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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-03

fess. Own the truth and I'll keep your Sc
cret provided you Delay all tricks of this
same kind deny that you're the ghost and
I'll speak to the captain and set the men
upon you"
This fairly frightened him. "Well, sir,
It's true; I'm the voice, sir, but for God s
sake keep the secret, sir. The men I'D
have my life IL they found out that IL
was me as scared them"
This confession was what needed, for,
though when standing pretty close to him
on the fereoastle, / could have sworn 1t was
he who uttered the words which perplsxed
and awed the mep, yet so perfect was she
a ventriloquist that bad he stoutly denied
and gone on denyicg that be was the
''voice should have believed him and cons
tinusd sharing in the wonoar and superstis
ton Of the Grew. I kept his secret as
promised. but somehow or otfEr it leaked
out in time that he could deceive
the ear by apparently pitching his voice
over the side, though the discovery was
not made for long time after the ghost"
had ceased to trouble the ships company
ana until the mems supersBitiouS awe had
faded somewhat and they had recovered
their old cheerfulness. We then sent for
Dick to the cabin, where be gave Us = real
entertainment as ventriloquist, initiating
all sorts of animals and producing sounds as
of women in distress and men singing out
for help 10 their bershs; indeed, such was
his skill that would often see the skipper
and sec md mate turning startled 10 LOOK in
the direction whence the voice pro
ceedsd. He made his peace with
the men by amusing them in the
same way; so that, instead of getting the
ropes ending aft and the pummsling for
ward which he deserved. he ended as real
and general favorits, and one Of the most
amusing fellow that a mau was ever ship
mate with. l used to tell him that II he
chose TO perform ashore he was sure to
make plenty of money, since such ventril-
oquial powers as his we're the rarest thing
In the world and I'd sometimes fancy he
meant to take my advice. But whether he
did or kept going to sea l don't know. for
after he left the ship never saw or heard
OF him again.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-03
SMART BIRDS.
Some Very Remarkable Stories Told
About Parrots.


From the Strand Magazine
In their native condition the parrots are
found In vast assemblies. wh ich are often a
thousand or more in number. and often seen
clustered together and TALK ng in loud and
excited tones on the trees of some dark
forest or sequestered swamp, or taking long
though low flights through che air to their
favorite watering pla res.
The most talented OK the many varieties
is the gray parrot, VIII ch is native of
West Africa, and whiolb, when taken young
and we'll trained, Displays some wonderful
gifts. One of these pal riots, owned In Eng
land, lived to a remark able age. 1t had a
good memory and easily learned sentences in
butchbutat 90 this faculty began to fail at 65
moltiuR was irregular and at 30 the bird
was decrepit, blind and voiceless, gradually
sinking into kind Of lethargy, in which
condition is finally died,
The tone Of his singing was very odd. IL
sounded like an automaton initiating the
human voioe. The maid prompted him to
sing ''God Save the King" He sang all
the verses to ii. but now and then wandered
into the Banks Of the Dee" which seemed
bis favorite, and one or two Scotch songs,
the names Of which forgot. Col. O'Kelly
told me that his power OF catching sounds
was quite astonishing, that on one occasion,
when a newspaper had been read aloud in
his presence the colonel, on coming into the
room half an hour AFTER, as he opened the
door was convinced py the sound that she
same person was sBill reading aloud, and
was scarcely able TO believe that it was the
parrot repeating 80 himself mart oulate
sounds precisely in the tone aud manner Of
the reader.
%Among other pecuiiaritles of the same
bird may be mentioned its pos session Of an
accurate ear for music, so tbs It it would
beat time while it whistled, an if ii mis-
took a note it would revert to the bar where
ths mistake occurred aud finish the tune
quite correctly. It could, top, not only
answer questions, but give ord ers and ex-
press its wants In q manner strongly sug-
gestive OF rational being
When Prince Maurtce was governor of
Brazil he heard of the remarka BILE CONVEX
satiOnal power Of a certain old parrot that
was said TO be able TO answer questions Just
like a reasonable creature. He accordingly
sent for the bird, which, was brought into
a room where the prince was with num-
Der of other persons. 4 few minutes after
ward the bird called 0 ut, "What a COM
pany of white men are herew Asked "who
| he thought that man was" the prince being
pointed to, he answered., "Some general or
other" The prince then asked, where do
you come fromP' FROM Marinnsn,n an-
swered the bird. "To whom do you belongg"
ITO Portuguese" 6What do you do
therer Watch the chickens" The prince
laughed and asked, You watch the chick
ensf" "Yes-that's my biz"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-03

Farmer Green (mournfuIly)-No, mum
we amt aRoin' to hev no punkins this
year. Miss Borden-Why uotl Isn't it a
good year for pumpkinsi Farmer Green
Yes, mum; but we didu't plant any.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-03

In Buffalo clothing must be high other
wise the switchmen would not strike. II they
could buy good clothing as low as THE
Famous" is selling now in Savannah they
would have enough left out OF their wages
TO enjoy some OF the luxuries Of life aud be
contented.
Clothing item outs quite figure with q
mans income; with good management your
clothing bill need not cost you much, and
still be we'll dressed. OF course it depends
whore you buy, take advantage OF the offer
now made by The Famous Clothing
House and save 25 per cent.
This is strictly cash sale and we give
you 25 per cent. on clothing You will soon
have to buy school suits for your boys, you
cannot make q better Investment; buy now
and save 25 per cent. We have plenty Of
goods suitable for fall wear, dress and BUSH
ness suits for youths or mems. Everything
now goes with 25 per cent. discount "The
Famous Clothing House, 14S Broughton
street. BENNETT HYMKs, Proprietor.
-dd.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-03

Castoria cures Collie, Constipation.
Sour Stomach, DiarThoea. Eructatiou.
Kills worms, gives Rlecp, and PROMOTES a
Without injurious medication.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-03
MEDICAL.
for Infantsl and Children.

''Cassoriaiss 50 wen adapted to children L ut
trecommend it as superior to any prescripti on
Known 10 me" H. A. ARCHER, ND,
Iii So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, NY.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-03

Old nswspapers-2O0 for IS centss@at the
business Office, MORNING NEWS Z
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-25
The Motto on tho Clock.

The following account of the origin OF q
well-known motto for a timeplece, whe-
Their true or false. is worth recording:
Some years ago new clock was made
to he placed in Temple Hall. says the
Manchester Times. When finished the
cloek-maker was desired to wait on the
benchers of the Temple, who would think
of a suitable motto TO put under the
clock.
He applied several times, but without
getting the desired information. as they
had not determined on the inscription.
Continuing TO importune them. he at last
cane when the old benchers were met In
the Temple Hall and had just sat down to
dinner.
The workmen again requested TO be IN
formed of the motto. One of the bench
ers who thought the application lll-tmed.
and who was fonder Of eating and drink
ing than inventing original notices. testify
replied: go about your business"
The mechanic. taking this for an answer
TO his question, went home and inserted at
the bottom of the clock " Go about your
business" and placed ID on the Temple
Hall 10 the great surprise of the bench-
ers, who, upon considering the circum,,
stance. agreed that accident had produced
a better motto than they could think OF,
and ever since tho Temple clock has con-
tinued to remind the lawyers and the pub
lie to 20 about then business.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-25
THE RICHMOND DIsPATCH--sUNDAY DECEMBER 25 1892.

rcd flag in hand. stands there until the re-
call signal IL sounded from his own train.
On hearing this hepicks up and takes with
him tho single torpedo, but leaves the
other two where they ere.
These two torpsdoes thus form eau
tionary signal; and translated by the next
following engineman mean. the train
ahead of you has met with delay. Move
cautiously and keep sharp lookout The
single torpedo is an imperative warning to
apply the air-brakes, shut on and re-
yersel'-in other words, stop at once; for
there is danger Immediately ahead
- II tram Is delayed at night the rear
brakeman sometimes leaves another bit OF
fireworks behind HIM when called in. IL
is fusee, which 10 a paper cone contain
ing enough red-hre. inextinguishable by
wind or rain, to burn exactly five min
utes. which is the shortest length of time
allowed between two running trains. The
engineman Of q following train must stop
when he comes 20 fusee, and not move
again until it has burned out. though he
can calculate from it's condition Just about
how far ahead the next train is"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-25
THE MIKApO'S WIFE.
She Now Sends to Paris for Corsets,
Gowns, and BonDets.

She Now Sends to Paris for Corsets'
Gowns, and BonDets.
At excessive heights above all Japanese
women the invisible Empress. till within
recent wears. was enthroned like god
dess. But she, the sovereign. has de-
scended little by little from her empyrean ;
she shows herself at present. she receives,
she speaks, and she even lCncheS-Wlln the
tips of her lips, 1t Is true;
She has abandoned her magnificent
canals strewn with strange blaZons, her
wide head-dress that looked like an IDOLS,
and her enormous fans she sends, alas 10
Paris or TO London for her corsets, her
dresses, and her bonnets.
Five years have passed over the chryssn-
themums since, on one OF those rare occa-
sions when a few privileged ones are adj
mitted TO her presence. had the honor
OF seeing her in her garden, says an Eng
lish writer. -,
She was ideally charming. passing Ike
fairy among her partierres. lowered IN pro-
fusion with the sad flowers OF autumn
then coming to sit beneath her canopy OF
violet crepon (the imperial color IN the
hieratic stiffness Of her robes, tinted like
the wings of 4 humming-b,rd.
All the quaint pageantry with when she
then surrounded herself gave her the
charm Of an unreal creature. Upon her
painted lips lowered ceremonial smile,
disdainful and vague.
Beneath the powder her exquisite face
preseryed,an impenetrable expression. and
Notwithstanding the grace of her greeting,
one felt her offended by our presence
which, according to the new customs, she
was forced TO tolerate-she the holy En-
press, invisible of yore, like religious
myth.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-25
NONE WORTHY TO BE SECOND.
What an Englishnan Said to the Queen
Abont a Winning American Yacht.

What an Englishnan Sald 10 tue Rueen
Abont a Winning American Yacht.
Since the great victory of the American
Yacht Volunteer over the Thistle five years
AGO there has been no race for the America )
can. but the prospect for another contest
next summer are now very encouraging:
1t Is, saws the Omaha Bee peculiarly MT
ting that the contests should be resumed
during the year of the great Colum ban
Fair, when there WILL be mlnons OF people
here from abroad.
Ever since the famous schOoner-yacht
America won the trophy IL English waters
in 1851 the supremacy or THIS country III
the designing and building Of tast-saIllng
craft has been maintained.
Year after year, with true British per-
sistepcv. have the English tried in vain to
regain the cup and thus establish their
superiority in the science of naval archi-
tecture-for upon this point alone nave
they been beaten.
The American victories in recent years
have not, however, been won by such wide
martins as that by which the cup was won
forty years ago at Cowes. Queen victoria,
who witnessed that memorable contest.
turned to one or her attendants and asked I:
(Which is first. my lord ~
The American, Jour Majesty" was Tue
reply. ,o,.,o..,oa
Auu WlICu 10 nSNoH1' S4N .,
There Is no second, your Majesty"
was the significant answer;
And this was practically true, for the
American flyer had left her competitors so
far behind that they were hardly IN sight
when she finished.
There is practical side to this Interna-
tionaI yscht-racing. 1t not only stlmu-
lates nautical spirit that is not without
its uses, but II also encourages the study OF
science that is of real Importance. II
has had much to do with the development
of naval designing in this country, and
will yet do more.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-25
DIAMOND ORUNKARDS.
People Whose Craving for the Gems
Amounts to n Disease.

The dealer in precious stones was a
youugish-looking man with twlnkllng
black eyes. hair Of kindred tint, and a
cleaning diamond in his satin cravat, says
the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
DO you know" he said. that there
are thousands of men and women in this
country who are victims of the diamond
habit They are known in professional
circle9 as diamond inebriates.'
Right here there are men and women
by the score who would gladly sacrifice
their chances of happiness in tho next
world for the possession OF the cleaning
baubles.
You will find them-that is to say, the
well-dressed ones-standlng in the shops
of the fashionable jewellers lingering and
bargaining for one or more Of the loose
stones. Outside, others with punched faces
and cheap clothes crowd about tho show
window and feast their ewes on the dia-
mOnds displayed behind the glass.
Let one of tho drunkards for in their
own peculiar way they are drunkards-
once get possession OF a valuable stone
and YOU will find that he will sacrifice
almost all bis earthly possessions before he
will part with II.
"Pve known actors athletes, and gam
bler5 TO positively suffer for lack OF food
when big diamond studs adorn their
fronts. The men are as bad If not worse
than the women in this respect.
Il know O broken-down actor of the old
school. In his prosperous davs he ac-
quired the diamond habit and invested the
bulk of his earnings in diamonds and
emeralds. When the dark DAYS came he
was forced to part with his expensive col
lection.
"A year ago all that was left to him was
one choice solitaire, worth at lowest esti-
mate close on 20 $4,000. This had been
the pride Of his collection and he had re-
solved 70 hold on to it, come what would.
have seen times IN the last six months
when that man has lived on one cheap
meal day. but the beautiful stud still
adorns his weather. stained bosom.
Every day he saunters up Broadway.
stopping for twenty minutes or more be-
fore the windows Of the damond-shops
that line the way. His only amusement IS
to MAKO q mentalinventOry OF the stones
displayed and his own. If the result
proves satisfactory a CLEAN of triumph
kindles in his eve and he moves on with
sprlngy step and n light heart.
IF, on the other hand, his diamond
fails to compare favorably with its rivals
he heaves q sigh and shambes of with the
air of O thoroughly broken man. l tell
you. to me there IS something very sad
and pathetic in such spectacle. Although
| proht by their madness l really pity the
diamond drunkards."
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-25

tom of the string an old hare figures, and
next comes specimen Of every KIND OF
bird known In this section OF tho state
Zone of kind, tue most conspicuous OF
which NAV be seen what the old darkies
call "fee-lark" and "pecker-wood." All
this is top-dressed with squirrel, and
the toughness Of its hide may be imagined
when be tells you that 1t took thirteen
shots to bring him down.
In old times Judge Crump, George Gil.
liam, William NJ. Sutton, and Martin
Meredith Iipscomb" were recognized as
the men who could tell you all about hunt
ing around Richmond. There may have
been others. but as didn't want to let
anybody know that | went hunting In
those DAYS / didn't keep posted as to who
they were. knew this much, that where
there was one hunting-man then there are
hundred now. and If our Legislature
doesn't pass bill making il obligatory
upon tho boards Of Supervisors of the dit.
ferent counties 20 pay for the scalps of
hawks, foxes, minks. and other game-de-
stroylng varmints, there will be no game
In Virginia IN few years Among the
men VINO are prominent as sportsmen,
and are considered good shots, and
who look forward TO the open season
on birds a. the school-bov to vacation"
III mention the names Of w. s. Archer,
Andrew krause. Captain c. II. Epps. w. II.
Cary, Il. L. Winston. Jim HardCrove, G. L.
Stokes, Lghtfoot Wormeley, w. A.
Dickinson, Ad. Dill, John W. Pierce, A.
". Ball, w. II. Colquitt, Thomas Boil
ing, Ashby Jones, G. ID. Langhorne,
{. T.. Boiling, w. c. Preston. j. Thompson
Brown, j. b. Harvie, John Frischkorn, Mil
ton Cayce, Henry Taylor. Jr. DR.. Lewis
Wheat. John Jackson, Rev. Mr.. bowman.
j. Mike Macon, John ID. Blair, BENJAMIN
n. Berry, Judge f. c. Minor. Judge James
c. Lamb. General T. NJ. Logan. w. l..
Boyd, Seaton e.. Tinsley. and hundreds of
others whose names are enrolled as men,
bers Of the Virginia Field Sports Associa-
ton. If the weather IL good between
Christmas and New Years'-Day there Will
be but httle business doing, and if you'll
call on these gentlemen you'll receive an
answer at the door. He's gone huntin',
subj PORK MuJFR
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-25
PARkLYZED BY FEAR.
Fearful Experience OF an Engineer Who
EIpected Collision.

ut is not often that an engineer stays
on his seat in the face of collision II he
has 0 chance 10 jump said an old railroad
man TO writer IN the Indianapolis Ne'cS.
when he doesn't Jump it's because be
hasn't time"
- remember once when an engineer was
metaphorically frozen 10 bis seat. was
on the engine at the time. See these gray
hairs - and he pushed back his hat. l
got them all IN about two minutes. IL
happened on tho Indianapolis division OF
the Pennsylvania lines.
Il was IN charge of the fast-mail train,
No. 7, and Charley Mann, as good an en-
gineer as ever took hold of throttle, was
hauling us. No. is Iast train, ANYHOW,
but that night We were late out OF Column
bus, and l tell you We wore splitting the
wind.
"Having nothing else to do / climbed
over to the engineer and asked Charlie TO
let me run her awhile. and he pushed over
10 give me room. Everything went as
lovely "a a May-day darce until We started
down tho hill. Suddenly red Light
showed up ahead OF Us on the track. Inc
awfuiness OF that minute l can never de-
scribe. 'Wc are gone, Charley, yelled
to the engineer behind me. There's O
1at-car ahead of us. See that red hghtI
Charley saw II and started TO get down,
1 VellcQ 10 DIM not 70 20 IL tiuS VIC MI AZ
escape death :. but if we had jumped from
that engine, running ut least eighty miles
an hour, we would be killed sure. | shut OIL
the steam, and. throwing on the alr-brake,
began plugging her.
1.-The wheels reversed. but she rode over
the sand "a If there was none on the track,
Charley clung TO me with wild-starlng
eyes, and l honestly believe he was pray,
ing. Nearer, near we rushed TO that fatal
light aud dashed past II. Soon we were
stopped. and l called tho fireman to go
back with me and ascertain what 1t was:
lie could not move, and when | pulled
hlm from his seat he was a. stiff Us poker,
and it was several seconds before he could
utter n sound.
Tho poor fellow was paralyzed with
tear. and 1t was long time before he re-
covered. What was the red light doing
there? A fool agent had come up the
track to flag tram following Us and had
LETT his red light near the rails. When
met him | never felt so much like murder
inc a man In nv llfe.n
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-25
RAILROAD OANGER-slGNALS.
Green and Red Flags, Fusess and Torpe-
does. and What They Signify.


what is the dauger-signal?" asked
Hal. who was beginning TO CONSIDER thess
railroad signals almost as important ana
well worth knowing a. those IN which ne
drilled his football team. &,
Red for danger, green for caution, and
white for safety; flags by day and lanterns
at night" replied the railroad uncle, saws
~ Nicholas. adding: A" am sure you must
have noticed men at road-crossings waving
white flags TO show that the track was
clear. as your train rushed by!
'Of eourse have answered Hal.
"Or the watohmen on sharp curves and
brldges waving green flags, as much as to
say; You may 20 ahead, but you must
do so with caution
II don't remember seeing them" re-
sDonded Hal, but pll look out for the
green flags the very next time L go IN the
cars" 3,
continued Mr. Holden, and means SOUND
the call for brakes and stop at once Ihere
are other danger and cautlonary signals |
think Won will be especially interested In"
added his uncle. "torpedoes and fusees.
for instance. A torpedo upon the rail is
ono of the most reliable OF all the danger
;! Bnt I shouldn't think it would be loud
enougb.n objected Hal. why don't you
use something louder - say, cannon
crackers?" ,..,
ION. you are thinking Of the little pa
per- wrapped torpedoes such as children
play with: but they are not the KIND
mean. A railroad torpedo IS a round TIN
box lust about the size of silver dollar,
filed with percussion powder. Attached
TO 1t are two little leaden strips that can
be bent under the edges of the rall, so as
10 hold the torpedo firmly in position on
top OF il. In this position. when a loco;
motive wheel strikes it with the force OF
o sledge- hammer. 1t explodes with re-
port fully as loud as a cannon cracker,
that can be plainly heard above all other
sounds OF the train. 1t Is a warning sum-
oient 10 arouse tho engineman and TO rem
der him keenly alert.
"If train meets with any accident or
obstruction that bids fair TO cause delay
OF more than few seconds the engine
man sounds five short whlstle-blasts
C---). On hearing this signal the
rear brakeman must Immediately run
baek quarter of mile or so and place @
torpedo on one OF the rails that his train
has lust passed over. Then. going back
ABOUT 200 yards further he places two more
torpedoes, q rails length apart. lie then
returns to the first torpedo. enc. With bis
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-25
The Americans Toast.
ISpare Momeats.l

BENJAMIN Franklin was dining with a
small party Of gentlemen when one OF them
Here are three nationallties repre-
sented am French, my friena, mere Is
English. and MIR. FGanKlih Is ANU IVAN
~ TIE Fnelishmau rose and in the tone OF
q Er,ton bold said Here's TO Great
Rritain the sun that gives light to the ma
I'm The Frenchman was rather taken oack
AZ This but he proposed Here's TO
France. the moon whose magic rays no'e
the tides Of the world Sc
Franklin thep rose and with an ar oi
quaint modesty said: here's 10 ueUi LIZ
conmanded the sun and the moon to stand
still-and they stood still"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-25
+. /, wrapped 'sbou, the

a yard wide. This lie wrapped about the
body In the following way: One end is
circled around the waist once or .wice,
then tho remainder Is thrown over tho left
shoulder, leaving the right breast, both
arms snd legs bare. The cloth reaches
nearly TO her knees. :,
"It NAV thus be seen that she Is well
dressed for the purpose Of displaying her
ornaments and comfortably dressed for the
climate