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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-06
THE WEAVING OF
THE MAGIC CLOAK
l. FRANK Baums Queen of x Appearing SeraI,u n
Nicholas. Copyright 1904 by The Century CO WY " ~

The fairies assembled one moonlit
night in a pretty clearing of the an
Gent forest of Burzee.
The clearing was in the form of
circle. and all around stood giant oak
and fir trees. while in the center the
grass grew green and soft as velvet.
If any mortal had ever penetrated so
far into the great forest and could
have looked upon the fairy circle by
daylight he might perhaps have seen
tiny path worn in the grass by the
feet of the dancing elves. For here.
during the full of the moon, the FAM
Gus fairy band. ruled by good Queen
Lujea, loved to dance and make merry
While the silvery rays flooded the
clearing and caused their gauzy wings
to sparkle with every color of the rain
bow.
on this especial night, however, they
we're not dancing. For the queen had
seated herself upon a little green
mound and while her band clustered
about her she began to address the
fairies in a tone of discomfort.
Il am tired of dancing, my dears,"
said she. Every evening since the
moon grew big and round we have
come here to friSk about and laugh
and disport ourselves; and although
those are good things to keep the
heart light, one may grow weary even
OF merry-making. So do 1 ask you
10 suggest some new way to divert
both me and yourselves during this
night"
That is a hard task" answered the
wings slowly-as a lady toys with her
fan. we have lived through so many
ages that we long ago exhausted
everything that might be considered
8 novelty and of all our recreations
nothing gives us such continued pleas
ure as dancing"
But l do not care to dance to-
night" replied Lulea, with little
froWn.
we might create something, by vir-
tue of our fairy powers" suggested one
who reclined at the feet of the queen.
All, that is just the ideal! exclaim-
ed the dainty Lulea. with Frightening
countenance. Let US create some
thing. But what?"
Il have heard remarked another
member of the band, of thinking
cap having been made by some fairies
in America. And whatever mortal
wore this thinking-cap was able to con-
ceive the most noble and beautiful
thoughts"
That was indeed a worthy creation"
cried the little queen. What became
of the cap?"
The man who received it was so
afraid some one else would get it and
be able to think the same exquisite
thoughts as himself that he hid it safe
ly away--so safely that he himself new
er could think afterward where he had
placed it."
How unfortunate! But we must not
make another thinking-cap, lest it
meet a like fate. Cannot you suggest
something else?"
I have heard" said another, "of
certain fairies who created a pair of
enchanted boots. which would always
carry their mortal wearer away from
danger-and never into it,"
What a great boon to those blum
dering mortals." cried the queen. And
Whatever became of the boots?"
They came at last into the possess
sion of a great general who did not
know their powers. So he wore them
into battle one day, and Immediately
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the grass and their joyous laughter
tinkled like silver bells and awoke the
echoes OF the grim forest surrounding
them. And at last they paused and
threw themselves upon the green with
little signs Of content. For the shut
ties and loom had vanished; the work
was complete: and Queen Lulea stood
upon the mound holding in her hand
the magic cloak.
The garment was as beautiful as It
was marvelous-each and every hue OF
the rainbow glinted and sparkied from
the soft folds; and while it was light
in weight as swan SHOWN, its strength
was 80 great that the fabric was WELL
nigh indestructible.
The fairy band regarded II with
great satisfaction. for every one had
assisted In its manufacture and could
admire with pardonable pride its glossy
folds.
1T is very lovely, indeedp cried lit
tie Espa. But to whom shall we pre-
sent it?'
The question aroused a dozen sug-
gestions, each fairy seeming TO favor
a different mortal. Every members of
this band, as you doubtless know, was
the unseen guardian Of some man or
woman or child in the great world be-
yond the forest, and II was but nat
ural that each should wish her own
ward TO have the magic cloak.
While they thus disputed. another
fairy Joined them and pressed TO the
side OF the queen.
Welcome, Ereoi." said Lulea- "You
are late"
The newcomer was very lovely In
appearance, and with her fluffy golden
hair and clear blue eyes was marvel
ously fair TO look upon. In a low, grave
voice she answered the queen:
Eyes, you majesty I am late. But
could not help II. The old King Of
holland, whose guardian have been
since his birth, has passed away this
evening, and i could not bear to leave
him until the end came"
80 the old King Ia dead az lasti"
said the queen. thoughtfuily. He was
n good man, but woefully uninterest-
Ing; and he must have wearled you
greatly Al times my sweet Ereol."
IAN mortale are. ] think. weari-
some" returned the fairy with q
Sigh.
@And who h the now King o. no
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LAUGHTER GAMES.

The children Of many nations have
games that consist in saying or do
ing something funny while each child
ries not to smile, giggle or laugh. The
Eskimos, the North American In
dams, the Italians and the Germans
all have a great variety of these
laughter games.
One Of them, which is almost the
same among the children Of both the
civilized and uncivilized nations, is as
follows:
One child stands in the middle of a
ring formed by the others. In turn
they step up to the one and pluck
her by the chin, saying:
'Aunty thick and thin
/ pluck you by the chin;
II you see me laugh or smile
/ must take your place awhile"
Now IL seems easy enough to say
these words without laughing or grim
ning-when you read about II. But II
isn't bit easy when you try II.
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wearer. In that case the magic power
VIII not be exercised on behalf of the
thief"
But should there not. be a limit
to the number of the cloak's wear
ers?'' asked the fairy lying at the
queens feet.
Il think not If used properly our
gift will prove of great value to NOR
tails. And if we find it is misused we
can at any time take back the cloak
and revoke its magic power. So now,
II we are all agreed upon this novel
amusement, let us set to work.
At these words the fairies sprang up
eagerly; and their queen smiling upon
them, waved her wand toward the cen
ter of the clearing. At once a beauti-
full fairy loom appeared in the space.
II was not such a loom as mortals use.
1t consisted of a large and small
ring Of gold, supported by tall pole
Of jasper. The entire band danced
around it thrice, the fairies carrying
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ran away, followed by all his men, and
the fight was won by the enemy
ger?" u''''-
"Yes-at the expense of his reputa-
ton. So he retired to farm and wore
out the boots tramping up and down
a country road and trying to decide
why he had suddenly become such a
coward"
The boots were worn by the wrong
man, surely" said the queen; and that
is why they proved a curse rather than
a blessing. But we want no enchant-
ed boots. Think of something else"
suppose we weave a magic cloak
proposed Espa, a sweet little fairy who
had not before spoken.
"A cloak? Indeed, we might easily
weave that" returned the queen. But
what sort of magic powers must it
possess?"
Let it's wearer have any wish in
stantly fulfilled" said Espa, brightly.
But at this there arose quite a muir
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land?" asked Lulea.
There is nome" answered Ereol
''The old king died without a single
relative to succeed to his throne, and
his five high counselors were in a
great dilemma when l came away"
We'll, my dear, you may rest and
enjoy yourself for a period, in order
By and by will appoint you guardian
TO some newly born babe, that your
duties may be less arduous. But l am
sorry you were not with us tonight
for we have had rare sport. See! we
have woven a magic cloak"
Ereol examined the garment with
pleasure.
And who is to wear it?" she asked
Then again arose the good-natured
dispute as to which mortal in all the
world should possess the magic cloak.
Finally the queen, laughing at the ar
guments of her band, said to them:
"Come Let us leave the decision to
the Man in the Moon. He has been
watching us with great deal of
amusement, and once. am sure, l
caught him winlxing at us in quite a
roguish way"
At this every head was turned to-
ward the moon; and then a mans face,
full-bearded and wrinkled but with a
jolly look upon the rough features, APP
peared sharply defined upon the moons
broad surface.
80 I'm to decide another dispute,
eh?" said he. in a clear voice. well,
my dears. what is it this timer"
I'VE wish you to say what mortal
shall wear the magic cloak which
and the ladies of my court have
woven" replied Queen Lulea.
Give it to the first unhappy person
you meet" said the Man in the Moon.
1.-THE happy mortals have no need of
magic cloaks." And with this advice
the friendly face of the Man in the
Moon faded away until only the out
lines remained visible against the sill
yer disk.
The queen clapped her hands de-
lightedly.
Our Man in the Moon is very wise"
suggestion. Go, Ereol. since you are
free for time. and carry the magic
cloak to holland. And the first person
you meet who is really unhappy, be it
man, woman, or child. shall receive
from you the cloak as a gift from our
fairy band"
Ereol bowed. and folded the cloak
over her arm.
Come, my children" continued Luz
lea; 'the moon is hiding behind the
tree-tops, and it is time for us to de-
part"
A moment later the fairies had dis
appeared, and the clearing wherein
they had danced and woven the magic
cloak lay shrouded in deepest gloom.
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THE GODFATHER OF
THE GIANT TREES.

Every American and nearly every
other civilized man recognizes the
quer name "Sequoya" at once as re-
ferring to the wonderful big trees Of
California. But how many people
know where the name comes from?
The godfather of the great trees
was Sequoya, a Cherokee Indian. He
died in 1S43, at the age of SO years,
and he left behind him something
that makes his name much more IA
nous among the Cherokees than the
fact that the big trees are named aft
err him.
The great thing that he bequeathed
to the Cherokees was a syllable al
phabet. 1t is a wonderful yet simple
device. AS soon as a Cherokee has
mastered the eighty-five characters he
can read and write. Within a few
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in each hand a silver shuttle wound
with glossy filaments finer than the
finest silk. And the threads on each
shuttle appeared different hue from
those of all the other shuttles.
AT sign from the queen they one
and all approached the golden loom and
fastened an end of thread in it's warp.
Next moment they were gleefully dane
ing hither and thither, while the silver
shuttles flew swiftly from hand to
hand and the gossamer-like web began
to grow upon the loom.
Presently the queen herself took part
in the sport, and the thread she wove
into the fabric was the magical one
which was destined to give the cloak
its wondrous power.
Long and swiftly the fairy band
worked beneath the old moons rays,
while their feet tripped gracefully over
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months after Sequoya first introduced
1t thousands of Indians had learned
to read and write huently without a
teacher.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-12-29

oEC. i. ali IOt0l8n COfpOTd
tions doing. business in the State
of Nevada shall during the month
of May of this year and in each
succeeding year in the month of
January, publish q statement of
their last years business in some
daily newspaper in the State of
Nevada for q period Of one week.
Sec. 2. The Secretary of the
company publishing the state
ment shall file a copy with the
several Assessors of the State of
Nevada.
SEC. 8. Any corporation com
ing within the provisions of this
Act who shall neglect or refuse
to file statement as required by
section l of this Act, shall be
liable to a penalty of 500 for
each month that the published
statement remains unified with
the several Assessors of the
State.
SEC. 4. Any District Attor-
ney in the State is competent to
sue to recover the penalty, or the
Attorney-General. The first
county suing through its District
Attorney shall secure the penal
ty, and if no suit is brought for
the penalty by any. District At
torney the State shall have the
right to recover through its At
torney-General.
SEC. >. All Acts and parts of
Acts in conflict with this Act are
hereby repealed
1t is to be noticed that the
statement must be published in a
DAILY paper. We ask what add
vantage can result to anyone by
having the statement ofthe Glas-
gov & Western Co., the Boston
& Nevada Copper Co., or of any
other company operating in
White Pine county, printed in
paper published in Virginia
City, Reno, Carson or in any
other place outside of this coun-
ty?
There might be good reasons
for requiring foreign corpora
tions to publish the required
statement in the county in which
the company is operating. If
the law makers saw good move
when they approved the law, they
lost it by compelling the publica-
ton to be made in a daily. Most
of the counties of this State are
without daily publications; hence
all the companies are compelled
to give the work to one of the
few dailies. Notwithstanding they
may all be published 500 miles
from the place of doing business.
The other day one of our min
ing mon showed the writer an
unsolicited letter from one of the
western dailies stating that the
report Of his company would be
published ia that paper for SO
much. The mining mans re-
mark at the time was not elegan',
but to the point. He said. who
in h - would read an uninter-
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-12-29
BLACKLEC VACCINE FREE

Cyu9HS eCACN SIG VACCINE
CALIFORNIA 0TockMcN'o FAvoNTrG"
Powder, String or PHI Form
(9slb TO- - PER PACKAGE Of TEN DOSBS)
Telatsedses. We v1send package and sr bookisss
- Back Leg and Anthrax Free 10 each stockmso
vhe ssads cents postage and the and Addresses
q twenty esttlesaisesss form of vaccine wanted
Allssss, the CUTTER LABORATORY DEPT. 3.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
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estipg and uninstructive report
Of our company printed in pa
per that probably does not have
half a dozen subscribers in this
county? Somebody might read
it if printed in a home paper.
The law gives a graft, an I'M
warranted monopoly to the few.
1t is special legislation not spe-
cial in legal sense, but in every
other. II the Legislature has a
warm feeling for newspapers, all
should have an equal show at the
financial trough. Big fish can
take care of themselves: but it is
usually nip and tuck for the
weeklies in sparsely settled COM
munities. If there is any reason
for taking the publications out
of the counties where the works
are situated, we fail to see it. In
the language of Tom Watson,
1t surpasseth our untutored
comprehension.
Corporations are QUASI-public
concerns. and the people who
are affected by 1T, have a right
to know something of its doings:
and the people mostly affected
are those in the community in
which it operates, the community
from which it draws its employ
ees, in which, it pays its taxes,
and is directly connected with in
its various business ways. The
presumption is that these people
read the local paper and not the
local papers of Storey, Washoe
or Humboldt counties. The filing
of a copy of the statement with
the various Assessors of the
State is sufficient publication to
the disinterested parties. The
law should be amended.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-12-29
A POOR LAW.

On March 18th. 1901, our Leg
islature approved the following
law:
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Speaking of poor legislation
reminds us that we have several
laws in our statute books which
How is this for weather.
should be abolished, amended or
enforced. A dead letter law is,
as the old saying goes. neither
useful nor ornamental. On the
other hand, it is detrimental.
Uninforced laws tend to cause
people to lose that reverence for
the law We all should have, and
lead some to believe that if one
law can be violated with impun-
ity, another can be. Our statutes
are cumbersome enough without
being burdened with waste mat
ter.
Among the numerous dead letter
laws, for illustration, may be
mentioned the statute making it
crime to keep saloons open af-
ter midnight. No attention is
paid to the law in any place in
the State, nor is there any at
tempt to enforce it. Whether or
not the law is good one, we ex-
press no opinion: but if it is good
it should be enforced; if poor
law, it should be abolished. 1t
is just as much to the credit of a
legislature to repeal poor laws as
to pass new ones. The following
recently appeared in an eastern
newspaper. The man who goes
to the next Legislature, comes
home and brags that he did not
introduce a bill should be award
ed Il gold medal Conditions
are not SO bad here as the quota
ton would imply exists in the
eastern State. We need some
laws repealed, more amended,
and still more new ones good,
substantial laws, not trivialties
such as some of the enactmentS
Governor Sparks was compelled
to veto two years ago.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-12-29

Sheriff ................G. +. NEWMAN.
Treasurer ..................J. F. MILES.
Assessor .................A. c. HOUSE.
Recorder & Auditor..D. S. DICkERSON
Clerk. .... NEIL MUNRO.
District Attorney ........C. A. WALKER.
Commissioners M. G. s 'Iaa, e. bsrs G,
Justice of the Peace ely Towuship).,.~
.............. ..................JoHNW WEBER.
Constable (Ely Town s'p)W. J. PETERS
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COUNTY. DIRECTORY,

The following are the county officers
OF n hite Pine county:
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-12-29
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature ssass sss Of 1HAZzzzu
NOTICE TO SHIPPERS.

l am now prepared to haul all western
reight from Wells to Ely and Cherry Creek.
All parties desiring me TO receive their goods
At Wells will please request shippers to mark
same Care J 3. Cazier," and 1t will be
promptly delivered to me. l am prepared to
handle everything in the way Of freight, and
guarantee good service. All CHARGES will be
prepaid by me at Wells
Js. CAzIRR
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Personals

George Hider was down from Cedar
edge Wednesday.
A. B. Hartman and wife, of Craw-
ford, were stopping at the Delta House
Thursday.
Mrs. A. F. Wannemaker and daugh-
ter, Elsie were stopping at the Delta
House Tuesday and Wednesday.
M D. Vincent of Paonia, was in this
city Wednesday.
Billy Sumner, of Hotchkiss. was in
town Wednesday,.
Mrs C. A. Morrell came in Wednes-
day from Telluride to join her husband,
who is head tailor for the Remington
Elliott Co.
Ed Vandeventer and wife returned
last week from Denver.
G. N. Thorp and wife, of Montrose,
were among the Woodmen visitors
Tuesday.
Miss Lena Smith has accepted a pos
ition in the Golden Rule store. -..-.
The Rev. E. w. McCracken is hold
ing special services at Eckert.
Walter Dix came down from Ouray
Tuesday, where he is tending bar. He
returned yesterday.
Miss w. E Cunningham of Paonia
was guest at the Delta House Thurs
day.
]. H Haley was in town from his
Mesa ranch several days this week.
DR.. NJ. w. Baxter was down from
his ranch near Cedaredge, Tuesday.
Fred Sanderson was in Delta from
Hotchkiss Monday.
FOR SALE-One thoroughbred
Irish-setter bitch pup. Address P. o.
Box, 296 Grand Junction, Colo.
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oFFICIAL DIRECTORY
Churches.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. Services % at II a
m. and I:3o p. m Rev. Milton Fish pastor
Suuda, school at 10 a. m. DR.. A. II. Stockham,
superintendent Young Peoples meeting at $50
o. m. Prayer meeting on "Wednesday evenings at
ihe church.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-service At II
IN and Iao D. IN. Rev. II. J. Froihingham m pastor
sunday School at 10 a. m. Mrs. Carrie Clark
.upt, The Christian Endeavors meet al
s4s D. IN. Prayer meeting Wednesday evenings
1t the church.
Order OF divine services in the chapel OF the
,nonas;ery: On week days, O'Clock a. m cele-
prstjon OF the most holy sacrifice Of mass every
,norning. On Sundays and holidays, 10 o'clock
!. M celebration of the most holy sacrifice OF
mas, sermon. benediction with the most blessed
sacrament. and Sunday school. Allare cordially
invited.
METHODIST CHURCH Rev. J. J. Lace.
PASTOR Services at II q. M: and 500 p m. sun
day school al 10 4. m, Miss Emma Myers, super
intendent Epworth league meets Al 100 p. m
Prayer inccting "Wednesday evenings At church
CEDAR EDGE METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHuRCHs--aanday school every Sunday at loa
.. m. frSrhfng every Sunday. welcome fo'
all.
VIC. T. Irregular meeting frst Friday IN
every month, At p. m. At MIs. Hastings.
MRS. ELLA HASTINGS. Pres.
MS ". b. MATHERs. Secty.
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order er wasAi.stsn.

every second and fonrth TuesdxY. evening 81
"a Oh month In Odd Fellows hall. W. }. Gaunt.
President C. b. Crvsler. eecfetAry.
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Notice Of Annual Meeting Of Stockholders.

The annual meeting of the Stock
holders of the Leon Lake Ditch & Res
ervoir ompany will be held in the
Court House, in Delta, Colorado, on
Saturday, November 5th, 1904, at
2 o'clock p. M, for the purpose of
electing officers for the ensuing year.
Also the question Of making assess
ments to pay the debts and current ex-
penses OF the Company will be consid-
cred and decided upon.
MILTON r. WEIGH, E. F. GRAHAM,
Secretary. President.
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wm. spauid'ng Union No. III meets At
EcksH second aud fourth Saturday nights on
each month. W. H. Jarvis, President, Byron
+, Tan, Secretary.
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Notice Of Final Settleneat.

IN THE MA TIER OF the Estate Of Isabella W.
Gregg, deceased.
Notice Is hereby given, That on Monday, the
2sth day Of November. A. d. 1904, being one of
the regular days Of the September Term of the
County Court Of Delta County. In the State Of
Colorado, !, John W. Gregg. Executor of said
estate, will appear before the Judge Of said
Court, present my final settlement AZ such Ex-
ccutor, pray the approval Of the same. and will
then apply to be discharged As such Executor.
At which time and place any person in interest
may appear and present objections to the same
ifsny there be.
Dated nj Delta, Colorado, October ., 1904
JOHN ". GREGG,
Executor Of the Last Will Of Isabella W.
GregR, deceased.
firxt publication Nov. I, 1901.
last publication Nov. 2s. 1901.
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Notice.

WE ARE GONG OUT OF BUSINESS
All persons knowing themselves indebt-
ed to the Nelson Bros. Fruit Co., either
by book account or note are hereby re-
quested to call and settle at once.
All accounts not paid within 80 days
will be put in the hands our Attorneys
for collection.
THE NELSON Bros. FRUIT Co.
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Delta Coaasy Oaeers.

Sheriff, VIM. Hunt.
County Clerk aud Recorder. II. X. Ferguson.
County Treasurer, n. Ernet Clack.
County Assessor Sam Cockerham.
County Surveyor. John A. Curtis.
County Judge Milton X. welch.
County Sup't OF Schools, Miss Alice Royce.
Coruner-Dr. s. b Houts-
George stephan. County Attorney.
Z. NJ. Gets, County Commmissioner lst district
/. d. King. 2nd "
John ". Finn Srd "