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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21
"sAINTo SHIPS UYLrcKY.
ST. Paul Not the only Vessel That Has
Proved to he HapIess.
From the New York Press

From the New York Press.
Never name a vessel after a saint or
an inland town. If you do, while she
may not be unluclSy. she will never be
what you might call fortunate" The
speaker was an old salt who spends a
great deal of his time down on the Bat
terry, and the remark was occasioned by
the stranding of the St, Paul at Long
Branch. The sailorI1an folded the paper,
he had been reading carefully, slowed it
away in an inside pocket lighted an aged,
but still strong, stub pipe, and, pleased
with the land lubber'S attention, went on
Now, you men who live ashore call some
of the sailors beliefs superstitions; yolb
call them anything you want TO, but these
beliefs are founded on facts. Look at the
st. Paul, she was troublesome when build
ing, stuck on the ways in launching ana
broke an air-pump on her maiden trip.
and killed nine men, and now she has
gone ashore. She's a fine boat and well
run-but her name is too much for her.
Ever hear of the Spanish Armada %
continued the old fellow, as he warmed
up. We'll, most of the vessels in that
fleet We're named after saints What hap
pened to them? Perhaps you rememb Der
the expedition which France fitted out
and sent over here to destroy the ports
on the New England coast. 1t never
reached it's destination-more saints If
Columbus had commanded the Pinta In
stead of the Santa Maria he would have
discovered America just the. same, ana
lUSlGdu Ol u9liB III AIl0 poverty
he would have realized some of the bene-
fits of his discovery. -----~-
Look at the vessels named after inland
places; how many OF the Alabama's VIC
Tins were so named; think Of the Cum
berland and Minnesota in Hampton Roads
Do you remember the Camperdown? OF
modern steamers, the Paris has never
been so fortunate as the New York al
though they are sister Ships, and built
exactly alike The Spree has broken her
shaft run ashore, and had harder luck
than all the other vessels of her line put
together. .e l..r- -. s.,-
"Take Lloyd's list and you will find the
majority of vessels named in this way are
unfortunate. 1t is not a superstition II
is a fact. / have been captain for over
thirty years, and know. Now, let me
tell you something else. When St Paul
and st. Louis were given out as the names
of the new liners ! was in London wait
ing for a cargo. Another American cap
tain and my self used to. frequent a. 1T
tie place which was a sort of hang-out for
sailormen. We were congFatulating our.
selves that the United States had at last
started to build ocean liners, and, being
cussed yankees, were inclined to brag a
little. At the other end of our table sat
an old English captain who had retired
years ago. He broke in on us by saying:
All right, yanks, crow away but you
want to cut the Saint off their names to
bring them luck and it's my belief he
was right. Well, goodbye, this is not a
sea yarn. Look il up.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21
EdIson's Experiments
Frnm the New York Press


Orange, N. j., Feb. 12-Lincoln's birth
day anniversary was celebrated to-day by
Thomas A. Edison in the same manner
as he observed his own natal day yester-
day by experimenting with huorescent
tubes and Roentgen rays.
No attempt was made to photograph the
brain, although the inventor declared he
would do so as soon as he could secure
a ray strong enough. What result we
will get from the brain photograph.
have no idea" said Mr. Edison.
zone of the most important discoveries
we have yet made" he continued, rs
that the Pickering Of the fuorescence in
the tubes is purely functional in the bulb
instead of being affected by the force
of the electrical current Or vibration from
the dynamo as has been supposed"
An experiment Mr.. Edison proposes
making at once is to determine whether
the Roentgen rays can be carried by
wire like electricity. A telephone diaph-
gram will be placed Immediately in front
of one of the fiuorescent bulbs and a
will be placed in front of a sensitized pho
geographic plate.
IL the plate is affected in any way it
will show that the ether vibrations may
be sent over the wire and the possibilities
of practical application of the new force,
Mr.. Edison says, will in that case be
boundless.
If the mysterious, rays can be sent over
a wire, the wizard says new era in
telegraphy will be opened, and among the
lures by telegraph or telephone.
ut is surprising" said Mr.. Edison,
'hoW many men there are who have bull
let's in them. Every mail brings me let
ters from persons anxious to locate such
foreign bodies now in their systems, and
the stack of requests from folk who want
their insides pictured to find these things
is becoming a big one.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21

Charleston, S. c, Feb. 20.-Cleared.
schooner J. II. Parker Hammond, New
York.
Georgetown, S. c, Feb 2O.-sailed.
steamer George w. Clyde, Chichester, New
York, via Wilmington.
New Orleans. Feb 2O.-Arrived, steam
ers SOteri Deluca, Ceiba; CaraVillas Q'r),
EsnOl, Rio de Janeiro; Historian (Br),
Valiant, Belfast; NOrdkyn (Nor), Berg,
Galveston; Merrimac (Br), Morgan, Barry.
Cleared steamers Grau Antilla (Span-),
BayOmore, Genoa, via Barcelona; DANA
(Br), Carter, Manchester, via Newport
News; schr Laura NJ. Lunt, Peck, Phila-
delphia.
Mobile, Feb. 20.-Arrived, bark Vedova
r. QtaL, Mortala, Cette, France schr
Agnes /. Graves, Tarrar, La Grande.
Cleared, bark Sverre (Nor), Didriksen,
Algoa Bay.
Boston, Feb. 1S.-Cleared, schr Otello.
COOmbs, Savannah.
Marcus Hook, Feb. 1s-Passed down nth,
schrs A. ID. Lamson, for Savannah; Fran
els Shubert, for Norfolk.
Fernandina, Fla, Feb. 1s.-Arrived,
steamer Colorado, Connor, New York; schr
Annie V. Lamson, Dole, New York.
Darien, Gas Feb. 1S.-Arrived schr
Martha S. Bement. Rulon, New York.
Prawle Point, Feb. 17-Passed, steamers
Iris QBelg) Gerdes, Antwerp for Savan-
nah
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21
THE OLD HEBREW CEMETERY.
The city Pays 1850 for a Slice of II
for Wilson Street.

EUE ~ AAAOM 1AEGGAs
The deal between the city and the trus-
rss Of the old Hebrew cemetery for that
7ortion Of the cemetery taken by the city
IN opC-ning Wilson street several years
AGO has been completed and the deed has
hem placed on file.
The city agrees to pay the trustees
q ~ in notes Of one. two and three years
iJrati0n, pro rata, with interest at per
csnr. The matter has been in debate be-
Queen the city and the cemetery trustees
for some time, the petition OF the trus-
-1es for remuneration for the property
raken by the city having been placed be-
f9re council last October.
The matter was referred TO the commit
-ea on opening streets, which reported
the deal as stated as a compromise, hav-
ing first obtained the opinion OF the city
Tbe opinion rendered to the committee
~ Mr. Adams is Of interest in connection
-,Irh the deal Mr.. Adams states that he
found the trustees had proper title to the
land claimed by them and now used by
+ba public as a part of Wilson street, the
amount of land involved being 1850
souare feet, exclusive of encroachments.
tfn the ejectment suit brought by the
Sizes" states Mr.. Adams in his opinion,
~acainst Francis Grimm and Others in
our superior court, a survey was made
-,rder an order of the court, passed Feb.
~ ISIS. by the county surveyor, and a
map was prepared and nled, IN accord
auep with this order. winch Was sustained
In the superior court, and which found
that these trustees had legal title to the
land now claimed by them. 1 think that
the finding was correct. You will under
stand. however, that the city of Savan-
nah was not party to this litigation.
THE city maps, published prior to the
uresent map, recognize this land as be-
longing to the Hebrew congregation. Ac-
cording to the present city map, prepared
in ISIS this land is put down as a part
OF Wilson street. In view of this long
use by the public of the land, and its of
fetal recognition by the last map as q part
of Wilson street, 1 think that it viii prob
ably be held that the public have a good
prescriptive right 70 the use of the land /;
but as to this l cannot say that 1 am en-
rirely confident. / am clear, after a care
ful consideration of the matter, that the
legal title is in the trustees, according to
the deeds, and that in a suit they would
prevail, unless il is held that they have
lost their right by prescription and non
use on their part. All things considered,
If a reasonable and probable compromise
could be made, l submit that it would be
better to avoid litigation with the trus-
tees"
The opinion of the city attorney was
Included with its report by the commit
tee, and the report was adopted by coun-
ri
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21
Be STRONG And HEARTY.
How 10 Be Strong and Full Of Life
and VieOT.

II you starved for two days you would
feel as weak as a cat.
Proof enough that your food Is the cause
Of your strength.
II your stomach is sick. you're starving
away your strength. Slowly perhaps. but
none the less surely.
You feel Il yourself.
You have nausea, loss Of appetite. head
ache, giddiness. pain in the stomach. loss
OF strength. spirits and ambition.
What do you think? That it's your head7
But it's not. It's simply your stomach.
Food is strength. Stomach makes it avail
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Shaker Digestive Cordial will, in q few
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Who wouldn't be strong? Whoever
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Sick, tired. weary men and women. those
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II makes strength. IL makes health. It
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It's not an ordinary medicine, it's a cor
dial
It's pleasant to take. and more than
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For sale by all druggists at 10. 25. 60
cents and Sl00 a bottle.-ad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21
EXPERT CAR JUMPERS.
TramDs Take PeriIOus Risks in At
tempting TO Board Trains.
From the Indianapolis Sentinel.

From the Indianapolis Sentinel.
Il haven't much hair on my head" said
Supt. Mansfield of the Indianapolis and
Vincennes. but what little 1 have was
up in the air like porcupine quilts this af-
ternoon. Several Of us were coming down
the Union tracks as No. 20, the fast train
on the indianapolis division, was pulling
out.
AT Delaware street three tramps were
standing. BY the time the train reached
that point II was going at a lively rate
Each of the tTamps selected a coach, and.
as the train rushed by caught the iron
rod that extends under the side of the
car, and swung beneath the train in front
of the trucks. Like acrobats they turned
brake beams, and, as the train rolled on,
settled down for a ride. A single mis-
take, a slip of the hand, or the failure TO
place their feet on the break beam meant
frightened at their recklessness that 1
fairly lost my breath Experienced rail-
road man that / am, ] would not have
attempted such feat for $4,000"
Lewis, formerly with the Union Pacific
Railway Company. Il have had a good
deal of experience with tramps and there
are few of them but risk their lives daily
walk over the country. Up-to-date
tramps ride. / have taken Them out from
beneath the pilot of the engine. I have
hauled them from the break beams of
passenger cars, and a favorite hiding
place for them Is al the top Of the Vesti-
bule. on top of the cars is a pleasant
place during the summer, but in winter
they try to make themselves as comfort
able as possible. 1t is seldom that you
unless in wreck TO become an expert
car jumper is one of the first requisites
of a tramp of the first class"
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GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY
Notice Is hereby given that l have made
application 60 the court Of ordinary for
Chatham county for leave TO sell ali that
tract or parcel of land situate, lying and
being in the city OF Savannah, county and
state aforesaid, containing five 90 ada
cent lots fronting south on New street,
and numbered upon a map showing the
subdivisions Of a lot of land located on
the northwest corner of West Broad and
New street in said city. drawn by John
y. Hogg, city surveyor. May 5. 1876, as
eight 90. and nine 90, each OF said lots
containing a frontage of twenty-four (24)
feet on New street. and running back
eighty-th QD feet, more or
point one hundred and sixteen O16)
feet west OF the northwest corner Of said
West Broad and New street, and running
thence west along the northern line OF
said New street one hundred and twenty
020 feet. Said lots above described being
the lots described in a deed from John f.
Iletjen TO William W. Gnann, dated Oct.
b. 1882, recorded In the office Of the clerk
Of the superior court Of Chatham county,
book ~ pages 34S 10 $50. Also ten Q0)
shares of the capital stock of the South
crn Home Building and Loan Association
upon which there has been paid in the
sum Of four hundred and fifty dollars
Also, all the inSOlVent or doubtful notes.
judgments, accounts or other evidences
OF debt amounting to about one thousand
dollars due the late William W. Gnann
at the time of his death. belonging TO es-
tate or William w. Gnann, deceased, for
the payment Of debts and distribution.
and that said order will be granted at
March term, 1896, of said court, unless OBJ
jections are filed thereto.
WILLIAM G. GNANN
Executor of the VIII of William w
Gnann, deceased.
Feb. 9, 1896.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21
MARITnIE MIsCELLANY.

New York, Feb. 1S.-Bark Prince George
(Nor), JOhannesen, from Junin for Bos-
ton, was spoken yesterday at p. m,
fifteen miles from Highland light, with
loss of foremost and all attached. She
had stay rugged, which supported the
other two masts. She was headed east
ward with fresh northly wind and did not
night in search of the dismasted vessel
Reedy Island, Feb 1S.-Schooner, sup
posed the Francis Shubert, from Pha-
side.
Schooner George Bailey is still aground
off Odessa Greek.
Hare was burned near Chemaimus Feb. 6.
Crew saved.
Key West, Feb. 15.-Schooner Scotia,
which was tOwed in here derelict, together
with her cargo, viii be sold on the 18th,
by order of the United States admiralty
court.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21
BOUTS WITH SOFT GLOVES.
Several Scraps and a WrestIe at the
savannah Club.

savannah NlUD.
There were several first-class scraps at
the entertainment Of the Savannah Ath-
letic Club rooms, at the foot of Bull
street last night, and the hall was COM
1ortably filled by about 400 spectators, who
gathered to witness the exhibitions, as
promised on the programme.
The first event, a wrestling match be-
tween Prof Joseph =. Barry and Ira w.
Read, was practically the event of the
evening. According to the agreement,
Prof. Barry, the 135-pound champion
Graeco- Roman wrestler of the south, was
TO throw Read three times in forty-five
minutes or forfeit S25. In the first round
catch as catch can rules, Read threw the
professor in twenty-five minutes and
thirty-six seconds, and in the Graeco- Ro-
man style he threw the professor in four
minutes and twenty-three seconds, and
the S25 was promptly paid over
The second event, Il six round bout be-
tween Joe White and Robert johnson,
two Welter-weights, was declared a draw
The siX-rOund go between Nap Golding
and Mack Allen, the middle-weight cham
pion of Florida, was a star event, Allen.
though some fifteen pounds lighter than
his antagonist, got the best of him without
any trouble
The entertainment was concluded with
SIX round scientific bout between Denny
Gallagher and Charles Clark, which was
evening. 1t was awarded to Gallagher in
the third round.
The events were frst-class in every re-
Epect, and there was no doubt that each
spectator got his moneys worth. The
success OF the affair has practically decided
talnment of the same kind within short
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21
HELP WANTED.


GOOD BUTTON HOLE MAKERS,
also initial embroderers can find steady
employment In our custom shirt depart
ment Apply between 3 and II O'Clock.
Falk Clothing Company.
WATCHMAN WANTED AT SUWA-
nee springs, must be white and single.
Apply at Hanleys
WANTED, AT ONCE, THREE FIRST
class coat makers by each of the under
signed merchant tailors: George Il. Bur-
dick q Co, j. l.. Shea Co, and IL. NJ Nc
Kay, Macon, Ga.
WANTED, Statesmen; ENERGETIC
men TO sell goods by sample at home or
travel; easy seller; staple goods; liberal
salary or good commission Address p.
o. Box 1903. New York city.
WANTED. A MAN WHO UNDER
stands the stove business such as putting
up, taking down etc, apply at once to
Lindsay a Morgan.
$50 TO $3.50 PAID Statesmen FOR CT
gars; experience unnecessary; extra in
ducements to customers. Bishop a. Kline,
St. Louis Mo.
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS.
Personal.

BIRTHDAY" IS IT A WATCH. A
ring, stud. clock, "a pair of earrings, a
pair of spectacles? that's needed TO be
found at prices thatll suit even the tiniesl
purse. los Broughton. Fegeas, the reliable
Jeweler
WHATLEY & WOODFIN, ATTOR-
neys at law, Board of Trade building: ex-
tensive experience In the examination OF
land titles; the best facilities for the eff
cient handling of commercial business,
correspondence solicited
THERE is NOTHING THAT so DIS
turbs ones equanimity as an aching foot;
Lem Davis, surgeon chirOpodist, removes
and cures ingrowlng nails. eorns. hum
ions and other ailments that feet are heir
TO. Leave orders at Wheeler's Pharmacy.
Bull and State streets.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21

Per Central of Georgia Railway, Feb.
1903 pkgs mdse, cars wood, l car fresh
meat, / car bricks, l car lumber, ! car
grease, / car hay, 1 car oats, 80 cars lum-
beP, 6'4 !, b6ls rosin' a 95ls spirits
railway, Feb. 2O.-295 bales cotton, ,656
crates fruit and vegetables, bbls vegeta-
bles, 1,76S bbls rOsin, 145 bbls spirits, II cars
phosphate, 29 cars lumber, cars wood, 1
car slaves, l car furniture, l car grits, 1
car corn, / car e pipe, 1 car meat, / car
cotton seed, bdls hides, 9 cars mdse.
Per Charleston and Savannah railway.
Feb. 20-10O bales cotton, cars wood,
car castings, ! car corn, l car meal cars
bricks, 3 cars mdse.
road ITeb S1ie9 bales COTTON 5e his 9nr-
it's, l car live stock, 96 bbls rosn, / car
iron, 2 cars wood, 1 car furniture, Ia cars
lumber, 16 cars cross ties, IA cars stone,
IL cars mdse.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21
NO Time Cor aInlelng a Long win.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.

Uniontown, Feb. 4.-Probably the short
est will on record in the world was pro-
bated here to-day. 1t is the last will
and testament of W. II. Lohr late Of
Bullskin township, and contains but four
teen words. 1t reads as follows: Dec
%, 1851, the undersigned, give all my
right, title, interest and claim over to
Mary A. Hoover"
The story connected with this little will
is pathetic in the extreme. While out
hunting on the 26th of last December.
Lohr was accidentally shot by the dis
charge of his own gun and fatally wound
ed. He was carried to a neighbours house
and doctor sent for The wounded man
realized that he was dying. Boys" said
he, II have but a short time to live. /
want to leave my property to Mary Get
paper and pen quick"
Mary A. Hoover was his sweetheart,
and they were to have been married on
New Years day. At his request one of
his companions drew up the will as re-
produced above. With trembling hand.
and while death was fast claiming him,
he seized the pen and signed the will,
then fell back and lapsed into uncon-
seriousness, and died in half hour
Miss Hoover and the dead mans
day and probated the will. Letters of ad-
ministration were granted to them jointly
Lohr's properly consists of a half interest
in a mill and timber tract in Bullskin
township valued at $1,000.
A Vivid Imagination.-Mrs. Chaffie-
Johnnie have discovered that you have
taken more cake than gave you.
Johnnie--Yes, ma; / made believe that
there was another little boy spending the
day with me.-Texas Sitter.
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EXPORTS.

Per steamship Tallahassee for Boston
2,205 bales upland cotton, 693 bales sea
island cotton, 50 bales dornestics and yarns,
1856 bbls rice, 4l0 bbls rosin, 2S4 bbls spirits
turpentine, 1900 feet lumber, 1874 bdls
hides, u casks clay, u bbls oysters, 10 boxes
fruit, bbls vegetables, 20 boxes vege-
tables 1875 tons pig iron, 1l2 pkgs mdse,
II, 165 slaves.
Per Swedish bark Wakefield, for Gutu-
jewski-4,7S2 barrels rosin, valued at S15,-
142.-S. P. Shooter Co.
Per Norwegian bark Trio, for Gutujew-
ski-5,690 barrels roSin, valued at SIS, 325-S.
z. Shotter Co.
GutujeWski. Russia-3,344 barrels rosin,
valued at S9,131-Paterson, Downing & Co.
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EMPLoYMENT wANTEp.

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YOUNG MAN %, WISHES SfTUA-
tion at any kind of work. A. Mayer,
care Morning News.
USEFUL YOUNG COI4ORED MAN
as waiter, private family, generally use
full; not afraid of work; good city refer
ence. Address c., this office.
position as nursery governess. Is thorough
~ competent to teach Instrumental music
and English, and to take entire charge Of
children. Country no objection. Best refer
ing News.
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HUNGER AND CANNIDALIsM.
The Desire TO Eat n. .FeIIow-Man
Stronger at Sea Than ON. Land.


From Science For All.
Then it comes to pass, when the moment
of keenest agony is reached, that the
starving man begins to eye his companion
with the wolf-glare of a beast of prey. His
pangs become paroxysmal. During their
greatest intensity there springs up before
him a fierce impulse to .slay his neighbor
that he may feed on his flesh and slake
his thirst with his blood. This terrible
prompting. to cannibalisms 1t may be
noted. Is, however, rare save in cases of
famine from shipwreck.
Although II is customary to regard II
as common feature of starvation, and
to make thrilling statements of the fire.
quency with which even mothers will I'M
der the goad of hunger, kill and eat their
children; and though startling assertions
to this effect have been made by historians
of great sfeges, yet it ought to be said that
as a general rule, well authenticated
cases of cannibalism among civilized
people will be found TO occur only at sea-
They are very rarely found on land And
what is more curious still, whenever FAM
ished, shipwrecked men set foot on shore
no matter how desolate and barren may
be their rock of refuge, they seem as il
by magic at once to Danish from their
minds the very idea of anthropophagy, or
man-eating, and that, too, though they
might have been resignedly contemplating
it as an imperative necessity a few hours
before.
In the case of Ensign Prenties of the
Eighty-fourth regiment and his comuan-
ions, who were wrecked on the barren
island Off Cape Breton In 1880 the differ
ence between famine on shore and on sea
is curiously exemplified. .Prenties records
that they were able to endure the most
fearful pangs of hunger without ever SO
much as a thought Of resorting to canni-
balism for relief, 50 long, however, and
only so long as they kept en- land But
when they took to their boats-and II was
not once merely that they experIenced
this-in order to escape from their rock
bound prison, though they were NOT q
whit worse or for food than they were