The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-19

..IrnrrV at one OF the must Cl-I-~e- -
Ms Of its political history. The election
M "a President is taking place at nohe
,.--6 ali that election means to this coun-
try and they must be in ignorance OF IL
to- days 10 come. -,,.,.,,,,, ,r,no
with business men and politicians WHO
..rrot remain at home at that time TINS
Is r4rtiruIarly eXasperating, ana many a
mn telling afterwards of MS trip ABROAD
az this important Juncture declares ia a.
he neither ate nor slept for three Gays III
r4s anxiety to know the result. Business
rll-u'ations We're impossible, ana no pro-
f--ts could be mapped out .,
Resides people, to whom the eiecllOh
result is "a matter of business life or deaJh'
there are many who want 10 KNOW me
election results from other motives. Ihey
5r- Interested They like to keep in touch
with the land. And, more than that, they
would ike TO have the pleasure OF see
Ine an election bulletined at sea.
AN election on the high seas mas Deeh
planned for these tourists And when NO
vemher comes if you happen TO san away
mon an up-to-date steamer you viii be
treated TO the novel sight of election re-
turns i'm mld-ocean.
do this But tapping is expensive, and the
ship would have to stay stationary FOR a
long time 1t could not move along ana
continue TO know the news. But there IS
another way of carrying news 70 sea. ana
this is by the carrier pigeon.
Carrier pigeons have been used Tor
transmitting messages for hve hundred
years. A writer of the time of Columbus
speaks of parchment bearing birds, and
AIN through history, from the time that
Noah sent a dove out Of the ark to ma
dry land. these peculiar HOMECOMING birds
have been used as message carriers. Inc
principle upon which they act is love
of home and nest 1t is a love, or instinct,
SO great that they viii return home, Tor
thousands of miles, wherever liberated.
The principle utilized in sending mes
sages to steamships In mid-Ocean will be
the same as always employed with car
rier pigeons. The pigeons VIII be coOped
in the vessel, housed there for months.
allowed to raise their young there, and
while engaged in these domestic opera
tiOns win be taken back and forth over
the water. So accurate are they in
courses and distances that the route will
become familiar to them, and when set
free they Will find it as unerringly as a
mariner with chart before him.
There are only few strains Of pigeons
that can find their way over water. 9th
ers require landmarks, as steepes, riv-
ers, country stretches and towns But
these strains show peculiar aptitude for
flying over the water Strange TO say
the birds who do this are the ones who
Were raised in foreign countries The
German birds and the English are very
clever at ocean flying, and the Antwerp
Berlin and Liverpool birds are said TO
be peculiarly adaptable. But this NAV be
because the experiments have been made
with these birds mostly Few We're born
over there, but their blood is of that
strain
After coping family of pigeons upon
a Vessel Tor long time and allowing them
lnelr Aoerly one by one a few minutes at
I, Tine IL Is seen that the bird does not
apparently notice that the vessel is in mo-
ton 10 VIII rise from the shin soar
round and round a few times. settle ,Inon
tls mast ana hnally fly down to the rail
ana TO the coop where its mate is. Other
vessels may be passing, but the bird unal.as
no mistake in mid-air 1t is imnossibIa
TO deceive him
Inc female does not do quite so well
-uOueh apparently anxious to do hetter
she rises. flies round and round starts
downward toward the vessel but annar1
eh.iE loses her way or gets confused for
u IS necessary to stop the boat and wait
l9I ner or send up her mate. AS a long
4latance flyer she is not as good either
Her peculiar virtue is that She is more
trustworthy and will carry heavier bIIr-
teAs. A female pigeon viii never detacb
--e 9Hp OF paper from her wing or leg
10y i1 VIZ ny along handicapped by large
5l.lSgy u closely rolled But the male will
eegl9Me inpatient, and if he finds it diff
-tlie 10 soar Will clip the wire or strine,
WIN niS sharp little bin and come on nm
La s.a, pped by the message with which
IN sending the presidential messages. ont
,9tt 'SS93Is many interesting experiments
rs '-s oe made for the first time One of
No. ~ ln me distance which a carrier
VIII fly over the water A good
- VIII go a mile a minute for many
t99' pul whether he can keen I'M the
10 ior a thousand miles is uncertain
4 r. A.. WIN record, he should be able
~ NY az least a thousand miles in tweTt1y-
4 Tor resting ~ spar (
A Inc Irsate bird, the new African bird
iv arros, o ~. oI z9V miles an hour, and can
Aer5t V9S NE ocean in day 1t can leave
urea IN the morning and roost, at niobt
- - 1ue statue of liberty But there are
'G T, Ie" OF these birds here yet.
4 5~a,T9 ISSIAg or perching is what is the
q with nielao ,liose VINO wish to experiment
81 hfrjs n ,i5' as ocean messengers. The
Il 5ari1 ~ not lily at night When ii comes
@s4 rest until light again. pom
-l9"' suppose that a carrier nigeo,, o,,o.
tbs ~, ny darkness happens to perch lInon
81 r1or t.a9, OF a returning steamship ~
-f 'lIls IL viii have been taken boelx 80,
f,lr.t curse and VIII have Just so much
4 agsln 10 ny. That night it is DELAYED
@7aln and carried back on anotber ~, 81
" mast, and so on indefniteIv until
81 after ~, sue OF the water is reached
Rgt a." ~ lucalculable amount of DELAY.
4 tba ILL, his Is looking al the matter in
a FIX worst possible light II is gjvino III
ia III '' ICES against the bird and none
4 dam Iatof' Just as if you cited tbe
on ian5 al pigeon shooting and accident
lions ''O'ie % the favorable condi-
4 Nv matter of fact, at sea tho bir4.
sanset ihey get the last red of tho
E ap9ears' i4 no only settle down when If dis
"a arr 5iI Hey are peculiar in thar tho.
h9ms .-tosg sleepless when away frorSS
ot'o.l. ana they fly at dawn TIL IN
away a. none too early for them to wine
s-ar'f...,+ IN ~ on moonlight nights and iS
-x.an7 'ue5 often fly without stopDtng
ann q me darkest hour twixt ia yn
his Tri-,1.
r51si5 -iFes them a great ADVANTAGE o,,ar
plfds, and even should n Ill
re.I,rai .,'iof tunate as to perch ,inoY a
aka ME- steamship, he could sooT -. q
t h user next day and be FAR abeaa
previous dav. i"i ahead
r5.r III point is made in >favor Of 81.
heir ..eit course is a very direct 80
% n ONE instinct is so strons ma t ~
a he ds..iaa{lId lsht line toward ii wffI,o,,t
Sen - -''loh OF foot in a niles ~ ~
b. WIND affects them That ~ y ..
ie-o5 u Is probable that ca,.-i 'iS
I'LL 1i4 Tor "A vessel in n1id-rae-,,
trail, way TO Europe. wonId - 81 81
shin curse and settle at niabf me-.
1uarr 'ound along that coIlrse +, pm }In
30 muob NY carrier pigeon would he ine4
In ea7 carer where 1t wanted Ia ~
would his Guy election returns the birde
u-es vbne 70 De liberated every five min
""e the returns were COMING in