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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-12
AN AERIAL GARDEN IN BOSTON.
A Roof Covered with FIOwers-NOveI and
Picturesque Effects.

A Roof Covered with FlOwers-NOyelR and
Picturesque Effects.
Persons passing through Temple place,
says the Boston Advertiser, have often
had their attention attracted to Display
of flowers on top of the white marble
building near the corner of Washington
street and adjoining the Provident Insti-
tuition for Savings. OF late these flowers
have become more conspicuous by their
increasing height, and as they wave in
the breeze the effect is peculiarly atlrac-
tive. tits not generally known that the
entire roof Of this building is utilized for
a flower garden by the lady who occupies
the two upper stories. There is a CORFU
gated iron fence, which can be seen from
the street below, and which, extending on
all sides Of the roof, effectually protects
this aerial garden from injury. This fence,
which forms a solid mass of iron, is sur
mounted by an Open-WOrk wire railing,
which still further guards the growing
plants from injury and preserves those
near the edge of the roof, especially, from
the force of the wind at this breezy ele-
walton. A sunfOwer which has lately de-
yeloped rather lofty aspirations. looks
from below as if it were bound to overtop
this wire screen, and a number of other
flowers are keeping it company in its up
ward tendency. The f1ower-beds on this
rOOf-garden are laid out with taste ard
care, and as they set floods Of sunlight
and abundant moisture, natural and arti-
fetal, they are in very flOurishing cor
ditiOn. The roof, being substantial, easily
bears the weight of the earth which is
necessary for the growth of great varie-
ty Of flowers, and of course its water
tight properties are needed to prevent
leakage into the apartments below.
In summer days there is always cur
rent of fresh air flowing over the top OF
the building, and with the expansive out
look over the city and the bright and
cheerful tints of the flowers, there is great
enjoyment to be had in this aerial garden.
In the cool Of the evening, when the sun
has left only his many colored reflections
on the sky, the garden IN the air is par
ticularly attractive. Considering the
cramped spaces which the limitations Of
city life leave for front yards, even in the
favored Back Bay district, it is certainly a
unique and admirable forethought which
devOtes the entire roof of business build
ing to the qualification of taste for gar
dening. So many people have to be con-
tent with flower pot on the window sill,
a quarter which is apt to be Yulgarized
by clothes lines, a scene of radiant horti-
cultural display. The example of the
aerial garden in Temple place may well
stimulate others to utilize their opportu-
mites in this way. In the olden time, and
in countries where art and taste were
laVished on floral decoration, hanging
gardens were aYailed of to beautify the
exterior of buildings; but the utilization
of city roots is much more feasible I'M
dertakinO in this direction,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-12
HEROIC HECK.
A Brave Dog Loses Its Life in RescuiDg
the Inmates of a Burning Hotel.

A Brave Dog Loses Its Life In RescuiDg
the Inmates of a Burning Hotel.
The large Newfoundland dog Heck, be-
longing to the st. Elmo Hotel, in Eldred,
Pa, says an Olean IN. " special, was
widely known for its great strength and
intelligence. The porter of the hotel, a
kInd-hearted but Incorporate person,
slept in a little room back of the office.
The dog slept in the office. On
Thursday night last the porter was very
drunk. Sometime in the night he
was awakened by the loud bark
ing of Heck, who was jumping frantl-
cally on the porter's bed, and Selling the
pillow with his teeth, he spTang from the
bed, but was so drunk that he fell to the
floor. The dog seized him by the coat and
dragged him out of the room and half way
to the outer door of the office, when the
man succeeded in getting to his feet, and
unlocking the door staggered into the
street. Fire was rapidly spreading over
the building and the hotel was filled with
sleeping guests. The dog no sooner saw
his helpless friend was safe than he
dashed back in the house and ran barking
loudly up stairs. He first stopped at the
door of his masters room, where he
howled and scratched until the inmate
was aroused.
The dog gave the alarm at every door,
and in some instances conducted guests
down stairs to the outer door. In and out
of the burning building he kept con-
tinualIy dashing, plotting some half
dressed man or woman down stairs, only
to return in search of others.
Once lady with child in her arms
tripped on the stairs while hurrying out
and fell to the bottom. The child was
thrown on the floor of the hall some dis
lance away. The woman regained her
feet and staggered in a dazed way out of
the door, leaving the child in the midst of
the smoke. The brave dog saw the mishap,
and jumping in through the smoke, which
was now becoming almost impossible, and
seizing the child by its night clothes car
ried it safely out. Heck had already
brought the little one out, but it had not
been restored to its mother. Heck saw the
frantic rush of the mother toward the
burning building and sprang forward, and
as dozen hands seized the woman and
held her back from her insane attempt to
enter the house, disappeared with bound
over the burning threshold. The faithful
brute never appeared again. His remains
were found in the ruins. But for the in
telligence and activity of Heck the fire in
the hotel would not have been discovered
in time for a single inmate to have es-
caDpd
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-12
GROWING OLD.

am not old. o Friend! though treacherous
When promised ever fairer days 70 come,
Has robbed the cheek Of bloom, the eye OF nre,
AMI fearhered silver frost amid the brown
OF locks you laid your hand IN blessing on
when was but a child. / am not old.
Thouzl an the flowers Of spring time With
cred be
Though summer has swept on to harvest
E'en though bright autumn's gold has changed
% brown;
Ne. Ola. nor can be, Love, while thou art
near.
For Jn0u, dear heart, to all M years hast
been
A chalIce into which life's best has flowed;
And thou in love has boarded my lfeis best;
Not as 'twere ashes for a funeral urn,
Gathered from embers Of a souls dead fires;
But hy some subtle spiritual charm,
All thine and thine alone, the bloom Of spring,
Fragrance Of summer. and the autumn's glow
OF flaming gold and ruby. stay with thee,
And thou canst bring them back at viii 10 me;
The same, vet not the same, more fragrant,
AMI tender. for long hiding in thy heart.
II thou but treasure still my long lost youth,
Counting my late fruits sweet-hnding fresh
green
Meath faded leaves Of autumn am young,
Nor can lose youth exc pt through loss OF thee.
-Mir. L0tce Dickinson in October Century.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-12
The Little Savage.


About the time when baby begins to put
away monkey manners and to stand on
two feet like a man, he begins to show,
in a very marked degree, the character
istics of savage tribes. For two or three
years of this part of his life the best baby
is little savage. His ideas of property
are intensely savage. He may be said to
be more or less ''on the grab" I object
to slang as much as any man, but really
there is no other way Of describing the
tendencies exhibited at this stage of
baby's career. 1.-The has small brothers or
sisters, or both, he is always more or less
at war with these neighboring saVages.
If he is deprived of anything he has come
to regard as his property, quite mis-
takenly it may we'll be, or If he sees in
the hands of his small kinsfolk any
goods or chattels which seem pleasing
in his eyes, he has but one way Of eX-
pressing his wishes; he goes for the
possession of the desired object, using his
hands as weapons if he has no others
handy, but bringing down stick or
brush or book as the case may be) on the
head of his enemy with all the zeal OF
Fijian or an Ojibbeway on the War-path.
Girl babies are pretty nearly as pad as
boy babies in these matters, only the girl
savage differs from the boy savage as
much as savage woman diners from
savage man. OF course there are many
baby boys and baby girls who show little
tendency to savagery, just as there have
been many uncultured races Of men who
have been gentle and innocent. But the
quiet babies are always weak and I'M
healthy. II the struggle for existence
they succumb before their more feroclous
brothers, just as the quiet ana gentle
savage tribes perish before their toma-
hawk-fiourishing, spear-throwing, club
welding neighbors.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-12
MRS. Eyes SPECTRAL VISITOR
A Ghost Playing Franks in Philadel-
phia Dwelling.


In Philip street, near Second street,
says a Philadelphia special Of Sept. "a,
stands the humble home of Mrs. Eliza
beth Eve, a German widow with seven
children, RumOrs have been circulated
in the neighborhood that the house is
haunted. Mrs. Eye was called upon to-
day and asked about the alleged ghostly
visitor.
Il know what have SEEM" she said,
ssbut l will not tell you, and know what
l said to it, but won't tell you that"
what part of the house did it happen
in p was asked.
sin the middle second-story room,
right overhead here. 1 have some stran-
gers in there now, and they can't sleep
unless they keep light burning"
''What happens if they are in the dark
sob, they hear noises, and other things
happen. Here's my son, who slept in the
room after l did, and can tell you what
happened to him.
A fine-looking young man of D
or so, who was lying upon lounge, said /:
"Well, l don't like to talk about it for
fear that people will think me a tool, but
l couldn't sleep in the ROOM"
''What happened to your"
''There were noises that kept me awake
and was often woke up. l don't know
how, but with the feeling that l had been
pinched by somebody"
''What did your mother see"
s'Well, if she don't choose to tell you l
won't. Indeed, don't know that l can,
because she never told me exactly"
"What do the people who are now in
the room complain of?
'Of the same noise heard-knocking
like.''
Anything elsep'
Eyes, that cold, clammy hands upon
their faces wake them"
"Who are these peoples"
GA man and his WIFE,"
''Are they IN now"
''No."
Snow, Mrs. Eye" said the reporter, who
was tolerably well informed as to what
she complained to have experienced, sis
it not true that you have said that you
were awakened by ghost in your room,
which placed its hands upon your breast
and to which you talked and which talked
to youW
81 will not tell you," she answered,
land yet I wonder VII n you found that
out. / told'-
''say nothing" said Ter son to her in
German.
"No, WON'T" she + piled in English
II don't want to get into the newspapers
and | won't answer YOU another word
What saw l saw, and what l heard
heard, but 1 am not going to tell you,'
and in spite of persistent persuasion thai
was all the good woman would say
Neither would she permit the haunted
room to be visited, and she laughed to
scorn request of her interviewer to pass
n v,iuht in If
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-12
The Republicans Losing Spirit.

The Republicans. says a special from
Ohio to the Philadelphia Times, have lost
spirit during the past "a hours. They
have not vet completed the poll of the
State, the first they have undertaken 10
make. The best that they eXpecv to do
now is to have it ready to submit to Mr..
Blame when he comes here on Thursday.
The reports which they have received are
in many instances in bad shape, and they
have been compelled to send back and
have the work done over. There was too
much generalization about 1t. Taken as
a whole, the returns are not encouraging
to the Republicans. There is not such
show of reserve strength as was expected.
Computing from the reports now in, 1t
is figured that the total vote VIII
be $4,000. This does not meet the
expectations. The Republicans do not
claim to have recaptured any useful num-
Der Of the Germans who went with the
Democrats last fall. They say that they
viii get 1000 or 5000 Irish votes and gain
from the wool growers vote as much
more. Undoubtedly the Republican wool
growers who last fall voted for Hoadly
will this year return to their party. They
are not estimated at more than 5000 in
any figuring. The Republicans them
selves do not give any details 10 show
where they are to get 1900 or 5000 Irish
Democratic votes. l have tried TO md this
disafection and am satisfied il is sporadic
and uncertain. 1t will be about Offset by
the independent vote, and that is very in
significant in Ohio. There is one fact quite
plain-the few Democratic Irishmen who
NAV have been persuaded to vote for
Blaine will not generally vote the Repub-
lican ticket at the State election.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-12
THE SWEET ''THEES" AND
sSTHOUS.1
The Pen Portrait of a Quaker Damsel
who Goes In for Fashion.

Philadelphia Letter.
The orthodox Quakers are apparently
dying out, and their sons and daughters
have become dudes and rosebuds. 1t is
very funny to see the tenacity with which
certain society young men of Quaker de-
scent cling to some ofthe distlnctlYe marks
of the religion of their childhood. There
is a charming little Quakeress, the Ii fe
and the flower of the small dancing class,
whose life is proof in point. She is
dainty brunette, with dancing black eyes,
waving auburn hair, and a perfect car
riage. Her dear old dad, who was
member of one Of the chief Quaker meet
ings, died and left her more than mil
lion dollars that he had acquired in the
spoiled, and all sorts of concessions IN
the way of dress were made to her. She
was taught painting and music, too, and
her devoted old papa was almost fired out
of the meeting for having piano for her
in his house. She loved him quite as ten
DERBY as he loved her, and when he parted
from her for all time her grief was unaf-
fected and touching.
However, she had lost all taste for the
life of routine and seli-restraint imposed
upon the disciples of Fox. She has gone
in strongly for the beautiful and elegant
in social intercourse, and her munifcent
income permits her to crafty all her
tastes. She wore tWenty-elgnC dlHerent
toilets last season, and she languishingly
SAID day before yesterday that she was
about importing twelve new ones for the
coming winter. She did not disclose what
is nevertheless fact-that is, that most
of the twenty-eight old costumes, after
they had been once or twice worn, were
made into nice frocks for the poor child
rem of Sunday school in which she takes
an interest. Although she has apparently
given up the Society OF Friends in every
thing substantial, vet she insists on using
the ''plain" language. There is current
suspicion that the roguish little beauty is
quite conscious of the fact that she adds
to her charm by the use of her quaint
''thees' and ''thys." Fancy a bewitch-
ing little creature saying: sis thee my
partner for the lancersT' or 81 have so
many names down on my dancing card
that don't know when thy name will
come, Friend JONES'"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-12
MONEY IN THE SAND.
An Interesting Occupation for Boys
With Sleeves and ShOvels at COney Is


Neao York Sun.
"That is what 1 call enterprise" said
the clerk of a well-knOwn hotel on COney
Island early one morning recently, as he
pointed to several small boys screening
sand on the beach.
"Every morning as soon as it is day
light they go to work with their sleeves
and shovels looking for articles lost in
the sand"
''Do they find many valuable things?"
sob, yes, quite often. Only few min
utes ago those fellows there found a
heavy gold ring. You would be surprised
at the number of articles they find before
the crowd arrives"
''Are large sums of money ever foundp
eyes, few days ago one Of the boys
found $40 gold piece. Not only do they
find money, but collar and cuff buttons,
breastpins, rings, and various other
valuable small articles. 1t is not an un-
common thing to find 5, 10 and 25-cent
pieces buried in the sand"
care many of the lost articles ever re-
covered by their OWnersT
eyes, often. If a guest loses anything
of value it is reported at the office, and
we make inquiries among the boys. If
they find it they generally return it and
claim a reward
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-12
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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-12

Ladies' and Misses English Newman
kets, Walking Jackets, Dolmans and Rus.
sian Circulars, at Altmayer's opening
Monday and Tuesday.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-12

Altmayer's Handkerchief department is
stocked with all the latest novelties in
plain and fancy borders,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-12

Infants Lace, Merino and Zephyr Caps,
in endless variety, at Altmayer's opening
Monday and Tuesday.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-12

Elegant line of Gents Scarfs and Ties
at Altmayer's opening Monday and Tues
daY next.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-12
A LAKESIDE MUsING.
The Ante -NuptiaI Quarrel of Two Fond
Lovers.
Chicago Tribune.
s'FarewelI darling p


Farewell darling"
The speaker, who was young man of
%, with deep, lustrous eyes, soft, wo-
manly voice, and a tailor bill gilmore than
two years. standing, looked up beseech-
ingly at the girl to whom he addressed
these words, and waited for her to reply.
But no answer anne. In the west, where
the bands of crimson light that streamed
up from below the horizon told Of the dy
ing day, angry looking clouds were gath
ering, and an occasional vivid flash of
lightning told of an approaching storm.
The wind, which came in titful gusts,
sighed moaningly in the branches of the
lindens that surrounded Brierton Villa,
and the husky, after-supper sigh of
large brindle COW sounded strangely in
accord with its weird surroundings.
The man turns to go. Spite of all he
can do there are tears in the brown eyes
that such little time ago were looking
lovingly into those of Beatrice McNulty,
and as he walks slowly down the graveled
path it seems as though the future held
for him nothing but a desolate sorrow
that could never know surcease or ending
as though the chalIce of mighty grief
had been held by the cruel hand of fate
and drained to its very dTegs by unwill-
ing lips. And then, just as the horizon
of his life seems forever covered with the
pail of disappointed hope, he hears the
voice of the one woman in all the wide,
wide world whom he loves. HERBERT"
she says.
In an instant he is by her side. "You
called mer' he asks, his face illumined
with the tender radiance of newly-borp
hope.
"Yes," she answers. 81 cannot live
without your love, and we will let papa
decide the question over which we came
so near making wrecks Of our lives. Do
you agree to thatT
81 do"
=
s'And so you children have quarreled
over what the first child shall be named,
and you are not yet married?'' asks Mr..
McNulty.
eyes, papa" replies Beatrice. 81 de-
sired to call it BelVa, but Herbert said
that would be too feminine in case it was
a boy. He insists on Cleveland, but that
seems so horribly masculine for girl"
''Why don't you settle on something
that would be neither masculine nor femi-
nine? Would that be satisfactory"
sit would, )" they answer.
"Then the matter is easily disposed Of.
have a name."
s'Tell it to me-" cries Beatrice. in girl
ish eagerness.
Bending lovingly over his child, John
w. McNulty says in low solemn tones:
''Call it for the preacher who OBLIGATED
at Blaine's first secret marriage in Ken
lucky"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-12

Ask to see the Children's Solar Tipped
Shoes, for sale at Altmayer's opening
Monday and Tuesday next.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-12

Tips, Plumes, Birds, Fancy Wings, etc.,
on display, at Altmayer's opening Mon
day aud Tuesday.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-12

Altmayer's Zephyr department is the
only complete one in the entire State.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-12

Beautiful selection and best variety Of
Ladies' Wraps, at Altmayer's opening
Monday and Tuesday next.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-12
Advtce TO nTorners,

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the bowels, and is the best known remedy
for diarrhea, whether arising from teeth
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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-12

Novelties in Jersey Waists, at Altmay-
er's opening Monday and Tuesday.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-12

The most exquisite styles Of Ladies'
Trimmed Hats and Bonnets ever before
displayed, at Altmayer's opening Monday
and Tuesday.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-12

New Silk Umbrellas, fancy handles, for
Ladies and Gents, at Altmayer's opening
Monday and Tuesday next.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-12

New Fedora Scarfs, at Altmayer's open.
ing Monday and Tuesday.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-12

Ostrich Tips and Plumes, Wings and
Birds in endless variety, at Altmayer's
opening Monday and Tuesday next.