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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-10

his fame by leading the Bullfrog Or
chestra through many a night of mu-
sic despite the deadly bombardment OF
the pond by the surrounding savages
of the fierce Farmer tride. He escorted
young Mrs. Hopskip, who had so much
money that she had just endowed a
Home for the Education of Friendless
Wogs. Then followed Miss Damply,
who had inherited the largest collec-
ton of dried spiders in the world from
her grandfather. At her side was
young Mr.. Swiftly Plumper, who con-
tTolled the entire output OF snalls IN
Swan Brook and was said to have at
least a hundred flies in the Consol-
idated Water and Pebble Bank just
under the waterfall. The president OF
that bank, Deacon Throaty Croaker,
followed him majestically with little
Mr.. Gnatbiter, who was the greatest
authority on good living in society.
Miss Waterly Hopper was proud
indeed as they filed past, for they were
the very tip-top leaders Of high lie.
What was her horror, then, when
few minutes afterward the Chief Newt
hurried to her and whispered that the
State Toadstool, which has been espe-
cially erected to furnish seats for these
six famous personages, was only large
enough for five of them, and that eV-
cry time Mr.. Gnatbiter tried to CLIMB
up, he fell off again!
She hurried to the scene and tried 10
adjust her six guests on the toad
stool, but in vain. She couldn't MAKE
them fit and Mr.. Throaty Croaker, pe-
gan to puff up with majestic wrath.
Miss Waterly Hopper tried again ana
again, frantically, but she failed eacn
time, and at last she despaired ana
resigned herself to see her reception
go to wreck and ruin; for if the SIX
chief guests could not sit on tne
toadstool, it would be a social as
grace, especially as all the other toad
stools were occupied and there was NJ
room anywhere else.
In this frightful predicament, clever
MIR. Scribble Wiggers, the society re-
porter, came along. He saw the erner
gency and in a trice he had ADJUSTED
the noted guests of honor on theH
seat of honor so that they were oeau-
tifully fitted in, not single one over
tapping on the other and not one
hanging over the edge Of the toau-
stool. r-.,bIe
Are you as clever as Mr.. scrioOle
WiggerS?
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stayed behind on the beach. They ran
back to him, and there he was, sitting
on the edge of the boat, weeping as if
his heart would break.
ITS only glass;" he cried. ITS not
the Island of Diamonds"
The tears ran from his eyes and fell
on the ground. When they struck the
ground they turned into little glass
beads of different colors, just like dia-
monds. The sailors picked up some
of the tears, but Sinbad said they were
not diamonds, so they threw them
Let us CO." said sinbad. "shove
or
The sailors STOPPED down to shove
the boat away from the shore. One
of them was barefooted and braced
his foot against a stone and pushed
with all his might. He felt something
snap. and looked down. and saw that
his big toe had broken off. His feet
were nearly turned TO glass. He was
badly scared and hoped into the boat.
They started back for the ship, but
the wind had come up and blown the
ship around on the other side of the
island so they had to paddle around
TO the other side. Then they saw an
other island. not far away. as red as
blood or fire.
THE Island of Rubies!" said Sinbad
to himself. II never heard of that
island, but maybe that it is. Well,
rubies are as good as diamonds. Hard
a-Dorti"
The sailors pulled hard a-port and
swung the boat toward the red island.
AS they came closer to the island
they rubbed their eyes and looked
hard, and rubbed their eyes again.
Everything on the island seemed to be
moving back and forth.
The trees trembled and the hills
shook. The beach quivered as the
boat ran ashore.
Sinbad thought of earthquakes but
he was an old sailor and not afraid OF
anything, SO he jumped on land. The
sand was deep red, and they could see
deep down into the ground. They coulC
see into the trees and stones, but moi
quite through them.
A man came toward them, but h,
shook and trembled so that he coulC
hardly stand. His face was very red
Take me away!" he said, reachins
his hand out. Take me away from
the Island Of Jelly,"
The Island Of Jelly!" said Sinbat
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-10

ing for twelve hours with one winding.
The lamp is strong, but otherwise not
vastly different from common lamps.
From a little distance the lens pre-
sents the appearance of a great fruit
jar, made out of cut glass, that flashes
from hundreds of facets. It's a big
fruit jar, though, for a lens in a light
house of the second-class is as big as a
14-year-old boy.
When one approaches it more close
ly, it is discovered that this fruit Jar
has no bottom. And the cut glass eff
feet is due to" the fact that the great
thing is composed of hundreds of pieces
of fine glass. each forming a lens of
its own. All these lenses are so cum
ningly put together that the various
rays that go through them are COM
bined to make one binding beam of
light.
The fruit jar" is supported by steel
balls. which in turn run on a circular
track. So delicately is it adjusted that,
although 1t may weigh a ton, the touch
Of a finger will set it revolving. The
clockwork moves it with ease.
The lamp is set inside and is station
airy. So, you see, the light itself never
moves, whether the lighthouse is a
stationary" or fixed" one. or a Ere
volving" or flash" one. The move
ment of the beams of light is produced
entirely by the movement of the big
lens.
If the light is to be an "occu1ting'
one-that is. one where the beam of
light shows only i'm certain directions
or at certain intervals-the glass win
dows of the upper room. or lantern"
in which the lens stands. are covered
at the proper places with curtains.
These stop the beam as the lens turn
in their direction. and thus the light
disappears for a second or a fraction
of a second, to reappear again as soon
as the beam passes the curtain.
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choke. So since then he lived in
Crystal Place, where he was much adj
mired. He wanted his white throat
polished and ironed, and he kept Hop
Toad busy until Miss Gurgle Spring
er arrived to have her back vanished.
So it continued for three days, I'M
til the afternoon of the party. Then,
if any one had been on the banks of
Swan Brook-only no one was there
he would have amagined that the
whole brook was going dry; for a doz-
en- and fifty and a hundred and four
teen frogs came climbing out on the
land.
Young and old, spry and rheumatic,
green and brown and yellow, they all
climbed out and began to hop like
anything, all headed toward the wood
en- glen where Miss Waterly Hopper
had arranged to give her great az
fair.
Down in the water nurseries of the
deserted homes of Crystal Place there
was wailing and weeping, for all the
little wog babies were left alone with
no one to attend them. Goodness
knows how long they would have had
to cry if it hadn't been for good little
Jimmy Wog. who comforted them, al
though he felt bad himself, for, they
were all very young babies. Some of
them weren't more than a minute old,
and even Jimmy Wog was only about
two hours old.
Still he was big and sensible for
his age, and he soon had the Polly
Wogs and the Mary Wogs and the
Billy Wogs and all the other Wogs
chasing their tails, which is a most
inspiring amusement and a most Sc
lect one, too. for it cannot be played
by everybody
Meanwhile the elite of Crystal Place
was gathering fast in the dell, and a
universal soft-toned croak of delight
went up at the charming preparations
that had been made for the guests.
Jimmy Crickets, the great musician
of Barn county, was there to give Sc
lections on the violin. Buzzerly Lo-
Gust sat near by with his snare drum
ready to thrill the air.
Wherever the company hoped new
wonders greeted them. At one end
of the grounds was geological gar
den. In one of the cages was a glass
snake, captured at great expense by
an expedition led into darkest Drv
Land by Maj Pufferly Wabblethroat.
the noted military man, who did SO
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-10

The ship sailed away from the Is
land of Children. but Sinbad kept
looking back. because he was sorry
TO leave them.
He would hardly look toward the
new island that the lookout had found
until Nebo came and shook MIN and
pointed to the new island. 1t was
right in front of the ship, and was
shining like a diamond, with all the
colors of the rainbow.
''The Island of Diamonds at LAST"
cried sinbad. forgetting all about the
children. Lower a boat"
They lowered a boat and Slnbad
jumped in. The sailors crowded be-
hind him. all of them anxious to get
to the Island Of Diamonds so as to
get some diamonds for themselves.
Every sailor on the ship jumped into
the little boat. till it was too fun and
upset
They We're spilled out into the ocean,
and splashed around with their eyes
and mouths full of water. Sinbad
made them all climb back on the ship,
except four stout sailors and Nebo.
They brought bags along to carry the
diamonds in.
They did not see any people on the
shore. but the island itself was so
beautiful they forgot all about people.
1t sparkled and blazed until they had
TO shade their eyes with their hands
The trees were so bright and the
leaves trembled and glittered so much
that they looked like green diamonds.
Even the sand on the shore was pink
ard green and yellow and blue, shin
ing like glass.
1T looks too much like glass"
thought Snbad, who had seen dia-
lnonds before.
The boat reached the shore and
grated against the rainbow co1ored
sand. The men all got out and ran to
pick up pieces of stone that looked
like diamonds.
Just then a big dog jumped at them.
He was as shiny as everything else
They could see right through him
big stone at the dog and hit HIM on
the head, and the dog broke into
million pieces.
They went into the island little
way, and saw nothing but glass trees
and glass houses. Two or three men
were standing in front of house, and
the sailors could see right through
them. One of the men called out
You mustn't throw stones ON this
jslandr'
TSey were going to speak TO the man,
but suddenly found that Sinbad had
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-10
THE PICTURE PUZZLE OF THE
FUNNY TOADSTOOL TANGLE.

How Did Miss Waterly Hopper Man.
Insufficient TOadstOOI at Her
Party:
Miss Waterly Hopper was the I'M
doubted belle of Crystal Place. She
lived in the most magnificent house
in the suburb. 1t was made of the
biggest water lily that ever grew, and
no frog in the best of society had ever
been able to boast so big a lily pad as
was the one that formed the roof for
Miss Hopper's mansion.
80, when the Swan Brook Week
ly" announced in it's society column
that lit is rumored in the realms of
our best circles that Miss Waterly
Hopper is to give a select and highly
elegant reception this week." there
was much excitement in Crystal
Place, and even in the less pretentious
suburb of Wogglepolly, although no
one in Wogglepolly could dream of
ever being invited to any affair given
in CRYSTAL Place.
Still. the folk of Wogglepolly loved
to read the society news; and even
Hop Toad, the laundryman, knew about
paper came out.
1t was we'll for Hop Toad that he
was prepared, for before noon he had
been overloaded with work.
First to arrive was Mr.. Slimm
Leggs, the famous swell of Crystal
Place. Mr.. Slimm Leggs was ex-
tremely particular about the way the
web between his toes was startched
and laundered, and poor Hop Toad
had to work until his skin was wrink-
led with fatigue.
Then came Lord Diver. He was
from England. He had travelled to
America as the guest of a rich family,
the young daughter of which had taxi
en- a violent fancy to him as he sat
in his fine fountain in the park of a
nobleman. Lord Diver was fed on so
many flies during his trip that he
grew too fat for the glass globe in
which he had apartments, and one
day he simply had to get out or
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-10

damage from it's sojourn among uns
fishes and the river mud.
Solution of Last Sundays Fic'
Puzzle of the Tyrannical T"Nlo
mist.
This is the terrible, intelligent anu
grateful Nubian lion whom the equa'-
ly intelligent coroner Kittlebiler o.
Bustingmass discovered in the deori'
of the stuffed animals after Eoehe1e,
Grumblefitzer had thrown and klcAe'
them around until they were SMASH
ed.
1t is no wonder that 'EoeheN'l
Grumblefitzer disappear forever oN
the very moment that this fine cre"'
ture emerged, for it is plain 10 CO
that the Nubian lion is able 10
commodate an Ebenezer sGruiil0"
fitzer anywhere inside. from the Ne'
thule down. - ,ior
You can see the joints on the .+bsI
where the various pieces of the oeti5
animals were put in and piecea .Sonssrful
er to form his mighty anu
shape
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-10
GOT HISTORICAL KEYS
IN THEIR NET.
Italian Fisherman Pull Up the KEYS
to the ''TOwer of Hunger"

Two fishermen dragging their nets
In the little river of Arno, which flows
through Florence, the other day were
surprised to find that they had brought
up, along with few fish, two massive
keys. The keys were apparently very
old, and the fact that they were bad
ly corroded and incrusted with river
bottom deposits showed that they
had been long time in the water.
An examination proved that the keys
were covered with armorial bearings,
and the fishermen took their find" to
an expert, who, upon cleaning them,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-10
THE LANTERN OF THE SEA.

Most persons who have seen light
houses only from a distance imagine
that the machinery necessary for the
mighty rays of light is extremely COM
plicated and powerful. The fact is just
the opposite.
All that is to be seen in the top of
even the biggest lighthouses, those
known as "first-class" and second
class, is a big glass lens, a lamp with
an argand burner fed by ordinary oil,
and a simple piece of c1ockwork to re-
Volve the lens.
The clockwork is wound up with q
crank that a child can operate, and tS7a
power that moves it is merely a heaSA
weight, which is suspended throug. u
hole in the floor This weight is so ~
justed that 1t falls only very slo IL
so that it will keep the clockwork gtE<
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-10
THE HOMEMADE PAPER RACK.

Most boys and girls like to have their
rooms decorated with all sorts Of artis-
tic objects. Here is the way to make
a paper rack for holding papers, draw
ings etc.
Fig A. shows the shapes of front and
back Of the rack. Both are cut out of
strong, stiff cardboard and covered with
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-10

To get more artistic effect, you can
use your taste in arranging sprigs of
flowers or shells on the front of the
rack either by FASTING them on or by
sewing them fast in graceful groups
with the help of black thread
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-10

Recorded by Ira +. Bennett and
Portrayed by Miss T.. 5. Truman.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-10

damage from its sojourn among tns
fishes and the river mud.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-01-14
THAT KIDNAPPING pIor.
Death Of Ruth Cleveland Recalls an
Abilene Censation.

The death Of Ruth Cleveland recall
the kidnapping story that was dis
covered here soon after the family
went to live 10 the White House.
A long letter, travel stained, was
found near tramps' rendezvous. II
told Of aplot to capture Ruth for q
ransom. 1t was published and every
big paper in the country teiegraphed
here for information. 1t went around
the world. Ed Little read the Abb.
lens dispatch the next morning in
Cairo and says 1t made him homesick
to see the towns name in that far.off
land. Some tramps were arrested in
eastern Kansas on the strength Of the
information but nothing came of it.
Ruth was very carefully guarded after
that.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-01-14
Millers Are Meeting.

The State Millers' association will
hold meeting at Junction City to-
night. There will probably be an at
tendance Of one hundred and fifty or
more Of the leading millers OF the
state, most Of them ,ho viewer, being ex
pected from the central and northern
part, The meeting will be for the
purpose Of talking shop" 10 a general
way.
The big feature oil the meeting will
be banquet at the Bartell house.
The millers are preparing for an
elaborate affair and expect to make
the meeting one Of the best the as
ISOLATION has ever held. II. K. Hum
Phrey Of this city will be present at
the meeting.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-01-14
Shifting Soil.

onl1tlng SOIL.
Real Estate Transfers Reported by Maxim
& Middleton. Abstracters.
Hart to W A Mourer und I.2O n
ne and NV 9.16.2, $5.
Kate Mourer to same, same, IS.
OH Pattlson to + Palmer Its Z 8 bl
4S Harrington, 1926.
T Pearson to l. N Kentner pit bk q
Its IA l6 blk 1913 Harrington, $4700
Rebeccs L Clemens to G r Clemoni
sw nj Of WI Sc 2S-ll.S, 8.
E Freyer to J B Van Duyne 81 sw
28-l4.1, $500.
G s Carr to W Fego Its II 10 4th Of
| H&W ad Solomon, 500.
IA Flack to Clara L Beaver ~ Of nj
Of swt bk SS Wesh ad Enterprise.
$50.
B L Thompson to J 0berg Jr Its 8 7
bk 8 Thompson's ad Harrington,
&l75.
J P Scott to Ella N Aney Its / 2 8 bk
s Shilling's ad Herington, 1925.
H L Humphrey to G Merrill It 8 bk II
X & H I'D Abilene, $26.
G Merrill to Harriet E Rogers same,
$40.
A W Rice to J Johntz, Chris Johntz
and W b Giles Its 10 IL Cedar ct A
L sub div Abilene, und / int to
each $2700.
G c Mourer to W A Mourer und 100
NJ net s and NV Of NV 9-I6 2, IS.
J Mourer to same, same, t6.
J W Creech to S J Williams 1t u bk
l4s Crsech End ad Harrington, 800.
W " Taylor to W Cooley 1t 8 nj 8 bk
IA Herington, t426.
P A Olson to j A Roulston lts 26 2S
80 20 bk II Enterprise, $3.50.
S Stein to $ and T = Mesgher 81 TIA
/, $500.
Nancy Fix to J ? Eisenhower 1t IS bk
GIN Fishers I'D Abilene, $40.
H E Ellison to ia Young 1t so
Broadway street S & A sd Abilene,
el.00.
A B seelye to Keel & Young same,
t12.
c Robson 10 G Z White q In net II.
1871, t25.
A J Wurtz 10 s Hartman sw 12.16-l
ex in nv cor, $500.
q II Hooker 10 ? N Everline Il s bk
i6lt6 bk ~ ltslS bk So Herring
ton, u.
J W Creech TO NJ Keedger lts 20 2s
biz iS7 Creech's 2nd I'D HeriDgton,
$40.
J Peters heirs to Rebscca Peters vi
sWl 1912. 81.
Rebscca Peters to n Peters same, o..
n 3 Acksrs 70 C 3 vIeksrs It / to 20
inc bk 50 esst Abilene T 8 cd,
500.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-01-14
Methodist Sunday School.

The Sunday school board Of the
Methodist church met last week.
The secretary reported an average
attendance Of the school for the past
year was 204 with AZ members in the
home department. Treasurer report
ed $210 raised. The election Of Off
GERS for the ensuing year resulted as
follows: J.. A. Tufts, superintendent;
Miss Lolita Northcrait, assistant sup
erintendent; Miss Agnes DeWolf, sec.
Rotary; A. 3. Lockhart, treasurer;
Mrs. Charles Hill, primary superin-
dendent; Miss Clara Landing, organ
ist; G. G. Towner, ohorister.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-01-14
How's This 2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re.
ward for any case Of Catarrh that can.
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY 4 Co., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known
+. J. Cheney & Co. for the last 30
years, and believe him perfectly
honorable In all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any
obligations made BY their firm.
WEST TRUAx, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, D.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces Of the sys-
tenn. Testimonials sent free. Price
Toe per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-01-14
Colds and LaGripps Prevented.

If the conditions in your system
interfere with the proper action Of
the liver, kidneys and bowels, you are
taking great chances for severe colds
and la grippe. II your system, how
ever, is in perfectly healthy state,
you can withstand sudden changes
and exposures to cold weather. Put
the liver, kidneys and bowels in a
perfectly healthy condition by using
Dr.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. 1t is
pleasant to the taste and puts new
life and energy in you. Ifyour drug
gist hasn't got it, write for free
sample ttle.--Pepsin Syrup Co.,
Monticello, Ill. SOC and $500 o
bottle. C. E. Northcraft & Co.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-01-14
SAVED from Terrible Death.

The family Of Mrs. NJ. L. Bobbitt Of
Bargerton, Tenn, saw her dying and
were poaerless 70 save. The most
skillful physicians and every remedy
used, failed, while consumption was
slowly bat surely taking her life. 10
this terrible hour DR.. Kings New Dis
eovery for Consumption tarued des-
psir into JOY. The fret bottle brought
immediate relief and It's contipued
use completely cured her. It's the
most certain cure 10 the world for al
throat and luug troublea Guarsn-
ted bottles SOC and t1.0c. Trial
bottles Tree q J. n. GleisSners drug
store.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-01-14
A Belated Bottle.

Solomon Tribune: A bottle which
should have ioated and heralded the
glad tidings that it was from Solomon
when dropped into the river during the
flood was found in drift just below
town a few days ago and was brought
to this office. The paper in the bot
tie was signed by several young men
and a married man or two under this
invitation: write me at Solomon,
Kas. We are the people that saved
the country"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-01-14
uursd After Suffering 10 Years.

B. F. Hare, Supt. Miami Cycle g
Mig. Co., Middletown. o.. suffered
for ten years with dyspepsia. He
spent hundreds OF dollars for medi.
cine and with doctors without re.
ceiving any permanent benefit. He
says, lone night while feeling excep-
tionally bad was about to throw
down the evening paper when | saw
an item in the paper regarding the
merits Of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. l
concluded to try it and while had no
,tfaith in 1t / felt better after the sec
ord dose. After using two bottles l
am stronger and better than have
been in years, and recommend Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure to NY friends and
scquaintances suffering from stomach
trouble" Sold ny all dealers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-01-14
Obituary.

Mrs. Caroline Ingraham was born
in West Virginia, April 8, 1885; went
to Coles county, Illinois, with her
parents in 1847; was married to J. G..
lngrabam at Charleston, Illinois,
March %, 1854. There were born to
them eight children, four Of whom
are now living-George w.. and R.
E. of Kansas City; J. D.. OF St. Louis
and Belle who has always lived with
her mother. All Of the children were
in attendance at the funeral. Miss
Belle will make her home with her
brother, George, Of Kansas City.
Death came suddenly to the beloved
mother but it found her prepared.
She was laid to rest Friday in abb
lene cemetery, many friends sorrow
ing for her decease.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-01-14
MISSOURI PAolTIo-AT sERIRaTON
ABILENE's SOCIETIES.

A y, AND A, M,--Bensvolent Lodge, No
~ W, meets hrst and third Monday even
lnRs In each month ct Masonic hall, corna
Third and Cedar. John b. Favor ". Nj J,
l Worley, secretary visiting brethren vel,
come.
XHT OMAN's RELlEF CORPS =. No. q.
Wv meets alternate Wednesday after.
noons AZ $3.50 O'Clock In X. of p. hall. krs
sarah V. Jolley president; Mrs. Olive ,
Peters. secretary.
DoYAL ARCH MAs0NB-cyrus OhHptsf
N No, g. meets In Masonic hall ON the 81
9nd and fourth Fridays OF each mnr b
John b. Favor. h. p; Jacob A. Young, Fec.
TRIPLE TIE BENEFIT ASSOCIATION
l Abilene Council No. a, meets on secont
and fourth Thursday eV ninRs OF eacf
month Visitors welcome. Chas. Z. Rice
reaidenti John z. Roger secretary.