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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03

ing winds with their brave breasts
Swift and straight they sped over the
treat oceans and the white land; and
at last they gathered in mighty hordes
where the green plant stood There
sat a girl, beautiful and gentle. with
! bright hair and eyes that were the
only blue things in all the world, for
the sky was not blue then, but gray
and dark
Clamoring from the mighty throats
rose the message Of the sad old King,
waiting for his deliverance in the dim
north.
At the sound, there was a flash as
Of far-off white FIRE That was the
Sun, waking up and rubbing his fam
ing eyes. The white beam fell on the
girl and said: e, little Spring 1t
IS time, and you are called TO rule the
earth"
The girl arose and there was a
sound as if all the little waters had
begun to leap and splash.
What is that" asked the wild
geese.
That is laughter" said the Sun.
J Fly and tell your King that you have
heard the first laughter in all his
world"
Swiftly as they had come, the great
geese arose and sped northward to
their King The girl stopped and
picked a long, thick green leaf from
the plant that had sheltered her She
formed it into deep cup and kissed it.
How shall | send it to old Win
teri she asked the Sun.
Send it by man." said the Sun. He
is tall and strong and will bear it
true"
Go, oh beautiful man. said
! Spring. But beware how you loiter
on the way, for you bear great mes
sage
SO man took the green cup and ran
toward the north. His heart leaped
within him and his soul was full Of the
pride Of his errand
Il am the only one in all the world
50 brave and faithful and strong as to
be trusted with the great message, F"
ne sang as he ran. Il am man and
Spring loves me-
lie ran far and fast. But when he
reached Asia, and climbed among the
bearded mountains, deep III the holes
where there was no snow he saw
CLEANS of yellow.
What is this strange color in the
white WOrld?" said the man. ''If |
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03

none left now, and the old King, must
live on and rule the world"
DO you think that | could bear the
great message?" asked a low voice.
1t was woman
"You?" said the Sun. "You are
weak and not brave and strong like
the man, or mighty like white tiger,
or swift like the eagle. What could
you do. when they have failed?"
let her try" said Spring. And
she formed another green cup and
kissed it and gave it to woman.
Woman departed full of fear She
did not run like the man or sing like
the bird. But, since she was afraid and
humble, she prayed.
And she plodded over long roads till
she nearly fell with WEAKNESS. She
climbed mountains and was faint She
passed by abysses that filled her soul
with terror With bleeding feet she
trod the white plains that lay before
the palace in the Peaked Mountains.
Inch by inch she forced her way
against snow and hail, and every time
it swept against her face she cried
with pain For the woman was not
brave like man.
But weeping and bleeding, she came
at last to the palace where the sad,
old white King sat waiting. And when
the woman appeared in the portals
with the green cup, all the gray geese
and the "White ermines set up a cry
that echoed through the world. 1t
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03

gloomily on dead trees and watch the
swamps ever since.
Alas" said the Sun. Little
Spring, we have sent our strongest and
braveSt. Who can bear the message
now?'
Let me try" cried little bird, very
mail and dainty. And Spring gave it
cup.
Off flew the messenger, twittcring
with JOY and pride. II went on and
on, past the mountains where man
had stopped, past the place where
tiger had failed, past the swamp Of
the eagle. But when it was far north
it saw bit Of bright blue high III the
air. That was where the blue sky,
impatiently waiting for the deIiverance
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03

Of the sad old King, had torn away
Just a tiny corner Of cloud and was
looking down slyly.
"Oh, beautiful sky!" cried the little
bird. Il know that | should not stop,
but ! must look at you and sing just
a moment"
And if sang. The green cup fell to
earth, and became blue as the sky. So
did the little bird. That is why the
bluebirds always come ahead Of
Spring now and why the iris is so
blue and beautiful early in the year.
There is none left now, little
Spring, to bear the great message"
said the Sun sadly, and its beams be
came pale and watery, because a tear
stood in each flaming eye There is
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03

were not bearing the great message, i
would surely stop and see this thing.
Tor | am strong and brave"
He stopped and looked And then
he went a little nearer And almost
before he knew it, he was descending
deep into the crevices i'll the mountain
and had the yellow things in his
hands. AT once his green cup turned
bright yellow and he cried out in
amaZement and fear. Then he saw
that his hands were yellow, too.
And he knew that he could not bear
the great message.
SO he stayed in the mountains with
the yellow things, which were grains
OF sold, and It was to be many, many
long days before man could come out
Of Asia and be white again. And ever
since then he will forget great mes
sage at times when he sees the yellow
gold in the earth.
When man did not return, the Sun
said: Make another cup, little Spring,
and send it by white tiger He IS
! strong and fierce and will speed for
you"
White tiger took the green cup and
bounded away full of pride But he
had not gone far before a white deer
sprang heedlessly into him How
dare YOU run into mel" cried white
tiger DO you not know that ! am the
bearer Of the great MESSAGE And
with one blow Of his white paw he
struck the little deer dead
Instantly its blood dyed his green
cup red; and white tiger, knowing that
he could not bear the great message,
fell down and rolled around in an
guish. That is why the tiger is striped
red now And the red lilies. are called
tiger lilies because they look like him.
Let me bear the great mcssage!"
cried the eagle, when white tiger failed
to return. Il am greater than the
gray geese and swifter than the tiger
and Drawer than man
Eagle fled, screaming dehantly,
with the green cup in his fierce beak
For a while he swept faster than the
wind; but all at once, far below him,
he saw a swamp and beasts creeping
into it for the night Then he could
not master his impulse to stoop for
prey. Out of his beak fell the green
cup, unheeded. And to this day, the
! swamps are full of great feshy, green
stems that grow high and long to
blossom, but never can bear anything
except the strange brown things that
we call cat tails. And the eagles sit
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
Lucy's Adventure

"Oh, dear, I was so frightened when
! went to see the Biddy Hen.
Red eyed, she squatted in the hay
And clucked at me as if to say:
'Mis'able child, please 60 away
Because this is my busy day
! looked at Biddy Hen and then
| took another peep again
And, oh! What do You s'pose:
Although
Twas Easter, Biddy did not know.
But laid the same white eggs she lays
On all the common, white-egg davsl"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
TH HIS was IN the long days when
only winter was in the world
a White and sad and old he

y HIS was In the long DAYS when
only winter was in the world.
i White and sad and old he
sat in his gray palace in the
Peaked Mountains, which men call
Spitzbergen now. In his cold court
were the wild gray geese ready to 60
forth as his heralds and cry his com
mands from the gloomy skies with
mournful trumpet peals, and the white
ermines that fitted over the moonlit
fields of ice like moonlight themselves.
You are the King Of the world
cried the wild geese each morning, sa,
luting him. You are the Lord Of the
Ice and the Snow" said the ermincs
humbly.
"Alas!" said the old, sad King.
Alas! I am the King of a dead world.
And I am the Lord Of the ice and
snow that kill all things"
He tossed his great silvery beard,
and snow whirled over the sea and the
land. He sighed, and his sigh went
forth as tempest.
All" said the old King, "the
world is dim and still. I would that
it laughed and were bright. Is there
none in all my world that can bring
rest to me? Oh, geese, and you, my
faithful ermines, I long for the Sun
which IS NV death. For | am old and
weary"
Lord of the Snow" said the eldest
ermine, 4 have looked over the rim
Of the white world And far. far be-
low I saw the sun, but it is pale and
weak Its beams cannot reach to your
palace
King Of the world said the great
est gray goose, far, far away child
has been born that they say will bring
you deliverance From my high
places in the air ] saw it once, and
where it lay saw a green plant hang
ing over it. And I heard tale that
when the child was ready to release
you from your long vigil, the green
plant would be sent to you as a
token.
Go. then," said the sad King, go,
then oh my heralds, and cry aloud
th-t am weary and would rest Call
% the sun and the flowers to rule the
world in my place"
At once there was thunder in all
the air over the Peaked Mountains.
That was the beating OF the wings Of
the obedient geese And like wind
ing horns sounded their cry: we
hear! We hear!"
Swift and straight they drove their
great wedges to the south, beating
ide the SHOWS and cleaving the cry
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03

was like glaciers rolling headlong
into the sounding sea; it was like
avalanches shivering their silver
masses in the valleys below; it was
like the southern storms that break the
ice; it was like grinding bergs and
SCATTERING foes
That is the cry that rings around the
world every year now, and when men
hear it they say: Winter is breaking
up
The old white King arose with a
glad face and reached his wrinkled
hand out for the green cup. He
pressed it to his face and inhaled the
smell of the growing thing. And III
a moment it turned white-snOw
white
So the Easter lily became white.
And whenever the world is waiting
for a great message, all things are well
if woman bears it.
JULIUS MULLER.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
The Tale of the Hoard

Id Captain Davy Squid was one Of the most
prosperous pirates Of his time. He sailed the
South Seas at period when an industrious pi-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-17
JUDGE GUTHRIE DEAD.
Able Jurist Passes Away at Point
Pleasant Home.

PIT. PLEASANT, w. Va, Aug II.
Hon. F. A. Guthrie, judge of the
Seventh Judicial Circuit, died at his
home in this place at s o'clock yes
terday morning. Judge Guthrie has
been judge of the Circuit Court for
twenty-four years, and was among the
ablest jurists in the State.
He has not enjoyed good health
for the past two years, but was taken
quite ill last Friday night, and by a
complication of diseases that baff1ed
all the skill of learned physicians.
resulting in his death yesterday
morning.
Z Probably no one in the southern.
end of the State was as favorably
known and 5universally esteemed as,
was Judge Guthrie IA
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-17
CHILD TAKE J
FROM UNNATGRALPA PAREktJS BY
HUMANE socfET ffI Iss
THE SEC GoHD oNEsFRoM
THE SAMEzfio Gus

|
Tie Humane Society took chargeS
of another child yestarda bssing ng
the second child taken a.saes
family within az
parents are residents IrHta3
ward, and both rink Is cess bout
three weeks so four
boy who looked as tI1olgb ys
were nnmb bered was aiss
unnatural father and mot ana ass-
led in the Cock IHosp hi
been tenderly cared for ylfasss:s
hearted nurses. q NOS sIs
Ssurance is given Of erah ton
to health. although eY Yer Fort Iss
being made to fan faabI Iess parlssss
OF life into flame.
The child taken 81 rest erdass is
ourteen-months-old "a 81 ans be-
ing shamefully eglected lien ilsss
society went to les rescue 81 seoIls
as 1t IS possible 70 do ~. both cll Iiss#
dren will be placed III home stsss|
Wheeling. and snttab pri vats hprnes
viii be sought TOR heIn aft ter5
where they VIII be guarded tlssS s3
the temptations that oVarcar me ir
parents.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-17
INEGIl(
HANDS
ON A ARMER.s WIFE AND PAIN
!. THE PENALTY OF d Is DEE
IN "A FEW HOURS I'M
i855 THEREAFTER.

a
MOBILE. Ala, Jews war
received here this rnin orn
Thomaston, aIarengo count saeS
lynching of Rufus Iesusres ssesss
who was charged itli ent s
home.
The negro entered the ONE of
Hollis, wife of as farm Ell an psacsa
his hands on her She mad an
cry and the negro ran droI, ping
hat. which was ident lesi
time posse vas org
negro was captured s and placed
jail. All went Well IN Il two gts cclssgs
this morning when the izgsa III
the town heard a Hey OF shots
on invest tigation found that
up had been rid He'd Wi vi bail1
negro was found De ead On lsi eSs
Lesuere had confessed entesrts ssassSs
the house.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-17
YER
COSTLY
SP()0NIIyGG
PRICE PAID FOR SPOONS
ATs5THE SEASIDE.

ATLANTIC CITY. Aug. 17.--.,The
copper man will catch you if you don't
watch out is the song the sad sea
waves are singing to the love-lorn on
the beach here. And the copper
men did catch them yesterday
of them billing and cooling on the
beach. The three couples were
brought before Recorder Babcock.
who imposed a fine of SIS on each
loving pair.
Mayor Stage has issued a strong
pronounciamento against spooning
and osculation by the sea and he says
he will break 1t up If it takes the
whole police force. Meanwhile the
municipal exchequer will wax fat
from fines until the order againet
spoon!ng is known. 3
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-17
Foul Mouthed Eoys.

The number Of foul mouth boys
seem to be increasin II bon tlle
street corners boy who scal1no avssn
give stranger civ allss sef.#5 boys
who think they are smart Who
are headed for q reforms ttle nens
itentiary or the ga1l lows bliTli7:
ing shame that parents q ilsygII
their boys to do th1issSS a Il ldSs so.s nv
question has been asked loySsor me one
What can you expect OF tIss7b ossss hort
the father stands On he street gftllS
his mouth filed 3s-iilsssa sss8
Something should be done tos ;ayss
the boys. Our con1nuni sSsfa otst tsisss
only one. In every neigh htortloo sgt is7
lage. town ana city boys can ls sfs,liras si
who are on he road 70 m iIa here
they could be as weil ma men s,ffss
themselves Central Repub bI lean
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-17
WIFE SHAPING
SCALE OF COSTS FIXED BY CHI.
cAGO JUSTICES FOR THIS
FORM OF EXERCISE.


CHICAGO, Aug. 16.-Chicago gen.
tIemen who enjoy the luxury of slap.
ping their wives, or think they may
sometimes adopt this pastime, should
first consult the slapping price list as
established in the Harrison ctreer
court.
Following is the price list of slaps.
as determined upon by Justices Cav
erly and Prindiville:
s A slap with the left hand, s1-%
A right handed slap, 81.
A slap while sitting down. 81.
A slap while standing up. $5-
A slap while standing dat-footed.
SO.
4 A slap while standing on your toes
This latter price must be left open
until August 20: when Justice CavcrlS
will have returned from his vacation.
during which he will give some
thought to the case of Mrs. Williams,
Of 1854 La Sale street, whose hus-
band is charged with being ~'trDl
advocate of slapping as an exercise.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-17
BEHIND
CLOSED
DOORS
ARE@THE OLD SOLDIERS MEET.
ING To-DAY-oFFlcERs FOR
THE ENSUING YEAR WILL
BE CHOSEN

BOSTON, Aug. 17.-To-day the G.
a. r. got down to business and pro
ceeded to the real work for which
the encampment is being he1d-the
election of officers for the ensuing
which to meet next year. Something
less than 1000 delegates sat in the
convention, which was called to order
IN Symphony Hall shortly after 10
o'clock this morning. The de1ibera-
tions were held behind closed doors,
none but delegates being admitted. It
was generally conceded this morning
that General w. w. Blackmar, of the
Massachu department, would be
the next commander-in-chief, although
the friends of Col. John c. Hotts, of
New York, claim that he is still in the
race Col Albert E Bakewell, of
New York, is a third candidate, but
the real contest seems to lie between
Blackmar# and &Hotts.
The only aggressive boom that has
been launched for the next meeting
place was brought from Denver, and
Denverites have been hard at work
ever since their arrival. 1t is said
hat Massachusetts has made a deal
With certain western delegates to vote
.or Denver in return for votes for
3lackmar as commander. In addi-
ion to the G. A. R., the Woman's Re
ief Corps convention is being held to-
lay in fremont Temple, and the
Manned Soldiers League the Sons of
Veterans and other affiliated organi-
ations are holding meetings here.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-17
MODEL, AGE
TEN RICH FAMILIES TO FORM a
VILLAGE COMM UNITY IN
NSYLVANIA.

YORK, Pa, Aug. 17.-On a 65 acre
farm which he recently bought neac
Dover, this county, P. c. Weist, o
York capitalist, will build model
village which will be Inhabited ex-
clusively by 10 of York's walthies1
families, including that of the pro
jector.
Each beautiful home will be sur:
rounded by seven acres of ground,
cared for by landscape gardeners en-
p1oyed in common by the villagers.
The model village will have all the
most modern and costly improvements
and facilities.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-17
MARCONlGRAM.
MILES OUT AT sEA-A COST.
IN MESSAGE.

NEW YORK, Aug 17.---H. NJ. Ste
venson, of Chicago, arrived on the!
Kron Prinz Wilhelm yesterday ana
was met at the pier by a cab which
he had ordered by Marconi gram hicn
he sent when two hundred miles out
at sea on Monday " nj light. The mes
sage MI. Stevenson sentSwas as fol
lows S 2
Valdorf. u New Fork: !. r Returning
by Eron Reserve old
rooms Have cab meet 5osS
iboken. i; Steven
88s8 he eIiarga for esss message was
che 81 rge for the NOT
known
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-17
HOPEFUL
is THE VATICAN OF GETTING
OUT OF PRESENT DlFF!cuL-
TIES WITH FRANCE.

ROME, Aug. lit is semi-ofh cial-
ly announced that the vatican still
hopes to find a way OF getting out of
the present difficulties with France
in a way satisfactory to both parties,
without breaking the concordat. This
plan is shown by the fact that negotia-
tions are now on for the establish
ment of new~concordat, which will
not give rise to incidents such as
have caused the existing rupture. 1t
is reported that French Foreign Min
lister Delcasse is in favor of the plan.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-17
EX-
pLODES DEMO
CRATIC E AXE

l a . . .
Some days ago a Statement was
printed in the Democratic press of the
State that Hon. w. A. Parsons, OF Rip
| ley, Jackson county, Republican nom
inee for Judge of that circuit. had de-
cIared he would support Parker md
Davis, as the Democratic party, which
he left four years ago, since the ST.
Louis convention, had come back to
him. = In response to a letter OF i,l-
auiry addressed to him by Chairman
Northcott. of the Republican State;
committee, Mr.. Parsons wrote as fol-
lows 80 5.
Elliott Northcott, Chairman,
Parkersburg, West Virginia.
Dear Sir: Replying to yours OF the
10th inst, beg to say that the articles.
in the newspapers, of which you speak
in your letter, are all untrue and tnat
I have said nothing to warrant the
publication of such articles. have
not declared for Parker and Davis
and have no intention of doing SO. !
am in full accord with the Republi-
can party and its principles and in
tend to work for the party and vote
the entire ticket.
(Sisned) VIM. a. PARSONS,
S Ripley, West Virginia.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-17
TWO NEGROES WERE BURNED
AT THE STAKE IN GEORGIA
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
is REPORTED TO HAVE
BEEN HANGED LAST NIGHT.
AsDREADFuLF STATE OF
- AFFAIR S. ~

SAVANNAH, Ga, Aug. 17.-Reports
from Statesboro this afternoon say
that A. r. Talbot and A. j. Gaines
preachers, were lynched with Handy
Bell tast night. The men were cap
tured at Gaines house.
Gaines lives several miles from
Statesboro, and it is impossible to
verify the report at this hour.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Aug. 17.-Handy
Hodges murder is reported to have
been hanged near Statesboro by a
mob last night.
STATESBORO, Ga, Aug. 16.-With
clothing saturated with kerosene,
writhing and twisting in their agony,
screaming to heaven for the mercy
that the mob would not show, Paul
Reed and Will Cato. negroes, two of
the principals in the murder and burn
ing of Henry Hodges and wife and:
three Of their children, six miles from
Statesboro, three weeks ago, were
burned at the stake to-day.
This afternoon at 1:21 o'clock, a
determined mob charged on the Court
house, overpowered the military
guard, secured Cato and Reed, who
had been found guilty after a legal
trial and sentenced to be hanged,
took them two miles from Statesboro
and there burned them alive. The
climax came quickly and unexpected
Iy.
No Buster.
The forenoon had passed quietly,
he trial of Paul Reed, the ringleader
n the murder, being concluded and a |
verdict of guilty rendered Both he |
md Will Cato, foundS guilty the day !
before, were sentenced to hang Sep
ember 9.
The crowd assembled about the
was not as large as yes
erday. Nor WASH it so threatening,
hough, for that matter, there was
lever much parade the countrymen
always being quiet. In the trial of
Reed little delay had been caused and
It its conclusion the prisoners, as be-
ore, were hustled into the witness
oom. where a strong guard of mill
ia was mounted over them.
In the corridors the agitation began.
he spectators left the court room
nd from the lawn outside many en-
cred the Railways. Shortly before l
clock the crowd was addressed by a
all man, who seemed to infiame it
emily. He called on those about him
; follow him. Then Capt Hitch, of
ne oglethorpe Light Infantry, who
as in command Of the forces, real
ed that the situation was desperate.
guards on each Of the stairs
,ays that led to the floor above,
here the prisoners we're confined
Tiths dxed bayonets, ,lnioaded3
fes, the guards stood. The mob
irged about the ns sblt were rapulsedl
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-17

License to w ed
c. E. cunning CHAM, 20, |, and Lena
Floyd, %.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-17

The West ssssinian speetfaalIy
solicits job printing 81 iIlslsss
Neat work at&reasonab1e prices