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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-04-21
"OLp IRONSlpES.n
rhe Eventfui History OF That Gallant
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One of the five magnificent frigates
built in 179S, during the war with
France, namely, the Constitution, is
still in existence and in good condition.
Its timbers have been renewed at diff
ferent times, and its equipment great
ly modernized; but its outward appear
ance is almost the same as ever. When
built, it was considered one of the
finest ships in the American navy; but
it would offer but slight resistance to
the attacks of powerful modern IRON
clad like the Miantonomoh.
The Constitution originally carried
forty-four guns. A particularly inter-
esting history is connected with this
ship. During the war with the Barbary
powers, in 1903, she was Commodore
Preble's flagship in the Mediterranean,
and played conspicuous part during
the whole war. Lieut.. Wadsworth, who
was blown up before Tripoli in the i'll
fated Intrepid, was one of the officers
of the Constitution. In the course of
The war with England in 1912 the En-
glish papers laughed at the Constitu-
ton, and spoke of her as "a bundle of
pine boards sailing under a bit of
striped bunting" But when, under
Capt. Hull, she captured the English
frigate, the Guerriere, vessel of
nearly equal force, the people who
had before ridiculed her called her
zone of the staunchest vessels afloat. :"
A few months after this victory, the
Constitution, then commanded by Capt.
cambridge, compelled one of the finest
frigates in the British navy, the Java,
to strike its colors One of the most
famous of her exploits was during the
same war, when she escaped from
Broke's squadron, among which she
had accidentally fallen. The sea was
almost dead calm, so Capt. Hull had
to resort to towing. All her boats were
lowered, with long lines attached, and
in addition Hull had ropes spliced to-
gether to make line half mile long,
to which he attached kedge ancho:
This was carried in boat half mile
ahead and dropped, when the crew
hauled the ship rapidly forward. The
commodore of the English squadron
soon adopted the same tactics and If il
had not been for breeze springing up
the Constitution would have been cap
tured.
In 1880 it was proposed by the navy
department to take her to pieces, for
she was said to be unseaworthy. But
on account of her glorious achieve.
ments, people thought she should be
preserved. DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes,
then young man of twenty -one, just
graduated from Harvard university,
wrote the famous patriotic poem, "Old
Ironsides." This poem had such a
powerful influence on the public mind,
that the vessel was saved, and, as
have already said, is still in existence,
though nearly hundred years DID,
Harper's Young People.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-04-21
MADE FLANNEL CAKES.
A Cook Who Obeyed Instructions to the
Letter.

Cook who Obeyed Instructions to the
Letter.
"My dear, do you know that my now
cook actually used canary seed for
batch of carroway-seed cakes day be-
fore yesterday"
Not really"
Fact, assure YOU"
"Did you ever!'
"She thought / told her to make
canary-seed cakes, and so she obtained
the ingredient from the birds supply.
box"
GLOW funny But have had more
surprising experience thai that this
very week"
"Do tell me-"
'It was a misunderstanding in the
kitchen not unlike yours. You may
remember that once got from you a
recipe for flannel calzes?"
"Yes, l think do"
swell, James is awfully fond of them
and SO are the children. So we have
them for breakfast pretty nearly every
day."
$50 we do-with maple sifup."
"Well, week ago our cook left ana
we had to get substitute In a hurry"
"Our perennial martyrdom.
Precisely. We shall doubtless be
sainted for it hereafter. But this one
was terrible creature. She only re-
mained thirty-six hours, but am really
surprised that my hair did not turn
gray in that period"
"What did she do?"
"What didn't she do, my dear? But
don't propose to try to rehearse all the
distressing incidents of her visitation.
On the morning after her arrival we
had flannel cakes. When l had asked
her the night before if she knew how
to make them she responded affirma.
lively with such apparent confidence
that never thought of doubling her" j"
"Just as usual"
"Yes, they always do"
"But, as was about to say, when
the first batch of cakes appeared on the
table James poured syrup over his,
sliced them across with his knife and
fork, and conveyed bite to his mouth.
So far as their appearance was con.
cerned, there was nothing about the
cakes to excite suspicion. But as my
husband chewed upon the first morsel
/ saw a look of surprise come gradual.
ly over his face. Presently he held up
his napkin and, taking from his mouth
something, proceeded to examine it.
l felt alarmed, of course, and inquired
what the matter was. In reply he ex
hibited to me small oblong piece o!
what was unmistakably white fan
nel."
Goodness mer'
II summoned the cook. To my sur
prise, she was not at all abashed. Or
the contrary, she simply said:
why, mum, yez towld me to bake
flannel cakes, and, havin' no other ma
terial, was obleeged to cut up {
piece of an old petticoat for the pur
pose. "-Washington Star.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-04-21
What's in a Name?

The lady was talking to an old friend
about the marriage of her daughter to
a wealthy man.
81 understand, said the friend, "that
Madge has married very we'll"
"Oh, yes" replied the gratified moth.
er, "very well, indeed"
"But he shad such peculiar name;
Frizzlewiggle, wasn't it?"
"Yes."
THAT'S perfectly horrid, don't you
think?"
"Well," hesitated the mother, st
doesn't sound very melodious, possibly,
but it is perfectly beautiful on a check F"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-04-21
The story of "Madamo moisoIlIe Ike"

Notwithstanding the striking merit
of her work, Lance Falconer had the
common experience of new aspirants
in the literary field Publisher after
publisher rejected her nihilist heroine
until, when she finally reached the
hands Of appreciation, her dress was
sadly soiled with overmuch handling.
The origin of the story was curious. A
lady in the neighborhood played the
either. Once she played an air which
haunted Lance with its its intense and
hopeless sadness. She said it was a
Russian peasant air. Thereupon the
impressionable authoress decided to
write a novel with nihil;st heroine,
and began to read Russian books
Stepniak's helped her the most-and
finally Fisher Unwin published it. Mrs
Drew reviewed it, and the fortune of
"Madamoiselle Ike" was made. The
author is described as tall, with fair
hair and rather prominent blue eyes.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-04-21

An animal growing between the high
and low water marks on the Japanese
coast is mud-worm called ISABELLA. 1t
occupies hard, limy tube of its own
making and gets it's food, when the
high tide comes up over its hiding
place, by thrusting out head bushy
with tentacles and sucking in currents
of water loaded with minute particles
of nutriment Out of this wriggling
creature the shore people make soup
which is true vermieelli, not paste
imitation OF 'little worms" and it Is
said to taste e badly as IT smells :.
Chicago Mall
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-04-21

Mr.. Feeder--This vest wants to be
little larger around the waist, Schnei-
der.
Schneider-But it fits you perfectly
noic sir.
Mr. Feeder-I know it fits all right
now, but am ordering tkis suit to wear
at dlpnersl~Llte.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-04-21
Mistress and Maid.

Physician Ito Marie, the maid)-Your
mistress is very i'll, and needs careful
attention. When you had fever she
nursed you with her own hands. /
hope you can be trusted to do as much
for her.
Marie, the Maid-Oui, oui-she
nursed me-yesl | told Adolphe how
1t would be. She would be thereafter
Ill, Just to spite me. -Phaynsceutical
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-04-21

The other day, writes correspond
ent of the Bicycling News. passing
through Birmingham, was greatly in
terested in seeing a well-known lady
doctor going her rounds on her bicycle.
She was neatly dressed in adark-striped
wooden costume and small dark hat
and fur boa-a style of dress IN which
she was equally ready to appear In o
eiek room or TO mount Iptq the saddle
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-04-21
The Married Bellies influence.

A woman who has great influence
over young men is the young married
woman who has been a belle among
them and who still has them calling at
her home. She is the one who knows
what they really are, and if she is
good woman she can do wonderful
amount of good to these young men
who admire her and prize her friend
ship, knowing they can not keep it un-
less worthy of it,
Her happiness and her husbands
prove the best of object lessons And
what sweet praise it is to her to hear
that one of these young men has re-
marked: "Mrs. Youngwife is a superb
woman, she keeps us straight and does
us ever so much good" 1t is the sweet
est bit of compliment woman could
DESIRE Just as it is the keenest anguish
to know that some one we love has
done wrong for our sake, or that we
have led him to wrong doing. And
from that, dear woman, let us all pray
to be saved. Philadelphia Music and
Drama
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-04-21
One Dollar Per Year.


personal feelings and interests and pref
erences and think only of what she Is
dong and how to do 1t best
newspaper worker must not be too
sensitive. and must learn to bear crit
icism with philosophy. If you do nine
ty-nine things well you may receive no
apparent credit for them, and If you
fail on the one-hundredth you may full
ly expect that the failure will be no.
ticed and criticised; that is one OF the
inevitable consequences of work which
the whole public sees and upon which
it is at liberty to pass Judgment II
you write an article which you fully
believe to be masterpiece, do not be
disappointed if you fail to hear it COM
mended or noticed at all. Very possi-
bly, you may conclude after while
that you were mistaken and that 1t was
not masterpiece But even If it was
Of unusual excellence, remember the
newspaper world is full of ambitious
young people who would rather be COM
plimented for their own masterpieces
than to stop and admire yours. Do not
be discouraged but keep straight on,
doing every piece of work as faithfully
and perfectly as you possibly can, and
in time appreciation will come, very
likely when you least expect it and
perhaps from quarter whence you
least looked for it. There is one great
reward and encouragement in news
paper work: When you have once OBJ.
tanned good foothold you can always
hold it, If you will A reputation gained
for doing good, honest, capable work in
this line is something that will always
serve you, and when you have once
proved your ability you will never need
to go hunting for work. Work will
come to you as fast as you want it
1t is the first step that is difficult.
The obtaining chance to begin is the
step that counts. There is scarcely any
chance for an inexperienced person to
obtain even the humblest situation on
one of the great newspapers. Busy
editors and busy managers can not stop
to be troubled with the blunders OF In
experience and will not take the risks
of incompetence Almost everyone
must begin at first in some small Office
and gradually work his or her way up
ward. After one or two promotions
the way is clear and success depends
only upon yourself.
But as long as you may live you will
never live long enough to know it all.
You will always be learning, and there
is hardly any form of knowledge but
will sometime come useful in news
paper work. Cultivate attention and
memory, two of the best aids and
friends to success. You will be sure to
find time when any scrap of accurate
knowledge or reliable information will
serve you good turn Fanny M.
johnson, in Farm and Home.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-07
The "Snider and Flv."

M. B. Leavitt's new and popular panto-
mimic barlesque, Spider and Fly" will be
presented at the Savannah theater Friday
and Saturday and Saturday matinee, Nov.
IL and 10, with manifold novelties and a
host of talented performers The large COM
pany was mostly recruited abroad, though
several of the favorites of last seasons COM
pany have been retained. There are sixty
people in the organization. Spider and
Fly.h notwithstanding its numerous adj
juncts, has a story to tell, deeply interest
ing one, which conveys moral as well as
brilliantly adjoining a tale. Ofcourse the edi-
flying plot ID the foundation for delightful
evenings enjoyment, made up of catchy
music, humorous topical songs, magnificent
ballots, marches grotesQue comedy, panto-
mime and speciality. Notable artists in this
numerous company are: Ja9ourina, the
famous queen of tue sword; Marie Edith
Rice Qate OF Lillian Russell's company ::
Charles II. Kenny. comedian and vocalist
"Zamo,n the original and oaly juggler W
side down; the Putnam twins, Libbie and
Marcia, duettists and dancers; Belle Black,
vocalist and burlesque artistic, from the Al
hambFa, London; Mile. Soroco, premier
dauseuse; Mile Bennett, burlesaue artistic ::
Stella Madison, vocalist and dancer; G.
Legget, continental equilibrist; Edward
Webb, comedian and vocalist; Dorothy
Drew, dancer and vocalist; Carl Anderson
and Clara Neuman, premier danseuse, as
sisted by the following specially engaged
dancers from the ALEXANDRA, London !:
Cecilia Wilson, Marion Sydney, Jennie Llpp-
mann, Emma Lippman, Blanche Allen,
Bessie Stanton, Louise Rice, Gertie Muir.
ray, Ellen Maguusen, Jennie GroVlna, The
reese Lamar, Bessie Phillips and Allie
Olyetti, and Charles Ravel, and Charles
Marrltus. pantomimists and grotesque.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-07

Prof. Gentry, with his grand company Of
educated ponies and dogs, will make a very
novel street parade to-day from 100 to 3
o'clock, starting on Broughton street and
West Broad, going east on Broughton to
East Broad, thence to Bay, on Bay to Bull,
on Bull to CASTOR. thence TO Whitaker, on
Whitaker to Bolton, on Bolton to jefferson.
on Jefferson to Henry, on Henry TO Dray-
ton, on Drayton to CASTOR, on CASTOR to
Jefferson, on Jefferson to Jones, on a ones to
East Broad, then to Liberty, on Liberty to
W est Broad.
Every lady and child in the city should
see this parade, as you will see the hand
soonest lot Of dogs and ponies in the world.
Gov. Northen visited the show when it was
in Atlanta, and afterward mailed the man
ayers the following letter:
desire to express to you my thanks for
the invitation TO witness the performance
by your well trained animals.
| am specially fond of children, and take
great delight in whatever gives them pleas
ure. do not know an entertainment better
prepared to please them. [ must saw "a
you that your patience and skill in training
has developed some remarkable results that
could not believe possible if l had not
seen them.-Gd.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-07
AT DEATHS DOOR.
Mr.. Lyman e. Montague Very Ill With
Typhoid-Malaria

Mr.. Lyman e. Montague Very Ill With
Typhoid-Malaria.
The many friends of MIR. Lyman E.
Montague will learn with great regret that
he is lying very seriously i'll at his home at
Mrs. Guerard Heywards, on Whitaker
street.
Mr.. Montague was compelled to take to
his bed on Oct. 81 with an attack of typhoid
malaria, though ne had been ill for several
days beforehand. Mr.. Montague's illness
has been serious from the beginning. He
has had the best of attention, but without
avail apparently. DR.. N. L. Boyd has had
charge Of the case, assisted by DR.. M. T.
Davis, and lately Dr.. Reid has been called
in.
Notwithstanding the attention given him
Mr.. Montague grew rapidly worse and last
light was at deaths door, with serious
doubts as to whether be would live throue b
the night
Mr.. Montague is one of the most popular
young business men of the city and his con-
dition causes great anxiety upon the part of
his many friends. II is the unanimous
hope and prayer Of all who know him that
he may recover.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-07
THE BISHOPS PASTORAL.
Rev. Charles H. Strong Reads It an,
Makes Comments.

Rev. Charles H. Strong Reads It and
Makes Comments.
Rev. Charles H. Strong read the pastoral
letter addressed by the house of bishops of
the recent general conference at Baltimore
at St Johns church yesterday morning.
The letter deals with several subjects of
Importance to the Episcopal church and
Christians at large. 1t opens with con-
gratulations upon the result of the work
of the recent general convention
and dwells upon the successful completion
OF the prayer work. The subjects of
Christian unity, the necessity Of more con-
secrated young men as candidates for the
ministry, the work Of the Sunday school,
the benefit Of long pastorates and the family
and home as the chief factor Of religion and
civilization are taken up in turn.
Mr.. Strong read the letter with COM
ments, relating the position taken by the
convention upon these questions.
The music at st. Johns was very fine
Schneoker's TIE Deum" was sung by G
double quartet composing the choir and
an offertory by Mosenthal. A duet was also
sung by Mrs. Haines and Mr.. Rebarer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-07
PRIZE STORIES
By Boys and Girls of the Public
Schools

By Boys and Girls of the Public
Schools.
The MORNING NEWS offers a prize of
$40 for the best aud s. for the second best
story written by boy or girl pupil of the
public schools Of Savannah.
1t is proposed to publish one story in the
MORNING NEWS on Christmas day and the
other on New Years day.
The stories must not make less than a
column, nor more than three columns, of the
MORNING NEWS Ia column is about $500
words.
Stories for competition must be sent in on
or before Dec 3, enveloped and sealed. and
addressed to "SToRY COMMITTEE. MORNING
NEWS, SAVANNAH, GA" The name Of the
writer Of each story must be placed in a
separate sealed envelope and forwarded
with the story. Upaccepted manuscript
will be returned. The award will be made
by committee of citizens appointed for
that purpose.
A picture and sketch OF the successful
competitors will appear with their respective
productions.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-07
a CHILD'S FAITH.
1t is the Sweetest Thing on Earth In
It's Simplicity.
From the Chicago Inter Ocean.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
The sweetest thing on earth is the faith
Of little child. Who of US has not been
| comforted aud made better and had our
own faith frightened up through this limo
cent trusti Did you ever study closely the
absolute faith a child has in God and the
power Of the unseen7 A little child is
| taught his prayers and told of God at an
! age when he cannot understand clearly, but
/ he has faith II those who teach him and
| through that faith in a supreme being. This
faith implanted in the little heart is greater
| than can ever come to the mature heart
and ofttimes its strength and peculiarities
are never realized by those who have
| taught it,
A little child whom knew was playing
by himself His mother was sitting on the
piazza OF her country house. He had been
running around the yard, picking flowers
and gathering apples as they would fall
from the tree. De assisted the apples to fall
by occasionally throwing a stick or a stone
at the tree. She finally heard him say:
"Do away, bod do away Don't bodder
me now"
And then be threw another stick. That
one failed to bring down an apple. As he
raised his hand and took aim again he said:
utef"
His mother called him to her and said:
Baby, to whom were you talking"
bod" he replied in the most matter of
fact tone.
God" said the shocked mother. "Why,
my child, where was heP'
" He was whispering to me-
"What did he sayg'
"He said Baby baby! don't frow stones;
90 will hit the poor little birdies'"
Aud the mother had nothing to say.
Faith and conscience were taking care of
the little soul and teaching their lessons bet
ter than it was possible for her to do.
Another time this same little child was
flying a kite. He hsd Indifferent success.
There were storm clouds in the sky and the
wind was fitful He finally came running
into the house for piece of paper and a
pencil. He said:
II want TO send letter up to bod"
What are you going to says" asked his
mother.
~ am doing to tell bod dat some naughty
black angels won't let my tite do up"
How will you get the note up to God,
then"
20. bod will send dood angel down for
it if he knows how bad feel.n
he scratched something on the paper,
which to him was symbolic of his wishes,
and his mother tied it to the kite and helped
him to get it started on its mission. The
wind had changed or grown stronger, and
the kite sped up 60 the end Of its linen
thread. The little fellow was not at all
surprised. His mother asked him if he
thought God had received the letter. He
said: "Es, fink I saw dear little white
angel sitting on a cloud who toot it to bod. u
The mother was worried as to what she
| would say to him when the Japanese inven-
ton came down still adorned with the
white paper. His faith and ideas were so
beautiful to her that she dreaded to dispel
them In any way. She was saved an ex-
PLANTATION. When the kite reached terra
| tirma again the note was gone. She was
surprised, but the faith of the child was so
great that he never looked for it and never
mentioned it again.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-07
Tasks That Must Re Done

Nature has assigned important tasks to the
liver and the bowels. and being mutually de.
pendent upon each other for the regular and
adequate discharge Of these tasks, a cessation
Of work by one causes the other to lapse into
inactivity. The tasks Of secretion and evacua.
ton must be performed, or the system is
poisoned and disordered. Moreover, fatal in
tlamation Of the bowels or abscess Of the liver
are apt to ensue If inaction of these organs Is
allowed to go unhe1ded. The dangerous ten
dency should be checked at the outset with Hos.
letters stomach Btters, an anti-biious specific
and laxative without peer. Never does this
medicine cause qualm Of the stomach or un.
easiness of the bowels IL does its reformatory
work pleasantly though with reasonable activity
IL prevents malaria and rheumatic disease kid,
ney complaints, and relieves dyspepsia and
nervousness I'D.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-07

John M. Ryan of New Haven, Conn.
claims to have been the first man in
America to ride a bicycle. A penniless
Frenchman brought the wheel to New
haven in 1854 and left it as security for an
S1S board bill. He failed to return for the
machine and Mr.. Ryan obtained and mas,
tered it. Later he sold it to a wealthy New
Yorker named Whittier, who paid S., 800
for it and began manufacturing, but who
was swamped in the litigation which ensued.
Mr.. Ryan's story is very plausible, but the
number of men who have claimed the honor
OF being Americas first wheelmen has
grown beyond reckoning and detracts
from it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-07
DECLARED FoR LESTER.

John Williams, the Colored Politician,
Wants Him Reelected.
John Williams, one of the leading colored
politicians Of Savannah, and president OF
several labor organizations, has come out in
favor Of Congressman Rufus E. Lester. He
is enthusiastic over the great work done by
Congressman. Lester in getting for Savau-
nah 80 large an appropriation for the i'm
provement Of the harbor. Williams is one
OF the best known and most respected
colored man in this city and be is credited
with having one of the largest political pulls
OF any man Of his race in Savannah. He is
powerful WORKER among the colored voters
In municipal campaign, and he has done
some telling work in many a hard fought
contest