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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-09

again. and was for years backward and
forward all the time dev0ting her every
energy TO the pursuit OF her great fortune.
When at last she appeared IN this city
her health was failing, and she resOrted
more TO the use of her crutch.
Finally all her money was spent, and
then she began the double work OF try
ing to retrieve her fortune and raise funds
for the purpose Of carrying on her pur
suit OF the millions. For this purpose she
came to New Orleans and learned the
milliner's trade and in this way sought
TO save up money But the returns were
small, and so she began watching for es-
great many lots Of out-of-the-way places
throughout the city. For some OF these
she realized considerable money. all OF
which she turned over promptly TO her
and elsewhere. She would visit stores in
the city, purchase o great many rem
nants, and going back TO Mississippi, sell
them, from which traflc she realized con-
siderable money. She bought several lots
near the crossing of the Illinois Central
and Mississippi Valley railroads. and she
Miss. These she sold and turned the
funds over to her lawyers, who were all
this time working. or were supposed to be
working, upon her case.
After while she became more and more
peculiar in her habits. She came again to
the city and several years after the eXposl-
ton, rented a small room on st. Joseph
street, ate at the market and saved up
every cent she could make. She would
walk the streets with calico dress on
in these latter days, after age had whit
ened her head and made more feeble her
already crippled limbs, looking for bar
gains. Strange to say, all this while she
was not looked upon as being anything but
a sensible woman, queer in some things.
but at the same time a refined and intelh-
gent lady
Indeed. Mrs. McGregor saws she was far
above the ordinary in intelligence, and
had the respect of many of the best ladies'
of the city. Suddenly Mrs. Seibles disap-
peared and was not heard from again I'M
til about two months ago, when Mrs
Lawrence, Mrs. NIcGregor's daughter. saw
her crossing over Canal street Miss Se;-
bleS was then on her way to Augusta
where she met some of her relatives prior
to her departure for London.
The career of Miss Seibles Is one filled
with romantic interest, many things
stranger even than fiction being incidents
in her life. 1t is said that jefferson Davis
was at one time a warm friend of the,
lady, and that she had numerous admirers
throughout the south
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GARDENING ON sHIPBoARD.
Two Crops of "Sass'' Raised While
Sailing From Ireland to Oregon.

From the Portland Oregonian.
Most people have heard of the hanging
gardens of Babylon, the modern roof gar
dens and the gardens on floating islands
in which vegetables used TO be grown for
the citizens of ancient Mexico; but prob
ably few have heard of a garden on board
a ship, with farmyard attachment. The
splendid ship Mowhan, now in port, and
the largest which has ever been here,
had such an arrangement on board during
her trip TO Oregon.
On leaving Belfast for Portland she took
on board as ballast 1900 tons of Irish soil,
which when leveled off, made quite a
stretch of ground, and, as the soil of Ire
land is proverbially fertile, the ships COM
pany proceeded to put it to good use by
planting a stock of garden truck in it.
cabbage, leeks, turnips, radishes, lettuce,
peas, beans, etc. The seeds came up all
right and the plants hourished finely, and
when the ship was in the tropics grew
with great rapidity. AS they progressed
toward the Horn and the weather grew
cooler, things came to perfection rapidly.
The crew and ships apprentices amused
thmseIves by wedding and cultivating the
plants, and the captain and officers took
regular walks in the garden daily, and all
had green vegetables to their hearts con-
tent.
AS they came around the Horn, the gar
den was replanted, and by the time they
reached the equator everything was
abloom and all hands feasted on fresh
vegetables daily. The only drawbacks to
the garden were the weeds, which grew
SO rapidly that they could hardly be kept
down, and the drove of pigs which We're
kept in the farmyard attachment, and
which, on several occasions when the ship
was bucking into a nor easter and rolling
heavily, broke out of the bounds and
made serious inroads on the garden. 1t Is
a serious matter to call all hands on
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-09
A Knowing Elephant.
From the Weekly Telegranb

An Indian newspaper records that an eIe-
plant was sent to Nagerboil for the pIIr-
pose of piling timber by the Dewan. who
requested the wife of a missionary there
TO be good enough to see the animal fed
and thus prevent its keeper from absfra 81
ing its food. 1t was, therefore, brought 10
the house for this purpose, and at first All
went on correctly, but after a time ii wa s
suspected that the amount OF rice was get
keeper was demonstrated with. and ~
course, protested against the irnputatfon
of having taken 1t, adding, in true native
phraseology, Madame, do you think 7
could rob my child?' The elephant looked
on most sagaciously, and at this stage OF
the proceedings quietly threw HIS trunk
around the keeper and united his bulky
waistcoat, when the missing rice fell to
the ground.
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chin as though to give out the full force
of his powerful platform voice.
When Hill speaks he has a semi-trag-
edy air but no more than he feels. Life
to David B. Hill is tragedy when poll
tics do not go his way. AccC riding to all
who know him he would Gather be page
upon the floor of a democratic Senate
than the speaker of House that had too
many republicans in it. That is the way
he feels when he gets up to speak, and
that explains his dramatic attitude, which
is the high tragedy pose of the late John
Mccullough.
and gone from Hilrs lips his great re-
mark will always be: 'Im a democrati'
When he said this his hand was thrust in
the front of his long-tailed coat and his
body was bent backward until the tails
OF the coat almost touched the floor with
pride. 81 am a democrat" he roared
again, and this time he turned his head
with very pride and emotion and stood
motionless for a full minute with the pro-
file to the audience.
Mckinley points to his best speech as
the one entitled '"The Business Man in
Politics." 1t was delivered before the
Rochester Chamber Of Commerce at its
last meeting, and has been put in book
form by Mr.. Mckinley TO all who send
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-09
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-09

"a statesman is a successful politician
- q dead" drawled Thomas B. Reed
-, the floor Of the Senate in answer
- he fiery question of an opponent, as
:. v.bs+ he considered the necessary quail
i6eations of a statesman.
.7,bat was the best thing I ever said,
lid Reed afterward, thinking it over
..Tt was better than meant it to be.
--asn,t wanting TO waste such good am
,,,,nition on small game. That is the man
Mo said he'd rather be right than be
President"
and what did you tell him?" asked the
listener
~ told him he would never be either"
rsnlied Reed, letting his face relax into
the beatifc smile which is called the apo
thesis of geniality eft to waken smiles
in dumb brutes."
"Rut I've said better things than that.
I think. Not such sharp things, but
things that will make me live after I'm
eone-after I'm dead enough to be called
a statesman
Friends of Mr.. Reed point to a certain
speech made in the House as his ''crusn-
err" Reed considers is the best effort he
has even made to down bill. 1t was
delivered in Reeds characteristic genial
attitude, the one which he adopts when
he sees he has a sure thing.
His cleverness in debate is shown by his
opening argument:
"Gentlemen, in this debate, which has
extended over many weeks, one remark
able result has been reached. That re-
suit is that the bill is odious to both sides
of the House on this side we believe
that, while it pretends to be for protec-
ton, II does not afford it. And on the
other side they believe that while IL looks
toward free trade it does not accomplish
It."
That is my pet way of downing a
thing" said Mr.. Reed, show that it isn't
any good, no matter how you look at II.
Speak IN clear, confident tone and ridi-
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HIS Unconscious High Tragedy Pose.
eule it little as your go along. The
Oil mat lives through that kind of treat
i iteil II is a germ disease warranted to run
When Crisp of Georgia speaks he relies
SSpon ms looks for his argument. The
Cnsp face is an open one. The Crisp
clothes are of the newest and finest He
=. what you call a Well-grOOmed man,
!Maough he doesn't keep a valet, and
!, When Crisp speaks, he puts one hand
IPeih5nd him in a deprecatory way. He
Hboil0s It there as long as he has some
onlng up his sleeve. When his final ar
sument is brought forth he brings out
MS other hand. Like its mate, it is white
az. ~ shapely, and moulds the air to make
me point upon an argument
a politician of Georgia who is very close
~ ~ crIsp says that the Georgia representa-
uEe regards his best effort one which he
Nc,nIdensed in a single sentence.
IL was IN the gallery that day." re-
tat t the Georgia gentleman, when Crisp
biGst up TO speak. He had something upon
t tl9 HlIhd winch he wanted for the south,
~ IuI which the north might regard with
nLIl! erence. Crisp hesitated. He is a
toHsIuerate man. He opened his mouth
~ speak and hesitated again. He had
TgOne previous talking, and he is not a
40. ward man to intrude himself
II he began, difiidently, Gift it isn't
h hen fbe the ne,, laws of the United States to
"A laugh interrupted him. The laugh
fleM louder. and broke into a guffaw.
~ NJ SINCE then you see south of Mason
i IN 1ISon's line the paragraph commence
IiFEs, II Is isn't against the laws of the
~ Enited states to have a southern man
M NJ resident of the United States
fT Ter Dody takes it as a joke But the
ttbtiSIus or crisp remember it as the best
q a''t ,, mat ever dropped from the lips OF
dod iaan VINO isn't vain-glorious and who
him. @'iy Niore 'hdh Is coming TO
tb hieyi P Morton has said many good
mos he regards his best efforts his
diDIo-Ipon shed ones. Mr.. Morton thinks
me snrthacy mans greatest accomplish
knors and, though he is too modest to
viii At A. ne is a diplomat worthy a niche
WI CIle late Minister Phelps.
Fr5reu Mr.. Morton was minister to
au i@,iee the statue of Lafayette was in
ldled, and 1t fell to the American
Pres yer 10 propose toasts and make a
al - success. That address was print
ctizssi pamphlet form by the American
the els OF Paris and is sent out with
wha,o compliments of Levi p Norton
best eyer ever Mr.. Morton is asked for his
gn eae most diplomatic sentence in a
Mr. HfoI much diplomacy delivered by
10 morton was this:
Upon i4t{Ilenen: have never met an enemy
thai me me held Of battle, but 1 dare say
hostiia'y embarrassment in the face of a
/ NV ssslIaE Mould not exceed that which
army ~ Il. surrounded as / am by an
VI friends to whom I ind it i'm
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TO him for It he sends a copy nicely bound
IN pink paper.
In this speech Mckinley quotes Lin
coin 5 speech when he was on his way
10 the white house. Mckinley considers
that the best thing Lincoln ever said, the
most popular, direct thing" says a friend
OF his. and Mckinley makes Il his sam
pie and motto in his own speeches. It
mas direct man-tO-man tone" This Is
the quotation:
In all the trying places in which may
be placed, and doubtless l will be placed
in many such, my reliance will be upon
you, the people Of the United States, and
wish YOU to remember now and forever
that y is your business and not mine
81 wish 1 had said that first said
Mckinley to me once" remarked that
same friend, after Mckinley had quoted
week.
Mckinley speaks with both hands be-
hind him, but not like Reed, who tips
back, laughs and seems to be having
the best time out. His speech attitude
IS that Of the boy who first spoke
You'd scarce expect one of my age
To speak in public on the stage.
But he manages to say things very eff
fectively.
Every statesman keeps a list Of his
lected in book or pamphlet form. He may
not have them marked as MY brightest
sayings" but If you look through the
pamphlet you will find the gem that most
tickled the oratorical palate.
Allison speaks more like an EngliShman,
in a contained, unenthusiastic way. This,
Of course, for some measures, is more
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;hly honor his guests in his manner of

highly honor his guests in his manner of
dress.
Those who have never had the privi-
when they. were making their speeches
upon the platform cannot adequately pic
ture the force and strength of character
favorite attitude, and each falls into IL
during the speech, impressing you Won
derfully with it. Mortons favorite speech
attitude is with clasped hands, one hiding
the other. He rests his weight upon one
foot, the other being still weak from the
foot trouble in Paris, and he lowers his
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-09

The survivors Of the 1859 persons who
left Paris in balloons uring the seige have
Just formed themselves into a society, says
the st. James Gazette. No fewer than
sixty-six balloons left the besieged city,
carrying in their cars not only these 1859
persons, but 100000 letters and 1853 pigeons,
which were intended to return to Paris
with dispatches, and two boxes of dyna-
mite. Fifty-two of these balloons fell in
France, five in Belgium, four In Holland,
two in Prussia, and one IN Norway and
two were lost out at sea. Eighteen Of the
balloons fell within the enemy's lines. OF
these five were captured by the emmy
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board ship and Is only done in emer-
gencies, but when the pigs got into the
garden there was more pounding on fore
castle scuttles with handspikes and blow
ing OF boatswain's whistles than II the
ship had been laid aback by a typhoon or
all the masts had been carried away, and
every sleeper was aroused to help get the
pigs out of the garden.
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THEIR OWN ExECUTIONEns.
Horrible Device of the Hudson Bay
Indians for Capturing Wolves.
From the Indlanapolls Journal.

INC 1HufdHdpOllS journal.
The northern Indians, particularly in the
Hudson Bay region, and the Eskimos pos
sess a fiendish ingenuity in their method
of capturing game, and their way of ap@
plying ii for killing wolves is horrible
They take a fiat piece of flint a foot or
so long and Clipped to extreme Sharpness
at the edge. This they fasten to a wooden
stake which they drive into the ground
firmly, so as to leave the blade of flint pro-
jecting above the surface. Then they COW
er the blade all over with a good-sized
piece of fat from seal or other such ami
NAL, which freezes. Now the wolf-catch-
ing apparatus is complete, so that the per-
son who sets the trap has only to come
back in a day or two and gather his prey
without trouble
The wolf has an Unsuitable appetite for
blood, and of this weakness the hunter
takes advantage A little while after the
trap described is set, along comes the
wolf He is hungry and l1cks the piece OF
fat, and as it is thawed by the warmth of
his tongue It tastes better and better. Pre-
sently his tongue comes into contact with
the sharp edge of the flint and is cut.
He tastes the blood, not knowing that 1t
IS his own, and the favor drives him wild.
Eagerly he ticks and ticks it, decorating
his mouth and becoming more frenzied
in his desire for his own life fluid. Mean
while other wolves come up and have be-
gun to lick at the fat cutting their own
tongues and becoming in their turn wild
at the taste. So presently the bait is sur
rounded by a pack of ravenous and crazy
creatures, which soon turn upon one an
other and fall to devouring each other UNI
til the merciless flint is the center of
struggling mass OF ferocious combatants
fighting for very life.
1t is like the struggle that followed the
planting of the dragons teeth of old, only
that none of those who participate lives
long after the fight Is over. the last sur
vivor bleeding to death. At his leisure the
hunter appears on the scene and skins the
dead beasts for market. The skins cost
him nothing save the trouble of removing
them and the value of the hunk of fat The
stake with the flint blade is ready to be
set again for other victims.
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telling than great enthusiasm, as it shows
something sure behind what he says,
something of which he is confident.
Statesmen are modest compared with
other professional men, but get them talk
ing about the best thing they ever said
and they will not let up until you cry,
Hold, enoughn' Harvey Lincoln
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AN odd incident occurred a few days
ago in San Andreas, Cal. There was a
cIoudburst in the immediate neighborhood
of the town, followed by a tremendous
downpour of rain, an inch of water falling
in twenty minutes. The streets were torn
up by the storm. After the storm was
over many small specimens of gold were
picked up in the streets, one nugget being
worth $6.S5.
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possible adequately to express my appre-
citation"
When Mr.. Morton said this he was in
fun evening dress with white tie and
gloves and a large bOutonniere. This
dress is his favorite for speaking. He
also wears patent feathers, and his dress
suit is the finest that can be purchased.
Mr.. Morton believes that he cannot too
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-09
my BRIGHTEST SPEECH,
And HOW | SAID IT,"
az Am a Democrat" Was Uttered by Hill
With so Much Pride That He Turned
His Head to Hide His Emotion.


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The San Francisco call., 1896-11-02
A YEAR OF PEACE.

The Church OF the Holy Spirit Holds
It's First Anniversary Services.
The Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit,
located at 2127 Jackson street, celebra ted
its first anniversary yesterday. The or
ganization a year ago commenced SER
vices in hall in the vicinity of its pres
ent edifice. Six months ago they entered
the chapel they now occupy. The church
is what its pastor, Rev. o. G. Miller, des-
ignates faith mission. No extreme
means, such as church fairs, lotteries. ETC..
are resorted to. The people simply enter
the church and have faith that the funds
will be forthcoming.
Yesterdays services were in recognition
of the fact that their faith has not been
in vain. Mr.. Miller in preface to his SER
mon said:
year has passed since the beginning of our
mission. and it stands to-day as q memorial OF
Gods faithfulness to answer prayer and pros.
per those who trust in him to carry on his
work according to his own methods to the ex-
clusion OF all unscriptural methods for rails
ing money, such as fairs, festivals etc.
Begun with nothing the work has been sus-
tanned and advanced entirely by voluntary
obligations Neither has there been any lack
of peace within the fold. We have dwelt to-
gether in unity. Peace has reigned supreme.
The pastors sermon was from the text,
"But covet earnestly the best gifts; and
yet show / unto you a more excellent
way" from First Corinthians, xii:31.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-02
Velocity of Eighty Miles an
Hour Registered at Fort
Candy.
HEAVY RAINS IN WASHINGTON
Immense Log jam Formed by the
Flood in Stillaguamish
River.

SEATTLE. WASH, Nov. WEATHER
Observer Salisbury reports southwest
gale of eighty miles an hour-the highest
velocity recorded during the year-blow-
ing off Fort Candy, at the mouth of the
Columbia River. 1t is feared that vessels
that have lately crossed the bar or are
sailing toward it will encounter grave
danger in the blow.
News was received to-day that the Still
laguamish River in Snohomish County is
higher than it has been for years. The
freshet was caused by heavy rains which
are bringing down hundreds of logs to
Stanwood. where the river empties into
Puget Sound. An immense ,og jam has
been formed, choking the river from STAN
wood to point mile west.
This jam is estimated by loggers to con-
tain over O,OOO, 600 feet of logs.
No steamer can get into the river and it
will take weeks to break the jam. So
great is the quantity of logs piled up that
the log market, which is just now very stiff
on account of foreign orders, will be affected
when the jam is broken and logs are avail
able for hauling to the mills.
In places the river is already overflow
ing the dikes. If it rises much higher
large tracts of farm land will be inundated.
The Stillaguamish is a swift mountain
stream, rising almost at the summit of the
Cascade Mountains and flowing into the
sound about thirty miles north OF
Everett
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-02
WiNDFALL F0R Am ACTON.
Falls Herr to Large Fortune Left by
HIS Grandfather in Eng

TACOMA, WASH, Nov. l.-H. o. Stubbs,
a member of the A. Y. Pearson's stock
company from San Francisco, now play
ing an engagement at the Ninth Street
Theater, received word by cablegram
while the company was in Anaconda,
Montana, recently, that he had fallen
heir to portion OF his grand father 8
estate. Yesterday Mr.. Stubs, who is but
% years of age. received documents from
England assuringthi that the cablegram
was all rig t, and that he would soon re-
ce1ve $2l6, 900, his share of the estate.
When Mr Stubbs' grandfat her died he
left an estate valued at over 1000 600 to
lis eldest son. the father OF yonng Stubbs
Before entering into his estate the bene.
ficiary died, leaving widow and ten
children. The other sons of the deceased
grandfather contested the will, and after
fight of seventeen years the case has
been decided in favor of the original heirs
Mr.. Stubbs has been doing light comedy
parts for five years and has also been en-
gagged in reportoriai work on the Chicago
papers. He will engage lawyers at once
to look out for his interests, and on paw
ment OF the first installment of the great
legacy he proposes to visit England with
his mother and sisters, who reside in
Chicago. He will later enter an Eastern
college and will educate his sisters.