 10 Marion sounty, $3.50
Ruhy DowHing 70 Martin Andsrson.
4e'io acres Ia ~ 7srlW, $500.
= Cusiter 20 Martin Anderson, !
acre in tp 7sriw, $1,000.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-20
oil Brokers Break.

New York, Sept 20.-The susps,s
is announced Of G. W. Harris & d
80 Broadway street. They are /
bers Of the Consolidated Petrsn
Exchange.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-20
Bueklen's Arniea salve.

Has worldwide fame for marvellous
cures. II surpasses any other salve,
lotion, ointment or balm for Cuts,
Corns, Burns, Boils, Sores, Felons, u
GERS, letter, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores.
Chapped Hands, Skin Eruptions; in
fallible for Piles. Cure guaranteed.
Only o5e at ]. c. Perry's drug store.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-20
.s..unsd Until Tomorrov.

s,u,ora. sept. 20.-The Democratic
.-..s Convention was called to order at
1s.so bv Chairman MeyeA Of the state
central committee. Wm. y. Horn
blo~er made a speech as temporary
chairman. and AZ 1880 o'clock the con
ver-ion took a recess until IL O'Clock
tomorrow morning.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-20
New Hsmpghire Republicaus

Concord. y. H., sept 30.-The New
Hampshire Republican state eonven-
tiou today nominated John NJ. Ne
Lane. Of Milford. for governor. The
platform indorses Roosevelt and Fair
hanks, and declares that the Demo
cratic party dare not challenge accom-
plishei facts a. & party record.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-20

r. &. sLATER. A. D..-Has opened an
cdios ia the Eldsidge block over
Fry's drug store oaiee hours, 70
has and % 5R n. Phone, 0fiss.
Main 21S3; residence, 81 Specially.
diseases of ehildren, Se0-sm'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-20
Cab Hire at Half Price.

The war on prices Of cabs is suli
raging Simpsons stables made the
cut to onehak price. and stll main
tain those prices. Opposite the court
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-20
&c Metropontan Lie -

Company mas more premium-psv..
business in force in the United So.
than any other company, and J,
each Of the last 10 years he. i.
more new insurance accepted Ana !,
sued in America than any other e.
pany. J. H. MeCourt and J. oliv-
agents, room 10. Mccormack b.,
Agents wanted.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-20

.NNLA----- -A--- A-a- t@e"-f
-. Petersburg. sept 20.-Genersl
Ss-ssel sends the following. nnder date
Of September 18th: "The enemy con
tiuues daily bombariment Of the
forts and batteries inside of the fort
ress. The wouuded are recovering, and
are eager 20 resume their places in the
ranks They are heroes The troops
are IN excellent spirits
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-20

shinglesi Shingles. View lot received
sl.s5 10 s2-S5 per l0o0. Mathoii aud
=. a b ready roofing and building
paper. Poultry and 6eld fencing. An
AZ lowest prices, Walter Morley
salem Feuce Works. 90 Court street.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-20
New Grand Sire.

san Francisco. sept. 20.-The SOW
eTeign grand lodge OF Odd Fellows
this afternoon elected Robert Wright,
of Allentown, Pa, sovereign grand
sire.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-20
NEW TODAY

DR.. o. W. Besn-Has moved his Office
from the Eldriedge block 70 the Y.
NJ. G. A. building, second floor.
9-lT-3ts
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-20

Rooms and Board students AZ
reasonable rates Esquire at los
High street. 9-e0-3ts
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-20

Fer Eelt-A six-E00m house on Win
ter street between Center and Ma
rion streetN s-a0.sts
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-20

Fer Rent.-Five rooms, near East
ehooi, four blocks from University.
No one with small .vhndren need ap-
ply, So Marion street. s-20-3t.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-20

wanted-A girl for general house
work. Inquire az Daue's store in
South salem. 9-aO-ats
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-20

wanted--A middle-aged lady would
like geueral housework in small fam.
IL Inquire ls0 State street. s-20-st