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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-29
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-29
NEW-HAAPSHIRE-
CAVE MOUNTAIN HOUSE,

White Mountains BARTLETT. n. II. In midst s
grandeur Good fishing. excellenI table perfect ser
bracng air: drives. etc. E. A STEVENS Pr
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the houses. I can't say why il Is so
dark unless a storm is coming up.
We have now got the water out of
the boat and are no longer afraid, and
We viii sit here on the seat together
and float on If a storm comes We
VIII try and get ashore"
Neither OF the children knew that
they were now far under ground and
in a great tunnel Now and then their
boat grazed against the rocky sides.
but they thought it had brushed
against the shore.
They were wet and chilly, but they
sat with their arms around each other
and talked for an hour or two. Then
they began 10 nod, and in a few min
Utes were in a troubled sleep.
Three or four times in the next
three or four hours one or the other
woke up for a moment to find that
the darkness was as before, and that
the boat was floating along all right,
but they were not fully aroused until
they were alarmed by the murmuring
Of voices
Yuly was the first to awake, and
she shook Hans by the shoulder and
exclaimed;
"Hans-Hans. up with you-some-
thing has happened"
What is it?" he sleepily asked as
he rubbed his eyes.
She had no need to answer his
question. Their boat was made fast
to a grassy bank. and on the bank
were dozens and dozen of little peO-
pie lookink down at them and point
ing and murmuring.
They must be pygmies." whispered
Hans.
YES, we have surely arrived in pyg-
my land at last" replied Yuly.
(To Be Continued.)
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be afiOat- The tramp told US that any
one would be dashed 10 pieces on the
rocks or drowned That may happen
20 US within an hour. We should
have found out about things at the
village"
Hans realized that he had been
hasty. but he replied:
We must either go on now or 90
back home. You may lie down in the
bottom of the boat and sleep. and
will remain awake and keep watch.
shall surely hear a great roaring be-
fore we come 10 the spot. and IL viii
then be time 10 go ashore. You can't
expect 70 find giants and pygmies un-
less we keep on
Yuly said no more, and half an hour
later was asleep. For an hour or so
Hans sat up very straight and used
MS paddle most OF the time to help
the boat along. The river ran pretty
swiftly. but there were no rocks to
look out for, nor did he see any other
boats afioat.
He passed many houses on either
bank. but all were in darkness. By
and by he began 10 get sleepy. He
fought the feeling of for awhile, but
at last he huddled down in his seat
and was soon in dreamIand. and the
boat was left to take care Of itself.
l must now tell you about the river.
Twelve miles below where the children
got the boat the waters divided at an
island The stream running on one
side of the island flowed on for twenty
miles tc the sea; that on the other side
ran into a big hole in the cliffs and
was seen no more.
Many boats went up and down, but
of course they had a care not to take
the wrong side of the island. While
Hans and Yuly slept, their boat was
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TWO SAD SEA DOGS.
They Have Their Barks on
Steamship Pier in Brooklyn.

The water front of New York city's
borough Of Brooklyn boasts two char
acters-"Rags' and "Dooley"-who
are known by every foreman. tally
man, stevedore and longshoreman
from Long Island City to the Inde-
pendent stores at Forty-ffth street.
South Brooklyn. They are typical
tramp dogs, but at the Anchor Line
dock, Pier No 20, which they make
their headquarters. they are regarded
with affection.
Rags is a nondescript. He weighs
about forty pounds, has short. dirty
white hair, looks something like pig.
has only one eye and is lazy. He may
justly be termed mongrel pure and
simple.
Dooley can boast of a somewhat
better lineage. He appears to be pref
ty nearly a full blooded bull pup.
The friendship that exists between
the two is wonderful-the more re-
markable as it was the result Of
DooIey whipping Rags soundly in
square night.
Rags personifies the fat and intelH-
gent leader. while Dooley is the heeler
ever ready to do the bidding Of the
boss. Whenever Rags is in trouble he
simply calls for Dooley and steps
aside to see punishment administered
to the stray dog that dares 10 antag-
onize the dictator Of Pier %. This has
been done time and again. and il has
come to be a byword among the dock
employees and freQuenters that Rags
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the American sailors used to go up
the road that led by the Samurai's
palace. and she conceived the idea i'm
mediately Of asking them for help. But
how could she do il? She did not dare
address them herself, and. besides, she
could not speak English and they
could not speak japanese.
Suddenly she remembered that an old
priest who lived near by could speak
English. and she FASTENED to him. He
shook his head after he had heard her
tal-. and told er that it would be sure
death If the Samurai or his guards saw
any one speaking to the American sail
ors. But" said he. Il have a plan
that may work. 1 viii put up a sign
at your gate to notify them that some
thing is wrong at the palace. Then
you must manage to show them the
black cell. and maybe they will save
the prisoner"
The old priest began hastily to make
sign. Unhappily his knowledge of
English had been gained long before
when he was very young man, in
deed, and even then he had not really
learned more than three dozen words;
and he had forgotten thirty of these
since: so he did not find il absolutely
easy to put a warning into words
Still. he managed finally to remember
the six words. and he made his sign
out of them. Unfortunately he got
the parts mixed up without being
aware Of il, because he was so old and
his memory was so bad
When the sailors arrived in front of
the palace gates and saw the sign they
thought at first that il was Japanese:
but there was something queer about
it. and they stopped TO puzzle il out.
Finally they all gave il up except one
man. Just as the rest started away
he cried ont:
4 have it. It's an invitation. Let's
go up to the palace and see what it
means"
So the sailors, fifty Of them. went
up to the palace. And they got there
Just as the old Samurai was about to
deal Prince Very So the first of his IA
nous cuts with sword number seven
teen. which was eight feet long and
sharp as poison.
OF course the sailors jumped in and
stopped II. And in the battle that
ensued, Prince Very So, whose bonds
had been cut. seized a five-foot double
edged sword and chased old Hilo Kut-
you down the road so fast that Hilo
KutyOu couldn't stop until he had
gone 50 FAR that there was no use in
going back. So that settled him.
And Prince Very SO married o So
Wcet and they made a couple so beau
tiful that the great poet Horushl
Inkey wrote "a song that said:
20 So Weet and Very So.
They are the splendid splendors Of
the Inland sea.
They glow like wistaria among the
golden ccl9uaus Of the temple"
And an the people even the nfty
American sailors. sang the song al
The wedding and they sing IL in Japan
20 this day and wish that such beau.
lfui persons lived nowadays
Are sou aa smart 10 the American
sailor who solved fhe Involuntary pug
zle ~ the old priest who couldn't re-
member EngiiRbg
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GHOSTLY ARMIES
In THE SKY
Thew orId-Wide Belief in Phantom Lesions

Everyone who has read Kipling's
story of the Lost Legion" knows how
the ghosts Of dead troopers OF q re-
volted native regiment who were cut
of by hillmen in the days OF the great
mutiny. wander by night. If we may
believe the descendants Of their mur-
ders. about the cairns in a mountain
valley which mark the resting place OF
their bones.
The story OF phantom armies is an
old one dear TO the heart Of the super
stitious. and has existed in some form
in ali ages and in all clmes.
Even in this enlightened age there
are many places besides the Afghan
Mountain valley in which a Lost Le-
giOn clanks its sabers in the misty
night; where phantom warriors fight
again their battles on the anniversary
Of the combat in which they fell.
Most famous OF all ghostly battles is
that which is fought every year high
in the air above the plains OF ChalOns
on the anniversary Of that great bat
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tie in which Attila and his Huns were
defeated one thousand four hundred
and fifty-four years ago by the allied
Goths and Romans.
In that great battle the loss Of life
was greater than in any other battle
recorded in history. Some authori-
ties place the number OF the dead at
100000. while more conservative his
torians estimate 100. 1000.
Now, on the anniversary of the bat
tie, the peasants living on the great
plains which surround Chalons declare
that they see above them cloudy le-
gions charging and countercharging-
Attila and Aetius struggling once more
for the dominion of the world.
In Rajputana, India, near the town
of Amir, there is a plain on which
opens a mountain defile. The natives
declare that often on a misty night
there will issue from the mountain pass
4 body of four or five hundred warriors,
mounted on Arab steeds and clad in
the sacred green which can be worn by
the descendants of the Prophet alone.
The troops ride with no sound of spur
jingling or saber clashing. The feet
of the horses make no sound, and
though they ride hard as if charging
in battle, there is an intense stiffness
over the plain.
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and Dooley can be depended upon any
time and under any circumstances to
try conclusions with anything that
comes their way.
Rags first appearance was on a
bleak day in November six or seven
years ago. While the men at the pier
were eating their dinners in the IN
terval of unloading a ship a stray dog
came upon the wharf. He looked so
starved and woe-begone and seemed
so utterly friendless that one of the
longshoremen tossed him a bit of his
lunch.
The poor brute eagerly seized the
piece Of meat and. after devouring il,
crept up to the man and lay down at
his feet Others noticed the occur
renee and contributed scraps of their
dinner to the famished animal. He
seemed to appreciate the kindness,
and remained on the wharf the rest
OF the day.
The next morning when the men
came to work the dog was still there
and ran up TO meet them, wagging his
stumpy tail in sign of welcome. From
that time on he has never gone more
than a few hundred feet away from
this pier. He quickly got TO know
everyone of the regular employees, and
was attentive to them. but he had no
use for strangers.
One popularity Of Rags is that he is
acquainted with all the Anchor Line
boats. their officers and crews. When
one of these boats approaches the
dock, Rags is out at the end of the
stringpiece barking a welcome. As
soon as q gang plank is run ashore
the first one to board the boat is the
Tedoubtable Rags.
After he has paid his respects to the
officers by wagging his tail and bark
ing. he heads straight for the cook s
galley. where he is sure of a hearty
welcome and a good meal.
Dock employees aver on their honor
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Sometimes for hours at q time the
spectral squadrons will wheel and
charge about and then, Spurring 70
the entrance OF the mountain defIe,
will vanish away
The shadowy riders OF the night are.
say the faithful Mussulmans OF the
Rajpatana. the ghosts OF Hussein and
his followers. who were slaughtered
upon the plain Of KerbeIa. as the
grandson OF Mahomet was journeying
10 Bagdad in response TO an invitation
70 be King OF Persia
Why HuSsein and his warriors should
make their ghostly charges over the
plains Of Rajputana, when their
slaughter took place hundreds of miles
away on the plains of Bag1ad, it is
difficult to explain, but ghosts are
sometimes exceedingly erratic.
Another place where phantom war
riOrs fight in the moonlight, according
TO the tales Of the peasantry, is the
pass OF Roncesvalles Of the Pyren4es
where the rearguard Of the army OF
Charlemagne was overcome by the
MOors in rs.
1t was there that Roland and Oliver
fought so we'll and died with the Peers
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faoaring down and BY and by it reach
- the island
TWO Or three strokes OF the paddle
would have sent II into the right chan
nal. but the paddle lay in the bottom
% the boat Left 70 itself the boat
took The channel OF danger. and five
minutes later Hans and Yuly were
reused from sleep BY the water dash
ing over them
The boat was jumping and plunging
ike frightened horse. and as they
hung On for dear life the roaring about
them was terrific The boat was soon
half fun oT water. and this swashed
TO and fro and almost drowned them
as the craft pitched about
Every minute they expected to be
dashed 10 pieces. and this continued
for quarter OF an hour. Then the
roaring died away, the boat ceased 10
toss about. and there was black dark
ness al around them
TuIy began 10 CRY and scream as
soon as she could get her breath, but
Hans knew that the danger was over
and said 10 her.
stop your noise and use your shoes
10 bail the water out OF the boat
Can't you see that We are all right
nov?
what was it," she asked. as she
worked away
4 can't say for sure. but think we
must have been sucked into the hole
while we both slept. I thought We
were doomed 20 death. but you can
see that ne are floating along as
smoothly as you please"
But what makes II so dark, Hans2
When I went 10 sleep the stars were
shining"
80 they were, and I could even
see the dogs as We passed some Of
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that Rags recognizes the whistle Of
every one of the Anchor Line boats.
and that N this manner he can tell
them as they come up the harbor.
Be that as it may, he certainly has
made friends of all the officers and
crews, and he is never happier than
when one of these boats is moored
is apparent when the vacant wharf is
rented 70 some other line that needs
temporary accommodation.
Dooley arrived on the pier about a
year after Rags. When the office en-
ployes, one morning just before the
holidays. heard a row in Hamilton
avenue they ran out to see the cause
Of the trouble. They found Rags in a
fight with bull pup of less than half
his weight.
Though encourage by bis friends.
Rags was badly whipped, but some
how or other he acquired a liking for
the victor. In dog language, he in
vited him TO make his home on the
pier.
Since that time they have been boon
companions. Throw a stone at Rags
and you are pretty apt to hit Dooley.
Hunt up Dooley, and Rags is TO be
found nearby.
Since forming the partnership they
have carried on business in a business
like way. The dog that incroaches on
their bailiwick is instantly tackled by
Rags. 1t makes no difference as to
size. A large st. Bernard is Just as
acceptable as is a ten-pound cur. Rags
goes at him.
II possible he does the work alone.
II whipped, he turns tail and runs
down the pier, barking loudly for as
sistance.
r-Lo, ~ aia ,~or., Toozr--. - =
his fine work. While Rags, at a safe
distance. sits down and licks his
wounds he watches DOoley carry the
battle TO a finish. Then Rags admin
listers to Dooley's hurts and the pair
go to the storekeeper's room, where
they have one" from surplus stock
Of bones on the result Of the fight.
Rags has taught Dooley one thing
to be ''forehanded" and look out for
the future. When the latter made his
first visit 70 one Of the liners, and was
regaled with a square meal. he left
some OF the bones in the galley. Not
50 with Rags. who had learned by ex-
perienee that plenty was not always
70 be had on the pier.
In some way he communicated this
fact 70 DOoley. aud now az soon az
they have eaten their dil they industri-
oufly carry away and hide under the
wharf floor any surplus in the way Of
grub that viii keep
u there is no steamer ln Tor 4 week
they are abundanuy provided for. n
two weeks eiapEe between the Visits
~ the boats they VIII need not 70
hungry.
Attempts have been made 70 steal
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of France.
Near the close Of the combat, when
nearly all the rearguard were dead,
Roland blew his horn Oliphant, and
the sound coming to King Charles
brought him back, but not in time 20
save his gallant warriors. Now, at
night. the Paynim host and the Pal
ladins and Peers fight again in the
dark valley. and the mountaineer,
turning in his bed, hears from the de-
file the winding Of the horn Oliphant
calling back King Charles.
In 1T44 considerable stir was made
in Scotland by the appearance of
phantom army on the side of South
fell mountain. between Penrith and
Keswick- A number OF people saw
the apparition and made affidavit to IT.
A small army OF horsemen suddenly
appeared moving long the mountain
side where mortal horseman ne'er
might ride" They were distinct, but
rather diaphanous beings, and made
no sound as they galloped along till
they disappeared over the crest of the
mountain.
The ghosts Of warriors slain in
some forgotten battle" said the peas
ants, and mahy more besides; but the
scientific men in Edinburgh said
"Only a mirage"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-13
The Land Of the Pygnies.

Hans and Xuly had 10 trouble in
making Eheir way down 70 the banks
q The loSt rlver. and for an hour
they found = hiding place behind a
boat houss- They 6i5 nos dare make
inquiries for fear they would De cues-
--one5 themselves The only idea
Hans had was 70 get & b0at and float
away. and TuIy left l. all 70 him
After an hour the lights in the
houses began 10 disappear. and the
children sIols our and walked along
until they found skIE drawn up on
the shore There were 10 oars IN it,
out from = pile Of lumber near BY they
got pieces OF bozrd for paddles and
we're soon asoat- When they had pad
dl=d and 1riftsd for z mile or more
Hans discovered that Yuly was weep
Ez
When asked what was the matter
she re1lIsd:
I do not think you are a wise boy.
You know nothing of the dangers Of
the river or how long we may have to
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truly did not pay much attention 10
what they said, for she was too busy
looking at the Prince. and he. In turn.
was too busy looking at . So Weet 10
remember. for the moment that he
was ali tied up like A bundle.
II seemed 10 0 So Weet that she had
never in all her life seen so handsome
q young man as the Prince: and that
was very likely, for the greatest poet
Of japan, which is fun OF poets and
singing insects. had made a song
about him. in which he said:
"Ah. Very SO is most beautiful among
the Princes.
He is most honOrably like a blossom
ing cherry tree"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-13
THE OLDEST DOMESTIC FOWL.

Most persons. If asked what Is the
oldest domestic fowl. would answer
without hesitation that it is the hen.
But this is incorrect.
The excavations in Asia Minor.
among the ruins of ancient Babylonia
and Assyria, show that long before
the old races knew anything about
hens, they had domesticated the goose.
as is proved by the wall paintings and
sculptures. These show geese in a va
riety of ways; but no hens and ducks
can be found in a single picture OF
those early ages. Portraits of the lat
ter fowls do not begin to occur until
a considerable period after the geese
appear. The ancient city of Babylon
must have been a mighty center OF
goose breeding. for the goose Is a
prominent subject in inscription and
sculpture.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-13

Everybody IN Japan. except HilO
Euryou. knew and sang this song o.
Eo-us1G Tnksy the poet, and . 50
Wes- Ezd of-E1 heard Il and WISHED
that shs could see Es-y -. And 1oE.
although sEs dE6 no- know that the
bunEle5-up prisoner was Very 80 s1s
thought az once % r1e 1-oss4o-1lzS :
cherry tree which shows hos oezutt-
fu+ hz must have been to- y1Z VII
admit That f=W L any. persons whom
you kn1w would remind ylE q = o4os-
s5-iuz cherry tree Z -E=ir mouths
we're rf=d p with g large double knot
o So West hurrls1 20 Lard Allo
E1tyou- made 3 pzESy little bow. and
t1guire5-
Is I true. 0 August One that you
intend Eosz politely % c1r OF The
Eez1 q -rs hcuc-z he rrLs0-sr II you-
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Ec2 bsts responded Lord Ei4os
vE1 had l1s- -Ech q his ancient
polish during as 1-ss- rs2-s1 career o.
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Wss-- SsEpld ne would humhly beg
yCur lzlus-r5o-s UC1lL-E 20 grant him
honorable forgiveness
Ho- N, hc~ cred Old Eilo Eut-
yc1 Wza- nonsense have you been
getting into vour had en- Let De
-zL To-- Q 50 Wet that 4 yOu say
a-ccs=- word III have him SLICED up
t- bT bi- rig1r IL front q you As
Il IS I'm going 10 save him for to
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entertain s1--e trends. and then III
tackle him There wUu't b much eft
% forgive whzn I'm through wita
hi-
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uss l- saying more she went away
and cred. and then sire thought. ard
1hsl Sc cried again But al a. once
she had an idea
Tou nus- know that this was a. the
tire when American s1Ips Of war first
visited Tsuan- and one Of these ships
was tEst Of the shore
@ So Wet knew that every day
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-13

stranger. in the hope that he might
oe clsrespectful or do something else
thar should give old Lord Hiio Kut-
y0u little excuse for seizing him
and trying his keen sword on him.
One day when he was thus watch
ing young Prince Very So came
along Old Eilo Kutyou did not know
he Was a Prince; maybe IL would have
made no difference; for Hilo Kutyou
often said: Heads is heads" At
any rate. he sent out his men to invite
the stranger 20 his palace. And when
Prince Very So entered, old HIio Kut-
you rozTed:
How dare you enter my presence
without prOstrating yourself2"
Ine young Prince said proudly:
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-13

ed Of the night watchmen as the day
force arrives is, Are Rags and Dooley
all right?''
The men are determined that as
long as the canine loafers live they
shall have food and shelter in the
storeroom or some other comfortable
quarter on Pier %.