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The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04

She came in when she saw that he
was preparing to get dinner, and.
perched upon kitchen chair, gravely
superintendent the operation. Thurs
ton preferred housekeeping to the
trouble of a servant, and he was clever
/ at the more simple dishes. 1t was not
an elaborate fare, but Elsie was hun
cry and was graciously pleased to be
complimentary.
Il WISH" she said, as the last mouth
ful disappeared and Thurston was
lighting his pipe, that you was mar
ried to my mamma. You see, she is
too busy to keep house, and it's no
fun boarding. You could keep house
and mamma could earn the living, and
we'd all like 1t. Mamma often says
she wishes she had time to take
house, but servants are awful bad.
We had one once and she drank"
The little voice dropped to an awed
whisper. THAT was the last one we
had. They took her away in a black
wagon, with two policemen sitting in
it. Then we boarded. Wouldn't
you like to marry my mamma and
keep house for herr"
Thurston lay back and roared at
the suggestion. The idea of Harvey
Thurston, who was regarded as one
of the coming writer's abandoning his
career to keep house for a typewriter
was too much for his risibles.
Elsie, offended, rose to her feet.
I'm sure" she said, you needn't
laugh. Lots and lots want to keep
house for my mamma. but she says
no. They aren't as nice as you were,
though"
There was a hurt accent to the
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songs" which has since been so pop
ular, was invented as a campaign ex-
pedient. Some genius conceived the
notion that a lecture on the political
situation, accompanied by stereopticon
straight political oratory would draw
the attention of hundreds only The
scheme was tried: it worked fairly well
and then somebody suggested that the
lecturer be accompanied by a good
singer, and that his songs, as we'll as
the lecture, be illustrated with colored
lantern slides. 1t was suggested, like
wise, that some of the songs should
be sentimental and purely humorous,
without the slightest trace of political
allusion. The scheme, you see, was
TO interest those who needed convinc-
ing so that they would stay and hear
the political gospel.
This addition to the programme
made it practically invincible; the
meetings were attended by exception
ally big crowds. and everybody began
to talk about the combination. Natur-
ally, the fame thereof reached the ears
of divers theatrical managers prompt
ly, and before election day the illus
tration of sentimental songs with
stereopticon pictures was the novel
feature of half a dozen theaters.
Joshua RnmsdeII's Experiences.
Joshua Ramsdell was the campaign
singer who did the pioneer work in this
sort of electioneering. His experiences
were many and varied, though of the
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04

struments for recording the tempera-
ture, the force and direction of the
wind, the condition of the atmos-
phere and other things which mete-
biologists desire to know are collect
ed in this dreary desolate place, and
here they work without a human be-
ing coming near them except once in
three months, when an observer
makes a perilous trip up from the
observatory situated lower down, to
take the records and wind up the
clockwork which keeps the instru-
ments going.
Some of the scientists In the Are
quipa observatory which is also run
by Harvard and is itself 1850 feet
above the level OF the sea, cannot
make the trip at ALL and some Of
those who do make Il have to give
up the job after awhile because the
'soroche," or mountain sickness,
overcomes them. But month after
month, and year after year, the click,
click Of the instrument goes on in
the deserted observatory. while the
sulphurous clouds roll about IL. the
volcano growls and threatens de.
struction. and far below the earth.
where men live spreads out like a man
with the "wrinkled sea" crawling to
the coasts.
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sand, which lay beside the water. He
did not drink from the stream, but be-
gan a slow and dignified stroll UP and
down the shining beach.
There was clatter Of approaching
hoofs and our zebras and a pack of
hyenas came in sight. Then. with a
noise OF crashing branches and of huge
bodies. heavily numbering came fam
fly OF four rhlnocerii. Three were full
grown and the fourth as small as a
little donkey. The little one kept close
TO it's mother moving when she moved
and stopping when she stopped.
SO the animals gathered until the
open space by the rivers marge was
filled with a moving throng of zebras
rhinocerii, hyenas and other animals,
all walking up and down, love-making.
fighting now and then. or just simply
enjoying the promenade. Few Of the
animals, Il seemed, came there TO drink.
but the place was sort OF park
where the inhabitants OF the bush met
10 take the air on pleasant nights, and
10 hear the gossip OF the Jungle.
This story is told by Dr. Donaldson
Smith OF Philadelphia. who lay all
night watching the gathering OF the
animals. too interested 20 shoot. The
actions OF the rhinocerii enjoying their
evening walk IN the park. Il can well
be believed, we're particularly human
IN appearance, for this huge and un-
slightly animal Is OF an exceedingly
domestic disposition. ana takes the
best care Of its children. while the
children return the affection Of their
parents and obey them in All things.
Manyshunters have tales 20 tell of
young rhlnoceron IL one ~ The ART
can animals which 81 destined 40 ca
termination unless some protective
MEASURES are adopted 10 prevent ita
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same sort, probably, that dozens who
have done campaign singing could re-
late. Once in the stock yards district
Of Chicago he came near being mobbed
because he had the portrait of an un-
popular man thrown upon the screen;
half a dozen times when he appeared at
a hall ready to show the pictures and
sing the songs that were to accompany
the lecture the lecturer did not put in
an appearance. Then Mr.. Ramsdell
had either to do some sort of lee
ture himself or hunt up a local politi-
cal celebrity who could act as substi-
tute lecturer.
1.-THE campaign singer sometimes
finds himself in pretty good compa-
N.Y." said Mr.. Ramsdell in reminiscent
mood, day or two ago. II remem-
Der going to a hall to sing one even
ing and being confronted by a vast
poster on the outer walls which an
nounced that the speaking would be by
the Hon. Thomas Bracket Reed and
the singing by Josh Ramsdell, and
my name was printed in letters quite
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plished. The most important reason
for this is the brevity of the cam
paign. Political sleuthing is the most
difficult detective work in the world,
and 1t would take a year to organize
a political secret service that would
be effective.
"The Strikers"
The most persistent campaign fol-
lowers are the Strikers" who form al
legged clubs whose members will vote
right" if the committee equips the club
with uniforms, or in other ways con-
tributes to the clubs welfare. Then
there are the men with polling lists.
and other strings of names, who be-
fore now have been known to do COM
mittee chairmen out of hundreds of
thousands of dollars, strange as it may
seem.
The only strictly unique campaign
camp follower / ever heard of posed
as a statistician-he pronounced it
'statician and he actually worried
the chairman into giving him three
months job at $50 a week. His func-
ton was to make all sorts of combina-
tions out of ancient election returns,
all of which he managed to present so
as to foreshadow triumph in NoVem-
her. The favorable foreshadowing was
not justified by the event, however, and
when the next four years rolled around
the ''statician" could not get job,
though he applied at the headquarters
of both parties.
Reverting to the spy system for a
moment, there were once two chairmen
who had each other Swallowed on the
Sunday before election. One shadow
reported his man as down in the
dumps. complaining loudly that he was
convinced of impending crushing de-
feat. The other shadow reported his
man as confident. optimistic sure of
victory. The reports of both shadows
were misleading. The Respondent
chairman's party won. and the cock
sure charman's party was showed I'M
der "a mile"
Copyright. 1904, by T. C. McClure)
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as big and black and staring as Mr..
Reeds"
The "Hos Been" and "Turn Cont.
Perhaps the campaign singer should
not be classified among the camp fol-
lowers Of the campaign, certainly not
II the term camp follower Is used IN
the disparaging sense only. Next 10
The man who wants 10 be interviewed
for publication. all the headquarters
from those OF the National Committee
down, are haunted by a motley throng
Of has been" and turn coat" poll.
tlcians. National headquarters are un-
doubtedly afiiicted with a cholcer coll
lection Of this sort Of characters than
are 20 be found anywhere else IN the
world
Naturally. the committee chairman n
about the bufiest man in the world
~ you don't believe a. just make an
effort 10 see either Mr. TaFRart 0l
Mr. C0risly0u Without q leiter pf in-
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plause following the close Of his re-
marks had died away, the presiding
officer would introduce me and I'd
sing a song or two just to liven up
the audience before the next speaker
should begin. Then Ia be driven at
break-neck speed 10 another hall, two
or three miles away, and there Ia
help wind up the meeting"
This was In Chicago. where good
many meetings are held on the same
evening In the heat Of the campaign,
and where the political singer natur-
ally has q better show Of being IN de-
mand during the progress Of the quad
rennial political battle than IN smaller
cities. New York. Boston, Phiiadel-
phia and a very few other large cities
only are IN the same class.
The "IfIustratsd s0nE."
N wac during the campaign ~ 1895
and az Chicago mat the form "
amu6ement known a. illustrated
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well, press in a square form and bake
one and one-half hours. For sand
wiches a perfectly square mold cuts
to the best advantage.
Individual cakes, and occasionally
some doughtnuts, are palatable be-
tween sessions at school.
Doughnuts-One cup sugar, one
and one-half cups sweet milk, three
tablespoonfuls melted butter three
teaspoonfuls baking powder, two
eggs, -four to roll soft.
Ginger Snaps.-One pint molasses,
one teacup brown sugar, on teacup
butter and lard together, one teaspoon
full of soda dissolved in one-fourth cup
water, one tablespoonful ginger, and
flour enough to roll soft and thin.
Bake in quick oven.
Coffee Gems.-Four eggs, one cup
graduated sugar, two teaspoonfuls ex-
tract of coffee, one cup flour. Beat
eggs in saucepan and add the ex-
tract and sugar, beat rapidly together
over boiling water until 1t is warm;
remove from fire, beat for fifteen min
utes, add flour, sifted, and have gem
pans ready, brushed with suet and
sprinkled with a little granulated su-
gar. Fill pans half with batter and
bake in a quick over for fifteen min
utes. These cakes are usually served
warm, but are tasty when cold.
Fig andwiches.-Between slice of
buttered graham bread spread figs
which have been chopped to a smooth
paste. The bread must not be cut too
thin and the sandwiches, if they would
be kept moist and palatabe until the
noon recess, should be wrapped in
moistened tissue paper.
A tasty filling for sandwiches is
comprised of two-thirds minced chick
en-, and one-third minced ham and
tongue chopped together. Moistened
mayonnaise dressing and spread on
white bread with lettuce leaves, IL is a
delicacy.
Fruit Bread.-Work sufficient
bread sponge for a small loaf into half
a cup of butter and half cup of SUI
gar. Half dried pears or apples stew
ed and sweetened to a rich syrup, stir
two cups of the fruit into the dough
with cup of nut meats, hickory or
English walnut, and spice to taste
Add sufficient flour to knead into
loaf, let rise until very light, then bake
in a slow oven two hours. This bread
buttered and cut thin makes a whole
some sandwich.
Egg Salad-Peel "a half dozen hard
boiled eggs and cut small piece off
the white of the end so they will stand
up. Cut in halves and remove the
yolk, press through a potato ricer
and mix until IT is smooth with a
tablespoonful of melted butter, one
sixth cup vinegar to taste. Refill whites
and pin halves together with a tooth
pick.
Apple Salad.-Take firm, tart ap-
pies cut into dice and add enough
celery cut in the same manner to the
proportion of two-third celery to one
third apple. Mix with mayonnasise
dressing.
Cheese Straws.-One pound each of
-four, butter and cheese; one egg
pinch cayenne pepper. half cup water
one teaspoonful dry mustard, a little
salt. Mix -four, butter and grated
cheese, add egg, we'll beaten. and pep
per, mustard and salt. Add water
Roll out thin, cut into strips one
half inch wide and bake a light
brown.
Beans baked in individual tins, with
a tiny piece of salt pork, make
hearty wholesome dish for school
children in cold weather.
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indiscriminate slaughter. It used to
roam as far south as the Cape Of
Good Hope, but is seldom seen now
outside OF the tropics.
II is the horn Of the rhinoceros
which makes him valuable from a
mercantile point Of view, for that
horn, which grows out of his snout. a.
of ivory and takes a high polish.
Some kinds OF rhinoceros have two
horns, which adds to their value. The
hide IS Of some value, also, but not as
valuable as the ivory OF their horns.
and the flesh OF certain species is
good for food
Among the princes OF india and the
Far East cups made of rhinoceros
horn are much valued. as the popular
belief is that they have the qualit:r
Of detecting poison.
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A NATURAL PARK
IN THE JUNGLE

where the Animals Gather 20 Take
a Moonlight Promenade.
II WAS bright moonlight and the
hunter Of big game lay concealed near
the banks Of an African river. waiting
for The animals 10 come forth from the
jungle ana furnish him q shot.
A. be looked from hia hiding place
one old rhinoceros fhambled down from
me buah ~ the broad strip Oh moou-lit
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04
A Numerical PnrrIe.

Eleven letters there are in these two
words OF mine.
My /, 2, 3 d. an article most often
used for sign.
My 2, 3, and s Of a part Of the foot
spell the name;
My ?, 10, II spell an insect much
known 70 fame.
And II you will put ell my eleven let
ters together exactly right
You viii ind displayed monstroua
beast whose name always stands
for might.
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One OF the latest Photographic won
dera Ia a machine capable OF receiving
Impressions at the rate of 1000 o Sec
ond-ihlrty on forty times az fast az the
ordinary cinematorraph. n IA hoped
that with n insects wings m motion
may b. photographed and the problem
of nlEht solved.
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W the nature o. the case the csm-
IalRn song singers are not much ln
evidence shout national headqunriern
etats headquarters Hls0 afe compara-
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04

Thinly sliced veal or beef loaf. either
between slices of bread and butter or
alone, makes wholesome and pala-
table lunch dish.
Veal Loaf-Three pounds Of chop
ped veal, one-quarter pound chopped
pork, one teaspoonful pepper, two
teaspoonfuls salt, one cup bread
crumbs, two well beaten eggs. Mix
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we'll, press in a square form and bake
one and one-half hours. For sand
wiches a perfectly square mold cuts
TO the best advantage.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-17
MOB BURNS NEGROES
Murderers of Hodge Family
 Taken From Guard.
GEORGIA MILITIAMEN OVERPOWERED
Lynchers Then Took Convicted Men Cato and Reid, Out of States bOro, Ga, and Burned Them
 at the Stake.

ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. 17.-In hand to hand fight with the militia a mob of several hundred persons wrested from the military guard at the States boro courthouse two negroes, Reid and Cato, who had been convicted of mur. dering the Hodges family, took them out of town and burned them at the stake
 The militia had been stationed al the courthouse, where eleven other ne groes were on trial, to protect them frem the attack.
 Not a shot was fired at the court house. The soldiers fought fiercely with fists and gunstocks. Several mili- tiamen were seriously injured. Lieu tenants Mcintyre and Griner, both of Statesboro, are among the injured, Sergeant Proctor and Corporal Walker of Savannah also were hurt.
 The mob carried the negroes a mile and half from t0e town before burn ing them.
 Kerosene oil and wood were used.
 For more than an hour the negroes were bound to the stake before the torch was applied. During this time a photographer who was present set up his instrument and members of the mob cleared the crowd back out of view in order that good picture might be taken. Several different views were taken.
 When the trial of the alleged mur- derers of Henry Hodges and his family was resumed at Statesboro, Paul Reid was found guilty of murder and was sentenced to be hanged Sept. 9.
 Will Cato, who was convicted Mon day, was sentenced to die at the same time. Judge Daly told the men that they did not have chance on earth to escape the gallows.
 Paul Reid confessed to the killing before being burned, saying that Will Cato helped him. He first killed Hodges, then his wife and then the children.
 Colonel W. l.. Grayson and the en- tire First regiment of the Georgia mi litia ip companies of sixty men each have arrived from Savannah.
 Inspector General O'Bear of the state troops here said that when the Savannah troops reached Statesboro he looked for serious trouble. Since the wires were cut the situation has been regarded as critical by the state off, cers.
 Governor Terrell is out of the state, and Adjutant General Harris is in command, aided. by Judge Daly, who presides over the trial court
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-17
nAr rHR OLD oRoss RoAns.r

The welcome announcement is made that the local theatrical season will be opened regularly on Saturday of this week, when the Arthur c. Aiston company will present afternoon and evening performances of the beautiful southern play, At the Old Cross Roads," at Polls. This play was one of the greatest of last seasons dra- matic successes, having toured all the largest cities from coast to coast and being received by large audiences in every section visited. It's engagement at the Grand opera house, New York city, was really a record breaker, the big playhouse being packed to the doors at every performance. The play, which is in i've acts, is one which tells a heart story of great in- terest, relieved with bright sparkling comedy at just the proper time. The company is composed of excellent dra, matic reputation, several of whom are very we'll known here; among them may be mentioned James M. Brophy, Evlyn Selle, W. Burke Sullivan, Frank M Kelly, Ida E- Hazlett, Gertrude O'Mally, Annie Mortimer, Louise Val lentine and several others of equal prominence in the theatrical world.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-17
DUR STRAWBERRIES
HISTORY OF THIS DELICIOUS AMERICAN GARDEN FRUIT.
kt Has Been in Cultivation for Nearly Two Hundred Years - Orig inally It Was a Native
 of Chilli.

The story of the origin and evolution bf the garden strawberry forms chap ter in the history of economic plants which is of more than ordinary interest to American hoTticulturists./ Although this fruit has been in cultivation nearly 250 years. it's origin and history were ob- scure until within the last decade. Bot anists passed the garden strawberry and left it without name. Horticulturists contented1 them selves with giving the plant it's generic name, Fragaria- Dur ing the early sos Bailey interested him. self in the history and development of many of the garden plants, among which he included the strawberry, and as re- suit of his studies the cultivated straw berry has been assigned to well-recog- nized botanical species, Fragaria Ehiloensis
 This plant reached Europe about the year 1712, but attracted little attention and made little progress until about 1750 or 1760, when another berry, having a pleasant, pineapple-like aroma, found its way into Europe under the name of Pine or Pine Strawberry. This strain produced cultural varieties rapidly and soon gained wide distribution, gradu- ally replacing sorts previously in culti- .xation which had come from the scarlet class of North America. the parents of which were Fragarla virginiana and the ever-bearing type Fragaria vesca, which Is native to Europe.
 During early colonial days the wild Strawberries of the field were abundant and furnished much-prized article of diet. The plants were transplanted to the garden and gave fruits of increased size, but only afew commercial varieties resulted Hovey, who may be consid- cred the father of the American straw berry industry, used these native plants along with imported plants of the pine type as the foundation of number of
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-17

crosses, which resulted in the produc- ton of two varieties, the Hovey and the Boston pine. Owing to the loss of rec ords the true parentage of these could never be bedetermined, Itwas MT. Hovey's opinion that the Hovey sprang from 3 cross of mulberry and Keen's seeding, both of the pine type. The Hovey did for the strawberry what the Cape grape did for viticulture. 1t formed the main nucleus for the development of conner cial sorts, although the scarlet type was long held in high esteem.
 The garden strawberries of this coun- try have come chiefly from the so-called pine type of berries, which has been proved beyond question to have sprung from Fragaria chiloensis, plant orig inally brought to Europe from Chilli, but which is now known to be native to the western mountain regions of both North and South America The first strawber- ries to be brought under cultivation, however, were those of eastern North America, which belong to the scarlet class, the species being known to botan- ists as Fragaria virginiana. This class. as has been stated ;Ihas contributed only eparingly to our present variety list. The wild berry of Europe. which has al- ways been held in more or less esteem because of its ever-bearing tendencies, has likewise contributed only meagerly to the garden sorts of its native coun- tries and none whatever to the American list. The burden of the industry rests upon the Chilian plant.
 The garden strawberry is an American product It adapts itself to a wider range of latitude and to greater extremes fin environment than any other culti- vated frnit It is universally liked and is cosmopolitan in its adaptations.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-17

taking matches from their pockets, be- gan to strike and to hold them up.
 The sharp grating of the brakes told them that their signal had been seen. The train came to standstill. A few words explained their plight, and water and provisions were at once supplied to them.
 On the next day they drove into South ern Cross. There they learned that had the shilling fallen tails" they would have undoubtedly lost their lives, for the path to the left stretched for 500 miles in an unbroken and waterless tract un- til it reached the sea.