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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-24

to; that they were going to stick by
him and help him fight the food. That
was all there was to it, so please get
to work and help to barricade the
place.
Men, like sheep, love to be led
The employees saw in their chief en-
gineer a leader; they fel in behind him,
gineer a leader; they fell in behind him,
and soon were busily engaged in clos
ing the windows with plankng, and
further Strengthening the coverings
by means of braces reaching to The
floor of the station. Next, the doors
and all other weak spots were SINH
the work once more to see that every
thing was satisfactory, and then the
little band was knocked off to eat and
to wait.
Imprisoned by Water.
They did not have to wait long, TO
the self-imprisoned men there soon
came the roar of the flood as 1t swept
down the valley. Louder and louder
it grew, as 1t rolled onward-then the
rushing and swirling noises arose on
both sides of them: the crest of the
flood had passed them and was pIung-
ing on down the river.
They waited. Pretty soon there
came dull sounds from the outside,
low down, near the base of wall. No
one had to tell them that the water
was creeping around the building; that
the noises were the result of compact
with the station of some trees or other
debris caught in the waters.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-24
XENOPHON D. SMITH
THE FIB-TELLER

BY H. IRVING KING.

nevertheless. Zenny thought there
was something familiar and the boy
was sure he had smelt before the pc
culiar odor with which the air was
IL den.
What kind of trees are these?" he
asked
"Catnip trees" replied puss 1--WE
have whole forests of it here, and, if
you will just notice, that lake is of
milk and not water. We prefer it that
way in Catland."
Just then the cat caught sight of a
dog, and was off after 1t at such a
tremendous speed that the boy had
all he could do to keep his seat. The
cat was nearly upon her prey when
a high board fence barred the way
and over it the dog sprang, puss
making a jump and missing the dogs
tail by about three inches.
"Oh. dear" said the cat, my in
structions were to take you direct to
the palace, and here l have been los
ing time running after dogs. Somehow
/ never can see a dog but ! have to
chase it,"
why, up in my country--in the
place we came from. you know" said
Zenny dogs chase cats
Yes, l know they do" replied puss.
IT have reason to know it, and 1 have
look over her shoulder, that there are
boys who encourage them in it,
Coming out of the catnip forest they
saw, rising before them, a beautiful
marble palace, with a huge flight of
steps leading from the main door down
to the milk lake. And storlling up and
down the broad stairway in couples
were cats of every conceivable sort
Angora cats, Maltese cats, tortoise
many more sorts of which Zenny did
not even know the name.
They appeared anything but pleased
at seeing a boy among them, and in
one big black fellow. who gave him an
ugly look as he passed, Zenny though
he recognized a cat which he had ston-
ed out Of the back yard a few nights
before, and this made him feel any
thing but comfortable.
IF you please said Zenny, II
should like to go home"
"Of course you would laughed his
guide, "apd of course you won't. Ex-
cuse my smiling, but l am from Che
shire and can't help it. Allow me to
introduce you to his majesty's chief
musician, "The-Cat-and-the- Fiddle I"
And the guide waved a paw toward a
big Maltese who was standing near
with a fiddle under his arm and who
bowed pOuteiy out nauBnIlly.
And this" turning to a large black
and white cat wearing high patent
leather boots, lis the captain of his
majesty's guard, Puss-in-Boots. That
graceful young lady on the left there is
Pussy Willow, of whom you have
doubtless heard. and that youth talk
ing to her is the famous Cat-o'-Nine-
Tails But come, it's time to go in
to the audience"
Along with the crowd on the stair
way Xenophon Demothenes and his
guide hurried under the great arch
way of the palace door.
When they got inside they were in
a spacious room where hundreds of
cats were massed on either side. leav-
ing an open lane running to the oppo-
site corner, where, on a golden throne
placed on a platform hung with vel
vet, sat a huge white cat, apparently
very old, very cross and very well fed.
Two cat heralds, standing below the
throne, blew on golden trumpets and
then shouted out: His majesty Puss-
in-the-Corner, King of Catland. COM
mands the attendance of Xenophon
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-24

| barbados had broken away
Mr.. Smith rushed forward, his COM
panions following. They grabbed
fresh planking, dashed toward the
break, measured their strength against
| that of the growing stream, forced the
planking over the hole, held and Sc
| cured 1t there-drove back the food
which had succeeded in only wetting,
not drowning, them like rats in a
trap.
Still the water rose. 1t touched
seven feet, went on to eight. thence
more gradually to nine, and then crept
so slowly upward that the men could
not tell whether the flood was still
gaining strength or receding. They
watched the barbados, worked the
pumps, while the ten-foot mark was
gained-four feet above the tallest
man of the little band.
Pretty soon, while they were watch
ing for evidences of a further rise
they had given up guessing where the
water would stop-they became aware
that the flood had done its best. It
was at standstill, and half the bat
tie was over.
The Waters Receded.
The other half was like the FIRST
with the conditions reversed outside
the pounding sounds fell steadily low
err and lower, and one after another the
crevices quit leaking from the roof
downward. But inside, Mr.. Smith and
his men still watched the barbados,
kept the centrifugal pumps carrying
off the leakage. and the great pumps
throwing the customary supply Of wa
ter into the mains leading to Pater-
son, then at the mercy of the water,
and to the other towns.
Finally, after hours of waiting and
watching, all leakage stopped, there
was no pounding on the walls, and the
men knew that they could venture out.
A barricade was removed, a door open
ed-after twenty-four sleepless hours
they breathed fresh air once more, and
by the marks on the walls verified their
calculations of the hight that the food
had reached.
A few hours later Mr.. Smith quietly
reported that the pumping station was
safe and the pumps had not missed a
stroke during the time that the station
was endangered. He had again proved
himself the man for the emergency.
Previous to this time. Mr.. Smiths
record for the better part of his life
had been that of taking care of emer-
gencies. Even as a boy" one of his
friends said recently, Smith was al
ready ready when called upon. He
seemed to equip himself especially for
that purpose"
Smiths Service.
He entered the service of the water
company, one of the biggest in the
East, in 1891, as an assistant engineer.
For a time he attracted no great at
tention to himself by his work and
none by his personality. But after
several years his superiors began to
notice that whenever occasion arose
for some unexpected thing to be done
in the daily routine of pipe laying or
what not, Smith either had a plan for
accomplishing it, or did 1t as matter
of course and part Of his work. Next
thing they found out, by putting him
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-24

AS the poundings on the walls crept
ever higher and higher-the station not
infrequently trembling when the blows
were delivered by heavy objects-wa.-
ter insistently made it's way into the
building through every crack and crew
ice that could not be Theoretically seal
ed by barricades. But Mr.. Smith was
not caught mapping. He had looked
for this very thing, had prepared for
1t, and he set two centrifugal pumps
to work to carry off the leakage. All
the while the other pumps were send
ing the customary supply of water to
the various cities that were dependent
on their running, and Mr.. Smith and
those men who were not needed at the
pumps kept close watch on the barri-
cades.
The Flood Gained.
Up mounted the sea of water
three feet-three feet three-three
siX-three eight, nine, eleven-four
feet. Before the flood came no one
had expected the water to go higher,
and now the prisoners anxiously list
ened for sounds and watched the crew
ices for signs, at least, of no further
rise. But their hope was short-lived.
Up went the water, fairly leaping to
four feet-four feet six-five feet-up
to the height of their shoulders. over
their heads.
Then, suddenly, there was a splin-
tering sound, followed by a rush Of
water, inward. A plank in one of the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-24

the family cat which had taken him
on the strange Journey of the preced-
ing night. washing her face and paws
and in the mornig light, looking as in
nocent as you please.
Zenny called softly to her, but, al
though he thought she looked up at
him with something very like a wink,
she answered him never word. but
went on with her washing of her face
and paws.
AS for Xenophon Demosthenes he
grew so truthful after that that his
mother thought at first he could not
be we'll; but he was, and he kept so
truthful all his life thereafter that
when he grew up and went into bust
ness he became the man for whom
was first invented the saying, His
word is as good as his bond" He
never forgot that night at the court
of Puss- the Corner" however, and
people used to wonder why it was that
any sudden click like the sound of
shutter tumbling open made X. D.
Smith start-and he let them wonder.
1t was the cat who told me the story.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-24

1t was a warm summer evening and
considerably past bedtime. A small boy
sat by the open window of his bedroom
and drowsily considered whether or not
he should undress and go to bed.
The little boy was named Xenophon
Demothenese Smith. He had been
named Xenophon Demosthenes because
his father was a great lover of the
classics, had read three orations of
Cicero and nearly all of Aenid in most
excellent translations, and had even
made a try at Mr.. Popes story of the
Illiad. but that, as he said, was little
too much for him. The other boys, and
his mother and sisters. generally called
the boy zenny for short, but his IA
Their always called him by his full
name, which you must admit was
great deal more dignified sounding
than "Zenny."
"Xsnophon Demosthenes! called
the father up the stair, ARE you in
bed?"
Yes, SIR" replied Zenny promptly.
But he was not in bed-in fact, had
hardly begun TO undress. That was the
/ -
he could not be depended upon to tell
the exact truth. Sometimes he did and
sometimes he did not. just as he hap
pened to feel about it.
Suddenly he was aware of a loud
purring close to his right ear, and
starting up he saw, sitting in the Win
| dow, the family cat, staring at him
with big eyes that shone in the dark
| ness.
Scat" said the boy speaking low
so that he should not be heard down
stars. Get out! Scat"
But to his amazement, the cat, in
stead of leaping to the ground and
running away, spoke right up and
said mo, l won't scat. Don't you
think l will. You pulled my tail to-
day and l have come to see about it,"
I'LL didn't know you could talk"
| replied Xenophon Demosthenes weak
ly, at loss for anything else to say.
'Of course you didn't" retorted the
cat. There are lots of things you
don't know"
And then, suddenly changing the
subject she demanded What was
that lust heard you say to your
father about being in bed?"
| Nothing" replied Zenny.
Nothing, oh, dear me! Nothing!"
| exclaimed the cat. "Well / must say
/ shall have to give you a lesson that
you will remember"
How it happened Zenony was never
able to tell, but the first thing he knew
! he was seated on the oats back and
she was scurrying off into the woods
| with him. Whether the cat had grown
| big or he had grown small he could
not tell; but there he was astride the
cats back, and she carrying him with
ease in great leaps and bounds away
| into the depths of the dark woods.
Finally he managed to stammer:
"Oh l say, whoa! Won't you? Where
are we going?"
"Catland" replied puss without
checking her pace.
"And where is that?" asked the boy
| anxiouslY.
"oh, you'll see soon enough" was
! the reply.
Just then they entered great cave
and after awhile came out on the other
side of 1t into a strange, new land
where the sun was shining and a path
ran along the margin of sparkling
lake. The path led through forest of
peculiar looking trees, about which,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-24

in charge of small job, that he knew
how to command as well as to run
pipe line.
Still later. Mn. Smith having shown
ability in figuring out the resistance
of water under varying conditions, was
given the job of laying a certain Inn
portant main. He did it expeditiously,
and at a minimum cost.
In 1898. the water company was
confronted with the problem of a great
waste of water in Paterson. There's
Smith. one of our assistant engineers;
maybe he can straighten matters out"
come one suggested.
Mr.. Smith was placed in charge of
the Paterson pumping station. He
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-24

r,,,e wears ago ]. Waldo Smith was
,l,, one of a number of assistant
uiraers in the employ of a New Jer-
pater company, and one of the
1,.,,.ands of unknown Smiths. To-day
q known as the man who has
,sorqe of the biggest and most diff
,,,It niece of hydraulic engineering in
,,,orica: he is chief engineer, at a
..,.r,, or $4,000, of the Aqueduct Com
-,i.sion of New York, whose duty it is
- Furnish the metropolis with it's wa
ter supply.
The secret of Mr.. Smiths rise is re-
,oaIed by the manner in which he
.ovad to his former employers their
h,g humping station on the Passaic
Diver at Little Falls, New Jersey, and
prevented water famine in the cities
- Jersey City, Newark, Paterson and
poss.ic during the floods of last Oc-
,ober when all that section of the Jer-
o,,s was more or less inundated and
81 off from outside communication for
IN the day that the news reached
.he officers of the water company that
a. Aood was coming, the intelligence
vas also conveyed to them that the
lille Falls station. contrary to the
General belief, was not above the aver
aye food line. but was something like
four feet below it.
A situation to Be Met.
Here was a pretty how-de-do The
,ta+ion which has a daily pumping
Csnacity of SO,0O0,O0O gallons, is de-
nended on to furnish Jersey City, New
ark Paterson and Passaic with their
wafer With this station flooded and
out of business, the officials knew only
Zoo we'll that 100000 people would be
cur off from their accustomed water
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THE MUD TURTLE WHO TRIED.
Continued from Page !Twenty-six.)

Continued from Page .Twenty-six.)
and after awhile he became so much
like a man that he ventured into one
of the Indian villages. where he told
his story and completed his education.
He grew slim and tall. and learned
70 hunt with bow and arrow so skill
fully that in time he married the chiefs
daughter, and his descendants are all
known to this day as the Turtle Clan,
the bravest warriors and the most
skillful hunters among the Iroquois.
His former companions who reached
the new pool remained mud turtles all
the rest of their lives, and their de-
scendants are mud turtles to this day.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-04
Men Past Sixty In Danger.

More than half of mankind over sixty
years of age suffer from kidney and blad-
der disorders, usually enlargement OF
prostrate gland. This is both painful
and dangerous, and Foley's Kidney
Cure should be taken at the first sign
danger, as it corrects irregularities and
has cured many old men of this disease.
Mr.. Rodney Burnett, Rock Port, Mo-,
ST suffered with enlarged prostrate gland
and kidney trouble for years and after
taking two bottles of Foley's Kidney
Cure feel better than have for twenty
years although am now 81 years old"
For sale by Graham & Worthau.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-04
A Card.

This is to certify that all druggists are
authorized to refund your money if
Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure your
cough and cold. 1t stops the cough and
heals the lungs. Prevents pneumonia
and will cure incipient consum ption.
Cortai ms no opiates and is safest for chill
dren. Ask for Foley's Honey and Tar,
and insist upon having it. Stops the
cough and heals the lungs. Graham q
Workman .,,l.,.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-04

S. g Irwin, proprietor of the
Ir~in hotei at Newport, sp 1T Tues
day il this ty
While practicing a few evenings
ago Root had his right should der
severely wrenched and as result
is carry ing his aru- i'll sling
Subject at the Christian church
next Sunday will be "'Looki. g
Unto Jesus" evening, Just flea
ton"
The Washington officer was un-
abe to meet Sheriff Burnett anu
MS prisoner Mum Portland, So
1t Was arranged that our sher fl
should convey him t. Washington
Charley Biakesly returned hon e
Monday from Il three nonths' Visit
with relatives aud friends in
Michigan aud tc ur through states
further eas..
The ladies of the Presby terra o
churcn are making preparations II
Christmas sale of fancy work,
nandkercniefs and many other ust.
full articles. Watch for further
announcements.
The Pomona will attempt tc
make the trip from Portland tc
Corvallis tomorrow. There is nc
doubt If the ability # the boat tc
reach Albany as regular trips have
already been made.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Speidel, O
Los Angeles, are here visiting Mrs
Speidel,s sister, Mrs. J. A. Spangler
They are former residents of Cor
wallis, Mr.. Speidel having been in
business for a number of years.
Let every one go out and see the
game of basketball between the
girls of the first and second teams,
in the College Armorv, tomorrow
evening, Nov. 5, at 8 o'clock. Ad-
mission Is cents.
Twenty -four travelling men struck
Corvallis in a bunch Wednesday
This is something unusual for a
week day, but drummers frequent
iy come in droves on Saturday in
order to spend Sunday here. On
one occasion 81 arrived the same
day.
Yesterday morning the county
officials at the court house fro.u
janitor to county judge were put in
c. Id storage and must remain there
for a few days. The furnace is
undergoing needed repairs, and the
building cannot be heated until
these are completed.
Willamette University wants a
game of football with OAC, but she
will not get it. In some of the cor
respondence relative to the matter
unbecoming language was used
by the Willamette boys and
they can seek elsewhere Tor theil
opponents. The OAC boys will
consider any kind of fair propo
sition but they are not looking fol
a scrap.
There is very general complain
regarding the imperfect light giver
in stores, Offices and workshops by
the Corvallis Electric Light ca
These complaints are not ground
less. The GAZETTE has recent,
Experienced much difficulty becaus
of the weak, insufficient quality
and varying intensity of the igh
furnished. It is hoped whateve
may be the cause of the trouble
NAV receive the Immediate atten
ton of the Light company.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-04
Deesn't Respect Old Age.

1t is shameful when youth fails to show
proper respect for old age, but just the
contrary in the case of DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. They cut off maladies no
matter how severe and irrespective of old
age. Dyspepsia, Jaundice, Fever, Consti-
patton all yield to this perfect pill. 25c.
at Allen & Woodward's Drug Store.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-04

Notice-The cider factory will
not buy any more apples but will
do custom work only. Those vino
want cider made will bring their
apples to the factory on Saturdays
only. This action has become nec-
essary owing to lack of space to put
cider.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-04


Bishop Castle returned from an
episcopal tour throughout Califor-
MIA, Nebraska, Kansas and Colo
RADIO. During his stay of nearly
SIX weeks east of the Rocky Noun
tains Mr.. Castle suffered great tor
ture from hay fever from which he
is free while in Oregon. He has
returned fully resolved that he will
resign his bishopric should it be
necessary for him to make an ex-
tended visit to the East again.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Russell, Of
| Portland, arrived in Corvallis Mon
day noon to visit few days with
Mrs. Russell's aunt and uncle, Mr. .
and Mrs. l.. A. Barker, residing
northwest of the college. Mr.
Russell is connected with the ready
print department of the American
Type Founders Co., and is enjoy
ing q few days of much-needeo
rest. He expects to wind up his
vacation by looking up nome
stead in the nelghborhood of To-
ledo. In speaking of the country
around Corvallis, Mr.. Russell stated
that it beats anything that he hao
seen in the farming line.
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-12-03

stood that the contract for the whole gigantic rnonolithic struc- ture will be let to single bidder. The contract will be in the neigh borhood of $2, ,OOO, OOO Thus far, the work has been altogether preparatory, including cOnstruc- tiOn of the cement works, the building of the power canal, the construction of roads aud the digging of the service tunnel through the rocks around one side of the dam site. Though the rock at the dam site IS Of the hardest character, and 1t IS not be- lieved that leakage will occur to the slightest degree, hot spring has been struck in the service tunnel, and it has been found that such springs are by no means uncommon along the southern bank of the river.
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-12-03
SPECIAL MEETING
 OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

Office of the Board of Super
 visors, of Apache County, Ari-
 zona.
 St. Johns, Dec. 1, 1904.
 Board met in special session pursuant to adjournment. A. l.. Truax, Chairman, I. Isaacson, B. Lopez, Members, and J. K. Armijo, Clerk, present.
 Upon the recommendation of J. N. Butle Road Overseer, and others, the board hereby orders that the road beginning at the northwest corner of the John c. Wahl ranch and running up the canyon of the little Colorado River, and up the South Fork of Little Colorado River, be, and the same is, declared to be no longer d public road and hig hway.
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-12-03

El Tule: Lorenzo Peralta co Greer: w. $. Gibbons. M co Navajo: A. l.. Truax . 4 co Nutrioso: M. Hu1sey .. 4 co St. Johns: Reamer Ling :. 4 co St. Michaels: J. l.. Hubbell co Springerville: Edmund Nel- son ......... ......... 4 OO
 Judges: Alpine:
 Oscar Jepson. ...... 4 co E. s. Wakefield .....- 4 co Concho:
 Wm. Pulsipher .. 4 co MOnico Garcia .... 4 % Edgar:
 Benjamin Brown ~ co Jos. A. Rencher .. 4 % El Tule:
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-12-03

The Chairman of the board | and the board approved the bonds and the oath of office given by Benjamin Schuster, as County Treasurer and Ex-officio Tax Col lector, of Apache County, Ari- zona, and hereby orders the offices of Treasurer and Ex-officio Tax Collector of said County, to- be turned over today to said Benjamin Schuster, and hereby directs aud empowers said Benjamin Schuster, as Treasurer, to make a thorough examina tion and investigation of all the af- fairs of said offices and report to the board on December 29, 1904.
 The following bills were al- lowed, payable out of the road fund:
 Fred Hamblin, balance on
 road work ... $17 co J. N. Butler, masonry work
 OH bridge ... P co
 The following bills allowed and ordered paid out of expense fund:
 Frank Ruiz, Interpreter,
 District Court ......$ 5 % Gustav Becker, postage and 1 two locks, election w ? P Mrs. Rothlisberger, horse
 feed, indigent Indian
 witness .......... 60 John Jepson, postage,
 election ...... 38 J. R. Armijo, registering 6 voters ........... l2 60 Ambrosio Candelaria, post
 age, election. on.. % H. H. McNeil Co.,, type
 writer ribbons .... 6 Is Jos. Udall, postage, cleo
 tiOn ..... ... 10 A. c. M. l., supplies ... 20 75 Bancroft Whitney Co.,,
 Arizona reports. . 4 25 A. l.. Truax, rubber stamp co
 The following bills were q How