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PICTURES OF CAMP LIFE.
V|(M!JTTK!I, VIVID RATH til TMA%
PHBTTY, OF MlHt l %\I 111% ill %< .
Mom Hr. Ifkint U nlk nml Talk© In
H*at Ilf#, While* 1 ram plait nn<i
Klghllng on fh- ©null* African
Veldt.
From fhr London Near
The day had hr* n warm mid bright for
a mkl nt* r da\, end from the duwnu
uni.l sundown our fellow* had Urn tram, •
in over th* rnonotonoua expanse of veidt,
broken by mirrmli tent line* of kopj*-
As the i drop mm! out *f ctgto n <,j 1
wind whittled through the rank*, tint I
Mr. Atkia.4. < l.i<l in thin khaki, hei.Mii to
ease h; ovrr barged fee.logs by drooling
#lah* f plrtureaque )iii|,hk> on tr.
h*ad© of li and sundry Mr Atktn* 1*
n lons*uff i lnj; |> r-unage, blit w n * I •
doe© |rt Mm-elf |oo.~* hr ran bacomr gor
geously vjvi.l In Mi vocabulary. ll*- like*
to color hi* cuma, and hi* favorite color
I- red. not pale ; Ink or i*.-* hurl red
deep, gory <wrmlne, with a fiery < rmivm
renter. Soot# of hu* curse© nrr r strong
thal they leave n tan*- tr hi* mouth l;k*
the rerelpt of iswt new# fr*m horn** 'I he
order came to ramp for a .<up!c *f hour*
and thrr •'Tommy * Id m* rifl* threw
ofT hi* kit. #:*•* iwl himself upon tn*
feathery gra*©, grahix-| a h<altn ~*ised
ro k for n pillow, niun and ru bis
cuit and chunk of haif-raw b*f or mm*
tun w.th a *e*f born of keen hunger
tablet* wo# n.r akin to famlri*- \N r*n
h** had awimiUteil hi© ?o*-l he dr* aar forth
that mo.t faithful of frond*, id dearly
toyed pip* *td *mokel jovousd, happy
• a any gut *r kid for th<- time be in.,'
happy in h: utter forgetfulness and inv
• pon© hllity
Il- 1* purel' animal In hia emotion* la
•'Tommy H- i© brave because hi© fath
er and hi* mother were brave before he
ttaa begotten ll* i© carei* * because they
were care.*-**?*. r else ne wouM never have
reeded io IP f, ,#, r|dier Right don i
In hia half-brat hen heart he worships rn*
fetish -* devoutly hh lid the plrar* gning
who. of old time, awept the Northern
under that vwg.i ond. Viking Haratd
Hardra.la ''Tommv n" fetiah in the lirjs
iRi public Ha poor devi; believer
them )urt . they believe In him Th- v
know that no matter what come* or go*
Tommy w ill eomchnw or ano.ier dr ig
the old flag out on top aa he ulw.iva In?*
done General* may make mtatakr-e. |e*©-
er officer© rmy blunder hour in or hour
on. but In the end 'Tommy” will ev n
up lh ©core on the elate and come out |
on toil It * a way the heggnr ha© II- %v
tie doe© } Ood •*• know- Why he k i
H ge?.* past me i only know that be I
doe 11. and while I often feel that I .1
like to pun h him for Wing a fool 1 fin t j
rnvae f. j n ©plte of mj>e|f. taking my .
off to him for being an unanointed hero, i
Ged him and the women who mh kb I
him. for he> eh* heart of the British na
tion—he and our old friend "Jack " And
after **;i Jack mother and Tommv
mother ore full-blooded sisters. though
on© wears a Mue petticoat aid the nth *
a red one. and there the difference begin*
an.l end.
Th- Hrltl.h public MIfVH in Tommv
and Mr. Atkin* believes in the R | *-|f !
1 get blown out ' -a> o Tornftvy the pub
lie won't *ee the 01. l women - ni the kid.
wants for o fmi *' What have you aot to
ay to ihat' I>o you fe| In your aoul that
you are worthy of•• Tommy’s" faith In
you? He's ehlM. Is Tommy-a *reat
overgrown kli. hut he pushes a bavoilei
home to the haft as no other man ltvina
• an push It. anil If you don't st.rk to (h 0..-
he leaves hehtnii him you are not worth
your s He believes )n y,, u . arm he nnts
for you; don't blast his faith In his fet
ish. or the day may dawn when you may
hok In vain for men of his kidney to drive
jour foes from your doors
••"I'ork About I toms!"
8o this nluht ''Tommy'' Just stretched
hie wtori - 11 mbs in the face of the
w.ntry winl ami smoked, and as h -tf.k
••.I he talked and " 'opr.l V mht he
elruck dead If ever he 'llsie.l aaaln 1 I
eautflit snairhes of his conversation as I
moved alone the line. • Why did I com -
out here? Illoomln' well couldn't help me.
self Got the marrhln' fever, so told the
old girl I couldn't he appy unless I rants,
thouah I had a nice billet, with thirty '
lath a week reg'lar." "Goi any klls-'
' Should say I have. Got four already, 'nd
there's another— " I passed on. f..r I dLI
not want to hear alartit that "other oncT
"Torkin' about dorgs.” chimed In another
voter, "why, I left a hull hitch at 'ome
that was a 'oly terror ter fight, 'nd sh
was as known' ns a man; hut she'd tak.
no Interest In anything that didn't have
u fight In 11 somewhere Mv lltlle brother
HIM used to get Ihat hull hltrh to sit be.
side him. 'and he'd show her the bright
colored pictures In his play hooks When
the plrture showed men playin' cricket,
or fishln', or a dual at sea. or a lot of
■ attle In a meadow, sh- would close her
eyes until they Just looked like Iwo slits
In her Vad, and then rne'd begin to yawn,
or maybe she'd rurl up with her lower
Juw restin' on lllth Hill's knee, and go
to sleep ISut when V came io a battle pic
ture. the death of Nelson or ihe charge
of a cavalry brigade, or anything with
plenty of light In It. why. that old bitch'd
Just stand up 'n growl, seiiln' her four
feet apart, prickin' up her ears, brtsilln
her hair up. 'nd every blessed tooth In er
’ead would he Iwred for husmes) Tork
about dorgs!"
But I ©p*d rapidly on as n hundred
voices rose to toll a "<lorg” story more
weirdly wono* rfui than Ihat of the flrst
Mvak*r, aiu) equally truthful In detail,
liy- an 1-by my feet took me among the
Leinster*, th* rip an*l tear boys of the
little green i©le, and I >wught the roll
V
thim Boer wlmmtn air t t > lad Wan av
th< 'jock#' called at a faltnrm to-dav win
the sun phwe© shin n straight down on
us. hot a* ; an wan av thtm wimmln
came out ’n*l ©aid ‘O >ju pore sojer men,
how tirsty *n 1 tlrel you lo Ih* loukiti ’
'Tlrsty we are. mam.' •*.>© Jock, 'hut tired
ve are not.* 'nd ihe hay thin' Scotty give©
hi* kilts a twin, spinnlr. round on wan
leg until an on common am>uni av hare
Bcotchman was on exhibition *NI the
Jloer girl© giggled 'nd Mushed, for th y
had never seen a Scotty In uniform be
fore. 'Nd wan v the elder wimmln wint
innoidi for a minnit. and when slie ranio
back she had a pair o’ thim garments
which It ain't periolt# ter i ame hingin’
on her arrum Nd ©he offer* <i thim io
the Scotty, © lyin’, wld noice kind ©hmoll
that, © nil her min folk w-re aw iy. she
had no throuser© to oflor him. hut, if
thim thing© would fit Inm. ho was rn wli
rom a© the flower© tn May; ’nd she wra©
•ure he'd nerd ’* m. fer the frost was nip
pin' nn*l bit in’ on the veldt In th* morn
In's. Thin, that hoythln' Scotty ©i miH i
rour*l 'nd crow**l Ilk** n rooster, chokin'
wid laughter, 'nd flappln* his llg hairy
• rrum* lolke wing© 'NI h* began twir -
ing himsHf round lolke n ©thrange drake
1n tr new du k|***nl until the kilt© av
him begun to look like er necktie. 'Nd
thin he kissed the laughin' frou© all round.
*nd took thim thing© ©he had offerer! him.
'nd tl and thim at the bottom wld a piece
av raw* hide, nd got the froti to fill both
lg- wld mealy tneul. Thin they g.iv* u©
another quort iv milk aech. and wv win*
our way. Ood bless em!"
"DivllPh lucky you on' the RcOtty mar**
Houlighanf,'* ©aid a rleep voice from th*
grass; ”anl thankful you should ha’ been,
ye onchr.stbined .Jeevll©!*'
"And who phwaa tellln' you, MoOltUlls,
that we w© no* thankful'* Ol tankel
the pretty frou that gave me th# milk as
#• *•*nlly a© I kn w how before 1 .eft."
"I’hwat did ye* ©ay to her. Moullgtian'*"
"Phone* whin Ol wiped :her milk fr>ra
m*' Im i*| Ol ©aid *o the winch that glv m#
th* n k - ild 01, '(k©l wind 111© ang* Is to
m***u wld ye ail yer days, dear. sure. I'll
nivir ferjflt yer pretty lace a.- long as Ol
Mv©. an I OTI nlvlr ©c • cow wnlout think*
in av you, dear.'
Th* #bou' of ..tughtcr that gr**©tr! ihH
h of ih*- man m)
hiidth-nly u% the orl**r to fa I In'* ram©
j growling along the Him*, for the night
I •
n bl'i-min' tramp, that© what • I©.”
growled on© "Tommy '* "Go on the
ice ah mahn.** iaugn©*! a Uiniur. * Sure,
t to •
for the x<mm| av hi* ti* •©*■! miul; he’* do
ing per.anre for aom© av the ina av hla
>outli \V* - th* k * •! .iv yi im
muttrre.l the firet aohlbr. we re ordered
f o march, in! mar. h w* * t wither a
man •. . kx n hi- fut **f •
AUj wld > **r grumblin' er*laugh*l
• *•© n h ••* rnv v* * from the taetn*ier
*ine© "alay wll y*r cryin . Ju*t cwldlt
>er rolfl- up to >*r rib* and fancy
u a th w.iin? av th* re*t-heade<l *latitfhte r
• V th- *,!' -meat man >ou left In Fsondoti
■ you're houldtn ‘
Thl* ? i ■. brought a Mjrceaalon of hkt*
eoua • .it* nl t r*m h* rank* aixl then out
h.r* th© float In*. *hakw of th* night the
• glment* Mvuiig Th** fellow© were tired.
♦ *•> w ir •■*! u good ©i***|* *1 ent fce*l.
m*l -i who)* w.i*./i nd th* v got n*th
ng The Guard© moved forward flrat
imt cloae on their heel* cam© tht Iri*h
*L;im*nt, who whenever iliej got a
• 'han't* in th© darkn©**. * tnar. hed
l *n . the heel©
*•• the H of* an*i fr<d on their liOt*.
‘ * luring th* Guard.©men to throw black
I cur*e© ov* r their ithoukier© at h© bo>a
fiom fle land * f th© * imrock Th©e© In
ter (• How© only grinned at the *'ijr*ea an*)
i-rohiptly l/*ffiin to whittle, Tom© Back
to Krln A little w*i.v out on each fl*ek
rn.tv*.! the Hampahlre* at I lmi*eriai %' o
manry. )n fr- nt. with the <ietier.il, rod#
f ' *•! k 2rlelim.m T*ri- 11 with the
ir> e.f..tdg**d It; , J. t behind th*
Is Ine’er© rumhl ,i me ior©e Artl bry. and
t*n cam© ?;, ..ul-l. rr wia irwneport
In It.-’ trrtnendoii- |ei yfh The Wagon*
c*er*ke-| and groan* I like aoul© In tor
tr*nt. thernule© full of devilment eternal,
kicked ov#r tlie trfti** and -a\;g*f on*
another or anything *■.©*■ that cam** near
enough to lmlt* their t*eth Now one. a
-node more ahaiuloiud in It* wj-kedn*©*
the re©t. Jlhl.ed and flapped down on
the track, bringing the w !!♦ procenaton
tf a halt Promptl> a doz*n nigger© and
half a* many Tommie© would he round
the 111 a*ivt©e<| quadruped The nigger#
would ©elze the unlucky on© by tall ear*
a* j hariMM and i 'ii. god IxHil Tommv
would lrl\© th* toe© of hi© boot© into
th© ©t©e| Wire rib*, or da©h th© ©harp hi#*
of *teel would follow a© a bayonet ©lipped
out of It* ©heath Then the mul© would
give # few frantic kick©, squeal with rage
ind pain, ti* and hound up n It© hoof#
again n ooupl© of of ©tee! In a
chosen place ©eld m failing to ronvtnc#
even a transport mule ihat l)dng down o
the mar<h was ‘agin them regulation©
Mow Totwany Trent* the "Mg*era."
Now amt again ©cone ©lepy meg r
would r*e jedted off the top of :i wvgon
and f ill with n ©udden sort of ©ound nd
11© where he fail until th* to* of a ©er
geant w \'oot would put him on the ©aina
footing a* th© mul© Many © nigger, who.
©ecure in the favor of ©ome officer hd
given "Tommv" raue© ad lib daring the
and m l retribution ©talking In th© dark
Then It wa* that Mr Atkin©. wt king
h * opportunity would lei hi© rifle dip
wuh *leadly ©w 1 fin*© through hi* Fa* da
until the h*w butt landed with a *l©a llv
crah on the bar© toe* of the -on of ll.im
And Io! the air would b flllevl with th#
rm © awful ImfwecaiW>n© In three or four
language© ,t once—ptggtn ICngHah. Kafir.
Dutch, and mongrt 1 mixture of the lot.
The nigger would whirl a round in the
dat knew© on one foot. nuring hi* ©ma©h.
ed toe© with both hand*, while three or
four Tommie, crowding round him, ©jm
pathetkally would proffer all ©ort© of *d
-' tc*' "Ww a unite ky l*eg*;ar you .re
I'Htr. get tin kicked by bia-ied tnulr© "
The voire no sadly ©vn,|*urhetie l- to#
voice of the mm who hal dropped tn©
ride with mi h deadly Intent * No. no,
dam mul© kick C'ursed *oldler do It."
walled the nigger. Then the butt of a
rifle took him In th*> ©mill -f th© back,
and hi© unearthly how i© would era k ho • a
In the atmosphere. Out of the d*trknrw
come© an officer. "What th© devil |* th*
matter here? What © up with the nigger**
Drunk **h- lon i you fel low© try and
shield him. cut©** >ou. or I'll give y.*u
©om©*hlng to think of for n month to
come. ' Then the voice of the man who-©
rifle nad don# the trick: T in afraid. 8tr #
iH-g (tardlng. 81r. thi* |Hrt- nlggt-r has ho I
a little too much ©omethli k Sir. arwl g*t
kicked by on© of them flamin' mule©. Sir.’*
• 'Serve him d* vlh©h well right, too.
Her*, you. no ©nlvelln over a nlg-pT.
Chuck him on that wagon and lanh him
there till he*© sober. **
"Yc. 8lr; certainly. Hlr. *Kre, Hill, give
us a hand to life tht© p*or bla k
heathen." Tlffui n© the officer move* off:
* Kre. Itill, t ike thi© blit k bullo* k by the
| t*ke i • ■ ia ~
three, let Im g My. that II t ach him
to give lip to .t Tommy!”
Over the level ground the wagon* creep
slowly, ilk*' a giant python In iuln Now
they ©trike a deep narrow-gutted slult—
laid plate to cm*© m the daylight, a deuce
of a trail ! tin dark. It ha© to t>e ap
proach* l through a deep, narrow iwsm
There I© a couple of feet of aluggish wa
ter crawling along It* bed. and underneath
that there |© a rotten bottom, composed
of four feet of black ©lime On the other
idde there I© a broken bank to climb, een
*t#tlng of ©oft. r.l earth, that won't hold
a hoof at any price In go the ox-wagon*,
amt after a wilderness of curse© have
been ©et h**e, th* > creep through the
weight and site of the oxen making the
trick po©#lbh Not so with the little
mule©; the first i* am flounders through
somehow; but. when It comes to pulling
the wagon they ©imply .an t The cold
wind, fresh from the snow-coated hill©
close by, goes through the khaki clothing
of ihe men Ilk* a burglar through a plate
gla©s window. Their bHlie© are away back
igainst their backbone# with hunger.
Kvery breath the> draw into their pov
! eriy-©tricken lung© cut© Ilk** knlfe
i \ lade. Hut the order goes, and Tommy
i |Mor. patient. 111-paid. Ill*clal Tommy—
* bey© like the klUlldrvc-hearted hero he I*
Hide* are slung down on the grass; the
fat lasy nlgg**i© ure pushed aside, ami
Tommy wad* ln* the Ice-cold water,
sinks up to hi© hip** In the stinking, ©mfw
j cold ©lime and unpack* the wagor.
j hump© th ©tuff ashore, and eventually
belting the 'orncr* off ihe sulky mules.
! hauls the wag* n <fut, ami reload* It wlill*'
! the 14 10© a month nigger* *tnak their
I pipe© and ride acro>s the ©lolt dry shod.
Now. what I want to a©k the good old
■ Hrttlsh public is this: If tin* niggers, who
<! | nn lighting no marching, no fatigue
drill, no picket duty, no sentry duty, ami
were never hungry, were worth f4 10s
per month, what do they m* an by ©tmplv
Mowing Tommy Atkins, who does s*i
tlu'-e thing© and does them a© no othe*
man. w hite. Ida* k. or copr©*r-colored, can
or would do them hi* few paltry pen* e
per day" "Money tnlks" *ll the wide world
over, and you who hove vote© In Kngtnnd
*lt*mld remember this—that the llrltlsh
government ranks a nlgg* r twice a© high
; .*© a Hritlstv ©oldter.
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KOI GUT M% i:m w;: ITH.
IVov imiiHv W|| t (|enl Resulted In
werlous Injuries.
Omaha. N- b. Nov 1-V—4'halrs, piece© of
, furniture nnl wedges as missiles were
ffjlng In lecture room No. 2 at the Omaha
M*dical folb-ge to-day when the dental
students attacked the doctor* In an at
tempt to get wha* they deemed a fair
show at the seats f- r the season. The
dentlsfs were engaged in battle and driv
en l*ck. Two rmn of their number, John
Dorter and Joe M<*'ann. fell with serious
Internal Injuries. An otxratlon may have
to be performed oti th** taller. Dab* Woods
w;.a hurled to tin- fo .t of th* Htairs ami
the demists tumble! on u*p of him II
wa* unconsvious for womc time, but will
recover.
I HE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 10, 1000.
DOGS KIIXBU
lad tn T rouble In %%nre fount).
%%nrk of the Grand Jury.
Waycros© Ot., Nov Ht -Th© fail t-rm
of W ar* Superior fourt adjourn**! f t- af*
ternoon ami Judge Itennoit ©nd Hteno*
graph* r tial© returned to llrunewack on
the l p. rn tu.n
Mr T A. W. IJttle susta n©d p*inful
bruises by a f ill a few days ago. whll*
dtivti.x to hi© home iteur Berkley. II *
era* standing in hi- waxon when he ’ell.
striking asa net the ©ule of ih*’ w g n
brt-aklig iw.* ri?- and o h* rwrite bruising
blm©elf
J A M Funlel srd W H Robert© art
both large sheep owners in the Waresbor •
settlement M< Daniel own© about 1 •
head an*l Roberts or tub Lately th*y‘
have had n gr it dtu. of trouble from
•
.ound dog* ktlbd thirty-five fine sh-ep
The second night th© men heard the dog©
and mounting their horse© went on
mtdntgh* hun* for th' rn. Ttiey . uughi
the l>g> among helr sheep and succeed
ed in killing four more or l*ss valuable
toinln* * which are ©aid to have Ixdongcd
to parties In Waycros© They were feast
ing n fat eh* f* rtf mile© away.
8- m* on* no i to know who.
put out . lot of < l 4**i and ©ome of the
„ ■ in tin iemi.*wrhood got doaed on
It and bit the dost. I.ean Itiglon and Tbm
■ Taylor, two young men whose purps ha I
h.‘**n killed. I*a*ic<| up the r gu * *t and
went after the *heep to aveng* the |> *
of thetr dogs They f|r*l Info M**la d* Is
sheep, killing two or thre*. when a
go# Pieman ( am* 1 up and they *1 m*?e l.
The young m* n w ere *roeuictl tdg
week in Superior Court the grand jur*
flmllng bill© at.Mtiv.-t them for mallei u*
tral-ehlef Messrs Roberta and Mcla?.l
©ay they will be ct>mp4k*l to eitii I y
shepherds or give up the raising of sh e
altogether uni* *? they can *ret ©onrie pro
tection from the degs
yirs- Childers, who was sent to the ©ts'e
asylum for the Insane n few w*ek *<g*
for it ©at merit, ha* been returned home
cured
Walter Hwmt leaves to-morrow for
Chattanooga. Tenn.. where he will enter
the Mountain City Business IVliege.
Rev. J M Glenn accompanied Mr* Wil
li im Wiggins and her daughter. Miss Mat
tie. to Savannah wtwte th** latter w©
placed In the Telfs.r Hospital for treat
ment. She has la*©n ill fear a year or
more
The grar.d Jury, In making It© report
yesterday, crlilcixed the city convict camp
pretty severely, referring to It a© u very
filthy place Chief if roll< •* Colev was
seen to-dav and he says h© beg* to differ
with the grand Jury', saying that the city
ft*-**kud© I* In g*od con* lit lon and the in
mate© are well cared for He Invites any
one to visit the place and s*f*- for hlin
elf if thi- is not true "Of course." ©aid
he. "th** beds upon which the negro#
©leep may not smell altogether as sweet
a© tho*e uccufiled bv the gentlemen on th**
grand Jury, but they forget tbit the in
mates of our city camp are all of th*
colored persuasion. And not much sweet
ness |© expected.”
The gran*! Jugy rerominwial the ap
pointment of D 11 Bennett to succeed
himself on the Board of (Yunty Commis
sioners. and W 8 Booth to succeed him
self a© notary public of the H9mh District.
G M
They report the total Indebtedness of
the county to dat* © $10,14$ with u prob
ability of siv*o tsve* coming in this fall,
leaving a surplus in the treasury after
paying off nil Indebtedness.
Th© recent grand Jury found thirty-five
true bill©
The negro. Will Smith, who 1© suppos'd
to l*e a murderer fiom Florida, l© ©aid to
be it a turpentine ©dll operated by re
groe© over on the G A W. Ratlr*id Sh**r.
Iff McClellan expects to l*ag that game
yet .
Judge Joseph Tillman of Quitman came
here to-day to meet *om* prospective col.
ocM© who tnav ks-sto in thi- **ct|nn
Frank Johnson w!f* and two children,
who claim Jacksonville a© th**ir home are
In town u©king aid to reach hom*-. They
have iveen In Pittsburg. Pa . !*• siys.
where hv worked nt hie trad© a- a cigar
maker until his health failed Th* y have
been on the way twenty days, mak ng
short J*ajrneys as the people gave aid
Sometimes ©le* ping in depots and some
time* faring better.
HF.%1% IM AT >Ol GLA*.
Farmers llavr Pleaty of Urnt—lienu
ttful Itlrsg** Weew.
IkMiglas Ga . Nov. 15.*—Rev. J. I. Ox
ford cloaed a ten days' revival service at
th# Baptist Church and has gone to Syl
vester to hold a ten days' meeting. Thi©
• mtnent divine did much good while In
Douglas, and the Baptists will try and in
duce IT Oxford to accept the pastorat©
of the Dou;.i* Baptist Church
Rev. Charles D Adams, pastor of th*
Douglas Methodist Kplscopal Church, aid
ed by Rev. Boland and C. C. Buchanan
and .Mrs. June*©. Christian lay workers, i
con due ting a series of revival services at
the Metho*ll©s f^hurch.
Mr Garbutt of the Garhutt
Lumoer Company. is 1n the
city; his company eloped a deal
for several thousand acres of saw-mill
timber In Coffee county yeaterday. They
own and control about thirty mile© of
railroad Iron, which when they move,
will be put down between Dougin© an*l
?h** OcmuJger river making a connecting
link with Mr Jam*-©' railroad from
Augusta to Valdosta.
Messrs, referson. I#ott an*! M r**-
cetved a hundred head of hors* s yester
day. they arriving before the completion
of their new stables.
Despite the fact that hV • holera rag**-!
no fatally In C€fr*e rounty this year, our
people ©o far a* the farmers are con
cerned. are independent of the meat
trust, for they h*ave raised, and are fat
tening a surplus above home consump
tion.
Thoe who were fortunate enough
to ©ee It were treated to a grand
spectacle this morning for a fetv minutes
Just at sun-up. there was portrayed on
the western horlfoe a large and heauttfu:
mirage—a city, brick, ston*- and wood
building© l*©lng plainly discernible, with
lefty chufeh spires an*! towers, and one
street with solid walls of building© on
each sde was plainly visible The vision
etilv remained a very short while*, then
I aw a> m? •
% 111 IIHIW I*ll \TKRMT¥.
I hr Karnlt) Tlin ninm to K%|rl lia
Mrm her a.
I-rxinjrton Ky , Nov. 15.—The First
Hebrew Letter Secret Fraternity In the
United States h.i* Iwen itarlwl In the
ltlMe clan* of the University of Ken
tucky The faculty, which met to-day
threaten to ex(>el the students thus en
rolled unless they abandon the fraternity,
the existence of which I* contrary to th
ruler.
ItnlfM suppressed the order which Is
confined to theoloeVwl students. wilf be
extended to the other universities.
Stilt for Half n Million,
Hut te. Mont., Nov 15 A ault for th l
000 war today brought attain*?
the Washoe Copper Company one of th<*
conpinlf* in which the lute Min us Dftly
w.r largely Interested, by Janwx Foyer.
Moyer hose* hi* rult on a c.alm that th *
Washoe Copper Cotnianv h.s token ore
valued at that amount from under sev
eral city lota which he owns.
Made Vicar (icnernl.
Chicago. Nov 15 —An- 'I h p Feeh *n
to-day appolnted Falhe- M. j FI t m
mons to be vicar general o' the wrcndlo
c* of Chicago to sucotsd h>* late Rtv.
L>. M. J. IX>Jinf. who died U#t July, J
A G% H% %XT OF Til F WIGHT AIM.
Thr lldliis* of the A Ihtax© l—His
l llukt© In Ih© Mjihi Time.
Fvocn he Km*<o 'ity Iftar.
if at dusk on a warm -ummer evening
> i ate tr ti pr.g through a fragrant
daisy Held in New England, you are a.t
#*** .* long-wan*..l gray bird rise and
• *..r away -k>w nd. ut • ring at Intervals
. loud nssil <all of ' ivent! |**ent!" This
i*- t h*‘ r. ght Itawk, • bird of whose real
f <mpartttlveiy llt'U j known.Whenee
i. re* ivt-d ids name I ki;*#w not. for I>
gh h l© as truly a olrd of th# alg v .t
a- any owl can be. h no more a hawk
• nan be © .* w*aili*-n > k He I* a *rom
jH* nt member of the laig* family of go*i
inkers and a firrl • to tne whl;*-
r-will Hi**l chuck will's-widow. Hl© he
tat© ai entirely different from those of
n < m of the bird© v. < s* • in eastern North
America.
Al*ut th** middle *>f October the nigbt
hawk© gather tuget rin flock* uim! leav*
! ili* bleak New- England bn*l©iape for
air wlnte: horn* In South America.
! They do t.<*t • turn until th following
Mu Ai* ut t you may see one
m<*unt into the air from some pasture
r i ><*k-'tudd* and hißsld* wway above your
1.*.-l A> he soar?* you ©*e what apt*ears
to .•■ a latg* hole in •<< ii lark wdng.
! t hr* ugh w ifi h you * *rn io see the sky.
!ii readty th*?-* holes ar white
patches <t the wing© Boaalhly these con
?p:cuou© n).rk> enable the mate of th**
bud to dl-tlngulsh It more readily n th*-
g -Mm. or the) may serve as guiding
; light© to i* comrades in their long night
jeurn >s to ail from the South
I do not imagine ihat an adult n'.ght
i hawk would make a great success a© a
pedestrian, but once In the air he is an
athlete, nn n robot and an aeronaut in
one. The variety of hi© movements le
endless, and It I* u* v<r poeelbl# to pre~
diet Ju©t what he I© going to <lo next.
Now he u wheeling with rapid flight, a
mere ©je- k against the sky; then with
a few zigz *g. downward ©hoots he is flit
ting Imtltk*. n*t far above your head.
Again he 1* mounting on rnpwl wing,
when suddenly he cheeks nt© speed and
performs a series of rial gymnast! ■#.
possibly in an attempt to capture sum*
unusually active Insect which Is trying
to dodge h© gaptng mouth. After flap
ping away quietly f.-r a moment or two.
h* Is soaring again, hight upon hicht
occasionally turning sn*l twisting abrupt
ly in this direction or that, nl! the time
uttering the one cry of Peenf! P**ent!”
which grow© fainter and fainter. a©
greeter hight© are reached.
Now several "peents" are uttered in
close succ*-©©ton. there are a few rapid
flapping© of the wings, and then, hlf
rlosing his wing#, the bird ©hoot© earth
ward like a dark m©rt' r At the moment
when you might expect to see him dashed
upon th* ground he save# hi me* if by nn
abrupt turn, nnd again mount© skyward
ns leisurely ns before
At the Instant of the sudden check In
his downward course th*r- 1© heard a
Mound nor only cure u - n*l unblr.Ulke. but
quite startling. If heunl **4o©e by and tor
the first lime. Thi© sound, which I© imde
by the air rushing through the outer
bothers of the wings, is not always the
*am* : it differs w th the ?i*d at wh'ch
th# bird le *h scen*llng, the angle of the
descent and the abruptness with which
It 1© ch* k 1 Owner illy speaking. th>
more perp* ndtcular and rapid the de** eat,
and the m*rc abrupt the turn, the louder
and derp* r the sound Rometlmos the lat
ter 1© Hk* the report of a distant oanron,
at **ther tim**© like th* ©ngie tot of a
©tenmixwt whittle nd occasionally Ilk*
the sound of wind sweeping th*- string©
of .n aeollan harj>
Although It 1 an * v matter to Identi
fy u nlghthnwk In the evening when its
figure I© in relief ngnlnst Ihe sky. I* is
by no ni'ia easy to *|o no in th** day
time*. when it is iifually silent and Very
livoilsHcuou© If there happen* t< i>e a i
cid apple orchard or • bit o' woodland in
j the viir>ty of the flehla oyer which th**
! bird© course nt right, look for your friend
• •ri tb horixont.nl hrun he The fact that
i he crouches along a branch and *-eldo*r>
or never |* r> h-c across It as m*#t other
birds do tog* th**r with the fact that h #
mottled plumage look© almost exactly
like a piece of lichen-covered bark make*
hi© dlsxovery anything but easy Or.pc
you have found him. however, your eye
will have rbrf.ved a bit of *ducailon
which will **v4r after lie of great a#-i©-
1 trice to you when you ore looking for in
consifvuoua sign© of animal life.
When for any reason he *l. e# not s rt lect
a tr*©r for a roosting place he will gen
• rally b.* found lying on a rock where he
mat- he**# hi© sutrounding© s*a • basely that
you have to look bard before you can l*e
-uie that tie l© there.
A© soon a© he returns from the South
the tdghlhawk enter# upon hi© |x*rlod of
iXHirtship. and some two weeks later he
rd hi© mite go to hous*k-eping. Here,
again their love of originality asserts it
-**lf. and Instead of building ©om* 1 kind of
u nest, most of our other birds do.
they >el**ct ©ome ©p*>t on the hare ground
or it slight l**pre.-©lon In a flat rock, nnd
there Mr© Nigtlthuwk laye two dull whit**
eggs, ©|> <k* I and blothohed with gray
and brown. I’nprotected bv so much s
a blade of grass *>r a wlp of straw, this
faithful mother ©lts ri|>osei t* th*- scorch
ing sun. to th** chilling night dew© and
the blinding thunderstorm#, not only un
til th** *'4K© nr** hatched, but until the
xnmg an fledged and almott able to ©htft
for themselves.
The young birds are nt first Covered
with niotrh and down, precisely tire • oor of
the rock <>n wlil*h they lie. aikl ur*' hard
to distinguish from their surrounding©.
They can run almost u© soon as they nre
hatch'd, and will do ©o If you dimurh
them. The\ do not usually leave hom*-.
though, until they are ful y fledged, arwl
the mother |*rotcct© them frm sun and
rain for nlotit two weeks.
Nlghthnwk# are among the few birds to
b* seen in the heart of the city. I 'have
frequently seen arwl heard them In N©©
York and In Ik.©ton. In the daytime the>
lie upon the flat roofs, on which the)
©ometime# lay their egg© and rear the r
young
Divorce l.e*ixln I lon Accessary.
Chicago. Nov. 15.—The Ht. Rev. William
I! Mm. Earcn. Hifhop of the Kt4©copal
!loce©<* of Chicago, declared 10-nlglit tii*
the rapidly lncri*asing evil# >f absolute
• ’lvnrce had ©o lowered the tone of publh
morallty that ecclesiastical legislation
was a nr* *-s.ty. Bishop Maclairen an
nounced Ulmself as favoring the adoption
of the canon pr |o©'*l by Episcopalian au
thorities. which forbid© rectors from j**r
foMning the -tnarrlge ceremony when
either of the contracting parties 1© a di
vorce.
t oitfcrencc of t'#sl Miners.
Terr# Haute. Ind. Nov. 15—A confer
ence was he'd here to-night b* tween th*
bb>‘k i**.*l bituminous coal operator# and
offi *• -d il)* Fnlt#*! Mine Workers of
America The question of employing li
censed • ngine* r to tak** the place# of
ihe striking * * gineers was consider el aid
in nil pr. hablllty between 4.UW ami S.OUO
of th* mtmrs who ae now Idle will return
to work wlthlu a few* days.
Illg Telephone Deal.
Baltimore Nov. 15.—it was announced
here to-day th.it negotiations are being
('onductixl lN.klng to absorption of the
Maryland Tel* phone Company of this city,
the rat- in and All eg hr-im* Telephone
uid Telegraph Company *f Pittsburg, and
th* Delaware Telephone Company of Wil
mington. I. ; . by the Erie Telegraph and
Teiephon* Canpeny.
Social l.eader IH©** ppea r.
Flml iy. 0.. Nov. 15—l*reslev Hsv. a
so* Ih! leader three time- elected (lerk *f
the Hnm.vk (unty Court, ha© li©.ip
p. a red It Is alegrd that he l short in
his accounts.
\n%nl I add lllsuiisserl.
Annapoli*. Mr.. Nov. 15.—Naval Cadet
W I*. Retd Of Arizona, third class, was
dismissed from the naval acudvenv to-day
tor *'gougtfkg.’ 9
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I'aht*. Unexc.U.d table. Ticket, tnclu-.
meals and bertha aboard ship.
Passenger Fires Horn Savaanil
TO NEW VORK—FIRST CABIN |
FIRST CABIN ROUND TRII>, Ft, J\
TEItMEDIATE CABIN. IIS; INTEKUi.
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i STEERAGE. 11l 75
The express stt amshlpe of till* line .
appointed io sail from Savannah, Cen'r.i
(WHh) meridian time, as follows:
SAVAKSIH TO NEW TORK.
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM. Capt, Ber
FRIDAY Nov 16. 17:.?n p m
NACOOCHEE Cap;. Smith. HATURTAY.
Nov 17. 1:30 p ro
KANSAS CITY. Capt. Fisher. TUBS.
DAY. Now SO S To p m.
TAI.I.AMASBEF, Capt. Asktna. THURfI.
DAY'. Nov. I?. 4 3 r- tn
CITY OF AUOUKTA, Capt. Dait-eit,
SATURDAY. Nov. 31. 6:00 p. tr.
NACOOCHEE Capt. Smith. TUESDAY,
Nov. 27. S;3O p tn.
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Capt. R, r *
THURSDAY Nov. 23 l:i a ni
i KANSAS CITY. Capt. Fisher. THT'r.3-
DAT. Nov. * fono n. m.
TAI.I.AHABSEE. Capt Aekln*. SAT! R.
DAY'. Dec 1. 1"-oo m.
CITY OF AUGUSTA. Capt Datrv-b
TUESDAY Dec. 4 3;of p m
NACOOCHEE. Cnpt Smith, THU!-
DAY. flee 6 4 30 p m
KANSAS CITY Capt Fisher, BAT! R.
DAY. Dec. *. 6:m p m.
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM. Capt R. rr
MONDAY* Dec 10. s> p tn
TAI.I.A HASSEE. Capt. Asktns. TVi'A
DAY. Dec 11. 900 p m
| CITY OF AUGUSTA. Capt Danc-tl.
THURSDAY. Dec.’lS, 10:00 a ro
NACOOCHEE. Capt Smith. SATtR.
DAY. Dec 15. 11:*) a m
KANSAS CITY'. Capt Ulsher. TUESDAY,
Itec. ft. 2:00 p m
TADDAHASSEE Capt Asktns. THURS
DAY. Deo 30, 3:30 p m
; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM Capt Port
FRIDAY. Dec. 21. 3'fO p tn
I CITY* OF AUGUSTA. Cnpt liasttl,
SATURDAY. Deo 22. 5:00 p m
NACOOCHEE Capt Smith. TUESDAY
Deo 23. J:*i p m
KANSAS AITY. Cnpt Fisher. TH' IH
DAY. Dec 27. 9:00 p m
I TAIJ.AHASSEE. Cap 4. Asktns. SATVR
HAY. Deo 29, 11:00 p m
| NOTlCE—Steamship City of Blrmlir
I ham will not oarry passengers
MAY YORK Ttl HOSTtIA.
CITY OE MACON, Cnpt. Savage, M' N.
DAY, Nov. 19. 12t<X' Boon.
| CITY OE MACON. Capt. Bava*o FRt
DAT, Nov. 23. at 12:00 tw>n
CITY OF MACON. Capt Savage, WED
NESDAY. Nov 28, lf:00 noon.
CITY OF MACON. Capt Savage. MON
DAY' Poe. 3. 12 t noon.
CITY OF MACON. Capt Savage. FRI
I'AY*. Dec. 7 12.00 apBB.
I CITY OF MACON. Capt Savage. WED
NESDAY*. Dec. 12. 12:00 noon
CITY OF MACON. Cap! Savaae. MON
DAY. Deo. 17. 12:00 noon.
CITY OF MACON. Capt. Savoito FRI
DAY. Dee. 21. 12 00 noon.
CITY* OF MACON. Capt Savage. WED
NESDAY*. Dee. 28. 22:80 I.non
CITY OP MACON. Capt Savage. MON
DAY. Dee. 31. 12:00 noon.
This company reserves the right to
clianKe Its sailings without notiro and
without liability or accountability there
for
Sailings New Y'ork for Savannah Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays 5 | m
YV. G BREWER. City Tick*! and IMS
renger Agent. 107 Bull street, Savannah.
Ga.
E W SMITH. Contracting FrCrht
Agent. Snwtr.nwh. Ga.
R. G TREZEVANT. Agent. Savannah.
Ga
WALTER HAYVKINS, General Agent
Traffic Dep't, 224 W. Bay siAot, Jackson
ville. Fla
E H HINTON. Traffic Manager. Sa
vannah. Gu
I* E LE FEVRE. Manngrr New
P' r n North river, N. w Y'ork. N Y
Mefclionts S Miners Ironsporloltoii Cos
Steamship Lines
To Baltimore & Ph'iladatpliia
Tickets on Sale to AH Point! North ar.J
Watt.
First-class tickets Include meals srl
berths Savannah to Baltimore and Hue
delphla. Acconimodatlona and cul, ne
unequaled.
The steamshlpa of this company ar> ap
pointed to sail from Savannah as follows
(Central Standard Time):
TO BALTIMORE.
STATE OF TEXAS. Capt. EldrldC'
SATURDAY. Nov. 17. 3 p m.
D H MILDER. Copt. Peter*. TUES
DAY. Nov. 20. 5 p. tn
ITASCA, Cnpt Billups, THURSDAY
Nov 22. 6 P rn
DORCHESTER. Caps. James. SATUR
DAY*. Nov. 24. 7 p m
To PHILADELPHIA.
ALLEGHANY. Capt. Foster. BATE*
DAY*. Nov 17, 3 p. m
BERKSHIRE, Capt Ryan, WEDNES
DAY. Nov. 21. R p m
ALLEGHANY. Capt Foster. MONDAY.
Nov V>. 8 p. m
Ticket Office No 112 Bull street.
J J. CAROLAN. Agent.
NEWCOMB COHEN. Trav. A,;
Savannah. Ga.
W. TV TURNER. O. P. A
A D STERBINB. A T M
J C WHITNEY, Traffic Manager
Genera) Offices. Baltimore, M 1
ORANGES.
Headquarters for
FINE FLORIDA ORANGES
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES of all
kinds.
SEED RYE. SEED OATS.
HAY*. GRAIN. FEED. FLOUR.
CHEESE. BEANS. Pass. Rica Straw, at*
W. I). Si ink ins aV Cos
BURK'S
Jr? Dyspepsia
>7 Cure
, wmLp Tablets *
T*4'**C"*’ m **
PiUtw ’ km • • •*'*
• MeRWMRt *w.
/W Promote the Appetite
1/ Put Flesh on Thin
1/ r-eopie. ~ i
nm H—t mm part ran t earr>4 ’• U** P**
K a Frt# Sf r*f bmt Al all
J lou suss co.