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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-06

with him for few minutes Hans
asked:
Can you tell us if you have ever
heard of a lost river?"
why, of course, 1 have" was the
renly. There is one not more than
fifteen miles away. l believe it is
put dcwn Gn the maps as the Iserlohn.
but people about here always call it
the Lost river
And why so?"
Because it runs into a great hole
in the cliffs and is seen no more.
though it probably finds it's way down
to the sea all right"
"And suppose one should float into
the hole?" whispered Hans.
II can't say. my boy. 1 have never
seen the spot, but they tell me it looks
very bad, and should any one be drawn
in there he would be dashed to pieces
or drowned"
"And do you believe in giants and
pigmies?" asked Yuly as she almost
trembled with excitement.
"WeI," answered the tramp after a
laugh, lone can't say what he does or
does not believe in these days. 1 have
read of giants and pigmies in books,
and why shouldn't there be such peo-
Pile? This boy Hans will never be a
pigmy because he is too fat, and you
will never be a pigmy because your
hair is the color Of straw and your
cheeks like Strawberries. AS to the
lost river, you can reach it to-mor-
row if you walk fast. When you get
there take a big drink for me- will
You?"
The tramp turned out to be a very
jolly fellow. He sang a song or two
told several funny things that had
happened to him of late, and the hour
was almost ten when all turned in for
sleep.
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their hands and were fighting back.
He was man grown and pretty
strong, but it wasn't five minutes be-
fore he was glad to haul off.
Yuly could not WELD a club as well
as Hans. but she could do some hard
tramp soon had enough of clubs and
shoes and started off, but as he went
he said:
81 could have knocked your two
heads off in a minute, but I don't care
to waste my breath. Don't think you
have got through with me, however.
l shall hunt up the constable in the
first village and send him after you,
and you will surely lie in Jail to-
night"
The children watched the tramp I'M
til a bend of the road hid him from
sight, and then they set out at a fast
pace and did not halt until they had
covered many dusty milos.
At shutdown. as they were passing
through a village, Hans bought some
bread and sausage. and an hour later
they were ready to make their beds
under a bush by the roadside. They
had not fallen asleep when they were
alarmed by footsteps, and as they sat
up it was to see a second tramp within
a few feet of them.
He saw them at the same time. and
in CHEEKY voice cried out:
Don't get frightened of me, chill
dren. 1 am an old tramp, but 1
wouldn't hurt a fly. l was just think
ing of making a bed here myself.
Have you no homer"
mot around here replied Hans.
"You are a couple of orphans, per-
haps, on your way to live with some
relative? However, it's not for me to
question you. If 1 get two meals a
day and a decent place to sleep at
night 1 don't concern myself about
other things. There's room here for
all of us. and should a farmers dog
smell us out at night 1 can help drive
him away"
The children were not at all afraid
of the man, and after they had talked
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-06
THE IROQUOIS
GREAT HEAD
A Story of Strange Witchcraft.

Among the Iroquos Indians there
is a legend that there once existed a
strange. human-like race of creatures
called the Great Heads" They had
no body, no arms. no legs-nothing
but one great head covered with long,
thick hair and having a pair of great
eves in it.
This is a story they tell of bright
boy and his adventures with one of the
Great Heads.
In remote part of the forest ten
orphan boys lived with their uncle.
One night the eldest brother did net
return from. the chase and, after wait
ing until nearly morning for him, the
next brother said, Il will go and look
him up; something must have hap
pened to him"
But that brother, likewise, did not
return and the third boy said, Il will
go look for them" and he went away
and did not return. So it went on:
brother falling to return each day until
only the youngest boy was left.
Then the uncle forbade his going
into the forest alone for fear that he,
too, should be lost. But he used to
go out occasionally with his uncle and
one day, while the two were hunting
together, they heard a groan which
seemed to come from the earth.
The groan was repeated and, dig
ging down in the place from which 1t
seemed to come, they came up a man
covered with earth and looking
as if he had been there long time.
But he showed signs of life and the
uncle said. Run for the bears oil.
t-iff sr,rr =
the boy brought the bears oil and
with it they rubbed the man until he
revived and was able to sit up and
talk. He said he did not know just
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have creature about the house who
is all head and hair and eyes and
mouth and nothing else.
Finally the Great Head said 81
have been here long enough. This
boy seems to be a pretty bright youth
and if he will go with me l will show
him the witch and the bones of his
brothers, and perhaps we can kill the
witch and change the bones back into
boys again"
Taking the boy, the Head journeyed
forth into the forest, the boy running
I and the Great Head flying along on a
gentle breeze, until they came to the
home of the bad witch-woman.
All around the witch there lay drJ
bones, and when she saw the two she
cried out the magic word, "Schist
kian!" But the boy had been armed
with a powerful charm by thu
stranger-and the Great Head himself,
of course, was proof against magic
BE fox" cried out the Great Head
in a commanding voice, and at once
the witch became a fox and ran off
into the woods.
The Great Head told the boy which
were the bones of his brothers and
commanded him to place them all in a
row.
Now" said he IT am going to my
old home. When 1 pass over here on
a tempest cry out to the dry bones,
All get up!' and they will change
back into your lost brothers,
Then he went away and presently
the boy heard the sound of a great
hurricane rushing over the house and
cried out, "All get up"
At once the dry bones became boys
again and went home with their
brother; where they lived happy ever
after and hunted not only for their
uncle, but for the stranger-the
brother of the Great Head-who re-
manned with them and taught them
magic
There are no Great Heads now.
The Indians say that the last one ever
heard of came one night to an Indian
cabin, somewhere up in the state of
New York, and looked into the win
dow.
There he saw an Indian woman
roasting chestnuts in an open fire.
Every now and then she would pick a
chestnut out of the Goals and eat it.
MY! My" said the Great Head to
himself. "she is eating live GOALS"
Now live Goals are the only thing
a Great Head is afraid of, and when
this one saw the woman. as he sup
posed making a meal of them he flew
away and none of his kind has ever
been seen since.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-06
BY j. w. MULLER.

King Mully Grubber was the King
of the Dwarfs of the great Komic
Mountains. He was a cruel and
malicious person and delighted in
nothing so much as in making the
judicious grieve.
Once upon a time he tried of all his
old tricks such as making COWS go
dry. twisting the tail of the mule and
making him kick the driver, and
throwing black SCOT into the milk. So
he devised new amusement which
was declared by his whole court as
rejecting the greater credit both on
his sagacity and human kindness.
Having prepared all things, he sent
out his prize dwarfs, Kaspar, Caspar.
and Casper, with orders to catch for
him large, fat peasant. Soon they
returned, hearing with them Niklas
Pumphandle, who was a man of sub
stance and much respected by his
neighbors for his fair dealings and the
excellence of his home made cheese.
Poor Pumphandle was so frightened
that he perspired violently and he
begged King Mully Grubber to let
him go. for" he said. Your majesty
/ am only a poor peasant and my
capture will not reflect much glory
on your noble reign; whereas next
door TO me lives the worthy and be-
loved Hans Shuggerbiter, our Srespect-
ed Mayor, whom l could recommend
as prisoner. Besides, my wife and
black heifer has been acting kind of
under the weather of late and l think
maybe l ought to look after her."
Honest Pumphandle," said the
King, roaring with glee, honest old
Pumphandle, your COW will have to
wait Know, Nilkis, that we have a
new game and we shall honor you by
letting you be the first one to play
1t. If you win, we we will give you a
secret password that will open all
mines for you; but if you fail we
viii lock you up in our toad-hole
under the most bottom place of the
buttomest part of Dunnerwetter
Mountain. And there you shall stay
till you teach toads to sing like canary
birds, which may not be so soon, you
know"
The whole Court roared aloud at
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how long he had lain there in the
earth but guessed it must have been
a long time.
He had gone out hunting and some
witch had laid spell on him and
buried him. While they were talking
they heard a strange voice coming
from afar off which growled, "Kunkun,
Kunkun, wahtcihaih." which means in
their language, Il see you. / see you.
You shall die"
They took the stranger back to their
wigwam and that night great wind
sprang UP and blew with fierceness,
and through the rushing of the wind
they heard the voice growing, Kun
kun, Kunkun, wahtciha1h.
The boy and the uncle wondered what
the voice could be, but the stranger
said: 81 know what it is. 1t is the
voice of my brother, the Great Head,
who is bowling through this hurricane.
He is an awful being, for he destroys
all who go near him."
"Ah," said the boy, perhaps he
knows what has become of my broth
ers." And he told the story of the nine
lost boys who had gone forth to hunt
and had never returned.
ooh yes" said the stranger; "the
Great Head, my brother, knows what
has become of them undoubtedly"
"Would he come here If you ask him
tor" inquired the uncle.
mo, not if l ask him to-" replied the
stranger. "but l might lure hi mhere.
l will go out and shoot arrows at him
Eand he will run after me to see who is
shooting the arrows and so | will lure
him to this house. But you must pro-
vide food for him, for he is a great
eater"
what does he eat?" inquired the UNI
Gle doubtfully, for the hunting had
been poor of late and the larder Was
low.
"Well." said the stranger, che is not
very particular. Wild fowl, venison-
any little thing of that kind. But his
favorite food is blocks of maple wood,
cut large and served raw. If he can
get that delcacy he never asks for
anything else"
The boy and the uncle were delighted
to hear this and at once went out and
cut down several large maple trees
which they chopped into nice blocks,
and so they made a great wood-pile for
the Great Head to feast on when he
should be their guest.
Early the next morning the stranger
took his magic bow and arrow and
started for the home of the Great Head.
About noon he came in sight of his
brothers home, which was on rocky
prOmontOry, Wnere the GTedt f1edu lay
with his long hair streaming over the
rocks and every now and, Then growing
out: II see you. l see you. You shall
die"
Now the stranger was a great ma
gfcian and his magic arrow would
grow large AS IL sped toward the mark
and then, after hitting the object II was
fired at, would return to him, growing
smaller as IL came back
Changing himself into mole. the
stranger crept through the grass I'M
I'll he came within arrow-shot Of the
Great Head. when he suddenly resuIn-
ed his proper shape and let ny his ar
rom.
As II few II grew large and hit the
Great Head thGmpl But you cannot
kin a Great Head that way; arrows
have no effect upon them.
Then the arrow returned 20 the
stranger, growing smaller as a. came
back and he grabbed u and ran.
The Great Head came after him
riding on q fierce wind sprAng up Tor
hh special accommodation
a. home in the wigwam he boy and
his uncle heard the rush ana roar 0f
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-06
THE SNAKE SKIN FAD.

Toilet Articles Made of the Covering
of BOA Constructors and RattIers.
The fashion of wearing snakeskin
articles of attire is increasing in popu-
larity.
Handsome slippers are constructed
of snakeskins, and belts, too, in the few
instances where a leather belt may be
worn, but the most poplar method of
carrying a snakeskin is to have a card
case or purse made of one, or even one
of the large-sized new handbags, near
ly as large as the little travelling satch-
els that are to be had in this rich and
expensive skin.
The satchels are of the regulation
shape with a rounded handle, and are
large enough to hold a full complement
of toilet articles, with pair of slippers
or other small items of necessity to a
womans comfort tucked inside.
Cardcases are of the large size now
affected, when elaborate designs upon
cardcases make it imperative that there
shall be some space to show them off
upon. They are perfectly plain, as we'll
as mounted in silver or gold.
In the matter of bags and purses
there is more metal-except in the sort
that have no metal al all in their make
up-and the ornamentation is in dull
beaten silver.
The fashionable girl likes her snake
skin slippers quite plain. They have no
other adornment other than a buckle
to detract from the pattern and color
ing of the leather. This leather makes
the foot appear smaller and harmonizes
with the brown and yellow frocks in
vogue now.
Such leather-if il may be called
leather is seen used as a band of
trimmings upon outing suits of mixed
wool suiting. The band is put on at
the bottom OF the skirt. as a belt about
the coat, on the collar-which is en-
tirely made of it-and on the cuffs with
a border around the small revers of the
jacket.
Jewel boxes are 10 be had as we'll as
some Of those dainty accessories TO the
dressing table and travelling case made
of lea ther and silver; and the supersti-
tious man who Is willing 20 discard his
rabbits foot for q snakeskin cigar case,
cardcase, or box OF poker chips may
have his choice for a consideration.
Solution Of the Fish 90 Catch PukEIs.
This picture VIII show you how the
portraits ~ the three hFh should be
folded % make The one big hsh that
cayn HaBrer said b. caught
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the oncoming hurricane and the uncle
cried, The stranger has decoyed him
here! He is comingl"
And then, growing frightened, he
said: Get a hammer. We must ham
mer him as he comes into the door or
he will kill u.s..
The two got hammers. and as the
stranger burst into the lodge with his
brother after him they began to ham
mer away at the Great Head. But the
Great Head only laughed at this, and
seeing who it was that had lured him
to the wigwam he laughed still louder
and expressed great pleasure at meet
ing his brother again.
So the boy and his uncle got over
their fright and asked the Great Head
if he would have something to eat. He
replied that his ride on the wings of
the wind had made him a trifie hun
CRY and if they had such a thing as
a wood pile about he did not mind if
he did take little bite. So they brought
in the blocks of maplewood and the
Great Head ate until he declared pos
itively that he could not eat another
shaving.
Then they told their strange guest
the story of the lost boys and asked
him if he thought he could help them
to find them.
"Oh, yes" replied he; II know what
became of them. They we're turned to
dry bones by an old witch who lives
iii the forest. L know her. She sings
all the time and when she says the
magic word. 'Schistkian! anyone who
hears it, unless he is, like myself,
proof against magic or has with him
some charm which is a protection
against witchcraft, will at once be-
come a lot Of dry bones. When I go
away 1 will see if l cannot help you to
get your brothers back again. This
maplewood is really so good that if
you don't mind l will make you a
visit of a few days and see my brother,
whom 1 have not had chance to talk
with for a long time"
They found the Great Head to be a
most jolly and companonable fellow
as long as he was supplied with plenty
of maplewood, and if it had not been
for his weird appearance they would
have enjoyed his visit very much.
But you must own that it is a little
calculated to make one nervous to
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They Reach Lost River.

In our last chapter a tramp who
had met Hans and Yuly on the high
way and questioned them without
getting any information in return, was
about to apply a switch to the boys
back to make him talk. While he
was trimming a branch. Hans whis-
pered to Yulv:
There are some stout limbs lying
just behind us. If he strikes me, you
must help me fight back. If he gets
the better of us he will rob us of all
we have and probably cause our ar
rest as runaways.''
Now then, who are your" de-
manded the tramp as he hourished the
switch about.
1--WE are who-we are" replied Hans,
land you will do well to mind your
own business and pass on"
so you defy me. Ell? Well, let us
seat'
With that the man struck Hans
blow across the shoulders. but the
next moment the children had clubs in
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-06
NEW TRINKETS FOR THE
DELIGHT OF BABIES.

Mothers who are on the lookout
for new ideas will see unusual Dossi-
bilities in the nursery thing which is
now shown in all the stores. This
consists Of blocks OF tile about six
inches square. on which are pictures
and nursery rhymes. These are used
for the play room, nursey, fireplace,
or for the walls OF the children's
bathroom.
The tiles are arranged in position
70 that the story Is told IN sequence,
and the words are printed 50 plainly
that even the children who are just
beginning 10 read, can spell them out.
but white and green are the favorites.
An artistic fireplace recently seen
IN q nursery had white filing with
delft blue Kate GreenWay figures 10
correspond with the blue Of the walls.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-06

dress them in crocheted jackets. skirts
and hats. Tiny bells sewed on the
hat or bonnet, or in some invisible
place, will delight the baby whose ear
is ever alert for musical sounds.
Cashmere instead of cotton sheets
are used in the modern nursery. These
are of softest, white wool, and are
hemstitched. Physicians all agree that
II is much better for the child to have
the lightweight wool next TO him IN
stead OF cotton.
Little chest protectors made OF
webbing are now sold IN all the stores
They are simply made 10 slip Inc
head through and are bound with tape
These protectors are lnvalua bic even
for spring wear for children VINO
play out OF doors a great deal ana
who are susceptible 20 colds.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-06

Garden rhymes about MARY, Mary,
quite contrary" were on the tiles.
For the baby's bath there are ex-
quisite conveniences in the way of tot
let sets, which come in miniature. A
white one, for instance, has robins egg
blue bands edged with gilt, and for
get-me-nots sprinkled all over the sur
face OF the bowl and pitcher. Even
the dainty soap dish. comb and brush
are hand painted with the small blue
blossoms. which signify remembrance.
How TO keep the baby's bib on
without using pins has always been a
problem 10 both nurse and mother. A
new arrangement, called p feeder
holder. is prettier and more useful
than Il sounds. II Is made OF a strip
OF three-quarter-inch white satin rib
bon. hand-painted with forget-me-nots
and laced through brass rings AZ In
tervais Of an inch. This attaches 70
the bib and holds u taut IN the back.
TO offer . china doll % a baby IL
q direct challenge for him 70 use n
10 pound the floor with. up-fo-date
mothers buy bisque % cloth dolls ana
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-06

Msmma-"Even II he was wealthy
you should not worry 90 You kno"
there are Just a. good hsh IN the sea
AZ ever were caught" Daughief-
Yes. mamma: bat you know golohrh
ere never caught in the sea-"-fhieas'
Daily NeNG
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-06
THE MAGIC ARROW
PICTURE PUZZLE

How Did the Worthy and Honest
Peasant, Niklas Pumphandle,
Solve the Puzzle Set for Him by
Cruel King Mully Grubber?
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-06

Garden rhymes about MARY, Mary,
quite contrary" were on the tiles.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-06
solution Of Tho Fish 20 Catch PuEsIs

This picture VIII show you how the
portraits ~ the three hsh should be
folded % make fhe one big hsh that
caD.n HaBner said b. caught
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-08-04
SOMETHING ABOUT NELSON.


Holds High Sulky Record on Regulation
Track,
A writer on horse topics, in discussing
the manner in which some of the trot-
ting and pacing records were made
last season, says:
'The fraudulent attempt to reach
the two minute mark with Cresceus
does not, however, defraud him of his
former record of POP IA, which is the
legitimate record for all trotters to the
bicycle sulky, although it must not be
overlooked that the stallion record of
the world to the high sulky and over a
regulation track is the undisputed prop
erty of stallion bred, owned, trained
and driven by Maine farmer, c. H.
Nelson of Waterville, Nelson 200,
over the Grand Rapids track Septem-
Der II, 1891, while the high wheel rec
ord for mares is still that of Maud s.
EOS 81, July 80, 1885, at Cleveland,
Ohio"
The old horse is still in the possession
of Mr.. Nelson and is occasionally seen
on the streets. He is now about %
years old and is capable of going rec
ord breaking gait for his age. He is
without doubt one of the best horses
ever bred in the United States and if
he could have been handled under pres
ent methods and driven to bike sulky
would doubtless have shaved several
seconds off his record.-Waterville
Mail.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-08-04
The Maine Building at st. Louis.

There was very general protest from
the Maine press when it was first suggested
that Maine should be represented at the st.
Louis Exposition by log cabin; but the
cabin was built just the same and its pro-
moters have assured US that it is great
success. E. A. Merriman of the Madison
Bulletin, who visited the Exposition with
the Maine Press Association party, tells a
different story. He says
The Maine building, built of spruce logs,
is located in an Out-Of-the-way place, as if
10 hide from the more civilized and pro-
gressive structures, and is typical fishing
or sporting camp, such as might be found
in the northern woods. 1t is a shame and
disgrace to the State of Maine. To repre-
sent this grand old State with log hut,
should forever brand the perpetrators of
their State. Maine, with its vast natural
resources, its great manufacturing indus
tries and its progressive people, is worthy
of more fitting representation than this
rude structure, typical of the days of the
pioneer, which have long since passed into
history. As an illustration of the moral
effect of such an uniting representation,
typical Maine house. No wonder the State
OF Maine is looked upon as wild country,
filed with Indians and half civilized or
savage whites, who earn scanty living by
hunting and fishing. Far better would it
have been for the State of Maine to have
made no representation than this gross mis-
representation. 1t is rank injustice and q
worse than useless waste of money, that
instead of being benefit to the State will
work untold harm by degrading it in the
eyes Of the world Visitors to the fair will
60 home with the idea that Maine has not
yet emerged from state of ignorance and
barbarism, and that our people are wild
the so-called "Yellow Peril' of the far east
as Japan and China are termed by the PEG.
pie of western Europe. The Maine build
ing might well be classed with those in the
forty acres of the Philippine and Alaskan
exhibit