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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-26

My biggest case. which ended in the
capture of a noted swindler and for
ger, was worked out with this sort
of romance" We got word to watch
a certain person who was suspected
of having tried to utter forged paper
In the course of my investigation
ran across a trail that led very
strangely into the Office of great
banking firm. 1t was bewildering, but
my chief and 1 agreed that there was
no mistake. Some one high in the
business councils of that firm was
guilty.
To make a long story short. we got
acsess to the books. With three eX-
pert accountants. 1 sat in that office
every night for four long months,
with shaded lights, studying arlthme-
tical problems, and a much harder
kind of arithmetic than ever botherS
you boys at school. l added ana
subtracted and multiplied and divided
and copied entries and hunted up long
involved transactions and made rec
ords of all kinds of dry things, such
as interest and discount, checks, etc
We could only work after the bank
was closed, and therefore we had TO
keep at it till almost dawn in order
to accomplish anything, for we could
not dare to take any one into our
confidence except the president OF the
concern.
Well, it was great case when the
criminal was arrested and "unmask-
ed" as the dime novels would say.
And the papers had columns and
columns about it, and there were
whole pages in the Sunday edi-
tons, full of pictures But my name
wasn't mentioned. There was a good
reason for it. The chief and /
had taken care that no one should
known of my connection with the
case.
So where was the romance of 1t all ?
Four months of night work, harder
than any that a bookkeeper has to do,
and about as dull a task as any one
can conceive, for it was altogether
case of unraveling extremely technical
accounts. Then the still harder job
of gathering all my material and put
ting it into shape for legal use. Then
more days and nights with the dis
trict attorney, answering all his ques-
tons and getting new facts and FIG
ures for him, wherever ne thought
mine were weak.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-26

so many enemies that they are driven
to great straits to preserve their nests
and eggs from these marauders.
The way in which they do this is
a fine example Of unselfshness
among animals.
AS soon as the female has laid her
eggs in the hollow of a tree, the male
bird sets to work to seal her in. by
closing the hole up with dirt, tree-gum
and everything else that will hold to-
gether tenaciously. He does not cease
till he has absolutely walled his
mate in. leaving only her big bill eX-
posed.
This, of course, makes her absolute
ly safe, even against such huge rep
tiles as pythons and the mighty tree
climbing monitor lizards, which live
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-26

nearly joggled him off his seat.
How long will it last?"
II really couldn't say" said the
rocket gaily. Il never let little things
like that worry me. AS long as we're
having jolly time now, what's the
use of spelling it by worrying over
what's going to happen next? 1 shall
keep on going higher and higher until
Then what?" asked Tommy.
"Then l shall turn into a bunch Of
lovely stars, and everybody down there
in the world will look up and say,
Isn't that the most beautiful sky
And what becomes of the stick ?"
There you are bothering over little
things again"
We'll, want to know" said Tom
my, anxiousy. Because I'm on the
stick, you know"
"Ch, you'll be all right. Even If
the stick should tumble, it's a stick. so
it's sure to stick somewhere"
But suppose it sticks in the wrong
place? Once a rocket stick stuck in
steeple, a boy said, and once one stuck
in our chimney, and maybe this one
will stick in a telegraph pole"
Maybe" said the rocket pleasant
ly. Things are terribly uncertain
sometimes. But really, ! wouldn't
worry. Why, If / wanted to, see what
chance for worrying I've got. Sup
pose you knew your head was going to
to burst into stars in about a minute.
and your body was going to chase itself
off another way You'd be having sew
enteen fits, wouldn't you? But not I.
I'm enjoying the pleasure of the flee
ing moments. Watch me scare this fire
balloon. She's young and dizzy headed"
The rocket darted forward as if it
were going right through the fire bal
LOOM but the balloon lodged and gig
gled at it, as it went on sailing higher
than ever.
Don't you think it's time you took
a tumble to yourself, Rocky?"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-26

every day tramp dog comes along
here, and 1 tell you they have some
hard stories to tell. A tramp man
can take care of himself pretty well,
but a tramp dog finds few friends.
Everybody is against him, and sooner
or later ne feels sick and dies. If l
were you I'd look for a home"
told him that / intended to. and
he gave me his best of wishes as con-
tinued my journey. You should know
that dogs are a good deal like men.
That, is you will find a good man and
then a bad one. ] found a good dog,
but l had not gone over two miles
when I found one of the other kind.
/ was trotting along in the middle of
the road, taking deep breaths of the
frosty air and feeling at peace with
everybody, when a good-sized dog
came rushing down to the road from
a farm house and called out to me !as
he came:
You miserable tramp of a dog, but
how dare you come trotting along this
road with your head and tail up! Get
out of sight or I'll chew you up in a
minute!"
Don't be quite so hasty, my friend"
l replied as halted and faced him. I'm
the first place, this road is free TO all,
and in the next, it may not be so easy
to chew me UP as you think"
Don't you be impudent to me, you
old tramp!"
And don't you think you can scare
ma"
"Are you going to skip"
mo"
Then I'll make a dead dog of you!"
With that he pitched into me- but II
he thought to gain an easy victory over
me he was mistaken. l seized him by
the neck, and the way l did shake HIM
around and roll him over and over was
a surprise to him. He never got his
teeth into me once, and in Ave minutes
he begged me to let go.
gave him a fling into the ditch,
which was full of muddy water. and
when he got up and started for the
house l gave him a last bite on the
heel.
The noise OF our fighting awoke the
farmer, and he came out to the front
door and called out:
For the lands sake. but what il all
the row about! l shouldn't wonder hut
what bear had got after our dog"
As ] told you. / went TO sleep in a
straw stack. II was sunrise before /
woke up. and as / opened my eyes /
heard the farmers son calling:
Say. dad. there's a stray dog sleep
ing among the straw, 40 let's get a
rope and see II we can't catch him"
sat up and waited 10 see what they
would do. and presently an old man
and his son, accompanied by a pretty
big dog, came around the stack The
son had rope IN hia hand, and the
father had some food on a TN dish. and
they talked 70 me IN a eoAxing way.
! dient propose 20 be made a pris-
onsr however. When they had come
pretty close % ms ! maze a Jump ~
Two ane efarfed On, and then they ST
their d0G on me-. ! wasn't ANXIOUS =
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-26
TOMMY AND THE SKYROCKET
BY IZOLA L. FORESTER.
oOOOCOOOOOOO OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

There were ten punches of fire-crack-
ers and six Roman candles, besides the
pinwheels and chasers and fiowerpots
and torpedoes.
The day before the Fourth, Tommy
stole in for a look at them every half
hour, and each time they seemed a
richer store of treasure and more full
of delightful promise than before.
II only there had been skyrockets.
Tommy had begged and pleaded for
them, but all to no use.
II was just dusk on the Fourth when
Uncle Jack found him sitting on the
back stoop. Big Uncle Jack was six
foot-two. and nineteen, and went to col
lege, and wore a sweater with a big
red and blue monogram on it. and he
won football games and bicycle races,
and Tommy thought he was about
right.
Hello, Tom! How's the fireworks ?"
Tom! Everybody else called him
Tommy This was n case of man to
man. Tommy opened up his heart. All
around in the darkening gray sky was
the fiery trail of rockets and the burst
ing of colored stars. Down in Tom
my's back yard the smoking ruin of a
pinewheel hung on a gate post, the last
of all his treasures.
Tell you what, old man." said I'm
Gle Jack when he had heard his tale Of
trouble. Here's a quarter. You go
around the corner and buy the biggest
skyrocket they've got left. Then bring
it back to me, and I'll send it up Tor
you"
As if he wanted anyone to send it up
for him. thought Tommy, as he ran
around to the fireworks store. He had
It all wrapped up carefully in paper, to
prevent any possible curiosity on the
part of the family powers assembled
on the front piazza.
There was no danger, however When
he came back and fingered in the shade
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-26
TRIP, THE TRAMP
The Adventures of a Homeless
Dog as Told by Himself.
CHAPTER VIII.

The night left the circus trav-
eled about fifteen miles and then
sought a straw stack near a farmers
barn and turned in for sleep.
1t was now the fall of the year, with
cool, bracing nights, and l was glad
to be out of the excitement and in
the quiet of the country. l met only
one dog as 1 travelled. He was sit
ting on a farmhouse gate as 1 came
up and called to me:
Hello stranger, what's your great
hurry?"
l stopped and had a chat with him
for half an hour. He was five years
old, and had always lived with the one
master. He said he was well used
and perfectly satisfied, and when he
learned that l was on the tramp he
said:
well, I'm sorry for that. Almost
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-26

on birds almost entirely. None of
these, however large, can achieve
much against the savage beak of the
rhinoceros hornbill
OF course, the penned-in bird can
not feed herself, so the nTale is kept
busy throughout the brooding system
in carrying food to her; and it has
been observed by naturalists that the
faithful and unselfish husband will
not only feed his mate before
he satisfies his own hunger, but
that he will always select choice
particles for her out of his own
food.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-26

BLESS his little hearth He's hungry,
so he isl" and gathering him up in her
arms the old lady carried him into the
house and fed him on corn bread and
molasses-quite the best dinner he
ever had-so Jackie thought.
When he had eaten the last crumb
they started back to the hotel to-
gether.
But wait till tell Oker good-bye!"
he pleaded.
Leaning over he pressed a red little
mouth against the rough black head.
"Oker," he murmured, 'if it hadn't
been for you l never would have seen
my pretty mover again!"
Then, hand in hand, Jackie and the
old lady went down the road
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-26

them, because their dwelling places
are so difficult to reach
The natives call them sungungs,
but, as will be seen from the picture,
the name of rhinoceros hornbill is
about as descriptive a one as could
be devised. A fine pair of them
is to be seen in the bird cases
of the National Musuem in Wash
ington.
Despite it's enormous bill. this bird
Is an excellent and swift flyer. and
manages to hold its own against the
many serpents, tree -climbing cats and
monkeys of Borneo. But they have
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-26

to do?"
1 told him that should tramp for
a week or two and then look for a
home, and he nodded his head and
observed:
MY master and mistress are very
kind people, and / am sure they would
give you a home, but 1 have some
thing better for you. In Hillsdale
county, about fifty miles away, lives
widow who is my masters sister. She
was here last week. and 1 heard her
say that she wanted dog There are
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-26

the back door, and feeling dellciously
robber-like. they filed up their pocl1-
cts.
JUST then there came rustic in the
bushes and a shrill cry from SOPHIE
OF "bearsi"
Frantically the children tore down
the mountain side, Jackie with baby
awkwaTdnese tumblinE over the nrst
Big stone and rolling into the bushes
Aowllng ana blinded BY tears. he
scrambled beck into the path. but the
nithful little sister had forgotten him
m hsr terror He hurried on a. fast
~ ne oouo' shouting with strong little
lungs, but only the echoes answeres
him
After q time the very high path i,sslf
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-26

solution of Last Sundays Patriotic
Numerical Puzzle.
The whole sentence used as the ba-
sis of last Sundays patriotic numerical
puzzle was the famous utterance Of
Fisher Ames about George Washing
ton:
He changed mankind's ideas of po-
litical greatness"
The words that can be evolved from
IT in the numerical puzzle form the
sentence, He dealt defeat to King"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-26
INDEPENDENCE DAY,
Numerical Puzzle.

My whole is composed of eleven let
ters and is something that is in enor-
nous demand just now.
My l. 2, 3 represent a well-known'
variety OF tree.
Ny 2, 3. 4 represent anger.
My l, 2, 3, 4 represent the result OF
combustion.
My S, s. 7. S, . represent a sharp
sound.
by 6. 7. s. o represent TO strain.
My S, 8. T. 8, D. 10, II represent
somethlnR 20 eat.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-26
THE WONDERFUL
RHINOCEROS H0RNBlLL

A Bird of BOrneO That Is Equally
Curious and UnseIfish.
One of the most remarkable and
least known birds in the world
is the wonderful rhinoceros horn
bill.
1t lives in the hight fruit forests of
Borneo, and, although it occurs there
in f1ocks so great that their wings
make a sound like thunder when they
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-26
Go be eontinusd)

The various governments with
tropical posssasions IN the East are
studying the EJtta Dereha and rubber
situation with q view u determining
proper toethods % propagation and
harvesting.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-26

many horse thieves In that part. and II
she had big, strong dog like you she
would give him the best kind OF a
home. will tell you just how 10
reach her home, as have been there.
and ! hope you will go and see her
and find a place for the rest OF you
days"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-26
A LOnsTER RmYMr.

y wonder why" the lobster aaid.
ION boiling, we should turn al red
Instead Of staying indigo7"
They all discussed the matter al
They positively felt quite 81,
And then agreed they did 10
know
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-11
MINNESOTA
A JUDGMENT FOR WHEAT
CONSIGNEE OF STORED GRAIN
HELD RESPONSIBLE IN THE
CHARTER CASE AT REDWOOD
FALLS,

Redwood Falls, MIMI. Oct. 11.-Judge Web
Der has handed down decision favorable to the
plaintiff in the famous wheat storage Of
Levi Charter and others against William J.
Bettingen & Co., giving Charter Judgment for
6.5S9A bushels of wheat, Or its equivalent In
money at the price quoted on the day that Char
ter made demand for the grain, less the amount
charged for storage.
The is of great interest to farmers all
over Minnesota by of the fact that the
decision holds that the consignee Of stored grain
will be held responsible for the same in case the
elevator owner agent is unable to produce
the grain its value in dollars and cents.
The wheat was stored in the elevator Of j.
A. Engelhart, who owned the property up to
March H. 1902. and Bettingen & Co. were his
gelhart transferred all of his elevator property
here to Bettingen. contendng that an oral agree
ment had been made that Bettingen to pay
all the outstanding storage tickets. Bettingen
denied this.
Judge Weber contends that the wheat was un.
lawfully shipped out of Engelharts elevator and
consigned to Bettingen, and that inasmuch as
the law regards it stolen property, Betttngell
must return the wheat pay to Charter the
value of the same. He closes his opinion fol.
lows:
Each Of the warehouse receipts was an OBJ
legation on the part of Engelhart to deliver a
certain quantity Of wheat to the holder, and as
Bettingen had entered into contract made for
the benefit Of the holders, If they elected tc
| avail themselves of the contract, I think they
are bound, before bringing suit to make de-
| mand upon Bettingen, and If such demand was
refused, the holder was entitled to recover the
market value Of the wheat at the time Of the
| demand"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-11
OPERATIONS NOT ALWAYS
NECESSARY
Doctors Frequently Mistaken.

for a Tnt4d tE ~ez ao %ta lila
me nothing but an operation would
cure me. I tried different remedies,
but nothing did me any good until I
used Pyramid Pile Cure. [ bought six
fifty cent boxes at the drug store, and
now 1 can do my work and 90 out,
where before I spent most of my time
lying down. / thank God for giving
the discoverer the knowledge to make
such cure. I recommend it to all my
friends, and if I ever have piles again
will certainly use this remarkable RENE
dy. You can use this in any way you
wish to make known the wonderful
merit of Pyramid Pile Cure.' Mrs. VIM.
Mucky, 81 Marshall street, Elizabeth,
N. J.
The experience Of this lady is that of
thousands of others who have been as
sured that nothing short of an operation
would rid them of this distressing com.
plant. On the face Of it, it appears
as if too many surgeons operate in order
that they may keep their hand in, and
lose no portion of their skill; then
again. too many surgeons are anxious to
experiment (like the scientific man in
Mark Twain 8 pathetic story of the dog
and her little puppy, and do not have
proper regard for a patient g physical
welfare or condition.
We advise every sufferer to think
twice before submitting to an operation
for piles, and suggest that those inter
ested write to the Pyramid Drug Co..
Marshall, Mich, for their little book on
the causes and cure of piles, which is
sent free for the asking.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-11
GO. P. RALLY in
= The PENINSULA
STATES TWO SENATORS WILL
TAKE PART HEREAFTER.
Independent Movement by Disap-
pointed Republicans Flattens Out at
Houghton-Labor Union Members
Are Socialists and the Vote of That
Party Will Be Heavy.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Houghton, Mich, Oct. 1.-THE political cam
paign of 1904 was formally opened last night by
O republican rally at the Kerredge theater and
from now until election there will be republican
meetings each week or oftener, with prominent
speakers, including Senators Alger and Burrows
Fred NJ. Warner Congressman Young and others.
The democrats hope to bring Candidate ferrls
to the copper district but not certain.
Immediately after the July county convention
of the republicans independent republican
movement was planned. 1t intended that
mocracy, which has subsisted on political crumbs
only for ten years, but the democrats, under the
leadership Of Edward Ryan, showed a castiron
backbone. The republican rebels had commit
ted themselves and their case hopeless with.
out democratic support, hence the independents
called their county convention for the same
hour and place the democratic county con-
vention, but turned down by the democrats,
who nominated their ticket. The democrats have
no hope of electing any Of their candidates, but
have earned the respect of their Anniversaries by
refusing to trade principles for offices.
feature Of the local situa ton that Is attract
Ing little attention now, but which Will create
surprise when the votes counted four weeks
later Is the rapid growth Of the socialists In the
copper district. Debs will poll at least SOC
votes in Houghton county, and may get as many
labor unions having adopted socialistic principles
"Freshie' Partly Scalped.
In an attempt at hazing freshmen by sophie
mores of the Michigan college of mines, one
freshman partially scalped. owing to his
struggles lnder big pair of shears with which
his tormentors shingliug his hair. ski
grating is to be resorted to to replace the miss
ing scalp.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-11
CHARIVARI OF
FIVE WEEKS ENDS
CADoTT COUPLE MISS THEIR
NIGHTLY SERENADE.
Satiated with Fun, the "Gang' Pre-.
with Handsome Remembrance of
Their First Five Weeks Of Welded
Life.
Special to The Journal.

Chippewa Falls, Wis, Oct. 1.-THE charivari,
perhaps the longest In the worlds history is at
end, and Professor and Mrs. II. G. Verbeck.
prisng little village Of Cadott happy In the
thought that 'all is well that ends WE'LL
The charivarl, which began Monday evening,
Sept. 8, and continued for five long weeks, has
been closed by unanimous agreement Of the
members Of the "charivari gang that they have
had their fun and that the treats already fur
nished by Professor Verbeck should he
considered sufficient. But Professor Yer.
beck and Mrs. Verbeck not informed Of
this action, that when last night came and
the usual charivari concert not given they
were at loss to understand its Significance.
This morning ything was explained to the
professor, however When he arrived in the
schoolroom he found a large box upon his desk
addressed to prof. and Mrs. II. G. Verbeck, our
beloved young married couple" From the pc
cuiar shape Of the box, the peculiar inscription
and interested look in the faces Of the pupils
Professor Verbeck concluded to open it upon the
spot and let all enjoy the fun, If there should
be any After short time the professor brought
forth q beautiful cuckoo clock and the follow
ing note:
Accept this cuckoo clock with our bes
wishes for long and happy life. AS you heal
the little cuckoo cry out the hour by day ant
by night may you have pleasant memories OF
your first five weeks of welded days in our deal
old Cadott. -Charivari Gang"
Professor Verbeck smiled graciously after read
ang the note and heartily accepted the gift.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-11
PAROLED MAN ARRESTED
Leighton 8, Companion, Young Woman
Returned to Her Parents,

MANKATO, MINN.-Andrew Leighton, an in
mate Of the state reformatory, out on parole,
was arrested by Sheriff Williams at the Milwau-
kee station on his arrival from Mapleton In
company with young woman Of the latter
place. the daughter of prominent farmer She
was detained until the arrival Of her parents al
whose request the sheriff had appeared on the
scene. Leighton was turned to the re
formatory authorities and on his way to St
young woman returned home with her parents.
MIR. and Mrs. Edward Van Ness are under ar
gree upon Mrs. Magdalena Schaub woman Il
years old. Mrs. Schaub served notice upon the
Van Ness family to vacate one Of her houses
and the alleged assault then took place. resulting
in Mrs Schaub sustaining fracture of the
wrist. At her request. the defendants were al
lowed to go upon their own recognzance.
Mrs. William L.. Harris died Sunday aged g.
She Is survived by. her husband and eleven grown
children
Heavy rains have fallen over this section OF
the state, leaving the land in fine shape for next
years crops
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-11
QUARTERLY BANNER DAY
..
Baptist Church Glasses at Anoka Re-
warded for Attendance.

ANOKA, MINN.-The regular quarterly pre-
sentation Of banners to the classes having the
best attendance took place at the Baptist church.
presented the banner to Mrs. Warren Daggetts
class of boys and it was received by Harry
Wyman presented it to Mrs. F. R. Leachs class
Of young men, August 01on making the speech
Of acceptance.
The funeral of Miss Agnes Deering, who was
instantly killed Sunday evening by n Northern,
St. Stephens church, Rev. Father Doiphia OF.
ticiating. An uncle Of the girl, Jack Gibbons,
was killed one month ago while walking on the
same stretch of track.
Among those attending the Baptist state con-
vention in Minneapolis this week are Rev. Fred.
erick R. Leach. Dr. and Mrs. J. w. Ford, Dr.
J. W. Riches, William Barnes and Mr.. and
Mrs. T. G. J. Pease. ~ ; & -