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The Cook County herald., 1904-12-31
Amazon Region No Good.

United States Consul Ayme at Para,
Brazil. sounds note of warning for
the benefit of those, who think there
is a golden field for exploitation in
the Amazon region of South America.
II despair" says Mr.. Ayme, '.of find
ing language strong enough to ex-
press the utter and absolute hopeless
ness of success that awaits any OF
those unhappy enough to attempt to
make even bare living on the banks
of the mighty Amazon. I do not say
that the acquisition of a fortune or a
competence is difficult, doubtful or
impossible; say that such! q mis-
erable~ existence as would disgust q
Digger Indian would be hardly OBJ
tainable by one man in 10000 Of such
as are thinking Of coming here. II
may be that there are places in Bra
zil where colonists might do we'll, per
haps, but I do not know of any such
places" The rubber trees, Mr.. Ayme
says, are widely separated and, they
can only be reached by forcing ones
way through a thick-matted, almost
impenetrable swamp forest which pro
duces very little food for human
beings. -. = i
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-31
LAWYERS Labors Divided.

De- Lancey Nicoll's most recent ex.
PLANTATION of his retirement from the
post of district attorney of New York
county. in 1894 came under the eye
of James w. Osborne, who was his
opponent in the criminal libel proceed.
ings involving Amory and the Metro.
politan Street Railway company. 81
had tired of sending men to jail, and
wished to try another branch of the
profession" "Guess that'sabout right
observed Osborne. *'The first half OF
Nicoll's career was spent in getting
scoundrels into prison. The last halt
is spent in keeping them OUT
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BEAR Ro Lied ON BARREL.
Strenuous Exerttons Necessary &
Save Grixziy's life.

strenuous EkerttonsS eceoSary 55ss e
Save Grizzly Life.
Bnmbo, q performing grizzly bear,
now on exhibition N Luna park, had
an awful experience yesterday As
soon as he finished his mid-afternoon
performance, Bumbo left # the ring
over the lagoon and started to lum-
ber'across the bridge to his cage, un-
derneath the dancing pavilion. When
half way across the bridge sBunabo
looked over the side into the rlimpid
waters Of the lagoon. Then he be-
came dizzy and fell overheard
Now Bumbo cannot swim, and when
at last he was fished out he was al
most dead. An ambulance from the
Coney Island Emergency hospital was
summoned, and when the doctor came
he attended to Bumbo just as If he
were a human being instead of s
grizzly. After being rolled over bar
rels, and after the doctor hat
breathed his own breath into poor ole
Bumbo's nostrils, the grizzly came
back to life.-New York Times. y
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J A'.'I,,I:.BER I. j ] 81

general lefh A few days lateF Secre-
tarys Taft met Gen. Weston In q corrf-
dor Of the war department
Il was looking for you," said the
general: ::"I wanted to tell you how
good it feels to be able to wear my
jacket unbuttOned." Z
Gen. Weston had on a light civilian
coat. He threw it back around his
shoulders to display the pfnkest pink
negligee shirt that ever adorned the
person of a general officer of the
army. ,>s.e =
Gen. Weston" said Secretary Taft,
eff I had known that that order would
permit any officer to expose shirt
like that I'd never have issued it,"
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day by his mentor, and under cover
of taking a glass of water hastily
communicated that fact to his friend.
Never mind,' was the whispered
reply, Just say. Was nempst?'"
This the speaker innocently did, and
the result astonished him.
Such a rush from a hail." he after
ward said, was probably never before
witnessed in the state Of Pennsyl-
vania. That little phrase was Penn
sylvania Dutch for What will you
have to drink?' and the proprietor of
the hotel to which my audience had
adjourned taxed me $24 for my Was
nCmpst?' break. New, York Times.
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-31

York had gone for Harrison, so that
it really made no difference which
way California cast her vote. Mr..
Allen solemnly folded the telegram
and handed it back, and remarked:
"Your fathers telegram deminds
me of friend of mine who went to
Colorado. Not long afterWard his wife
received telegram which read: Jim
thrown off a broncho and his neck,
both legs, and one arm broken A
little later, in the midst of her tears,
the widow received another message
from the sympathetic cowboys. 1t
read: Matters not so bad. Jim's s
arm not broken New York Times.
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SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION.

T. Dart Walker, art editor OF Les
lies Weekly, has been persuaded 10
make monograph of this years ex-
periences with the navy as an art
seaman.
He saw many things aboard chip
that have escaped the eyes of the lay
man: The Kearsarge was his marine
home for some time
"One of the Quaintest characters, >"
he said, that I knew was O:Brien,
the navy who policed the ship. He
was chosen because he could lick
any man on board. The spirit of hight
is developed, not squelched, in the
navy, but there must he some. one who
is able to silence the biggest man that
walks the deck. y
"O'Brlen's methods were simple but
sure. One afternoon two men got into
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when the front door bell rang in an
agitated manner just after 6 o'clock
: 1t was very nearly dark. but there
was plea sing flicker of freight. The
door opened and tall young man
came hopefully into the room. ANA.
bel shut her eyes, held her breath and
extended her little white hand and
the note. The hand was eagerly
seized and kissed.
"Darling!' whispered a very glad
young man; and the little paper fell
unheeded to the floor
Outside, at no great distance away,
Dora and Lucy waited with hearts full
OF sympathy for poor Cousin Fred.
The sympathy became a trifle uneasy
as time went 'on;. and no heavy, heart
broken treadmwas heard to- descend tile
stairs and seek the front door. j.:
Presently they ventured little
nearer within: &. - I
why. what is this little white
thing oR7tme ffoor}' said Cousin Frcd;;s
voice i1f a curfously :mufHed tone: : =:
+ 'Oh. it's mine" said Amabel's voice.
II wrote it for you; it's a'confession-
please read it,"
confession, you dear baby! What
an idea! Stick it in the fire. I don't
want to know all your little sins, you
precious silly!'
"Oh, but I have been really very
bad,' said Amabel, in an ashamed
voice. Ever so bad; you've no idea;
and you ought to know, really.
Give me the terrible list, then"
said Cousin Fred, severely. Dora and
Lucy grasped each others hands.
Poor Cousin Fred!
Are they all here?" he continued.
'Ye--es, that is, all the important
ones," Amabel answered.. Then the
sleepy fire f1ickered upon suddenly, in
JOY of having something to burn.
What darling you. are!" Cousin
Fred began, but the rest of the re-
mark, if there was any, was too smoth-
cred to reach any further than ANA
bells little pink ears.
That evening Amabel wrote to Char.
lie Lawson.-The Bystander.
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*'We will leave you to write vour
letters, them" said Lucy.
He says he will come for his an
swer this evening"" Amabel sighed.
Poor, dear man! I'll write him a
little note and just slip it into his
hand when he comes, and then run
away, and he can read it, and go
home quietly afterward.''
So Amabel wrote two letters and
posted one Of them. The other was
tightly screwed up in Amabel's hand
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-31
SECRETARY TAFT WAS SORRY.

I 'sBrig.-Gen. John F. Weston is happy
over the order permitting officers to
wear civilian clothes while on duty at
the war department in Washington.
1t is current: gossip in military circles
that Gen. Weston was. responsible for
the order. He,.went into Secretary
Taft's office the other day-and it
was. a hot 5day--wearing his heaviest
uniform blouse, which some Of his
fellow officers say he donned purpose
", and showed that he was uncom-
Portable. The order was issued by:
Secretary Taft Immediately after the
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-31
German Scholar Honored.

. Kuno Fischer, the! -renoWned phil
,osopher and teacherf;3 Of Heidelberg
among the most distinguished of liv.
ing professors and the last represen
tative Of a great school of German
scholars, reached his eightieth birth.
day recently. In spite of the old
mans protests thousands of students
who have sat at his feet gave vent tc
their reverential and affectionate feel
ings by messages and otherwise
Even the grave old senate of Heidel
berg rose to the occasion and estab
lished an honorary Kuno Fischer
prize. The great old man is rapidly
declining.
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-31

How about it, O'Brlen? said l..
"'Nawthin',' he replied.
"'Nawthin',' l repeated, pointing to
eye and temple.
"'Nawthin' much,' he went on; I
had quiet conversation with Jake in
his bunk. I took him below and shut
the door, and we labored religiously
together. We're both believin' more
in the power of God and Old Ore,
land and less in the divil now, than
we did afore our tate-a-tate.' New
York Times.
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-31
TO-OaV.



Waste not, dear Love, the swift, glad
hours.
But passionate kisses take and give:
To-day enfolds us-it is ours,
Tomorrow, Love, we may not live.
Tomorrow life may sleep in dust,
Or sadden like mateless dove;
And then. too late. a tear-stained trust
TO warm the cold. still lips of love.
So cloud no pleasure Of to-day.
Tomorrow, Love, no pleasure knows:
Love blossoms in a flower-like way.
Go, pluck it, as one plucks the rose.
All worthless. unto us the years
The years that pause not on the wing:
They will not dry regretful tears,
The ruined past they cannot bring.
But e'er. dear Love. all virgin-white
To-day yet fronts us breast to breast:
And if. 1ay-wise, love fades in night,
Come, kiss, and leave to fate the rest.
\ Charles I,uste1
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-31
EXPENSIVE PHRASE.

E The late Gov. Patison used to- tell
with keen gusto the following:
to A certain candidate thought that
his chance for election would be in
creased if he acquired a knowledge of
pennsylvania Dutch, SO he prevailed
on friend who was familiar with that
.patois to~accompany him and post him
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-31

have been. 70 years of age, but who,
in spite of her years, was fine in the
business when it came to cooking.
Another: coiored woman of advanced
years was in the habit of coming to
see the cook, and one day the lady
said:
4 "Dinah, who is that old >colored
woman l sometimes find in the kitch-
en- with you?"
dat ole 'oeman, missus? Oh, she's
jess relationship of mine.''
:"What kind of a relationship,
Dinah?"
well, she's-sne's-well, Il guess
she's my sistah-in-law''
You guess that she is your sister
1n-law? Don't you know"
We'll, I reckon I does. reckon
she's my sistah-in-law because, you
see, we bofe had de same husban' be-
fo' de wah. OATS how come she's
my sistah-in-law. .'-Lippincott's Mag,
azine.
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-31

he capitol at
Washington when
W. R. Hearst hur-
led up and eXcit-
adly displayed a
telegram from bis
:;ather, Senator
Hearst, in Califor-
Tia. The message
cad:
"As sure as there
S a God in heaven
+rover Cleveland
las carried Cali
Ornia.'
1t was already
rOWn that. New
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-31
WHAT PLEASED VETERANS.

DR.. c. Alphonso Smith, recently
elected president OF the University Of
Tennessee, has been chuckling to him.
self for the last few days over a let
ter he got from Confederate veter-
an. Since the publication some months
ago of his English grammar DR..
Smith has received many congratu-
latory letters, but none that gave him
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-31
SuPERFLUCUs GOOD NEW,

II was at the close of the campaign
in which Mr.. Harrison defeated Mr.
Cleveland for the presidency Senator
Blackburn and "Private" John Allen,
the keen-tongued representative from
Mississippi, were standing together in
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-31

a personal note Of thanks for giving
our school children such a text book.
But, as an old Confederate soldier, 1
want to thank you especially and tell
you how happy am that a grammar
has at last been written from the
Southern standpoint
When Dr.. Smith was asked when
he showed this letter how he could
possibly have dragged 'the Southern
standpoint into an English grammar
he replied: ! " ~ <%.,<> -:
r r I'm sure I don't know. But per.
haps IN illustrating some construction
= used sentence like this e.
: One Confederate whipped taa
Yankees. - New York Times.
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-31
NO TIME TO LOSE,

Miss Maude Tenant Of the Presby.
terian Hospital Nursing Bureau meets
with many memorable experiences in
her daily rounds. The work is Of late
foundation, and the nurses are marked
in the neighborhood of their visits.
The children particularly make friends
with them and en-, .I 'erfesser," p"
teacher" and sOfficer."
A few days ago Miss Tenant was
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-31

how to get off a
Dutch sentence at
the end Of each
speech. This plan
proved a great sue
cess and the candi-
dMe was delighted
Ath the expert.
smPnt..
: -a,9,-::the--~,excita,
H.ment of one meet.
ing, however, he
forgot the phrase
so patiently taught
him early in the
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-31

so much real
pleasure as the
one from the old
Kentucky soldier,
who is one of that
fast disappearing
few who have not
yet found out that
the civil war is
over.
Il have read
with pleasure, +"
the letter said,
"your En- gil s h
g r a m m ar, and
want to write you
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-31
-SISTERS-IN.LAW.

The negro is sometimes good deal
mixed regarding relationships, as the
following incident illustrates: 81
2 A lady had negro cook who must
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-31

who was in my
stateroOm,was sent
for. He excused
himself, walked
down the deck, and
in five minutes re-
turned as if moth
ing had happened.
Two things had
happened il not
more, a bump over
his left temple and
the beginning of a
black eye.
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-31
Desire.

If might touch her hair
The JOY would be so great:
A. touch upon her lips would be
A royal: gift from fate:
And might have the gift
1t makes my pulses start
If only with my love
I first. might tcucl, her heart.
Joy White. N lI,rpec's Bazar
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-31

a row and O'Brien,
ruptly, lever see a
re d-h e a d e d In
dian?"'
"Never did, and
never heard of
such a freak, Colo
nel."
Il saw one, a
Cherokee, down on
the Fort s cot t
trail," quietly an
swered Cody, and
then stopped, wait
ing for "a rise"
n oonoo Hpo+hor
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-31
NATURALLY RED-HEADED.

Shortly before he sailed for Europe
Col. w. H. Cody (Buffalo BilD was
entertaining DR.. J. L. Girdner with a
few lessons in ethnology cleaned from
experiences among the Indians in his
early days:
by the way, Doc,'' he asked alb
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-31
Bonus for Coolies.

The Chinese government Is to re
ceive e3o0a thousand for all the. Chi
nese coolies shipped to,tle Scit!, Af
rican mines. 49,. ~ y Al. Re-
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-31

Cousin Fred Lucy remarked relent-
lessly.
Should we explain for you?" Dora
offered, kindly. 1T might be awkward
for you, and we could just hint
mo, thank you," said Amabel. "Ill
do my own explaining. You see, they
are my proposals.
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-31

unusual sight, that, wasn't it?''
Rather; but, you see, this Indian
was bald. New York Times.
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-31

on an emergency
cas> and was hur-
rying to her pa
tient when scores
of gamins sur
rounded her, seiz-
ing her by skirt,
hands, cape and
bag, and begging
for candy and pea
nuts.
II ull O, Perfess-
er, said one.
Might we go along
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-31
with yer?'

"Teacher: Teacher!" shouted an
other with fierce grip on her skirt.
Now, boys, you must let nae 90.
I've got to see very sick woman.
Another time III talk to you, and
We'll have candy"
eve know all about it," shouted the
ringleader,. boy Of seven. You've
got Presbyterian baby in your bag
for the Fcrrararas, and you better
hustle, cause there's a Catholic and
Salvation Army nurse on the way
and they'll get theirs in first.''-NeW
York Times.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-27
ARE RUSHING WORK ON
COLLEGE BUILDINGS
Plans of Edifce Have Been Slightly
Changed by Architest.

Rev. Father Bernerd, o. S. B., has
just returned from Belmont, N. c.,
where he has been for the last few
days on business connected with the
Church of the Sacred Heart and with
the new buildings that are now be-
ing erected on Bull and Thirty-fourth
streets.
Some slight changes were made in
the plans of the new Benedictine Col
lege by the architect of st. Mary's, who
has charge of the work. These changes
are slight, however, and do not affect
in any way the general appearance of
the building.
Work on the building, under Con-
tractor Eason. is going on rapidly
The foundations are we'll under way
and if no accidents occur, the building
will be turned over to the faculty
of the college by the first of next May
1t is certain that the college will open
the 19O5-06 session in its new home.
The new Sacred Heart Church is
rapidly being rounded into completion
1t will be ready for church services
early in January at the latest. The
other buildings are also being pushed
forward rapidly and the new quarters
of the clergy will soon be completed
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-27
BADLY BEATEN
IN VICIOUS FIGHT
WOMEN THE BELLIGERENTS.
ONE IS MINUS TWO FINGERS AND
HER LEFT EAR.

Trouble Started Over Accusations of
sIander-HaIf Dozen NeighbOrs Re-
auired to Separate Struggling
Ffghters-one Participant Unfn-
jured Because other Had Mis-
laid Her Teeth-Injuries May
Prove Fatal-SyIvia Walker Chew
ed Fannie Owens mt Wheat Hill.
Fannie Owens. colored. and Sylvia
Walker, also colored. became involved
in an alteration at Wheat Hill last
night, which resulted in the owens
woman losing her right forefinger,
joint from her little finger, and her left
ear. The teeth of the Walker woman
had wrought the havoc.
The trouble is said to have started
over a visit of the Walker woman to
the Owens home for the purpose of
ascertaining who had told her husband
tales calculated to disrupt the peace
and quietude of the Walker fireside.
Fannie happened to be home when her
solicitous neighbor called and trouble
commenced Immediately.
That the visit was unexpected is evil
denced by the story of the injured
woman. She told DR.. George w. Her
riot, who attended to the cauterizing
of her wounds, that when attacked by
Sylvia. she tried to bite back, but
had mislaid her teeth. She could do
nothing with her gums, though she
strove long and earnestly.
From the accounts of neighboring
women, who arrived while the Walker
woman was chewing on her adversary,
the struggle was fierce. 1t required the
united efforts of a half dozen of the
women to separate the belligerents.
When DR.. Herriott arrived he was
amazed at the condition of the Owens
woman. Her head was caked with
blood and dirt and her hand was bad
ly damaged. He cauterized the wounds,
but thinks the injuries of serious
nature.
The right forefnger was as COM
pletely severed as if removed by
surgeons knife. The little finger upon
the right hand was about half chew
ed away. The left ear was taken off
and could not be found. The suffer-
ing of the injured woman was in
tense.
The stories of the participants in
the difficulty vary considerably. The
Owens woman denies being the au-
thor of the stories laid at her door,
and states she was entirely unpre-
pared for trouble. The Walker wom-
an, who has not as yet been taken
into custody, asserts she was attack
ed by the Owens women, but may
have provoked the difficulty by her
assertions, which she says are en-
tirely just.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-27
"TILLIE BAKERS" MATE
FOUGHT WITH SAIL OR.
He Tackled a Seaman Who Was a
Bit Too Strenuous.

Bit Too Strenuous.
United States Commissioner w. r.
Hewlett again had A. S. Rogers, the
mate of the Tillie Baker, before him
yesterday, though this time the mate
appeared as prosecutor and not as de-
PENDANT, as was the case the first time
he played a star part there.
The trouble arose over a row on
board the bark. The mate noticed a
sailor engaged in certain work about
the vessel. He did not appreciate the
work of the man and he advised him
to take some other calling where he
could be useful, and kindly suggested
he was best fitted for a mule driver.
To this language, which was liber-
ally interspersed, it was alleged, with
a variety of language very common
among the men who labor just above
Davy Jones, the sailor objected and
registered a kick He held that in
amuch as he had been before the mast
for eighteen years he ought to know
his business, regardless of the opin-
ions of the mate.
The mate then announced there was
to be a matinee performance on the
dock a la old John L., in which he
was to play the leading part, He Of
fered to let the sailor, John Joseph
Spur, act as understudy, in fact he
extended cordial invitation to Spur
to play that part. Spur announced
that "Barkis is willing" but held that
the matinee might just as we'll be
pulled off on the deck as on the dock.
The mate agreed and landed his
right over Spurs eye. Spur made
some remarks in which he called sew
eral personages from the neither world
to bear witness that he was about to
send the mate down to them. Then
the mate made for helaying-pin and
took a crack at the sailor with that
He missed and that miss proved fatal
to his aspirations for the part of lead
ing man. Spur landed several times
and when he stopped landing the mate
was in bad way.
Then they called on the law-that is,
the mate did-and had Spur arrest
ed. The commissioner decided il was
six one way and half a dozen the
other and dismissed the case. 1t was
plain Eight" instead Of assault"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-27
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The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-27
OFFICIALS OF COURT
WILL ARRIVE TO-DAY.
Court Will Convene ON Monday
Morning At Usual Hour.

The United States court officials who
were expected in the city last night will
not arrive here until this morning.
This information was conveyed to
the local officials through one of the
courts officers, the letter stating that
all would probably reach the city in
the morning, though some may not ar
rive until tonight.
United States District Attorney Alex
ander Alderman and his assistant, Mr..
Storer will probably be the first on
the scene, as there are many matters
for them to go over before the meet
ing of the grand jury. Mr.. Leaken,
special assistant to the attorney gen.
eral already has his cases we'll in hand
for presentation to the grand jury.
Judge Emory Speer will reach the city
tonight or early tomorrow morning.
He will be accompanied by the official
court reporter. Mr.. j. N. Talley.
United States Marshal George White,
Chief Deputy Henry Tucker, and Dep
uty Stalnaker will arrive in the morn
ing.
The court will assemble on Monday
morning at the usual hour, 10 o'clock.
The grand jurors will be sworn in
and Judge Speer will deliver his charge.
They will at once retire to pass upon
cases presented to them ard the court
will take up the pending cases and
Jail cases. The programme will be
carried out as outlined in the Morning
News yesterday