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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-04

and in a few minutes he would come
back TO the Office with a back bottle
hidden under his coat. Later he was
to be found lying dead drunk on the
floor in the midst of a tangle of
unread proofs, just about the
time the paper ought to so &c
press.
But this was Kennedy at his best
in his brief periods of responsibility
when he was trying to pull up" Or
dinarily he did not even dream of
work. He loafed all day around the
streets, from one saloon to another.
When he met a man who had known
him-and drank with HMM the days
before he went utterly to the dogs, he
would make a touch" But il was
noticeable that he never claimed the
acquaintance of any man who was in
! the company of a woman. Even if the
, man nodded to him, he would turn his
head away and shamble off down some
back alley.
The good fellows" who had revealed
with Kennedy in the days of his mag
nificence had become married men and
prominent citizens. one was the May
or of the city, another privy coun-
cillor. another a Judge. Again and
again they tried to nelp him get on his
feet and lead "A decent life. for there
WAS a mysterious charm about the fell
low that made everybody like him i'm
spite of his faults But all their we'll
meant efforts failed.
In his brief spasms of sohriety. Ken
nedy would write a brilliant article for
one OF the local newspapers, sell II for
cash on the nail. and then go acros,
the street To- the nearest rum shop anc
stay there perhaps for days-at an
events. until not "a cent of the money
was left. And yet the papers could
hardly do without him Nobody else in
The place could write as he did He
could always have job II he went C
"a newspaper Office, and he was al
ways sure Of being fired" in few
days.
At last. after the lapse OK several
years. Kennedy became. 20 an ap-
pearances the lowest Of the rum-soak-
ed deadbeats who hung about the
wharves Of the city and sponged
drinks Off good-natured seafaring
men. He had married a negro wo-
man. aud lived ON her earnings loo the
hlihiest hut Of the dirtiest street 90
| the negro quarter of the town EX-
cept when Doe WIS drunk hc seemed tn
have forgotten that Doe WIS white
man. And set once upou time
Kennedy bod been scholar and
gentleman.
often Kennedy would Doe steadily
drunk f0f week nm ID ume. bruwllnr
tnd ,ufslnE Hud lighting Dob the streets.
ana only nfrHpIug imprisonment bee
cause negro policeman dld not care.
or uIrr. fo IffnHt n white man Then
| De- would sober up for feW dHys aud
arDf employment
Everybody nnB surprised nt hlf
lpplihfiif In ihf negro quarter Del
hhleh Dol lived The children would
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-04

The morning after his unsuccessful
attempt at escape. Boettger was sit
ting in his bedroom pondering over
his desperate situation and wishing
that he could hit on the right method
for making white porcelain.
Just then he noticed that the powder
which his valet was putting on his
hair seemed unusually heavy. He took
a pinch of it and saw that it was of
mineral origin.
Immediately he arose. carried a guam
tity of it to a crucibe, and lo he pro-
duced kaOlin, the soft beautiful white
clay that is the chief component part
of fine Chinese porcelain.
Investigations showed that the pow
der was being put on the market by
country squire who had found white
earth on his land one day, and had
been sending it out ever since to be
used for hair powder.
A great factory was built by the King
as soon as Boettger told him what he
had found. and showed him the first
sample of porcelain.
He also forgave Boettger for swind-
ling him with lies about making gold +;
but Boettger was kept a prisoner still,
although he was in a golden cage.
1t would have been better for him
if he had been kept in a common jail.
l'CCttSCis ciIIHOuSH H6 was HOW ON lllG
way to great wealth and fame, could
not resist the temptation to drink aud
dissipate, and before he was % years
old he was like a man dying from old
age. His eyesight was so poor that
he could neither read nor write, and
at last he was unable to arise from his
bed.
The factory, although it had been
fitted with royal generosity, never paid
expenses, because it was never man
aged properly But it turned out por-
celain that made the name of Saxony
famous.
Boettger died a wreck at the age of
35. Even in his last hours he fooled
the King into believing that he still
possessed wonderful secrets. And on
his deathbed men attempted, with
threats of all kinds, to extort from him
the Philosophers Stone, which many
in Saxony firmly believed had been
found by him.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-04

1t was a favorite device of wreckers
in Olden days to tie lantern to horse
and lead him up and down a danger
Gus, rocky beach. lantern so borne
looks at distance, on stormy night.
exactly like the riding light of an
anchored vessel, the motion of the
horse causing a swaying motion which
counterfeits that of lantern hung
to the rigging of a rocking ship.
The two villains We're using the old
method with success. The vessel
whose lights were seen in the distance
was coming up from the southeast
and would sight the swaying light
of the Wreckers before she saw those
of any vessel which might be lying in
The Port. Naturally she would run in
for an anchorage and then would
come wreck, death, destruction and
pillaGe.
All her passengers and crew who
succeeded in reaching the shore alive
would be robbed, very likely killed, by
the Wreckers. and the dead washed
ashore would be robbed also. She
would break up quickly in that storm
on the rocks. and whatever of value
in her cargo was washed ashore would
become the prey of the two rufiians
Lying in a thicket of beach-plum
bushes Dick thought it all out and
trembled AS he realized the tragedy
which was impending. Run for help?
The nearest house was miles away
and only one aged farmer and his wife
lived there. There was not time
enough to warn The Port
Steadily old Dobbin trudged up and
down, under the guidance of Hackett.
each time passing close to Dicks
hiding place.
Poor old Dobbin," thought Dick,
they will even make you a partner
in their crime
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-04

blasted career. 1t was all summed up
in one sentence he uttered
so, you see, if Rose hadn't Tilted
me, ! might have made a man of my
self, after ALL
He handed a packet of letters and
family papers to his friend.
Il have kept up writing to my peo-
pie whenever l was sober and had
enough money to buy decent note
paper" he said. Write to them, and
to the girl, and let them know / am
dead. But, for Gods sake. don't
shame them with the story of my life
here. Tell them l lived and died a
gentleman"
After Kennedy's death people began
to understand why they had liked him
all those years in spite of his degrade
ton. 1t leaked out that all the time
he had figured in the public eye as
nothing better than rum soa ked
deadbeat. he had been a philanthro-
pist in quiet way in the negro quar-
ter in which he lived. To this day the
black people in that part of the city
speak of him as the best white man
they ever knew.
Mars Kennedy. sab ?" they say.
Yes, him was too fond oh rum: but
him de bestis' buckra dat eber lib
down h'yah wild we.
If pusson took sick, Mars Ken
nedy him so an sit wild him an spend
him last cent fe buy doctor med'sen.
An you tink him let John Delisser
punch him wife Arabella. same way
he used fe do fore Mars Kennedy
come h'yah? No. sah Him tex John
by de troat an mex him promise not
fe do Il no mo-.
AN de chillun. sab. dey fair dotted
pom him. II dem hadn't clothes fe go
to de skule. Mars Kennedy would
teach dem; an him allus had candy
wheneber dey met up wild him.
"Sho, sab! Deirs no use a-tar<in'i
Mars Kennedy. him was a real buck
IA gentleman"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-04

parting drink. Then he submitted his
proposition to Kennedy to go out to
the West Indies and edit his paper, Of
fering him twice the salary he had
intended to pay.
Kennedy was more than half drunk
and utterly reckless.
All right, anything for change," he
said earelessly. Tn sick of London.
! thought of going East but the West
Indies will serve as we'll"
Melhado produced a blank contract
from his pocket and filled it up; Ken
nedy signed it. and nonchalantly Dor
rowed five hundred dollars on the spot
as an advance of his salary.
Then he babe Melhado good night.
But he did not 60 home. He went
back to the baccarat table and sat in
the game until breakfast time came
around, and he rose with only few
dollars left in his pocket.
few days later he sailed to the
West I+dies with Melhado. He found
his employer good fellow" and
there were other good fellows" on
the ship. Drinks and cards were the
order n the day and the night in the
smoking room. It was not such n
famous voyage in the mind Of the
wine steward. as that Of the South
American gamblers who. having won
hugely on the Panama lottery. drank
every bottle of champagne on the
ship except six that the captain re-
served for medicinal purposes. and
then grumbled because they had to
switch off TO Moselle. but il ranked
second TO that epoch-m aking trip.
ana while they were drunk together:
kennedy borrowed over two thousand
dollars more from Melhado and lost
most OF it before the ship reached
port.
When they arrived I'm the island
Melhado got int, harness at once. He
had had his fling. and would now
work hard looking after his large in-
terests.
But not so Kennedy. lie announced
that he was going TO FIX up some dig
glngs.' and managed 20 extract am
other check from Melhado for tbat
purpose. making his Indebtedness a
round three thousand. He Intended TO
Interview house agents and boarding
house keepers. but he met two or
three good fellows" instead. They
took him 20 the club and then 90 me
principal hotel Of the city.
To this day the natives talk about
that great debauch. that most magnin-
cent ~ "arreca Tu tho lobby III tba
hotel feunedys bni. Tor o. harrs uo9n
tho WHl framed and Dr. shown tn
American iourifig as o. proof 90 ,ho
royal Way an English rcufleman tslos
hlF liquor. liut llirr On. in his rHrrnf
sl0ng tho primrose nnfh. Kennedy
would have been h00fnd down fhr afrps
81 thgi hotel h4d he tried t0 anfer It.
For over week Boz ard several ~
~ newiy found friends we're unfousY
sfunf pn fhr DoH. nguofa ln tho hqffl
fNlf H9ihlnn rheap fer thfm' They
N~llq sf' drunk iIke gentlemen. lf
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-04
Hair Powder Led
To Porcelain
Accident That Led to the Perfection
of Porcelain Making in Saxony.


of Porcelain Making in Saxony.
The discovery of the use of kaoIin
in porcelain. which enabled the people
Of Saxony 10 become the leading
white porcelain makers of the world
early i'm the eighteenth century, was
a lucky accident.
Boettger, who already was known
as a great maker of brown porcelain,
had been devotins his time to cheat
ing the King Of Saxony with stories
of his gold-making powers instead of
using his talents for legitimate work.
lie had induced the King to send
him great sums of gold until the mon
arch was almost penniless. And al
last the King demanded that Boett-
ger produce the sixty millions of du-
eats in gold which he had promised
or lose his head.
Boettger tried to gain time. but the
King had grown weary of waiting and
informed HIM that he must make gold
at the rate OF fifty thousand ducats
a month until the entire sixty millions
We're produced.
Boettger tried TO escape, but the
house was surrounded by so many
soldiers that his FIRST attempt was his
last. So he promised the King to
send him one hundred thousand du-
cats Immediately.
Boetteer had many friends who
knew his attainments IN chemistry.
and one Of these had been begging
him for long while 90 cease his pre-
tensions as gold-maker and devote
bis time 90 making porcelain. And ln
"a few serious attempts, Boettger had
produced some that rivaled the brown
porcelain 81 China. ~ which great
quantities were being sent 10 Europe
thtn.
"lf sou ran make white porcelain
HH good Hs the Chinese said This
friend count won TsrhuhHuaeu "g1u
Wil mHke fhe klnR aH ueh sA ~ yo4
made sold foi him.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-04
A PLENTIFUL MENU.
The OranE Lauts Have Variety Their
Food to Satisfy Anyone.

Probably the most varied diet in
the world" said traveller who had
just returned from the Malay penin-
sula, lis that of the Jakuns of the
Sea, or Orang Lauts, VINO are the
real Malay pirates. These people have
about all that there is to eat, and they
eat everything as it comes along.
Although they have all kinds of
fine fruits, at certain times of the year.
they eat yam which is so poison
Gus that they have to CRATE it and
mix it with slaked lime before they
dare swallow it.
In the way of flesh they eat mon
keys, deer, wild pig birds, fish, porcu-
pines, lizards, squirrels, rats, mice and
snakes. And they seem to turn from
venison to rat, or from wild pig to
snake, with equal appetite
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-04
Reindeer Hunts
in the Water
Where the Animals Arc Killed by
Men in Boats with Spears.

ln that part Of Siberia that lies
along the Anadyr river. which emp
Ties into Bering sea, the natives are
now engaged iu strange way ~
hunting fhe reindeer
Tine animals are unusually plentiful
in Che territory along The river at this
time of the year They have spent
iho early summer ln ths mud holes ~
ihe northern tundra whittier they fee
early Doh spring a. escape enc mosqui-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-19
NAUCATUCK NUGGETS.

The funeral of Edward J. Donovan took place yesterday afternoon at 1 80 o'clock from his late residence on Scott street and at 3 o'clock from St Francis's church. The service at the churh was read by the Rev Father Tanning. The Hibernian Rifles the three divisions of the 4. 0. H.. and the Foresters, societies of which the deceased was member, attended the funeral in a body, as did also the cut terss in the Phoenix shop, where the unfortunate young man was employed. The funeral was largely attended. The active pail bearers were John Green, Patrick Rooney, Roger O'Don- nell. Patrick Connolly of Naugatuck, James O'Brien of New Haven. Tim othy Luddy of Waterbury. The hon. orary pail bearers were Joseph Dui- gan, Joseph Murtha James Keeley, Naugatuck, William Bowe.< James McGrath and Cornelius Moore of Wa terbury.
 The Naugatuck basketball team de feated the Waterbury team in the op- era house Saturday night by score of 9 to 10. The G. MIR. Shoe Co.'S team defeated the coat shop team by a score of 12 to 8.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-19
TIE TALkATIvE PASSENGER
He Was Bound to Entertain and Roast ed His Fellow Travellers
 for Silence.

It was at the close of a days stim examination that settled myself in the corner of the carriage. My brain was tagged, my fingers ached. was only too glad to forget everything in novel purchased at the railway station, says a writer in London Tit-Bits The only other occupants of the carriage were a tired-looking clergyman (who seemed as willing to bury himself in his pa per as I did in my novel; and smart ly-dressed individual who had evident ly dined mot wisely but too we'll
 He addressed himself alternately to the clergyman and myself We learned much against our inclinations-that he had retired from business, that he held shares in the De Beers mines, and so on Then he called our attention to objects of interest en route, which we probably knew as well as he did. [ ignored him as much as possible, leaving him to the other passenger, who looked unmistakably bored, and who only glanced up from his paper to remark: Just so," "Ah, indeed!"
 At Burton our ta.lkatiye fellow-pas- senger prepared to alight. As he closed the door he paused, turned round. and jerked out:I T say, you two'-we looked up simultaneously John : Jones, of T-; ain't ashamed of it, neither! There's 8 cemetery just by our house where they buries the deaG and dumb free. If either of you would like to be buried there, guess you could for the asking, specially if you mentioned my name"
 The humor of the thing was too much for us. We laughed long and heartily watching his retreating figure with more interest than we had bestowed upon his "reminiscences.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-19
OAKVLLE HAPPENINGS

Mir and Mrs o. E. Gazley ot New ton Heights spent Sunday at the home of their son, George, in New York.
 Max Felsman of Main street has taken position with the Oakyille Co.
 Miss May Fitzpatrick. who attends the Collegiate institute of Fort Ed ward. N. Y.. is expected home We'd nesday to remain during the holiday vacation.
 Burton H. Nfunson. the fuel man. had a dangerous fall Saturday even ing while delivering coal and is un- able to attend to his duties as a re- suit. His right leg is the part affect ed.
 Frederick Slough of Main street has resumed travelling.
 Miss Ida Krantz of Knob Hill went to New Haven Saturday for brief visit with friends.
 Welton Dains, son of MT and Mrs A. A. Dains, who moved here from Watertown not long ago, has enlisted in the United States army Nas a cavaI- ryman.
 A. Ss ICChSE Ol bAG DdCh EOtCu Lk- gently went to New York to meet hia father on the latter's return from a sojourn i'll Germany.
 Miss Dora Shoemaker returned to Hartford Saturday after few weeks visit at the home of A. A. ,Adt. Mrs B. H. Munson and daughter of Main street spent Sunday with rela- tives in Hartford.
 G. w. Forsyth of Boston, who was in this village on business for about a week and staying at Mrs Slocum's boarding house on Newton Heights. has returned.
 The pastor of the Congregational church announced at yesterdays ser vices that holy communion would be celebrated on Christmas day instead of the first Sunday, of the new year; and advised the parents w1lO had cAil dren to christen to have it done on yne former day or on 'Childermas day.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-19
FRESH NOVELTIES IN FUR.
Fashionable Articles of Apparel in Vogue for the Winter
 Season.

Speaking of fur novelties. this Is what one sees, says the Bruoklyn Eagle:
 Handsome squirrel coats that roll open, showing a vest of delicate em- broidery.
 Heavy sable coats and coats of mink with lay-doWn collars of Armenian needlework and cuffs of the same.
 Baby lamb coats with vest of Persian embroidery and stock to match and deen cuffs of the Persian work.
 Exquisite sealskin coats, bllttoned with leather-covered buttons. and trimmed with leather cuffs and leather collar. When the coat is unbuttoned it shows a vest made of embroidered leather.
 one sees beautiful fun coats of all kinds With embroidered chamois vests and one sees handsome squirrel coats with em. broldered chamois facings. Strange contrasts rule the day In dress.
 1t is fad to line fur coat with satin to match the costume, and one of the prettiest winter suits to be found any. where is made of Persian lamb trimmed With ermtne and lined with gun metal satin to be worn over a gun metal cloth costume. The hat in this case can be.a felt hat the color of gun metal trimmed with a band of ermine and white os- trich feather which should trail over the back of the hat.
 Several pretty features stand ont prominently in the imported coats. The first is the leather covered button and the button covered with velvet. Green velvet buttons, as big as a silver quar- ter, trim a squirrel coat. and a coat of deerskin is adorned win big button molds covered with green leather. Of course the leather is dyed to a certain shade, and that shade Is usually one that matches the hat. A little embroidered leather vest of the same color is an add- ed touch of smartness. And one can have leather-trimmed cuffs and gloves stitched with green 10 match the vest. She buttons and the cuff trimmings.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-19

Portuguese themselves have proverb that says: Peace with cudgel in her hand is war" These difaculties were encouraged by interested parties, who realized that Portugal without British protection was in danger of losing her political life, and that Great Britain without friendly Portugal had certain difficult compilations to face In the Mediterranean in times of trouble.
 Even with reference of the Baltic tragedy to arbitration, under the terms of The Hague convention, is triumph for the peace party, and it must be left to history to do credit to the high restraint of English statesmen, who, at a moment when they might have de- stroyed Russia's poor remains of sea power, allowed them to proceed upon their ill-starred way, and refused a chance that no less scrupulous country would have hesitated to seize. If op- portunism were the strongest factor in British foreign politics, the Baltic squadron would lie full fathom five'' where the fishermen of the Algarve coast look" out over the Atlantic wa ters.
 People who speak with authority de- clare that President Roosevelt will en- deavor to signalize his second term of office by treaty of arbitration with England, and by encouraging a further conference at The Hague, that shall cover larger ground and take 8 more decisive step towards the substitution of international tribunals for the un- satisfactory arbitrament of the sword.
 As soon as Russia and Japan can bend their swords into sickles,. there will be but one great predatory power left in Europe, power that is forced to trouble the international waters for it's better fishing, and forced to fish that it may live. Happily for Europe, the German danger is recognized and to some extent discounted; indeed, there are shrewd observers who hold that the most of Europe's precautions are taken in view of Germany's possi- bilities of offense and capacity for in. trigue,
 Peace, justice and the Word of God,' says Ruslxin, must be given to the world, not sold {
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-19
PROGRESS OF PEACE
EUROPE AND AMERICA FAVOR
 REPATRIATION MEASURES.
Prospects Abroad and at Home of Set clement of International Diha-
 culties by Other Means Than < sangUinary War.

The war in the far east continues to rage furiousIy; after ten months of un- exampled horrors. neither combatant seeks to put a period to the conflict. It may be said that the situation shames our twentieth century civilization; but we must not expect too much from our age, and marked development of cer- tain political tendencies suggests that even the Russo Japanese contest may not prove an unmixed evil to the world at large. The protagonists will emerge from the struggle with real appre- citation of the tragedy of war; they will seek peace and ensue it; and nearly all the remaining great powers are show
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-19
UMBRELLAS HERE FOR MEN

I UMBRELLAS HERE FOR MEN
 WOMEN AND CHILDREN. They're an old standby for holiday gifts and you will find something here to please you, no matter how much or how little you wish to expend.
 MEMS UMBRELLAS. Strong 8 rib Paragon frames, COW cred with serge, English gloria, raf- feta and all silk, handles of natural wood, plain or silver trimmed horn, ivory, etc, prices range from 49c to $7.5O each.
 
 WOMEN'S UMBRELLAS. Big assortments at all prices, but unusually large at $1.25, $1.49 and $1.9S. Tn all styles of handles, dura- ble coverings of gloria, taffeta and silk, other grades as cheap as 49c or as good as $7.50.
 22 and 24 inch sizes, covered with serge or gloria, 49c to $1.49 each.