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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-20
Song of the Inebriate.

(SuDllSlleu Ny IlSlNiCSSl
Where are the friends that to me were
s h. a long Long. long ago long, long ago?
Where are the hopes that my heart use used
. Long, long ago-long ago
Friends that | loved IL the grave are laid
rs, low, e 81 n
II am degraded, for rum was my foe
i55 Lohg, long ago-long ago!
Sadly my wife bowed her beautiful head
Long leng xy abEoTl Il aEo; vas
I.ong. long aEo7long. long ag e. V
She Vas an agei! Wy ioye, an ny gr az
Poor broe'ke hearted twas l well that she he
Long, long ago-long, long ago,
Let me look back on the days Of my
l. long sg g y4fss Lena sng a t4sst
Oh! for the hopes that were pure as the
oh! for the Joys that were purer th han
oh! FOR the hours that 1'y9 sqpand t4eP'
Long. long o-lloong ago.
Ballad Of the Open eplace.
Some like apartments warmed by hstea an
Some claim the furnrco stands tre test
some say8in comfort hey can dream
When iattlinE pipes lpil tR Rea Io xs ssa!
And makes them happy 81 (, az Z, he;
The open fireplace for me X,
Before tho CRATE sit and gaze;
THE pictures there fill me. with JOY;
They bring back to my mind the days
When was just a careless boy
When foolish doubts did not annoy,
When life seemed eyer gay and free;
i With pipe and furnace won't toy
The open fireplace for me!
4 II watch the nickerlnE shadows play
sUpon tho lloor;s they com o and go III 81
4 AS do ones thoughts now grave, now
Conientment nine? Well, 7, should say
And more delIghtfuis every day
The open fireplace for me-
E'IANyQl,
Yes, tllougr OH most. things I'm not right
This statements true, You Will a gree
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-23

l might be or what they might De doin7, l the whole crew.
 The other, surprised at this order, l objected that all of the men could not leave their posts, but Bonnet overruled ] him.
 "Send me the whole of them, every 1 man jack. The fellow at the wheel will
 remain here and steer. As for the rest,
 the ship will take care of itself for a space"
 What can that old fool of farmer 1 intend to do?" said Big Sam, as he I went away; The is like child with | toy, and wants to see his crew in 8 | bunch" Presently came Ben Greenway in a smothered rage.
 "An' I suppose, sir," said he. with out salutation, that ye have glen or
 ders about the care O the COWS and the
 lot O poultry that engaged to send to
 the town to-day?"
 Don't mention COWS or poultry to
 mel" cried Bonnet. T am more an-
 gry man than you are, Ben Greenway,
 and as soon as have time to attend to it, shall look into this matter of your snUCCiuE oPs dAA Sudil COlAC ooW upoA
 the wrongdoers like sheeted light
 ning."
 What @ fearful rage we're in, Master
 Bonnet" said Ben. "I never saw the
 like O 1t. If ye're really angrier than I am, I wilma revile; lsavin' 1t to ye to do the revilin' wha are so much bet ter qualified. An so it wasna accident that was shut up in the ships pantry,
 leavin' Mistress Kate to gang hame by
 hersep, an to come out this mornin'
 fndin' the ship at sea an ye in com
 mand?"
 Say no more, Ben," cried Bonnet ''I am more sorry to see you here than If you were any other man know in this world. But cannot put you off now, nor can talk further about it, being very much pressed with other matters. Now here comes my crew" Ben Greenway retired a little, lean ing against the rail- An this is his crew." he muttered;
 "a lot O unkempt wild beasts, it strikes 1 me. Mayhap he has gathered them to-
 gither to convert their souls, an he IS about to preach his first sermon to them." Now all the mariners of the Sarah Williams were assembled aft and Capt
 Bonnet was standing on his quarter
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Your daughter!" exclaimed Big Sam, before anyone else could speak, "she is not here. It was still early twi- light when she told me she would wait no longer, and desired to be sent ashore in boat. This request, of course, immediately granted feeling bound thereto, as she was your daughter. and that was, in measure, under her orders." '
 Capt. Bonnet stood, knitting his brows.
 Well, well!" he presently cried, with an air of relief, it is better so. Her home is the best place for her, as matters have turned out. And now" said he, turning to Big Sam. ''call the men together and set them to quick work. Pull up your anchors and do whatever else is necessary to free the ship; then let us away. We must be far out of sight of this island before to-morrow's sunrise
 Tn very short time the cable was slipped, for Big Sam had no notion of betraying the departure of the vessel by the creaking of a capstan: and, with the hoisting of 8 few sails and no light aboard except the shaded lamp at the pinnacle, the Sarah Williams moved down the river and out upon the sea.
 And when are you going to take the command in your hands?'' asked Black Paul of Big Sam.
 Tomorrow, some tims,' was the m h,Yf T among the men and lot them know whats coming"
 Soon after dawn the next morning Capt. Bonnet was out of his hammock and upon deck. He looked about him and saw nothing but sea, sea, sea.
 Big Sam approached him. "I forgot to tell you," said he, that yesterday I shut up that Scotchman of yours, for, from his conduct, I thought that he had some particular reason for want ing to go on shore; and, fearing that if he did so he would talk about this vessel, and so make worse the trouble was sure you were in. I shut him up Rs matter of precaution and forgot to mention him to you last night
 You stupid blockhead!" roared Mir. Bonnet, "how like an ass you have Acted!I Not for bag of gold would have taken Ben Greenway on this cruise; and not for a dozen bags would have deprived my family of his care and service. You ought to be thrown into the sea! Ben Greenway here! Of all men in the world, Ben Greenway here!" s,
 "I only thought to do you a service" said Big Sam.
 "Service!" shouted the angry Bon- net. But as it was of no use to say anything more upon this subject, he ordered the sailing master to send to him, first Ben Greenway, and then to summon to him no matter where they
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deck, looking out upon them. He was
 dressed in a naval uniform, to which was added broad red sash In his
 belt were two pairs of big pistols, and l stout sword hung by his side. He folded his arms; he knitted his brows,
 and he gazed fiercely about to see If
 anyone were absent, although if any
 one had been absent he would not have
 known 1t. His eyes flashed, his cheeks
 were flushed, and it was plain enough
 to all that he had something important
 to say.
 My men," he cried, in a stalwart
 voice which no one there had ever
 heard him use before, ':my men, look
 upon me and you will not see what you expect to see! Here is no planter, no
 dealer In horses and fat cattle, no
 grower of sugar-cane! Instead of
 that" he yelled, drawing his sword and fourishing it above his head, instead
 of that I am pirate Bonnet, the new terror of the sea! You, my men, my
 brave men, you are not the crew of the
 good merchantmen. the Sarah Will nams, you are pirates all You are the pirate crew of the pirate ship Revenge.
 That is now the name of this vessel on
 which you sail, and you are all pirates, ,, who henceforth shall sail her.
 "Now look aloft, every man of you. md you will see skull and bones,
 ander which you sail, under which you light, under which you gain great
 riches in coins. in golden bars, and in
 sne goods fit for kings and queens!" As he spoke, every rascal raised his
 syes aloft, and there, sure enough, fioated the black flag with tho skull
 and bones, the terrible "Jolly Roger
 of the Spanish Main, and which Bon,
 net himself had hoisted before he called together his crew
 For the most part the men were
 astounded. and looked blankly the one upon the other. They knew they had
 been shipped to sail upon some illegal
 cruise, and that they were to be paid high wages by the wealthy Bonnet; but that this worthy farmer should be
 their pirate captain had never entered
 their minds, they naturally supposing
 that their future commander would not rare to show himself at Barbadoes, and .hat he would be taken on board at
 some other port.
 As for Big Sam, he was more than astounded-he was stupefied. He had 1 we'll known the character of the ship from the time that Bonnet had taken him into his service. and he it was who had mainly managed the fitting-up or the vessel and the shipping of her 1 crew. He did not know whom Bonnet 1 intended to command the ship. but from the very beginning he had in tended to command her himself But he had been too late. He had not gone
 among the men as he had expected to
 do soon after setting sail and here this | country pumpkin had taken the wind l out of his sails and had boldly an- nounced that he himself was the cap l tain of the pirate ship Revenge. The men now began to talk among l themselves; and as Bonnet still stood, ] his sword clutched in his hand and his
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Copyright. 1gOa. by D. Appleton < O., New York.

not seem to De coming. NOW IT the old man comes on board, that's what hap pened; but if he does not come on board, the devil and the fishes know what happened, and they may talk about it if they like. But if any man says anything to old Bonnet except as have ordered, then the fishes shall have another feast
 .And now, what I have to say to you" said Black Paul, lis that you should get away from here without waiting for the tide. If one of these rascals drops overheard and swims ashore, he may get a good reward for news of the murder committed on this vessel, and there isn't any reason to think, so far as know, that the Sarah Williams can sail any faster than two or three other vessels now in the har- bor"
 There's sense in all that" said Big Sam as he walked forward. But he suddenly stopped, hearing. not very far away, the sounds of oars.
 In few minutes Bonnet was on board, with big box and the crew of the long-boat. Speaking rapidly, he explained to Big Sam the situation of affairs. The authorities of the port had indeed sadly interfered with him. They had heard reports about the unladen vessel and the big crew; and, although they felt loath to detain and to exam inc fellow-townsman, hitherto of good report, they did detain him and they did examine him, and they would have gone immediately to the ship had 1t not been SO dark.
 But under the circumstances they contented themselves with the assur- ances of the respectable MT. Bonnet that he would appear before them the next morning and give them every op- portunity of examining his most re- spectable ship. Having done this, they retired to their beds, and the respecta- ble Bonnet immediately boarded his vessel
 "Now," cried Capt Bonnet, where is my daughter? I hope that Ben Greenway has caused her to retire to shelter?"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-23
Beadwork Hurts the Ewes.

Many physicians are down on bead work and they recommend mothers to discourage their little daughters in try ing their eyesight over beadwork. Do not hasten the day when your daughter must go to the oculist to have her eyes examined for prescription glasses. The long curriculum of lessons in modern schools, the claims of textbooks, music lessons and drawing lessons make quite enough demand on the eyesight of a growing girl without the unnecessary claims of .'fancywork.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-23
Blind Railway Passengers.

An effort has been made to obtain spe- cial conditions and great reductions on Belgian railways for the blind. who. it scenery through which they may pass. The proposal has been rejected by the legislators considering the matter, who see the prayer of the blind followed by petitions from the legless, the armless. and, indeed, all the damaged, for 8 re- duction in their railway expenses.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-23

to stand by ye through your bad luck and through your good luck. in your sin an in your repentance"
 "Ben Greenway,s cried Capt. Bonnet Rs he waved his sword in the air, .'if you talk to me like that I will cut you down where you stand! You for get that you are not talking to coun- try gentleman, but to 8 pirate, pirate of the seas!"
 Ben grinned, but seeing the temper his master was in, thought it wise to
 (To Be Continued).
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-23
Schoolbo1 s.a. ass.

Tho head master of a South London board school has determined to make his pupils efficient marksmen. In oneof the class-rooms he has placed a target in the form of an india rubber ball sus- pended by piece of string. Behind this is piece of carpet and some board- ing. An air-gun, supplied by himself, is the weapon used. Some of his pupils are rapidly becoming "dead shots" and he Is very proud of their proficiency.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-23

sACSl u6ANluE WAIu IuC 0ACllSuc1I Ol HIS own speech, there arose from the crew a cheer. Some of them had known little about Stede Bonnet, and some of them scarcely anything at all. except that he was able to pay them good wages. Now he had told them that he was 8 pirate captain. and each of them knew that he himself was pirate, or was waiting for the chance to become one.
 And so they cheered, and their cap tain's chest heaved higher, and the soul of the luckless Big Sam collapsed, for he knew that after that cheer there was no chance for him; at least, not now.
 Now go, my boys,' shouted Bonnet, "baclS to your places, every one of you, and fall to your duty; and, in honor of that black flag which floats above you, each of you shall drink a glass of grog.
 With another shout the crew hurried forward, and Stede Bonnet stood upon the quarterback, the pirate captain of the pirate ship Revenge.
 And now stepped up to his master that good Presbyterian, Ben Greenway.
 An ye call yourself a pirate, sir?' said he, "an' ye go forth upon the sea to murder an to rob an to prepare your soul for hell?"
 MT. Bonnet winked a little.
 ''You speak strongly, Ben,' said he, "but that might have been expected from man of your fashion of think tng But let me tell you again, my good Ben Greenway, that was no party to your being on this vessel. Even now, when my soul swells within me with the pride of knowing that I am sovereign of the seas and that owe no allegiance to any man or any government and that my will is my law and is the law of every man upon this vessel-even now, Ben Greenway, 1t grieves me to know that you are here with me. But the first chance I get I shall set you ashore and have you sent home. Thou art not cut out for a pirate, and as no other canst thou sail with me-"
 Ben Greenway looked at him stead lastly.
 Master Stede Bonnet said he, Eye are no more fit to be bloody pirate than I am. Ye oversee your planta- ton weel, although hae often been persuaded that ye knew no as much as ye think ye do- Ye provide weel for your family, although ye talk no' pleasure therein ye might hae ta,en had ye been content wi ane wife, as the Holy Scriptures tell us is enough for ony mon, an ye hae sufficient judgment to talk the advice O. a judgmatical mon about your lands an your herds; but when it comes to your cain yoursep pirate captain. it Is enough to make deceased per- son chuclxle by the absurdity O. it''
 Ben Greenway,'' exclaimed Maj. Bonnet, "I don't like your manner of speech
 "O' course ye don't" cried Ben; "an' I didna expect ye to like it.; but It is the solemn truth for a. that''
 T don't want any of your solemn truths" said Bonnet, "and as soon as get a chance am going to send you home to your barnyard and your cows"
 vsssNo,, so fast, Master Bonnet, no so fast" answered Ben. T hae ta'en care O ye for mony years; I hae kept ye out O mony bad scrape both in buyin' an sellin', an I am sure ye never wanted takin' care O mair than ye do now; an I'm just here to tell ye that I am no goin' back to Bar badoes till ye do, an that I am goin
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-23
CHAPTER ". ON THE QUARTER-DECK.

NE# @A IAS s THE time approached K3A -- A5l when Big Sam intended 3s- to take the Sarah Will Hams out of port, it seemed really nec- essary that Mistress Kate Bonnet ter-deck and seek shelter from the night air in the captains cabin or in her own room; and. as she had treated him so curtly at his last interview with her, he sent the elderly man with the mild countenance to tell her that she really must go below, for that he, Big Sam, felt answerable to her father for her health and comfort. But when the elderly man and his lantern reached the quarterback there was no Mistress Kate there. and. during the rapid search which ensued, there was no Mistress Kate to be found on the ves- gel
 Big Sam was very much disturbed; che must have jumped overheard. But what wild young woman to do that upon such little provocation, for how should she know that he was about to run away with her fathers vessel!
 'tThis is bad business" he said to the black-haired man, land who would have thought 1t? ?"
 see not that said Black Paul, "nor why you should trouble yourself about her. She is gone, and you are we'll rid of her. Had she stayed aboard with us. every ship in the colony might have been cruising after us be- Iore to-morrow's sun had gone down.
 But this did not quiet the cowardly soul of Big Sam.
 Now shall tell you,p said he, tex actly what happened. A little before dark she went ashore in 9 boat which was then leaving the ship. l allowed her to do this because she was very much in earnest about it,, ands talked sharply. and also because thought the town was the best place for her. since 1t was growing late and her father did
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-23
To Qualify for Exemption.

In Argentina, not only are bachelors heavily fined, but widower can only remain so for three years without be- ing taxed" Cautiously enough, how ever. he continues exempt so long as he Is able to satisfy the authorities that he has proposed and been refused at least three tinecc in 2 year.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-23
Painful Operation.

A Hindoo barrister, pleading his clients case in court, said to the judge: "I seek only to place my bone of con- tention firmly in your honor's eye.''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-22
dunn MEN NIX
BUCKET OF MUD
PERSONAL ATTACK ON JOHN A,
JOHNSON rs MADE READY.
Affidavit for st. Peter Man to Be
Published in Obscure Paper and
Drawn Forth as Sensation Towns
man Of Dunn in Charge Of the Roor-
back-Facts All Known at st. Peter.

Additional details of the coming
johnson roorback were learned today,
confirming the story told yesterday in
special telegram from Northfeld by
a prominent republican Of that city.
1t is to be- campaign story assailing the
family history and early life of John
A. johnson, the democratic candidate
for governor. The matter is in the
hands of re. Dunn and his committee,
and is to be sprung the last week of the
campaign.
The material consists of an affidavit
made, it is understood, by G. A. Blom-
berg, Jr., of st. Peter. Mr.. Blom-
IS now clerk of courts Of Nicollet coun-
ty, and was defeated for denomination
at the primaries. He is strong Dunn
supporter. His affidavit makes state
ments that do not charge any personal
misconduct, but reflect on the family.
From inside sources it is learned that
this affidavit is to be printed next
week In some country paper, and then
dragged to light as a discovery and cir.
culated over the state so late that it
cannot be met with the facts. E. D.
Claggett of Princeton, sheriff of Mile
hand men, has the affidavit and has
been entrusted with getting it pub
lished.
The statements have been whispered
about by some republican workers in
Minneapolis, but have been nailed by
local republicans who have a lifelong
acquaintance with Mr.. johnson and
know that his life has been free from
Flemish OF reproach. In St. Peter, where
he grew up, the facts are all known
and johnson is held in high esteem BY
the community.
The democratic state committee is il
possession of the story, and is prepared
to meet it whenever sprung. Apparent
| ly the game is to withhold it until too
late for answer, springing it as a gen
nine "roor back.'
| Metropolitan Tonight, Football Night
Arthur Dunn in 1.-The Runaways.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-22
LOOKS VERY MUCH
LIKE BUSINESS
WORK BEGINS ON LAKE STREET
AMUSEMENT PARK.

Buildings-Material for Second
Largest Chutes Ever Built Has AL
ready Arrived-To Be Called .sTwin
City Wonderland. r..
Fifty men began work this morning
1ncloslng ten acres at Lake street and
Thirty-frst avenue S purchased for
amusement park purposes two weeks
ago, A fence ten feet high is to be
built and excavations are to be made
for the foundations of the scenic rail
way, the old mill, Chilkoot pass, cleo
trlc. tower and the chutes. This last
device is to be the second largest ever
built. Its slide will be 800 feet long
and boats after descending will skim
across an artificial lake 200 feet long,
negotiating the distance in six seconds.
The excavation for the lake is also to
be made this fall The chute machin-
cry has already arrived.
Richard Kann, president of the com.
pany, arrived from the east two days
ago with the working plans for several
OF the larger amusement devices. He
said today: "We intend to rush work
as rapidly as possible this fall to in.
sure the completion of the park in every
detail for the opening May 81. We
shall erect twenty-three buildings in
al, anu oId11 IIy 10 uulSH the IOunua
lions before cold weather. We expect
to expend fully $l5O,OOO on our park
which is to be called the "Twin City
Wonderland. We shall conduct the
park ourselves in all departments, and
shall have no leased amusements
Neither have We any stock for sale
For the present our office will be in the
Minneapolis Trust building until ar
office building can be erected on the
grounds.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-22
An Error Corrected,

In the advertisements Of the United
Cigar Stores Company, which were pub
lished in The Journal, September 20, 22
and 90, it was stated that this concern
is operating two stores in Minneapolis
one at 4l2 Nicollet Ave and one at the
corner of Washington and Hennepin
avenues.
This was an error, as this company
has at the present time but one store in
this city, that at 412 Nicollet avenue
The insertion of the additional address
was made by The Journal without in
structions or authority, and the mistake
arising from the fact that MI. R. l.
Ramsdell, who is one of the officers
Of the United Cigar Stores Co., and who
is it's representative in the northwest
is operating under his personal owner
ship the store at the Washington ano
Hennepin avenue address.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-22
LABORER IS BUNTED
TO BOTTOM OF TRENCH

Chris johnson, a sewer laborer, was
seriously injured in a streetcar acct
dent at Aldrich avenue and Thirty first
street early this morning.
A small track used for the dummy
crosses the streetcar track at this point.
This morning the men were ordered to
take up this track: Johnson was busy
at his work and did not heed the gong
Of an approaching street car. The ear
could not be stopped in time to save
of the sewer ditch, twenty-five feet
deep.
He was picked up by the other work
men and sent to the city hospital
where an examination showed that he
had broken both legs below the knee.
He will be unable to work for several
months. His home is at Thirteenth
avenue s and Fifth street.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-22
SNEAKED A BARRED,
Colored Teamster Had Too Big a Load
of Sugar.

Nelson T. Boyce, colored, was ar.
rested last night for stealing barrel
of sugar. He admits of having hauled
the sugar away from the Omaha
for another man who paid him twenty
five cents.
Boyce is driver for a local transfer
company. He was sent to the Omaha
freighthouse Tuesday morning for a
load Of sugar. When the clerk came tc
check. up his load he found that Boyce
had fourteen instead of thirteen bar
rels. Boyce said that one barrel be-
longed to another man who had hirec
him to haul it.. Later it was found that
the stock in the freighthouse was one
barrel short, and Boyce was arrested